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Colonel Bull sold nearly all the tract in November, 1776, to Rev. William Smith, who soon after conveyed it to the University of Pennsylvania. The title remained in this last owner until 1791, except that it donated the sites for the county buildings, and sold a few town lots. In the meantime, in 1784, Montgomery county was created, and a town was plotted out, showing the Court House lot and public square, and indicating Egypt, DeKalb, Airy and Swede streets, with sixty-four town lots, each fifty feet wide, fronting on them. This was the start of the town of Norris. It was not until 1812 that It procured its borough charter.
In the deed to Weiss, in 1771, the property is described as " All that capital messuage, mills, plantation, and tract of fast land situate in Norrinton, formerly called the manor of Williamstad, beginning at a post on the side of the Schuykill river, a corner of John Chain's land, thence by the same north 35° 43', east 84 perches to a black-oak sapling," etc., contain- ing 543 acres and a half of land; " and also all that large island commonly called or known by the name of Barbadoes island, situate in the river Schuylkill opposite to the said manor of Williamstad, being in length 400 perches, and in breadth on the broadest part thereof about 60 perches, and is encom- passed on every part by the waters of said river, containing in the whole 88 acres."
The mansion house was near where the Hartranft Hotel now stands. This, with perhaps one or two log tenant houses, the barn and other farm buildings, the grist mill and the saw- mill, all on the cleared land near the river, together with a small tavern near Ford street, were the only buildings on the property in 1771. The sale was held at the tavern of Archi- bald Thompson, two miles away. It is interesting to note
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that one hundred and twenty-three years ago the tavern at what is now Jeffersonville was more of a business place than the whole of what is now Norristown.
The grist mill was located along the river at about the end of Swede street. It obtained its water power through a long race from a dam on Stony creek, and also from a dam in the Schuylkill extending from the island to about Barba- does street. The saw-mill appears to have stood east of where now is the Mill Street Station. It has given its name to Saw- mill run, which, as shown on the map, was previously called Pebble run.
The map shows that over three-fourths of the land was still covered by woods. The land had been cleared from Stony creek to Arch street, and from the river to near Mar- shall street. There were also cleared fields at about Elm and DeKalb streets. All the rest was woodland. Where is now the heart of the town with its churches, schools, markets, mills, stores, county buildings, and thousands of homes, was then the primeval forest.
The roads through the woods indicate but few of the present streets of the town. The road to Swedes Ford occu- pies the site of the present Ford street. The road now called Sandy street intersected Egypt street at about where Arch street does to-day. Swede street is indicated as the road to the mill.
Egypt road occupies nearly the same location as the present Egypt or Main street of Norristown. Near Markley street it appears to have run towards Airy street, where it crossed Stony creek, and then returned to about its present location at Chain street. This detour was evidently made be- cause of the steep slopes on both sides of the narrow valley of Stony creek. The grades there are still steep, though now much reduced by cuts and fills. A proposed bridge site is indicated where the present bridge stands.
Egypt road, which afterwards became a part of the great thoroughfare from Philadelphia to Reading, was then an un- certain highway, emerging from the woodland, running for
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a short space through this clearing, and then disappearing again in the forest. It is interesting to consider the growth of Egypt street, as this map in some measure suggests. First the Indian trail, then the path through the forest, marked by blazed trees; next the narrow, uncertain cart- way; then the country road; afterwards the village street ; now the noisy, paved highway of the busy town lined with buildings, filled with pedestrians, teams and rushing electric cars. The growth of the past astounds us. Can it be possible that in the future such progress will continue.
NOTE .- The Historical Society of Montgomery County publishes the foregoing papers as they were furnished to it by their several authors. It believes that in each instance the author has prepared his paper carefully, stating the facts therein as derived from the best sources available to him. Although errors have inadvertently been made by some of the writers, such mis-statements are few in number, and mostly of minor importance. Each has tried to be accurate. The papers were prepared both for information and entertainment. For the same reasons they are here published.
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GENERAL INDEX. 409
Prepared by D. K. Cassel.
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Aaron, Rev. Samuel, 198, 202, 206.
Abington church, 278.
Adle, Thaddeus S., 194.
Adams, John, 130.
Advertisement, for the sale of redemp- tioners, 213.
Agents, the greatest influence on re- demptioners, 215.
Ailanthus tree, 150.
Aid Society, Ladies, for army, 220; in Norristown, 221 ; in Gwynedd, 221 ; in Plymouth, 221 ; in Conshohocken, 221 ; committee, 222 ; in Bridgeport, 222; in Pottstown, 222; in Lower · Merion, 223 ; in Upper Merion, 223 ; in Whitpain, 227.
Alker, George, 194.
Alexander, Rev. Archibald, D. D., 279, 282.
Ambler, Chalkley, 46, 47.
Ambler, William, 47.
American Philosophical Society, 130.
Anderson family, 175.
Anspach, Rev. Dr. Frederick R., 71. Antietam, battle of, 225.
Appalachians, 155.
Armstrong, Ephraim, 293, 302.
Archambault, Captain, 180.
Ardmore, 167, 169, 170.
Armstrong, Joseph, 127.
Assessors' book of Norristown, 126. Athensville, 169.
Audubon, John James, 140, 206. Auge, Moses, 239.
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Bache, Prof., 193. Bala, 152, 171. Baker, John, 301 ; children of, 302. Banks, 96.
Bank, before the war, 97; National, IO1; of Montgomery county, l'a., 101, 112, IIS, 201, 377 ; attempt to rob, 102; Farmers' National, Penns-
burg, 103; of Pottstown, IIS; First National Norristown, 118; First Na- tional, Lansdale, 119 ; First National, Conshohocken, 119; First National, Schwenksville, 119; Hatboro Na- tional, 120; Jenkintown National, 120; Perkiomen National, 120; Farmers' National, Pennsburg, 121 ; Union National, Souderton, 121 ; People's National, Norristown, 121. Banker, William H. Slingluff, 201. Barnhart and the bear, SI.
Barr, Rev. Joseph, 287.
Barton, Rev. Thomas, 190.
Baptist meeting houses, 163.
Baptist graveyard, 164.
Barren Hill, 55, 72.
Barren Hill Church, 62, 65, 74; used as a battery and stable, 68; church lottery, 70; church troubles, settle- ment of, 65.
Baker, Rev. John C., 70.
Bats in the church, 73.
Bartholomew, Hannah, 357.
Bartlesons, of Whitemarsh, S6.
Bartholomew, John, 329.
Baum, Rev. William M., 71.
Bean, Theo. W., 7, 10. 207, 23S, 239; History of Montgomery county by, 14, 239.
Bean, Edward Lane, 384, 382, 387.
Bean, John M., 387.
Beard, John, 387, 3SS.
Bebberstown, 31, S6.
Belmont Park, 16S.
Bethlehem road, 43.
Beyer, Abraham, married Rosina Yea- kle, 274. Bensalem Church, 277.
Bevens, William, 191. Benjamin, John, 370, 372.
Bible Society of Montgomery county, 205. Billy Penn's road, 159.
Bisbing, Capt. George W., 228, 229.
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Binney, Horace
Bickel, Daniel, 47.
Bishop, Conrad, 69.
Black Rocks, 161.
Black Hills, 48.
Black Horse tavern, 174.
Blue House polls, 42.
Bowman's Bridge, 152, 158.
Boyle, Margaret, 156.
Boromeo, St. Charles, 166.
Bradford, William, printing the Bible, 137, 138.
Bryn Mawr, 155, 163, 164, 165, 167, 169, 394; College for women, 165. Brown, Samuel, 194.
Broadhead, Rev. Claude R., 278.
Brainard, Rev. David, 284.
Brown, John Carter, 23.
Broadhead, Rev. C. R., 303.
Broadt, Michael, 310.
Brenig, George, hotelkeeper, 388.
Buck, William J., History of Montgom- ery county, 18, 84, 234, 238.
Buck, Capt. Nicholas, 31I.
Bull, Col. John, 126, 405.
Bull, William, 350.
Bull Run, 225.
> Burnside, Thomas (Judge), 301. Burnside, Francis, 300.
Burk, William, S7.
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Campbell, Rev. John, 284.
Campanius, Rev. John, 144; translated Catechism into Indian language, 145. Caucassian race, 153.
Cassel, Abraham H., 218.
Carn, Abraham H., 34, 44.
Centennial Presbyterian Church, 132.
Chestnut, Rev. Benjamin, 284.
Childs, Mr. George W., 401.
Christina, Queen, 241.
Christ Church, Philadelphia, 25.
Christ (Swedes') Church, Upper Merion, 245; vestrymen, 247 ; their first elec- tion, 247 ; Sunday school, 245; Dr. Collin, 248; Joseph Clarkson, 248; Slater Clay, 248; ordained, 249; rector of three churches, 249; St. James, Perkiomen, 249; St. Peter's, Great Valley, 249; St. David's, Rad- nor, 249; Robert Clay, 249; Rev. Jehu Curtis Clay, 249; Rev. Ray- mond A. Henderson, 249; Rev. John Reynolds, 249; Rev. Samuel Brin- kle, 249; Rev. William N. Diehl, 249; Rev. Nathan Stem, 249; names
of clergymen called by vestry, 250 ; Dr. Collin died, 250, 251 ; Book of Common Prayer, 251; 125th anni- versary, 252; Swedish Consul, 252; baptismal font, 252; Kev. William L. Bull, 252; Rev. Dr. Charles A. Maison, 252; Dr. George W. Hol- stein, 252; Mr. Julian Daanfeldi, 252; Mr. Lars Westergaard, Swed- ish Consul, 252; vestrymen elected May, 1894, 254.
Church, St. Thomas, 22, 24, 25, 26; Barren Hill, 62; Radnor, 166, 172; Whitemarsh, Radnor, Oxford and St. Thomas, 25; Norriton, 253 ; Christ, 25 ; Swedes', 240; First Presbyterian, 198; Episcopal, 199; Bryn Mawr, 172; Neshaminy, 278; Wentz's, 330 ; at Whitemarsh, 26; records lost, 26. Cleaver, Silas, 20, 47.
Clayton, Rev. Mr., 25.
Clark, Jonathan, 156.
Clay campaign, 203.
Clay, J. C., Rev., 382.
Clinton, Sir Henry, in 1777, 84.
Clocks invented, 187; making before the Revolution. 188; Yankee. wood- en, 189; made by David Ritten- house, 189; Jacob D. Custer, 190, 191, 192; William Bevens, 191 ; Seneca Lukens, 191; Isaiah Lukens, 191; at Pottstown, 194, 195; at Sumneytown, 195; in lower end of the county, 195.
Collins, Rev. Charles, 273, 305.
Comly, Franklin A., Samuel W., 44, 55.
Comly, Joseph B., 47.
Common schools, 57, 61.
Commissioners appointed to purchase land for county buildings, 147.
Conard, Albert, 48.
Conshohocken, 154.
Conestoga wagons, 173.
Constitution adopted, 313.
Congress, 313. Columbus and his followers, 209.
Columbia bridge, 170.
College, for women, 164, 233; Villa Nova, 166; Haverford, 166; St. Charles Borromeo, 166; Ursinus, 233; Ogontz, 233.
Corson family, 87 ; Alan W., S3, 87, 83, 89 ; Samuel M., 8, 37, 38; C. F., Esq., 134.
Correspondence, Washington to Gen- eral Lacey, 332; Rev. William Van Horn to Joseph Hart, 332; General
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Lacey to General Potter, 333; Gen- eral Wayne to General Lacey, 334; Washington to General Cadwallader, 334. Cornwallis, Lord, 159, 160, 161.
Coulston, James M., 55, 76.
Count Solm's legacy, 65. Court-house and jail, 126.
Court, first, 126; justices at, 126. Council, Supreme Executive, 362.
Cox, John, Sr., 41. Cress, William, 59. Crown Prince of Sweden, 240.
Culp, Samuel, 70. Curry, Col. Robert, 353, 337.
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Dager, Mr., 44. Darrah, Lydia, 90.
Darrah, Archibald, 367, 368, 370, 373, 374, 378. Daub, Henry, 44. Đavis, Capt. Jesse B., 386. Delawares, 16. Deringer's pistol factory, 160.
Detwiler, Hon. Jones, 9, 33, 336.
Dewees, William, 47. .. Denominations in Lower Merion, 172. Division of time, 187.
Districts of Pennsylvania for collection of taxes, and collectors, 1798, 315.
District, Third, Bucks and Montgomery counties, 1798, 315. Diver, Rev. Charles F., 304. Dove Mills, 161.
Dunkards, 277. Dutch church, 171, 256, 258, 261, 263, 266.
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Earl of Cork, 157. Egypt road, 355, 407, 408.
Election of county officers in 1784, 366. Electricity, 133. Englishmen entered Lower Merion, 152. Episcopalians, 171. Episcopal church, the oldest, 19S. Erdenheim, 57, 59. Evans, Rev. Evan, 25. Evans, David, 27S, 288. Evans, Daniel, 301. Eyerman, Jacob, 323, 324.
F Farmar, Major Jaspar, IS, 19, 20, 22, 23; Edward, 19, 23, 31; Richard, 19; Madame, 20. Farmar's mills, 22, 31, 86.
Feasterville, 266. Fire engines, 204. Fishbourn, a miller, 161, 164. Fort Washington House, 44. Fox, James, 77; George, 150, 395.
Friends, Society of, 134, 137; emigra- tion, 136; settlement in Bucks, Mont- gomery. Delaware and Chester coun- ties, 137; schools, 137 ; free schools in Philadelphia, 138; boarding-school at West Town, 156; Welsh, 164; English and Irish, 171.
Friends' Meeting at Plymouth, 34; at Gwynedd, 35; at Merion, 126, 157, 158, 167; at Whitemarsh, 52.
Flourtown, 45. Floyd, George Thomas, 124. Flag from citzens of Montgomery coun- ty, 223.
Franklin, Benjamin, 289, 395.
Fortman, Charles, 309, 311, 312. Fries' rebellion, 50, 176, 313 ; John, 315; arrested, 317; condemned to death for treason, 325; names of persons arrested, 317 ; case and wit- nesses, 317 ; counsel, 317 ; trial, 319 ; speech of Hon. Samuel Sitgreave, 319; after the pardon, 325. Fugitive slave, 48, 49, 396.
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Geology, 133. Georgetown, D. C., 229. General Wayne tavern, 16S.
German Lutheran, 171. German emigrants, 235, 258, 261.
Germantown and Perkiomen turnpike, 78; battle of, 140, 236, 244.
Governors of Pa., 148, 237, 301.
Govet, George, watchmaker, 191.
Gordon, Dr , English Historian, 130. Girard, Stephen, 166.
Green, John, 20. Greenfield, George, 21. Grandfather's house, 151, 153. Groff, Dr. George G., 218. Gulf road, 158, 163, 164, 165. Gulf Mill, 159, 249.
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Haight, Rev. Sylvanus, 268, 304. Hancock, Major General Winfield Scott, 207, 228, 237. Hand engines, 204. Harry, Charles P., 219. Harley, Prof. J. K., 230.
Hartranft, John F., Major General and Governor, 228, 237.
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Hartranft, D. B., 389. Harriton family cemetery, 163, 394.
Harrison, Richard, 396, 397.
Hartranft Hotel, 406.
Harvey, Edward, 149, 150, 156. Harrison's slave plantation, 162. Hart, Henry G., 179; Joseph, 332. Halsey, Rev. Abraham A., 266. Hall, Carpenter, 399.
Haverford, 167; College, 166. Henderson, Captain, 176.
Helmuth, Rev. 317. Heydrick, George, 83.
Highlands, 54
High Hill region, 155. Hill, Mrs. H. C., 221.
Hillegas, Michael, 238.
Hill, Ezekiel, 54.
Hicksites, 157. Hesselius, Rev. Samuel, 242, 243.
Historical Society of Montgomery coun- ty, 5, 10, 140, 142 ; of Pennsylvania, 23, 141.
History, local, 139.
Hitner, Daniel O., 46, 78.
Hoffecker, Philip, 218.
Hoffman, John, 275.
Holmes' Map, 19, 45.
Holland company, 140.
Holstein, Mrs. William H., 220.
Hollanders, 256, 267. 264 ; Dutch Re- formed Church, 265, 258, 256, 261 ; at Churchville, Bucks county, 266.
Hocker, John George, 58, 59, 77. - Hocker house, attempted burglary of, 58. Hospital supplies, 220.
Hahn, John, 376.
Hotel, Black Horse, 174; General Wayne, 174; Old Buck, 174; Red Lion, 174; Jeffersonville, 127, 298 348; Bartholomew's, 333; New Moon, 310. Hoover, H. C., 181, 182.
Hoover, Jacob, ISI.
Holstein, G. W., 184; Wm. H., 185.
Homan, George, 217. Hough, Rev. Silas M. D., 377.
Hovendon, Captain Richard, 331.
Howe, General, at Whitemarsh, 305. Humphreysville, 169. Humphreys family, 164, 167. Howie, Rev. Alexander, 25. Howser, Abraham, 33, 34. Hudson river, 256. Hughes, Mrs. Hannah Holstein, 248.
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Imprisonment for debt, 211.
Indians, at Indian Creek, 127 ; axes and hoes, 127 ; mode of living, 128; fol- lowed by, 140; cleared and, 153; trail, 152, 159, 207, 408.
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Indentured servants, 212. Inner light, 136.
Irishtown, 174. Inscriptions on grave stones, 26.
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Jefferson, 'l'homas, 130, 369. Jefferson Inn, 385, 305, 373, 375, 382, 392.
Jeffersonville, Presbyterian Church, 273, 303, 304 ; hotel, 127, 298, 348, 405 ; description of, 356, 3So ; early his- tory, 392.
Jones, Benjamin, 27; John, Sr., 33; Richard B. (Judge), 162; Rev. Ma- lachi, 278; Rev. Horatio Gates, 401. John Bull, purchased Norris property, 298, 299. Joshua Road, 79.
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Kasselberg, Henrich, 19.
Keller, D. D., Rev. Benjamin, 71.
Kelly, Dennis, 166.
Keiseller, Christian, 385.
Kennedy, Captain Robert, 176.
Kinkaid, Rev. John, 279.
King Charles II, 122.
Kitler, Adam, 78.
Kittson, Norman W. (Commodore), 60, 77. Kline, Nicholas, 47.
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Kolb, Philip, 69.
Kolb, Leonard, 69.
Koplin, Washington T., 194.
Knox, Mrs. Margaret 285 ; Capt. An- drew, 285, 299; Col. Thomas P., 286, 299; David, 299.
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Ladies Army Aid Society, 220. Lafayette, General, 177; plan to cap- ture, 84. Landis, Rev. Robert W., 26S.
Lancaster road, 158, 163 Lancaster, Knowles, 52; Thomas, 40. Lancasterville, 40. Landholders of Norriton in 1734, 124.
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Latch, Jacob, 173. Laws enacted in 1682, 210. Lacy, General John, 328, 329. Leedom, Dr., of Plymouth. 40. Leibert, Henry (a hatter), 194. Letters of Dr. Schaefer, pastor from 1790 to 1812, 67. Lentz, John. 79. Levering's Map, John, 152, 154.
Lenni Lenape, 16, 234.
Limestone, 24.
Limekilns and quarries, 41, 82. Lindsay, Col. Hugh, So. Libertyville, 159, 170. Little folks, 198.
Limerick Church in 1812, 375. Log houses, 172, 276, 309, 348, 406. Logan, James, 19, 123. Longstreth, Hon. Morris, 44; William, 52. Longfellow, 166.
Lower Merion, 149, 155, 157 ; Friends' Meeting House, 126, 157; Baptist Meeting House, 163, 401.
Lower Providence congregation, 273, 303. Lloyd, David, 19; Thomas, 124.
Lukens, Lewis A., 29, 55, 60, 77; graveyard, names of those buried there, 29, 30.
Lukens, Seneca, 191; Isaiah, maker of State house and Loller academy clocks, 191.
Lutheran Church, Barren Hill, 62; minutes of, 63.
Luther catechism, translation of, 145.
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McCalla, Rev. David, 285.
McCrea, John, 299; Joseph, 300 ; Wil- liam H., 300.
McDermott, William, memorial, 12.
McGlathery, William, 287.
McFarland, John, 374, 381.
McKim, J. Miller, 49.
McMonagle, Dr., 60. McClenahan, Blair, 151.
McClenachan, Charles, 395, 400, 403. MacPherson, General, 317. MacVeagh, Wayne, 162.
Market wagons on Swede street, 205. Market Square Church ( Watson), 265. Marketing, 173. Martin, Dr. John A., 179, IS1, 182, 185. March, Reinhard, 388.
Markley, Samuel, 384; Isaac, 374, 375, 376, 378, 379, 3So; Abraham, 373.
Mattheys, Capt. John, 177, 179; Wil. liam Z., 179; David Z., 179. Maple hill, 175.
Mather, Isaac, 46. Maulsby, John, 40.
Map of Norristown, 404.
Men of the past, 208. Meade, General, 193. Menewe (or Minuit), 241.
Mennonites, 277.
Muhlenberg, Henry Melchior, D. D., 65, 67, 216, 237, 244, 310; Rev. Henry Earnest, 68; Gen. Peter, 237. Menan, Patrick, 30, 31, 79.
Merion meeting-house, 126, 157, 158, 167. Merion, 167; academy, 168.
Merion Square, 169.
Merionville, 170.
Miller, John, 383, 384. Millett, Rev. D. C., 18.
Militia hill, 62, 81.
Mill creek, 161; ravine, 154.
Mills, grist, 160, 407 ; saw, 160, 407 ; built by Charles Norris, 126 ; manu- facturing, 131.
Minor, execution of, 177.
Minutes, of St. Peter's Church, Barren Hill, 66; of Gwynedd monthly meet- ing, 35, 36, 37.
Mifflin, Governor, 317.
Militia, bill of Pennsylvania, 336; dis- tricts, 336; battalions, 337; com- panies, 338, 339 ; list of names paid fines, 340.
Morgan, Daniel, 47. More, Nicholas, 23. Morris, Daniel, 45 ; Joshua, 52, 53, 54 ; "Samuel, 53, 54: Anthony, 54.
Morris family, 163.
Montgomery, Gen. Richard, 232.
Montgomery county, natives of, 237. Murphy, Dr., 277.
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Naaman, chief made a speech, 145. Neshaminy church, 278. Newlanders, 216. New Moon tavern, 310. New York city, 97.
Norris, Isaac, 123, 124, 271, 348, 296. 405; will of, 125; Thomas, 296; ~ Charles, 296, 405 : Mary, 395, 405. Norriton, 124, 132; settlers of, 124. 302; old church, 126, 255, 302. Norriton Church-Presbyterian church. 255, 259, 207; records of church
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256; German emigrants, 25S, 261 ; Hollanders, Swedes, Germans, 256, 257; elders and trustees, 256, 308; interior, 267, 277 ; pulpit, 267 ; grave- yard, 268; old grave-stones, 268, 269, 271, 272; Holland names, 269; mother of all Presbyterian churches in Pennsylvania, 273; Lieut. Colonel Christopher Stewart, 272; Sabbath school, 303; Lower Providence con- gregation, 273, 303; Jeffersonville church, 273, 303 ; Rev. Charles Col- lins, 273; log church, 276; min- isters of Norriton and Providence churches, 278; Neshaminy church, 278; Holland churches, 256, 258, 261 ; Schwenkfelders, 259; Bæhm's work at Blue Bell, 259; Rev. Geo. Michael Weiss, Wentz Church, 259 ; Indian road called Manatawny, 260; early Protestant Christians, 260; Pro- testantism, Calvinism, 261 ; persecu- tion of Quakers, 262; Moravian mis- sion by Germans, 263; Presbyterians near Norfolk, Va., 263; Rev. Mr. Castell, 263; Rev. Francis Macke- mie, 263; Rev. Mr. Wardrope, 263 ; Rev. Everardus Welius, 264; Rev. Warnerius Hadson, 264; Dr. Thos. Wynne, 264; Gabriel Thomas, 264; early settlers in Tredyffrin, Chester county. 264; Norris, Thomas, 296; Charles, 296, 405; Mary, 348, 395, 405.
Norristown, library, 205; distinguished citizens, 206 ; style of dwellings, 207, 233; history of (see Herald of April 15,1803), 309; one school-house, 310.
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Old railroad bed, 169. Old mills, 45, 91, 159, 161, 249, 406, 407.
Old records of the Dutch church, 265.
Old Buck tavern, 174.
Old Bernhard and the bear, SI.
Old Gulf road, 15S.
Orrery, 129, 190.
Onderdonk, Bishop Henry U., 244. Otterson, Charles, 46.
Overbrook, 166.
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Paoli, massacre of, 159. Parker, Albert, 194. Patterson. General, 179, IS2. Patterson, Samuel, 369, 370.
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Patterson, John, 300. Penn, Gaskell, 159.
Penn, William, 16, 122, 123, 133, 135, 136, 152, 210, 235, 259, 404; treaty at Kensington, Io; articles signed, 17; coat of arms, 159; rcad, 159; mile stones, 163 ; cottage. 169; rock, 170.
Penn, Thomas, 245; Richard, 245.
Pencoyd, or l'enquoid, 170.
Perkiomen Bridge. 51.
Philadelphia to Bethlehem stage route, 43. Philosophical Society, 131.
Phipps, Mr., 49.
Plymouth village, 38.
Porter, Robert, 301.
Porter, General Andrew, 31, 79, 301, 79.
Porter, David Rittenhouse, Governor, 148, 184, 237, 301.
Porter, James M., 301.
Post office, Jeffersonville, 384.
Pollard, Robert, 179.
Potts, Zebulon, Esq., 58, 367.
Potters field, 201.
Printz, John (Colonel), as Governor, 144.
Princeton College, 190.
Price, Jacob, at Indian Creek, 217.
Price, William ( Bishop), at Indian Creek, 325.
Priest, Miss Sarah, and others on hos- pital duty, 226.
Presbyterian, the first, 199; Elders' names, 199; cottage prayer meeting, 199; names of early pastors, 199; first church names from the old rec- ords, 200.
Prominent men of Montgomery county, 148, 207, 237. Providence Church, 273, 278, 303. Public schools, 203.
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Rambo, Gunnar, 243; Ezekiel, 243; Mounce, 243; Peter, 243 ; George, 243. 1 24" Redemptioners, 211 ; time of, 212.
Read, Mrs. Dr. Louis W., 221.
Red Lion tavern, 174.
Reiff, William, 194.
Reiff, Benjamin, 51.
Kegister, Norristown, 369, 371, 377, 379 Ridge road, 355.
Rittenhouse, David, 31, 79, 190, 259, 290, 291, 301, 129, 130, 131, 140; state treasurer, 237, 235.
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Rittenhouse, Matthias, 129, 289, 290.
Rittenhouse farm deed, 289.
Rittenhouse, William, 349. Rittenhouse, Henry, 349.
Rittenhouse, Jesse. 387.
Roads, Whitemarsh, Plymouth, Chest- nut Hill, etc., 24.
Robeson, Jonathan, 47; Jonathan, Jr., 61; Peter, 61 ; Hon. Geo. M., 61.
Roberts, Hon. Jonathan, 148, 375, 377.
Roberts, John, 160, 161.
Roberts, George B., 171.
Roberts, Mrs. Mary, 219.
Roberts, Mrs. Jonathan, 220, 225.
Roberts' domain, 170.
Robertson, William, 194.
Roben, Christopher, 65
Rogers, David, 194.
Rogers, Mrs. Geo. W., 219.
Rolls, Samuel, 20.
Ross, Pastor, 26.
Rose Glen, 154.
Rosemont, 166.
Rothermel, Peter F., 237.
Rowland, Rev. John, 279, 280, 284.
Roxborough Troop, ISI.
Robinson's mill, 292.
River, North, or Hudson, 242, 256.
River, South, or Delaware, 242.
Rising, Claudius, 144.
Riot in Philadelphia, 1844, 179.
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Salade, J. D., 194. Sandy run, 48.
Sandel, Andrew, 242.
Saur, Christopher, 216.
Schuylkill river, 257, 405, 406.
Second Troop of Montgomery county, 385, 178. Selling criminals, 211.
Settlement of Gwynedd and North Wales, 27.
Sellers, Philip (Sheriff), 43.
Sentman, Rev. S., 72.
Scull, John, 20, 28.
Scull, Nicholas, 28.
Science, 133.
Scheetz, Gen. Henry, 46, 51, 52, 59, 374, 376, 377.
Scheetz, Justice (Sheriff ), 50. Scheetz, Capt. Jacob, 179.
Schroeder, Rev. Daniel, 69.
Schrack, John, 296.
Schrack, Charles Norris, 296.
Schrack, John, Sr., 297. Schaffer, Rev. Dr. F. D., 69, 70, 73, 74.
Shafer, John, 46.
Schlatter. Rev. Michael, 75.
Schmidt, Rev. John Frederick, 68.
Schwenkfelders, 259, 277. Sedition, 323.
Schall, William Percival, 228.
Schall, Col. Edwin, 207, 228. Shaw, Charles, 355.
Shaw, James, 131.
Shay's rebellion, 313.
Shearwood. Samuel, 198.
Shannon, John, 126.
Shepherd, Cornelius, 217.
Ship overcrowded with emigrants, 215.
Shunk, Governor F. R., 148, 237.
Siltzer, P. F., 55.
Skeen, Theodore, 388.
Signers to petition for road to Farmar's mill, 32, 33.
Silk culture, 156.
Smith, Rev. Dr., 26, 126, 229.
Smith, historian of the Friends, 34.
Smith, William, 405.
Slingluff, William H., 98, 99, 109, 114, 115, 193; letter from, 107.
Slemmer, Adam, 386.
Slemmer, Brig. Gen. Adam J., 207, 228.
Slavery, 21I.
Sower, David, 204.
Soapstone quarry, 154.
Stephens, John (Commander), 19.
Stadelman family, 171.
Sterigere, John B., 148, 203, 204.
Stewart, Mrs. R. T., 219.
Stein, D. H., 194.
Stamp act, 314, 357.
St. Charles Borromeo, 166.
St. Thomas' Church, 22, 24; vestry- men, 25 ; church records lost, 26.
Stinson; Charles H., 237.
Stewart, Col. Christopher, 127, 272, 300. Storm in 1878, 72.
Sun dials, 189.
Sunday school building improvements made in Swedes Church, 245. Sunday school, 268.
Swaine, General Francis, 310, 376.
Swedish congregation, 246.
Swedes Ford, 244.
Swedes Church-see Christ Church.
Swedes, 143, 234. Swedish Queen, 144.
Swedes to Penn, 145.
T Tatem, Mr., 193. Taylor, Jacob, 33.
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Taylor, Dr. Joseph W., 164.
Temperance Hall, 174.
Tennent, Rev. William, Sr., 278, 286.
Tennent, Rev. John, 279.
Tennent, Gilbert, 280.
Tennent, Rev. William, M. D. D., 285. Todd, Andrew, 300.
Tories, 160.
Tornado, in 1837, 46.
Thomas, Joseph, 191.
Thomas, Uriah, 193.
Thompson, Aunt Betsy, 201.
Thompson, Col. Archibald, 127, 297, 298, 337, 348, 354, 356, 357, 359, 364, 390, 406; his wife, 357, 364; children, 364.
Thompson, Archibald, Sr., 348, 349, 350, 354, 355.
Thompson, Hannah, 298, 348, 357, 359, 366, 367.
Thompson, Robert, 350, 351, 352, 366, 367, 368 ; children of, 352.
Thomson, Charles, 162, 163, 295, 398, 400, 401, 402; his wife, 397.
Thomson, John, 402.
Thompson, Martha, married William Bull, 350.
Treason, condemned for, 325.
Trent, William, 123, 271.
Treat, Rev. Richard, 235.
Tribute to Army of the Potomac by Mrs. Roberts, 227.
Troop, First, 176; members of, 182, 183.
Troop, Second, 184; members of, 186.
Troops organize, 176.
Tyng, Rev. Dudley, 162.
Tyng, Dr. Anita V., 162.
Tyson, Mrs. Sarah H., 220.
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Uniform of First Troop, 178. Union school, 53.
Umbilicamence, 76.
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Valley Forge, 127, 328, 360, 244, 277, 301, 305, 306.
Valley Green, 44.
Valley of Mill creek, 159.
Varnum, General, 32S.
Van Horn, Rev. William, 332.
Van Winkle, Samuel, Jr., 51.
Villa Nova College, 166.
Vigilance committee, 372.
Vestrymen, names of, 25, 247, 254. Voglit, Rev. Lewis, 69.
Voting before the Revolution, 41.
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War of 1812, with Great Britain, 375. Washington, George, 41, 286, 328, 360,
363; address to the citizens, 331 ; in 1789, took the oath of office, 400; at Valley Forge, 132, 277, 305, 306; headquarters in Whitemarsh, 81, 236. Washington Greys, 386.
Watson, John F., 140, 265 ; Cashier of Bank of Germantown, 141 ; Secretary and Treasurer of Philadelphia, Ger- mantown and Norristown Railroad Co., 141.
Waldo, General, in 1738, 214.
Watch repairing, 191.
Wayne, General, tavern, 170.
Wayne MacVeagh, 162.
Weiss, Lewis. 405.
Weiss, Rev. Michael, 259.
Welsh road, 40.
Welch, Aristides, 57.
Welsh settlers, 234.
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, 175.
Westcott's. Thompson, History of Phil- adelphia, 345.
Weaver, Charles, 392. 1
Weyman, Rev. Mr., 25.
Wentz, Jonathan, 47 : Peter, 330.
Witte, Hon. William H., 42, 46.
Wissahickon creek, 44, 45, 47.
Williams, Anthony, 76; Daniel, 55 ; Joseph, 77.
Witherspoon, Dr., of Princeton, 130.
William the Conqueror, 150.
Williamstadt, nianor of, 123, 271, 406.
Wills, Hon. David, 224.
Whitemarsh, early settlers of, 21 ; name of, 85.
Whitehead, John, 191.
Whitefield, Rev. George, 280, 90, 27.
Whitpain, divided, 343 ; creek, 45.
Whiskey insurrection, 176, 314.
Wolcott, Rev. William, 384.
Woman's Loyal League, 227.
Woodland, 407.
Wrangel, Rev. Charles Magnus, 243, 244.
Wrangletown, 41. Wynnewood, 167. Y
Yeakle, Samuel, 47.
Yetter, Lewis, 384. Yocom, Rev. Dr., 245. Z
Zach, Von, 130. Zook, Major General Samuel K., 22S.
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Members of Montgomery County Historical Society.
Anson, Samuel K., Port Providence. Baker, Andrew H., Jenkintown. Bean, Mrs. Theo. W., Norristown. Bean, William H., Norristown. Beeber, Rev. T. R., Norristown. Bergey, Dr. D. H., North Wales.
Boorse, John C., Kulpsville.
Cassel, Daniel K., 4333 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.
Corson, Dr. Hiram, Plymouth Meeting.
Childs, Louis M., Norristown.
Chism, Isaac, Norristown.
Crawford, Mary F , Shannonville.
Crater, D. L., Narcissa.
Cresson, Mrs. Tacie, Norristown.
Curwen, John M., Jr., Villanova.
Detwiler, Jones, Blue Bell.
Eisenhower, A. D., Norristown.
Egolf, Gus, Norristown.
Evans, Rowland, Haverford.
Evans, Allen, Haverford.
Faust, Samuel, Obelisk.
Fisher, Mrs. H. H., Norristown.
Fitzwater, Joseph, Port Providence.
Fornance, Joseph, Norristown.
Fornance, Mrs. Ellen K., Norristown.
Fox, Miss Frances M., Norristown.
Garsed, R. P., Norristown.
Gillingham, Jos. E., Bryn Mawr.
Glenn, Thomas Allen, Ardmore. Gotwals, Jos. K., Norristown. Haldeman, I. R., Harleysville.
Harley, Lewis R., North Wales.
Harley, J. K., Conshohocken. Harper, Charles, Jenkintown. Highley, George N., Conshohocken. Hobson, F. G., Norristown. Hoffecker, R. F., Norristown. Holstein, Mrs. Anna M., Bridgeport. Hoover, Hiram C., Hooverton. Hunsicker, Mrs. Charles, Norristown. Jarrett, George, Horshanville.
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Jarrett, Samuel F., Jeffersonville. Jones, Mrs. A. Conrad, Norristown. Keeler, Rev. S. M., Norristown. Kratz, Mrs. Henry W., Norristown. Kratz, Henry W., Norristown. Livezey, Mary R., Norristown. Longaker, Mrs. A. B., Norristown. McDermott, William, Norristown. Marple, Rev. A. A., Norristown. Markley, Dr. A. D., Hatboro. Martindell, A. W., Hatboro. Miller, John Faber, Norristown. Naile, Frederick I., Norristown. Potts, William W., Swedeland. Preston, Mrs. Mahlon, Norristown. Kamsey, Frank, Plymouth Meeting.
Reed, Mary E., Jeffersonville.
Read, Nina B., Norristown.
Rex, Mrs. Sarah S., Norristown.
Reed, Dr. W. H., Norristown.
Richardson, William H., Norristown.
Rittenhouse, B. F., Norristown.
Roberts, Mary L., Norristown. Roberts, Isaac, Conshohocken.
Roberts, Ellwood, Norristown. Ross, David H., Conshohocken. Rogers, George W., Norristown.
Shaw, Chas. H., Jeffersonville.
Sheeleigh, Rev. Matthias, Fort Washington.
Smyth, Samuel Gordon, West Conshohocken.
Smith, Col. W. R., Abington. Smith, William G., Norristown. Steinmetz, Jacob R., Norristown. · Strassburger, J. A., Norristown. Spear, John C., Norristown. Thompson, Samuel S., Hatboro. Triebels, C. H. R., Philadelphia. Tyson, Mrs. Sarah, King-of-Prussia. Wanger, Irving P., Norristown. Wanger, G. F. P., Pottstown. Whitcomb, G. D., Reading Terminal. Whiting, Francis, Jeffersonville. Whiting, Mrs. Francis, Jeffersonville.
Williams, I. C., Philadelphia. Wilson, Dr. F. S., Jarrettown. Wilson. Mrs. F. S., Jarrettown. Wood, R. Francis, Lower Merion.
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