%eadnotat; ]> hockemm RECORDS OF HOCKESSIN MONTHLY MEETING AND CENTRE MONTHLY MEETING (HOCKESSIN, DE) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2003 RECORDS OF HOCKESSIN MONTHLY MEETING AND CENTRE MONTHLY MEETING (HOCKESSIN, DE)A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Records 1740-1986 Hockessin Monthly Meeting of Friends. 1.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog http//tripod.brynmawr.edu SHORT HISTORY OF MEETING

Center Monthly Meeting was established in 1807 by Western Quarterly Meeting out of Kennett Monthly Meeting. Its first business sessions were held in 1808. The Orthodox monthly meeting was merged into Kennett Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) in 1831. Center Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) changed its name to Hockessin Monthly Meeting in 1955. Hockessin is currently an active monthly meeting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records include: minutes of the pre-Separation meeting, 1808-1827; minutes of the Hicksite men's meeting, 1827-1893; minutes of the Hicksite joint (men's and women's) meeting, 1893-1955; minutes of the united meeting since 1955; vital records since 1740; minutes of the Hicksite women's meeting, 1827-1893; minutes of the pre-Separation woman's meeting, 1808-1827; minutes of the Orthodox women's meeting, 1827-1831; account book, 1821-1888; and First Day School minutes, 1887-1899.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

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Collection is open for research. Access is through microfilm, if available.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in TRIPOD, the joint on-line catalog of Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings. Please note that records created before 1827, the date of a schism in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, may have been added to by either the Hicksite or Orthodox branches of this meeting, but could include information about members of the other branch before the Separation

Earlier Meeting Names Center Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1807-1827 : New Castle Co., Del.). Center Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955 : New Castle County, Del.). Center Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox 1827-1831 : New Castle County, Del.). Subjects Hockessin Monthly Meeting of Friends Center Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1807-1827 : New Castle County, Del.) Center Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955 : New Castle County, Del.) Center Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1827-1831 New Castle County, Del.) Society of Friends -- Delaware -- New Castle County. New Castle County (Del.) -- Genealogy. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Monthly meeting records normally include minutes of men’s and women’s 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 Swarthmore (SW), and are not available through inter-Library loan. To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the correct call numbers for the Library in which you wish to use the records

Vital Records

At the time of the Separation in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1827-28, pre-Separation vital records were generally retained by the branch with which the recorder was affiliated. Researchers are advised to consider vital records which span this period carefully in many cases, the meeting without the original records may have reconstructed these records for its membership only, giving the impression that individuals in the other branch were never members.

Births [abstract] 1740-1887 p. 3-13 (in folder)Pre/HSW RG2/Ph/H6

Births abstracted from the records of Center Monthly Meeting, 1740-1887. Also included is an abstract of deaths, 1790-1888 and an abstract of marriages, 1808-1888. Copy 1 imperfect: pp. 1-2 wanting; listing begins with name "Cloud". With: Deaths [abstract], 1790-1888--Marriages [abstract], 1808-1888.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

SW: No Film HV: No Film Births1740-1958 35 p.Pre/H/USW Box 66

Record of Births of Hockessin Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, 1740- 1958. Also included are deaths, 1790-1947 and marriages records, 1808-1960. With: Deaths, 1790-1947 -- marriage records, 1808-1960. Includes index.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

SW: MR-Ph673 HV: No Film Burials (Centerville, Del.)1790-1934 8 lists (in folder)Pre/HSW RG2/Ph/H6

"Buried in Center Graveyard near - Centreville, Delaware, 6 miles from Wilmington, Delaware Nov. 1937." -- Cover.

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SW: No Film HV: No Film Marriage book (State of Delaware) 1935-1948 1 v. (forms) + 9 items laid in or stapled. HSW RG2/Ph/H6

Marriage register furnished by the State Registrar of Delaware for reporting marriages. Contains stubs for marriage certificates and other pertinent marriage papers, 1935-1948.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

SW: No Film HV: No Film Membership 1740-1919 1 v. Pre/HSW RG2/Ph/H6

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SW: MR-Ph673 HV: No Film Statistical reports of membership 1923, 1945-1960 1 folder H SW RG2/Ph/H6

Membership statistics forms, supplementary queries, summaries, correspondence and related materials, 1923, 1945-60. Also includes a list of minor members, 1956, with names of children, birth dates, etc.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

SW No Film HV No Film Removals issued [abstract] 1808-1859 6 p. (in folder) Pre/HSW RG2/Ph/H6

List of certificates of removal issued to members transferring to other meetings, 1808-1859.

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SW: No Film HV: No Film Removals issued 1808-1938 1 v. Pre/HSW Box 66

Meeting's copies of certificates of removal issued to members transferring to other meetings, 1808-1938.

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SW: MR-Ph673 HV: No Film Men's Meeting and Joint

Official records of proceedings kept for all Quaker business meetings. Only Quakers could participate. It has responsibility for care of members, authorizes removals and marriages, maintains discipline, considers the queries, manages meeting property, fosters social concerns, and reports regularly to the quarterly meeting. Beginning at the end of the 19th century, men and women ceased to hold separate business meetings, meeting instead in joint session.

Minutes 1808-1974 7 v. Pre/H/U SW Box 67

Minutes of Hockessin Monthly Meeting and its predecessors since 1808. Included are: Minutes of Center Monthly Meeting's pre-Separation men's meeting, 1808-1827; minutes of the Hicksite men's meeting, 1827-1893; minutes of the Hicksite joint meeting of men and women Friends, 1893-1955; minutes of the united meeting since 1955. Volumes include: 1808-1873; 1874- 1921; 1913-1923 (rough); 1922-1951; 1952-1962; 1963-1968; 1970-1974.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

SW: MR -Ph 89 (1808-1921) HV: No Film Women's Meeting Minutes1808-1831 1 v. + IndexPre/OSW Box 64

Minutes of the pre-Separation meeting of women friends, 1808-1827 and minutes of the Orthodox meeting of women friends, 1827-1831.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

SW: MR-Ph89 HV: No Film Minutes 1827-1893 1 v. H SW Box 64

Minutes of the Hicksite meeting of women friends, 1827 9mo 3-1893 4mo3.

Joint sessions with men began on 5mo8 1893.

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SW MR-Ph89 HV No Film Financial Records Account book 1821-1888 1 v. Pre/H SW RG2/Ph/H6

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SW No Film HV No Film Bequests, donations and funds ca. 1960 1 folder U SW RG2/Ph/H6

Summary information on bequests & donations, capital & accumulative funds, and special project funds, ca. 1960.

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SW No Film HV No Film Property Records Deeds and other papers concerning property 1720-1944 26 items (in 2 oversize folders.) Pre/H SW RG2/Ph/H6++

Deeds, declarations of trust and mortgage papers of Hockessin Monthly Meeting, 1720-1944. Also included is a typescript, "Some interesting facts about Centre Meeting."

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SW No Film HV No Film Committees OverseersMembership correspondence 1940-1958 1 folderH/USW RG2/Ph/H6

Membership correspondence of the Committee of Overseers of Hockessin Monthly Meeting and its predecessor, Center Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1940-1958. Includes certificates of removal, resignation letters, etc.

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SW: No Film HV: No Film First Day SchoolMinutes1887-1900 3 v. ; 25 cm. or smallerHSW RG2/Ph/H6

Minutes of Center Monthly Meeting's First Day School, 4mo17 1887-7mo15 1888; 7mo7 1889-12mo21 1890; 4mo13 1898-4mo15 1900.

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SW: No Film HV: No Film Miscellaneous Miscellaneous papers 1957-1961 1 folder U SW RG2/Ph/H6

Notes, rough minutes of Corporation Trustees, etc. of Hockessin Monthly Meeting, 1957-1961.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

SW No Film HV No Film Hockessin Friends newsletter 1956-1971 28 cm. U RG2/Ph/H6 SW

Description based on: February 5, 1956; title from caption.

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SW No Film HV No Film Hockessin Meeting Newsletter 1948-1986 1 vol. H/U SW RG2/Ph/H6

Bound volume of newsletters of Hockessin meeting with clippings and program of 1980 anniversary celebration and a history of the meeting by Sanford B. Smith.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

SW No Film HV No Film Miscellaneous histories 1930-1980 & n.d. 1 folder H/U SW RG2/Ph/H6

Miscellaneous histories of Hockessin Monthly Meeting, 1930-1980 & n.d. Includes works prepared by Sanford B. Smith, 1980, S. Ralph Passmore, 1962, and Dorothea C. Morse, n.d. Also includes notes and newspaper articles.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

SW No Film HV No Film Clerk's Papers (Lewis L. Palmer) 1946-1960 1 folder H/U SW RG2/Ph/H6

Papers of Lewis L. Palmer, Clerk of Hockessin Monthly Meeting, 1946-1960. Includes quarterly reports, 1946-47 & 1952-58, rough minutes, 1957-60, and a memorial minute for Gail Hastings, 1960.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

SW No Film HV No Film