Genealogical Gleanings from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker, 1759 to 1807

Genealogical Gleanings from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker, 1759 to 1807 E LIZABETH SANDWITH DRINKER, 1734-1807, kept a journal for forty-eight years in which she recorded the events in the lives of her family and friends in Philadelphia. As a faithful Quaker she noted many of the births, marriages and deaths within the Meeting. Her journal reflects the trying days of the Revolution when her husband Henry Drinker was exiled with other Quakers to Virginia for refusing to subscribe to a Test of Allegiance. Left in the house at Front Street & Drinker's Alley with five children she withstood the harassment inflicted upon Quakers, and the inconvenience of having British officers quartered in her house. In 1793 and 1797-1798, she records the terrible death-toll of the yellow fever epidemics. The edited extracts from her Journal provide a vivid personal and political document.' 1759 Invited to ye Burial of Wm Trotter. 30 January: 31 January: Hannah Peters buried. 14 February: Went in ye afternoon to ye Burial of Anna Howell, daughter of Jos. Howell. 17 February: Polly went to ye Burial of S. [Sarah] Plumly. 14 March: Saw ye grand Burial of Brigadier General Forbes, was buried after ye military form [aged 49 years]. 17 April: Went to meeting in ye morning; saw Rich' Wells and R. [Rachel] Hill married. 'Henry D. Biddle, ed: Extracts From The Journal Of Elizabeth Drinker, (Philadelphia, 1889). 266 The Journal of Elizabeth Drinker 267 18 April: Joshua Maddox departed this life [in the late afternoon]. 29 April: Beck Rawle, brought to Bed, ye 28th inst. with her son William. [William Rawle, L.L.D.] 2 June: To see Hannah Hicks, whose brother Josey died this morning [of a Nervous Fever]. 16 September: Wm Parr's man Robert was found dead in ye House of Office, where they suppose he had thrown himself the 8th inst. 1 October: Went this afternoon to ye Burial of Rebecca Rawle, aunt to Francis Rawle. 5 October: Went this morning to Monthly meeting—saw 4 couples pass, Viz: George Dylling [Dillwyn] and Sally Hill, John Head and Elizabeth Hastings, Nathaniel Brown and Martha Elfrith, William [Thomas] Masterman and Mary Stiles. 23 October: At ye Middle Meeting this afternoon, a meeting being held before the Burial of Polly Jordan, who departed this life ye 2181 instant [daughter of Robert Jordan]. 26 October: Tho' Say's little Becky died this morning. 2 November: Went this afternoon to r Burial of Mary Powell, widow [of Samuel]. 9 November: Tommy Say departed this Life in the 20th year of his age. 20 November: Went to meeting this morning. J. Head and Betsy Hastings were married. 17 December: Polly went to ye Burial of Elizth Mifflin Morris, [widow of Morris Morris]. 1760 22 January: Went to meeting. Cad' Evans and Jane Owen were married. Went to monthly meeting this morning; 4 Couples 28 March: passed: viz. Benz Swett and Sus• Siddon, Reuben Haines and M. Wister, Jos° Drinker and H. [Hannah] Hart — the other couple unknown to me. 24 April: Went to meeting. Reuben Haines and Margt Wister were married. 28 April: Peter Pappin de prefountaine, our French Master, was buried last First day. 268 14 May: The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Marg' Allen, wife of our Chief Justice, and sister to our present Governor, was this afternoon interred. 16 August: H. D. [Henry Drinker] to Burlington to ye Funeral of Joshua Raper. Polly went this afternoon to ye Burial of Dicky morris 30 August: — one of Billy's Twins [son of William Morris, Jun']. 31 August: This morning was buried Robt Scull, a young man who on Fourth day last was shot through ye Body by an Officer at y. Centre [Tavern]. 22 September: Poor unhappy Josey Jordan has this afternoon stabbed Tommy Kirkbride in ye Belly, of which wound he almost immediately died. The widow [Mary] Atwood was this afternoon buried. 8 October: John Bruleman, an Officer, was this morning executed for the murder of Rob' Scull. 4 November: Ye Corpse of Mary Moore, sister to D. Moore, was brought to meeting [this morning]. Betsy Steel married on seventh day last to James Wallace, a Scotchman. 28 November: Declared my intentions of marriage with my Friend H.D. [Henry Drinker] this morning at monthly meeting. Stephen Collins and Polly Parish passed meeting. 26 December: Israel Morris and Phoebe Brown passed their first meeting today. 26 December: H. D. informs us this evening of the Death of our good old King, George the 2", who departed this life October ye 25" 1760 — his grandson George y' 3" was proclaimed at Bristol ye 27". 1761 2 January: [John] Moland, ye Lawyer buried. [No date]: Our Friend Francis Rawle departed this life June ye 7" 1761, and was buried y' 80. He received a Gunshot wound at Point in his left arm, which was ye cause of his death. [Duel?]. 1762 W. Griffiths buried this afternoon. 26 August: 24 Septmeber: Hannah Moode passed meeting with Henry Haydock. 11 October: . Billy Chancellor died of ye Yellow fever — was buried in Friends burying ground. Molly Searson departed this life ye 23", of a con26 October: sumption. Her body carried to Church. The Journal of Elizabeth Drinker 269 1763 Rebecca Birchall, my schoolmistress, was buried. W. Callender departed this life after a lingering illinst. accompanied his Corpse to ye waterness; ye side. He is to be buried tomorrow at Burlington. 24 September: Anthony Morris Sent' buried this afternoon. 1764 18 March: Mary Drinker, my Henry's Grandmother, departed this life March 17th 1764 in ye 84th year of her age. 16 August: Went to ye Burial of Josey Sanson [aged 17 years]. 1765 22 February: Sam' Mickel buried [aged near 81 years]. 24 February: Rachel Pemberton departed this life [aged 73 years]. 27 June: Sally Pemberton married [to Samuel Rhoads, Jr.]. 13 August: W. Plumsted was buried yesterday; he died the day before. 27 August: Daniel Drinker buried his little daughter Sally, this afternoon. She died of the Small-Pox. 1766 2 May: Hannah Shoemaker [wife of Samuel], our neighbor, was buried. 31 May: Governor Penn and Nancy Allen married. 14 July: Isaac Norris buried [aged ca. 65 years]. 1767 29 June: Benj. Shoemaker died last week [aged 63 years]. [No date]: My very dear friend Betsy Emlen, departed this life, Janr ye— 1767, in Bristol, old England, leaving behind her 2 little sons. 10 November: Becky Rawle married [to Samuel Shoemaker]. 1768 March: Phebe Morris, widow to A. [Anthony] Morris, died, [age 83]. 24 March: Benj. Trotter was buried [aged ca. 70 years]. 13 November: Went to ye Burial of Dan' Drinker's little daughter, Betsy [aged 4 months]. 17 November: Our good friend Sarah Sanson [wife of Samuel] departed this life [aged ca. 62 years]. 20 November: Sarah Sanson's Corpse was taken to ye Bank meeting house this afternoon, and from thence to ye Burying ground. Snow all day. 2 March: 1 May: 270 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 1769 Dinah Trotter [wife of Joseph] departed this life [age 75]. 12 September: This evening was interred [in New York] the remains of Sir Henry Moore, late Gov' of New York, and much regretted by the Inhabitants generally thro' the Province. 1770 4 January: Hannah Finney died [aged ca. 60 years]. 18 January: Hannah Wain [daughter of Robert Wain] died [aged ca. 14]. 1 February: Sammy Emlen and Sally Mott were married. 29 June: Daniel Stanton [a minister near 40 years, aged ca. 62] was buried. 12 September: Rebecca Coleman departed this life, aged 92 years or upwards. 1771 4 July: Adam Hoop's Corpse taken from Trenton to Phila.& today. 22 December: Richard Penn, Governor, arrived 16 October 1771, in Britanica, Capt. Falkner. 11 May: y. 1772 Joshua Fisher's wife was buried this afternoon. Doct. John Kearsley, the Elder, was buried, aged 88 years. 3 March: Molly Brown, our neighbor Waln's sister, died suddenly. Richard Penn, Governor, was married to Polly Mas21 May: ters. 3 July: Sam' Fothergill departed this life 15 June 1772. 23 October: Sucky [Susanna wife of Thomas] Wharton died this morning [age 34]. 7 January: 14 January: 1773 16 February: Sammy Morton died. Doct. Cadwal' Evans departed this life at A. James's, 30 June: Frankfort, after a lingering illness, aged 58 years. He is to be interred tomorrow morning at North Wales. John Penn proclaimed Governor. He came to town 29 August: yesterday from New York, where he arrived with his wife from London. The Journal of Elizabeth Drinker 271 1774 23 February: Our old friend Sam' Sansom Sen', departed this life this morning [aged 66 years]. [10 July]: B. Trapnell departed this life about 4 o'clock in the morning—First day — and was so much changed by 9 o'clock, that ye Doctors advised by all means to bury him that day, which was accordingly done, between 7 and 8 o'clock in ye evening. Benny was in his 27"' or 28° year — much lamented by all of us. 6 June: 1775 Jos. Smith was married this forenoon at ye Bank meeting house to Patty [Martha] James. 1776 Our old friend Joshua Emlen departed this life Caged 75]. 10 December: This day at ye wedding of P. [Paulson] Hartshorn and S. [Susanna] Waln. 21 May: 1777 Capt. Volans came to inform us of ye death of Capt. [Edward] Spain. 1 February: H. D. went this afternoon to the funeral of Hannah Logan [wife of William Logan]. 11 February: Charles Mifflin and Polly [Mary] Waln were this day married. 8 March: Brint Debadee, an American soldier, was shot upon ye Commons of this City — a City heretofore clear of such business. March: A young man of ye name of [John] Molesworth was hanged on ye Commons, by order of our present ruling Gentry. 3 June: Went to Burial of our ancient friend Mary Emlen [widow of George Emlen, many years a minister among Friends, aged near 86 years]. 27 September: We heard today of the death of poor Miriam Lamar [Major Marion Lamar, 4th Penna. Batt., killed at Paoli on the 20th], who lost his life, with many others of Gen' Wayne's Brigade, over ye Schuylkill. 23 Novemner: Have just heard that poor Dr Kearsley died lately in Carlisle Jail. 31 January: 272 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 28 December: Our ancient Friend Esther White died lately at Wilmington. 1778 13 January: It is 17 years this day, and ye same day of the week since my marriage with my dear Henry. 19 January: Peter Thomas has received a letter from Reading informing of the death of our beloved Friend John Pemberton. 29 January: Isaac Catheral went over ye River this afternoon but was not suffered to go to his father's burial. 3 February: John Allen, son of We' Allen was buried this morning. 21 March: It is whispered about that Tho° Gilpin is dead. [He died 2 March at Winchester, Virginia]. 2 April: Patty Hudson told the that John Hunt was no more; that ye account of his death has just come to Town. 21 May: H. D. went this afternoon to ye Burial of Phineas Pemberton [son of James and Hannah Lloyd Pemberton, aged 25]. 30 June: James Bringhurst and Hannah Peters were married [in meeting]. 2 August: Billy helped to carry Miers Fisher's child [aged 5 months] to ye Burying Ground this afternoon, ye first time of his officiating in that manner. 14 August: One George Spangler was executed today for some assistance he had given to ye British army. He has left a wife and seven children. 25 August: Went to monthly meeting this morning; 3 couples passed, viz. Jonathan Knight and ye widow Baldwin [Margaret Harry, widow of William Baldwin], George Smith and Elizabeth Roberts, Da& Mifflin and Debby Howell. 26 September: Old Benjamin Mason was yesterday buried at Fair Hill. 19 October: Went this afternoon with H. Sansom to funeral of Thos. Coomb's wife. Ye Corpse was taken to Church and afterwards to the burying ground in Arch Street. 24 October: Peter Chavillear was buried two or three days past. H. D. and sister went yesterday afternoon to ye Fu28 October: neral of our ancient friend Mary Pemberton, [age 73, wife of Israel] ye Corpse was carried to meeting. departed this Life on first day morning, ye 25"' inst. 273 The Journal of Elizabeth Drinker 4 November: They have actually put to Death, Hang'd on ye Commons, John Roberts and Ab" Carlisle this morning, or about noon. 1779 19 February: Caty [Catharine] Howell is to pass meeting on third day next with Johns Hopkins from Maryland. 18 April: Ye 13" attended ye marriage of Johns Hopkins and Caty Howell, upwards of 60 persons at the wedding. 22 April: Our friend Isreal Pemberton departed this life early this morning [for many years an eminent member of the Society of Friends, aged 64 years]. 3 May: Sister and Nancy went this afternoon to the burial of Mr. Franklin. 7 July: Sister and Nancy went this afternoon to the funeral of Elizabeth Morris [Norris 2], who died yesterday [age 75]. 8 July: Sally and Nancy went this morning to r marriage of Charles Logan [son of William and Hannah Emlen Logan] and Molly Pleasants; spent the rest of day at Sam' Pleasants where ye wedding was kept. 7 September: I went with Sally this afternoon to ye Burial of Nancy Murdock, sister to Phoebe Pemberton. 20 September: Heard this morning of the death of Joseph Myers, our Frankfort Tenant. Jos. Redman buried. 26 September: Our neighbor Franks, ye Baker, died this morning of a Fever, which at present prevails much in ye City and Country, and many are taken off. 30 November: H. D. attended as Overseer, the marriage of Isaac Bartram and Mary Steel [daughter of Richard Renshaw, and widow of ? Steel]. 12 December: Joseph Fox burried [age 70]. 1780 11 April: John Duncan and Betsy Shipley [Elizabeth daughter of William Shipley] married this morning. 6 June: Lately Josey Morgan's wife, of ye Jerseys, Mary Roker, and another young woman were drowned by oversetting of ye Boat — a young man of ye name of Morgan has since drowned in Schuylkill. Capt. Donne was buried this afternoon. 7 July: Went this afternoon to burial of a child of Miers 9 July: Fisher. r r 274 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 7 September: This afternoon was buried William Allen, formerly Chief Justice of this Province. 11 September: Went this afternoon to r burial of a child of Tho• Fisher's. 16 September: H. D. and r children went this morning to the funeral of Sarah Zane, S'. 18 September: H. D. went to burial of Sam' Howel, Joshua's brother. 2 October: This afternoon was buried Anthony Morris Sr. and Patty Hudson [Martha wife of Samuel Hudson, aged 39 years]. Same day last week was buried our little neighbor John Folwell, and David Frank's wife, — a very sickly time. 12 October: Fifth day. Sister went this afternoon to burial of Betsy Scattergood [age 28], wife of T. Scattergood. ye ye 1781 17 February: Seventh day. Samuel Wharton returned to his Family after upwards of 12 years absence. He lost his eldest son Joseph on ye passage, by a melancholy accident. Josey Wharton's Pistol, 'tis said, went off by accident, and shot him through ye Head, of which wound he immediately expired. 19 February: Went in the afternoon to the funeral of Sarah Artnitt, Sally Logan's mother. 1 April: On 3" day last 27"' ulto. Becky Shipley declared her intentions of marriage with John Ming. [Northern District Monthly Meeting—Rebecca Shipley & John Meng]. 27 April: Received a letter from J. Salter informing of ye death of his wife; her corpse is now at John Salter's, Magnolia, to be brought here tomorrow morning, and to be buried from our House in ye afternoon. H.D. went this morning to Magnolia; returned about 28 April: 10 o'clock with Dr Edwards, and ye Body of our deceased Friend Dolly Salter. She was interred in ye Church burying ground, at 6 in ye evening. It was a sort of Friendly burying, tho' ye Parson attended, and ye Bell rang. Two of our Publick Friends assisted to carry her to ye Grave, and two thirds of the company, I believe, were of that People. The Journal of Elizabeth Drinker 275 29 May: John Ming and Backy Shipley were this morning married. 9 June: I went this afternoon to ye burial of Mary Hall, widow of David Hall. 25 July: Ye children went this afternoon to ye burial of little Joshua Hopkins. [aged 2 years, 9 months, son of Johns H.] 28 October: Heard from New York of ye death of our old acquaintance and near Friend Nelly Moode; also of ye death of J. Crammond, a young officer who had lived six months with us, while ye British troops were in this City. He died after eight days illness. 30 October: H.D. attended ye marriage of Jos. Bacon and Sarah West. 27 November: Our old Friend, Jos. Scott departed this life [aged about 74 years] at Patty Roberts; was a judicious, sensible old gentleman. 1782 10 February: First day. H.D., Sally, Nancy and Billy went to ye Burial of Grace Galloway, [aged about 70 years] who died last fourth day — on which day John Morris Se was buried. This day ye wife of one Little, daughter of Tho. Williams, was drowned crossing ye River. 21 March: B. Woodcock came from Wilmington to accompany the Corpse of Lydia Ferris, formerly Zane, [wife of John Ferris]. H.D. and self were at marriage of Henry Drinker J. 4 April: [son of John Drinker] and Polly Howell, at ye large Meeting-House. Ye wedding was kept at Jonae Shoemaker's in Elbow-lane; near 30 persons there. Sally, while at Haddonfield, at ye Funeral of Mary 16 May: Champion, widow of Nathaniel Champion, Brother of my Grandmother, Mary Jervis, aged 96 years. Sally and Nancy went to ye burial of Sally Biddle, 20 May: from Ruth Johnson's. We stayed at Frankford Eleven days. John and Rachel 10 June: Watson dined at A.J.'s on their way home from her brother Oliver Paxon's wedding. He was married to Ruth Johnson, [daughter of Thomas Potts] ye day week that I left home. 276 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 26 July: Some tune within last month Charles Craig (eminent for his humanity without the Lines, when ye British held ye City) shot himself through ye head at Reading, occasioned by sonic Family dissensions. 27 July: H.D. went this morning to ye Funeral of Wm. Smith, Broker [aged 40 years]. 20 September: Sally and Nancy went this afternoon to ye Burial of James Bringhurst's second wife. Lawrence Saltar was married to Sally Howard, y" 22.‘ alto. 22 October: Becky James declared her intentions of marriage with John Thompson [at monthly meeting]. John Thompson Potter also passed meeting with Kesiah French. [His occupation — potter.] 23 October: H.D. left home this morning with H. Catheral for Burlington, to ye burial of her sister Craff. 15 November: Tommy Moore was married last night to Sally Stamper. 19 November: H.D. and Billy went to ye burial of Edwa Drinker, Great Uncle to H.D. Said to be upwards of 100 years of age [102 years old]. 3 December: To Frankfort, to ye marriage of John Thompson and Rebecca James. 1783 16 February: Joshua Fisher departed this life about ye beginning of this month; Jeremiah Warder some weeks before. [died 1st month, 5th day, aged about 72.] Sally Drinker, Hannah Redwood, Tho. Wistar and 10 March: Benny Morris sat up with r Corpse of Caty Greenleaf, daughter of Catherine Greenleaf — she died of consumption [aged about 27 years old]. Charles Mifflin died sometime past. 13 April: 7 August: H.D. went to y. Funeral of Mary Maddox — aged 102 years. 14 August: James Hamilton, our former Governor, died. Joseph Turner died sometime in last month. 18 August: H.D. went to y^ Burial of Amy Jones, aged 88 years. 6 September: Lawrence Saltar departed this life at Atsion, after 10 days illness, appeared to be Bilious Fever. 7 September: L. Saltar buried from John Howards this morning, before meeting. The Journal of Elizabeth Drinker 277 19 September: Our dear Friend, and old acquaintance, Hannah Stevenson, departed this life, in ye 510 year of her age. 9 October: John Thomas and Hannah Drinker were married at ye Market Street meeting-house. 23 October: H.D. went to Funeral of John Head's wife; his .1'd wife, [Margaret Head, aged about 44 years.] 14 December: H.D. and Children went to y" Funeral of Josey Waln, eldest son of Waln — died of ye putrid sore Throat; his Father in Europe. 30 December: H.D. went to ye Burial of Rebecca Steel, [aged about 79.] 13 January: 18 January: 26 March: 6 April: 10 April: 4 May: 7 May: 23 May: 23 June: 8 July: 1784 Our old acquaintance and neighbor, M. Wallace, was buried from Bradford's. Little Betsy Pleasants buried. Josey Fox went out this morning for Frankford on a Skittish Horse, who threw him over his Head against a Post, at ye upper end of Third St. He was taken home on a Couch, suffered great pain 'till some time in ye afternoon, when he died. [Joseph Mickle Fox, aged about 28.] Dr. Bond departed this life. H.D. an overseer of ye marriage of John Bartram and H. [Hannah] Steel. Last night, or early this morning, Seventh day, Abby Bowne, wife to Ceo. Bowne, departed this life very suddenly, but a few hours ill of something like ye Colick. [Abigail Bound, wife of George, age 50 years.] Our much valued Friend and School-master, Anthony Benezet, departed this life, yesterday afternoon, after a short illness, [age 84 years.] Sister went to ye Burial of Widow Linear, aunt to Sarah Lewis. Billy helped to carry little Hannah Howel to her Grave. Last Fifth clay week Betsy Moore married to a French gentleman by ye name of Mar Boise. [Marboise] bast evening, T" inst. a most horrid murder was committed, between 9 and 10 o'clock, on George Fitler, a shoemaker in Arch near Front St. He was sitting at his door, smoking a pipe, when a villain in a check shirt came up, and run him through the Heart with ye 278 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine a knife or dagger, of which he died a few minutes after. 12 July: This morning about 2 o'clock, our neighbor Rob' Waln departed this Life, after a lingering illness, aged 63 years — second day. 4 September: H.D. and Billy to the Funeral of our ancient friend John Reynolds — seventh day. 13 September: On third day last, y. 7th inst, a murder committed on the body of one Timothy McAuliffe, at his House in Water Street, opposite John Thompson. 6 October: This afternoon to ye Burial of Billy Fisher, [age 37]— little Jonah Thompson was also buried this afternoon. Went to ye Burial of John Houghton — and on third 7 October: day last Jos. Richardson was also Buried. Many have been lately taken off. 16 October: Charles Wharton and Hannah Redwood were married l3"‘ inst. Robert Morton and Hannah Pemberton were married ye l4'. inst. 16 November: Sally and Nancy at ye marriage of Ezra Jones and Becky Waln, [at the Bank Meeting House.] 14 December: Sammy Rhoads, Thos. Wharton, Betsy Test, and little Sally Saltar died. 1785 12 January: Ye 5' inst. Jemmy Fisher was married to Hannah Wharton at Pine Street meeting House. Ye marriage had been put off some weeks on ac0 of ye Death of her Father Con 1 December.] Coleman Fisher departed this Life. I March: 5 March: Sister and Billy, Nancy and Henry went to ye Funeral of our Uncle John Jervis, our mother's Brother; he departed this Life on fourth day last in ye afternoon, being ye 2°a inst, aged Eighty years and about 3 months. Abijah Daws and Sally Fisher were married. 9 March: 17 May: Went with neighbor Waln to ye Funeral of Polly Garrigues, formerly Mitchell, [age 40 years.] 18 June: On fourth day, ye 1" inst. Benj. Andrews, being employed to do some work about ye press of a PaperMill, ye ketch unfortunately broke, and ye bar of it struck in his forehead with such violence that it r The Journal of Elizabeth Drinker 279 fractured his skull, and he died ye second day following. [age 22 years.] Sometime in this month Jenny Clarke departed this life; she had been ill for upwards of 6 months. [Jane Clark, wife of Samuel, age about 50.] 5 July: H.D. informed us of ye deaths of Edward Stabler, Joseph Stamper and Jos. Morris, [age 71 years.] 14 July: George Mifflin died suddenly. 18 July: Wm Norton buried this afternoon — he died suddenly, [age 62.] 19 July: Tabitha Miers, aunt to H.D., was buried this morning. 26 July: Nancy Thomas was this afternoon buried from neighbor Walns'. She had been a long time very ill, and suffered more than any one that has come within my knowledge of a disorder of ye nature hers was. About this time one Francis Courtney was executed, for using a young woman very ill, near Frankford. 1 August: [In New Jersey] learned of ye allficting account of ye death of our neighbor Waln's daughter, Becky Jones, who we suppose died on fifth or sixth day last, as she was ill and her Mammy with her, when we left home. [wife of Ezra Jones, age about 27 years.] Poor Becky Jones expired on sixth day morning, ye 9 August: 29"', and was buried the same evening. 20 September: Betsy Hough passed her second meeting at Pine St. with John Olden. 24 November: Benny Morris and Polly Wells were married at ye Great Meeting-House. 23 December: Capt. Isaac Robinson's brother, John Robertson, married my cousin Isabella Sandwith. Note: The journals for the years 1786, 1787 and 1788 were destroyed. 1789 Ben. Ayers was buried yesterday. Sally Dickinson, alias Williams, died this morning after a short illness. 1790 15 September: Hetty Davis died this morning, [Hester Davis, age 40.] 18 September: D'Clarkson dead. A stranger by ye name of Constable buried from Nanny Sages. 21 September: Seamor Heart's daughter hansel'd ye new Meeting 14 July: 18 July: 280 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine House; she [Catharine Hart, daughter of Seymour Hart] passed with one [Nathan] Shepherd [Sheppard.] 1791 Doctr. Jones died this morning. [John Jones, aged 63.] We were invited to ye funeral of ye widow Willing, upwards of 80 years of age. 29 June: Bells muffled for Sally Ritche. 4 July: N Waln called this morning — informed that son of Guiers, a Lad, is to be buried this afternoon. His death was occasioned by a brick falling out of a Hod on his head, at Fisher's buildings, which brought on lock-jaw, of which he died. Caty's husband over ye way, next door to neighbor 12 July: Waln, died today. 17 July: Ellinor Matlack was buried this afternoon in Philad.. John Thompson, who was formerly Clerk at Atsion, 22 July: was buried this afternoon; ye invitation to his funeral was to meet at our House. The relations gcc, with the Corpse, stopped at our door, at ye time appointed, when Bishop White and the few others that were waiting, accompanied them to ye burying ground. Plunket Fleeson was buried yesterday, or this day. 23 August: 22 September: An acct. [in the papers] of ye death of Enoch Story's only son, who was drowned at some port near Jamaica, aged 23 years. 30 September: Joseph Moore buried his wife about three weeks since. John Wayne to be buried this afternoon. [age 24.] 1 October: 23 June: 24 June: 20 March: 21 March: 15 April: 6 May: 1792 Roby Strettle Jones buried yesterday at Burlington. David Deshler died yesterday, [about 79 years.] and this day, Hannah Morris, formerly Mickel, departed this life. [aged about 64 years.] On third day last ye 10th inst. was buried in Friends' burying ground, Abigail Physick, formerly Syng. [age 61.] She has within two or three years past become a member of our Society — and old acquaintance and Schoolmate of mine. Molly Newport buried this afternoon. [Mary Newport, age 74.] The Journal of Elizabeth Drinker 29 May: 281 Little Polly Garragas buried this afternoon. [Mary Garrigues, aged 45 years.] 26 August: E. Peningtons have lately buried their son Benj. — he had been for some time past in a distressed way. [Benjamin Pennington, aged about 27 years.] 29 August: Molly Gosnold was buried this evening from the House of Employment; [Mary Gosnold, aged about 70 years.] S. Oat buried this afternoon. [Sarah Oat.] 1793 3 April: Debby Morris was buried this afternoon. [aged near 69 years.] 23 April: H. D. and James Pemberton went to Byberry to ye funeral of James Thornton's wife. 25 July: Was informed of the death and burial of William Moore. 4 August: Samuel Lewis departed this life yesterday morning, after two hours sickness. 10 August: Wm Shipley died this week. [aged 71 years.] 16 August: John Gillenham was buried on second day last. [John Gillingham, aged 83 years.] 'Tis a sickly time now in Philad• and there has been an unusual number of funerals lately here. 18 August: Henry informs us of the death of Richard Blackham, [age 77.] and Peter Aston, son of Peter Aston. 20 August: Nancy and self took a walk this morning [in Germantown] called on ye widow Rigers, a poor woman with three children who lost her Husband a week or ten days ago. 23 August: My Husband informs me of the death of Reuben Haines Sen' who died this morning rather suddenly — [aged 66 years.] many have gone off within these few days. 28 August: Poor John Lansback died yesterday. John Morgan, who married Smith's daughter, Wood29 August: rop Sims, one Lumbert, and Vanuxem's daughter, one of the name of Duncan, and many whose names we did not hear, have died since yesterday. 30 August: Informed of the death of Peter Thompson Sen', who died 'tis said, in some degree of ye Gout. [Peter Thomson, aged 60 years.) 2 September: Informed of the death of our poor neighbor Caty 282 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Prusia and her husband, and of Christian the biscuit baker, both nearly opposite our house, also of Christopher, ye barber near ye corner — two in Water St near R. W's — Hetty Mifflin, another of S. Lewis's nieces, Josey Stansberry [Joseph Stansbury, age 16], an apprentice of Rich'd Wells. 6 September: Caleb Hopkinson [Caleb Hoskins, aged about 23], T. Scattergood's brother-in-law, died this morning of this raging fever. Doct. Hutchison is also gone. 7 September: About a week past, a little son of Tommy Wister who was at his Grandfather's Rich' Wain's, was unfortunately drowned in the Mill-pond. Heard of the death of one William Hays, who lived near John Skyrin's in Water St, and the death of John Hockley — a young apprentice to Jamey and Sammy Fisher. 8 September: Wm Whitesides, tea merchant, died this morning at a place he had taken for his family near ye Germantown road. Doct. John Morris dead, and several others whom we don't know. 9 September: Were informed of the death of Josiah Elfreth [aged 35], who was buried as many others are, in 2 or 3 hours after their departure, and of the death of Wm Waring and Peter Beck, the shoemaker. Word brought home of ye death of Benj. Shawy Taylor, Matthew Parker, and Nancy Warner's maid-servant. 10 September: Ye widow Budd, John Coburn's daughter, are dead, one Abrahams, a Schoolmaster and one Johnson, a printer. 11 September: Informed of the death of Anthony Morris [Saunders Anthony Morris, aged 22 years]. A man and his wife named Ewing, that lived in our Alley, were taken to ye Hospital at Bush-Hill, and died there. 12 September: John Drinker writes that ye Widow Davis [Littia Davis, about 63 years], near him is dead, and we heard of the death of her son's wife. Heard this afternoon of the death of one Richard Gardnes [about 31 years]. 13 September: We hear of the deaths of Benj. Olden's wife [Jemima Olden, about 45 years]; Libert, an apothecary; Whiteall's wife [Mary Whitall]; Dupont, a French Consul. Jacob Shriner, in Second St. dead; Joseph The Journal of Elizabeth Drinker 283 Shoemaker, son of Jonathan, John Reynold, clerk to Montgomery, Matthew Parker's wife — he died himself last week. Joseph Hopkins [age 35 years], sometime last week. 14 September: We have heard this evening of the death of wm Anthony, son of Capt. Anthony, and of one Vincent M. Pelosi. 15 September: A son of Dan' Thomas, miller, was buried this morning at Chestnut Hill of this fever. We have heard this day of the deaths of Parson Murry, ye wife of one Pratt, Isaac Barnet [near 45 years], joyner, and one Wm Toplif. Wm Zane's wife dead. One Stine, next door to the Buck, over the road, not the 1/8t" of a mile from us, is to be buried this evening. 17 September: Abby Morris [Abigail Morris, eldest daughter of Benedict Dorsey, aged 28 years], widow of Dr John Morris, who died a week or 10 days ago, is also gone; Isaac Parrish [age about 20], son of Isaac, Sammy Morris, son of Sam', Cornelius Barns, are said to be dead. 18 September: We have heard this forenoon of the deaths of Isaac Taylor and wife, of one Henry Shaw, who died some days past. 19 September: We have heard today of the death of one Wigton and his wife, a schoolmaster in Fourth St., of ye wife of one Col. North. 20 September: We have this evening been informed of ye deaths of Doct. John Penington, another son of Jacob Morgan, a son of Moses Bartram, Sam' Taylor [age 39], Jacob S. Howel [aged 40 years], also a son of Mordecai Lewis. 21 September: Heard of the death of Polly Pusey, who died in ye Hospital, and of ye daughter of Jas. Starr [Sarah Starr, age 17], and their Maid. Also of the deaths of Stephen Maxfield's daughter, and Edwa Brooks' wife in Cable lane. 22 September: We have heard of the deaths of one Shive and his wife, of one Smith, and several of his family, of Benj. Poultney [aged 48 years], Tho• Lea, one Glover &c. James O'Mahoney, merchant, dead. 23 September: Christopher Kucher is dead above us, about the 1l. milestone; he came from ye City some days past; one 284 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Major More, a keeper of a livery Stable is dead, one Mayo, an English merchant is also gone. Ye widow of one Stine who died here about a week ago, went after her husband's death to ye City, where she also died. Robs Roberts, Netsy Folwell's husband, and his niece, are said to be dead. 24 September: The two sons of Caty Mullen are dead. Fred Hailer's wife, Rob' Sowerby, blacksmith, William Young, and Ben Catheral's son, are also dead. 25 September: Informed of the deaths of Jacob Catheral [Jacob Cathrall, aged 22 years], son of Isaac; Jabez Fisher, son of Miers; Chris Kucher's son, Andrew Clow; Benj. Poultney's widow [Phebe Poultney, aged about 34], Jos. Gilchrist, merchant; Peter Aston's widow [Elizabeth, aged 30], and Christian Hahn, near our dwelling in Front S'. 26 September: James Galbraith and a D. Linn said to be dead. Isaac Miller dead. 27 September: Deaths — Samuel Griscomb and daughter, Chris' Hanson and wife, Sam' Fisher's wife's sister from Rhode Island, a clerk of Benj" Dorsey's, and a clerk of Meredith, ye Tanner, Jas. Smith in Third S. — Philip Clumberge, barber, he died days ago. 28 September: Michael Prager, a merchant of Philad. died this morning in Germantown of ye Yellow Fever. He was refused a burying in ye burying places, and was interred in ye Orchard back of ye house where he died, a few hours after his decease. Ye second sister of Caleb Lowans is dead. Elizabeth Brogden [aged 70 years], sister to Molly England, dead some days since. Philip Care's wife is dead. 29 September: First day. Informed of the death of Sam' Powel. After meeting heard of ye deaths of Sam' Parker's wife [Hannah, aged 50 years], Jos. Bispham, hatter; a Daughter of Owen Biddle [Jane, aged about 30], a Daughter of Bened' Dorsey [Sarah, aged 23 years], &c. Elliston Perot buried his Youngest child, a son, this morning in ye Germantown burying ground — it was not supposed he died of ye Yellow fever. I have heard since dinner of the deaths of Richd Mason and son, The Journal of Elizabeth Drinker 285 and of the death of Hannah Dawson [aged 41 years], wife of Daniel. 30 September: We hear of the death of Joseph Budd's wife [Ann]. Polly Gillingham died some days ago. We hear of the following deaths, viz. Ben. Pittfield, next door but two to our house; Sam' Fisher, Hatter in Market S', Jacob Hiltzheimer and a Daughter. Heard this evening that one Trautwine, a Wigmaker, was murdered by his son; he lived somewhere in Second St. P. T. Fentham [Philip Fentham], writer at ye Post-Office, dead. 1 October: Informed of the deaths of Charles Sing and Andrew Adgate. 2 October: Heard of the death of one Doct. Dodd; Joseph Hewlings [age 50 years] dead. Henry Darrock said to be dead. Parson Sprout's daughter, sometime ago; Henry Mayer's wife also dead. Looking over a list of persons buried in Friends burying ground, I met with several names that I had not before heard of, among them were the following: Jane Warner, from the Almshouse; Hannah Cadwalader, Morris Dickinson, shoemaker; F. Hoopes (Fanny Hoops, age 17], Eliza Austin, widow Peters and 2 children, a daughter and apprentice of B. Olden, Jos. Hill, Enoch Taylor [aged 36 years] and daughter Abigail Taylor [aged 1 year and 8 months], Dan' Trotter Jr. [aged 84 years], Ben. Holton, John Stall Jr., Charles Smithfield [Charles Williams Smithfield, aged about 38 years], Aaron Kimber, Edwd Reese [aged about 24 years], Eliza Volans, Nathaniel Barnes' wife, Anthony Sharp [-Sharpe, aged about 30 years], Geo. Cribs, Joshua Pearson [aged about 73 years] from Almshouse, Sarah Briton [-Britton, aged 40 years], widow Jackson [Ann, aged about 60 years], William Boice's wife [William Boyce], &T. 3 October: Jonathan Shoemaker is dead. Heard of the deaths of Jacob Tompkins Jr. [-Tomkins, aged 27 years], Francis Finley, and Kay, Clow's partner. 4 October: We hear of the deaths of many others: Abraham Cadwalder, he died in ye country; Edw" Parish [aged 286 5 October: 6 October: 7 October: 8 October: 9 October: 10 October: 11 October: 12 October: The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine about 17 years], ye second son that Isaac has lost of this fever; Stephen Maxfield's wife [Hannah, aged 32 years], Isaac Folwell [Isaac Ivins Folwell], T. Hallowell, miller; Penman, a coachmaker; T. Moyer's potter's wife, John Lamborn's wife, John Bartholomew, grocer; Alex' Lawrence he. Samuel Macey [Samuel Massey, aged 55 years] and Jacob Wilson dead. Sam' Cooper's son, over ye ferry, dead. Sinox, a trunkmaker in Chestnut St and one Austin, a bricklayer, dead. First day. Emanuel Walker's wife [Ann] dead, another daughter of James Starr [Lydia], and a Doct. Goss also. We have heard this day of the deaths of a son of Emanuel Walker, Edward Lowrey and wife, Huston Langstraw, Jacob Howell [Jacob R. Howell, aged 30 years], layer; one Lewis a tailor and his wife who died in the same Bed, and about the same time. We have heard today of the deaths of Jonathan Sergeant, lawyer; Rich" Courtney, tailor; Isaac Buckby [Buckbee], hatter; Major Franks, and Fleming, ye Romish priest. One Hay, a tavernkeeper in Third St dead. Informed of the deaths of Jos. Moore, Tho• Lightfoot, Owen Jones St [aged 82 years], George Baker, and a son of Justin Langstraw. There was a marriage at meeting, Dan' Thomas and Agnes Johnson; marriage is solemn at all times, and doubly so at present. Since morning we have been informed of the deaths of ye wife of Wm Trotter[Susanna, aged 37 years], butcher, Aaron Roberts [aged 30 years], John Peters, Becky Folwell, Emanuel Walker. Heard also of the death of Roland Evans, son of John. Heard that Caleb Attmore [aged about 60 years], and 2 of Seller's sons are dead, and ye death of Dan' Offley, and the widow Kepley; also another Daughter of James Starr [Rachel] dead. The deaths that we heard this day are the following: Major [William] Sproat, Susanna Meredith [aged 64 years], Mary Todd, Flickwer and wife, confectioners. The Journal of Elizabeth Drinker 13 October: 14 October: 15 October: 16 October: 287 Deaths heard this day: Daniel Richards, John M. Jones's wife [Mary, aged 30 years], Pelatiah Webster's wife, a child of Josiah Coates [Margaret], 7 years old; a grandchild of Isaac Penington [Mary Pennington, age 3 years]. Huston 1.angstroth's wife and child dead. Peter Miller's wife dead at Abingdon; David Franks and John Morrison [age 35 years]. We likewise heard of the deaths of Adam Hubly, and Wm Evil, Brother-in-law to our Sally. Deaths, Abigail Wilson [age 53 years], wife of William, and sister to Sally Emlen; Joseph Inskip [Inskeep] and Caleb Kinber, both were school masters in our society. Billy Sansom informs us of the death of Doct. Say's wife and daughter. David Bacon's wife [Mary, age 66], and Jas. Wilson in Arch S' dead. 17 October: Annabella Cresson dead. 18 October: My husband heard yesterday, when at Frankford, of the death of Joseph Morgan's wife and daughter in ye Jerseys, and of Elizabeth Sindrey, who died 7 weeks ago at Frankford, 'tis likely of old age. Heard also of the death of Joshua Whitney; he came out of the City where he had been a day or two; took the disorder and died at Hellers on his way home. Heard of the deaths of Ben" Smith and Doct. Phile. Also of 4 in Friends' almshouse, viz. Mary Biles, Susanna Burden, Joshua Pearson's wife, and Thomas Burden. 'Tis reported that Parson Sprout is dead. Deaths heard of this afternoon — John Ingle [Ingles, age 30], from England, Lawrence Allman, mason; Lesher, Innkeeper. Our neighbor John Haltzell died sometime ago; also James Reed, his Daughter, and servant maid. Elijah Weed, Jail-keeper dead; Parson Smith's wife, and Joshua Cresson; also Doct. Ingham of Bucks County. Polly Lowry, Beck Thomson's maid, dead. Miles Mervin, schoolmaster said to be dead, 19 October: 21 October: 22 October: 23 October: 288 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 25 October: Tho° Wright of Wilkesbarre called; he informed us of the deaths of Campbell Dick and John Todd [aged about 27]. Mierken, sugar baker, dead. Among a list of burials in Friends' ground, in which were a large number that we have not heard of before, were John Guest Sr, James Goram, Grace Estaugh, Su° Kribner, Marg' Langdale and Lydia West. 27 October: 29 October: H. D. heard of the death of Azariah Horton. We have heard this day of the deaths of Sidney Paul, who died sometime since, and of Patience Howel. The fever appears to be nearly at an end, for which we cannot be too thankful. 2 November: One Shaffer, a Sugar baker dead, and Copeland, who kept a beer-house, also. Thomas Clifford Sen• died yesterday, at his place out of the City, of ye gout in his stomach. W. Drinker deceased, died lately in Laurel-Court, Philadelphia. Polly Haydick was married sometime in last month to Edmund Prior, New York. 3 November: We have heard of the death of Speel, who was our baker, and of little Dick Scott's Father and Brother, who died sometime since. 4 November: Informed that the widow TelHare, who went into the City last fifth day, is since dead in the country. 6 November: Yesterday was buried the wife of Sam' Garrigas, in Friends' ground. 7 November: Heard of the death of Matthew Conrad [aged about 60], tavernkeeper. To be continued. Editor's note: The information in brackets is found in the records of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Arch Street) Marriages, 1672-1811. Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Records. Northern District Monthly Meeting Philadelphia, Marriages 1772-1907; Births, Deaths, Burials 1772-1882.