The Tenth Annual Report of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania

THE TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GENEA¬ LOGICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA. The Board of Directors, in presenting the Tenth Annual Report to the members of the Society, have great pleasure in stating that the Society during the past year has done considerable work in the collection of the abstracts of Phila¬ delphia wills, Chester County wills, etc. We have now in the printer’s hands to publish Vol. II, No- 2, which will be issued at an early day to all members. The Board of Directors hoped to have had present at the annual meeting, Dr. Tyler, President of William and Mary College, and editor of the William and Mary Historical Magazine, to address the Society, but unfortunately he was unable to comeThe collections of the Society are in constant use by members and others, and in fact some of the manuscript volumes will probably need rebinding at an early day. Since March 4, 1901, the following work has been accom¬ plished by the Society : 1. Abstract of Philadelphia Wills, 1802-1809, indexed and bound. 2. Abstract of Philadelphia Wills, 1810-1814, now being bound ; this work is to be continued to 18253- Burials by Isaac Smedley, undertaker, Upper Provi¬ dence, Delaware County, Pa., 1801-1855, presented by Edgar T. Miller in typewritten form ; has been recopied, indexed and bound by the Society. 4. Abstract of Chester County Wills, 1714-1825, in four volumes ; prepared by Jacob Martin, indexed by Gilbert Cope. (223) 224 lenth Annual Report. 5. Considerable genealogical data has been mounted, but not yet indexed. 6. The books on the genealogical shelves have been ex¬ amined ; the printed ones, not duplicated in the cases of the Historical Society, have been removed to the latter place. The Board have to acknowledge with thanks the follow¬ ing gifts : 1. Genealogy of the Smedley Family, presented by Gil¬ bert Cope. 2. Genealogy of the Sayre Family, being the descendants of Thomas Sayre, a founder of Southampton, Long Island, by Theodore M. Banta, of New York, presented by Edward S. Sayres. 3. New England Historical and Genealogical Register Supplement to April, 1901. 4. Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. III., presented by Thomas Hamilton Murray. 5. Sketch of the Life of Charles MacCarthy, a Rhode Island Pioneer, 1677, by Thomas Hamilton Murray. 6. Constitution and By-Laws of the New York State His¬ torical Association, with proceedings of second annual meeting. 7. Commemorative services upon the centennial of the laying of the corner-stone of St. Gabriel’s P. E. Church at Morlatton, Douglassville, Berks Co., Pa., with historical address by Louis Richards. 8. Essex Institute Historical Collections, October, 1901, and January, 1902. 9. Literary Era. 10. Sketch of the Central High School of Philadelphia and of its Associated Alumni. 11. Report of the Board of Managers of the Associated 'Alumni of the Central High School of Philadelphia. 12. Bulletin of the New York Public Library. The Board have to report with regret the death of the following members : — Tenth Annual Report. 225 Charles R. Hildeburn, William C. Stevenson, Charles Roberts, Charles 0. Cresson, B. B. Comegys and Dr. Charles J. Essig. In the death of Mr. Charles R. Hildeburn, the Society primarily loses one of its founders, for Mr. Hildeburn was among those who originally conceived the idea of founding this Society, and it was at his house that the first meeting was held of the gentlemen by whom it was organized. Although not of late years doing active work in the Society, he had always evinced interest in its success- A memorial of Mr. Hildeburn is now in course of preparation, and will be printed in some of the forthcoming publications of the Society. The number of resignations during the year has been three, and three members have been elected, and one life member. The total number of members at present is 292. The Board have, as usual, to return thanks to the Libra¬ rian and Assistant Librarian and the staff of the Historical Society, who have been most kind in giving much assist¬ ance during the year. All of which is respectfully submitted. . EDWARD SHIPPEN, M. D., U. S. N., President. EDWARD S. SAYRES, Secretary March 3d, 1902 >