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VIII. Children of Joseph and Mary W. :
313. William E., b. 3d mo. 20, 1871.
314. Howard W., b. Ioth mo. 14, 1872.
315. Iden F., b. Ist mo. 22, 1875.
316. Irven J., b. Ist mo. 22, 1875.
317. Jesse C., b. 4th mo. 24, 1884.
VII. (240.) ISAAC S. ROBERTS, of New York, son of Charles and Elizabeth A., b. Ist mo. 19, 1849, m. 10th mo. 25, 1871, FRANCES AMELIA BULLMAN, dau. of Daniel.
VIII. Children of Isaac S. and Frances Amelia :
318. Charles Judson, b. 12th mo. 14, 1872, d. Ist mo. 22, 1876.
319. Mary Aller, b. 2d mo. 24, 1877.
320. Helen Maxwell, b. 8th mo. 15, 1884.
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VII. (249.) WINFIELD S. ROBERTS, of Bennett, Pa., son of John W. and Margaret D., b. 3d mo. 6, 1857, m. 6th mo. 25, 1878, SARAH JANE STEVENS.
VIII. Children of Winfield S. and Sarah Jane :
321. John S., b. 4th mo. 16, 1879.
322. Allen M., b. 2d mo. 19, 1881.
323. Elsie R., b. 7th mo. 17, 1883.
324. Winfield S., b. 7th mo. 25, 1888.
325. Alida, b. 7th mo. 25, 1889.
XV.
Foulke Family Genealogy.
T HE details concerning Edward Foulke's ancestry, his re- moval, etc., have already been fully given.1 It is intended in this chapter to present what is known to the author concern- ing his descendants.
Genealogical Sketch.
I. (1.) EDWARD FOULKE, of Gwynedd, immigrant from Wales, 1698, b. 5th mo. 13, 1651, d. 1741. (There is also a state- ment that he was 88 yrs. 5 mos. old at his death, which, the date of his birth being fixed according to his own narrative, in 1651, would place his death in 1739.) He m. ELEANOR HUGH, dau. of Hugh Cadwalader. She d. at Gwynedd in the Ist mo., 1733.
II. Children of Edward and Eleanor:
2. Thomas, d. 1762, m. Gwen Evans. ₱
3. Hugh, b. 1685, d. 1760, m. Ann Williams.
4. Cadwallader, b. 1691, d. 1743, m. Mary Evans. ₺
5. Evan, d. 1745, m. Ellen Roberts, Anne Coulston. ₺
6. Gwen, m. Ioth mo. 6, 1703, Alexander Edwards, jun., son of Alexander Edwards, of Montgomery twp., and had five children, surnamed Edwards : Edward, Alexander, Thomas, Joseph, and Jane. She survived her husband, as is shown by mention of her in her brother Thomas's will.
. 1 See ante,"p. 32, et seq.
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7. Grace, m. 3d mo. 6, 1707, John Griffith, eldest son of Griffith John, of Merion, and had issue, surname Griffith : Griffith, John, Evan, Susanna.
8. Jane (her birth is given in the Exeter monthly meeting records as IIth mo. 10, 1684, but this clashes with the date assigned as the birth of her brother Thomas, by other authority,-6th mo. 7, 1685). She m. 4th mo. 5, 1713, Ellis Hugh (Hughes), son of John Hugh, of Gwynedd. They removed to Oley, now Berks county. "From them are descended the numerous families of that name spread through Oley, Exeter, Maidencreek, and the settlements on the north branch of the Susquehanna." Jane d. 8th mo. 7, 1766, at the home of her son-in-law, Samuel Lee, in Oley. She had been "an Elder of Exeter m. m. for about thirty years." Her husband, Ellis, b. 1687, d. Ist mo. 11, 1764. Exeter records show the following children of this couple : John, b. 3d mo. 19, 1714, m. Hannah Boone; William, b. 1716, m. Amy Willits ; Rowland, b. 1720, d. 1738, unm. ; Samuel, b. 1722, d. 1796, m. Elizabeth Willets, Margaret May ; Edward, b. 1724, d. 1791, m. Elizabeth - ; Margaret, b. 1726, d. 1810, m. Samuel Lee.
9. Catharine, m. 4th mo. 5, 1713, Theophilus Williams, son of John, of Montgomery, and had issue, surname Williams : John, Benjamin, Mary, Eleanor.
10. Margaret, m. 3d mo. 23, 1717, Nicholas Roberts, son of Robert Cadwalader, of Gwynedd, and had issue three daughters : Jane, Eleanor, Elizabeth. (See Roberts Genealogy.)
II. (2.) THOMAS FOULKE, of Gwynedd, son of Edward and Eleanor, born in Merionethshire, Wales, immigrant to Gwynedd, 1698, with his parents, m., at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 27, 1706, GWEN EVANS, (d. 12th mo. 6 [or 3 ?], 1760), eldest dau. of David, of Radnor. They settled at Gwynedd, on part of the Edward Foulke tract (see page 61). THOMAS FOULKE d. 8th mo. 15 [or 10th mo. 10 ?] 1762 ; his will, dated June II, 1757, was proved October 24, 1762. He appoints his son William executor, aud leaves him his real
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estate, 213 acres (subject to certain charges of annuities, legacies, etc.), except that he gives his eldest son Edward 25 acres (or £100 in cash, instead), "part of the tract I now own, to be surveyed off the north-east end by a line from Hannaniah Pugh's land to my son William's, and parallel to the line now dividing the lands of my son Edward and me." He reserves certain rights of residence in his house, with annuities, etc., to his wife, "Gwen," and gives to his sister Gwen Edwards, " the use of the house she now lives in," with firewood, etc., and a small annuity. He also leaves legacies to his daughters Eleanor, Sarah, wife of William Jones, and Susanna, wife of Rowland Evans.
III. Children of Thomas and Gwen :
II. Edward, b. 1707, d. 1770, m. Gainor Roberts, Margaret Griffith. ₺
12. William, b. 1708, d. 1775, m. Hannah Jones. ₺
13. Ellin, b. 6th mo. 18, 1710, d. later than date (1757) of her father's will, which speaks of her as then living. She m. Wil- liam Williams, and had 8 children : Susanna, Hugh, Margaret, Sarah, Thomas, Hannah (m. John Stoy, and had issue 5 chil- dren) ; Samuel, Elizabeth (m. Samuel Davis, and had issue 5 children : Cadwallader, William, Thomas, Evan, Anne).
14. Evan, b. 6th mo. 27, 1712. (The Gwynedd list of deaths men- tions Evan Foulke, 12th mo. 11, 1748, and it probably refers to him).
15. Margaret, b. 3d mo. 22, 1715, d. 9th mo. 23, 1734, unm.
16. Susanna, b. Ist mo. 17, 1720, m. Rowland Evans. (See Evans Genealogy.)
17. Sarah, b. Ist mo. 17, 1720, m. William Jones, and had issue, Sarah, who m. David Green.
18. Caleb, b. 6th mo. 13, 1722, d. 7th mo. 7, 1736.
II. (3.) HUGH FOULKE, of Richland, Bucks county, the second son of Edward and Eleanor, m., 1713, ANN WILLIAMS (b.
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IIth mo. 8, 1693, d. 9th mo. 10, 1773), dau. of John, of Montgomery. HUGH removed from Gwynedd to Richland, probably about the time of his marriage. A me- morial of Richland m. m. says : " He was a member of our meeting for about thirty years, the latter part of his life. He had a good gift in the ministry, which we believe he endeav-
ored faithfully to discharge. His last illness, which was very sharp, he endured with much patience and resignation. He died on the 21st of 5th mo., 1760, in the 75th year of his age, and the 40th of his ministry." From HUGH are descended all the Foulkes whose origin is traceable to Richland, and no doubt a majority of the members of this family now living are of his line. A family memorandum says : "All their [Hugh and Ann's] children lived to marry and raise families, except Edward. In seventy years after their marriage, the number of their posterity was 343, and in 1810 was estimated at upward of 500, of whom 115 bore the name of Foulke."
III. Children of Hugh and Ann :
19. Mary, b. 7th [or 9th ?] mo. 24, 1714, d. 2d mo. 20, 1756, m. James Boone, of Exeter, Berks county, son of George, the elder, and brother to Geo. Boone, and of Squire Boone, father of Daniel, of Kentucky. James was b. 5th mo. 7, 1709, and d. 9th mo. 1, 1785. He had issue by Mary Foulke, 12 children, of whom three (Joshua, b. 1748 ; Hannah, b. 1752 ; Nathaniel, b. 1753) are recorded as dying in infancy. The others were as follows (surname Boone) :
I. Ann, b. 2d mo. 3, 1737, d. 4th mo. 4, 1807, m. Abraham Lincoln (of the family of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States), a member of the Penna. Const. Conv. of 1787, and of the Penna. Legislature, etc. (The marriage was not " according to the order " of the So. of Friends ; 8th mo. 27, 1761, Ann Lincoln makes acknowledgment to Exeter monthly meeting for marrying "out.") Abraham d. Ist month 31, 1806, in his 70th year.
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2. Mary, b. IIth mo. 17, 1738, m. Thomas Lee, son of Samuel, of Oley, 5th mo. 14, 1778.
3. Martha, b. 1742.
4. James, Jr., b. 1743 (distinguished in his time as a mathematician ).
5. John, b. 1745.
6. Judah, b. roth mo. 10, 1746, m. Hannah Lee, dau. of Samuel and Mar- garet, of Oley, 11th mo. 15, 1770.
7. Dinah, b. 1748.
8. Rachel, b. 1751.
9. Moses, b. 5th mo. 23, 1751, m. 1779, Sarah Griffith.
20. Martha, b. 5th mo. 22, 1716, d. 4th mo. 17, 1781, m. Ist, Oct. 4, 1738, William Edwards, of Milford, Bucks co., and, 2d, John Roberts, son of Thomas.
21. Samuel, b. 1718, d. 1797, m. Ann Greasly. ₺
22. Ellen, b. Ist mo. 19, 1720, m. John Lloyd, of Horsham, at Richland m. h., 8th mo. 21, 1742.
23. John, b. 1722, d. 1787, m. Mary Roberts. ₺
24. Thomas, b. 1724, d. 1786, m. Jane Roberts. +
25. Theophilus, b. 1726, d. 1785, m. Margaret Thomas. ₺
26. William, b. 1728, d. 1796, m. Priscilla Lester. ₺
27. Edward, b. Ioth mo. 19, 1729, d. March Ist, 1747, unm.
28. Ann, b. Ist mo. 1, 1732, m. William Thomas.
29. Jane, b. Ist mo. 3d, 1734, d. 8th mo., 1771, m. John Greasly.
II. (4.) CADWALLADER FOULKE,1 of Gwynedd, third son of Ed- ward and Eleanor, b. in Wales 7th mo. 13, 1691. He lived at Gwynedd until 1731, when he removed to Philadelphia, and d. there 7th mo. 17, 1743, "after a short illness." The memorial of Philadelphia m. m. concerning him says : "He was born in Wales, and came over to this Province with his parents, when young ; married and settled at Gwynedd, where he lived most of his time; and from thence about twelve years before his decease removed to this city. He
1The matter immediately following, the genealogy of the line of CADWALLADER FOULKE, was especially prepared for me by the late Mrs. William Parker Foulke, of Philadelphia, and is here inserted bodily, nearly as she wrote it, the whole being given together directly to the latest generation (as in 1883).
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was of an open generous disposition, and useful and active in the support of the discipline and good order of the church, an Elder well respected and exemplary in his life and conver- sation." In Gwynedd he was a "yeoman" ; he bought, 1718, land, 307 acres, of Hugh Pugh, son of Evan ap Hugh, and sold it, 1732, to Robert John.1 In his deed to the latter he is described as " late of Gwynedd, but now of Philadel- phia, shop-keeper." His residence, and probably place of business, are shown by a deed from Edward Cotteral to him, in 1740, for a " lot adjoining the house where he [C. F.] lives, on the north side of High street, near the Court House." He was appointed a justice of the peace for Phila- delphia Co., Nov. 22, 1738. The Philadelphia Co. records show acknowledgments of deeds, etc., before him, in 1739, '40, and '41 (and probably later). CADWALLADER m. at Gwynedd m. h., 4th mo. 13, 1719, MARY EVANS, dau. of Robert. 2 (See Evans Genealogy.) MARY was a minister among Friends, and made a number of journeys of religious duty, among others to Barbadoes, Nantucket, and Rhode Island. She m., 2d, at Philadelphia meeting, IIth mo. 31, 1744, Thomas Marriott, of Bristol, Bucks co., and d. 1747. A memorial in the John Smith MS. collection says : "Her corpse was taken to Phila., and, after a solemn meeting held on that occasion at the Bank Meeting House, she was buried
1 See details about this property at p. 69.
2 Robert Evans [says Mrs. W. P. F.'s MS.] was the third son of Evan, ap Evan, ap Robert, ap Lewis, ap Griffith, ap Howel Gôch, ap Einion, ap Deikws ddu, ap Madoc, ap Ievan Goch, ap David Gôch, ap Trahnarn Gôch, ap Madoc, ap Rhys Gloff, ap Rhys Vaughan, ap Rhys Mechyllt, ap Rhys Grug, ap Rhys, ap Griffith, ap Rhys ap Tewddur Mawr, ap Einion, ap Owen, ap Howel ddu, ap Cadelh, ap Rodri Mawr, ap Mervyn Vrych. (The mother of Mervyn Vrych, King of Man, was Nest, grand-dau. of Brockwell Yscithiog, Prince of Powis, who defeated Ethelred K. of Northumber- land on the Dee near Bangor, about the year 607. One of Brockwell's sons was Bishop Tysillis, the opponent of St. Augustine. )
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in Friends' burying ground there." CADWALLADER and MARY had ten children, but one only, Judah, second born, lived to adult age.
III. Child of Cadwallader and Mary :
30. Judah, b. 1722, d. 1776, m. Mary Bringhurst. See following :
III. (30.) JUDAH FOULKE, of Philadelphia, b. at Gwynedd, 7th mo. 30, 1722, d. January 24, 1776, m. 12th mo. 16, 1743, MARY BRINGHURST, of Philadelphia, dau. of John.1 JUDAH was a prominent and active citizen ; that he loved letters, the well-cherished and well-used volumes of classics which were owned by him attest. From 1745 to 1750 he was Collector of Excise for Philadelphia. In 1770, he was sheriff of the city and county of Philadelphia, and again in 1771 and 1772. A quaint document, dated December 11, 1773, recites that His Excellency John Penn, " with the advice of the Council, constitutes and appoints JUDAH FOULKE, gentleman, Keeper of the Standards of Brass for weights and measures for the county of Philadelphia." His will, written 1774, makes his wife sole legatee, " in full confidence of her mater- nal affection for our children," and appoints his brother-in-law Joseph Bringhurst, and his friends Abel James and Joseph Fox, executors. His dwelling was No. 34 Front St., North, where d. his widow, Jan. 22, 1798, aged nearly 77 yrs.
IV. Children of Judah and Mary :
31. John, b. 1757, d. 1796, m. Eleanor Parker. ₺
32. Elizabeth, d. unm. ₺
33. Mary, d. April 5, 1807, unm. ("Aged 54 years.")
34. Deborah, b. 9th mo. 28, 1764, m., Ist, Oct. 16, 1788, William
1 John was the son of John and Rosina Bringhurst, and was b. in Amsterdam, Holland. His wife, Mary, was the daughter of James Claypoole, merchant, of London, and Mary his wife.
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Pearson, son of William and Ann, dec'd, of Northern Liberties ; and, 2d, 11th mo. 2, 1809, Isaac Tyson, of Philad'a, son of James and Sarah, of Springfield, Del. Co. By her first husband she had issue, surname Pearson : Mary, b. Feb. 10, 1791, d. Feb. 2, 1813, unm.
IV. (31.) JOHN FOULKE, of Philadelphia, son of Judah and Mary, was a physician, a man of learning, and of high repute in his profession, while of his generous practical humanity and thorough accomplishments, much interesting testimony ex- ists. A memorandum of April 6, 1767, has : " John Foulke entered at Robert Proud's school, to learn Latin ;" and this is the earliest noteworthy record we have of him. The late Joseph Carson, M. D., writes : " Dr. Foulke presented him- self for graduation in 1779, and was prevented from receiving his degree, in consequence of the abrogation of the charter of the college, from the political excitement of the Revolution.1 Dr. Foulke was an honored member of the profession, and one of the first elected members of the College of Physi- cians." His diploma of Fellowship bears date January 2, 1787.2 By means of his private school for medical instruc-
1 He received his diploma as Bachelor of Medicine in 1780. This degree of B.M. was discontinued after the union, Sept. 30, 1791, of the Phila. College of Medicine and the University of Penna.
2 In 1789 appearcd the " Oration which might have been delivered to the Students in Anatomy, on the late Rupture between the Two Schools in this City." It begins with a mock-solemn adjuration to the adherents of the leaders of the adverse factions, Drs. Shippen and Foulke :
" Friends and associates ! lend a patient ear, Suspend intestine broils, and reason hear. Ye followers of F- your wrath forbear- Ye sons of S- your invectives spare."
This grotesque satire was written by Francis Hopkinson, "with a view to appease the dissension that arose from abrogating the charter of the college, then renewing it, and leaving the University in existence. It may have contributed to the coalition in 1791." [Dr. Jos, Carson.]
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tion, conducted at 107 North Front Street [his residence] he educated many members of the profession most distinguished both here and elsewhere. In one especial line, Dr. Foulke preceded both Dr. James and Dr. Dewees, for he it was who gave in Philadelphia the first systematic instruction in ob- stetrics."
During the prevalence of the yellow fever epidemic in Phila., he fearlessly devoted himself to the aid of the sufferers, and was frequently absent for days in the infected districts.
He set sail from Phila. May 4, 1780, for Port l'Orient, in the brig Duke of Leinster; Mr. George Fox accompanied him. They were the bearers to Benj. Franklin, then Ameri- can Minister to France, of letters introductory from Thomas Bond and Joseph Wharton. Mr. Bond describes the travelers as " the sons of our worthy deceased Friends Judah Foulke and Joseph Fox. They have both had a liberal education, and are now in the laudable pursuit of further useful knowl- edge in Europe. Mr. Foulke has deservedly obtained in the Philadelphia University, a Diploma of Bachelor of Medi- cine." Mr. Wharton's letter of the same date, April 27, 1780, says :
The bearer, my friend Dr. John Foulke, is a Whig in his princi- ples, has subscribed the Test to this State, and though, from the singu- larity of the tenets of the Quakers, he has not been active in the field, yet in the line of his physical profession, has been useful in the hospitals.1 His intention in visiting France is to improve himself in Surgery and Physic ; but being a perfect stranger in Paris, will stand in need of recommendations to the most eminent in the medical branches, as well as for favorable introductions into the hospitals.
1 In the " Diary of Robert Morton," Penna. Magasine, Vol. I., he says : " Oct. 8th [1777] I went to see Dr. Foulke amputate an American soldier's leg, which he completed in twenty minutes, while the physician at the military hospital was forty minutes performing an operation of the same naturc."
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Will you therefore, my good Sir, as my friend is of unimpeached morals, and his relatives long known for good citizens, take him by the hand, and recommend him to those gentlemen who can be most useful to him? I know you will, and in this happy thought, I sub- scribe myself,
Respectfully, etc., JOSEPH WHARTON.
His Excellency DR. FRANKLIN.
Before his return to America, Dr. Foulke visited Ger- many and Holland, and the stay abroad was rich in experi- ences, in added friendships, and in knowledge gained. At a lecture on Pneumatics, which he delivered at the old Hall of the College, Fourth St. below Arch, in May, 1784, he exhib- ited to his friends the first balloon seen in this country. He had been greatly interested by the subject of aerostation, while in France, where the invention of the balloon had been lately made public. An autograph note to Dr. Foulke from General Washington states that " he would with great pleasure attend the lecture on Pneumatics, but the business which brought him to the City does not leave him at liberty, as the Members of the Cincinnati are anxious to bring it to a close."
Dr. Foulke was elected to membership of the American Philosophical Society in 1784, and in 1786 became one of its Secretaries, Benjamin Franklin being President.
He m. May 8, 1788, ELEANOR, dau. of Richard' and Lydia Parker, dec'd, of Phila. She survived until the sum- mer of 1860.2 The following were the
1 Richard Parker was the son of Richard, the son of Richard, of Rolgley, Lincoln- shire, Eng., who emigrated in 1684 : see Proud's History of Pennsylvania, Vol. II., p. 218, notes.
2 Her married life was a little more than 8 years, her widowhood 64 years,-a very remarkable instance.
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V. Children of John and Eleanor Foulke :
35. Richard Parker, b. 1789, d. 1860, mn. Anna Catharine Ströhn. ?? 36. Mary, b. Aug. 1, 1790 ; d. unm.
37. Eleanor Parker, b. April 6, 1792 ; d. 1882 ; m. Burgess B. Long ; no children.
IV. (32.) ELIZABETH FOULKE, dau. of Judah and Mary, b. 28 9th mo., 1758. A notice, written in 1820, says of her : " She was possessed of a strong and active mind, which was im- proved by cultivation, and of manners cheerful and engaging ; and although deprived by death of most of her near rela- tions, she had collected around her a large circle endeared to her by the most tender ties of friendship. Her house was the loved resort of persons of both sexes and all ages, to whom she adapted her conversation with remarkable facility. By the Society of Friends in this city, her loss will long be felt ; she was an active member, and for nearly thirty years a minister of the Gospel. The Prison, the Public Alms House, and the Asylum for Widows, all en- gaged her attention, and in each of them her voice was raised in endeavors to reclaim the wanderer and comfort the afflicted." There is a letter from her to Sarah Harrison, in Friends' Miscellany (Vol. XI., p. 185), dated at Philadelphia, I Ith mo. 29, 1793, in which she speaks of the recent terrible visitation of yellow fever. She had been absent from the city ten weeks, but seems to have been well informed of the con- dition of affairs within it: "Outward circumstances," she says, " concurred to heighten the virulence of the disease and increase its progress. The coming of rain and cold weather, towards which the minds of many were too much turned as a source of relief, was withheld, and the parched earth seemed to mourn with its inhabitants. It is impossible for tongue or pen to give a just idea of the awfulness of t
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scene, or of our feelings through the course of it. It seemed at times as tho' the Almighty would utterly desolate the city." She d. unmarried, at Burlington, N. J., October 19, 1820, and was there interred.
V. (35.) RICHARD PARKER FOULKE, b. April 5, 1789, m. August 6, 1812, ANNA CATHARINE STRÖHN, dau. of Philip and Anna Catharine Ströhn, b. May 17, 1792, d. January 30, 1856. He had no bent towards a profession, and his early establishment in business was due to the affectionate interest in him of his uncle, Mr. William Parker. He d. at the summer residence of his son, William Parker Foulke, near West Chester, Pa., August 22, 1860.
VI. Children of Richard P. and Anna C .:
(The children of Richard Parker and Anna Catharine Foulke were eleven in number : all of them d. young, except) :
38. Elizabeth, 2d dau., b. March 25, 1814, d. May 4, 1864. She m. May 12, 1855, Patrick Beirne, of Lewisburg, W. Va., b. in County Roscommon, Ireland, and had, surname Beirne : (1) Richard Foulke, b. 1856, m. in 1877, Clara Haxall, dau. of Thomas Billopp Grundy, of Baltimore, Md. (and has issue : Clara, b. Nov. 4, 1878 ; Elizabeth Foulke, b. Nov., 1879 ; Rich- ard Foulke, b. August 25, 1882) ; and (2) William McDermott, b. 1858, d. 1859.
39. William Parker, b. 1816, d. 1865. See below.
40. Francis Edward, youngest child, b. May 17, 1834.
VI. (39.) WILLIAM PARKER FOULKE, b. May 31, 1816, m. April 26, 1855, JULIA DE VEAUX POWEL, dau. of Col. John Hare Powel,1 of Philadelphia. She d. April 30, 1884. WILLIAM
I His name was originally John Powel Hare, but, as the adopted son of his mother's sister, Mrs. Powel, he caused it to be changed by Act of Assembly to John Hare Powel. His father, Robert, who was the son of Richard Hare (of Limehouse, near London, Eng.), came to Pennsylvania, June 4, 1773 .- See Keith's Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania, pp. 129, 133-134.
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PARKER FOULKE early showed the philanthropic spirit by which he was distinguished. Well read in the law, he prac- ticed for a time at the Philadelphia Bar. In 1845 he appears as a member of the Phila. Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons ; and in 1846 as one of the Visiting Com- mittee for the Eastern Penitentiary. In his endeavor "to reconcile the highest interests of the Commonwealth with the utmost exhibition of humanity towards offenders," he strug- gled long with popular prejudice and indifference. His writ- ings on the various branches of penal administration and reform and his efforts during nearly half of his life, identify his name with the Pennsylvania system of separate imprison- ment. The late Frederick A. Packard, his fellow-laborer, writes of " the weeks and months and years devoted by Mr. Foulke to journeys and examinations, consultations, discus- sions, conferences with strangers from other States and from foreign countries, correspondence, reports, addresses, memo- rials, besides the constant active duties of personal inspection in Philadelphia, and attendance upon legislation at Harris- burg." In 1858 Mr. Foulke first proposed the appointment of a Commission to revise the penal Code of Pennsylvania. His memorial, which was adopted by the Society, led in due time to the necessary legislation, and he was made one of a committee to confer with the Commissioners, and to suggest such changes as the experience of the Society approved. The Commissioners were appointed in 1859, and in 1860 a report of the Conferences appeared, the Code itself being enacted the same year .- In 1845, Mr. Foulke became a Manager of the Penna. Colonization Society ; in 1853, '54, '55, he was sent a delegate to the meetings of the parent Society at Washington. The Society's influence, through his urgency, was exerted to procure a Government survey of the country
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