Parrish family papers, 1662-1873

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Parrish family papers, 1662-1873

1662-1873

http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/sfhl-sc-184

Collection of family papers includes letters received by Abraham Scott, 1700-1704, a volume containing copies of letters written by George Dillwyn in relation to his wife's inheritance of part of the estate of Richard Hill, Hannah Moore, and Henry Hill, including a house in Madeira, 1799-1816, and an almanac with notations by Captain John Hollitt. Of particular interest is John Parrish's diary of his journey in the ministry from Philadelphia to Virginia in 1782. Also included are copies of letters to and from William Penn, a copy of a marriage certificate in a Quaker style between William Boin and Dido, a "negro woman," 1763, and other miscellaneous manuscripts.

0.1 linear feet (21 items (in 8 folders))

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Dillwyn, George, 1738-1820

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George Dillwyn (1738-1820) was a Quaker minister born April 26, 1738, Old Style (May 7, New Style), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John and Susanna (Painter) Dillwyn. He married Sarah Hill in 1759. Dillwyn was unsuccessful in business, but was recognized as a minister in 1766. In 1784, he and his wife traveled to England and the continent of Europe on a religious visit, along with Sarah Grubb, Mary Dudley, and Robert Grubb. In 1793, Dillwyn and his wife again visited England, where they staye...

Parrish, John, 1730-1807

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Quaker minister of Philadelphia and Baltimore. Born in Maryland in 1729, the son of John and Elizabeth Roberts Parrish, he was apprenticed in Philadelphia and afterwards married Ann Wilson in 1753. Parrish travelled in the ministry to the Delaware Indians of western Pennsylvania in 1773 and again in 1784 to Barbadoes. In 1806 he wrote Remarks on the Slavery of the Black People. From the description of Notes on Abolition, circa 1805. (Swarthmore College). Wor...

Denniston, Eleanor Parrish, d. 1931.

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Members of the Parrish family were prominant in the Philadelphia Quaker community. Eleanor Parrish Denniston was the daughter of Samuel and Anna Hunt Parrish. From the description of Family papers, 1662-1873. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 45993588 ...

Scott, Abraham

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Penn, William, 1644-1718

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The British colony of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn (1644-1718) in 1681 by Charles II of England in repayment of a debt owed his father, Sir Admiral William Penn (1621-1670). Under Penn's directive, Pennsylvania was settled by Quakers escaping religious torment in England and other European nations. Three generations of Penn descendents held proprietorship of the colony until the American Revolution, when the family was stripped of all but its privately held shares of land...