Nether Providence Township.

conist), William Sankey (weaver), William Shepherd, John Stephenson, Edward Tilghman, Seth Thomas (county treasurer), Mary Vernon, John Vernon (blacksmith), Jonathan Vernon, Jonathan Worrell, James Wood, James Wood, Jr., Josiah Wilkinson, John Worrell, Uriah Wilson, William Waterhouse.

Inmates. - Adam Britz (snuff-maker), George Brown, James Beatty, Matthias Cooper (snuff-maker), John Cornish, Job Dicks, Joseph Dickinson (wheelwright), Joseph Edwards (mason), Charles Gallager, Jonah Harding (snuff-maker), William Johnston (mason), Andrew Johnston (tailor), Michael Kewan, John Kelly, William Long (cooper), John Lindsey, Duncan McArthur (carpenter), James Moore (stone-cutter), Philip Murphy, Richard Parsons, Ellis Roberts, John Roger, Andrew Torton, Woodward Vernon, John Valentine, Peter Worrell, Rason Wood, John Wilkinson, Hugh Wilson, Richard Wilson, Jonas Young.

Single Freemen. - John Cain, Nathan Dicks (mason), Murtough Dowland, Francis Elliot (snuff-maker), Cornelius Green, John Green, George Hinkson (millwright), John L. Ham, Daniel Humphrey, Isaac Johnston (carpenter), Bryce Miller (tailor), Benjamin Miller, Thomas Morgan, George Nuzum, Abraham Philips (shop-keeper), Francis Russell, James Sharpless (shop-keeper), Isaac Sharpless (fuller), Samuel Sloan (stone-cutter), John Wright (superintendent), Joel Lane (blacksmith), Jonathan Vernon, Jr., Hugh Miskelly.

The following is a list of justices of the peace for Nether Providence:

Providence Friends' Meeting-House. - The first mention of a Friends' Meeting in Providence occurs in the minutes of Chester Quarterly Meeting, Third month, 1696, when it was agreed to settle a meeting "at Thomas Minshall's every First and Fourth day." On Twelfth month 6, 1698/9, Friends belonging to Thomas Minshall's meeting proposed to build a meeting-house at the burying-ground of Thomas Powell, which would have located the building near the Media reservoir, on Providence road, in Upper Providence. The Quarterly Meeting deferred the consideration of the matter, but the project doubtless met with some opposition, for it is recorded, "It being the sense of this meeting that no meeting-house be hereafter built upon any new situation without y^e advise & consent of the quarterly meeting." However, Caleb Pusey, Thomas Worth, John Hood, George Pierce, Nicholas Pyle, and Robert Carter were appointed "to view & consider of the most convenient place where to sett the above proposed meeting-house." On Third month 1, 1699, the committee stated "according to the order & request of y^e Last quarterly meeting, The friends appointed to inspect into & consider of the most convenient place to build the meeting-house, to answer that of Tho: Minshall's, Do make return under their hands that it is their sense that at the farthest end of Thomas Minshall's Land, by y^e high roade side, is the most Convenient place for that service, & accordingly this meeting approves of y^e same." The land on which this meeting-house was built was given for that purpose by Thomas Minshall. The first house was a log structure. The building was completed in the summer of 1700, for on 5th day of Sixth month (August), in that year, the Quarterly Meeting "Ordered that the next Quarterly meeting be held at the new meeting-house in Nether Providence." On Ninth month 4, 1700, the First day and week day meeting was ordered to be removed from Thomas Minshall's to the "meeting-house," and on Twelfth month 12, 1701, the meeting at Randal Vernon's was also "removed to the new meeting-house."

At Providence meeting-house, Second month 5, 1703, Walter Faucitt was dealt with by the meeting, the charges being set forth in the following extract from the quaint minutes:

"This meeting having Duly taken into their Consideration the disorderly practis of Samuel Levis in keeping on his hatt whilst Walter Faucitt was in prayer, att a monthly meeting att Robert Vernon's, on the 11th month Last; therefore, the meeting doth appoint Joseph Baker and Paul Sanders to spake to him and Indaver to bring him to a sence of his disorder; and that hee do acknowledg the same to the satisfaction of this meeting, which if he doth not promise to do, then to order him to appear at the next monthly meeting."

At a quarterly meeting in this house, held Twelfth month 26, 1704, the following extract from the minutes shows that Henry Hollingsworth had acted in such a manner as to cause Friends to deal with him. The old record states:

"Whereas, Henry Holingsworth has Refused from time to time to answer the sence and Judgment of the meeting held att this place the 30th of the 8th mo. Last past, and doth yett Refuse so to do, and in our meetings of Business have uttered verey unsavery expressions and unjustifiable speeches, pertiqualarly aft our Last mo. meeting, speaking of the meeting's proceedings against him for his disorder, hee said that Bonnor and Winchester would have been ashamed of such actions, and that it was like the Cuting off the Lord Stafford's head; also publickly Calling our ancient friend Randall Vernon old pimp, little pimp, & Sott, &c., with other unsavory expressions to Tedious and Rediculas heare to bee mentioned; as also telling a former monthly meeting that they acted like Jesuits, which all tended to scandalize friends; for all which, with much more, this meeting finds a Nesesaty upon them to testifie and declare, and do hereby Testifie and Declare, Henry Hollingsworth to be out of the Unity of this meeting, and do disown him to be of our peaceable society and Christian Comunion Until hee Repent and acknowledg his said abuses to the satisfaction of this meeting, which that hee may so do is our true and Heartey desire."