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From: "James Dilley" <>
Subject: Re: [Q-R] Early Westchester New York Quaker history
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 10:29:30 -0300


I, too, am particularly interested in the Quaker families of New Castle, Westchester County, New York. According to my family records, my gggrandmother, Harriet Kipp, was born in New Castle, NY 7 Apr 1832. Her family were Quakers. Harriet married a surveyor from Cornwall, England, John B. Henwood on 5 Feb 1853 at the home of her parents, Willet Kipp (b.1793, New Castle, NY- d. aft 1853) and Mary Carpenter Kipp.

According to the family tree researched by a family member about 50 years ago, Willet Kipp's forebear, Benjamin Kipp, moved from New Amsterdam to Westchester County in 1732. The generations following continued to live there -


Jesse Kipp (b. 23 Feb 1740) m. Ann Haight

Gilbert Kipp (b. Dec. 1765) m. Hannah Sarles

Willet Kipp (b. 25 Jul 1793 -aft 1853) m. Mary Carpeneter

I have just begun my consideration of this side of the family. I "assumed" that the records from the Chappaqua Meeting Houses would have provided information about the families living in what became New Castle. Now I am wondering where to seek documentation of those families who were in the area from the 1730s on.

Any guidance and thoughts would be sincerely appreciated.

Carole Jackson Dilley
Portsmouth, RI




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