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Submitted by: Dorothy Carter
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Hsmmell, Sweden and moved to Dela-
rQu«^w«^ Settlers in l65i4.. His descendenta moved on to
a Quarker settlement at Bush River, South Carolins, about 1762.
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??ci7 '^oaoendent of Timothy Stidham, was born March 15,
o In Warren County, Ohio October 27, 1822. He married
Martha Pearson, August 1, 1776, at Bush River, South Carolinia.
Carolina, Henry and Martha and many others
mS?! A° new Northwest Territory, in the early winter of l80k.
^ f** ® covered wagon. The route fol-
«°v! ??? County, led by way of Greenville through Saliids
Gap to Ashville, North Carolina, thence along the French Broad River
past Bald Mountain to Greenville, Tennessee, through the Cumberland
Gap and Lexington Kentucky to Cincinnatij from this point the road
led to Reading, a distance of twelve miles, the only improved high
way in Ohio, in 180k, on to Lebanon and up the valley of the Turtle-
creek to whst is now Waynesville, Ohio. Asix week journey made
even more difficult since the latter part was through dense under-
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Here in Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio, these Quarker families and
their descendants have made their home. Many of the descendants still
live in the area. The Steddom home is still standing in Waynesville.
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Wheareas Henry Stiddom of ye Destrict of Ninety Six &provence of
South Carolina Son of John Stiddom Deceased And Mary Stiddom Now
Pearson &Marther Pearson Daughter of Samuel pearson of ye District
and provence afore sd Boath appeared at Seaveral Monthly Meetings
of the people Calld quakers at Bush River and Declared their in-
tentions of Marage With each other before sd Meeting and after the
Needfull inquire Being Made concerning them they haveing the consent
of parents or parties there sd perposals was allowed of By ye sd
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And row for the full accomplishing of there Said Marage they ye sd
Henry Stiddom & Harthei* pearson Boath appeared at a Meeting of Wor
ship at Bush River held ye first Day of ye 8th Mo^" 1776 Among the
people afore said end the Said Henry Siddom taking ye sd Marther
pearson by the had and Did in a solmn Manner openly Declare that he
ye Henry Stiddom Did take ye Marther pearsqn to be his wife &
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promising with the Lords assistance to Be unto her a loveing
and faithful husband until Death Should Seprate them and the
Said Marther pearson Did in Like Manner openly Declare that she
took him ye sd. Henry Stoddom to be her husband promising with
the Lords assistance to be unto him a loveing and faithful wife
until Death Should Separate them or words to that purposs and
then there in the same assembley they the henry Stiddom and
Marther pearson she acording to the custom of Harage assuming
the name of her husband & as a farther Conferamation hereof they
here unto Subscribed there Names the Day and year above written
and we whoe was present at the Solemni zation of the said Harage
have here unto under Neath Subscribed names as witnesses of the
Same- Henr"<»' Steeddom
Matha Steedom
William Wright
Charity Cook
Jonathan Taylor
Ann Pugh
Jerimah Wright
Sarah Pugh
Isaac Cook
Charles Pattey
Mary Jay
Richard Taylor
Rehel jay
Ann candler
Eleanor Cavell
Mary Taylor
^ Mary Pearson
Benja, Vanhorn
Richard Cavell
Benjamin Pearson
Jacob Chandler
Peter Ruble
Joseph Thompson
John Kelly
^Margrat Pearson
William mcDonald
Isaac Kelly
Joseph Pearson
Samuel Pearson
Mary Pearson
Mary ogelbee
^ Enoch Pearson
^ William Pearson
^Thos. Pearson
^ Sheby Pearson
William oglebee
Mary Jay
Elisabeth Pemberton
William Taylor
Saml Nelson
Thos Pugh
Sarah Daviss
'StecLdom 'd^VTiLon
The third annual Steddom Family Heuion was held at the Turtle-
creek Friends Meeting House, Tuesday, August lUth, 1916, WayneS'
ville. Warren County, Ohio.
The following persons attended this Reunion;
Mrs. Viola Santee and son Wendell, What Cheer, Iowa.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Steddom, Lacy, Iowa;.
1^8. Mary S. Hellings, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Mrs. Emma Brooker, Pulaski, 111.
Mr. & Mrs. K.C. Kunkle end daughter Edith, Bellevue, Ky.
Ralph Simcox, Covington, Ky.
Mrs. Cora Steddom Bartlemay, Goshen, Ind.
Issac P.C. Steddom, Webster, Ind.
Mr. <5c Mrs. Samuel Smith, Miamisburg, Ohio.
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. H. Mendenhall
Mr. & Mrs. J. Orville Compton and son, Edward, New Burlington.
Mrs. Alice Johnson and daughter, Rosa, Spring Valley.
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Another from Mo.
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1750] Philadelphia Monthly Meeting
Mtg. held at Horsham,^ England, dated 5 mo.
12, 1699.
Sarah Clemens, minister, certificate to
make a religious visit, from Mo. Mtg. at
Devonshire House, London, England, dated
6 mo. 9, 1699.
Thomas Wilson and family, from Mo.
Mtg. at Lancaster, England, dated 1 mo. 11,
1699.
Thomas Pearson, wife Grace, and chil
dren, from Marsden Meeting, Lancashire, Eng
land, dated 12 mo. 16, 1698.
Thomas Loynsdall [Lansdale] and wife,
from Mo. Mtg. at Lancaster, dated 1 mo. 11,
1698-9.
Jonathan Dinnib, "of this Island Sur
veyor haveing lately been much troubled with
Consumpton," desires to take a voyage to
Pennsylvania for his health, leavingbehind his
wife and children. Certificate from Plantation
Meeting, Barbadoes, dated 7 mo. 22, 1699.
John Warder, unmarried, from Mo. Mtg.
at Horsleydowne, Southwark, England, dated
6 mo. 2, 1699. Received 10 mo. 29, 1699.
Thomas Bye (and son), whom "we have
known * * * above twenty years,'' desires to
go to Pennsylvania to befollowed later by wife
and family. From Mo. Mtg. at Horsley
downe, in Southwark, England, dated 6 mo.
6, 1699. Received 10 mo. 24, 1799.
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Certificates of Removal^ [1682-
amongst us"), from Mo. Mtg. at Spanish
Town, Island of Jamaica, dated 1 mo. 12,
1699.
John Linton, and wife, Rebecca, late of
Wigton. From Mo. Mtg. at I«ong Newton,
England, dated 6 mo. 25, 1699. He "walked
amongst us these severall yeares." " She
Came of beleveing parents and was Educated
in ye way of truth from Childhood."
Mary Doe, unmarried, late servant to John
Field, from Mtg. at Brewers Hall, London,
England; dated 5 mo. 17, 1699. Not recorded.
Joan Hall, unmarried, dated 11 mo. 4,
1699, from Mo. Mtg. at Moniash, Derbyshire,
England. Signed by Sarah Hall. Not re
corded.
Robert Heaton, to marry Grace Pearson.
dated 2 mo. 4,1700,from MiddletownMo. Mtg.,
Bucks Co., Pa.; at Phila., 1 mo. 29, 1700.
Not recorded.
Thomas England, unmarried, dated 3 mo.
27, 1700, from Chester Mo. Mtg,, Pa. At
Phila., 3 mo. 31, 1700. Not recorded.
Samuel Hood, son of John Hood, to
marry Hudson, of Philadelphia; dated 12
mo. 5, 1700, from Darby Mo. Mtg., Pa. At
Phila., 12 mo. 28, 1700. Not recorded.
Thomas Taylor, to marry Rachel Minshall,
of Philadelphia; dated 8 mo. 28, 1700, from
1750] Philadelphia Ai
Chester Mo. Mtg., Pa. R<
1700. Not recorded.
Joseph Hood, son of Joh
Sarah Brown, of Philadelph.
6, 1700, from Darby Mo. Mtj
12 mo. 28, 1700. Not recoi
Henry Willis, "Antiei
ing, dated 3 mo. 26, 1700.
Richard Hill, Jr., ma
from Two Weeks' Meeting, ]
dated 6 mo. 14, 1699. Certif
Mo. Mtg. at West River, &
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Mo. Mtg. at West River, J
29, 1698 (?) and presente
London, j^ceived 6 mo. 30
John Hurfobd, "late of
County of Devon," Engia
Also "yt John Hnrford, J
July an Holcomb his own \
are free in relation to marrit
ing at Columpton, dated 2 mc
Richard Parker, from 1
received 2 mo. 25, 1701.
John Webb and family,
Gloucester, England, from ^
Co. of Gloucester, at Nailswi
27, 1700. Received 11 mo. 1
Mary Lawson, unmarried
upon Pardsay Crag, held 6
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ADstrficts oi' Old 'Tills ( continued)
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^rilliajii Turner, deed. '.Till 12-30-17G9;proved 3-3-17?o:
Vfife: •'"ary ( to have plantation we live on durinr;
her lifetime or ividowhood). Ch: 'Yilli?mj David
Rebecca, Rhoda, Edv/ards, Absalom, Susannali, snci
Ann. '.Titnesses: Joshua Iniaan, Rebecca Turner,
Michael Burt?., Exrs: Mary Turner ( wife), juid
Mercer Babb*( friend). '
Page 85-
Jacob Huffman, deed. Adm. granted to Rachel Duncan
on 3-2-1790. Appraisers: Samel Cannon, Joshua
Reeder, James Gassels, and John Cannon.
Page 87-
Hannah Riley, deed. Will 11-10-1788; proved 6-7-17?o
Legatees; Jesse Graham( or Riley), James Graham,
Page 70-
rTilliam Taylor, deed. '^Till 10-10-1781; proved
'Tife: ( no name). ("3-4-1769.
Ch: Samuel ( to have 2$0 acres whereon I novr live);
Jonothan ( to have 200 acres); l;artha ( to have
200 pounds lawful money); prudence, youn;;est'
dau;_,hter,(to have 200 pounds lavd'ul S. C.
Currency). Tritnesses: Samuel Kelly, Samuel
Ridgell, Joshua Reeder.
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Court held at Ne^Tberry on 6-U-1789-
Adm. granted to Gabriel Anderson on estate of
Joseph Hogg, deed. Appraisers: Samuel Lindsey,
James Strother, Abraham Anderson, Levi Anderson,
Page 7h- Legatees; Jesse Graham( or Riley), James Graham,
Cornelius Cox, deed, 7/111 11-22-1781;; proved 1-8-1790. John Grahaiq, Joel Graham.- My beloved son.
7/ifes Ann. Ch: William , George, James, ( James
to have 250 acres, and 7/illiam and George to have
one-half of it); Margaret, Sarah, Elizabeth
Stewart, Mary Stevfart, and John.
Exrs; George Cox ( son), and William Cox,
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Thomas Riley, to have all personal and other
property, etc. Exrs: Thomas Riley, Jeremiah
Williams. Witnesses; George Nolly, Mary Ann
Smi"th, Chris. Hardgroves.
Page 88-
Enoch Pearson, deed. Will 1-19-1790; .proved 6-7-1790
Thraaas Grasty, deed. Will Sept, 1789; proved 12-9- Wife: Phebe ( to have plantation we live on during
Sister; Martha Grasty, to have 150 acres ^17£9» her life or iTidcn-diood. Ch: Samuel ( to have one-
and a slave. Brother: John Grasty, to have half of land I live on, also land I. bought from
a slave. Vfitnesses: Edvrard Kelly, John Liles, Jolin Riley for 290 acres); William ( to have the
Ann Chandler. other one-half of land I live on).
and a slave. Brother: John Grasty, to have
a slave. Vfitnesses: Edvfard Kelly, John Liles,
Ann Chandler.
Page 76-
George Cox, deed. Adm. granted to James Cox on
12-10-1789. Appraisers: William Weeks, Joshua
Stuart, Thomas Spraggins, and James Wills.
Page 78-
Giles Chapman, deed. Adm.granted to Sarah Chap
man, the widow, on 12-18-1789.
Appraisers: Ellas Hollingsrrorth, David Pugh,
Daniel Smith, and Mathias Elmore.
page 80-
Exrs: Vfilliam Pearson (brother), Phebe Pearson ( wiAj
Abel Thomas, Henry Steddom. '
Page 90-
John Wright, Sr., Will 9-17-1789; proved 6-8-1790.
Wife: ( no name). Ch: Joseph(dead)-to his son,
John; John-to his son, Jesse; Jiathan-to his son, '
William; and to son-in-law, Issac Hollingsworlh,
to have, my shosHiiakers tools and one certain cow
and calf. Other legatees; Joab Brooks, son of
Jajtes Brooks; Joseph Cook, my gr-son,( son of Isaac
Cook); William Hollingsworth, my gr-son,( son of
Issac Hollingsworth); Isaac Cook ( my son-in-law),
Samuel Pearson, deed. Will l-l6-1788;proved 3-2-1790. to have the price of a cow ;vhich he never paid
Wife: Mary ( to have 300 acres where I live,during for; Ptachel Cook ( daughter of Isaac Cook),
her life. Ch; Benjamin, Samuel, Enoch, Vfilliam, Witnesses: Isaac Hollingsvjorth, John Coate, and
Mary Taylor, Martha Steddom, Hannah, Eunice, Sarah. Charity Cook. Exrs: Joseph Wright, my son.
Wife: Mary ( to have 300 acres where I live,during
her life. Ch; Benjamin, Samuel, Enoch, Vfilliam,
Mary Taylor, Martha Steddom, Hannah, Eunice, Sarah.
My share of tne mills,"wnicn is one-half, to be
sold and the price to be converted to the children
named. My step-father to be properly taken care
of during his life.WitnessesWilliam Ha^dcins,
Hugh O'Keall, William O'Heall.
Trustees: Zimri Gauntt, William Jenkins.
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Thomas Vfilson, deed. Admr: Thomas Gordon, Sr.
Admx: Suffias Robinson. Granted 3-31-1790.
Appraisers: John Liles, Sr., Edward Kelly, Tho*ifl
Lake, Williamson Liles.
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PEAESON
Benjamin Pearson was a Quaker and lived on Bush River. Some of his descendants migrated
to Ohio during the first part of the last Century. There were several brothers who were,
probably, sons of an Irish settler, that lived on Bush River, viz: Benjamin, William, Samuel.
Benjamin made will December 10, 178t, and died about 1788, leaving widow, Margaret, and childrens
William, Abel, Samuel, Robert, Joseph, John, Enoch, Rosannah Russell, and Marjory Buffington.
His brother, William, had died before his death,
Samuel Pearson, brother of Benjamin, lived on Bush River. He made will dated Januaiy
16, 1788 and died 1790, leaving widow, Mary, and children: Benjamin, Samuel, Enoch, William,
Mary (wife of Taylor), Martha (wife of Henry Steddam), Hannah, Eunice, and
Sarah.
William Pearson (-son of Samuel) died about 1800 and left children: Martha, Edney, Mary
(wife of Robert Miles), Jesse, Samuel, William, Henry, Anna, His wife was Ann •
Enoch Pearson (son of Samuel) died 1790 and left widow, Phoebe, and several children,
two of whcsi were sons, Samuel and William. Executors: Henry Steddam, Abel Thomas, and William
Pearson (brother). • • s. , '
-Benjamin Pearson (son of Samuel) moved to the State of Ohio. ,'
Enoch Pearson (son of Benjamin) married Hannah .
Samuel Pearson (son of Benjamin) married Abigail .
John Pearson (son of Benjamin) died before 1802 and left heirs: John, Elizabeth (wife
of Isom Langley), Isom Langley, Jr., Jane Langley, Thomas Black, and Mary Black. He conveyed
land on Second Creek in Newberry County in year 177iij which was granted to him by Daniel
Williams, his uncle. (This was an original grant dated January Ist, 1752, to Paul Williams
who assigned the land to Jeremiah Williams, and Jeremiah Williams conveyed it to Daniel
Williams).
John Pearson and wife, Jean, conveyed land on Cannons Creek in Newberry County to Ter
renes Riley on December 2h, 1775.
Samuel Pearson and wife, Rebecca, conveyed land to Robert Caldwell, on Beaver Dam Creek,
in Newberry District, being part of three hundred acres owned by James Williams, his brother-
in-law.
Thomas Pearson and wife, Mary, conveyed to Jonas Pearson, one hundred acres on Muddy
Creek, a branch of Bush River, being part of a grant to Thomas Pearson on December 29th, 1767.
He gave to Friends and Brothers called "Quakers", two acres on a small branch of Bush River
on February 9th, 1796, for their church, consideration being love and affection. The conveyance
was made to Samuel Miles and Samuel Teague, members of Rocky Spring Meeting. He had a son-
in-law, Abel Insco, who was remarkable for stuttering. The family moved to Ohio.
Mrs. Hannah Pearson, widow of R. R. Pearson, died April 2nd, I8ii2.
Abel Pearson and wife, Mary, conveyed land to Joseph Hill' in 1796, said lands having
been granted to him April Uth, 1785.
Isaac Pearson made will December 7th, 1827 and died about 1828, leaving seven "hundred
acres of land in Union County to the following children: William C., Bird M., Rachel, Eliza
beth, Jeremiah, Mary (wife of John Bates), President, Newton, and Independence.
Sampson Pope oame from Virginia and settled in the section of old Ninety Six District
which is now Edgefield County, before the Revolution. His wij-lis dated July 22nd, 1788,
proven in court October 28'th, 1803> and he died about 1800 to 1803, leaving widow, Susannah,
and children as follows: Solomon, Jacob, and Henry. Jacob died about 1795 and left children,
Sampson, Qeorge, and Elisha. Elisha married Catherine Travis and both died before the year
l8lii, leaving children: Maria (married James Stallworth), and Harriet (married Jonothan D.
Williams, son of Davis Williams) — they moved to Alabama.
Solomon Pope (son of Saii?)Son) made will October 19th, 179U and died in 1791*, leaving
widow, Susannah (Dswkins) Pope, and children: Mary (wife of Natlian Cook), Elizabeth (wife
of Lewis Matthews), Mourning (wife of Drury Matthews), Temperance (wife of John Strother),
John Wiley (died 1797> left widow, Elizabeth), Susannah, Charity (died 1796 — no issue),
Solomon (died 1798 — no issue), Henry (died, left widow, Sarah, who married John Little),
Patience ("wife of James Rabb), and Sampson. John Wiley and Elizabeth had children: Rebecca,
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THE QUAKERS OF BUSH RIVER^"—
Their characters^'todjcus'tonis, site of old church and cemetery, anecdotes, Superstitions#
About three and a half miles Southirest of Nerberry, near Bush River, and one mile this
side of old Langford's Mill (once called Mendenhall's Mill), can be seen among a patch of small
oaks and hickoid.es the old Quaker cemetery. • Here is silence-, ever as a quiet reminder of a
once large community of Friends, and their church which once stood by its side. Here the
members that included many families within a radius of several miles, as far as Saluda river
and Little river, would come on Sundays, spend the day> and with customary quiet .humility and
feelings of strict adherence to their religion, worship Qod in their own way.
Tradition is that nearly a toousand Friends are buried.in the cemetery, most of them without
markers. The first monument which attracts the visitor when he enters is tiie very tall, tap
ering monument in the family plot of Rev. Thomas Frean, who though he married in a Quaker
family, lived among them, became a Methodist ministerj and later changing his views as to his
concepts of the Bible became a Baptist, and began preaching in that denomination. He served
several years as pastor of the NeiTberry Baptist church.
Some of the large land owners in that community during the early periods were: Jacob^
Chandler, Israel Chandler, Timothy Pugh, Isaac Jenkins,Sr., Isaac Kirk, John Kelly, Samael
Kelly, David Jones, Hugh O'Neall, Joseph Coppock, and others. Over the graves of some of these
are large markers. The first Quaker settlers also included William Coate, William Miles,
John Furnas, Robert Evans, David Jenkihs, William O'Neall, Enos Ellemon, William Wright, John
Embree, Moses Embree, Benjamin and Joshua Inman, and Thomas Pearson.
The cemetery and church included five acres, .conveyed by John Embree onMarch 26, 1772, to
David Jenkins, William Wright, Moses Embree and Enos EUman, as trustees for the Society called
Quakers. It appears that at the time of conveyance a church was already ea tiie land, indicat
ing that John Embree gave the use of a plot of land for the church, probably between 1760 and
1770, The old church, first a log hut, was superceded in about 1772 wi-Ui a larger buildingj
and in 1798 a new church was built a little farther away from the cemetery, about one hundred
yards distance. This last church stood for many years after the late War Between the States,
a deserted place after the removal of the Friends to the Northwest.
The Friends, as the name typifies and represents the real name of the orgsinization, were
from Pennsylvania, the Quaker State, which was given,first settled by William Perm, a Quaker.
The name "Quaker" was given them in derision by outsiders before they left i.he. old coiontry,
a name vflrich clung to thera ever after. Their early manifestations of religious ferver were
by a form of trembling and quaking of the body in humbleness in God's housej hence came the
name.
Some of the Quaker colonies from Pennsylvania first settled in Western North Carolina and
on Bush River in South Carolina before the Revoluntionary War. The old Quaker Meeting House
on Bush River became a central point for meetings.
About 1796, some membets living in the neighborhood of Rocky Spring branch organized the
Rocky Spring Meeting, and built there a small church on two acres of land which was given by
Thomas Pearson, a well-to-do Quaker. The trustees were Samuel Miles and Samuel Teague (the
" -' iatter was a small boy during the Revoluntionary War, but having seen his father shot in the
back by Tories, joined the American forces as soon as they would receive him, to take revenge
upon them). In 1800 another crowd organized the White Lick Meeting, near a place called White
Lick, on Little River. John Inman gave six acres in 1800 for a church and any other buildings
jdiey saw fit to erect. Neither of these churches made ai^ headway and soon discontinued
services.
Unique in their customs, having staid qaa3J.tles qf character, strict adherence to their
church views, they were nevertheless citizens possessing much patriotism. Opposed to war they
largely remained among themselves during the period of the Revolution, but some of their young
men became American soldiers after the war started. At a later time, during their monthly
meetings their ministers preached against war, and at one meeting Tdiich was hald at Wrights-
borough, Qeorgia, in 1603 one Rev. ^acariah Dicks, an evangelist, predicted a great inter
necine war would ccme in the distant future. He said that the child was then bom who would
see it, and the civil war came fifty eight years later. Afew years after this meeting in
Qeorgia the Quakers sold their lands, manumitted their negroes, and moved to Ohio, from where
many removed to the state of Indiana and other Northwestern states.
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The site of Judge John Belton O'Neall's home, nspringfield"* is Just beyond I-Ieel's dairy,
on the left of the highwayrwhere are some trees and a small house. Mo part of the-old home
is left, however, it having burned down many years ago. Samuel Kelly , grandfather of
Judge O'Neall, owned the place originally, and left it to-him in his will. Ast,ore on the
same place, known as Kelly's Store, was once a place of popular resort for Friends. Across
the road, in the rear of a small house now standing there, is the old spring which was walled
with solid stones.
The Quaker styles of clothes indicated much of their character, habits and thoroughness.
The men wore broad-brimmed hats, with low crowns, straight-breasted with:collars, coats, knee-
breeches without suspenders of the plainest colors, held up by large buttons, plainly visible
on the shirts or bodice. The women wore vrtiite beavers having mere indentations for crcwns,
brims about six inches every way, and secured on the head by plain white ribbons, passing
through loopsj or tlie plain silk bonnets called hoods, long waisted gowns or petticoats that
spread out in wide circles, and touching the ground^ Their language was "thou" or "thee" in
place of "you".
Their religious customs being very strict, many of their ceremonies were necessarily elab
orate and methodical in church affairs. They considered it as part of their business life, v
fhp-pp were meetings to worship and meetings for the transactions of business, that were held .
on certain days of each month. When entering their church they would sit down covered, in
silence for an hour until the spirit moved some Friend to speak. The Friend who spoke would
uncover himself and then kneel if he prayed, but the congregation always stood up.
Carriage ceremonies were very strict#. Acouple that vrished to be married presented their
purpose to a monthly meeting, when a committee would be appointed to inquire into their fitness
for marriage and ascertain if there were any objections. At the next monthly meeting if the
reports were fayorable and the Friends present assent to it, on the succeeding fifth Thursday
the marriage took place. They were married by taKi^-^ each others right hand and repeating
the whole ceremony. After the ceremony they would sit down, the clerk woiJ.d read* tlie certi
ficate of marriage Tfhich was then signed by all Iriends present.
The Quakers were not a very superstitious people, much of this having been attributed to
other sections. However, some of it was absorbed among them, as many old stories would
indicate.
An old Revolutionary war story has been related about a young Quaker girl whose sweetheart
Joined the American forces. After they had become engaged, rather than seem a slacker, he
volunteered along with some other men for service in the army.
He was reluctant to go and leave her but he would not hold back. He told her, though, he
would return to see her each night at the same time he had been in the habit of calling on her,
irtxether he was alive or dead, nothing could keep him away. He returned each night and at the
same time for several iaonths,,returning on his horse from his camp, sometimes being required
to ride as far as a hundred miles. Suddenly he stopped coming, and not having heard from
him she became worried, and finally one day a peculiar feeling came over her that her sweet
heart was killed. One dark night while sitting in her door waiting for him, a habit She had
each night, a dark cloud came up, with much thunder and lightning, and eventually the rain
forced her to go inside and shut the door. She could not sleep, and about twelve o'clock she
heard a horse gallopingj opening the door she caught a glimpse in a flash of lightning of a
large steed on which was a man in a long black cloak under a large tree. Three tiraeSthey
suddenly appeared in the light made by the flashes of lightning. There was peculiar light
about the apparitionj and no sooner had she seen it than it galloped away. She krtew then that
her sweetheart had been killed and had come back to her as he said he would. On each night at
the same time thereafter, she would sit in the door and watch, each time the dark steed appear
ed, the rider clothed in a long black coat. The young lady grew to middle age, her father
died, and she was left alone. She continued to live in the house, and nothing could induce
her to sell her place. The neighbors thought she was peculiar in hermit life. She grew old,
and died in the same house, never lax in her vigil of sitting at her door at a certain time
each night.
There were many superstitious stories about the old church after the Quakers left, and the
deserted building in later years became the scene for many amusing ghost stories.
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On one occasion several young men from town had gone seinping in the old mill pond nearby.
It was always considereS'the best time to take a drink of whiskey, while standing in. the
water; hence they drank freely. On the way back home one of the young men having drunk too
much for his good, was forced to go to sleep, and went into the old Quaker church and lay
dcffn on a bench. After about an hour he was awakened by- a loud and mournful sound under
the floor ali.iost directly under him. Of course, the place was reputed to have ghosts, and
when he heard the sounds he ran out, and ran all hhe way to tovm vdtliout stopping or slack
ening his speed. The next day he related his experience tosome others in town; but the
incident was soon explained when it was learned that an older man vrho had drunk more than'was
good for him, on his way home passing the church had stopped in'to sleep off his stupor^ and
had crawled under the church, going'to sleep under the place irdiere the young man was sleeping
inside the church.
Another anecdote is related about two of the Quakers before their removal to Ohio. It
seems that one Thomas Basket while at O'Neall's Mill on. Bush River was standing near, an out
door fire getting warm/ when David Jones came to the fire. Crossing the mill pond Jones had
fallen into the water, and wishing to be funny he said to Basket, "Mr, Basket, you see Ilm a
Baptist but I suppose you are a Quaker." "Teg," said Basket, I believe in going to the-fire.
this cool morning, but thee believes in going into the water," Thomas Basket and his'brother,
Isaac, were expert carpenters, and built the Quaker church in-1793*
It was a Quaker, Benjamin Evaxis, who invented the screw auger, which was used-for many gener
ations over the country. He sold his rights to another Quaker, John Edmondson, who had associ
ated with him one Joseph Smith. Smith very soon after gave up his interest in the business and
Edmondson continued it for many years, his place of operations being near his hcme on Little
River. Be sold many screw aiigers in other states, and some were shipped to Charleston, thence
to Europe. Sometimes later he sold out his business and he, too, moved to the I'orthwest.
When the Friends moved to Ohio, other colonies moved to that State frcm Wrightsbbrough,
Georgia, and from Guildford Court Bouse, North Carolina, about the same time. Apparently
they all had some agreement or understanding in regard to their leaving.
Very few Quakers remained in Mewberry but those that remained were gradually absorbed by
other chiirches of other denominations. One of those remaining was the late L. J. Jones^ who
became a lawyer and commissioner in equity in Newberry and never missed attending a term of
court during fifty years or more of his practice.
Many Qxiaker^ descendents of the colony that left Bush Fdver for the Northwes'^ became dis
tinguished citizens in their respective communities. Among themmay be mentioned Robert Furna^
grand son of Joseph Furnas, who became governor of Nebraska. One of the O'Neall family settled
in Indiana (a small town in that state was named Newbeny, for their native town in South
Carolins); and the Honorable John H, O'Neall became a distinguished lawyer and a member of the
tJnited States congress from that state. Other descendants became noted ministers, physicians,
and teachers. Though they were mostly farmers they succeeded wall in their new territory,
having taken with them a heritage of strong religious characters.
ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The beginning of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Newberry was in the year 18U5, '''dien a meeting
was held in the tovm of Newberry in the old court house and Bishop Gadsden preached. The meet
ing was for the purpose of organizing a congregation, which was completed in the earlypart of
18U6.
Services continued in the court house each month until 1853> when they were held in the old
Female Academy building on College Street, until 1855. Alot having been bought on the corner
of Calhoun and I'Fain Streets, the present church was constructed that year on this lot^ and
consecrated by Bishop T. F, Davis on August 26, in the same year.
Mr. Chapman, in his part II of the "Annals of Newberry", described the building as a "hand
some little Gothic edifice, vdth supporting roof, stained glass, and tasteful interibr design
and finish."
"iVhen the church was built there was a high symmetrical tower on top of the roof, on the North
'Test comer, but owing to defective work it had to be taken down after a few years. Then, a
cross was built at the front top of the roof.
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AND HIS CAT
GRIMALKIN
By
MARGUERITE HENRY
and
WESLEY DENNIS
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THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY • PUBLISHERS
INDIANAPOLIS NEW YORK
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Special Scott, Foresman and Company Edition
for the Invitations to Personal Reading Program
This is the story of the Quaker lad, Benjamin West, and his cat.
Grimalkin, who lived in the wilds of America whenPennsylvania
was still a province, and the Indians were saying, "Itah! Good be
to you!"
Because Quakers thought that pictures were needless, Benja
min never saw a picture; that is, not until he grew up to be seven
years old and painted one himself.
Some people say it was the Delaware Indians who helped Ben
jamin to feme and fortune. Some say it was an artist and seaman
by the name of William Williams. And some insist that it was
Uncle Phineas Pennington, a merchant of Philadelphia.
But if Benjamin himself could have settled the question, he
would probably have said:
'Why, it was Grimalkin, my glossy black cat with the uncom
monly long tail I"
As for Grimalkin, he would have pricked his ears forward with
pleasure and purred in agreement. For while he did not go to
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London to visit the Queen, he helped send Benjamin there to
visit the King. And it wasn't long before Benjamin West was
Court Painter to King George III and had a fine studio right in
his palace.
When artists in America heard about Benjamin's good fortune,
they came knocking at his door. There were John Copley, Charles
Wilson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, John Trumbull, Thomas Sully and
more besides. Benjamin West helped them all because he remem
bered when he was a boy and needed help.
Today Benjamin West is remembered because he was the
father of American painting; and many like to think of him as
the only American ever to become President of the Royal Acad
emy of England. But I like to remember him as a boy who
wanted so very much to paint that he dug his colors out of the
earth and made his brushes from his cat's tail.
Marguerite Henry
84 Henjamin West and jpfts Cat Qrimalkin
swinging from the rafters. It picked out the letters that said
Welcome on the old wooden sea chest.
Benjamin laughed. "How nice of thee. Grandpa Pearson, to
bid me welcome to use thy sea chest!"
He opened thelid, resting it against thelow, slanting roof. Then
he stood the pictures from Uncle Phineas inside the lid.
"I wish I haddone these!" he sighed, studying first oneand then
another.
He opened the little tin paintbox, and in a moment was lost
in the adventure of creating a picture.
He forgot about school as if it had never been. He was growing
trees and building waterfalls—with a paintbrush!
Grimalkin, too, was busy with his own affairs. There was an
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132 *Benjamin West and Jdis Cat Qrimalkin
been a plain people. We need useful men: candlemakers and
potters, and millers and sawyers, and, yes, wool combers. A
man's deeds are fixed in the hearts of his friends. Not his fleshly
image on a canvas."
And he sat down heavily on Grimalkin, as if the weight of his
words were too much for him.
What a commotionI An ear-splitting howl from Grimalkin, and
added to the howling came cries from Friend Hadwen, who shot
into the air like an arrow from a blowgun.
"Poor kitling," soothed Benjamin, as he took Grimalkin in his
arms. "Friend Hadwen did not know he was in thy favorite
chair."
"The meeting can go forward," pronounced one of the elders
as the room quieted down.
Along and uneasy silence followed. Benjamin wiped his moist
hands on his breeches. The meeting seemed to be going forward,
he thought, although no one was saying a word.
It was almost candlelighting time when a stool scraped across
the floor in the men's section.
Benjaminsaida quick prayer under his breath. Let it be Friend
Williamson, O Lord. Let it be him.
"Friends!" the deep, pleasant voice of Mr. Williamson rang out.
ThankThee, O Lord, for Thy promptness, breathed Benjamin.
"Friends, journey back with me to the year 1682," the kindly
voice was saying. "The good ship Welcome is sailing up the
River Delaware. At her prow stands William Penn. His hand is
resting on the shoulder of Thomas Pearson, the grandfather of
our Benjamin West.
"Side by side these two men explore the very lands we now
cultivate.
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of Friend Pc
" *I would
ter it has be
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at Mamma. ]
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Mr. Williz
words have o

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