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1746. Francis Yarnall, George Ashbridge, Robert Lewis, Thomas Worth, Samuel Levis, Peter Dicks, Thomas Chandler, John Owen.
1747. Samnel Levis, Francis Yarnall, George Ashbridge, Thomas Worth, Peter Dicks, John Owen, John Davis, Thomas Chandler.
1748. Thomas Worth, George Ashbridge, Francis Yarnall, John Davis, John Owen, Joseph James, Thomas Chandler, Joseph Gibbons.
1749. Joseph Gibbons, George Ashbridge, Henry Hockley, Thomas Chandler, Nathaniel Grubb, Nathaniel Pennock, Roger Hunt, Thomas Cummings. Same members as 1749.
1750. 1751. Joseph Gibbons, Thomas Cummings, George Ashbridge, Nathaniel Grubb, Peter Dicks, Nathaniel Pennock, Henry Hockley, Thomas Chandler.
1752. Joseph Gibbons, Thomas Cummings, Nathaniel Pennock, Peter Dicks, George Ashbridge, Nathaniel Grubb, William Peters, Jacob Howell.
1753. Thomas Cummings, Nathaniel Pennock, George Ashbridge, Joseph Gib- bons, Nathaniel Grubb, Peter Dicks, William Peters, Joseph Jones. 1754. Members of 1753 re-elected.
1755.
Same members re-elected.
1756. Joseph Gibbons, Peter Dicks, John Morton, Roger Hunt, George Ash - bridge, Hugh Trimble, Nathaniel Pennoek, Nathaniel Grubb.
1757. Joseph Gibbons, George Ashbridge, John Morton, Roger Hunt, Isaac Wayne, Nathaniel Grubb, Hugh Trimble, Joshua Ash.
1758. The members of 1757 re-elected.
1759. John Morton, George Ashbridge, Joshna Ash, Joseph Gibbons, Hugh Trimble, Roger Hunt, Peter Dicks, Isaac Wayne.
1744.
1745.
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1760. George Ashbridge, John Morton, Roger Hunt, Joshua Ash, Joseph Gib- bons, Nathaniel Pennock, Isaac Wayne, William Boyd.
1761. George Ashbridge, Joseph Gibbons, Nathaniel Pennock, Joshua Ash, Isaac Pearson, John Morton, Isaac Wayne, Roger Hunt.
1762.
George Ashbridge, Nathaniel Pennock, Joshua Ash, Isaac Pearson, John Morton, Isaac Wayne, Joseph Gibbons, John Jacobs.
1763. George Ashbridge, Joshna Ash, Isaac Pearson, John Morton, Isaac Wayne, Joseph Gibbons, John Jacobs.
1764. George Ashbridge, John Morton, Nathaniel Pennock, Joshua Ash, Isaac Pearson, Charles Humphreys, John Jacobs, John Fairlamb. Same members re-elected.
1765.
John Morton, George Ashbridge, Nathaniel Pennock, John Jacobs, Charles Humphreys, Isaac Pearson, Joshua Ash, John Minshall.
1766.
1767. Isaac Pearson, Charles Humphreys, John Sellers, 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 Humphreys, Isaac Pearson, John Sellers, John Jacobs, John Minshall, John Crosby, John Morton.
Same members re-elected.
1770. 1771. 1772. Same members re-elected.
1773.
Charles Humphreys, Isaac Pearson, John Morton, John Jacobs, John Minshall, James Hockley, George Ashbridge, Benjamin Bartholomew. Isaac Pearson, Benjamin Bartholomew, John Jacobs, Charles Humphreys, John Morton, James Gibbons, John Minshall, Joseph Pennock.
1774.
Benjamin Bartholomew, John Jacobs, Charles Humphreys, John Morton, James Gibbons, Joseph Pennock, Isaac Pearson, Anthony Wayne.
1775. Same members except Joseph Pyle, was elected in the place of Anthony Wayne.
1776.
John Jacobs, Caleb Davis, Joseph Gardiner, John Fulton, Samuel Cun- ningham, John Sellers.
1777. Joseph Gardiner, John Fulton, Samuel Cunningham, John Culbertson, Lewis Gronow, Stephen Cochran.
1778. John Fulton, Joseph Gardiner, Patrick Anderson, John Culbertson, Stephen Cochran, John Flemming.
1779.
David Thomas, Henry Hayes, John Fulton, James Boyd, Patrick Ander- son, Joseph Parke, William Harris, Sketchley Morton.
1780.
David Thomas, Henry Hayes, William Harris, Joseph Parke, James Boyd, Patrick Anderson, John Culbertson, Evan Evans.
1781.
Percifor Frazer, John Culbertson, Thomas Maffat, Evan Evans, John Han- num, James Moore, Patrick Anderson, John Lindsay.
1782.
Percifor Frazer, Thomas Strawbridge, David Thomas, Benjamin Brannan, John Lindsay, Thomas Maffat, James Boyd, Evan Evans.
1783.
David Thomas, Evan Evans, John Hannum, Joseph Parke, Richard Wil- ling, Thomas Potts, Thomas Bull, Edward Jones.
1784.
Richard Willing, Anthony Wayne, Edward Jones, Robert Ralston, James Moore, Joseph Strawbridge, Percifor Frazer, Thomas Potts, Charles Humphreys.
1785. Anthony Wayne, Robert Ralston, James Moore, Thomas Bull, John Han- num, Robert Smith, Samuel Evans, Jonathan Morris.
1786. James Moore, Richard Willing, Robert Ralston, Samuel Evans, Richard Thomas, Townsend Wheelen.
1787. Same members re-elected.
1788. Richard Thomas, James Moore, Mark Willcox, John McDowell, Caleb James, Richard Downing, Jr.
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MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF PENNSYLVANIA ELECTED IN DELAWARE COUNTY.
1790. John Sellers, for four years.
1794. Nathaniel Newlin, for two years. 66 for four years.
1796.
1800. John Pearson, for four years.
1804.
William Pennell, for four years.
1808.
Jonas Preston, =
66
1812. John Newbold, 66
1816.
Maskell Ewing,
1824. John Kerlin, 66 ~
1828. 1832. George Smith, 16
1836. Henry Myers, elected for four years.
1839. John T. Huddleson,
three
1848. H. Jones Brooke,
1854. James J. Lewis,
66
1860 Jacob S. Serrill,
In a district with the City of Philadelphia.
In a district with Chester County.
In a district with Chester and Montgomery Counties.
In a district with Chester County.
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING THE COUNTY OF DELAWARE FROM 1789 To 1862.
MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
1790-91. Hugh Lloyd,
Richard Riley.
1791-92. Nathaniel Newlin,
Hugh Lloyd.
1810-11. Wm. Pennock,
Wm. West.
Thomas Smith.
1793-94. Nathaniel Newlin, Wm. West.
1811-12. Wm. Pennock. Thomas Smith.
1794-95. Jonas Preston,
1812-13. Wm. Cheyney, John Thompson.
1795-96. Jonas Preston,
1813-14. Wm. Cheyney. John Thompson.
1796-97. Jonas Preston,
1814-15. Samuel Edwards, Wm. Cheyney.
1797-98. Jonas Preston, Moses Palmer.
Samuel Edwards.
1798-99. Jonas Preston, Moses Palmer.
1816-17. Samuel Anderson, Wm. Cheyney.
1799-1800. Jonas Preston, Moses Palmer.
1817-18. Samuel Anderson, Wm. Cheyney.
1800-01.
Moses Palmer,
1818-19. Wm. Cheyney, John Kerlin,
1801-02. Benjamin H. Smith,
Jonas Preston.
1802-03. Benjamin H. Smith, Isaac G. Gilpin.
1820-21. George G. Leiper, Abner Lewis.
1803-04. Wmn. Pennell, Benjamin H. Smith.
1821-22. John Lewis, Wm. Cheyney.
1804-05. Wm. Pennell, Wm. Trimble.
1822-23.
Samuel Anderson.
1805-06. Wm. Trimble,
1824-25.
Abner Lewis.
Wm. Pennock.
1825-26.
Samuel Anderson.
1806-07. Wm. Pennock,
1826-27.
Joseph Engle,
Wm. Trimble.
1827-28. Wm. Martin.
1828-29. Edward Siter.
1807-08.
Wm. Pennock, Wm. Trimble.
1829-30.
Samuel Anderson.
Wm. West.
1815-16. Samuel Anderson,
Jonas Preston.
1819-20.
John Kerlin. Thomas Robinson,
Wm. West.
Wm. West.
1808-09. Thomas Smith, Wm. Trimble.
1809-10. Thomas Smith, Wm. Pennock.
1792-93. Joseph Gibbons,
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1823-24. Abner Lewis.
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1830-31. John Lindsay.
1847.
Sketchley Morton.
1831-32. Samuel Anderson.
1848. James J. Lewis.
1832-33.
Samuel Anderson.
1849. James J. Lewis.
1833-34.
Samuel Anderson.
1850. John M. Broomall.
1834-35.
Samuel Anderson.
1851. John M. Broomall.
1835-36.
Wm. Mendenhall,
1852.
Jonathan P. Abraham.
1836-37.
John Hinkson,
1853. Jonathan P. Abraham.
1837-38.
John Edwards.
1854. Thomas H. Maddock.
1839.
John K. Zeilin.
1855.
Charles D. Manley.
1840.
Joshua P. Eyre.
1856.
Hiram Cleaver.
1841.
Joshua P. Eyre.
1857.
Thomas P. Powell.
1842.
H. Jones Brooke.
1858. William D. Pennell.
1843.
H. Jones Brooke.
1859. William D. Pennell.
1844. John Larkin, Jr.
1860. Chalkley Harvey.
1845. John Larkin, Jr.
1861. William Gamble.
1846.
Sketchley Morton.
LIST OF THE SHERIFFS OF CHESTER COUNTY UNTIL THE COUNTY WAS DIVIDED.
1681. John Test.
1744. John Owen.
1682. Thomas Usher.
1747. Benjamin Davis.
1683. Thomas Withers.'
1750. John Owen.
1684. Jeremy Collett.
1752.
William Hay.
1685. Thomas Usher.
1753.
Isaac Pearson.
1687.
Joshua Fearne.
1756.
John Fairlamb.
1689.
George Foreman.
1759.
Benjamin Davis.
1691
Caleb Pusey.
1762. John Fairlamb.
1693.
Joseph Wood.
1765. Philip Ford.
1697.
Andrew Job.
1767. John Morton.
1700. John Hoskins.
1770. Jesse Maris.
1708.
John Simcock.
1773. Henry Hayes.
1709. John Hoskins.
1775.
Nathaniel Vernon.
1715.
Henry Worley.
1777.
Robert Smith.
1718. Nicholas Fairlamb.
1779.
David Mackey.
1720. John Taylor.
1781. John Gardiner.
1731. John Owen.
1783. William Gibbons.
1733. John Parry.
1785. William Gibbons.
1742. Benjamin Davis.
1787. Ezekiel Leonard.
SHERIFFS OF DELAWARE COUNTY.
1789. Nicholas Fairlamb.
1792. James Barnard.
1795. Abraham Dicks (two terms.)
1798. John Odenheimer.
1801.
Matthias Kerlin, Jr.
1837. Evans S. Way.
1804.
John Odenheimer.
1840. John Larkin, Jr.
1807.
Richard P. Lloyd.
1843. Samuel Hibberd.
1810.
Isaac Cochrane.
1846. Robert R. Dutton.
1813. Daniel Thompson.
1816. Robert Fairlamb.
1819. Samnel Anderson.
1822. Joseph Weaver.
1825. John Hinkson.
1828. Jehu Broomhall.
1831. William Baldwin died in office, and Charles Baldwin served till November, 1834.
1834. Samnel A. Price.
1849. Jonathan Esrey, died in office, and Henry F. Esrey served till November, 1851.
185L. Aaron James.
1854. John M. Hall.
1857. Jonathan Vernon.
1860. Norris L. Yarnall.
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NOTE E .- Page 205.
WILLIAM PENN, True & Absolute Propr & Governr in Chiefe of the Province of Pensilvania & Terri'es thereunto belonging:
To all to whom these p'sents shall come, SENDETH GREETING :
WHEREAS, the ffreeholders & Inhabitants of the lower parts of the county of Chester, on the river Delaware in the sd Province, through a laudable desire & inclination of improving the sd parts, by setling more close together, & enlarge- ing of commerce, have humbly besought mee that I would erect into a market town a certain comodious place, well situated for that purpose, aforetime comonly called MARKUS HOOK, with the privilidges of a FAIR & WEEKLY MARKET to be held therein :
KNOW YE, THEREFORE, That I, favoring the just & reasonable request of the sd ffreeholders & inhabitants, by virtue of the powers by the King's Letters Patent, to me & my heirs given & granted, have erected, & do, for me, my heirs & suc- cessors, by the tenour of these p'sents, erect into a Market Town the sd place, aforetime called MARCUS HOOK, or such part thereof as is hereinafter described, under the bounds & limits hereinafter menton'd . That is to say, all that tract or space of ground lying & being situate on the river Delaware : BEGINNING at the upper point of the land of Jonas Sandilands upon the river & extending along the sd river to the lower point of the land of Nathaniel Lamplugh, about two hundred & fifty perches, be it more or less : and from the river Dellaware extend- ing backwards about one thousand feet, by lines at right angles with the river, from the sd two points to the sixty foot road leading to Chester ; which town, as above bounded, I will shall be called CHICHESTER, as of late it hath vsually been called, and I doe hereby grant unto the inhabitants of the sd town free ingress and egress, by land & by water, to & from the sd town, through all parts of this Province & Terr'ies : As also, to lay out all such streets, highways, lanes, alleys & passages in the sd town, as to them shall seem meet & convenient to lay out for the accomodation thereof; & more especially, that there shall be one street called ffront street, leading from the upper to the lower part of the sd town: The whole length of the sd town; bounded to the north north-west, with a line paralell to the river, at the distance therefrom that Wm Clayton's dwelling house now stands, & in breadth fifty foot : Also, one other street called Broad street, beginning at the sd ffront street, on the east north-east side of the sd House of Wm Clayton, running in a direct line north north-west, one thousand ffeet, or thereabouts, to the sd sixty foot road leading to Chester, & in breadth the same distance that now is between the sd Wm Clayton's House, & the house now of Roger Jackson, for the length of two hundred and fourteen feet ; & at the extent of the sd two hundred and fourteen feet there shall be a Publick Market Place, in breadth one hundred and forty feet, & in length along the Broad street two hundred and thirty feet; & from the sd Market place to the sixty foot road aforesd, the sd Broad street shall be in breadth one hundred feet : Also, one other street called New street, in breadth twenty-five foot, beginning at the sd ffront street, at the distance of ffour hundred & twenty foot to the east north-east of Broad street & running in a direct line north north-west, to the sd sixty foot road : Also one lane, called Market Lane, in breadth thirty foot, beginning at the sd New street, ffour hundred & fourteen feet from the ffront street & running parralell to the sd front street, three hundred eighty-three feet into the Market Place : Also, one other lane, called Discord Lane, in breadth thirty foot, begin- ning at the south corner of the Market Place, & runing west south-west, paralell to the sd Front street, to the outhermost bounds of the town ; which sd streets, Market Place, & lanes, I do hereby grant & confirm for the sd publick vses for- ever, together with all other such streets, squares, alleys or passages as now are or hereafter shall be laid out as aforesd, reserving always to all persons whatso- ever all the right & inheritance which they now have or hereafter may have or lawfully claim in or to any lands or lotts within the bounds or limits aforesd, the publick streets, ways, lanes, alleys & Market Place only excepted. And I doe further, for me, my heirs & successors, grant to the sd inhabitants and ffree- holders, to have, hold & keep a free market in the sd Market Place, on the sixth
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day of every week, forever, with ffree leave & liberty, to & for the sd inhabitants & all others who shall resort thither to buy & sell on the sd sixth day of every week at the said place, all manner of provisions & other necessaries for life, with the rights, privilidges & immunities whatsoever that to a free market, according to the comon customs & vsages of England do belong : For the better regula- tion of which Market, I do hereby constitute & appoint Walter Marten clark thereof, to be succeeded, in case of death, removal from the sd place, or other incapacity by such person & persons in the sd office forever, as two Justices of the Peace of the county of Chester, dwelling in or nearest to the sd town, toge- ther with six of the chiefe inhabitants thereof, to be chosen in the Market Place, by the ffreeholders of the town & township of Chichester, shall appoint, with full power to the sd Walter Marten & his success", to be appointed as aforesd, to discharge all the parts & duties of the sd office of Clark of the market, as ffully & amply, to all intents & purposes, as any other Clark of the Market within this Governmt may or can : And, for the greater incouragement of trade to the sd town, by the resort of persons from remoter parts, I doe further grant to the sd inhabitants, ffreeholders & others, ffull power & liberty To HAVE, HOLD & KEEP a PUBLICK FAIR, to be held on the nine & twentieth day of Sep- tember, & on ye two days ffollowing, in every year, for all lawful wares & mer- chandizes in the sd Market Place, and for horse & cattle in the upper part of Broad street, adjoyning the sd Market Place : PROVIDED, That there shall be no unlawful sports, plays, gaming, revelling, drunkenness or debauchery, nor any other disorders, nor loose & idle practises tolerated in the sd ffair, in any part or place thereof, or in the sd town, by reason of the sd fair, at any time whatsoever ; nor any ale, wine, rume, or other strong liquors, sold in the sd fair, but in the usuall dwelling houses of the sd town : And for the better regulation of the sd fairs, and preservation of good orders therein, I doe hereby constitute & appoint Walter Marten & Phillip Roman Wardens of the sd ffair, to be, in case of death, . removall from the sd place, or other incapacity, succeeded by such two persons in the sd office, forever, as two Justices of the Peace of the county of Chester, dwelling in or nearest to the sd town, with twelve of the chiefe freeholders of the town & township of Chichester (to be chosen as aforesd) shall think fitt to ap- point, and upon the decease, removall, or other incapacity of any of the sd War- dens to act any further in their sd office, no fair shall be held in the sd town till a successor or successrs to the sd Warden or Wardens be duly chosen, according to the tenor of these p'sents, anything herein contain'd to the contrary notwith- standing : And, I doe hereby grant to the sd Wardens & to their successors to to be elected as aforesd, full power forever to exercise within the sd fairs every, year, during the time they shall be kept, all necessary jurisdiction & authority for suppressing of vice, maintaining good order, & regulating all other things whatsoever within the sd town, to the sd fairs immediately relating :
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused these, my Letters to be made Patent : Witness myself, at Philadelphia, the twelfth day of September, in the thirteenth year of the reign of William the Third, over England, Scotland, Ffrance and Ireland, King, &c; & the one & twentieth of my Govermt over this Province of Pensilvania. Annoq d'm, 1701.
WM PENN ..
Recorded ye 17th, 7br, 1701.
By comand of the Propry
& Govern™
JAMES LOGAN, Secry.
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NOTE F .- Pages 208, 211.
EXTRACTS FROM AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS, &C. ALSO FROM THE JOURNAL OF GEORGE KEITH.
" At the same time, [1704] the Society received a letter from the Vestry of Chester in Pennsylvania, full of religious sentiment, 'that they did bless God who had put into the Hearts of so many Charitable persons, to engage in the great Work of promoting the salvation of such as were so widely removed from all Convenience of Divine Worship, as they were, till the Christian Charity of the Society, not only procured a Minister for them, but also supported him.' This truly was absolutely necessary, for though in some parts of that province, and particularly in and about Philadelphia, Abundance of Souls were daily added to the Church, yet the number of this Parish being small, and the charge of building their church (not then quite finished,) together with the great scarcity of money among them since the war with Spain, had quite disenabled them from taking that Weiglit from the Society, which otherwise they would have willingly done. They never before had grounds to hope the Gospel would be Propagated, in those above all other Foreign Parts, till they found themselves the subjects of the Society's care." The Society received also letters * * * * *
* * from the. Welsh people settled at Radnor, requesting the Corporation with great earnest- ness to send them Missionaries, and expressing the greatest love and esteem for the Doctrines and Discipline of the church of England."-p. 53.
" The people of Chester County showed very early zeal to have the Church of England Worship settled among them. This county is so called because most of the first Inhabitants of it came from Cheshire in England. Chester, the chief town of the county is finely situated on the River Delaware, at that place three miles over ; the Road for Shipping here is very Commodious and safe, and so large that a Royal Navy might ride there. The People here were stirred up by Mr. Evans' Preaching to engage in building a church. They erected a very good Brick Fabrick, one of the neatest on the Continent, and completed it in July 1702, at the sole expence of private subscriptions of the Church Members ; it was opened on St. Paul's Day, and therefore called St. Pauls, and Mr. George Keith preached the first Sermon in it. The Society appointed the Reverend Mr. Nicholls Missionary in 1703, he acquainted the Society in 1704, that he found the People very well inclined to the Church of England, and recommended them earnestly to the Society's care, on account of their good Disposition, tho they had not any fixed Minister till now. The people made a subscription of £60 a year towards Mr. Nicholls' support, and became very regular and constant at Divine Worship. Mr. Nicholls said he did not want a considerable Congregation at his first arrival, notwithstanding his being seated in the midst of Quakers, and ascribes this advantage to the industrious preaching, of the Society's itine- rant missionaries, the Reverend Mr. Keith, and Mr. Talbot, who had prepared the People very much by their labours.
" Mr. Jasper Yeates and Mr. James Sandelands, two worthy Gentlemen of this place, deserved particular mention here ; they were the principal promoters of the building of this Church ; Mr. Thomas Powell gave also a valuable piece of ground for the minister's garden, the Parishoners contributing the rest ; and as soon as the Outside was completed, the inside was beautified mostly at the Expence of those who frequented it; and adorned with decent Furniture, a handsome Pulpit and Pewes. Mr. Nicholls continued here with good success in his Labours, till about 1708, at which time he removed to Maryland. The Revend Mr. Ross came from New Castle and officiated here upon the Peoples Desire. He was very industrious in his Ministry, and acceptable to the People. He moved the Society to send some good Books here to prevent the Peoples continuing in un- settled notions of Religion; and said he was much concerned to observe in his Travels up and down the country that there were a variety of Books sent and placed in almost every Quaker family, especially Barclay's Apology, to fortifie
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the People in their errors, and furnish them with arguments against the Truth ; whereas in the houses of the Church People, few or no books were to be seen. Upon which the Society has since sent Quantities of bibles, Common Prayers and Doctrinal Tracts to be dispersed among the People. However the Society did not continue Mr. Ross at Chester, tho he behaved himself entirely to their satisfaction, but directed him to remove to New Castle, where he was first ap- pointed ; and sent to Chester, the Reverend Mr. Humphreys their Missionary." He used great Diligence in the serving all parts of his cure, and gained the Love and Esteem of his Parishoners. There were at that time but very few Missionaries in that Province, and being obliged to divide themselves among 11 or 12 Con- gregations, they had more than Employ sufficient. The Church at Chester con- tinued in a flourishing condition during Mr. Humphrey's Residence. He used to preach once a month at Chichester, a town of some note, where the people had built a convenient Chapel, upon his persuasion and promise to attend them once a month. It is distant four miles from Chester, and there is a Legacy left by Mr. Jeremiah Collett to the Minister at Chester, to preach four times a year there. This Chapel is very convenient for aged People Youth and Servants, (who can- not go so far as Chester,) to come to hear Divine Service. Mr. Humphreys had a congregation, generally, of about 150 people. He used also once a month, to visit the small neighboring town of Concord, where he had a good number of people for his Hearers ; who have since for the more decent performance of Divine Service, a little Church built.
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" Oxford and Radnor, two Welsh settlements, were first visited by Mr. Evans from Philadelphia ; and the People having been Members of the Church of Eng- land, when they were transplanted from Wales hither, were desirous of having that form of worship fixed among them again. By his occasional Sermons, and the visits of other Clergymen, the People of Oxford were encouraged to build a neat and convenient Church. The Congregation consisted chiefly of the younger People, and the whole town composed of about 20 families ; they not only built a Church, but subscribed also 20£ a year to their minister, in money and country produce. The people of Radnor also petitioned for a Minister ; and the Society appointed the Reverend Mr. Club Missionary to Oxford and Radnor, two Towns being about 20 miles distant from each other. He arrived there in 1714. The inhabitants of both Towns received him with great kindness, as being well known to them before ; during his being Schoolmaster at Philadelphia; The people of Radnor especially were very thankful to the Society, for having been pleased to consider their Wants, and renewed their Promise of giving him their best Assistance, and presently after his arrival, heartily engaged to build a hand- some stone Church, which they have since performed. Mr. Club was very ear- nest in all parts of his Ministerial Office, and very successful in his Labours, and happy in engaging the love and Esteem of all his people. But the Cure of these two Churches engaged him in great Fatigue, not only on account of the Distance between the Places, but because of the Extremity of the Weather, whether hot or cold. Mr. Club contracted so many indispositions by his Labours, as put an end to his Life in 1715. The People were so sensible of the Difficulties he under- went, that after his Death, the Church Wardens of the Parish wrote thus to the Society : 'Mr. Club, our late Minister, was the first that undertook the Cure of Oxford and Radnor, and he paid dear for it; for the great Fatigue of riding be- tween the two Churches, in such dismal ways and Weather as we generally have for four Months in the Winter, soon put a period to his life.'
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