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2005

Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2005 Finding aid written in English. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Records, 1658-1992 6.5 linear ft. Records in English Short History of the Meeting

The lineage of Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting begins with the Clifts in 1677. This monthly meeting met variously at Clifts and West River from 1698 until 1750. In 1750, the meeting changed its name to Herring Creek Monthly Meeting and met at West River, Herring Creek, and Indian Spring. From 1771 through 1778, it was referred to as West River Monthly Meeting, and continued to rotate between the three locations. Due to declining membership, the meeting met consistantly at Indian Spring from 1778 to 1795 and bore the name of that meeting. Beginning in 1795, Indian Spring Monthly Meeting rotated between Indian Spring and Sandy Spring. During the Separation of 1828, the meeting affiliated with the Hicksite branch of Friends; Orthodox Friends withdrew their membership and eventually joined Baltimore Monthly Meeting (Orthodox). In 1846, the Hicksite meeting formally adopted the name, Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting, by which it is known as today. In 1949, Sandy Spring and Ashton Monthly Meetings united to form the Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting of Friends (United).

Description of the Records

Records of Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting and its predecessors at Clifts, Herring Creek, and Indian Spring, 1658-1992. Includes men's and joint minutes 1677-1978, women's minutes 1776-1891, vital records 1658-1992, Ministers and Elders minutes 1918-62, financial and property records 1739-1950,and miscellaneous 1823-1934.

Notes to Researchers

Vol. 1.9 includes a list of meeting dates. Vol. 1.10 and 1.12 include dates of meetings and appointments. Vol.1.16 includes committee listings and misc. correspondence to Baltimore Yearly Meeting. Vol. 1.19 includes proposed budgets. Vol. 3.1 includes Mary Moor's copy book of epistles and testimonies. Vol. 3.5 includes births, deaths, marriages, and removals. Vol. 3.6 includes births, deaths, marriages, and removals. Vol. 3.8 includes a letter concerning the disownment of Ezekiel Hopkins. Vol. 3.10 includes marriages. Vol. 4.3 contains minutes of Ministers and Elders Quarterly Meeting for the Western Shore 1699-1716 and accounts of Friends Stocks, 1736-1766. Vol. 6.1 includes answers to queries, misc. correspondence, requests for membership, and committee reports. For a partial abstract of records, see GEN. MSS Brown, Kirk, compiler.

Arrangement of the Records

Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Women's Minutes; 3.Vital Records; 4.Ministers & Elders; 5.Financial and Property Records; 6.Miscellaneous.

Microfilm

Also available in microfilm, for use in the Library only: MR-B, 50, 63, 99-100, 152-155, 203-207, 209, 667

Restrictions on Access

Where available, access is through microfilm.

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Preferred Citation

Cite as: Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting Records, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Acquisition

Deposit, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.

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Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends -- Archives. Clifts Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends: 1658-1750 : Calvert County, Md.) -- Archives. Herring Creek Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1750-1772 : Calvert County, Md.) -- Archives. West River Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1772-1778 : Anne Arundel County, Md.) -- Archives. Indian Spring Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1778-1846 : Laurel, Md.) -- Archives. Calvert County (Md.) -- Genealogy. Anne Arundel County (Md.) -- Genealogy. St. Georges County (Md.) -- Genealogy Montgomery County (Md.) -- Genealogy Society of Friends -- Maryland -- Montgomery County. Society of Friends -- Maryland -- Anne Arundel County. Society of Friends -- Maryland -- Calvert County. Society of Friends -- Maryland -- St. Georges County. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Monthly meeting records normally include minutes of mens and womens meetings for business and registers of births, deaths, marriages, removals (transfers), and disownments. In general, non-members are not mentioned in the minutes, even when they attended meeting for worship on a regular basis.

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted at Friends Historical Library; they are not available for interlibrary loan. Where available, access is through microfilm. To request materials, please make sure to use the correct call numbers:

1. Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1677-1771 1 vol.; 37.5 cm Pre SW RG2/B/S361 1.1

Meeting was known as Clifts until 1750 and Herring Creek from 1750 to 1772.

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MR-B99/100 Minutes 1698-1759 1 vol.; 34 cm Pre SW RG2/B/S361 1.2

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MR-B99 Minutes 1771-1778 1 vol.; 34 cm Pre SW RG2/B/S361 1.3

Meeting was known as Herring Creek from 1750 to 1772 and West River from 1772 to 1778.

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MR-B155 Minutes (rough) 1778-1782 1 vol.; 34 cm Pre SW RG2/B/S361 1.4

Rough minutes (copied in Minutes, 1778 - 1817).

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MR-B154 Minutes 1778-1817 1 vol.; 46 cm Pre SW RG2/B/S361 1.5

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MR-B153 Minutes 1817-1867 1 vol.; 39.5 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/S361 1.6

Includes notes from Baltimore Yearly Meeting (1792).

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MR-B153 Minutes (rough) 1821-1827 1 vol.; 24 cm Pre SW RG2/B/S361 1.7

Rough minutes.

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MR-B154 Minutes 1827-1845 1 vol.; 24 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 1.8

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MR-B154 Minutes 1845-1860 1 vol.; 20 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 1.9

Includes list of meeting dates.

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MR-B205 Minutes 1861-70 1 vol.; 26.5 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 1.10

Title page marked: "Minutes of Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting from 1st mo 9th 1861 2 mo 9th 1870." Includes dates of meetings and appointments.

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MR-B205 Minutes 1867-1903 1 vol.; 33.5 cm. H SW RG2/B/S361 1.11

Title page marked: "Record Book Sandy Spring M.M. From 5th Mo 8th 1867 to 2nd Mo. 1st 1903."

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MR-B205 Minutes 1870-1884 1 vol.; 26.5 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 1.12

Title page marked: "Minutes of Sandy Spring Mo Mg from 3 Mo 9th 1870 to 7 Mo 9th 1884." Includes dates of monthly meeting and appointments.

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MR-B205 Minutes 1892-1902 1 vol.; 24.5 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 1.13

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MR-B205 Minutes 1892-1902 H SW RG2/B/S361 1.13

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MR-B205 Minutes 1903-1910 1 vol.; 24.5 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 1.14

Title page marked: "Sandy Spring 1903-1910."

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MR-B205 Minutes 1911-1915 1 vol.; 24.5 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 1.15

Title page marked: "Sandy Spring Minutes 1911-1915." Note: These minutes were recopied into this volume in 1929.

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MR-B206 Minutes 1940-1945 1 vol.; 28 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 1.16

Includes committee listings and misc. correspondence to Baltimore Yearly Meeting (1949 -1950).

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MR-B206 Minutes 1950-60 1 folder H SW RG2/B/S361 1.17

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MR-B207 Minutes 1964-69 1 folder U SW RG2/B/S361 1.18

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MR-B207 Minutes 1970-1971 1 vol.; 29 cm U SW RG2/B/S361 1.19

Includes proposed budget (1972).

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MR-B207 Minutes 1972-75 1 folder U SW RG2/B/S361 1.20

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MR-B209 Minutes 1975-1978 1 vol.; 29 cm U SW RG2/B/S361 1.21

Title page marked: "Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting of Friends."

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MR-B209 2. Women's Meeting Minutes 1776-1808 1 vol.; 34 cm Pre SW RG2/B/S361 2.1

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MR-B155 Minutes 1808-60 1 vol.; 33.5 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/S361 2.2

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MR-B155 Minutes 1811-24 1 vol.; 22.5 cm Pre SW RG2/B/S361 2.3

1811-1812; 1817-1818; 1821-1824.

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MR-B667 Minutes 1871-1885 1 vol.; 19 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 2.4

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MR-B209 Minutes 1885-91 1 vol.; 24.5 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 2.5

Note: Following the minutes in this volume, the men's and women's meeting met jointly.

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MR-B209 Minutes 1886-1891 1 vol.; 23.5 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 2.6

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MR-B203 3. Vital Records Births and Deaths 1658-1809 1 vol.; 30.5 cm Pre SW RG2/B/S361 3.1

Includes Mary Moor's copy book of epistles and testimonies (back of volume).

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MR-B152 Births and Deaths 1662-1782 1 vol.; 35.5 cm Pre SW RG2/B/S361 3.2

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MR-B152 Marriages 1682-1824 1 vol.; 29.5 cm Pre SW RG2/B/S361 3.3

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MR-B154 Births and Deaths 1730-1895 1 vol.; 33.5 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/S361 3.4

Includes occasional notes on membership.

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MR-B203 Membership 1736-1979 1 vol.; 27 cm Pre/H/U SW RG2/B/S361 3.5

Includes births, deaths, marriages, and removals.

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MR-B204 Membership 1758-1979 1 vol.; 27.5 cm Pre/H/U SW RG2/B/S361 3.6

Indexed. Title page marked: "Record of the Membership of Sandy Spring MD, Monthly Meeting of Friends." Includes births, deaths, marriages, and removals.

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MR-B204 Removals 1794-1883 1 vol.; 21 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/S361 3.7

Includes removals sent (indexed, back of volume).

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MR-B206 Disownment 1824 1 folder Pre SW RG2/B/S361 3.8

Includes a letter to Baltimore Monthly Meeting concerning the disownment of Ezekiel Hopkins.

 Marriages 1824-1964 1 vol.; 33.5 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/S361 3.9

Includes list of marriages (1685-1964).

Indexed

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MR-B204 Marriage Index 1824-1964 1 vol.; 31.5 cm Pre/H/U SW RG2/B/S361 3.10 Membership 1871-1990 1 vol.; 27 cm. H/U SW RG2/B/S361 3.11

Title page marked: "Sandy Spring Membership Book [Births and Deaths] 1871-1990." Indexed.

 Burials 1913-1992 1 vol.; 34.5 cm H/U SW RG2/B/S361 3.12 4. Worship & Ministry and its predecessors Minutes 1918-38 1 vol.; 25 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 4.1

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MR-B206 Minutes 1938-1962 1 vol.; 29.5 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 4.2

Title page marked: "Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting of Friends, Sandy Spring, Maryland, Ministry and Counsel Minutes, June 1938 through Dec. 1962."

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MR-B209 Minutes 1756-1761 1 vol. Pre SW RG2/B/S361 4.3

Volume also includes an Account of Friends Stock, [1698] and 1736-1766, last recorded by Samuel Robertson, Clerk, as well as the minutes of 4-Months' Meeting for the Western Shore, 1699-1716, and a list of queries, 1755.

This volume was formerly described as the minutes of Herring Creek Particular Meeting, 1699-1716.

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MR-B50/63 5. Financial and Property Records Deeds 1739, 1770, 1792 1 folder Pre SW RG2/B/S361 5.1

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MR-B667 Trustees Minutes 1911-1950 1 vol.; 27 cm H SW RG2/B/S361 5.2

Title page marked: "Minutes of the Board of Trustees of Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting."

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MR-B206 6. Miscellaneous Miscellaneous records 1823-1934 1 folder Pre/H SW RG2/B/S361

Includes answers to queries, misc. correspondence, requests for membership, and committee reports.