Family papers, 1731-1910.

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Family papers, 1731-1910.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32600664

This collection includes letters and papers of the Roberts and French families. Included is a record of the disownment of Asa Roberts from the Orthodox meeting in 1828, presumably due to his Hicksite beliefs, and a letter from John Mott to Josiah Mott, regarding Quaker testimony and issues of the Hicksite separation. Also included are wills and deeds of Robert French and other members of the family, as well as maps and charts of their properties in Burlington County, NJ.

6 folders.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7343417

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Roberts, Josiah, 1783-1841

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Josiah Roberts was a New Jersey Quaker, born in 1783 to Joseph and Susannah (Cole) Roberts. In 1808, he married Mary French, the daughter of Robert French. Josiah Roberts was a member of Moorestown Monthly Meeting of Friends until his death in 1841. From the description of Family papers, 1731-1910. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 32600664 ...

Roberts family.

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Roberts, Asa, 1795-1859

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French family.

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Mott, John, 1783-1848

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John Mott was a Hicksite Quaker minister from Rensselaerville, N.Y. He spoke and wrote extensively on issues relating to Orthodox-Hicksite Separation of 1827-28. In 1837, John Mott and his wife, Hannah, along with their twelve children were granted a certificate to transfer to Plymouth (later, Battle Creek) Monthly Meeting in Michigan. Mott was active in the controversies that led to the 1848 separation in Genesee Yearly Meeting. From the description of Papers, 1822-1851. (Swarthmore...