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In 1690 Birmingham meeting was estab- lished, and a few years later Birmingham meeting house was built. From that time on meetings increased, and we have record of the following meetings in the county and the time of their organization : Goshen, 1701; Kennett, 1707; New Garden, 1712; Uwehlan, 1712; Valley, 1714; London Grove, 1714; Caln, 1715; Bradford, 1719; Sadsbury, 1724; Nantmeal, 1739; West Caln, 1756; Willistown, 1769 ; West Grove, 1788; Fallowfield, 1795 ; Marlborough, 1801 ; Dowingtown, 1806; Doe Run, 1808; West Chester, 1810; East Sadsbury, 1810; Ken- nett Square, 1812; Whiteland, 1818 ; Schuyl- kill, 1818; Pennsgrove, 1828; Cambridge, 1825; Little Elk, 1825; London Britain, 1834; Homeville, 1839; Unionville, 1845; Romansville, 1846; Kimberton, 1857; Ox- ford, 1879; and Malvern meeting in 1879. The Progressive Friends came into existence to do battle with slavery, intemperance and other evils, and established Longwood meet- ing prior to 1850.
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Baptist .- Great Valley is the oldest and was the first Baptist church that was organ- ized in the present county of Chester. It was established April 22, 1711, with Hugh Davis as minister, and Alexander Owen and William Rees as elders. Since then the following churches of that denomina- tion have been established :
Vincent, 1771 ; London Tract, 1780; Hep- zibah, 1810; Beulah, 1823; Bethesda, 1827 ; Goshen, 1827; Phoenixville, 1830; Glen Run, 1832; Windsor, 1833; Willistown, 1833; West Chester, 1834; East Nantmeal, 1841; West Caln, 1842; East Brandy- wine, 1843; Pughtown, 1856; Lawrence- ville, 1858; Coatesville, 1867 ; Berean, 1878 ; Oxford, 1881; and Green Valley in 1881.
Presbyterian. - Great Valley is the oldest Presbyterian church in the county, and its congregation formed in 1710, was not regu- larly organized until 1714. Since its or- ganization we have record of the following churches : Upper Octoraro, 1720; Oxford, 1725; New London, 1728; Fagg's Manor, 1730 ; Brandywine Manor, 1735; Doe Run, 1740; Charlestown, 1742; West Chester, 1834; Coatesville, 1834; Honeybrook, 1835; Fairview, 1839; East Whiteland, 1839; Phoenixville, 1846 ; Atglen, 1852; Downing- town, 1859 ; Berwyn, 1862; Kennett Square, 1862; Ashmun, 1867; Avondale, 1870; Second Oxford, 1874; Toughkenamon, 1877; Dilworthtown, 1877; and London- grove, in 1878.
Lutheran. - Zion church was organized prior to 1770, but its early records are lost, and the date of its establishment cannot be given. Of the other Lutheran churches in the county we have obtained the date of es- tablishment for the following: St. Peter's, 1770; St. Matthew's, 1833; St. Paul's, 1839; St. Peter's, of Pikeland township,
1840; Centennial, 1876; Central, 1876; and Spring City in 1880.
German Reformed .- Brownback's, or the First Reformed church of Coventry, was organized prior to 1743, and of the churches since then in the county we have obtained the following information of their establish- ment : East Vincent, 1758 ; St. Peter's, 1811; St. Matthew's, 1833; Shenkle's, or Second Reformed of Coventry, 1837; St. Paul's, 1838; and St. Vincent's in 1848.
Protestant Episcopal. - Radnor, or St. David's church, was established about 1685, by a Welsh colony that came from Radnor- shire Wales. Of the establishment of other Episcopal churches, we have the following : St. John's, 1729; St. Peters, 1744; St. John's, of Penn township, 1744; St. Paul's, 1828; St. Mark's, 1835 ; Holy Trinity, 1835 ; St. Peters, of Phoenixville, 1838 ; St. James', 1838; and Trinity in 1868.
Methodist Episcopal .- Isaac Rollins was the first Methodist minister to preach in the county. He came about 1772. Of the establishment of Methodist churches we give the following: Benson Chapel, 1774; Grove, 1774; Andersons, 1780; Laurel, 1797; Romansville, between 1773 and 1811; Springfield, 1798; Hopewell, before 1805; Coatesville, 1817; Waynesburg, 1824; Elk Ridge, 1825; Marshallton, 1828; Oxford, about 1828; Flint Hill, 1829; Charlestown, 1830; Valley Forge, 1831 ; Good Will, 1832 ; Salem, 1833; Downingtown, 1833; Sads- buryville, 1834; Unionville, about 1834; Hibernia, 1840 ; Temple, 1840 ; Washington, about 1841; Bethel, before 1844; Spring City, 1844; Glen Moore, before 1844; Lan- denburg, before 1848; New London, before 1850; Penningtonville, before 1853; Ken- nett Square, 1853; Avondale, 1869; Saint James', 1871; Hamorton, before 1872;
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Parkersburg, before 1874; and Thorndale about 1875.
Catholic .- The first mission of this church in Chester county was established between 1730 and 1757. A Catholic chapel was erected at West Chester about 1794, and some years afterward St. Agnes' church was organized, with the parishes of Parkesburg, Downingtown and Doe Run attached to it. St. Mary's church of Phoenixville was built in 1841; St. Agnes', 1852; Our Lady of the Seven Dolors, 1854; Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1873; and Sacred Ileart in 1880. Besides these there are several smaller churches.
Mennonite .- There was a Mennonite church in East Coventry township in 1725, and another one stood near Phoenixville. In 1794 the Phoenixville congregation erected a church which is still standing, but the society is weak and feeble.
Christian .- This denomination was or- ganized in the county about 1848. Their only church is Mt. Olivet, two miles from Kemblesville.
Disciple .- The Disciples or Campbellite society came into existence in the county in 1839, through the preaching of Rev. George Austin. They have one church - Chestnut Grove-which is about a mile and a half from New London.
Between 1840 and 1844 the strange sect of the "Battle Axes" had a few followers in the county.
The Friends early churches were princi- pally founded by the English and Welsh; the Presbyterian, by that wonderful self- willed Scotch-Irish race; the Baptist, by the Welsh; the Episcopal, by the English ; the Catholic, by the Germans and the Irish ; and the Lutheran Reformed and Mennonite, by the Germans.
Schools .- Chester is not surpassed by any county in the Union for the general intelli- gence and culture of its people. The Friends were the pioneers in educational matters, and imparted a solid education to all the youth of their respective neighbor- hoods. The Scotch-Irish, in the northern and western parts of the country, were re- markable for their love of learning and the establishment of classical schools, while the Welsh and Germans took interest in the education of their children.
The Friends, in 1790, commenced their excellent system of boarding schools by the establishment of Westtown Boarding- school, which went into full operation in May, 1799, and from whose portals have gone forth over twelve thousand pupils. Of the other early boarding-schools estab- lished were : the New Garden, 1808; Bran- dywine, 1816; Downingtown, 1817; Kim- berton, 1817; West Chester, 1829 ; Iloopes', 1834; and Mrs. Phelps' Young Ladies'. The early classical schools were Fagg's Manor, established in 1739, and Upper Oe- toraro, in 1779; while the prominent acad- emies from 1743 to 1848 were: New Lon- don, founded in 1743; Nottingham, 1744; Brandywine, 1793; Chester County, 1811; Moscow, 1826: Unionville, 1834; and Jor- dan Bank in 1847.
The old subscription schools were the best of their kind, and the succeeding com- mon school system, now known as the public school system, was rejected by a majority of the school districts in 1835, but in a short time thereafter was accepted by every district. In 1891 there were 406 public schools in the county, in which 414 teachers were employed.
Of the later educational institutions of the county three have attained State and
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National reputation-the Chester Springs Soldiers' Orphan school ; the West Chester State Normal school, now under the able administration of Dr. George M. Phillips; and Lincoln university, an institution for the education of young men of color, whose secretary, Rev. Edward Webb, has done much for its prosperity and progress.
Banks .- The " Bank of Chester" was one of the forty-one new banks that were authorized by an act of legislature, in 1813, to be established in the State. Before the expiration of its last charter, in 1867, it was surrendered, and on October 25, 1864, it was organized under its present title, “The National Bank of Chester County." Since its incorporation, up to 1880, the following banks were organized: National bank of Chester county, at Coatesville, as Bank of Chester Valley, in 1857, National bank of Oxford, as Octoraro bank, 1858; National bank of Phoenixville, as Bank of Phoenix- ville, 1859; Downingtown National bank, of Pennsylvania, 1861; First National bank of West Chester, 1864; First National bank of Downingtown, 1864; First National bank of Honeybrook, 1868; Parkesburg National bank, 1869; Bank of Brandywine, 1871; Oxford Banking Company, 1872; National bank of Spring City, 1872; and the Far- mers' & Mechanics' National bank of Phœ- nixville, in 1872.
The names of the banks organized since 1880 will be compiled and given under the head of miscellaneous.
Political and Civil Roster .- The history of Chester county commenced at the same time as the history of the State, and spans a period of three hundred years. We give the following lists of State senators and members of the assembly and the civil officers of the county, from 1682 to 1892:
STATE SENATORS.
1790, Richard Thomas; 1794, Dennis Whelen; 1797, Joseph McClellan; 1798, Dennis Whelen; 1802, John Heister; 1806, Isaac Wayne; 1810, Isaac Wayne; 1811, John Gemmill; 1814, Abraham Baily; 1818, Samuel Cochran; 1820, Isaac D. Bar- nard; 1822, James Kelton; 1826, Joshua Hunt; 1830, William Jackson; 1834, Fran- cis James; 1838, Nathaniel Brooke; 1842, Joseph Baily; 1845, William Williamson ; 1851, Henry S. Evans; 1857, Thomas S. Bell; 1863, Dr. Wilmer Worthington; 1866, Dr. Wilmer Worthington; 1870, Henry S. Evans; 1872, William B. Waddell; 1874, Robert L. McClellan; 1876, James B. Ever- hart; 1880, James B. Everhart; 1884, A. D. Harlan; 1888, A. D. Harlan.
MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY-1682-1892.
1682 .- John Simcock, Thomas Brassey, Ralph Withers, Thomas Usher.
1683 .- John Hastings, Robert Wade, George Wood, John Blunston, Dennis Roch- ford, Thomas Brassey, John Bezer, John Harding, Joseph Phipps.
1684 .- Joshua Hastings, Robert Wade, John Blunston, George Maris, Thomas Usher, Henry Maddock.
1685 .- John Blunston, George Maris, John Harding, Thomas Usher, Francis Stanfield, Josiah Fearn.
1686 .- Robert Wade, John Blunston, George Maris, Bartholomew Coppock, Sam- uel Lewis, Caleb Pusey.
1687 .- John Blunston, George Maris, Bartholomew Coppock, Caleb Pusey, Ed- ward Bezer, Randall Vernon.
1688 .- John Blunston, James Sandelands, George Maris, Robert Pyle, Edward Carter, Thomas Coeburn.
1689 .- James Sandelands, Samuel Levis,
THE CAPITOL, HARRISBURG.
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John Bartram, Robert Pyle, Michael Blun- ston, Jonathan Hayes.
1690 .- John Bristow, William Jenkin, Robert Pyle, Joshua Fearne, George Maris, Caleb Pusey.
1692 .- Philip Roman, George Maris, Bar- tholomew Coppock, Robert Pyle, Caleb Pusey, Thomas Withers.
1693 .- Jolın Simcock, George Maris, David Lloyd.
1694 .- David Lloyd, Caleb Pusey, Sam- uel Levis.
1695 .- John Blunston, BartholomewCop- pock, William Jenkin, Robert Pyle, Walter Forest (Faucet ?), Philip Roman.
1696 .- John Simcock (Speaker), John Blunston, Caleb Pusey.
1697 .- John Blunston (Speaker), Bar- tholomew Coppock, Thomas Worth, Jona- than Hayes.
1698 .- Caleb Pusey, Samuel Levis, Na- thaniel Newlin, Robert Carter.
1699 .- John Blunston (Speaker), Robert Pyle, John Worrilow, Robert Carter.
1700 .- John Blunston ( Speaker), Robert Pyle, Richard Ormes, John Hood, Samuel Levis, Henry Lewis.
1700 .- Joseph Baker, Samuel Levis, Na- thaniel Newlin, Nicholas Pyle.
1701 .- John Blunston, Robert Pyle, Na- thanicl Newlin, Andrew Job.
1703 .- Nicholas Pyle, John Bennett, An- drew Job, David Lewis, Nathaniel Newlin, Joseph Baker, Robert Carter, Joseph Wood.
1704 .- Nicholas Pyle, John Bennett, Nicholas Fairlamb, Joseph Cobourn, John Hood, Richard Hayes, Joseph Wood, Isaac Taylor.
1705 .- Robert P'yle, Richard Webb, Caleb Pusey, Nicholas Fairlamb, John Bennett, Isaac Taylor, Nathaniel Newlin, Joseph Coeburn.
1706 .- Samuel Levis, Richard Hayes, Franeis Chadds, Joseph Baker, Evan Lewis. John Hood, George Pearce, William Gar- rett.
1707 .- Francis Chadds, William Smith, Samuel Levis, Richard Ilayes, John Hood, William Garrett, John Bethell, Evan Lewis.
1708 .- Daniel Williamson, Samuel Levis, Henry Lewis, Richard Hayes, John Hood, Thomas Pearson, William Bartram, Daniel Hoopes.
1709 .- Samuel Levis, John Maris, John Hood, Henry Lewis, Daniel Williamson, Daniel Hoopes, Richard Hayes, William Smith.
1710 .- Nicholas Pyle, Joseph Baker, William Lewis, John Wood, Nathaniel Newlin, Ephraim Jackson, Caleb Pusey, Isaac Taylor.
1711 .- Francis Yarnall, John Bezer, Caleb Pusey, Nicholas Pyle, Nathaniel Newlin, Joseph Baker, Nicholas Fairlamb, David Llewelin.
1712 .- Caleb Pusey, David Lloyd, Wil- liam Davis, Nicholas Fairlamb, John Wood. George Harlan, Isaac Taylor, John Maris.
1713 .- David Lloyd, William Davis, Jo- seph Baker, Nathaniel Newlin, Nicholas Fairlamb, Richard Hayes, William Brinton. John Blunston, jr.
1714 .- David Lloyd ( Speaker). Na- thaniel Newlin, Nicholas Pyle, Evan Lewis, John Miller, Benjamin Mendenhall, Samuel Garrett, Richard Maris.
1715 .- David Lloyd, Samuel Garrett, Henry Lewis, Henry Hayes, William Pyle. Edward Bezer, Philip Taylor, David Lewis.
1716 .- David Lloyd, John Blunston, jr .. Henry Hayes, Joseph Pennoek, David Ilarry, John Maris, John Worrall, Henry Oborn.
1717 .- David Lloyd, Nathaniel Newlin,
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Richard Hayes, Samuel Garrett, James Gibbons, John Wood, George Maris, Henry Miller.
1718 .- David Lloyd, Richard Hayes, Nathaniel Newlin, John Wright, James Gibbons, Henry Lewis, William Lewis, Henry Oborn.
1719 .- Isaac Taylor, Joseph Pennock, Moses Key, John Bezer, Nathaniel Newlin, John Maris, James Gibbons, Evan Lewis.
1720 .- Joseph Pennock, Samuel Levis, jr., Isaac Taylor, Israel Taylor, John Maris, Ralph Pyle, Daniel Williamson, David Lewis.
1721 .- Samuel Levis, jr., William Pyle, Daniel Williamson, Isaac Taylor, David Lewis, Henry Oborn, Nathaniel Newlin, Israel Taylor.
1722 .- Samuel Levis, jr., Joseph Pen- nock, David Lewis, William Pyle, Daniel Williamson, Israel Taylor, Nathaniel New- lin, Isaac Taylor.
1723 .- Thomas Chandler, Samuel Levis, jr., Samuel Nutt, John Crosby, Moses Key, William Webb, Joseph Pennock, David Lloyd (Speaker).
1724 .- Moses Key, Joseph Pennock, William Webb, William Pyle, Thomas Chandler, Elisha Gatchell, John Parry, John Crosby.
1725 .- Thomas Chandler, David Lloyd (Speaker), William Webb, John Wright, Samuel Hollingsworth, William Pusey, George Ashton, William Paschall.
1726 .- David Lloyd (Speaker), Samuel Nutt, Samuel Hollingsworth, John Wright, Richard Hayes, Joseph Pennock, Thomas Chandler, William Pusey.
1727 .- John Parry, Samuel Hollings- worth, David Lloyd (Speaker), Thomas Chandler, John Carter, Daniel Williamson, Simon Meredith, William Webb.
1728 .- Thomas Chandler, David Lloyd (Speaker), Samuel Hollingsworth, John Parry, William Webb, Philip Taylor, John Carter, Henry Hayes.
1729 .- Caleb Cowpland, Richard Hayes, Joseph Brinton, Thomas Chandler, William Webb, Samuel Gilpin, James James, Joseph Pennock.
1730 .- Henry Pierce, John Taylor, Samuel Lewis, John Parry, Thomas Chandler, Samuel Gilpin, William Webb, Henry Hayes.
1731 .- Joseph Harvey, John Parry, Samuel Lewis, Caleb Cowpland, John Taylor, Joseph Brinton, Henry Pierce, Evan Lewis.
1732 .- Caleb Cowpland, Joseph Harvey, Joseph Brinton, Thomas Thomas, William Webb, Joseph Pennock, John Davis, William Hewes.
1733 .- Caleb Cowpland, Joseph Harvey, Joseph Brinton, John Davis, Thomas Thomas, Joseph Pennock, John Owen, William Moore.
1734 .- Joseph Harvey, Joseph Brinton, Caleb Cowpland, John Evans, William Webb, William Moore, John Owen, Joseph Pennock.
1735 .- Joseph Harvey, William Moore, Joseph Pennock, Caleb Cowpland, John Evans, John Parry, Joseph Brinton, Thomas Cummings.
1736 .- Joseph Harvey, Thomas Cum- mings, John Evans, Caleb Cowpland, William Webb, William Moore, Thomas Chandler, John Parry.
1737 .- Thomas Chandler, Joseph Har- vey, John Evans, Thomas Cummings. William Moore, James Gibbous, William Hughes, Richard Hayes.
1738 .- William Moore, James Gibbons, Thomas Chandler, Joseph Harvey, John
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Owen, Thomas Tatnall, William Hughes, Jeremiah Starr.
1739 .- James Gibbons, Thomas Chand- ler, Joseph Harvey, William Hughes, Jeremiah Starr, William Moore, Samuel Levis, John Owen.
1740 .- Thomas Chandler, Joseph Har- vey, James Gibbons, William Hughes, Samuel Levis, John Owen, Jeremiah Starr, Thomas Tatnall.
1741 .- Joseph Harvey, Thomas Chandler, James Gibbons, John Owen, Thomas Tat- nall, Samuel Levis, William Hughes, Jere- miah Starr.
1742 .- James Gibbons, John Owen, Sanı- nel Levis, Jeremiah Starr, Thomas Chandler, Joseph Harvey, William Hughes, Thomas Tatnall.
1743 .- Jeremiah Starr, James Gibbons, Thomas Chandler, Joseph Harvey, Samuel Levis, Joseph Pennock, George Ashbridge, jr., Francis Yarnall.
1744 .- George Ashbridge, Francis Yar- nall, Joseph Pennock, Samuel Levis, James Gibbons, Joseph Harvey, ThomasCummings, Thomas Chandler.
1745 .- Joseph Pennock, Thomas Cnni- mings, George Ashbridge, Francis Yarnall, Joseph Harvey, Samuel Levis, Robert Lewis, Thomas Chandler.
1746 .- Francis Yarnall, George Ash- bridge, Robert Lewis, Thomas Worth, Sam- uel Levis, Peter Dicks, Thomas Chandler, John Owen.
1747 .- Samuel Levis, Francis Yarnall, George Ashbridge, Thomas Worth, l'eter Dicks, John Owen, John Davis, Thomas Chandler.
1748 .- Thomas Worth. George Ash- bridge, Francis Yarnall, John Davis, John Owen, Joseph James, Thomas Chandler, Joseph Gibbons.
1749 .- Joseph Gibbons, George Ash- bridge, Henry Hockley, Thomas Chandler, Nathaniel Grubb, Nathaniel l'ennock, Roger Hunt, Thomas Cummings.
1750 .- JJoseph Gibbons, George Ash- bridge, Thomas Cummings, Henry Hockley, Thomas Chandler, Nathaniel Grubb, Na- thaniel Pennock, Peter Dicks.
1751 .- Joseph Gibbons, Thomas Cum- mings, George Ashbridge, Nathaniel Grubb, Peter Dieks, Nathaniel Pennock, Henry Hoekley, Thomas Chandler.
1752 .- Joseph Gibbons, Thomas Cum- mings, Nathaniel Pennock, Peter Dieks, George Ashbridge, Nathaniel Grubb, Wil- liam Peters, Jacob Howell.
1753 .- Thomas Cummings, Nathaniel Pennock, George Ashbridge, Joseph Gib- bons, Nathaniel Grubb, Peter Dicks, William Peters, Joseph James.
1754 .- George Ashbridge, Joseph Gib- bons, Peter Dieks, Thomas Cunnnings, Nathaniel Pennock, Nathaniel Grubb, Joseph James, William Peters.
1755 .- Thomas Cummings, Georgs Ash- bridge, Nathaniel Pennock, Joseph James. Joseph Gibbous, Nathaniel Grubb, William Peters, Peter Dieks.
1756 .- Joseph Gibbous, Peter Dicks, John Morton, Roger Ilunt, George Ashbridge, Hugh Trimble, Nathaniel Pennoek, Na- thaniel Grubb.
1757 .- Joseph Gibbons, George Ash- bridge, John Morton, Roger Hunt, Isaac Wayne, Nathaniel Grubb, Hugh Trimble, Joshua Ash.
1758 .- Jos. Gibbons, Jno. Morton, Geo. Ashbridge, Roger Hunt, Hugh Trimble. Joshua Ash, Nathaniel Grubb, Isaac Wayne.
1759 .- John Morton, George Ashbridge, Joshua Ash, Joseph Gibbons, Hugh Trim- ble. Roger Hunt, Peter Dicks. Isaac Wayne.
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1760 .- George Ashbridge, John Morton, Roger Hunt, Joshua Ash, Joseph Gibbons, Nathaniel Pennock, Isaac Wayne, William Boyd.
1761 .- Joseph Gibbons, George Ash- bridge, Nathaniel Pennock, Joshua Ash, John Morton, Isaac Wayne, Isaac Pearson, Roger Hunt.
1762 .- Nathaniel Pennock, George Ash- bridge, Joshua Ash, Isaac Pearson, John Morton, Isaac Wayne, Joseph Gibbons, John Jacobs.
1763 .- George Ashbridge, Joshua Ash, Isaac Pearson, John Morton, Nathaniel Pen- nock, John Jacobs, Isaac Wayne, Charles Humphreys.
1764 .- George Ashbridge, Jobn Morton, Nathaniel Pennock, Joshua Ash, Isaac Pear- son, Charles Humphreys, John Jacobs, John Fairlamb.
1765 .- John Morton, George Ashbridge, John Jacobs, Nathaniel Pennock, John Fair- lamb, Charles Humphreys, Isaac Pearson, Joshua Ash.
1766 .- John Morton, George Ashbridge, Nathaniel Pennock, John Jacobs, Charles Humphreys, Isaac Pearson, Joshua Ash, John Minshall.
1767 .- Isaac Pearson, Charles Hum- phreys, George Ashbridge, John Minshall, Jonas Preston, John Jacobs, John Sellers, Nathaniel Pennock.
1768 .- John Jacobs, Nathaniel Pennock, George Ashbridge, Charles Humphreys, John Sellers, John Minshall, Isaac Pearson, John Crosby.
1769 .- George Ashbridge, Charles Hum- phreys, Isaac Pearson, John Sellers, John Jacobs, John Minshall, John Crosby, John Morton.
1770 .- Charles Humphreys, Isaac Pier- son, John Minshall, John Morton, John
Jacobs, John Crosby, George Ashbridge, John Sellers.
1771 .- John Morton, Charles Hun- phreys, Isaac Pearson, John Jacobs, John Sellers, John Minshall, George Ashbridge, John Crosby.
1772 .- Charles Humphreys, Isaac Pear- son, John Morton, John Jacobs, John Min- shall, James Hockley, George Ashbridge, Benjamin Bartholomew.
1773 .- Isaac Pierson, Benjamin Bar- tholomew, John Jacobs, Charles Hum- phreys, John Morton, James Gibbs, John Minshall, Joseph Pennock.
1774 .- Benjamin Bartholomew, John Jacobs, Joseph Pennock, James Gibbons, Isaac Pearson, Charles Humphreys, John Morton, Anthony Wayne.
1775 .- John Morton (Speaker), Benja- min Bartholomew, James Gibbons, Isaac Pearson, John Jacobs, Charles Humphreys, Joseph Pennock, Joseph Pyle.
1776 .- John Jacobs, Caleb Davis, Joseph Gardner, John Fulton, Samuel Cunning- ham, John Sellers.
1777 .- Joseph Gardner, John Fulton, Samuel Cunningham, John Culbertson, Lewis Gronow, Stephen Cochran.
1778 .- Joseph Gardner, John Fulton, John Culbertson, Stephen Cochran, John Fleming, Patrick Anderson.
1779 .- John Fulton, David Thomas, Henry Hayes, James Boyd, Patrick Ander- son, Joseph Park, William Harris, Sketch- ley Morton.
1780 .- David Thomas, Henry Hayes, Joseph Park, William Harris, James Boyd, Patrick Anderson, John Culbertson, Evan Evans.
1781 .- Jno. Culbertson, Evan Evans, Jas. Moore, Persifor Frazer, Thos. Maffat, Pat- rick Anderson, Jno. Hannum, Jno. Lindsay.
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1782 .- Persifor Frazer, James Boyd, Evan Evans, Thomas Strawbridge, Benja- min Brannan, David Thomas, John Lind- say, Thomas Maffat.
1783 .- David Thomas, Evan Evans, John Hannum, Joseph Park, Richard Willing, Thomas Potts, Thomas Bull, Edward Jones.
1784 .- Richard Willing, Edward Jones, Anthony Wayne, Robert Ralston, James Moore, Thomas Potts, Persifor Frazer, Jos- eph Strawbridge, Charles Humphreys.
1785 .- Anthony Wayne, Robert Ralston, James Moore, Thomas Bull, John Hannum, Robert Smith (Oxford), Samuel Evans, Jonathan Morris.
1786-1787 .- Robert Ralston, Richard Willing, James Moore, Samuel Evans, Richard Thomas, Townsend Whelen.
1788 .- Richard Thomas, James Moore, Mark Wilcox, John McDowell, Caleb James, Richard Downing, jr.
1789 .- Richard Thomas (2927 votes), John McDowell (2306), Caleb James (2773), Richard Downing, jr. (2682).
1790 .- Richard Downing, Caleb James, John MeDowell, James Boyd.
1791 .- Richard Downing, Caleb James, James Boyd, Samuel Evans.
1792 .- Dennis Whelen, Charles Dil- worth, John Hannum, Samuel Sharp.
1793 .- Dennis Whelen, Thomas Bull. John Ross, Joseph Pierce.
1794 .- Thomas Bull, John Ross, Robert Frazer, Roger Kirk.
1795 .- Thomas Bull, Robert Frazer, Roger Kirk, Joseph Pierce, Abiah Taylor.
1796 .- Thomas Bull, Robert Frazer, Roger Kirk, Abiah Taylor, James Ilan- num.
1797-98-99 .- Thomas Bull, Roger Kirk, Abiah Taylor, James Hannum, Joseph Hemphill.
1800 .- Thomas Bull, Roger Kirk, Abiah Taylor, Isaac Wayne.
1801 .- Thos. Bull, Jno. McDowell, Abiah Taylor, Isaac Wayne, William Gibbons.
1802 .- Joseph Park, James Fulton, Ed- ward Darlington, Thomas Taylor, Methuse- lah Davis.
1803-04 .- James Fulton, Edward Dar- lington, Methuselah Davis, John Boyd, Hezekialı Davis.
1805-06 .- John Boyd, Methuselah Davis, James Kelton, Francis Gardner, John G. Bull.
1807 .- Joseph Park, James Kelton, Wil- liam Worthington, Isaac Darlington, George Evans.
1808 .- James Kelton, John G. Bull, Isaac Darlington, George Evans, Abraham Baily.
1809. James Steele, John W. Cunning- ham, John Ramsay, Jacob Clemmons, Roger Davis.
1810 .- James Steele, John W. Cunning- ham, John Ramsay, Jacob Clemmons, Wil- liam Harris.
1811 .- Edward Darlington, Jacob Clem- mons, William Harris, John Reed, James Brooke.
1812 .- John G. Bull, Abraham Baily, John Menough, Nathan Pennypacker, Lea Pusey.
1813 .- Edward Darlington, John Harris, John Reed, James Brooke, James Hindman.
1814 .- Nathan Pennypacker, John Me- nongh, Lea Pusey, Jacob Humphrey, James Roberts.
1815 .- John Menough, Jacob Humphrey, James Roberts, Joseph Sharp, John Jones.
1816-17 .- John Menough, Thomas Ash- bridge, Evan Evans, Joseph Sharp, Samuel Cochran.
1818 .- Thomas Ashbridge, Wallace Boyd, John G. Parke, Joseph Sharp, Joshua Ilunt.
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