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From: Larry More <>
Subject: RE: [Q-R] Hinshaw Vol. III: "Bibles" (was Some Enlightenment, I Hope!)
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 18:01:49 -0600


Greetings
If you wish to you can do a search on the Tripod data base at
http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/
which consists of an index to three Quaker Collage Libraries, Bryn Mawr,
Swarthmore, and I forgot the 3rd, I belive you will discover that John Cox
Jr. was Secretary of the New York Yearly Meeting, which could explain how
he managed to come across quit so large a volume of information. My inquiry
at Swarthmore produced the same results, other than the John Cox collection
is on loan from the New York Yearly Meeting's "Haviland Library" on Long
Island to be micro-filmed (If I'm remenbering all this right). Further
inquiry, brought the information that the LDS Church micro filmed the
records that Swarthmore had in 1955, this at least leaves me to wonder what
didn't get micro filmed.

Larry More

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Subject: [Q-R] Hinshaw Vol. III: "Bibles" (was Some Enlightenment, I
Hope!)

Dear Pam,

If you study the entries in Hinshaw's Vol. III, you will detect that the
data

comes from many other sources than just the minutes of Quaker meetings.
Many
entries are designated as tombstone inscriptions and many others have
"Bible
Record " as their designated source. People listed by Hinshaw in this
volume
were not necessarily Quakers.

Now, if we read the "EDITOR'S NOTE" in the front of Hinshaw Vol. III (NY),
we
learn that: "All the records for this volume were compiled from the
originals
by John Cox, Jr."

The last time I inquired, Swarthmore had acquired the John Cox Jr.
materials
that Hinshaw used as his source. I was given to understand that this "John
Cox, Jr. Collection" consists of thousands of items; old bibles, old
documents, etc., all in very fragile shape. I was also given to understand
that this "John Cox, Jr. Collection" has yet to be catalogued, let alone be
made available to the researcher.

It would seem that much of the data contained in Hinshaw's "Encyclopedia of
American Quaker Genealogy. Volume III, New York," has primary sources that
we
cannot, for the nonce, identify. All we can say is "Bible record supplied
by
John Cox, Jr. to William Wade Hinshaw."

Pam, tell me, is your interest in the WHITSONS or in the JACKSONS? I think
I
know a lot about those Whitsons and some about those N.Y. Jacksons. If
anyone
is interested in the Pennsylvania Quaker Jacksons, I may know a fair amount
about many of them. An indispensable source is Halliday Jackson,
"Proceedings
of the Sesqui-Centennial Gathering of the Descendants of Isaac and Ann
Jackson at Harmony Grove, Chester Co., 1875." (Philadelphia: Published by
the
Committee for the Family, 1878).

Cheers,

Jim (James L. Kuethe)



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> In researching Keziah jackson in EAQG I came across the following:
> Vol III, Jericho Monthly Meeting, Page 485 - 486
> "JACKSON Charles, nm, s of Thomas & Mary, m 3-28-1781 Sarah WHITSON; b
> 1-20-1757 d 8-3-1825 ae 68 yrs.
> Ch: Keziah m Dr. William Carey
> Esther m Sam'l Sherman
> Phebe
> Solomon m Mary Brower
> 3 Ch recrq of parents 1 - 19- 1797 (Bibles)"
> I understand that the children were received on the request of their
> parents, but what does the notation "Bibles" in parentheses indicate?
> Thanks,
> Pam (in Idaho)
>
>
>

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