%eadnotat; ]> hockepm RECORDS OF HOCKESSIN PREPARATIVE MEETING AND HOCKESSIN 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 PREPARATIVE MEETING AND HOCKESSIN 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 Hockessin Preparative Meeting Records 1818-1893 Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1914) and Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1827-1856) 0.5 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 Records entirely in English SHORT HISTORY OF MEETING

A meeting for worship at Hockessin was established in 1737 by Newark (Kennett) Monthly Meeting. In 1786, Western Quarterly Meeting established Hockessin Preparative Meeting out of a division of Center Preparative Meeting.

Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) absorbed Center Preparative Meeting in 1827; the preparative meeting was transferred to Kennett Monthly Meeting in 1831. In 1856, the meeting for worship and preparative meeting were discontinued. Their members were transferred to Kennett Preparative Meeting.

Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was discontinued in 1914.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records of Hockessin Preparative Meeting, 1818-1893, as follows: minutes of the pre-Separation men's meeting, 1818-1825; minutes of the Hicksite men's meeting, 1825-1886; women's meeting minutes, 1863-1893; account book, 1822-1854; subscription lists for quota, 1830-1837 & n.d.

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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 Name Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1786-1827) Subjects Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1786-1827)Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1914) Hockessin Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1827-1856)Society of Friends -- Delaware -- New Castle County. New Castle County (Del.) -- Genealogy. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

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 1818-1825 1 v. ; 20 cm. Pre SW Box 64 1.1

Minutes of the pre-Separation men's meeting, 1818 6mo-1825 6mo.