Category Archives: Religion

T. C. Anderson | Given Name

T. C. Anderson, the middle son, of Devine and Elizabeth (Brown) Anderson had a tricky given name. More often than not, he went by his middle name, Clinton, or his initials: When his given name is used, more often than not, it is mis-spelled as the writer attempt a phonetic spelling of his unusual givenContinue reading “T. C. Anderson | Given Name”

Georg Volpp | Immigrant

Georg Volpp arrived in Philadelphia in 1751 as part of a wave of German migration to the British Colonies. His ship, the Phoenix, sailed from Rotterdam via Portsmouth, to Philadelphia. Flight Religious wars had decimated the central Europe, with Catholic and Protestant forces battling for control. The aftereffects of the Thirty Years War was stillContinue reading “Georg Volpp | Immigrant”

Levi Garrison | Convert to Methodism

Levi Garrison is said to have been born in 1743 in the colony of New Jersey. Living in southern New Jersey, he grew up in Salem County and resided in Cumberland County during the Revolutionary War. Both Salem and Cumberland County border the Delaware Bay. The two townships, Pittsgrove and Deerfield border each other, andContinue reading “Levi Garrison | Convert to Methodism”

George L Crookham | Methodist

George L Crookham’s son, O. C. Crookham married M. J. Walden, the daughter of Jonathan Walden, a founding member of Jackson’s Baptist Church. Jonathan and Sarah Walden, with her mother, Jane, were buried in the Pierce-Mather Cemetery, on land owned by W. W. Mather, also a founding member of the Baptist Church. Crookham, however, wasContinue reading “George L Crookham | Methodist”

William Goff | Cape May Connections

William Goff, a native of Ireland, who came to America during the colonial days preceding the Revolution, and during the war was employed by the government as a ship carpenter. Shortly after coming to this county, he married Prudence Passenger, a courageous colonial maid… John Goff [his son] was born in New Jersey previous toContinue reading “William Goff | Cape May Connections”

Crookham | Scots-Irish?

William Crookham married Mary Philips in 1752 in the Old Swede’s Church (Swedish Lutheran) in Philadelphia, a multi-cultural colonial city. Mary Philips was likely a Welsh Quaker who married outside of her religion. Mary Crookham can be found in the Quaker Meeting Records for the Chester and Goshen Monthly Meetings, both in Chester County westContinue reading “Crookham | Scots-Irish?”

William Crookham | South Ward

William Crookham is included in the 1774 Tax List for the South Ward of Philadelphia. It is unclear how he is included, in that he seems to appear as a sub-item for the taxes of Charles Marshall who owed approximately 79 pounds. South Ward, Philadelphia The South Ward was bordered by Water and Chestnut Streets,Continue reading “William Crookham | South Ward”

Arthur Rexford

Baptism Commanding the cliffs at the mouth of the river Dart, sits a squat Norman church with a square tower, overlooking the waters. Due to its position, watching the ships in the English Channel, the church had been fortified into the Dartmouth Castle, watching the ships from France during the Hundred Years’ War and theContinue reading “Arthur Rexford”