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Record  of  a  Branch 


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Hallowell  Family 


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LONGSTRETH,  PENROSE, 


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NORWOOD  BRANCHES 


COMPILED  BY 


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LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS 


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Residence  of  Morris  L.  Hallowell  Frontispiece 

ann  longstreth  hallowell  20 

morris  l.  hallowell  24 

hannah  penrose  hallowell  28 

Joshua  longstreth  hallowell  38 

SARAH  C.  FRALEY   HALLOWELL  42 

Charles  Hallowell  44 

Elmira  R.  Stephens  Hallowell  44 

Amanda  E.  Hallowell  51 

William  Penrose  Hallowell  55 

Residence  of  William  Penrose  hallowell  57 

Richard  price  hallowell  59 

Residence  of  Richard  Price  Hallowell  60 

Brevet  Brig.  Gen.  Edward  Needles  Hallowell  63 

Col.  Norwood  Penrose  Hallowell  70 

Residence  of  Col.  Norwood  Penrose  Hallowell  72 

Charles  Morris  Walton  76 

Maj.  James  Morris  Walton  81 


4  LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS 

Page 

VVII.I.IAM   PENROSE  HALLOWELL,  3D     (9-II6)  114 

coat  of  arms  of  the  longstreth  family  116 

the  longstreth  homestead  132 

Joshua  Longstreth  136 

Coat  of  ar,v\s  of  the  Penrose  Family  145 

William  Penrose  158 

ANNAH  Norwood  Penrose  160 

annah  Norwood  Penrose  at  the  age  of  about  17  162 

The  PENROSE  Homestead  167 

Thomas  Norwood  Penrose  i6g 

Norwood  Penrose  175 

THOMAS  neall  Penrose,  medical  inspector,  U.  S.  N.  181 

Mary  Hathaway  Needles  207 

RuBENAH  Williams  214 

Catherine  Dougherty  218 


PREFACE 


PREFACE 


In  presenting  this  volume  to  the  several  members 
of  the  Hallovvell  family  belonging  to  the  branch  of 
which  the  author  is  a  member,  he  wishes  to  impress 
upon  their  minds  that  he  does  not  claim  for  it  any 
literary  merit,  but  merely  in  a  plain,  matter-of-fact 
manner  has  attempted  to  record  the  names,  marriages, 
births,  and  deaths,  in  succession  from  the  earliest 
ancestor  who  emigrated  to  this  country,  down  to  the 
present  time,  1893,  together  with  a  few  reminiscences, 
incidents,  memoirs,  etc.  To  those  who  have  never 
made  genealogy  a  study,  this  may  seem  a  compara- 
tively easy  task.  From  the  outset  the  compiler  is  met 
with  an  array  of  careless  errors  and  omissions  on  the 
part  of  some  of  the  Recorders  of  "Ye  olden  time." 
These  mistakes  occur  more  frequently  in  the  dates  of 
deaths,  etc.  For  example,  an  old  record  would  state 
that  a  death  occurred  on  a  certain  day  of  the  month, 
whilst  on  the  tombstone  another  date  would  be  given. 
In  every  instance  where  a  difference  has  been  found, 
either  in  the  name  or  otherwise,  a  search  has  been 
instituted  and,  where  it  was  possible,  the   correction 


6  PREFy4CE 

made.  The  writer  does  not  claim  to  be  infallible,  but 
the  statements  set  forth  in  this  record  are  as  correct 
as  can  be  made  with  the  data  he  had  to  compile  from. 
For  the  interest  manifested  and  assistance  ren- 
dered by  his  mother,  Hannah  Penrose  Hallowell,  many 
thanks  are  due.  To  Sarah  Catherine  Fraley  Hallowell, 
for  kind  words  of  encouragement  and  numerous  rem- 
iniscences of  by-gone  days,  the  author  is  especially  in- 
debted. For  much  valuable  information  and  assistance 
in  making  researches,  correcting  errors,  etc.,  Joseph  M. 
Truman,  Jr.,  Recorder  of  the  monthly  meeting  of 
Friends,  held  at  Race  Street,  Philadelphia,  is  entitled 
to  much  credit,  for  which  a  grateful  acknowledgment 
is  hereby  tendered  to  him.  That  the  perusal  of  the 
pages  of  this  book  may  prove  interesting,  not  only  to 
the  present  but  to  the  generations  to  come,  and  that 
some  one  may  be  found  willing  to  continue  his  labors 
after  he  is  at  rest,  is  the  sincere  desire  of 

\v.  P.  H. 
Pliiladclpliij,  jiJi  nioiitli  ist,  i8g^. 


INTRODUCTION 


INTRODUCTION 


THE  name  of  Hallowell  is  an  ancient  one.  Just  when, 
where,  and  how  it  originated  the  author's  limited 
opportunities  do  not  permit  his  finding  out.  It  is  written 
that  a  Captain  Benjamin  Hallowell  fought  under  Admiral 
Nelson  in  the  Battle  of  the  Nile,  in  the  year  1798,  and 
was  one  of  his  most  trusted  officers.  He  was  as  ec- 
centric as  he  was  brave,  in  the  Battle  of  the  Nile  he 
commanded  the  Swiftsiire,  seventy-four  guns.  In  that 
action  the  French  Admiral's  ship.  Orient,  was  blown  up. 
Part  of  the  Orient's  mainmast  was  picked  up  by  the 
Swiftsiire.  "Captain  Hallowell"  writes  Robert  Southey 
in  his  life  of  Nelson,  "ordered  his  carpenter  to  make 
a  coffin  of  it.  The  iron  as  well  as  wood  was  taken  from 
the  wreck  of  the  same  ship.  It  was  finished  as  well  and 
handsomely  as  the  workman's  skill  and  materials  would 
permit,  and  Hallowell  then  sent  it  to  the  Admiral  with 
the  following  letter: — 'Sir,  I  have  taken  the  liberty 
of  presenting  you  a  coffin  made  from  the  mainmast  of 
L'Oriejit,  that  when  you  have  finished  your  military 
career  in  this  world  you  may  be  buried  in  one  of  your 
trophies.  But  that  that  period  may  be  far  distant  is  the 
earnest  wish  of  yoursincere  friend,  Benjamin  Hallowell.' 


8  INTRODUCTION 

"An  offering  so  strange,  and  yet  so  suited  to  the 
occasion  was  received  by  Nelson  in  the  spirit  with 
which  it  was  sent.  As  if  he  felt  it  good  tor  him,  now 
that  he  was  at  the  summit  of  his  wishes,  to  have  death 
before  his  eyes,  he  ordered  the  coffm  to  be  placed 
upright  in  his  cabin.  Such  a  piece  of  furniture,  how- 
ever, was  more  suitable  to  his  own  feelings  than  to 
those  of  his  guests  and  attendants  ;  and  an  old  favorite 
servant  entreated  him  so  earnestly  to  let  it  be  removed, 
that  at  length  he  consented  to  have  the  coffm  carried 
below  ;  but  he  gave  strict  orders  that  it  should  be 
safely  stowed,  and  reserved  for  the  purpose  for  which 
its  brave  and  worthy  donor  had  designed  it." 

Captain  Hallowell's  father  came  to  this  country, 
but  returned  to  England  from  Hallowell,  Maine.  An- 
other member  of  the  family  changed  his  name  to 
Boylston,  and  lived  in  Boston  on  the  fortune  which 
came  with  the  name. 

in  Sabine's  "Loyalists  of  American  Revolution  " 
we  read  as  follows: — 

"Robert  Hallowell  of  Boston.  Comptroller  of 
the  Customs,  in  office  early  in  life  ;  and  Collector  of 
the  Customs  at  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  before  the 
age  of  twenty-five.  He  arrived  at  Boston,  from  Lon- 
don, in  1764,  and  entered  upon  his  duties  as  Comp- 
troller. The  next  year  a  mob  surrounded  his  elegant 
house  in  Hanover  Street,  tore  down  his  fences,  broke 
his  windows,  and  forcing  the  doors  at  last,  destroyed 


INTRODUCTION  9 

furniture,  stole  money,  scattered  books  and  papers, 
and  drank  of  the  wines  in  the  cellar  to  drunkenness. 

"When  the  port  of  Boston  was  shut,  June  ist, 
1774,  he  removed  his  office  to  Plymouth.  In  1775  he  was 
an  Addresser  of  Gage  ;  and  the  year  following,  with 
his  family  of  five  persons,  he  accompanied  the  British 
Army  to  Halifax,  in  1778  he  was  proscribed  and  ban- 
ished. He  went  to  England  and  settled  at  Bristol. 
The  executor  of  his  own  father,  and  of  his  wife's 
father,  he  came  to  the  United  States  in  1788  and  in 
1790,  on  business.  In  1792  he  moved  to  Boston  with 
his  family,  and  lived  in  the  homestead,  Batterymarch 
Street,  which  because  of  his  mother's  life  interest  had 
not  been  confiscated.  He  was  kindly  received  by 
former  friends,  and  became  intimate  with  some  distin- 
guished Whigs.  In  1 8 16,  infirm  and  failing  in  health,  he 
went  to  Gardiner,  Maine,  to  reside  with  his  son,  and 
died  there  April,  1818,  in  his  seventy-ninth  year.  His 
wife  was  Hannah,  daughter  of  Dr.  Sylvester  Gardiner. 

"Benjamin  Hallowell,  a  brother  of  Robert,  was 
also  Commissioner  of  the  Customs.  In  early  life  he 
commanded  a  small  armed  vessel.  The  Commissioners 
were  extremely  obnoxious  ;  and  when  Mr.  Hallowell 
accepted  in  addition  the  office  of  Mandamus  Councillor, 
he  became  an  object  of  special  indignation.  In  July, 
1776,  he  sailed  for  England  in  the  ship,  Aston  Hall. 
While  at  Halifax  he  said  in  a  letter,  '  If  I  can  be  of  the 
least  service  to  either  Army  or  Navy,  1  will  stay  in 


10  INTRODUCTION 

America  until  this  Rebellion  is  subdued.'  It  appears 
from  another  letter  that  he  frequently  tendered  himself 
to  the  Commander-in-Chief,  without  success." 

It  is  highly  probable  that  neither  Robert  nor 
Benjamin  Hallowell,  on  account  of  their  habits  and 
professions,  was  a  connection  of  those  ancestors  whose 
names  are  recorded  in  this  volume.  Our  earliest 
knowledge  of  the  latter  is  that  they  were  Quakers, 
hailing  from  Nottinghamshire,  England,  about  the  year 
1682,  settling  first  at  Darby,  Pa.,  and  afterward 
moving  to  Abington,  Pa.,  where  a  large  percentage  of 
their  descendants  have  always  made  their  home.  At 
this  date  (1893)  Abington's  population  is  largely  made 
up  of  Hallowells.  From  the  records  of  the  monthly 
meeting  of  Friends  (Hicksite  branch)  there  is  little  to 
be  learned  respecting  them  further  than  the  dates  of 
marriages  and  deaths,  and  that  in  the  grave-yard 
adjoining  the  meeting-house, 

"  Each  in  his  narrow  cell  forever  laid, 

The  rude  forefathers  of  the  hamlet  sleep. 

"The  breezy  call  of  incense-breathing  morn, 

The  swallow  twitt'ring  from  the  straw-built  shed, 
The  cock's  shrill  clarion,  or  the  echoing  horn, 
No  more  shall  rouse  them  from  their  lowly  bed. 

"  For  them  no  more  the  blazing  hearth  shall  burn, 
Or  busy  housewife  ply  her  evening  care  ; 
No  children  run  to  lisp  their  sire's  return. 
Or  climb  his  knees  the  envied  kiss  to  share. 


INTRODUCTION  ii 

"  Oft  did  the  harvest  to  their  sickle  yield, 

Their  furrow  oft  the  stubborn  glebe  has  broke: 
How  jocund  did  they  drive  their  team  afield  ! 
How  bow'd  the  woods  beneath  their  sturdy  stroke ! 

*  *  *  *  » 

"  Far  from  the  madd'ing  crowd's  ignoble  strife, 
Their  sober  wishes  never  learned  to  stray ; 
Along  the  cool  sequester'd  vale  of  life 
They  kept  the  noiseless  tenor  of  their  way." 

Some  few  of  their  descendants  have  found  spiritual 
comfort  in  worshipping  with  other  religious  denomina- 
tions, but  the  majority  have  remained  steadfast  in  the 
faith  of  their  forefathers,  that  of  Friends  or  Quakers. 

As  far  as  can  be  ascertained,  the  Hallowells  were 
anti-slavery  in  their  views,  although  it  is  said  that 
some  of  them  did  hold  slaves.  It  is  more  than  proba- 
ble they  were  merely  bound  or  indentured  servants. 
In  politics,  as  a  rule,  they  were  Whigs  and  in  later 
years  Republicans.  Occasionally  one  will  be  met  with 
who  advocates  Free  Trade  and  other  false  doctrines, 
emanating  from  out  the  "Rum,  Romanism  and  Re- 
bellion" party.  These  instances  are  exceptional, 
however. 


12  INTRODUCTION 


YOUR  LEGIONS  OF  ANCESTORS 

[Fi'om  the  PhilaJclphia  Pirss.] 

F^ID  you  ever  stop  to  think  how  many  male  and  female 
-*— ^  ancestors  were  required  to  bring  you  into  the  world?  Let 
us  reason  together  on  this  subject  and  see  if  we  cannot  prove  it 
to  be  a  most  curious  and  interesting  theme  to  write  and  talk 
about.  First,  it  was  very  necessary  that  you  should  have  a 
father  and  a  mother— that  makes  two  human  beings.  Each  of 
them  must  have  had  a  father  and  a  mother,  that  makes  four  more 
human  beings.  Then,  again,  each  of  these  four  had  a  father  and 
a  mother,  making  eight  more  representatives  of  God's  greatest 
handiwork.  So  we  go  on  back  to  the  birth  of  Christ,  or  through 
fifty-six  generations  in  all.  The  result  of  such  a  calculation, 
which  can  be  made  in  a  few  minutes,  will  show  that  139,235,017,- 
489,534,976  births  must  have  taken  place  in  order  to  bring  you 
into  this  world.  Yes,  you  who  read  these  lines.  All  this,  too, 
since  the  beginning  of  the  Christian  era,  not  since  the  beginning 
of  time,  by  any  means.  According  to  Proctor,  if  from  a  single 
pair  for  5,000  years  each  husband  and  wife  had  married  at  21 
years  of  age  and  there  had  been  no  deaths,  the  population  of  the 
earth  would  now  be  2,199,  9i5.  followed  by  144  ciphers.  Verily, 
the  human  mind  shrinks  from  contemplating  such  immense 
numbers. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


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JOHN  AND  MARY  SHARPE  HALLOWELL 


1.  John  and  Mary  Sharpe  Hallowell  emigrated  to 
Darby,  Pennsylvania,  from  Hucl<no\v,  Parish  of  Sut- 
ton, Nottinghamshire,  England,  bringing  a  Quatcer 
certificate  dated  12th  month  19th,  1682.  (Mary  was 
a  daughter  of  Thomas  Sharpe.)  They  afterward  re- 
moved to  Abington,  Pa.  It  is  presumed  that  John 
Hallowell  was  an  agriculturist.  The  records  of  the 
Abington  meeting  show  that  he  was  twice  married. 
His  first  wife's  name  was  Sarah,  by  whom  he  had  one 
son. 

2-A*    John,  born  in  England,  12th  mo.  8th,  1672. 

The  date  of  his  marriage  with  Mary  is  not  given. 

They  had  nine  children  : 

2-1     Sarah,     born  in  England,  12th  mo.  26th,  1677. 


2-2  Thomas, 

2-3  Mary, 

2-4  John, 

2-5  Elizabeth, 

2-6  Hannah, 

2-7  Samuel, 

2-8  Benjamin, 

2-g  Jane, 


"  ist  mo.  6th,  1679. 

Qth  mo.  i8th,  1681. 
America,   2d  mo.  loth,  1685. 
"  ist  mo.  7th,  1687. 

"  icth  mo.  12th,  i68g. 

"         2d  mo.  25th,  1692. 
"  loth  mo.  31st,  1694. 

8th  mo.  17th,  1696. 


*See  Note  No.  9,  Appendix 


34  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


THOMAS  HALLOWELL 


2-2.  Thomas  Hallovvell,  son  of  John  (\)  and 
Mary  Hallovvell,  born  in  England,  ist  month  6th,  1679  ; 
died  12th  month  14th,  1734.  Married  at  Darby,  Pa., 
in  1702,  Rosamond  Till,  who  died  6th  month  13th,  1745. 
They  lived  at  Abin^zton,  Pa. 
Ten  children  : 

3-10    John,  born  ist  mo.  iith,  1703. 

3-11     Mary,  "    gth  mo.  7th,  1705. 

_, 3-12    Thomas,       "     3d  mo.  27th,  1706.  '■^ 

3-13     William,  "    6th  mo.  ist,  1707. 

3-14    Rosamond,   "     5th  mo.  24th,  1709. 

3-15     Elizabeth,     "     12th  mo.  14th,  171 1. 

3-16    Sarah,  "     ist  mo.  15th,  1714. 

3-17    Thomas, 2d,"     3d  mo.  12th,  1715. 

3-18    Samuel,         "     3d  mo.  12th,  1717. 

3-ig    Joseph,  "    gth  mo.  23d,  1719. 

Thomas  and  Rosamond  Till  Hallowell's  remains 
were  interred  in  Friends'  burying-ground  at  Abington. 
Their  daughter,  Elizabeth  Hallowell,  born  12th  month 
14th,  171 1,  married  at  Abington,  8th  month  26th,  1730, 
Daniel  Dawson,  hatter  at  Abington.  They  removed 
to  Philadelphia,  taking  certificate  from  former  to  latter 


THE   HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  15. 

meeting,  dated  5th  month  31st,  1742,  for  themselves 
and  daughter  Deborah.  Abington  records,  as  copied 
for  the  Pennsylvania  Historical  Society,  say  John 
Dawson,  wife,  and  daughter  Deborah,  but  Philadel- 
phia meeting  records  show  that  it  was  Daniel  who  was 
received  on  this  certificate. 

Daniel  Dawson  made  a  will,  dated    nth  month 
23d,  1744,  and  proved  3d  month   3d,   1745,  disposing 
of  a  good  estate  of  houses,  etc.      The  record  is  that 
he  died  3d  month  ist,  1745. 
They  had  seven  children  : 

Mary,  Daniel,  2d, 

Daniel,  Rosamond,     married     Green, 

Deborah,  Mary,  2d,  "    Thomson. 

James, 


i6  THE   HAI.LOIVELL  FAMILY 


WILLIAM  HALLOWELL 


3-13.  William  Hallovvell,  son  of  Thomas  (2-2) 
and  Rosamond  Till  Hallowell,  was  born  6th  month  ist, 
1707;  died  8th  month  23d,  1794.  He  was  a  brother  to 
Elizabeth  Hallowell,  who  married  Daniel  Dawson. 
(See  2-2.) 

His  first  wife  was  Margaret  Tyson,  who  died  4th 
month  4th,  1752,  aged  43  years,  i  month  and  17  days. 
Interred  in  Friends'  burying-ground  at  Abington. 
Children  :* 

4-A     Thomas,  4-G     David, 

4-B     Rosamond,  4-H     Mary, 

4-C    Matthew,  4-I      Isaac, 

4-D    William,  4-J     John,  2d, 

4-E    John,  4-K    John,  3d, 

4-F     R\near,  4-L     Joshua. 

The  dates  of  births  of  the  above-named  children 
are  to  be  found  in  the  records  of  Friends'  meeting  at 
Abington. 

The  records  of  Abington  monthly  meeting  show 
that  Agnes  Shoemaker,  second  wife  of  William  Hallo- 
well, was  born  3d  month  19th,  17 16,  and  died  3d  month 

*See  Note  No.  9,  Appendix 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  17 

31st,  1782,  aged  65  years,  10  months  and  i  day,  and 
was  interred  in  Friends'  burying-ground.  Married  at 
Abington,  1754. 

Agnes  Shoemaker  was  a  daughter  of  Peter  Shoe- 
maker, whose  family  came  from  Cresheim,  Germany, 
and  settled  at  Germantown  in  1683. 

Peter  Shoemaker's  brother  George  also  settled  in 
Germantown  ;  his  wife  was  named  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Richard  Wall,   or   Wain.      Peter  and    George   Shoe- 
maker's father  was  named  George,  who  died  at  sea. 
Children  of  William  and  Agnes  : 

4-20    Daniel,   born  12th  mo.  i8th,  1754. 

4-21     Caleb,     "     nth  mo.  21st,  1756. 

4-22    Joseph,     "     5th  mo.  ist,  1759. 

4-23     Sarah,       "     7th  mo.  12th,  1761. 


l8  THE  H^LLOIVELL  FAMILY 


CALEB  HALLOWELL 


A-2.\.  Caleb  Hallowell,  son  of  William  (3-13) 
and  Agnes  Shoemaker  Hallowell,  was  born  nth  month 
2ist,  1756;  died  ist  month  6th,  1829. 

First  wife,  Priscilla  Tyson. 

Second  wife,  Mary  Waterman,  married  7th  month 
26th,  1792,  daughter  of  Isaac  Waterman. 

Third  wife,  Mary  Child. 

Caleb  and  Priscilla  Tyson  Hallowell's  marriage 
certificate,  now  in  possession  of  Susan  Morris  Hal- 
lowell 1  7-50),  reads  as  follows  : 

"Caleb  Hallowell, of  the  Township  of  Cheltenham, 
County   of    Philadelphia,   Province  of  Pennsylvania, 
farmer,  son  of  William  Hallowell,  of  the   same  place, 
and  Priscilla  Tyson,  daughter  of  Rynear  Tyson  of  Ab- 
ington  Township,  County  and  Province  aforesaid," 

The  marriage  took  place  at  Abington  meeting- 
house, loth  month  15th,  1778. 

Rynear  Tyson's  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Isaac 
Cleaver,  married  loth  month  14th,  1760.  His  father's 
name  was  Peter  Tyson. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  ig 

From  the  foregoing  we  learn  that  at  this  date 
(1778)  Philadelphia  county  embraced  a  large  part,  if 
not  all,  of  what  is  now  Montgomery  county.  It  was 
not  until  the  year  1784  that  Montgomery  county  was 
organized.  Bucks  county,  which  adjoins  Montgomery, 
was  one  of  the  original  counties  formed  by  William 
Penn  in  1682. 

Children  of  Caleb  and  Priscilla  Tyson  Hallowell : 
5-24     Charles  Tyson,  born  2d  mo.  28th,  1780;  died 
7th  mo.  3d,  i82g.      Married  Ann  Longstreth, 
10th  mo.  9th,  i8c6. 
5-25     Chalkley,  born    12th   mo.    i8th,    1781.      Married 
Susan  Fisher. 
Children  of  Caleb  and  Mary  Waterman  Hallowell  ■/•' 
5-A     Isaac,  born  5th  mo.   14th,   1793.     Married  Louisa 

Rush. 
5-B    Abigail,  born    5th    mo.  21st,  1796;    died  in   her 

1 6th  year. 
5-C    Agnes,  born  12th  mo.  23d,   1799;   died    5th    mo. 

23d,  1870.     Married  John  Smith. 
5-D    Mary,  born   12th  mo.   ist,  1805.     Married  Joshua 
W.  Pusey,  5th  mo.   5th,   1831,  who   died   2d 
mo.,  1835. 
5-E     Jane  Shoemaker,  born   7th  mo.  26th,  1807  ;    died 
3d  mo.  2ist,  1878. 
There-appears  to  be  no  record  of  Caleb  Hallowell's 
third  marriage,  to  Mary  Child.     No  children. 

*See  Note  No.  9,  Appendix. 


20  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


CHARLES  TYSON  HALLOWELL 


5-24.  Charles  Tyson  Hallowell,  son  of  Caleb 
and  Priscilla  Tyson  Hallowell,  was  born-''  2d  month 
28th,  1780.  Married  loth  month  gth,  1806,  at  Friends' 
meeting-house,  Abington,  Montgomery  county,  Pa.,  Ann 
Longstreth,  born  2d  month  12th,  1784  ;  died  of  general 
debility,  5th  month  26th,  1868,  at  her  residence.  No. 
1807  Spruce  street,  Philadelphia.  Her  remains  were  in- 
terred in  the  lot  of  her  son,  Morris  L.  Hallowell,  South 
Laurel  Hill.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Longstreth, 
who  was  born  loth  month  nth,  1744;  died  5th  month 
i8th,  1803;  buried  at  Horsham;  married  4th  month 
i6th,  1772,  Susannah  Morris,  born  7th  month  23d,  1746; 
died  8th  month  28th,  1814;  was  daughter  of  Joshua  and 
Mary  Morris,  of  Abington.  They  settled  in  Southamp- 
ton township,  Bucks  county,  Pa.,  near  the  old  home- 
stead. It  was  on  Joseph  Longstreth 's  premises  that 
Fitch,  the  inventor,  first  tried  his  steamboat. 

Charles  Tyson  and  Ann  Longstreth  Hallowell  made 
their  home  in  Jenkintown,  Montgomery  county,  Pa. 
His  trade  was  that  of  a  carpenter.     He  received  the 

*See  Note  No.  4,  Appendix 


m>  *..  1 


Ann  Longstrkth  Hali.owkll. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  21 

appointment  of  Postmaster,  and  in  connection  with 
this,  opened  a  place  of  business  for  the  sale  of  general 
merchandise,  such  as  is  mostly  found  in  country  stores. 
Jn  those  days  no  stocl<  was  considered  complete  with- 
out having  a  plentiful  supply  of  whisky  on  hand. 
There  is  no  record  to  show  how  many  years  he  con- 
tinued in  business  at  Jenkintown,  but  his  conscience 
not  approving  of  selling  spirituous  liquors,  somewhere 
about  the  year  181 2  he  moved  with  his  family  to  Phila- 
delphia, and  became  an  importer  of  China  and  India 
silk  goods;  his  store  and  residence  being  one  and  the 
same,  located  on  Front  street  below  Arch  street. 

An  old  directory,  published  in  the  year  181 1,  does 
not  mention  him,  but  in  i8i3we  find  the  name  of 
■Charles  Hallowell,  storekeeper,  No.  13  Church  alley, 
and  again  in  18 19,  Charles  T.  Hallowell,  merchant.  No. 
125  High  street,  residence  No.  13  Church  alley  (same 
as  before).  In  1820  his  residence  is  given  as  Eleventh 
street  below  Arch  street.  It  is  safe  to  presume  that  it  was 
about  the  year  1812  when  he  moved  to  Philadelphia. 

He  made  a  voyage  to  Canton,  China,  which  was 
.looked  upon  at  that  date  as  a  great  undertaking,  as  it 
required  six  months  to  make  the  voyage  out,  and  the 
same  to  return.  A  quaint  looking  little  clock,  now  in 
possession  of  his  grandson,  Charles  Eugene  Hallowell 
(7-70;,  which  he  presented  to  his  wife  before  starting 
•on  one  of  his  journeys,  is  still  in  good  preservation, 
.and  keeps,  even  at  this  date,  fairly  good  time. 


22  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 

He  died  of  consumption,  at  his  residence,  7th  month 
3d,    1829.      His    remains   were    interred    in    Friends 
Western  burying-ground.  Race  and  Sixteenth  streets, 
Philadelphia. 

Nine  children  : 

6-26    Priscilla,  born  gth  mo.  i8th,  1807 ;   died  5th  mo. 

gth,  1808. 
6-27    Morris  Longstreth,  born  8th  mo.  14th,  iScg; 

died  6th  mo.  i6th,  1880. 
6-28  Caleb,  born  5th  mo.  31st,  181 1  ;  died  12th  mo.gth, 
1846,  at  his  mother's  residence,  No.  i  City 
Row,  nth  street  above  Race  street,  west  side, 
interred  at  Friends'  burying-ground,  Fair  Hill, 
Philadelphia.  Unmarried. 
6-29    Susannah  Morris,  born  3d  mo.  i8th,  1813  ;  died  gth 

mo.  25th,  1846.    Married  William  Walton. 
6-30    Maria,  born  7th  mo.  28th,  181 5 ;  died  3d  mo.,  1816. 
6-31     Samuel  Longstreth,  born  ist  mo.  loth,  1817  ;  died 

4th  mo.  27th,  1864.     Married. 
6-32    Joshua  Longstreth,  born  3d  mo.  31st,  i8ig;  died 

7th  mo.  25th,  1873.    Married. 
6-33     Charles,  born  7th  mo.  31st,   1821  ;  died  ist  mo. 

2d,  1864.     Married. 
6-34     Ann,  born  2d  mo.  23d,  1824;   died  icth  mo.,  1824. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  23 


CHALKLEY    HALLOWELL 


5-25.     Chalkley  Hallowell,  son  of  Caleb  (4-21 ) 
and  Priscilhi  Tyson   Hallowell,  was  born   12th  month 
1 8th,  1 78 1.     Married  Susan  Fisher. 
Nine  children  : 

6-35     John,  went  to  California  when  very  young,  and 

lias  not  been  heard  from  since  1866. 
6-36    Samuel. 

6-37     Caleb  W.,  married  Mary  Morris  Tyson. 
6-38    Daniel  Albert,  married  Catherine  Josephine  Monell. 
6-39     Amanda   Emily,    married    Thomas   Worthington 

Sweney. 
6-40    Chalkley,  unmarried,  died  of  Cholera,  at  Louis- 
ville, Ky. 
6-41     Frank,  unmarried,  died  from  effects  of  going  in  to 

swim  when  overheated. 
6-42     Henry,  unmarried,  died  of  consumption. 
6-43     Edwin. 

All  of  the  above-named  children,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  John,  are  known  to  have  died. 


24  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


MORRIS   LONGSTRETH    HALLOWELL 


6-27.  Morris  Longstreth  Hallowell,  born  8th 
month  14th,  1809,  was  a  son  of  Charles  Tyson  (5-24) 
and  Ann  Longstreth  Hallowell.  His  birthplace  was 
Jenkintown,  Montgomery  county,  Pa.,  a  beautiful 
post  village  situated  on  the  Old  York  road,  about 
nine  miles  north  of  Philadelphia,  The  house  in  which 
he  was  born  has  long  since  been  destroyed ;  a  store 
erected  on  its  site  stood  on  the  west  side  of  the  main 
street  of  Jenkintown,  opposite  to  an  old  hostelry  kept 
by Cottman.     It  is  still  standing. 

Morris  Longstreth  Hallowell  was  educated  at 
Friends'  school  at  Westtown,  Chester  county,  Pa. 
(Entered  7th  month  21st,  1821.)  His  father  died  when 
he  was  nineteen  years  of  age,  leaving  him  almost  the 
sole  support  of  a  mother,  several  brothers,  and  a 
sister.  Succeeded  to  his  father's  business,  that  of 
China  and  India  silk  goods  importer.  Later  formed  a 
co-partnership  with  William  Ashbridge  under  the  firm 
name  of  Hallowell  &  Ashbridge,  importers  and  jobbers 
of  silks  and  dress  goods.  Wm.  Ashbridge  retiring,  the 
firm  name  became  Hallowell,  Walton  &  Co.,  and  upon 


Morris  L.  Hallowell. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  h'AMlLY  25 

the  death  of  William  Walton  was  changed  to  Morris  L. 
Hallowell  &  Co.  McElroy's  directory  of  1837  has  Hal- 
iowell,  Ashbridge  &  Co.,  and  in  1838  Hallowell,  Walton 
&  Co.,  which  is  about  the  date  of  the  change.  This 
was  the  foundation  of  that  great  house  whose  business 
extended  throughout  the  entire  West  and  South,  and 
which  stood  pre-eminent  for  its  liberalit)' and  progress- 
ive spirit  in  all  that  tended  to  advance  the  interests  of 
Philadelphia.  The  establishment  of  a  line  of  first-class 
steamships  to  ply  to  Charleston  and  Savannah  was  in  a 
large  measure  due  to  the  efforts  of  Morris  L.  Hallowell. 
It  is  said  on  most  excellent  authority  that  \.\\q  first  meet- 
ing to  organize  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company 
was  held  in  the  parlors  of  his  residence.  No.  1417  Filbert 
street,  within  a  few  feet  of  where  the  Broad  Street  Sta- 
tion now  stands;  but  there  are  no  minutes  on  the  books 
of  the  Company  to  verify  this  statement.  For  some 
time  he  served  as  one  of  its  directors,  throwing  his 
heart  and  soul  into  building  up — what  it  now  is — the 
greatest  and  best  managed  railroad  in  the  world. 

The  Bank  of  North  America,  the  oldest  national 
banking  institution  in  the  country,  claimed  him  as  one 
of  its  directors  for  many  years. 

Elected.  Term  of  Office  Ended. 

loth  month  12th,  1843.       loth  month    8th,  1846. 

loth  '*  15th,  1849.  lOth  "  nth,  1852. 
ist  "  2d,  1854.  ist  "  5th,  1857. 
I  St        "        2d,    i860.         ist        "        7th,  1862. 


26  THE  HALLOU/ELL  FAMILY 

The  organization  of  tlie  Bank  took  place  in  nth 
month,  1781.  The  Ordinance  of  Incorporation  passed 
by  Congress,  12th  month  31st,  1781,  commencing 
operations  on  ist  month  7th,  1782.  Unlike  other 
institutions  of  its  kind  throughout  our  country,  the 
word  "National"  does  not  appear  on  its  circulation, 
simply  "  The  Bank  of  North  America,"  exception  being 
made  by  Congress,  at  the  time  the  National  Banking 
Act  was  passed,  for  the  reason  that  its  charter  had 
been  granted  by  a  United  States  Congress. 

The  records  of  the  Religious  Society  of  Friends,  of 
which  he  was  a  member,  show  that  at  one  time  he 
took  an  active  part  in  its  temporal  affairs. 

1844:  Was  one  of  a  committee  on  necessitous 
circumstances. 

1844-8:  Was  assistant  clerk  of  Race  street  monthly 
meeting. 

1844:  Appointed  on  a  committee  to  confer  with 
the  other  monthly  meetings  in  regard  to  the  subject 
of  education,  which  resulted  in  the  establishment  of 
Friends'  Central  School. 

1845-49:  One  of  a  committee  in  charge  of  same. 

1845:  Appointed  trustee  of  meeting-house  prop- 
erty. 

1847:  Was  proposed  as  accounting  warden,  or,  as 
Friends  termed  it,  treasurer  ;  but  declined. 

Nor  did  Morris  L.  Hailowell  confine  his  efforts  in 
doing  good  within  the  boundary  lines  of  his  own  city; 


THE  HALLO l-V ELL  FAMILY  27 

constant  appeals  being  made  to  the  generosity  of  liis 
firm  to  aid  in  works  of  charity,  etc.,  throughout  the 
South  and  West.  It  was  mainly  due  to  their  efforts 
that  the  sum  of  thirty  thousand  dollars  was  raised  for 
the  relief  of  the  sufferers  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  at  the  time 
that  city  was  visited  0855)  with  yellow  fever.  It  may 
not  be  out  of  place  to  record  the  fact  here  that  this 
Christian  act  was  repaid''^  by  a  number  of  the  "first 
families  of  Virginia"  residing  at  Norfolk,  by  mobbing, 
with  the  intention  of  hanging,  T.  Russell  Dawson,  a 
junior  member  of  the  firm  ;  and  again,  at  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  some  of  the  "best  citizens''  attempted  the  same 
act  of  violence  on  the  person  of  Col.  Thomas  W. 
Sweney,  another  member,  solely  because  the  views 
entertained  by  Morris  L.  Hallowell  and  some  others 
of  the  firm,  on  politics  and  slavery,  did  not  coincide 
with  their  own. 

in  1861  the  Rebellion  for  the  perpetuation  of 
slavery  broke  out  in  all  its  fury,  and  the  wholesale 
repudiation  by  the  Southern  merchants  of  the  debts  due 
Northerners  forced  the  house  of  Morris  L  Hallowell  & 
Co.  into  liquidation  ;  the  work  of  a  lifetime  was  swept 
away,  as  it  were,  in  a  night.  Dismayed,  but  not 
entirely  disheartened,  they  set  to  work  to  reorganize 
their  concern  under  the  same  firm  name  at  615  Chest- 
nut street.  Some  years  later  Mr.  Hallowell  resigned 
and  went  to  New  York,  there  entered  into  co-partner- 

*See  Reniinisceuce  No.  5,  Appendix. 


28  THE  H^LLOIVELL  FAMILY 

ship  with  his  son,  Col.  Norwood  P.  Hallowell  (7-48),  as 
wool  commission  merchants. 

Returned  to  Philadelphia  about  the  year  1870,  and 
in  1873  established  the  banking  house  of  Hallowell  & 
Co.,  at  No.  33  South  Third  street.  Was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Philadelphia  Stock  Exchange,  gth  month 
3d,  1874.  On  4th  month  13th,  1875,  his  partner, 
Charles  Hallowell  (7-62),  died.  Mr.  Hallowell  con- 
tinued in  the  business  the  remainder  of  his  life.  After 
over  half  a  century  of  toil  and  of  doing  good  to  others, 
living  out  in  its  fullest  sense  the  maxim  laid  down  by 
the  late  Hon.  Joseph  R.  Chandler,  "that  it  is  the 
whole  duty  of  man  to  live  for  his  fellow-man,"  Morris 
L.  Hallowell  passed  peacefully  to  rest  on  6th  month 
1 6th.  1880,  aged  71  years.  His  death  was  caused  by 
Bright's  disease.  The  funeral  took  place  from  Media, 
Delaware  county,  Pa.  His  remains  were  interred  at 
South  Laurel  Hill,  Philadelphia. 

So  far  reference  has  been  made  to  Morris  L.  Hal- 
lowell only  as  a  business  man  and  public-spirited 
citizen.  His  beautiful  home  life  another  pen  more  able 
than  the  writer's  must  portray. 

On  1st  month  5th,  1831,  he  married  Hannah  Smith 
Penrose,  daughter  of  William  and  Annah  (or  Hannah) 
Norwood  Penrose,  of  Philadelphia.  The  marriage  took 
place  at  Friends'  meeting-house,  situated  on  Cherry 
street,  below  Fifth  street.  The  building  is  now  used 
for  salesrooms  by  the  firm  of  Horstmann  &  Sons. 


Hannah  Penrose  Halloweel. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  29^ 

William  and  Annah  (or  Hannah)  Norwood  Pen- 
rose, parents  of  Hannah  Smith  Penrose,  were  married 
at  Boston,  Mass.,  12th  month  22d,  1795.  William 
Penrose  was  born  gth  month  6th,  or  i6th,  1768;  died 
of  consumption,  12th  month  ist,  1816,  son  of  Thomas 
and  Ann  Dowding  Penrose,  married  7th  month  7th, 

1757- 

Annah  (or  Hannah)  Norwood  Penrose  was  born 

nth  month  28th,  1778  ;  died  of  bilious  fever  7th  month 

7th,    18 17,  daughter  of   and  Abigail  Norwood, 

of  Boston,  Mass. 

At  the  time  of  the  birth  of  Hannah  Smith  Penrose, 
2d  month  2d,  1812  (wife  of  Morris  L.  Hallowell),  her 
parents,  William  and  Annah  Norwood  Penrose,  re- 
sided at  the  corner  of  Water  and  Almond  streets, 
Philadelphia.  This  portion  of  the  city  at  that  period 
was  regarded  as  the  "West  End."  The  house  has 
long  since  been  razed  to  the  ground,  and  on  its  site  a 
sugar  refinery  now  stands.  From  Almond  and  Water 
streets,  William  and  Annah  (or  Hannah)  Norwood  Pen- 
rose moved  to  No.  242  Spruce  street,  below  Seventh 
street  (now  No.  628),  where  they  resided  the  remainder 
of  their  lives.  Their  remains  are  interred  in  Friends' 
burying-ground,  south-east  corner  of  Arch  and  Fourth 
streets,  Philadelphia.  The  graves  are  nameless,  as 
was  customary  in  Quaker  burying-grounds. 

Children  of  Morris  Longstreth  and  Hannah  Pen- 
rose Hallowell,  all  born  in  Philadelphia: 


30  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 

7-44     Anna,  born   nth  mo.  ist,  18^1,  at  No.  IC15  Race 

street  (old  No.  365).     Unmarried. 
7-45     William  Penrose,  born  5th  mo.  i8th,  1833,  at  No. 

1017  Race  street  told  No.  367).     Married. 
7-46    Richard  Price,  born  12th  mo.  i6th,  1835,  at  No. 

142  North  Twelfth  street.     Married. 
7-47     Edward  Needles,  born   iith  mo.  3d,  1836,  at  No. 

142  North  Twelfth  street ;  died  7th  mo.  26th, 

1871.    Married. 
7-48     Norwood  Penrose,  born  4th  mo.  13th,  1839,  at  No. 

422  North  Sixth  street  (old  No.  240).    Married. 
7-40     Emily,  born  ist  mo.  i8th,  1842,  at  No.  422  North 

Sixth  street  (old  No.  240).     Unmarried. 
7-50    Susan  Morris,  born  6th  mo.  17th,  184;,  at  No.  422 

North  Sixth  street  (old  No.  240).     Unmarried. 
,7-51     *Morris  Longstreth,  2d,  born  1st  mo.  13th,  1847, 

at  No.  422  North  Sixth  street  (old  No.  240). 

Died  2d  mo.  13th,  1847,  of  cholera  infantum. 

The  following  tribute  to  the  memory  of  Morris  L. 
Hallowell  was  published  in  the  Evening  Bulletin,  6th 
month  17th,  1880: 

"Morris  L.  Hallowell  died  at  his  summer  residence  near 
Media,  Pa.,  yesterday  (June  i6th,  1880),  aged  seventy-one  years. 
Born  in  Montgomery  county,  of  the  solid  old  Quaker  stock  that 
has  filled  Eastern  Pennsylvania  with  its  most  substantial  popu- 
lation, he  has  lived  from  early  boyhood  in  Philadelphia  a  life  that 
has  been  full  of  honorable  usefulness.  For  many  years  he  was 
the  head  of  the  great  silk  house  of  Morris  L.  Hallowell  &  Co., 
and  was  known  far  and  wide  for  his  enterprise,  his  business 
ability,  and  his  sterling  integrity.     Staunch  to  the  principles  which 

♦Interred  at  Friends'  burying-ground,  Fair  Hill,  Philadelphia. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  31 

he  had  inherited  from  his  fathers,  he  refused  to  sacrifice  them,  as 
so  many  others  did,  at  the  bidding  of  his  Southern  customers, 
when  their  arrogance  began  to  demand  the  surrender  of  political 
opinion  as  the  price  of  their  patronage. 

"  Mr.  Hallowell's  brave  answer  stands  as  a  shining  page  in 
the  bright  record  of  his  life,  and  as  the  perpetual  rebuke  of  that 
pitiful  concession*  to  the  South  that  preceded  Philadelphia's 
grand  uprising  in  1861.  '  Where  any  one,'  declared  Mr.  Hallowell, 
for  himself  and  his  partners,  'presumes  to  demand,  as  a  pre- 
liminary to  purchasing  from  us,  that  he  shall  know  our  opinions 
upon  Slavery  or  any  other  mooted  question  in  religion  or  politics, 
he  shall  be  informed,  as  we  now  tell  you,  that  he  cannot  purchase 
from  us  for  cash  or  upon  any  terms,  until  he  shall  have  amply 
apologized  for  the  insult.' 

"The  war  came,  and  the  South  assumed  the  shameful  atti- 
tude from  which  it  has,  as  yet,  made  no  general  effort  to  relieve 
itself,  in  the  repudiation  of  its  millions  of  just  debts  to  Northern 
merchants,  and  the  Hallowells  met  the  crushing  blow  like  the 
true  men  that  they  were,  and  at  once  faced  their  new  responsibili- 
ties with  a  noble  patriotism,  so  pronounced  as  to  win  the  admira- 
tion of  even  the  most  severe  of  their  co-religionists,  while  it  fired 
the  enthusiasm  of  multitudes  who  witnessed  the  devotion  with 
which  father,  mother,  and  daughters  sent  their  boys  to  the  front, 
while  they  themselves  labored  in  season  and  out  of  season  in  the 
cause  of  human  liberty.  One  son  took  the  high  post  of  honor 
at  which  Robert  G.  Shaw  fell  before  Fort  Wagner,  in  command 
of  the  remnant  of  that  wonderful  black  regiment,  the  Massa- 
chusetts Fifty-Fourth,  while  another  hurried  from  Harvard  before 
his  graduation  to  lead  its  twin  regiment,  the  Fifty-Fifty,  and  the 
third  enlisted  in  the  same  cause.  With  his  sons  thus  fighting,  as 
they  did,  for  the  one  great  idea  of  human  liberty,  Mr.  Hallowell 
and  his  family,  true  to  the  foundation  principles  of  their  peaceful 

*  See  Reminiscences  Xos.  2  and  4,  Appendix. 


32  THB  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 

religion,  but  recognizing  the  practical  duty  of  the  times,  as  did 
many  others  of  our  Philadelphia  Friends,  as  paramount  to  all 
theories  of  non-resistance,  gave  themselves  heartily  to  the  promo- 
tion of  the  country's  cause  with  a  degree  of  self-sacrificing  zeal 
that  has  not  yet  been  forgotten.  Their  home,  that  '  House  called 
Beautiful'  in  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes'  happy  phrase,  became  the 
haven  of  rest  and  refreshment  for  wounded  soldiers ;  the  army 
hospitals  were  familiar  with  their  efficient  ministries,  and  the  per- 
sonal influence  of  Mr.  Hallowell,  so  earnest  in  action,  so  kindly 
in  method,  so  unwavering  in  his  faith  in  the  cause  and  its  success, 
so  untiring  in  self-sacrifice,  was  a  moral  force  in  this  community 
as  great  as  any  single  personal  force  that  entered  into  the  aggre- 
gate of  Philadelphia's  grand  contribution  to  the  war. 

"After  the  war  Mr.  Hallowell  removed  for  a  time  to  New 
York  and  engaged  in  business  there;  but  he  came  back  to  Phila- 
delphia, and  has  lived  out  his  good  and  useful  life  here,  where 
he  made  his  home  in  boyhood,  honored  and  beloved  by  all  who 
knew  him,  rich  in  domestic  happiness  and  in  the  esteem  of  his 
"fellow- men." 

From  the  Philadelphia  Public  Ledger. 

"A  Good  Old  Citizen  Gone,  in  the  death  of  Morris  L. 
Hallowell,  yesterday,  one  of  the  old  type  of  Philadelphia's  emi- 
nent merchants  passed  away.  Growing  up  in  a  generation  when 
a  large  Southern  trade  was  the  ambition  of  all  mercantile  houses, 
and  the  West  was  an  undeveloped  country,  the  Quaker  firm  of 
Hallowell  &  Co.  for  many  years  divided  with  the  house  of  Caleb 
Cope  &  Co.  the  leading  silk  business  of  the  city,  South  and 
West,  assisting,  to  a  late  day,  with  younger  and  more  recent 
competitors,  to  build  up  Philadelphia's  influence  and  prosperity. 
Genial  in  temper,  progressive  in  thought,  the  Quakerism  of  Mr. 
Hallowell  was  no  bar  to  his  furtherance  of  many  enterprises,  as 


THE  HALLOIV'ELL  FAMILY  33 

well  in  the  arts  as  in  charities,  that  grew  with  the  city's  growth. 
Of  indomitable  energy  and  cheerfulness,  even  the  business 
reverses  of  the  war  did  not  dishearten  him,  and  while  conducting 
and  closing  up  the  details  of  an  extended  and  complicated  busi- 
ness connection,  he  was  as  actively  engaged  in  furthering  the 
Union  cause  as  almost  any  boy  who  wore  the  blue.  He  was  on 
very  friendly  terms  with  President  Lincoln,  and  was  almost  Mr. 
Lincoln's  equal  in  pointed  anecdote.  Withdrawing  from  com- 
mercial circles  in  this  city,  upon  his  removal  to  New  York,  at  the 
close  of  the  war.  the  impress  of  his  strong  personality  as  a 
merchant  still  remains  in  the  memory  of  all  who  were  associated 
with  him  or  came  in  contact  with  him  in  business  life.  Upright, 
generous,  ever  ready  to  extend  a  helping  hand  to  the  weak  and 
the  struggling,  full  of  cheerful  encouragement  for  all,  he  has  left 
behind  him  a  record  luminous  with  the  motto  of  good  will  to 
men."  S.  C.  F.  H. 


A  TRIBUTE  TO   HIS   MEMORY   FROM   BOSTON. 

The  Boston  Daily  Advertiser  savs :  "When  death  takes  a 
good  man  whose  deeds  have  not  been  limited  to  his  friends  and 
neighbors,  it  is  fitting  that  his  worth  should  be  widely  known. 
Such  a  man  was  Morris  L.  Hallowell,  who  died  last  month  at  his 
summer  home  near  Philadelphia.  The  newspapers  of  Philadel- 
phia have  borne  testimiony  to  his  merits  in  strong  and  loving 
words.  They  have  spoken  of  his  enterprise,  his  integrity,  his  pub- 
lic spirit, and  his  courage.  It  falls  to  the  lot  of  few  men  to  have 
such  words  spoken  over  them  as  have  been  spoken  over  him. 
But  it  is  not  simply  a  good  citizen  of  Pennsylvania  who  has 
gone.  It  is  a  man  to  whom  Massachusetts  owes  a  debt— a  debt 
which  in  the  nature  of  things  cannot  be  paid,  but  which  may 
at  least  be  gratefully  acknowledged. 


34  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY      . 

"Mr.  Hallowell  was  a  merchant,  and  his  Southern  cus- 
tomers were  many.  At  tlie  beginning  of  the  war  they  owed  him 
very  large  sums,  and  these  were  almost  wholly  lost.  His  busi- 
ness ties  did  not  make  him  subservient  to  the  South,  nor  an 
opponent  of  the  war.  On  the  contrary,  he  was  bravely  outspoken 
on  all  matters  connected  with  slavery,  and  one  of  the  truest  of 
Northern  men  when  the  war  came.  Not  only  did  not  fear  of 
losing  his  fortune  affect  his  words  and  deeds,  but  actual  loss  did 
not  check  the  flow  of  his  bounty.  It  did  not  make  him  feel  that 
he  had  given  enough  and  need  give  no  more.  His  house  in 
Philadelphia— in  Dr.  Holmes'  phrase,  the  '  House  called  Beauti- 
ful '—was  thrown  open  to  disabled  officers  with  a  kind  and  tender 
welcome  that  no  words  can  fully  tell.  There  father,  mother, 
daughters  vied  with  each  other  in  lavishing  every  care  and  every 
comfort  upon  those  -  and  they  were  many— whom  their  roof 
sheltered  as  they  made  their  slow  journey  from  the  fields  to  their 
Northern  homes. 

"Sometimes  for  days,  sometimes  for  weeks,  they  gave  their 
house,  their  money,  their  own  time,  with  utter  self-denial  and 
self-forgetfulness,  to  their  suffering  guests,  bestowing  the  same 
hospitable  office  upon  the  strangers  within  their  gates  which  they 
bestowed  upon  their  own  gallant  sons  and  brothers  who  came 
home  to  them  stricken  with  wounds  and  laid  low  with  fever. 
Such  good  Samaritans  are  rare,  and  the  world  is  the  poorer  when 
they  leave  it,  as  it  is  the  better  for  their  lives  while  they  are  with 
us,  and  the  men  and  women  of  Massachusetts  should  know  that 
they,  and  not  only  they,  but  the  Jiuman  race,  have  never  had  a 
truer  friend  than  the  late  .Wr.  Hallowell,  of  Philadelphia." 


THE   HALLOH'ELL  FAMILY  35 


SUSANNAH  MORRIS  HALLOWELL 


6-29.  Susannah  Morris  Hallowell,  daughter  of 
Charles  Tyson  (5-24)  and  Ann  Longstreth  Hallowell, 
was  born  3d  month  i8th,  18 13;  died  of  consumption,  gth 
month  25th,  1846,  at  No.  1427  Filbert  street.  (The 
house  has  since  been  altered  and  is  now  used  as  an 
hotel.)  Married  2d  month  2d,  1831,  William  Wal- 
ton, born  3d  month  27th,  1808  ;  died  of  consumption, 
3d  month  22d,  1844,  at  No.  450  Marshall  street;  son 
of  James  and  Achsah  Croasdale  Walton,  of  Byberry 
township  (now  23d  ward),  Philadelphia. 

William  Walton  and  Susannah  Morris  Hallowell 
were  married  by  Friends'  ceremony  at  Friends'  meet- 
ing-house. Cherry  street  below  Fifth  street.  Some 
years  later  Friends  sold  this  property  to  Horstmann  & 
Sons,  who  now  use  it  for  a  salesroom.  William's 
and  Susannah's  remains  are  interred  in  Friends'  bury- 
ing-ground  at  Byberry. 

They  had  six  children,  all  born  in  Philadelphia  ; 
all  died  of  consumption,  and  were  interred  in  the  lot  of 
their  uncle,  Morris  L.  Hallowell,  South  Laurel  Hill 
cemetery,  Philadelphia. 


36  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 

7-52  Charles  Morris,  born  nth  mo.  15th,  1831  ;  died 
4th  mo.  loth,  1871,  at  1807  Spruce  street. 

7-53  Lydia  Thornton,  born  8th  mo.  7th,  1833  ;  died  nth 
mo.  igth,  i860,  at  S.  W.  cor.  Green  and  Har- 
vey streets,  Germantown. 

7-54  Francis,  born  7th  mo.  14th,  1835 ;  died  4th  mo. 
28th,  1857,  at  the  residence  of  his  uncle,  M.  L. 
Hailowell  (6-27),  "  Norwood,"  Chelten  avenue 
and  Washington  lane,  Chelten  Hills,  Mont- 
gomery county.  Pa. 

7-55  James  Morris,  born  7th  mo.  12th,  1838;  died  5th 
mo.  25th,  1874,  at  Pittsfield,  Massachusetts. 

7-56  Annie  Hailowell,  born  ist  mo.  24th,  1841  ;  died 
nth  mo.  3d,  1861,  at  1807  Spruce  street. 

7-57  Elizabeth,  born  4th  mo.  24th,  1843;  died  3d  mo. 
14th,  1866,  at  1807  Spruce  street. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  37 


SAMUEL  LONGSTRETH    HALLOWELL 


6-31.  Samuel  Longstreth  Hallowell,  son  of 
Charles  Tyson  ( 5-24)  and  Ann  Hallowell,  was  horn  ist 
month  loth,  1817;  died  4th  month  27th,  1864.  Married, 
1845,  Elizaheth  Chase  ;  resided  m  San  Francisco,  Cal- 
ifornia, for  a  numher  of  years.  His  health  failing,  he 
returned  to  Philadelphia,  and  died  at  his  mother's 
home,  1807  Spruce  street.  Interred  at  South  Laurel 
Hill,  in  M.  L.  Hallowell's  lot. 

They  had  four  children,  who  made  their  homes  in 
California  : 

7-58    Caleb, 

7-59     Elizabeth, 

7-60    Kate, 

7-61     Samuel,  2d,  died  in  infancy  in  California. 


38  THE  HALLOU^'ELL  FAMILY 


JOSHUA  LONGSTRETH   HALLOWELL 


6-32.  Joshua  Longstreth  Hallovvell,  son  of 
Charles  Tyson  (5-24)  and  Ann  Longstreth  Hallovvell, 
was  born  3d  month  31st,  1819.  He  was  not  by  any 
means  a  dull  boy  when  at  school,  but  necessity  com- 
pelled his  going  out  into  the  world  to  seek  his  fortune 
when  very  young  in  years.  At  the  age  of  about 
twelve  he  entered  the  employ  of  Caleb  Cope  &  Co., 
importers  and  jobbers  of  silks  and  dress  goods,  etc. 
After  years  of  patient  industry  and  a  conscientious 
discharge  of  the  responsibilities  placed  upon  him,  he 
was  admitted  to  an  interest  in  the  firm's  business. 
Some  years  afterward  he  dissolved  his  connection 
with  the  said  firm,  and  accepted  an  offer  of  a  partner- 
ship with  the  house  of  Morris  L.  Hallowell  &  Co.,  who 
were  in  the  same  line  of  business  as  Caleb  Cope  &  Co. 
The  firm  of  Morris  L.  Hallowell  &  Co.  was  the  leading 
house  of  its  kind  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  and  its 
business  extended  throughout  the  entire  West  and 
South.  For  years  before  the  Rebellion,  it  suffered 
greatly  from  persecution,  not  only  from  their  competi- 
tors at  home,  but  also  from  their  Southern  customers. 


Joshua  L.  Hallowell. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  39 

on  account  of  the  views  entertained  by  some  of  its 
members  on  tlie  subject  of  slavery.  So  intensely 
bitter  was  the  animosity  that  customers,  when  arriving 
in  the  city,  would  be  waylaid  and  solicited  to  boycott 
the  house  of  Morris  L.  Hallowell  &  Co.,  for  the  reason 
that  they  were  d — d  Abolitionists.*  As  further  evi- 
dence of  the  hatred  shown  on  the  part  of  the  South 
towards  this  firm,  one  of  the  partners,  Thomas  W. 
Sweney,  when  visiting  Atlanta,  Georgia,  on  business, 
was  mobbed  and  threatened  with  hanging  if  he  did  not 
leave  the  town  in  a  few  hours.  He  complied  with  the 
wishes  of  the  citizens  of  Atlanta,  returned  North,  and 
when  Fort  Sumter  was  fired  on,  recruited  the  99th 
Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  led  it  to  the 
front  as  its  colonel.  T.  Russell  Dawson,  another 
junior  partner,  was  not  only  mobbed,  in  Norfolk,  Va., 
where  he  had  lived  for  years,  but  the  crowd  had  the 
rope  with  them  to  hang  him.  He  being  a  Mason  alone 
saved  his  life.  These  acts  of  violence,  together  with 
numerous  other  insults  offered  by  the  "Southern 
Chivalry,"  caused  the  firm  of  Morris  L.  Hallowell  &Co. 
to  publish  in  1856  a  letter,  j  which  for  straightforward, 
manly  sentiments  has  not  its  superior  in  the  annals  of 
history.  It  was  not  written  for  the  purpose  of  adding 
fuel  to  the  flames,  but  did  succeed  in  "firing  the 
Southern  heart  "  to  a  greater  degree  than  ever. 

*See  Reiniuiscence  No.  3.  Appendix. 
iSee  Reminiscence  No.  i,  Appeudi.x. 


40  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 

Joshua  L.  Hallowell  was  a  thoroughly  straight- 
forward, conscientious  man  ;  his  views  as  to  the  moral 
responsibilities  of  man  were  of  the  highest  standard  ;. 
his  name  stands  as  a  synonym  for  integrity.  It  was 
said  that  he  was  so  upright  that  he  leaned  backward, 
and  when  he  was  mentioned  for  Collector  of  the  Port 
of  Philadelphia,  it  was  remarked  by  a  friend  that  he 
never  would  receive  the  appointment  for  the  reason 
that  he  was  too  honest.  This  expression — "  too  hon- 
est " — was  not  meant  to  cast  any  reflection  upon 
the  reputations  of  those  who  had  held  the  office,  or 
those  who  in  the  future  might  do  so,  but  merely  used 
as  an  extravagant  phrase  to  express  the  high  estima- 
tion in  which  Joshua  was  held.  He  was  closely  identi- 
fied with  the  old-school  Abolitionists,  such  as  William 
Lloyd  Garrison,  Wendell  Phillips,  James  and  Lucretia 
Mott,,  cf  ill.,  and  many  a  slave  was  aided  by  him  to 
escape  from  bondagei'/j  the  "Underground  Railroad." 

Upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  Rebellion  the  whole- 
sale repudiation  by  the  Southerners  of  the  debts  due 
Northern  merchants  forced  into  liquidation  the  firm  of 
which  Joshua  L.  Hallowell  was  a  member,  it  was 
afterward  reorganized,  but  the  strain  incident  thereto, 
together  with  close  application  to  business  from  boy- 
hood, made  sad  inroads  upon  his  health,  and  when 
obliged  to  retire  from  active  life,  he  sought  rest  at 
Atlantic  City,  New  Jersey,  where  he  died  of  conges- 
tion of  the  brain,  7th  month  25th,  1873,  ^f  the  Dennis 


THE  HALLOU/ELL  FAMILY  41 

House,  then  known  as  the  Dennis  Cottage.  His  re- 
mains were  interred  in  Friends'  burying-ground,  Fair 
Hill,  Philadelphia. 

Joshua  L.  Hallovvell's  first  wife  wasTheressa  Jones 
Kimber  (originally  spelled  Taressa,  but  at  the  time  of 
her  marriage  she  changed  it  of  her  own  accord  to 
T/zeressa),  daughter  of  Emmor  and  Lydia  Kimber,  of 
Philadelphia,  born  9th  month  igth,  18 19;  died  of  con- 
sumption, 2d  month  7th,  185 1.  Interred  in  the  Kimber 
lot.  Laurel  Hill.  They  were  married  by  Friends'  cer- 
emony, loth  month  28th,  1841,  at  Friends'  meeting- 
house. Cherry  street  above  Fourth  street,  Philadelphia. 
The  meeting-house  property  has  since  been  sold  to 
Hortsmann  &  Sons,  who  use  it  for  a  salesroom. 
Friends  now  hold  their  meetings  on  Race  street  above 
Fifteenth  street. 

They  had  three  children,  all  born  in  Philadelphia: 

7-62  Charles,  born  8th  mo.  13th,  1842;  died  4th  mo. 
13th,  1875,  of  consumption,  at  the  residence  of 
his  father-in-law,  Hon.  Thomas  L.  Jewett,  No. 
21 12  Walnut  street,  Philadelphia.  Interred  at 
Friends'  burying-ground  at  Fair  Hill. 

7-63  Edward  Davis,  born  5th  mo.  8th,  1845 ;  died  of 
consumption,  3d  mo.  6th,  1865,  at  No.  1015 
Race  street,  Philadelphia,  interred  at  Fair 
Hill,  Friends'  burying-ground. 

7-632  Elwood  Walter,  born  gth  mo.  30th,  1850;  died  of 
consumption,  4th  mo.  21st,  1851.  Interred  in 
the  Kimber  lot,  Laurel  Hill. 


42  THE  HAI.LOIVELL  FAMILY 

On  2d  month  21st,  1855,  Joshua  L.  Hallowell 
married  (2d  wife)  Sarah  Catherine  Fraley,  born  7th 
month  8th,  1833,  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Frederick*  and 
Jane  Cresson  Fraley,  at  whose  house,  No.  1015  Race 
street,  the  wedding  took  place.  They  were  married 
by  Friends'  ceremony  in  the  presence  of  Hon.  Robert 
T.  Conrad,  who  at  that  time  was  mayor  of  the  city  of 
Philadelphia. 

Four  children : 

7-64    Katherine,    born    12th    mo.   4th,    1855,  at  "The 
Cedars,"  Chelten  Hills,  Montgomery  county, 
Pa.    Married. 
7-65     Jean,  born  2d  mo.  gth,  1857,  at  No.   1015   Race 

street,  Philadelphia.     Unmarried. 
7-66    Frederick  Fraley,  born  3d  mo.  8th,  1859,  at  No. 

1015  Race  Street,  Philadelphia.     Married. 
7-67    Cresson,  born  4th   mo.   igth,  1861,  at   No.   1015 
Race  street,  Philadelphia;   died  7th   mo.   23d, 
1868,  at  No.  1807  Spruce  street,  from  an  abscess 
at  the  base  of  the  brain,  caused  by  a  fall.     In- 
terment at  Friends'  burying-ground,  Fair  Hill, 
Philadelphia. 
Since  the  death  of  Joshua  L.  Hallowell,  his  wife, 
Sarah  Catherine  Fraley  Hallowell,  has  devoted  herself 
to  journalism.     In  1876  she  became  editor-in-chief  of 
The  New  Cent  my  for  Woman,  a  Centennial  newspaper 
published  only  during  the  months  the  exhibition  was 
open.     Its  first  number  opened  with  date  of  May  loth, 
and  its  closing  number,  November  loth.     From  it  was 

•  Sec  Memoir.  Appendix. 


Sarah  C  Kkai.ky  Hai.i.owf.i.l. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  43 

named  the  New  Century  Club,  the  woman's  club 
which  now  (1892)  has  five  hundred  members.  The 
newspaper  was  almost  entirely  conducted  by  women. 
Even  the  steam  engine  which  ran  the  press  had  a 
woman  for  engineer.  The  printing  press  was  an  ex- 
hibit and  a  loan.  The  only  man  that  was  connected  in 
any  way  with  it  was  the  pressman  who  carried  the  forms 
to  the  press;  and  although  a  woman  was  found  who 
had  prepared  herself  for  such  work,  its  owners  would 
not  permit  her  to  do  it,  fearing  she  might  damage  the 
machinery.  Compositors,  reporters,  correspondents, 
and  editors  were  all  well  paid.  The  Executive  Com- 
mittee was  very  proud  of  the  exhibit,  and  appropriated 
the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  per  month  towards  its 
maintenance. 

On  July  8th,  1877,  Mrs.  Hallowell  was  honored  by 
being  tendered  the  position  of  Associate  Editor  of  the 
Public  Ledger,  and  for  sixteen  years  has  fulfilled  the 
responsible  duties  of  that  office  in  a  manner  that  stamps 
her  to  be  a  woman  of  very  high  order  of  ability.  At 
this  date  (1893)  she  still  holds  the  position  above  men- 
tioned, together  with  that  of  editor-in-chief  of  the 
literary  bureau. 


44  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


CHARLES    HALLOWELL 


6-33.  Charles  Hallowell,  son  of  Charles  Tyson 
(5-24)  and  Ann  Longstreth  Hallowell,  was  born  7th 
month  31st,  1 82 1.  Died  of  congestion  of  the  brain, 
I  St  month  2d,  1864,  at  his  residence,  north-west  cor- 
ner Thirty-second  and  Spring  Garden  streets,  West 
Philadelphia.  His  remains  were  interred  in  the  lot  of 
his  brother,  Morris  L.  Hallowell,  South  Laurel  Hill. 
Married  ist  month  7th,  1847,  by  Friends'  ceremony, 
Elmira  Rebecca  Stephens,  born  4th  month  4th,  1826, 
daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Sophia  Stephens,  of 
Philadelphia. 

William  Stephens  was  a  prominent  citizen.  He 
was  County  Commissioner,  and  County  Treasurer  of 
Philadelphia  in  1839,  ^^i*^  served  terms  in  both  these 
responsible  offices. 

Charles  Hallowell  entered  the  business  arena  as  a 
clerk  in  a  silk  goods  jobbing  house.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-one  years  he  went  with  the  firm  of  Martin  & 
Co.,  to  learn  practically  the  trade  of  a  hatter.  After 
accomplishing  this,  which  he  did  most  thoroughly,  he 
founded  the  house  of  Bacon  &  Hallowell,  November, 


Charles  Hallowell. 


Elmira  R.  Stephens  Hallowell. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  45 

1846,  manufacturers  and  wholesale  dealers  in  hats.  In 
December,  1853,  William  Bacon  withdrew  from  the 
concern.  Mr,  Hallowell  continued  the  business  for 
some  years  afterward,  under  the  firm  name  of  Charles 
Hallowell  &  Co. 

Six  children,  all  born  in  Philadelphia  : 

7-68    William  Henry,  horn  3d  mo.  7th,   1848;   died  of 
congestion  of  the  hrain,  gth   mo.   12th,   1849. 
interred  in  M.  L.  Hallowell's  lot,  South  Laurel 
Hill. 
7-69     Horatio  Stephens,  born  nth  mo.  nth,  1849;  died 
7th  mo.  7th,  1864,  from  injuries  received  by  a 
fall  from  a  tree.     Interred  in  M.  L.  Hallowell's 
Lot,  South  Laurel  Hill. 
7-70    Charles  Eugene,  born  ist  mo.    13th,   1852.     Un- 
married. 
7-71     Louis  Henry  Stephens,  born   nth  mo.  nth,  1854; 
died  ist  mo.  26th,  1889,  of  typhoid  fever.     In- 
terred at  Woodland  cemetery.     Married. 
7-72     Henry  Howell,  born  2d  mo.  28th,  1857.   Unmarried. 
7-73     Samuel  Williams,  born  ist  mo.  30th,  i860.  Married. 


46  THE  HALLOIVELL  h'AMlLt: 


CALEB   W.   HALLOWELL 


6-37.  Caleb  W.  Hallowell,  son  of  Chalkley 
(5-25)  and  Susan  Fisher  Hallowell,  was  born  1815; 
died  ist  month  21st,  1857,  of  consumption.  Interred 
at  Laurel  Hill  cemetery. 

Married  6th  month  nth,  1840,  Mary  Morris  Ty- 
son, born  loth  month  2d,  1820,  daughter  of  Hlisha 
Tyson,  of  Baltimore,  and  Sarah  Saunders  Morris,  of 
Philadelphia. 

Children  of  Caleb  W.  and  Mary  Morris  (Tyson) 
Hallowell,  all  born  at  Philadelphia: 

I  Francis  Perot,  born  ist  mo.  31st,  1841  ;  died  8th  mo. 
12th,  1885.  Married,  5th  mo.  15th,  1868,  Sarah 
Albina  Aldrich,  of  Livermore  Falls,  Maine.  One 
child,  May. 
•  2  Morris,  born  nth  mo.  27th,  1842.  Resides  in  Cali- 
fornia. Unmarried. 
3  Lewis  Morris,  born  12th  mo.  icth,  1844.  Married 
Harriet  Cordelia  Ha\vley,who  died  ist  mo.,  1878, 
daughter  of  George  T.  Hawley,  of  Boston.  Two 
children,  George  H.  and  Harriet  Hawley.  Lewis 
Morris  Hallowell's  business  career  began  as  a 
boy  with  George  D.  Parrish,  dry  goods  commis- 
sion house,  of  Philadelphia.    After  two  years' 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  47 

experience  with  this  firm  he  commenced  the  study 
of  mechanical  engineering,  and  afterward  archi- 
tecture, in  which  profession  he  is  now  engaged. 

4  Sarah  Tyson,  born  12th  mo.  7th,  1846.     Unmarried. 

Assistant  Director  of  Fine  Art  Department  of 
World's  Columbian  Exposition. 

5  Marshall  Tyson,  born  3d   mo.  22d,  1852.     Married 

Josephine  Peacock,  of  Chicago,  111.  Two  chil- 
dren, Wm.  Caleb  and  Florence. 

6  Elizabeth  Perot,  born  nth  mo.  20th,  1853.     Married, 

icth  mo.  15th,  1874,  Edward  D.  Clarke,  of  Chi- 
cago, 111.  Elizabeth  died  2d  mo.  28th,  1883,  at 
Pemberton,  N.  J.  Interred  at  Mount  Holly, 
N.  J.     Two  children,  Adele  and  Elizabeth  Perot. 


WAR  RECORD  OF   FRANCIS   PEROT  HALLOWELL 

Enlisted  at  the  age  of  twenty.  Second  Lieuten- 
ant of  Company  1,  99th  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, from  ist  month  i8th,  1862,  until  9th  month 
12th,  1862. 

Third  Assistant  Engineer,  U.  S.  N.,  9th  month, 
1863,  until  4th  month,  1867.     Honorably  discharged. 

Surgeon  General's  Department,  Washington,  D. 
C,  8th  month,  1882-1885. 

Died  8th  month  12th,  1885,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 
Interred  in  Arlington   cemetery-  with  military  honors. 

CIVIL  SERVICE 
Postmaster  at  Millington,  III.,  from  1874  to  1877. 


48  THE  HALLOIVBLL  FAMILY 

WAR   RECORD   OF  MORRIS   HALLOWELL 

Enlisted  5th  month  26th,  1861,  at  the  a.^e  of  nine- 
teen, for  the  full  term  of  service  ;  6th  month  4th,  1861, 
was  commissioned  First  Sergeant  in  Company  H,  ist 
Regiment  California  Volunteers  (71st  Regiment  Penn- 
sylvania), Col.  E.  D.  Baker.  Honorably  discharged 
2d  month  25th,  1863,  at  Mt.  Pleasant  Hospital,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  for  disability  incurred  in  line  of  duty. 
Re-enlisted  in  Company  F,  20th  Veteran  Regiment 
Corps,  and  honorably  discharged  at  the  expiration  of 
the  War. 


WAR   RECORD   OF   LEWIS   MORRIS   HALLOWELL 

Enlisted  at  the  age  of  seventeen.  Private  Com- 
pany H,  ist  California  Volunteers  ijisi  Pennsylvania), 
Col.  E.  D.  Baker;  but  was  not  mustered,  owing  to 
there  being  a  surplus  of  recruits. 

Private  Company  K,  95th  Regiment  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers. 

Corporal  Company  K,  g5th  Regiment  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  1862.  Honorably  discharged,  loth 
month,  1863,  on  account  of  disability  resulting  from  a 
wound  received  at  the  battle  of  Malvern  Hill,  7th 
month  ist,  1862. 

Elected  a  member  of  Post  2,  Department  of  Penn- 
sylvania, Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  49 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  principal  engagements 
in  which  he  participated  : 

Siege  of  Yorktown,  Gaines'  Mill, 

West  Point,  Savage  Station, 

Fair  Oaks  (Reserve),  Glendale, 

Mechanicsville,  Malvern  Hill, 
Gettysburg. 


50  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


DANIEL  ALBERT  HALLOWELL 


6-38.  Daniel  Albert  Hallowell,  son  of  Chalkley 
(5-25)  and  Susan  Fisher  Hallowell,  was  born  2d  month 
3d,  1822;  died  of  consumption,  8th  month  20th,  1870. 
Interred  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Married  6th  month  4th, 
1846,  at  St.  Philip's  Church  (Episcopal),  Philadelphia, 
Rev.  Dr.  Edmund  Neville  officiating,  Catherine  Joseph- 
ine Monell,  born  3d  month  16,  1826,  in  the  city  of  New 
York,  daughter  of  John  I.  and  Catherine  Monell. 

Four  children,  all  born  at  Philadelphia: 

1  Catherine  Monell,  born  6th  mo.  13th,  1847;  died  7th 

mo.  igth,  1847-     Interred  at  Philadelphia. 

2  Thomas  Sweney,  born  7th  mo.  gth,  1849;    died  7th 

mo.  i8th,  1868.     Interment  at  Philadelphia. 

3  Samuel   Day,  born  gth  mo.   24th,   185 1  ;    residence 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

4  John  Franklin,  born  Qth   mo.    14th,   1857;    married 

8th  mo.  15th,  i8gi,  in  Chicago,  III.,  to  Cath- 
erine Cline.  One  child,  Catherine  Josephine, 
born  at  Chicago,  III.,  7th  mo.  ist,  1892. 


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AMANDA  EMILY  HALLOWELL 


6-39.  Amanda  Emily  Hallowell,  daughter  of 
Chalkley  (5-25 )  and  Susan  Fisher  Hallowell,  was  born 
about  the  year  1821  ;  died  6th  month  i8th,  1859,  ^^ 
"Norwood,"  Chelten  Hills,  Pa.,  the  residence  of  her 
cousin,  Morris  L,  Hallowell,  in  whose  lot  in  South 
Laurel  Hill  cemetery  her  remains  were  interred.  She 
married  by  Friends'  ceremony,  Thomas  Worthington 
Sweney,  at  her  above-named  cousin's  city  residence. 
No.  422  North  Sixth  street  (old  No.  240).  Her  mar- 
riage certificate  has  been  lost,  but  it  is  thought  it  was 
the  year  1846  when  the  marriage  took  place. 

Thomas  Worthington  Sweney,  son  of  Thomas  and 
Elizabeth  Sweney,  was  born  at  West  Chester,  Chester 
county.  Pa.,  5th  month  22d,  1812  ;  died  4th  month  7th, 
1872,  and  was  buried  beside  his  wife  in  South  Laurel 
Hill. 

One  child  : 

Hannah  Hallowell  Sweney,  born  4th  mo.  8th,  1847; 
married  2d  mo.  i6th,  1874,  at  the  Church  of  the 
House  of  Prayer,  Newark,  N.  J.,  the  Rev.  Hannibal 
Goodwin,  Rector,  officiating,  Jesse  Garrett,  born  in 


52  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 

Willistown,  Chester  county,  Pa.,  yth  mo.  gth,  1834, 
son  of  David  and  Anna  Garrett.  Jesse  and  Han- 
nah H.  Garrett  had  one  child,  Christina  Hallowell 
Garrett,  born  7th  mo.  5th,  1876,  in  Lower  Birming- 
ham, Delaware  county.  Pa.,  at  the  residence  of 
Deborah  Brinton,  a  sister  of  her  father. 


MILITARY   RECORD   OF  THOMAS  W.    SWENEY 

Colonel  of  the  ggth  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  53 


ANNA   HALLOWELL 


7-44.  Anna  Hallowell,  daughter  of  Morris  Long- 
streth  (6-27)  and  Hannah  Penrose  Hailowell,  was  born 
nth  month  ist,  1831,  at  No.  1015  Race  street  (old  No. 
365).     Unmarried. 

Her  life  has  been  devoted  to  philanthropic  and 
educational  work.  The  Philadelphia  Society  for  Or- 
ganizing Charity,  and  other  benevolent  corporations 
enjoyed  for  years  the  advantages  of  her  wise  counsel 
and  executive  ability.  For  ten  years  she  was  chair- 
man of  the  Committee  of  Visitors  for  Philadelphia 
county,  for  the  Board  of  Public  Charities,  and  in  1891 
became  President  of  the  Advisory  Board  of  Women, 
of  the  Drexel  Institute. 

When  in  1877  the  Society  for  the  Collegiate  in- 
struction of  Women  secured  from  Harvard  College  the 
establishment  of  examinations  for  women,  she  became 
the  Secretary  for  the  Philadelphia  Centre,  and  con- 
tinued in  the  position  until  the  local  Committee  dis- 
solved in  1881. 

She  was  the  founder  of  the  free  kindergartens  in 
the   city  of    Philadelphia.     The   maintenance  of   the 


54  THE  HALLOl^ELL  FAMILY 

same  was  for  several  years  by  voluntary  contributions, 
when  in  6th  month  gth,  1881,  an  organization  to  carry 
on  the  work  was  incorporated  under  the  title  of  the 
Sub-Primary  School  Society.  The  opening  of  one 
kindergarten  after  another  continued,  until  the  Society 
had  thirty-two  free  kindergartens  in  different  parts  of 
the  city  under  its  management,  into  which  were  gath- 
ered nearly  one  thousand  children  between  three  and 
six  years  of  age.  The  experiment  was  so  full  of 
promise  to  the  public  welfare  that  city  Councils  felt 
justified  in  appropriating  to  the  Board  of  Public  Educa- 
•tion  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars  to  secure  a  fair 
trial  in  adjusting  it  to  the  public  school  system.  This 
step  proved  eminently  satisfactory,  and  at  an  annual 
meeting  of  the  Sub-Primary  School  Society,  held 
ist  month  20th,  1887,  a  formal  transfer  of  the  free 
kindergartens  was  made  to  the  Board  of  Public 
Education. 

On  I2th  month  6th,  1887,  Anna  Hallowell  was 
honored  by  the  Judges  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas 
in  an  appointment  to  represent  the  Seventh  School 
section  in  the  Board  of  Public  Education,  being  the  first 
woman  ever  appointed  in  this  city. 

In  January,  1893,  she  was  appointed  to  the  third 
term  of  service. 


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First  Lieutknant  and  Adjutant, 
55TI1  Rkg.  Mass.  Vols. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  55 


WILLIAM  PENROSE  HALLOWELL 


7-45.  William  Penrose  Hallovvell,  son  of  Morris 
L.  (6-27)  and  Hannah  Penrose  Hallowell,  was  born 
5th  month  i8th,  1833,  at  No.  1017  Race  street  (old 
No.  367),  Philadelphia. 

Married  by  Friends'  ceremony,  5th  month  29th, 
1856,  Elizabeth  Corhit  Davis,  daughter  of  Isaac 
Roberts*  and  Lydia  Corbit  Davis,  at  whose  resi- 
dence, "Chelton,"  Cheltenham  township,  Montgomery 
county.  Pa.,  the  wedding  took  place. 

Elizabeth  was  born  3d  month  6th,  1835,  at  No. 
619  Arch  street,  Philadelphia  ;  died  12th  month  25th, 
1876,  at  her  residence,  south-west  corner  of  Old  York 
road  and  Juniper  avenue,  Cheltenham  township,  Mont- 
gomery county,  Pa.  Interred  in  Isaac  R.  Davis's  lot. 
North  Laurel  Hill  cemetery,  Philadelphia. 

Children  : 

8-74     Morris  Longstreth,  3d,  born    5th   mo.   ist,   1857. 

Married. 
8-75     Isaac    Roberts   Davis,   born   8th    mo.   7th,    1859. 
Unmarried. 

*See  Note  No.  2,  Appendix. 


56  THE  HALLOIVEI.L  FAMILY 

8-76    William  Penrose,  2d,  born  nth  month  30th,  1863. 
Married. 

William  Penrose  Hallowell's  second  wife  was  Mary 
M.  Dewey,  born  6th  month  19th,  1848,  at  Castleton, 
Rutland  count}-,  Vermont. 

They  were  married  4th  month  27th,  1881,  at  No. 
3208  Race  street,  Philadelphia,  by  the  Rev.  George 
Bringhurst,  Rector  of  the  House  of  Prayer  rEpiscopal), 
Branchtown,  twenty-second  ward,  Philadelphia. 

No  children. 

The  business  career  of  William  P.  Hallowell  was 
a  chequered  one  ;  his  tastes  were  of  a  mechanical 
turn,  but  fate  so  ordered  that,  with  the  exception  of  a 
few  years,  his  life  was  spent  as  a  merchant,  and  as  a 
banker  and  broker. 

On  lea\'ing  school  (1848)  he  entered  the  employ 
of  Evans  &  Guillou  as  a  "bundle  boy,"  remaining 
with  them  until  1850. 

We  next  find  him  in  the  merchandise  department 
of  Morris  L.  Hallowell  &  Co.,  and  later  as  an  assistant 
clerk  in  the  counting-room  of  the  same  firm. 

On  ist  month  ist,  1854,  he  became  a  partner  of 
the  house  of  Guillou,  Walton  &  Co.,  importers  and 
jobbers  of  linens  and  housekeeping  dry  goods,  at 
No.  333  Market  street.  Mr.  Walton  retiring  from 
business,  the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Guillou,  An- 
derson &  Co.,  and  on  3d  month  23d,  1857,  William  P. 
Hallowell  dissolved  his  connection  with  them.     About 


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THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  57 

the  year  1859  o""  ^^^^  he  was  admitted  to  an  interest 
in  the  firm  of  Morris  L.  Hallowell  &  Co.,  where  he  re- 
mained until  the  breaking  out  of  the  war. 

He  enlisted  in  the  army,  but  on  account  of  physi- 
cal disability,  caused  from  exposure  was  obliged  to 
resign  after  a  very  short  term  of  service.  He  then 
devoted  several  years  to  learning  the  art  of  printmg, 
and  about  1870  established  the  "Cheltenham  Press," 
in  Cheltenham  township,  Montgomery  county.  Pa. 
Notwithstanding  the  plant  was  located  beyond  the 
city  limits,  the  enterprise  proved  a  success.  From  a 
very  small  beginning  it  increased  rapidly.  The  diffi- 
culty of  obtaining  skilled  workmen  who  were  willing 
to  reside  in  the  country  was  a  great  drawback,  and  the 
Typographical  Union  also  indirectly  contributed  to  the 
annoyances  daily  met  with  where  labor  is  employed. 

The  ownership  of  the  "Cheltenham  Press"  was 
transferred  on  7th  month  5th,  1873,  to  one,  Henry  S. 
Volkmar,  who  moved  the  machinery,  type,  etc.,  to 
Philadelphia.  The  building  was  afterward  converted 
into  a  coach-house  and  stable.  It  is  still  standing  in 
good  preservation  on  the  property,  formerly  the  resi- 
dence of  William  P.  and  Elizabeth  D.  Hallowell,  south- 
west corner  of  Old  York  road  and  Juniper  avenue, 
Cheltenham  township,  Montgomery  county,  Pa. 

Third  month,  1868,  was  elected  for  a  term  of  five 
years  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, state  of  Pennsylvania,  but  declined  serving. 


58  THE  HALLOWELL  FAMILY 

Fifth  month  13th,  1875,  William  P.  Hallowell  pur- 
chased a  seat  at  the  Philadelphia  Stock  Exchange  and 
commenced  business  as  banker  and  broker  with  his 
son,  Morris  L,  Hallowell,  Jr.,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Wm.  P.  Hallowell  &  Co. 

In  1880  this  firm  was  dissolved  by  reason  of  its 
junior  member  moving  West  with  hi^  family,  making 
his  home  permanently  at  A\inneapolis,  Minnesota,  in 
the  year  1881. 

Wm.  P.  Hallowell  continued  in  the  business  until 
ist  month  28th,  1887,  when  failing  health  made  it 
imperative  for  him  to  retire  from  the  cares  of  an 
active  life. 

MILITARY   RECORD 

PriN'ate  Company  A,  ist  Regiment  of  Artillery, 
Pennsylvania  State  Militia,  Captain  Henry  D.  Landis. 
Mustered  gth  month  i5tlT,  1S62,  and  served  as  infantry 
during  the  first  rebel  raid  into  Pennsylvania. 

First  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant  55th  Regiment  Mass- 
achusetts Volunteers,  5th  month  19th,  1863.  Partici- 
pated in  the  siege  of  Charleston,  South  Carolina, 
summer  of  1863. 

Honorably  discharged  2d  month  25th,  1864,  on 
account  of  physical  disability. 

Second  month  3d,  1886,  elected  a  companion  of  the 
first  class  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion 
of  the  United  States,  Commandery  of  the  State  of 
Pennsylvania.     Insignia  No.  4412. 


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THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


59 


RICHARD    PRICE    HALLOWELL 


7-46.  Richard  Price  Hallowell,  son  of  Morris 
L.  (6-27)  and  Hannah  Penrose  Hallowell,  was  born  at 
No.  142  North  Twelfth  street,  Philadelphia,  12th  month 
i6th,  1835.  He  was  named  for  Richard  Price,  a  highly 
esteemed  citizen  and  intimate  friend  of  his  parents, 
who  married  Lydia  Longstreth,'''  a  first  cousin  of 
Richard's  father. 

Married  loth  month  26th,  1859,  '^Y  Friends'  cere- 
mony, Anna  Coffin  Davis,  born  4th  month  21st,  1838, 
daughter  of  Edward  M.  and  Maria  Mott  Davis.  The 
marriage  took  place  at  the  residence  of  Anna's  grand- 
parents, James  and  Lucretia  Mott,t  "Roadside," 
Cheltenham  township,  Montgomery  county,  Pa. 
Children,  all  born  at  West  Medford,  Mass.: 

8-77     Maria,  born  8th  mo.  22d,  i860.     Portrait  painter. 

Unmarried. 
8-78  Penrose,  born  loth  mo.  28th,  1862;  died  4th  mo. 
28th, 1872,  at  the  residence  of  his  great-grand- 
parents, James  and  Lucretia  Mott,  from  peri- 
tonitis following  a  fail.  Interment  in  Edward 
M.  Davis's  lot  at  Laurel  Hill. 

*  See  Note  No.  6,  Appendix. 
tSee  Note  No.  5,  Appendix. 


6o  THE  HALLO IV ELL  FAMILY 

8-79    James  Mott,  born  2d  mo.  13th,  1865. 
8-80     Lucretia  Mott,  born  12th  mo.  8th,  1867. 
8-81     Francis  Walton,  born  8th  mo.  12th,  1870. 

Richard  P.  Hallowell  was  educated  at  Haverford 
College,  Delaware  county.  Pa.  Was  enrolled  as  a 
student  in  the  year  1849.  Entered  the  business  arena 
as  a  clerk  in  the  house  of  Morris  L.  Hallowell  &  Co.,  No. 
333  Market  street,  Philadelphia.  In  obedience  to  his 
convictions  on  the  subject  of  slavery,  h.is  connection 
with  this  firm  was  of  short  duration,  their  trade  being 
principally  with  Southerners.  We  find  him  next  in  the 
employ  of  Hanson  Robinson  &  Co.,  wool  commission 
merchants.  Commenced  business  on  his  own  account 
about  the  year  1856,  on  South  Front  street,  Phila- 
delphia, hi  1857  went  to  Boston,  Mass.,  and  there 
organized  the  firm  of  Hallowell  &  Howland.  In  1865 
formed  a  co-partnership  with  George  W.  Coburn, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Hallowell  &  Coburn,  for  the 
transaction  of  the  wool  commission  business.  Upon 
the  death  of  Mr.  Coburn,  which  took  place  4th  month 
2d,  1890,  the  style  of  the  firm  was  changed  to  Hallo- 
well &  Donald,  and  is  at  this  date  one  of  the  leading 
houses  of  its  kind  in  Boston. 

He  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  National  Bank 
of  Commerce,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  from  ist  month  13th, 
1880,  until  nth  month  5th,  1884;  on  this  date  he  was 
elected  Vice-President,  filling  this  office  until  4th  month 
30th,  1886. 


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In  early  youth  Mr.  Hallowell  espoused  the  cause 
of  liberty,  devoting  his  time  and  means  toward  the 
extermination  of  slavery;  in  1858  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Abolition  Society,  and 
numbered  amongst  his  warmest  friends,  Wendell  Phil- 
lips, Wm.  Lloyd  Garrison,  James  and  Lucretia  Mott, 
and  many  others;  the  last-named,  James  and  Lucretia 
Mott,  were  grandparents  of  Richard's  wife. 

At  the  time  John  Brown  was  officially  murdered 
(i2th  month  3d,  1859,)  ^^^  Harper's  Ferry  by  Governor 
Wise,  et  al.,  of  Virginia,  Richard  P.  Hallowell,  with  a 
few  chosen  friends,  went  south  to  procure  his  "body," 
in  order  to  convey  it  to  its  last  resting  place.  North 
Elba,  Adirondacks,  N.  Y.  Although  Mr.  Hallowell  did 
not  shoulder  a  musket  when  the  war  broke  out,  he  did 
a  far  greater  service  by  aiding  in  the  recruiting  of  those 
world-renowed  regiments  of  colored  men,  the  54th  and 
55th  Massachusetts  Volunteers.  He  was  also  treasurer 
of  the  recruiting  fund.  His  efforts  to  procure  justice 
for  the  men  on  the  question  of  pay  were  arduous,  but 
in  the  end  were  crowned  with  success. 

He  has  the  honor  of  having  been  one  of  Wendell 
Phillips's  famous  "body-guard  "  in  the  early  days  of 
the  war,  when  free  speech  was  still  dangerous  in  the 
state  of  Massachusetts. 

Whilst  devoted  to  his  business,  the  cares  and 
responsibilities  of  which  are  many,  he  finds  time  to 
indulge  his  tastes  for   literary  pursuits,     hi    1883   he 


62  THE  H  ALLOW  ELL  FAMILY 

published  a  work  entitled  "The  Quaker  invasion  of 
Massachusetts,"  and  later  "The  Pioneer  Quakers." 

Besides  these,  he  has  contributed  many  interesting 
articles  for  newspaper  publication.  His  wife  also  is 
gifted  with  a  ready  pen,  having  in  the  year  1884  pub- 
lished "  The  Life  and  Letters  of  James  and  Lucretia 
Mott."  A  number  of  articles  written  by  her  have 
appeared  from  time  to  time ;  an  especially  interesting 
one  was  published  in  Harpers'  Weekly  of  4th  month 
23d,  1892,  entitled  "An  Episode  in  the  life  of  James 
Russell  Lowell."  She  is  also  an  artist  of  no  small 
ability. 

Richard  P.  and  Anna  D.  Hallowell  took  up  their 
residence  loth  month  28th,  1859,  two  days  after  their 
marriage,  at  West  Medford,  Massachusetts,  where  they 
have  lived  ever  since.  The  house  is  situated  at  the 
south-east  corner  of  High  and  Auburn  streets.  Origi- 
nally it  was  a  tiny  dwelling  ;  during  the  summer  of  1869 
they  enlarged  it,  and  on  the  tenth  anniversary  of  their 
wedding  day  (Toth  month  26th,  1869)  re-occupied  it. 


Col.   Edward  N.  Haii.i  iwell 

BKEVKT  BRK;.  GEN.  U.  S.  V. 


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EDWARD    NEEDLES   HALLOWELL 


l-Al .  Edward  Needles  Hallowell  (Brevet  Gen. 
U.  S.  Volunteers),  son  of  Morris  L.  (6-27)  and  Hannah 

Penrose  Hallowell,  was  born    nth  month  3d,  1836,  at 

No.  142  North  Twelfth  street,  Philadelphia. 

He  was  named  for  Edward  Needles,  President  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Abolition  Society,  husband  of  Mary 
Hathaway  Needles,*  a  valued  friend  of  William  and 
Annah  Norwood  Penrose,  parents  of  Edward's  mother. 

Edward  Needles  Hallowell  before  the  war  was 
a  stock  and  note  broker.  Gold  street,  Philadelphia. 
His  country  demanding  his  services  to  aid  in  crushing 
out  slavery,  he  gave  up  civil  pursuits  for  that  of  a 
soldier.  At  the  end  of  the  Rebellion  he  was  admitted 
to  an  interest  in  the  firm  of  Hallowell  &  Coburn,  wool 
commission  merchants,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  retaining  this 
position  up  to  the  time  of  his  decease.  He  was 
strongly  identified  with  the  Anti-Slavery  Society,  and 
worked  strenuously  in  aiding  many  slaves  to  escape 
from  bondage.  In  1859  ^^  '^^s  elected  a  member  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Abolition    Society.     'Twas   he,  to- 

*See  Memoir,  Appendix. 


•64  THE  HALLOW  ELL  FAMILY 

gether  with  a  friend,  Edward  M.  Davis,  Jr.,  who,  under 
cover  of  night,  drove  from  Philadelphia  to  "Nor- 
wood,"* the  residence  of  Morris  L.  Hallowell  (6-27), 
at  Chelten  Hills,  Daniel  Dangerfield,  a  celebrated  slave, 
whose  trial  in  our  courts  created  intense  excitement. 
His  master  claimed  that  under  the  Fugitive  Slave  Act, 
Daniel  should  be  remanded  to  bondage.  The  ruling  of 
Commissioner  Longstreth,  before  v/hom  the  case  was 
tried,  was  favorable  to  Daniel,  for  the  reason  that  the 
description  of  the  slave  advertised  for,  varied  a  quar- 
ter of  an  inch  in  height  from  the  prisoner  at  the  bar. 
As  before  stated,  the  feeling  both  for  and  against 
the  return  to  slavery  of  Daniel  Dangerfield  was 
intense.  The  streets  around  the  court  room  were 
crowded  by  a  mob,  the  colored  people  outnumbering 
the  whites,  which,  although  quite  orderly,  was  not  in 
a  humor  to  be  trifled  with.  Procuring  a  carriage  with 
a  rope  attached  thereto,  they  placed  Daniel  within  and 
dragged  him  in  triumph  through  the  thoroughfares. 
As  it  was  feared  that  he  would  be  recaptured,  he  was 
hidden,  it  is  stated,  in  an  old  tomb  in  a  grave-yard  in 
the  southern  part  of  the  city  until  night,  when  he  was 
taken  to  "Norwood,"  where  he  remained  secreted 
until  the  excitement  was  somewhat  allayed.  Other 
.agents  of  the  "Underground  Railroad"  then  removed 
him  beyond  the  reach  of  slave-drivers  of  the  South 
.and  copperheads  of  the  North. 

*  See  Note  No.  3,  Appendix. 


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On  2d  month  2d,  1869,  Edward  Needles  Hallowell 
married  Charlotte  Bartlett  Wilhelma  Swett,  born  2d 
month  8th,  1843,  daughter  of  Charlotte  Bartlett  and 
the  late  William  Gray  Swett.  They  were  married  by 
Friends'  ceremony  at  the  residence  of  her  mother,  at 
Belmont,  Mass.,  and  made  their  home  in  what  is  known 
as  the  Pierpont  House,  situated  on  the  east  side  of 
Mystic  street,  north  of  High  street,  West  Medford, 
Mass.  It  was  in  this  house  that  Gen.  Edward  Needles 
Hallowell  died,  7th  month  26th,  1871,  of  a  disease* 
supposed  to  have  been  contracted  when  in  the  service. 

Two  children,  both  born  at  the  Pierpont  House, 
West  Medford,  Mass.: 

8-82    Charlotte  Bartlett,  born  ist  mo.  22d,  1870. 
8-83     Emily,  born  6th  mo.  5th,  1871. 

MILITARY  RECORD 

Private,  4th  Battalion,  New  England  Guard.  Gar- 
risoned Fort  Independence,  Boston  Harbor,  from  4th 
month  26th,  1861,  to  about  5th  month  25th,  1861. 

First  Lieutenant,  Volunteer  Aid-de-Camp  to  Major- 
General  John  C.  Fremont,  loth  month  18th,  1861,  to 
1 2th  month  i6th,  1861. 

Second  Lieutenant  20th  Massachusetts  Infantry, 
ist  month  i  ith,  1862. 

First  Lieutenant  20th  Massachusetts  Infantry,  i  ith 
month  1 2th,  1862. 

*See  Note  No.  i,  Appendix. 


66  THE   HALLOli^'ELL  FAMILY 

Captain  54th  Massachusetts  Infantry,  3d  month 
6th,  1863. 

Major  54th  Massachusetts  Infantry,  4th  month 
17th,  1863. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  54th  Massachusetts  Infantry, 
5th  month  31st,  1863. 

Colonel  54th  Massachusetts  Infantry,  7th  month 
i8th,  1863. 

Breveted  Brigadier-General  U.  S.  Volunteers,  6th 
month  27th,  1865,  for  meritorious  services. 

Mustered  out  with  the  regiment  at  Boston,  Mass., 
at  the  close  of  the  war,  8th  month  20th,  1865. 

Elected  12th  month  ist,  1868,  a  companion  of  the 
first  class  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion 
of  the  United  States,  Commandery  of  the  State  of 
Massachusetts.     Insignia,  No.  958. 

Died  at  West  Medford,  Mass.,  7th  month  26th, 
1871.  Interment  at  Mt.  Auburn  cemetery,  Watertown, 
Mass. 


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67 


Commonwealth  of 
Massachusetts 


Headquarters,  Boston,  July  27, 1871. 
GENERAL  ORDER  NO.  5 

Brevet  Brigadier-General  Edward  N.  Hallowell, 
Aid-de-Camp  to  his  Excellency  the  Governor  and 
Commander-in-Chief,  died  in  West  Medford,  Mass., 
July  26th,  1871.  The  Commander-in-Chief  in  respect 
for  his  character  as  a  gentleman  and  a  citizen,  and  in 
recognition  of  his  devotion  to  duty  as  a  soldier,  his 
distinguished  services  as  Colonel  of  the  54th  Regiment 
of  Massachusetts  Volunteers,  together  with  his  valuable 
assistance  rendered  as  a  member  of  his  Staff,  orders 
that  his  death  be  officially  communicated  to  the  Militia 
throughout  the  Commonwealth.  • 

Major-Generai  B.  F.  Butler,  commanding  Division 
M.  V.  M.,  is  charged  with  the  promulgation  of  this 
order. 

By  order  of  his  Excellency  William  Claflin,  Gov- 
ernor and  Commander-in-Chief. 

(Signed,)  JAMES  A.  CUNNINGHAM, 

Adjutant-General. 


68  THE  H^LLOIVELL  FAMILY 


EDWARD  NEEDLES  HALLOWELL. 
{^Boston   Transcript.'\ 

"The  death  of  General  Edward  N.  Hallowell,  at  West  Med- 
ford,  Mass.,  is  another  sad  proof  that  the  casualties  of  the  cruel 
war  are  not  yet  ended,  and  that  brave  men  are  still  falling,  as 
truly  as  if  finding  their  graves  on  the  battle  field.  The  disease 
which  ended  the  life  of  this  gallant  soldier,  faithful  citizen,  and 
true-hearted,  honorable  man,  was  contracted  in  the  army;  where 
his  services  were  as  arduous  and  dangerous  as  they  were 
unwearied.  Gen.  Hallowell  belonged  to  a  well-known,  thoroughly 
loyal,  and  philanthropic  Philadelphia  family,  and  was  one  of  three 
brothers  who  joined  the  army  in  obedience  to  their  convictions  as 
to  what  the  cause  of  humanity  and  liberty  demanded  of  their 
manhood. 

"  Having  served  as  staff  officer  in  the  West  and  as  Captain 
in  the  2cth  Massachusetts  Infanty,  he  left  Boston  in  1863  as 
Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  54th  Regiment,  and,  after  the  death 
of  Colonel  Robert  G.  Shaw,  at  Fort  Wagner,  commanded  that 
corps  until  the  close  of  the  contest.  He  was  breveted  for  his 
meritorious  services.  He  took  up  the  sword,  as  did  many  others, 
at  the  behest  of  cherished  principles  and  in  behalf  of  the  Union 
and  an  enslaved  race:  war  being  a  strange  work  he  engaged  in, 
as  bound  in  his  conscience.  When  the  victory  for  the  right  was 
won,  he  gladly  became  a  civilian  again,  with  an  unsullied  record 
of  brave  deeds. 

"Gen.  Hallowell's  name  and  career  are  identified  with  the 
familiar  and  proud  story  of  the  first  colored  regiment  that  left 
Massachusetts  to  assert  the  ability  of  a  wronged  people  to  show 
themselves  worthy  of  confidence  among  the  staunchest  defenders 
of  the  Republic.     In   early  manhood   he   has  been  taken  away 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  69 

from  kindred  and  friends,  who  will  most  affectionately  honor  and 
cherish  his  memory,  alike  for  the  virtues  that  won  so  much  esteem 
and  love  in  private  life,  and  the  entire  devotion  with  which  he 
responded  to  the  call  upon  him  to  live  and  to  die  for  his  country." 


No  farther  seek  his  merits  to  disclose. 
Or  draw  his  frailties  from  their  dread  abode 

(There  they  alike  in  trembling  hope  repose). 
The  bosom  of  his  Father  and  his  God." 


70  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


NORWOOD    PENROSE   HALLOWELL 


7-48.  Norwood  Penrose  Hallowell,  son  of  Morris 
L.  {6-27)  and  Hannah  Penrose  Hallowell,  was  born  at 
No,  422  North  Sixth  street  (old  No.  240;,  Philadelphia, 
4th  month  13th,  1839. 

Married  ist  month  27th,  1868,  by  Friends'  cere- 
mony, Sarah  Wharton  Haydock,  born  ist  month  22d, 
1846,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Hannah  Wharton  Hay- 
dock,*  at  whose  residence,  No.  212  east  12th  street, 
New  York  city,  the  wedding  took  place. 

Six  children,  all  born  at  their  residence,  "Nod- 
debo,"  situated  on  the  west  side  of  Mystic  street,  south 
of  High  street,  West  Medford,  Massachusetts: 

8-84  Anna  Norwood,  born  3d  mo.  20th,  1871. 

8-85  Robert  Haydock,  born  6th  mo.  30th,  1873. 

8-86  Norwood  Penrose,  2d,  born  7th  mo.  3d,  1875. 

8-87  John  White,  born  12th  mo.  24th,  1878. 

8-88  Esther  Fisher,  born  3d  mo.  21st,  1881. 

8-89  Susan  Morris,  born  12th  mo.  igth,  1883. 

Norwood    P.    Hallowell    graduated    from    Harvard 

College,   class  of    1861.     He  immediately  enlisted  in 

*  See  Xote  No.  7,  Appendix. 


Col.  N<ikw(i(.)I)   p.  Hali.owkll. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  71 

the  service  of  his  country,  to  aid  in  the  suppression 
of  the  Rebellion  and  the  extermination  of  slavery ; 
remaining  in  the  service  until  forced,  by  reason  of 
wounds,  to  resign  from  a  military  life. 

His  business  career  commenced  in  the  year  1864. 
From  ist  month  to  6th  month  he  was  employed  in  the 
commission  house  of  Watts,  Crane  &  Co.,  New  York; 
and  on  6th  month  ist  formed  a  co-partnership  with  his 
brother,  Richard  P.  Hallowell,  for  the  transaction  of 
the  wool  business  in  that  city,  at  No.  35  Broadway. 

Fifth  month  ist,  1866,  the  firm  of  Hallowell  Bros, 
dissolved,  and  was  reorganized  under  the  style  of  Hal- 
lowell, Prescott  &  Co.,  and,  later,  as  Hallowell  &  Co., 
in  partnership  with  his  father,  Morris  L.  Hallowell. 

hi  1869  he  moved  his  residence  to  West  Medford, 
Mass.,  and  established  himself  in  Boston  as  a  wool 
broker  and  commission  merchant.     On  ist  month  23d, 

1891,  he  was  elected  President  of  the   National    Bank 
of   Commerce,    of   Boston,    Mass.      First   month    ist, 

1892,  retired  from  the  wool  business. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  religious  society  of  Friends  ; 
when  moving  to  New  York,  he  transferred  his  rights 
from  Philadelphia  to  the  monthly  meeting  of  Friends 
of  New  York  city.  The  certificate  bears  date  of  8th 
month,  1866, 

During  an  emergency  at  Swarthmore  College,  Del- 
aware county.  Pa.,  he  filled,  for  a  few  weeks,  the  chair 
of  history  in  that  institution. 


72  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 

Asa  public  speaker,  he  handles  his  subject  intel- 
ligently and  in  an  interesting  manner. 


MILITARY  RECORD 

Private  4th  Battalion,  New  England  Guard.  Gar- 
risoned Fort  Independence,  Boston  harbor,  from  4th 
month  26th,  1 86 1,  to  about  5th  month  25th,  1861. 

First  Lieutenant  20th  Massachusetts  Infantry,  7th 
month  loth,  1861. 

Captain  20th  Massachusetts  Infantry,  nth  month 
26th,  1 86 1. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  54th  Massachusetts  Infantry, 
4th  month  17th,  1863. 

Colonel  55th  Massachusetts  Infantry,  5th  month 
30th,  1863. 

Resigned  nth  month  2d,  1863,  on  account  of  dis- 
ability resulting  from  a  wound  received  at  the  battle 
of  Antietam. 

He  was  also  wounded  in  the  side  at  Glendale, 
Va.,  6th  month  30th,  1862. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  some  of  the  engage- 
ments in  which  he  participated  : 

Ball's  Bluff,  Va.,  loth  month  21st,  1861. 

Siege  of  Yorktown,  Va.,  4th  month  ist,  1862,  to 
5th  month  5th,  1862. 

Fair  Oaks,  Va.,  5th  month  31st,  1862. 

Savage  Station,  Va.,  6th  month  29th,  1862. 


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Glendale  (White  Oaks  Swamp),  6th  month  30th, 
1862. 

Malvern  Hill,  Va.,  7th  month  ist,  1862. 

Chantilly,  Va.,  gth  month  ist,  1862. 

Antietam,  Md.,  9th  month  17th,  1862. 

Siege  of  Charleston,  S.  C,  summer  of  1863. 

Elected,  ist  month  2d,  1884,  a  companion  of  the 
first  class  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion 
of  the  United  States,  Commandery  of  the  State  of 
Massachusetts.     Insignia  No.  3054. 


74  THE   HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


EMILY    HALLOWELL 


7-49.  Emily  Hallowell,  daughter  of  Morris 
Longstreth  (6-27)  and  Hannali  Penrose  Hallowell,  was 
born  ist  month  i8th,  1842,  at  No.  422  North  Sixth 
street  (old  No.  240).     Unmarried. 

She  has  always  been  especially  interested  in  edu- 
cation, and  occasionally  taught  in  an  irregular  and 
interrupted  way,  until  with  Frances  E.  Case,  she 
opened  in  the  spring  of  1879,  ^^  No.  1334  Spruce  street, 
and  later  at  1527  Pine  street,  Philadelphia,  a  school 
for  girls.  This  has  continued  successful  for  a  number 
of  years,  and  has  done  its  part  in  the  preparation  of 
girls  for  college. 


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SUSAN    MORRIS   HALLOWELL 


7-50.  Susan  Morris  Hallowell,  daughter  of 
Morris  Longstreth  (6-27)  and  Hannah  Penrose  Hallo- 
well,  was  born  6th  month  17th,  1845,  ^t  No.  422  North 
Sixth  street  fold  No.  240).     Unmarried. 

Her  tastes,  though  of  a  decidedly  domestic  turn, 
have  not  prevented  her  from  devoting  much  time  to 
works  of  philanthropy.  When  the  Philadelphia  Society 
for  Organizing  Charity  was  started,  she  served  for 
several  years  as  one  of  the  women  visitors  in  the 
seventh  ward  ;  she  also  was  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Managers  of  the  Children's  Aid  Society  and  Bureau 
of  Information  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  from  the 
year  of  its  incorporation,  ist  month  27th,  1883,  until 
the  winter  of  1891-2. 


76  THE   HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


CHARLES   MORRIS  WALTON 


7-52.  Charles  Morris  Walton,  son  of  William 
and  Susannah  Morris  (6-29)  Walton,  of  Philadelphia, 
was  born  nth  month  15th,  1831,  at  No.  1017  Race 
street  (old  No.  367).  He  was  unfitted  for  an  active 
business  life,  having  inherited  the  disease  (consump- 
tion) which  caused  the  death  of  not  only  his  parents, 
but  all  of  his  brothers  and  sisters. 

For  a  few  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Guillou,  Walton  &  Co.,  organized  ist  month  ist,  1854, 
importers  and  jobbers  of  linens  and  housekeeping  dry 
goods,  No.  333  Market  street,  Philadelphia.  His  taste 
was  more  literary  than  mercantile,  so  that  when  retir- 
ing from  business,  he  devoted  his  time  to  preparing 
himself  to  enter  Harvard  College  as  a  student.  He 
passed  the  necessary  examination  and  was  admitted  to 
the  class  of  1861.  An  amusing,  and  one  might  truly 
say  remarkable,  incident  occurred  one  evening  when 
he  was  "cramming"  for  college.  His  cousin,  Norwood 
P.  Hallowell  (7-48),  was  also  preparing  himself  to  enter 
Harvard.  They  would  spend  their  hours  for  study  at 
Charles's  liome,  rendering  assistance  to  each  other  as 


Charles  M.  Walton. 


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far  as  was  possible,  and  often  declaiming  in  a  loud  tone. 
One  of  the  house  servants  was  a  poor,  half-witted, 
ignorant  colored  girl,  who,  on  the  evening  in  question 
(it  was  late),  suddenly  appeared  in  her  robe  de  nuit 
before  "Caius"  and  "Balbus,"  the  classic  names 
of  Charles  and  Norwood,  and  recited  a  quantity  of 
Greek  she  had  heard  them  "spouting"  to  each  other 
as  their  lesson. 

The  New  England  climate,  together  with  close 
application  to  study,  soon  proved  too  great  a  strain  on 
his  constitution,  and  he  was  reluctantly  forced  to 
relinquish  his  college  course  and  seek  a  more  congenial 
clime,  A  sojourn  in  Italy  and  the  southern  part  of 
France  was  tried  in  the  hope  of  benefiting  his  health, 
but  with  no  permanent  good  result.  It  was  on  this 
memorable  voyage  that  Charles  Dickens — "Boz" — 
was  a  fellow  passenger,  and  the  intercourse  which  Mr. 
Walton  had  with  him  suggested  his  writing  an  article 
which  will  be  referred  to  later. 

A  very  dear  friend,  and  connection  by  marriage, 
writes  of  him  as  follows: 

"Charles  M.Walton  was  a  born  journalist,  al- 
though he  did  not  discover  it  until  he  had  nearly  done 
with  life.  The  last  winter  he  was  with  us,  he  took 
the  greatest  interest  in  writing  for  the  New  York 
Tribune.  A  well-written  sketch  from  his  pen,  entitled 
'With  Dickens  Aboard,'  was  published  by  Lippin- 
cotts  in  their  Magazine.     Another  one  of  his  articles. 


78  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 

'The  Old  and  the  New,'  appeared  in  a  Boston  period- 
ical, but  this  was  not  until  after  his  death." 

Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  and  Charley  Walton, 
as  we  were  wont  to  call  him,  were  extremely  congenial 
friends.  It  was  a  colored  valet  of  the  last-named  that 
the  Doctor  mentions  under  the  sobriquet  of  "Huckle- 
berry," in  an  article  that  appeared  in  the  Atljulk 
Monthly  or  Harpers',  entitled  "My  Search  After  the 
Captain." 

The  following  incident  in  his  life  and  that  of  his 
sister  Elizabeth,  or  "Bessie,"  as  she  was  always 
called,  will  not  be  out  of  place  here: 

They  attended  a  course  of  lectures  on  Physical 
Culture,  given  by  Dr.  Dio  Lewis,  in  Boston,  Mass., 
and  also  became  pupils  at  his  Gymnasium,  where  the 
Swedish  system  of  light  gymnastics  was  taught.  After 
becoming  proficient,  both  in  theory  and  practice,  they 
taught  several  classes  very  successfully  in  Philadelphia. 
On  one  occasion  Charles  appeared  before  a  large  and 
fashionable  audience  on  the  platform  at  Concert  Hall, 
Philadelphia,  and  practically  illustrated  in  an  admirable 
manner  all  of  Dr.  Dio  Lewis's  lecture.  This  was 
about  the  year  i 860-61. 

Charles  Morris  Walton  was  endowed  by  nature 
with  an  affectionate,  gentle  disposition  ;  as  a  conversa- 
tionalist was  delightful  to  listen  to.  His  friends  were 
numerous;  and  those  who  still  survive  him  cherish  his 
memory  with  fond  endearment. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  79. 

On  4th  month  loth,  1871,  he  entered  into  rest  at 
the  residence  of  his  grandmother,  Ann  Longstreth 
Hallovvell,  No.  1807  Spruce  street,  Philadelphia. 

His  remains  were  interred  in  the  lot  of  his 
uncle,  Morris  L.  Hallowell  (6-27),  South  Laurel  Hill, 
Philadelphia. 

MILITARY  RECORD 
Member  of  Company  A,  ist  Regiment  of  Artil- 
lery, P.  S.  M.,  better  known  as  Landis's  Battery. 
During  the  rebel  raid  (1863)  into  the  State  of  Penn- 
sylvania, he  accompanied  the  battery  to  the  front,  and 
was  under  fire  at  Carlisle.  It  is  highly  probable  that 
if  his  health  had  permitted,  he  would  have  enlisted  for 
the  full  term  of  service,  as  did  his  brother.  Major  James 
M.  Walton  (7-55),  of  the  54th  Regiment,  Mass.  Vols. 
Infantry. 


So  THE   HALLOl^'ELL  FAMILY 


FRANCIS   WALTON 


7-5A..     Francis   Walton,    son    of    William    and 
Susannah  Morris  (6-29)  Walton  was  born  7th  month 

14th,  1835. 

Was  a  student  at  Haverford  College,  Delaware 
county,  Pa.  (Enrolled  1848. )  Entered  the  dry  goods 
commission  house  of  Hacker,  Lea  &  Co.,  Philadelphia, 
and  later  was  in  the  employ  of  Bacon,  Price  &  Co., 
shippers  and  miners  of  coal,  Pottsville,  Pa.  His  failing 
health  made  it  necessary  for  him  to  give  up  an  active 
business  life  when  very  young.  He  died  of  consump- 
tion 4th  month  28th,  1857,  at  "  Norwood,"  Washington 
Lane  and  Chelten  avenue,  Chelten  Hills,  Montgomery 
county.  Pa.,  the  residence  of  his  uncle,  Morris  L, 
Hallowell  (6-27),  in  whose  lot  at  Laurel  Hill,  Philadel- 
phia, his  remains  were  interred. 


Maj.  James  M.  Walton. 


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JAMES  MORRIS  WALTON 


7-55.  James  Morris  Walton,  son  of  Susannah 
Morris  Hallovvell  (6-29)  and  William  Walton,  of  Phil- 
adelphia, was  born  7th  month  12th,  1838;  died  of 
consumption,  5th  month  25th,  1874,  at  Pittsfield,  Mass. 
Interred  in  the  lot  of  his  uncle,  Morris  L.  Hallowell, 
South  Laurel  Hill,  Philadelphia.  Married  nth  month 
28th,  1867,  by  Friends'  ceremony,  at  the  residence  of 
her  mother,  New  York  city,  Mary  Forster  Collins, 
daughter  of  Rebecca  and  the  late  Isaac  Collins,  for- 
merly of  Philadelphia.  Rebecca  Collins  died  4th  month 
30th,  1892,  in  New  York  city. 

Mary  Forster  Collins  was  born  3d  month  ist,  1843, 
in  the  Parish  of  Stoke,  Newington,  London,  England. 
Two  children : 

S-Qi  Elizabeth,  born  loth  mo.  25th,  1868,  New  York  city. 
8-92  Ernest  Forster,  born  4th  mo.  5th,  187 1,  New  York 
city.  Graduated  from  Haverford  College, 
Delaware  county,  Pa.,  class  of  iSgo.  Civil 
Engineer  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado.  Was 
obliged  to  give  up  his  profession  on  account  of 
impaired  eye-sight ;  returned  to  the  East,  and 
is  now  Eastern  Agent  for  the  Wickes  Refrig- 
erator and  Cold  Storage  Company. 


82  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 

James  M.  Walton  was  a  graduate  of  Haverford  Col- 
lege. (Class  of  1856.)  Commenced  his  business  career 
as  a  coal  merchant — Birchall  &  Walton,  at  Ogontz, 
formerly  Shoemakertown,  Montgomery  county,  F'a. 
Dissolved  his  connection  with  Wm.  Birchall,  and 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  Peter  McCall,  Esq.,  of  Phil- 
adelphia. Was  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  about 
the  year  1862.  in  1863  he  enlisted  in  the  54th  Regi- 
ment, Massachusetts  Vols.  Infantry,  as  First  Lieuten- 
ant ;  remained  in  the  service  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

Upon  his  return  to  civil  life,  purchased  a  member- 
ship in  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange.  He  shared  the 
same  office  with  Chase  &  Higginson,  New  York  city  ; 
this  was  from  the  autumn  of  1867  to  1871.  His  health 
breaking  down,  he  retired  from  business  and  took  up 
his  residence  at  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  where  he  entered 
into  rest  5th  month  25th,  1874. 

James  M.  Walton  had  a  birthright  membership 
in  the  religious  society  of  Friends,  commonly  called 
Quakers.  When  moving  to  New  York  he  transferred 
his  right  from  Philadelphia  to  the  monthly  meeting  of 
Friends  held  in  New  York  city.  The  certificate  bears 
date  of  5th  month  20th,  1868.  He  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Abolition  Society  in  1859. 

MILITARY   RECORD 
Third   month   19th,  1863.     First  Lieutenant  54th 
Regiment  Massachusetts  Volunteers  Infantry. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  83 

Tenth  month  7th,  1863.  Captain  54th  Regiment 
Massachusetts  Volunteers    hifantry. 

Seventh  month  nth,  1865.  Major  54th  Regiment 
Massachusetts  Volunteers  Infantry.  Honorably  dis- 
charged, 8th  month  20th,  1865,  at  the  close  of  the 
war. 

Tenth  month,  1864,  was  Acting  Provost  Marshal. 

First  and  2d  months,  1865,  Acting  A.  D.  C, 
Northern  District,  Department  of  the  South. 

Third  and  4th  months,  1865,  Provost  Judge, 
Savannah,  Georgia. 

Fifth  month,  1865,  Acting  Judge  Advocate,  North- 
ern District,  Department  of  the  South. 


84  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


CHARLES  HALLOWELL 


7-62.  Charles  Hallowell,  son  of  Joshua  Long- 
streth  (6-32)  and  Theressa  Kimber  Hallowell,  was  born 
in  Philadelphia,  8th  month  13th,  1842. 

Married  ist  month  21st,  1869,  Belle  Jewett,  born 
at  Cadiz,  Ohio,  7th  month  2d,  1846,  daughter  of  the 
Hon,  Thomas  L.  and  Ann  Haines  Jewett.  The  mar- 
riage took  place  at  the  residence  of  her  parents,  Steu- 
benville,  Ohio,  the  Rev.  Charles  C.  Beatty  (Presby- 
terian) ofificiating. 

Charles  Hallowell  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Philadelphia  Stock  Exchange,  7th  month  28th,  1873. 

In  the  year  1873,  ^^  formed  a  co-partnership  with 
his  uncle,  Morris  L.  Hallowell  (6-27),  under  the  firm 
name  of  Hallowell  &  Co.,  bankers  and  brokers.  No. 
33  South  Third  street,  Philadelphia.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  still  a  member  of  this  firm,  in  gth 
month,  1862,  when  the  rebels  invaded  the  States  of 
Maryland  and  Pennsylvania,  and  the  battle  of  Antie- 
tam  was  fought,  he  shouldered  his  musket  and  went 
to  the  front ;  his  health,  however,  would  not  permit 
him  to  enlist  for  the  full  term  of  service.     Died  of  con- 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  85 

-sumption,  4th  month  13th,  1875,  at  the  residence  of 
his  father-in-law,  Hon,  Thomas  L,  Jewett  (formerly  of 
Steubenville,  Ohio),  No.  21 12  Walnut  street,  Philadel- 
phia. His  remains  were  interred  in  Friends'  burying- 
^round.  Fair  Hill,  Philadelphia. 
Children  : 

8-93  Thomas  Jewett,  born  12th  mo.  28th,  i86g,  at  Steu- 
benville, Ohio.  Resides  in  New  York  city 
(1892),  and  is  president  of  the  Holbein  Com- 
pany. 
8-94  Belle  Jewett,  born  8th  mo.  21st,  1874,  at  No.  21 12 
Walnut  street,  Philadelphia,  and  died  of  whoop- 
ing cough  at  the  same  place,  5th  mo.,  1875. 
Interred  at  Friends'  burying-ground,  Fair  Hill, 
Philadelphia. 


86  THE  HALL014/-ELL  FAMILY 


KATHERINE  HALLOWELL  SHOEMAKER 


7-64.  Katherine  Hallowell  Shoemaker  was  born 
1 2th  month  4th,  1855,  daughter  of  Joshua  Longstreth 
(6-32)  and  Sarah  Catherine  Fraley  Hallowell.  Married 
4th  month  27th,  1882,  Robert  Shoemaker,  Jr.,  born 
ist  month  i8th,  1858,  son  of  Benjamin  Hallowell  and 
Susan  Trump  Shoemaker,  of  Germantown,  Philadel- 
phia. 

They  were  married  by  the  Right  Rev.  Wm.  Bacon 
Stevens,  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Eastern  Pennsyl- 
vania, at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  grandfather,  the 
Hon.  Frederick  Fraley,  No.  2017  DeLancey  Place, 
Philadelphia. 

Katherine  was  born  at  "The  Cedars,"  corner 
of  Chelten*  and  Juniper  avenues,  Chelten  Hills, 
Montgomery  county,  Pa.  This  property  passed  into 
the  hands  of  Robert  Shoemaker,  uncle  of  Kath- 
erine's  husband,  who  made  it  his  home  until  the  fall  of 
1892,  when  he  sold  it  to  Wm.  L.  Hlkins,  of  Phila- 
delphia. 

*  See  Note  No.  S,  Appendix. 


THE  HALLO H' ELL  FAMILY  87 

Two  children,  both  born  at  Primrose  Lodge,  which 
stood  at  the  south-east  corner  of  Chew  and  Mill  streets, 
Germantown,  Philadelphia: 

8-95     Frederick  Fraley,  born  8th  mo.  8th,  1886. 
8-96    Mary  Lippincott,  born  ist  mo.  26th,  li. 


88  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


JEAN  HALLOWELL 


7-65.  Jean  Hallowell,  daughter  of  Joshua 
Longstreth  (6-32;  and  Sarah  Catherine  Fraley  Hallo- 
well,  was  born  2d  month  gth,  1857,  at  No.  1015  Race 
street  (old  No.  365).     Unmarried. 

Like  her  mother,  she  has  devoted  her  life  to  liter- 
ary pursuits.  For  a  number  of  years  she  has  been 
assistant  literary  editor  of  the  Public  Ledger,  Philadel- 
phia. Her  wide  knowledge  and  excellent  judgment 
make  her  an  authority  in  her  literary  reviews. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  8g 


FREDERICK  FRALEY    HALLOWELL 


7-66.  Frederick  Fraley  Hallowell,  son  of  Joshua 
Longstreth  (6-32)  and  Sarah  Catherine  Fraley  Hallo- 
well,  was  born  3d  month  8th,  1859,  at  No.  1015  Race 
street,  Philadelphia;  was  married  7th  month  26th, 
1887,  by  the  Rev.  Aaron  Rittenhouse,  at  the  Fletcher 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  in  West  Philadelphia,  to 
Mary  Elizabeth  Hunter,  born  5th  month  26th,  1866, 
daughter  of  James  and  Margaret  Devine  Hunter,  of 
Philadelphia.  They  have  resided  at  Wayne,  Delaware 
county.  Pa.,  since  6th  month,  1888. 

Children : 

8- ICO  Nancy  Sterett,  born  at  Wayne,  Delaware  county, 
Pa.,  gth  mo.  nth,  1888. 

8-101  Margaret  Hunter,  born  at  Wayne,  Delaware 
county,  Pa.,  5th  mo.  5th,  1890. 

8-102  John  Guy,  born  at  Wayne,  Delaware  county, 
Pa.,  7th  mo,  nth,  1892.  His  surname,  "John," 
is  for  a  brother  of  his  mother;  "Guy"  is 
after  another  brother,  Thomas  Guy  Hunter, 
who  was  named  for  an  ancestor,  the  founder 
of  Guy's  Hospital,  London,  England. 


90  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 

Frederick  Fraley  Hallowell  was  educated   at    Dr. 
Faires's  Classical   Institute,  in   Philadelphia,  and  en- 
tered the  University  of  Pennsylvania  gth  month,  1874. 
From  Qth  month,  1875,  until  7th  month,  1876,  he  was 
in  the  employ  of  Hallowell  &  Co.,  bankers  and  brokers, 
of  Philadelphia.     Later,  commenced  the  study  of  law 
in    the    office  of    Joseph   C.    Fraley,   Esq,,   and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  6th  month  8th,  1880.    Ninth  month, 
1884,  was  elected  Assistant  Treasurer  of  the  Schuylkill 
Navigation  Company,  and  in  1887  was  elected  Secre- 
tary of  the  same  corporation.     Resigned  both  of  the 
above  positions  2d  month,  1889,  and  formed  a  connec- 
tion with  the  American  Pig  Iron  Storage  Warrant  Com- 
pany, of  New  York.     Resigned  this  latter  employment 
for  the   purpose   of    organizing  the  Wayne  Title  and 
Trust  Company,  of  Wayne,   Delaware   county,    Pa., 
which  was  incorporated  2d   month   loth,   1890.     Was 
elected  Secretary  and   Treasurer,  which   position    he 
held    until    5th    month,    1893,    when    he    resigned    to 
accept  a  position  with   the    Western    Savings    Fund, 
Philadelphia. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  gi 


CHARLES  EUGENE  HALLOWELL 


7-70.  Charles  Eugene  Hallowell,  son  of  Charles 
(6-33)  and  Elmira  Rebecca  Stephens  Hallowell,  was 
born  ist  month  13th,  1852.  He  was  named  for  his 
aunt,  Mrs  Eugene  Robinson  (Stephens)  Hutton. 

After  leaving  school,  in  5th  month,  1865,  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  his  uncle,  William  A.  Stephens, 
remaining  with  him  until  gth  month,  1868,  when  he 
secured  a  position  with  the  firm  of  Macdowell  &  Wil- 
kins,  bankers  and  brokers,  at  148  South  Third  street, 
in  nth  month,  1873,  this  firm  was  forced  into  liquida- 
tion from  the  effects  of  the  financial  crisis  of  that  year. 
Taking  a  liking  to  the  printing  art  he  embarked  in  the 
printing  and  publishing  business,  at  121  South  Third 
street,  under  the  firm  name  of  Hallowell  &  Co.,  his 
partner  being  Mr.  Wilkins  of  the  former  firm  of  Mac- 
dowell &  Wilkins.  in  9th  month,  1876,  they  removed 
to  125  South  Third  street,  where  Mr.  Hallowell  con- 
tinues to  carry  on  the  business  under  the  same  firm 
name. 


THE  H^LLOIVELL  FAMILY 


LOUIS  HENRY  STEPHENS  HALLOWELL 


7-71.  Louis  Henry  Stephens  Hallowell,  son  of 
Charles  (6-33)  and  Elmira  Rebecca  Stephens  Hallowell, 
was  born  nth  month  nth,  1854;  died  of  typhoid 
fever,  ist  month  26th,  1889,  at  his  resi"dence.  No.  802 
North  Twenty-first  street,  Philadelphia.  The  funeral 
took  place  from  his  mother's  house.  No.  3335  Walnut 
street.     Interment  at  Woodland  Cemetery. 

Married  4th  month  28th,  1881,  at  the  Church  of 
the  Transfiguration,  Woodland  avenue  below  Thirty- 
fourth  street.  West  Philadelphia,  the  Rev.  Samuel  E. 
Smith  officiating,  Mary  Anna  Bartholomew,  born  5th 
month  ist,  1856,  at  Syracuse,  New  York,  daughter  of 
John  and  Martha  Bartholomew. 
Children : 

8-103     Elmira  Stephens,  born  1st  mo.  27th,  1882,  at  No. 

3335  Walnut  street. 
8-104    Louis  Stephens,  Jr.,  born  loth  mo.  14th,  1883,  at 

No.  3335  Walnut  street. 
8-IC5     Clarence  Gottschalk,  born  4th  mo.  10th,  1886,  at 
Sharon  Hill,  Delaware  county,  Pa.     Named 
for  Clara  Gottschalk  Peterson,  sister  of  Louis 
Moreau  Gottschalk,  the  celebrated  composer. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  93 

Louis  Henry  Stephens  Hallowell  was  a  student  at 
Andalusia  College,  Andalusia,  Pa.,  and  finished  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Philadelphia.  On 
leaving  school  he  entered  the  counting-room  of  Will- 
iam Sellers  &  Co.,  machinists. 

In  the  year  1875  h^  went  with  the  firm  of  Stuart, 
Peterson  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  stoves  and  hollow- 
ware. 

This  firm,  of  which  he  was  a  fourth  owner,  was 
incorporated  as  "The  Stuart  &  Peterson  Co.,"  7th 
month  1 2th,  1886.  In  1887  ht;  was  elected  Secretary 
and  Treasurer  of  the  corporation,  which  position  he 
held  at  the  time  of  his  death. 


Q4  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


HENRY  HOWELL  HALLOWELL 


7-72.  Henry  Howell  Hallowell,  son  of  Charles 
(6-33)  and  Elmira  Rebecca  Stephens  Hallowell,  was 
born  2d  month  28th,  1857,  at  No.  718  Arch  street. 
He  was  named  for  an  intimate  friend  of  his  father,  the 
late  Henry  C.  Howell,  who  was  Sheriff  of  the  city  of 
Philadelphia  from  12th  month  5th,  1864,  to  i2ih 
month  2d,  1867. 

Henry  Howell  Hallowell  was  a  student  at  Anda- 
lusia College,  Andalusia,  Pa.  He  also  attended  the 
Public  Schools  of  his  own  city. 

On  6th  month  23d,  1873,  when  but  sixteen  years 
of  acre,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Penn  Mutual 
Life  hisurance  Company,  of  Philadelphia,  as  a  junior 
clerk ;  promoted  to  assistant  auditor  and  then  became 
auditor,  and  he  now  holds  the  responsible  position  of 
Assistant  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  said  Company. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  95 


SAMUEL  WILLIAMS  HALLOWELL 


7-73.  Samuel  Williams  Hallowell,  son  of  Charles 
(6-33)  and  Elmira  Rebecca  Stephens  Hallowell,  was 
born  I  St  month  30th,  i860,  at  Philadelphia.  He  was 
named  for  Samuel  Williams,  a  valued  friend  of  his 
father. 

Married  6th  month  i8th,  iSgo,  at  St.  Andrews 
(Episcopal)  Church,  Eighth  street  above  Spruce  street, 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Sidney  Corbett  officiating,  Sallie  Hinton, 
born  ist  month  31st,  1869,  at  Brooksville,  Mississippi, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Rufus  King  and  Anna  Barbara  (Ham- 
bright)  Hinton. 

Third  month  nth,  1876,  entered  the  employ  of 
J.  Gladding  &  Co.,  blank  book  manufacturers.  No.  32 
South  Fourth  street.  This  firm's  successors  were  C. 
H.  Sherman  &  Co.,  of  No.  403  Market  street,  for  whom 
he  assumed  the  responsibility  as  manager. 

Dissolved  his  connection  with  C.  H.  Sherman  & 
Co.,  and  on  ist  month,  1884,  became  general  manager 
of  the  well-known  printing  and  publishing  house  of 
Hallowell  &  Co.,  No,  125  South  Third  street,  Phila- 
delphia. 


96  THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 

Seventh  month,  1888,  he  was  elected  a  director  of 
the  Stuart  &  Peterson  Co.,  stove  and  hollow-ware 
founders,  of  Philadelphia;  and  in  nth  month,  1889, 
was  elected  President  of  this  same  corporation. 


THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY  97 


MORRIS  LONGSTRETH  HALLOWELL,  3d 


8-74.  Morris  Longstreth  Hallowell,  3d,  son  of 
William  Penrose  (7-45)  and  Elizabeth  Corbit  Davis 
Hallowell,  was  born  on  the  seventh  day  of  the  week, 
5th  month  ist,  1857,  at  the  residence  of  his  grand- 
parents, the  late  Isaac  Roberts  and  Lydia  Corbit 
Davis,  "Chelton,"  Cheltenham  township,  Montgomery 
county.  Pa.  He  was  married  ist  month  gth,  1879,  =^t 
Holy  Trinity  Church,  Walnut  and  Nineteenth  streets, 
Philadelphia,  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Wm.  N.  McVickar,  to 
Jane  Dalzell  Picot,  daughter  of  Charles  J.  and  Jane 
Dalzell  Picot,  of  Philadelphia,  born  3d  month  2gth, 
1862,  near  Media,  Delaware  county.  Pa.,  at  the  resi- 
dence of  her  grandparents,  the  Rev.  Alvin  Hallett  and 
Jane  Dalzell  Mercer  Parker. 

Morris  was  educated  at  Swarthmore  College,  Del- 
aware county.  Pa.  Entered  there  as  a  student  the 
first  year  the  college  was  opened  (nth  month,  1869). 
His  eye-sight  became  impaired  from  close  application  to 
study,  which  unfortunately  prevented  his  remaining 
until  his  class  graduated. 


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He  commenced  his  business  career  in  the  office  of 
Hallovvell  &  Co.,  bankers  and  brokers,  Third  street, 
Philadelphia.  Resigned  his  position  with  them,  and 
formed  a  co-partnership,  5th  month,  1875,  '^^''^1"'  l^is 
father  under  the  firm  name  of  Wm.  P.  Hallowell  &  Co., 
bankers  and  brokers.  In  1880  he  turned  his  attention 
to  agriculture,  and  cultivated  a  large  wheat  farm  situ- 
ated in  the  Red  River  Valley,  North  Dakota.  In  the 
year  1881  he  settled  with  his  family  in  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  was 
elected  (1892)  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Itasca 
Warehouse  Company. 
Children  : 

9-1 10  Elizabeth  Davis,  born  12th  mo.  nth,  1879,  ^t  the 
residence  of  her  grandmother,  Mrs.  Jane  Dal- 
zell  Picot,  Oak  Lane,  22d  ward,  Philadelphia, 
died  9th  mo.  28th,  188 1,  of  cholera  infantum, 
at  the  Judd  House,  Sixth  avenue  South,  and 
Fifth  street,  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Interred  at 
Lakewood  Cemetery,  Minneapolis. 
9-111  Morris  Longstreth,  4th,  born  3d  mo.  2cth,  1881, 
at  the  residence  of  his  grandmother,  Mrs.  Jane 
Daizeil  Picot,  Oak  Lane,  22d  ward,  Philadel- 
phia;  died  7th  mo.  20th,  1881,  of  cholera 
infantum,  at  Atlantic  City,  New  Jersey.  In- 
terred in  the  late  Isaac  R.  Davis's  lot.  Laurel 
Hill  cemetery,  Philadelphia. 
9-II2  Morris  Longstreth,  5th,  born  2d  mo.  4th,  1888,  at 
No.  916  Fourth  avenue  South,  Minneapolis. 


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ISAAC  ROBERTS  DAVIS  HALLOWELL 


8-75.  Isaac  Roberts  Davis  Hallovvell,  son  of 
William  Penrose  (7-45)  and  Elizabeth  Corbit  Davis 
Hailowell,  was  born  first  day,  8th  month  7th,  1859,  ^"^^ 
the  residence  of  his  grandparents,  the  late  Isaac  Roberts 
and  Lvdia  Corbit  Davis,  "Chelton,"  Cheltenham  town- 
ship, Montgomery  county.  Pa.  He  received  his  educa- 
tion partly  at  the  Cheltenham  Academy,  and  later  was 
a  student  at  Friends'  Central  High  School,  Race  street 
above  Fifteenth  street,  FMiiladelphia, 

Commenced  his  business  career  with  Peter  Wright 
&  Sons,  shipping  merchants,  Philadelphia.  On  8th 
month  26th,  1881,  he  joined  his  brother  at  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota,  where  he  now  resides.     Unmarried. 


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WILLIAM  PENROSE  HALLOWELL,  2d 


8-76.  William  Penrose  Hallowell,  2d,  son  of 
William  Penrose  (7-45)  and  Elizabeth  Corbit  Davis 
Hallowell,  was  born  on  the  second  day  of  the  week,  i  ith 
month  30th,  1863,  at  No.  210  Tulpehocken  street, 
Germantown,  Philadelphia.  Ninth  month,  1883,  went 
to  Minneapolis,  where  he  now  resides. 

Married  6th  month  5th,  1888,  Agnes  Hardenbergh, 
born  in  Chicago,  111.,  12th  month  22d,  1863,  daughter 
of  Charles  Morgan  and  Mary  Lee  Hardenbergh,  of 
Minneapolis,  Minn.  The  marriage  ceremony  was  per- 
formed by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  D.  Wells,  at  St. 
Mark's  Church  (Protestant  Episcopal),  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota. 

Entered  Swarthmore  College,  in  the  preparatory 
department.  Class  B,  fall  of  1878,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  Freshman  Class,  9th  month  15th,  1880.  Elected 
the  scientific  course,  making  mechanical  engineering  a 
special  study.  Passed  examination  for  Senior  Class, 
but  on  account  of  his  eye-sight  failing  he  was  obliged 
to  give  up  study  within  one  year  of  graduating.     This 


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was  a  bitter  disappointment,  changing,  as  it  did,  his 
plans  for  his  life's  work. 
Children : 

9-116  William  Penrose,  3d,  born  4th  mo.  14th,  1891,  at 
No.  1568  Hennepin  avenue,  Minneapolis.  Bap- 
tized, 6th  mo.  19th,  1892,  by  the  Right  Rev. 
Elisha  S.  Thomas,  of  Kansas,  at  the  residence 
of  Charles  Morgan  Hardenbergh,  Lake  Min- 
netonka,  Minnesota. 

Fifth  month  ist,  1892,  admitted  to  a  one-half 
interest  in  the  firm  of  H.  W.  Armstrong  &  Co.,  whole- 
sale and  retail  coal  merchants,  of  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


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MARIA  HALLOWELL 


8-77.  Maria  Hallowell,  daughter  of  Richard 
Price  (7-46)  and  Anna  Davis  Hallowell,  was  born  at 
West  Medford,  Mass.,  8th  month  22d,  i860.  Un- 
married. 

She  has  inherited  from  her  mother  a  talent  for 
art,  portrait  painting  being  her  specialty.  Her  work  is 
of  a  high  order. 


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JAMES  MOTT  HALLOWELL 


8-79.  James  Mott  Hallowell,  son  of  Richard 
Price  (7-46)  and  Anna  Davis  Hallowell,  was  born  at 
West  Medford,  Mass.,  2d  month  13th,  1865.  He  was 
named  for  his  great-grandfather,  James  Mott.  Gradu- 
ated from  Harvard  College,  class  of  1888.  During  the 
last  six  months  of  his  college  career  he  did  considerable 
work  as  college  reporter  iox  Xhe  Boston  Daily  Advciiiscr 
and  the  Evening  Record ;  his  object  being  to  gain  an  in- 
sight into  journalism  as  a  profession. 

\n  the  fall  of  1888  he  entered  the  Harvard  Law 
School. 

Fourth  month  ist,  i88g,  entered  the  employ  of 
the  Ludlow  Manufacturing  Company,  Ludlow,  Mass., 
with  their  home  office  in  Boston.  The  output  of  the 
mills  was  twine,  marline,  webbing,  and  gunny  cloth, 
employing  about  800  to  1,000  hands.  His  first  work 
was  that  of  a  day  laborer,  but  he  rose,  step  by  step, 
until  he  received  the  appointment  of  overseer  of  the 
freight  and  shipping  department,  in  2d  month,  i8go, 
went  into  the  home  office,  Essex  street,   Boston,  re- 


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maining  there  until  4th  month,  1891,  when  he  entered 
the  employ  of  Hallowell  &  Donald,  wool  commission 
merchants,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

In  4th  month,  1892,  he  re-entered  the  Harvard 
Law  School,  and  passed  the  examination  of  1891-92. 

Tenth  month  13th,  1892,  entered  the  law  offices  of 
Stickney,  Spencer  &  Ordway,  of  New  York  city. 


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LUCRETIA  MOTT  HALLOWELL 


8-80.  Lucretia  Mott  Hallowell,  born  at  West 
Medford,  Mass.,  12th  month  8th,  1867,  daughter  of 
Richard  Price  ('7-46)  and  Anna  Davis  Hallowell. 

She  was  named  for  her  great-grandmother,  Lucre- 
tia Mott. 

Studied  the  two  years'  course  and  passed  the  Kin- 
dergarten and  High  School  examination,  and  is  a 
qualified  Kindergarten  teacher.  She  taught  during  the 
winter  of  1891-92  a  school  of  poor  German  Jews  and 
Italians,  at  North  End,  Boston,  but  without  pay. 


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FRANCIS  WALTON  HALLOWELL 


8-81.  Francis  Walton  Hallowell,  son  of  Richard 
Price  (7-46;  and  Anna  Davis  Hallowell,  was  born  at 
West  Medford,  Mass.,  8th  month  12th,  1870.  He  was 
named  for  Francis  Walton  (7-54)  a  first  cousin  of  his 
father. 

Graduated  from  Harvard  College,  class  of  1893. 


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CHARLOTTE  BARTLETT  HALLOWELL 


8-82.  Charlotte  Bartlett  Hallowell,  daughter  of 
Edward  Needles  (7-47)  and  Charlotte  Bartlett  Hallo- 
well,  was  born  at  West  Medford,  Mass.,  3.30  P.  M.  on 
seventh  day,  ist  month  22d,  1870. 

She  is  deeply  interested  in  the  study  of  languages, 
and  reads  both  French  and  Italian  fluently.  At  pres- 
ent she  is  studying  Dante,  under  Professor  Marsh, 
at  the  Society  for  the  Collegiate  Instruction  of  Women, 
better  known  as  "The  Harvard  Annex." 


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EMILY  HALLOWELL 


8-83.  Emily  Hallowell,  daughter  of  Edward 
Needles  (7-47)  and  Charlotte  Bartlett  Hallowell,  was 
born  at  West  Medford,  Mass.,  6th  month  5th,  1871. 

She   was    named    for  her  aunt,   Emily  Hallowell 

(7-49)- 

Emily  is  devoting  much  time  to  the  study  of 
music.  She  has  a  remarkably  fine  soprano  voice 
which  has  been  trained  under  the  direction  of  highly 
competent  teachers,  both  in  Florence,  Italy,  and  in 
Boston.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  Symphony 
Chorus. 


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ANNA  NORWOOD  HALLOWELL 


8-84.  Anna  Norwood  Hallovvell,  daughter  of 
Norwood  Penrose  (7-48)  and  Sarah  Wharton  (Hay- 
dock)  Hallowell,  was  born  at  "Nbddebo,"  West  Med- 
ford,  Mass.,  3d  month  20th,  1871. 

She  was  a  student  at  the  Society  for  the  Collegiate 
Instruction  of  Women,  class  of  1893,  better  known  as 
"The  Harvard  Annex." 

The  Harvard  Annex  has  been  in  existence  for 
twelve  years.  It  was  successful  from  the  start, 
although  it  has  never  been  under  the  government  of 
the  College  authorites,  and  has  conferred  certificates 
instead  of  degrees  upon  its  graduates. 

At  a  recent  meeting  (1893)  of  the  officers  of  the 
Harvard  University  Annex  for  Women,  President 
Elliot  announced  that  he  was  ready  to  accept  this  institu- 
tion as  a  part  of  the  College.  When  this  is  carried 
out  it  will  make  the  third  New  England  College  to 
which  women  have  been  granted  an  entrance  within 
a  brief  period.  The  other  two  institutions  are  Yale 
College  and  Brown  University. 


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ROBERT  HAYDOCK  HALLOWELL 


8-85.  Robert  Haydock  Hallowell,  son  of  Nor- 
wood Penrose  (7-48)  and  Sarah  Wharton  (Haydock) 
Hallowell,  was  born  at  "  Noddebo,"  West  Medford, 
Mass.,  6th  month  30th,  1873. 


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NORWOOD  PENROSE  HALLOWELL,  2d 


8-86.  Norwood  Penrose  Hallovvell,  2d,  son  of 
Norwood  Penrose  (7-48)  and  Sarah  Wharton  (Haydock) 
Hallowell,  was  born  at  "Noddebo,"  West  Medford, 
Mass.,  7th  month  3d,  1875. 


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JOHN  WHITE  HALLOWELL 


8-87.  John  White  Hallowell,  son  of  Norwood 
Penrose  (7-48)  and  Sarah  Wharton  (Haydock)  Hallo- 
well,  was  born  at  "Noddeho,"  West  Medford,  Mass., 
i2th  month  24th,  1878. 

He  was  named  for  John  Corlies  White,*  an  inti- 
mate friend  of  his  parents  ;  an  artist  by  profession, 
who  resided  in  New  York  city. 

*  See  Memoir,  Appeudix. 


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ESTHER  FISHER  HALLOWELL 


8-88.  Esther  Fisher  Hallowell,  daughter  of 
Norwood  Penrose  (7-48)  and  Sarah  Wharton  (Haydock) 
Hallowell,  was  born  at  "  Noddeho,"  West  Medford, 
Mass.,  3d  month  21st,  1881. 

Esther  was  named  for  her  great-aunt  on  her 
mother's  side,  Esther  Fisher  Wharton  Smith,  wife  of 
Benjamin  R,  Smith,  of  Germantown,  Philadelphia. 


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THE  HALLOIVELL  FAMILY 


SUSAN  MORRIS  HALLOWELL 


8-89.  Susan  Morris  Hallowell,  daughter  of  Nor- 
wood Penrose  (7-48)  and  Sarah  Wharton  (Haydock) 
Hallowell,  was  born  at  "  Noddebo,"  West  Medford, 
Mass.,  i2th  month  19th,  1883.  She  was  named  for 
her  aunt,  Susan  M.  Hallowell.     (See  7-50.) 


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THE   LONGSTRETH    BRANCH   OF  THE 
HALLOWELL  FAMILY 

\_Compilcd  partly  from  fJie  Daicson  Family  Record'] 


The  Longstreth  arms  are  described  in  Burke's 
General  Armory  of  England,  as  follows:  "Argent.  A 
chevron  gules,  between  three  escolop  shells  sable. 
Crest,  two  rose  bushes,  the  flowers  white  and  red 
intertwined."  The  red  rose  was  the  emblem  of  the 
House  of  Lancaster,  the  white  of  the  House  of  York, 
After  the  Wars  of  the  Roses,  the  intertwining  of  the 
flowers  was  indicative  of  the  union  of  these  houses. 

The  name  was  variously  written — Longstreth, 
Longstroth,  Longstreth,  and  L^Tngsteroth.  Longstreth 
is  now  the  generally  accepted  orthography.  For  no- 
tices of  the  name  and  family,  see  Whitaker's  History 
and  Antiquities  of  the  Deanery  of  Craven  ;  Fuller's 
Worthies  of  England,  Yorkshire,  etc. 


Coat  of  Arms 

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BARTHOLOMEW  LONGSTRETH 


1.  Bartholomew  Longstreth  was  born  in  Long- 
stroth  Dale,  Deanery  of  Craven,  Yorkshire,  England, 
8th  month  24th,  1679.  He  was  a  great-grandson,  on 
his  mother's  side,  of  John  Stroth,  who  commanded  a 
troop  under  the  Duke  of  York,  in  the  War  of  the 
Roses.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  was  rewarded  b_\- 
Henry  Vll  for  his  valor. 

The  father  of  Bartholomew  was  named  Christo- 
pher. At  the  christening  of  the  son,  it  is  said  that  the 
father  and  god-father  not  agreeing  as  to  a  name,  the 
officiating  priest  christened  him  in  honor  of  the  saint 
(Bartholomew)  on  whose  day  he  was  born. 

He  emigrated  from  Yorkshire,  England,  in  1698, 
taking  with  him  a  letter  from  the  Friends  of  Settle 
meeting,  in  that  shire,  certifying,  according  to  a  practice 
still  in  use  in  the  society  on  the  removal  of  deserving 
■  members,  to  such  facts  as  were  calculated  to  commend 
him  to  the  confidence  and  fellowship  of  the  brethren 
among  whom  he  expected  to  live.  This  commendation 
and  confidence  his  subsequent  life  fully  justified.  He 
was  one  of  the  petitioners,  among  whom  were  nearly 


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all  the  leading  men  of  Pennsylvania,  who,  about  the 
year  1700,  when  he  could  scarcely  have  more  than 
attained  his  majority,  joined  in  a  petition  to  the  King 
of  England,  praying  that  William  Penn  might  not  be 
deprived  of  his  government  in  the  province.  This 
early  act  shows  that  even  then  Bartholomew  Long- 
streth  was  recognized  as  a  man  of  some  substance  and 
character.  After  his  arrival  in  Pennsylvania,  he  worked 
as  a  laborer  until,  by  his  frugal  and  industrious  habits, 
he  had  laid  up  about  £400.  He  bought  a  tract  of  three 
hundred  acres  of  land  on  Edge  Hill,  in  Moreland  town- 
ship, then  in  Bucks  county,  now  Montgomery.  On 
this  he  settled  and  commenced  its  improvement,  but 
becoming  dissatisfied,  he  sold  the  land,  with  the 
determination  of  returning  to  England.  While  waiting 
in  Philadelphia  for  a  passage  home,  he  met  with  Thomas 
Fairman,  surveyor  to  William  Penn,  who  induced  him 
to  abandon  his  intention  of  leaving  the  country,  and 
from  whom  he  purchased  five  hundred  acres  of  unim- 
proved land  in  Warminster  township,  in  the  county  of 
Bucks.  He  afterward  purchased  other  tracts  of  land 
in  that  neighborhood,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  left 
a  large  and  valuable  estate  including  more  than  one 
thousand  acres  of  land,  and  moneys  at  interest.  When- 
he  first  went  into  Warminster  the  country  there  was 
a  wilderness,  without  roads,  and  with  only  a  cattle 
path  through  the  woods.  His  first  house  was  of  logs. 
When  he  was  better  accommodated,  he  opened  a  store 


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in  a  part  of  his  dwelling,  which  he  continued  to  keep 
for  the  accommodation  of  the  neighborhood  for  some 
years. 

He  was  held  in  good  esteem  by  members  of  the 
religious  society  to  which  he  belonged,  and  he  was 
frequently  called  on  to  settle  estates,  and  to  transact  a 
variety  of  public  affairs.  As  supervisor  of  Warminster 
he  opened  a  portion  of  what  is  known  as  the  York 
road.  He  was  charitable  to  the  poor,  who  never,  it  is 
said,  left  his  door  empty-handed;  and  he  was,  withal, 
a  man  of  great  firmness  of  purpose,  strength  of  mind, 
and  energy  of  character.  He  died  very  suddenly  in 
the  road  without  previous  illness,  8th  month  8th,  1749, 
and  was  buried  in  Horsham  grave-yard. 

Eleventh  month  29th,  1727,  he  married  at  Horsham, 
Pa.,  Ann  Dawson,  born  in  London,  about  1705.  Ann 
Dawson  was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Dorothy  Dawson, 
who  are  said  to  have  come  from  London,  England, 
to  America  in  17 10.  John  Dawson's  trade  was  that 
of  a  hatter. 

They  appear  to  have  been  connected  with  the 
society  of  Friends  in  England,  but  it  is  certain  that 
he,  at  least,  did  not  ask  to  be  received  in  membership 
among  Friends  here  for  some  years  after  their  arrival. 
The  family  tradition  is  that  he  had  been  unfortunate 
in  business  in  London.  He  was  a  resident  of  Moreland 
township,  Bucks  county,  now  Montgomery,  and  kept 
at    Hatboro,   in   that   township,   a   tavern    called   the 


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"Crooked  Billet,"  carrying  on  also  the  hat-making 
business.  He  removed  to  Philadelphia  in  1740,  or 
earlier,  and  died  in  that  city  nth  month  27th,  1742. 

His  widow,  who  was  said  to  have  been  a  member 
of  Abington  meeting  many  years  before  her  husband 
united  with  it,  seems  to  have  retained  her  connection 
with  that  meeting,  and  to  have  returned  soon  after  her 
husband's  death  to  her  former  home  or  neighborhood. 
Her  remains  are  said  to  have  been  the  first  interred  in 
the  Friends'  burying-ground,  belonging  to  Pikeland 
monthly  meeting,  near  Kimberton,  Chester  county,  Pa. 

Their  children  were : 

1  John  Dawson.  4    Sarah  Dawson. 

2  Ann  Dawson.  5     Isaac  Dawson. 

3  Daniel  Dawson.  6     Benjamin  Dawson, 

7     James  Dawson. 

It  is  a  tradition  that  Batholomew  Longstreth's  mar- 
riage with  Ann  Dawson  was  the  result  of  "love  at 
first  sight,"  under  circumstances  which,  if  not  quite 
romantic,  were  altogether  befitting  the  times,  and  the 
good,  substantial  men  and  women  who  founded  Penn- 
sylvania. While  her  father  was  building  his  house  at 
the  "Billet,"  she  acted  as  mason  tender,  carrying  the 
mortar  on  a  board,  and  the  stones  in  an  apron  of  stout 
cloth,  whilst  her  father  executed  the  masonry.  While 
she  was  so  engaged,  it  is  said  that  Bartholomew  passed 
by,  "was  smitten  with  her  glowing  charms  and  filial 
piety,  and  then  and  there  chose  his  wife."    They  were 


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married  at  Horsham  meeting-house,  to  which  she  rode 
on  a  pillion  behind  her  father,  departing  from  it  with 
her  husband,  on  his  horse,  in  a  similar  manner.  Tradi- 
tion says  that  while  she  was  busy  talking  with  her 
young  friends,  Bartholomew  became  impatient  to  take 
his  prize  away,  and  summoned  her  in  the  broad  speech 
of  Yorkshire  with  the  inquiry  :  "  Ann,  art  thou  gooing, 
or  art  thou  noot?"  According  to  the  custom  of  the 
times,  but  few  even  of  Friends  excepting,  they  em- 
ployed slave  labor,  both  in  the  field  and  in  their 
domestic  affairs;  some  of  their  descendants  remember 
to  have  seen  in  the  old  homestead  a  mark  on  the  wall 
between  the  sitting-room  and  the  kitchen,  where  had 
been  a  small  window,  at  which  Ann  was  wont  to  sit 
to  watch  her  slave  women  at  work  in  the  kitchen. 
Almost  the  last  act  of  Bartholomew  Longstreth's  life 
was  to  go  into  the  fields  to  direct  his  negroes  about 
their  work.  Many  of  Bartholomew  and  Ann's  de- 
scendants, however,  have  been  conspicuous  for  their 
opposition  to  slavery,  and  the  society  to  which  they 
belonged,  at  a  very  early  day,  made  the  holding  of 
slaves  a  subject  of  discipline,  and,  where  persisted  in, 
a  ground  of  disownment. 

Ann  had  been  a  thrifty  housekeeper  and  good 
manager.  An  inventory  of  her  estate,  taken  2d  month 
1st,  1753,  shows  that  it  amounted,  after  deducting 
all  claims  against  it,  to  nearly  £2,000,  and  included  ser- 
vants valued  at  £100. 


122  THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY 

They  had  eleven  children  : 

2-1     Sarah,  married  William  Fussell. 

2-2    John,  died  in  seventh  year  of  his  age. 

2-3     Daniel,  married  first,  Grace  Micheiier ;  second,  Mar- 
tha Bye. 

2-4    Jane,  died  in  infancy. 

2-5     Jane,  2d,  married  Jonathan  Coates. 

2-6    Ann,  married  Benjamin  Coates. 

2-7    John,  married  Jane  Minshall. 

2-8     Elizabeth,  married  Joseph  Starr. 

2-9  Isaac,  married  Martha  Thomas. 
2-10  Joseph,  married  Susannah  Morris. 
2- 1 1  Benjamin,  married  Sarah  Fussell. 
After  remaining  a  widow  nearly  four  years,  Ann 
Dawson  Longstreth  married  6th  month  7th,  1753,  Rob- 
ert Tomkms,  who  resided  in  Warrington  township, 
Bucks  county.  He  is  said  to  have  wasted  her  fortune, 
and  to  have  subjected  her  to  personal  ill  usage,  in  con- 
sequence of  which  she  left  him  and  returned  to  her  son 
Daniel,  at  the  old  homestead.  Thence  she  removed 
to  Charleston,  in  Chester  county  (now  Phctnixville), 
where  her  daughters  Jane  and  Ann  Coates  resided. 
Here  she  built  a  house  for  herself  "on  the  hill  by 
Mason's  tavern,"  and  made  it  her  home  until  1775, 
when  she  returned  to  her  son  Daniel,  on  the  death 
of  his  wife,  Grace  Michener.  About  the  time  of  his 
second  marriage,  1779,  to  Martha  Bye,  she  removed 
again  to  Chester  county,  where  she  died  3d  month 
1 8th,  1783,  age  seventy-eight. 


THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY  123 


SARAH  LONGSTRETH 


2-1.  Sarah  Longstreth,  daughter  of  Bartholomew 
and  Ann  Dawson  Longstreth,  was  horn  nth  month 
8th,  1728-9;  died  gth  month  21st,  i8co.  Married  at 
Abington,  8th  month  loth,  1751,  William  Fussell,  born 
1728-29,  died  1803  or  1804.  He  was  enrolled  a  mem- 
ber of  the  5th  Battalion,  6th  Artillery  Company  of 
Chester  county,  but  being  a  Quaker  it  is  presumed  he 
rendered  no  service. 

They  had  three  children  : 

3-12    Susannah,  married  Aaron  Dunkin. 

3-13     Bartliolomew,  married  Rebecca  Bond. 

3-14    Solomon,  unmarried. 


124  THE  LONG  ST  RE  TH  FAMILY 


DANIEL  LONGSTRETH 


2-3.  Daniel  Longstreth,  son  of  Bartholomew 
and  Ann  Dawson  Longstreth,  was  born  in  Warminster 
township,  Bucks  county.  Pa.,  on  the  28th  of  April 
(then  called  2d  month),  1732.  When  he  was  in  his 
eighteenth  year  his  father  died,  leaving  him  the  care 
of  a  large  family  of  brothers  and  sisters,  to  whom  he 
supplied,  as  far  as  possible,  a  father's  place,  fulfilling 
his  trust  with  good  judgment  and  strict  fidelity.  He 
was  a  man  of  fine  presence  and  great  firmness  of  mind  ; 
a  Friend  in  principle  as  well  as  by  profession  ;  a  peace- 
maker, often  being  called  upon  to  settle  differences 
arising  between  his  acquaintances  and  neighbors ;  a 
man  of  benevolent  and  sympathetic  nature,  frequently 
interesting  himself  in  behalf  of  the  helpless  and  friend- 
less; a  man  of  integrity,  possessing  the  public  confi- 
dence, being  often  selected  as  executor  and  adminis- 
trator in  the  settlement  of  estates.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Society  for  the  Abolition  of 
Slavery,  and  for  bettering  the  condition  of  colored 
people,  his  diploma  bearing  date  3d  month  25th,  1793. 

He  inherited  slaves  with  his  father's  estate,  and 
probably  employed  slave  labor  the  greater  part  of  his 


THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY  125 

life.  Anna  T.  Rabb,  daughter  of  Joseph  Longstreth, 
son  of  Daniel,  refers  to  it  in  the  following  manner: 
"Grandfather  had  a  burying-ground  for  slaves  along- 
side of  a  lane  running  from  the  barn  hear  the  chestnut 
tree  along  Jesse  Cleaver's  lane.  When  1  was  small 
my  father  took  the  fence  away  and  ploughed  down 
the  graves." 

He  adhered  to  peace  principles  during  the  Revolu- 
tionary war,  notwithstanding  the  difficulties  of  his 
situation,  being  sometimes  summoned  to  the  head- 
quarters of  the  army  in  his  neighborhood,  but  receiving 
respectful  treatment  from  the  commanding  officers. 
A  company  of  soldiers  was  at  one  time  quartered  on 
him,  and  the  battle  of  "Crooked  Billet"  was  fought 
along  the  road  in  front  of  his  homestead.  For  a  time 
his  capacious  garret  became  a  place  of  safe-keeping 
for  the  Hatboro  Library,  a  library  which,  though  one 
of  the  oldest  in  the  country,  has  still  a  flourishing  ex- 
istence. 

He  married  at  Abington  meeting,  5th  month  22d, 
1753,  Grace    Michener,  who    was   born    in    Moreland 
township,  3d  month  22d,  1729,  and  died  at  the  home- 
stead in  Warminster,  4th  month  i6th,  1775. 
They  had  nine  children  : 

3-15     John.  3-ig    Jonathan. 

3-16    Martha.  3-20    Isaac. 

3-17     Rachel.  3-21     Joseph. 

3-18    Joseph.  3-22     Benjamin. 

3-23    Jane. 


126  THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY 

Daniel  Longstreth's  second  wife  was  Martha  Bye, 
married  2d  month  2d,  1779,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Elizabeth  Bye;  she  liad  no  children.  She  died  at  the 
house  of  Rachel  Maris,  her  husband's  granddaughter. 

Daniel  Longstreth  died  at  the  homestead  in  War- 
minster, nth  month  19th,  1803. 


THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY  127 


JANE  LONGSTRETH,  2d 


2-5.  Jane  Longstreth,  2d,  daughter  of  Barthol- 
omew and  Ann  Dawson  Longstreth,  was  born  nth 
month  23d,  1735-6;  died  5th  month  i6th,  1795.  Buried 
in  Friends'  burying-ground,  Baltimore,  Md.  Married 
4th  month  22d,  1755,  Jonathan  Coates,  of  Phcenix- 
ville,  Pa.,  born  iith  month  17th,  1728,  son  of  Moses 
and  Susannah  Coates. 
Eleven  children : 

3-24     Ann.  3-2C)    Phebe,  twin  sister  of  Susannah. 

3-25     James.  3-30     Keziah. 

3-26    Hannah.       3-31     Grace. 
3-27    Jonathan.     3-32     Isaac. 
3-28    Susannah.    3-33    Jane. 
3-34     Elizabeth. 


128  THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY 


ANN  LONGSTRETH 


2-6.  Ann  Longstreth,  daughter  of  Bartholomew 
and  Ann  Dawson  Longstreth,  was  born  nth  month 
3d,  1737-8;  died  6th  month  26th,  1824.  Married  9th 
month  23d,  1756,  Benjamin  Coates. 

They  resided  at  Phoenixville,  Chester  county,  Pa., 
and  were  buried  at  Pikeland. 
Children : 

3-35     Jane.  3-37     Benjamin. 

3-36    Susannah.  3-38    Tacy. 


THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY  129 


JOHN    LONGSTRETH 


2-7.  John  Longstreth,  son  of  Bartholomew  and 
Ann  Dawson  Longstreth,  was  born  in  October  (then 
called  8th  month)  25th,  1739;  ^'^^^  4tli  month  i6th, 
1817,  Married  1762,  Jane  Minshall,  born  ist  month 
5th,  1743;  died  2d  month  9th,  181 3,  He  was  Justice 
of  the  Peace,  and  a  man  of  considerable  influence. 
Resided  at  Phoenixville,  and  had  seven  children : 

3-39    Daniel.  3-42    Sarah. 

3-40     Hannah.  3-43     Annie 

3-41     John.  3-44     Moses. 

3-45     Jane. 


I30  THE  LONG  ST  RET H  FAMILY 


ELIZABETH  LONGSTRETH 


2-8.  Elizabeth  Longstreth,  daughter  of  Bathol- 
omew  and  Ann  Dawson  Longstreth,  was  born  3d 
montli  15th,  1741;  died  6th  month  28th,  1813.  Buried 
at  Phcenixville,  Married  at  Pikeland  meeting,  6th 
month  2 1  St,  1763,  Josepli  Starr,  born  7th  month  6th, 
1741  ;  died  loth  month  ist,  1821  ;  son  of  Joseph  and 
Rebecca  Starr. 

They  had  ten  children  : 

3-46    Rebecca.  3-51     Sarah. 

3-47     Ann.  3-52     John. 

3-48    Elizabeth.  3-53     Benjamin. 

3-49    Isaac.  3-54    Amy. 

3-50    Joseph.  3-55     William. 


THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY  131 


ISAAC   LONGSTRETH 


2-9.  Isaac  Longstreth,  son  of  Bartholomew  and 
Ann  Dawson  Longstreth,  was  born  12th  month  i6th, 
1742-3;  died  4th  month  12th,  1817.  Buried  at  Pike- 
land.  Married  i  ith  month  1 5th,  1770,  Martha  Thomas, 
born  5th  month  20th,  1748;  died  at  Hatboro,  12th 
month  4th,  1790.  Buried  at  Horsham.  He  was  a 
captain  in  the  war  for  independence,  and  commanded 
a  company  at  the  battle  of  "Crooked  Billet." 
Children : 

3-55     Susannah,  born  at  Hatboro,  8th  mo.  loth,  1771 ; 
died  at  Greenway  farm,  near  Darby,  Pa.,  3d 
mo.  15th,  1856.     She  removed  to  Philadelphia 
in  1795,  and  in  1797  entered  into  the  wholesale 
dry  goods  business  with  two  of  her  cousins. 
It  is  said  she  was  the  first  woman  who  im- 
ported dry  goods  into  that  city,     in  181 5  she 
removed  to  Greenway  farm,  and  resided  there 
until  her  decease.    She  was  remarkable  for  a 
happy,  cheerful  spirit,  which  diffused  its  influ- 
ence like  genial  sunshine  upon  all  around  her. 
3-56    Elizabeth,  married  Richard  Mather. 
3-57     Isaac  Thomas,  married  Mary  Collins. 
3-58    David,  married  Martha  Ogden. 
3-59    Charles,  married  Rachel  Hunt. 


132  THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY 


JOSEPH    LONGSTRETH 


2-10.  Joseph  Longstreth,  son  of  Bartholomew 
and  Ann  Dawson  Longstreth,  was  born  loth  month 
nth,  1744;  died  5th  month  iSth,  1803.  His  remains 
were  interred  at  Horsham.  Married  4th  month  i6th, 
1772,  Susannah  Morris,  born  7th  month  23d,  1746,  and 
died  8th  month  28th,  1814;  was  daughter  of  Joshua 
and  Mary  Morris,  of  Abington, 

They  settled  in  Southampton  township,  Bucks 
county,  Pa.,  near  the  old  homestead.  It  was  on  his 
premises  that  John  Fitch,  the  inventor,  first  tried  his 
steamboat. 

They  had  nine  children: 

3-60    Josiah,  born  8th  mo.  ist,  1772;  died  at  Abington, 

3d  mo.  6th,  1834.     Married  Sarah  Dillin. 
3-61     Charles,  born  12th  mo.  3cth,  1773. 
3-62    Joshua,  born  6th   mo.  20th,  1775;    died   ist  mo. 

27th,  i86g.     Married  Sarah  Williams. 
3-63     Mary,  born  2d  mo.  28th,  1777. 
3-64    William,  born  7th  mo.  24th,  1778;   died  nth  mo. 

i6th,  1814.     Married  Sarah  Rudolph. 
3-65     Morris,  born  8th  mo.  7th,  1780;  died  12th  mo.  5th, 
1803. 


2 


X 


THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY  133 

3-66    Ann,  born  2d  mo.   12th,  1784;  died  5th  mo.  26th, 
1868.     Married  Charles  Tyson  Hallowell. 

3-67    Samuel,  born  gth  mo.  28th,   1787;   died  4th  mo. 

7tli,  1826.     Married  Sarah  Redwood  Fisher. 
3-68    Thomas  Mifflin,  born  gth  mo.   17th,  17Q0;    died 

about  1848.     Married  Deborah  M.  Dempsey. 


1 34  THE  L  ONGS  TRE  TH  FJMIL  Y 


BENJAMIN  LONGSTRETH 


2-11.  Benjamin  Longstreth,  son  of  Bartholomew 
and  Ann  Dawson  Longstreth,  was  born  in  September 
(then  called  jth  month)  17th,  1746;  died  8th  month 
4th,  1802.  Married  Sarah  Fussell,  who  died  4th  month 
23d,  1797.  They  lived  at  Phcenixville,  of  which  place 
he  was  the  founder.  He  built  the  first  iron  works 
erected  there. 

Twelve  children : 

3-69    Joseph,  married  Margaret  McKee. 

3-70    William  Wilson,  married  Elizabeth  Howell. 

3-71     Benjamin,  married  Isabella  Dennis. 

3-72     Mary,  married  Robert  Tea. 

3-73     Ann.  married  first,  Wm.  Parrish  ;  second,  Joseph 

Sidney  Keen. 
3  74    Sarah,  unmarried. 
3-75     Samuel,  went  west  when  young,  and  never  heard 

from  again  by  his  family. 
3-76    Elizabeth,  married  Isaiah  Faxon. 
3-77     Rachel  Wilson,  married  David  Oram. 
3-78     Hannah,  married  Samuel  Wilson. 
3-79    Jacob,  married  Margaret  Ditts. 
3-80    George    Field,   married  first,   Sarah    Wilkerson ; 
second,  Elizabeth  Harlan,  widow,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Young. 


THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY  135 


JOSIAH  LONGSTRETH 


3-60.  Josiah  Longstretli,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Susannah  Morris  Longstreth,  was  born  8th  month  ist, 
1772;  died  at  Abington,  3d  month  6th,  1834.  Married 
Sarah  Dillin,  widow  of  Isaac  Dillin  (or  Dillon),  daughter 
of  Aaron  and  Susannah  Fussell  Dunkin.  They  lived 
at  Abington. 

Two  children : 

4-81     Joshua,  married  Hannah  Rudolph. 
4-82    Josepii,  married  Sarah  Rudolph. 


136  THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY 


JOSHUA  LONGSTRETH 


3-62.  Joshua  Longstreth,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Susannah  Morris  Longstreth,  was  born  6th  month  20th, 
1775  ;  died  at  his  country  residence,  Barclay  Hall,  ist 
month  27th,  i86g,  where  he  had  lived  since  the  year 

1835. 

Barclay  Hall  was  situated  on  the  west  side  of  Tur- 
ner's lane,  above  Ridge  avenue.  When  Mr.  Longstreth 
first  went  there  to  reside  it  was  considered  some  dis- 
tance out  in  the  country,  but  before  his  death  the 
streets  of  the  city  were  opened  to  the  property  with 
many  houses  erected  thereon.  Norris  street,  when 
opened,  ran  through  one  of  the  rooms  of  the  mansion. 
Out  of  respect  for  Mr.  Longstreth,  the  city  authorities 
desisted  from  doing  this  until  after  his  death.  He  was 
a  m'ember  of  the  religious  society  of  Friends  (Orthodox 
branch)  and,  until  prevented  by  old  age,  was  regular 
in  attendance  at  their  sittings. 

His  political  views  in  early  life  were  in  sympathy 
with  the  Whig  party,  and  when  the  Republican  party 
sprang  into  existence,  he  became  one  of  its  steadfast 
supporters. 


Joshua  Longstreth. 


THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY  137 

It  is  said  that  he  never  once  missed  polling  his 
vote  for  President,  commencing  with  John  Adams,  to 
the  second  election  of  Abraham  Lincoln. 

He  married  nth  month  gth,  1800,  Sarah  Williams, 
born  1781;  died  at  Barclay  Hall,  3d  month  i6th,  1848; 
daughter  of  Jesse  and  Elizabeth  Williams. 

Mr.  Longstreth  was  for  many  years  a  prominent 
dry  goods  merchant;  his  cousin,  Susannah  (3-55) 
Longstreth,  was  a  partner  in  the  concern. 

At  one  time  he  was  engaged  in  the  shipping  busi- 
ness between  Philadelphia  and  Liverpool.  He  was  a 
director  of  the  Philadelphia  Bank,  and  other  financial 
institutions. 

Three  children  : 

4-83     Lydia,  born  1801  :  died  7th  mo.  5th,  1843.    Married 

Richard  Price.* 
4-84     Elizabeth,  born  3d  mo.  4th,  1810;  died  gth  mo.  2d, 

1864.     Married  George  Abbott. 
4-85     Susan   Morris,  died  in   England,   i860.      Married 

Francis  Thompson,   of    Rawdon,  Yorkshire.^ 

England. 

*  See  Note  No.  6,  Appendix. 


138  THE  LONG  ST  RET H  FAMILY 


WILLIAM  LONGSTRETH 


3-64.  William  Longstreth,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Susannah  Longstreth,  was  born  7th  month  24th,  1778; 
died  nth  month  i6th,  1814.  hiterred  at  Friends'  bury- 
ing-groLind,  corner  Fourth  and  Arch  streets,  Philadel- 
phia. Married  Sarah  Rudolph,  who  afterward  married 
Hampton. 

William    and   Susannah  had  three  children: 

4-86    John  Rudolph,  married  Julia  . 

4-87     Catherine,  married  first,  Dr.  Spackman;  second, 

Joseph  Briggs. 
4-88    George. 


THE   LONGSTRETH   FAMILY  139 


ANN  LONGSTRETH 


3-66.  Ann  Longstreth,  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Susannah  Morris  Longstreth,  was  born  2d  month  12th, 
1784;  died  5th  month  26th,  1868.  hiterred  in  the  lot 
of  her  son,  Morris  L.  Hallowell,  South  Laurel  Hill. 
Married,  loth  month  gth,  1806,  at  Abington,  Pa., 
Charles  Tyson  Hallowell,  born  2d  month  28th,  1780 ; 
died  7th  month  3d,  1829.  Interred  in  Friends'  Western 
burying-ground,  Seventeenth  and  Race  streets. 
Nine  children : 

4-89    Priscilla,  unmarried. 

4-90    Morris  Z,ongstreth,   married   Hannah   Smith 
Penrose. 

4-91     Caleb,  unmarried. 

4-92    Susannah  Morris,  married  William  Walton. 

4-93     Maria,  unmarried. 

4-94    Samuel  Longstreth,  married  Elizabeth  Chase. 

4-95     Joshua  Longstreth,  married  first,  Theressa  Jones 
Kimber  ;  second,  Sarah  Catherine  Fraley. 

4-96    Charles,  married  Elmira  Rebecca  Stephens. 

4-97     Ann,  unmarried. 


140  THE   LONGSTRETH   FAMILY 


SAMUEL  LONGSTRETH 


3-67.  Samuel  Longstreth,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Susannah  Morris  Longstreth,  was  born  gth  month  28th, 
1787;  died  near  New  Orleans,  La.,  4th  month  7th, 
1826,  Married  at  Abington,  nth  month  14th,  181 1, 
Sarah  Redwood  Fisher,  born  1791  ;  died  nth  month 
i8th,  1827;  daughter  of  Miers  and  Sarah  Fisher. 

Seven  children : 

4-98  Esther. 

4-gg  Sarah  Redwood,  married  Dr.  Isaac  Parrish. 

4-1C0  Helen  G.,  unmarried. 

4-101  Miers  Fisher,  married  Mary  F.  Clapp. 

4-102  Anna,  married  Robert  K.  Wright. 

4-103  Lydia  W.,  married  John  VVilmer. 

4-104  Sidney  Elizabeth,  unmarried ;  born  5th  mo.  i6th, 
1825 ;  died  4th  mo.  6th,  1892. 


THE  LONGSTRETH  FAMILY  141 


THOMAS  MIFFLIN  LONGSTRETH 


3-68.  Thomas  Mifflin  Longstreth,  son  of  Joseph 
and  Susannah  Morris  Longstreth,  was  born  9th  month 
17th,  i/QO;  died  nth  month  loth,  1845.  Married 
Deborah  M.  Dempsey,  born  12th  month  i8th,  1798; 
died  8th  m.onth  loth,  1873. 

Three  cliildren  : 

4-105     Lydia  Price,  married  Nicholas  Baggs. 
4-106    Thomas  Mifflin,  unmarried. 
4- icy     Elizabeth   Abbott,    married    Rev.    Leighton    W. 
Eckard  ;  resides  at  Chefoo,  China. 


THE 


PENROSE  BRANCH 


OF  THE 


HALLOWELL  FAMILY 


Coat  of  Arms 

OF   THE 

Penrose    Family 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  145 


THE  PENROSE  BRANCH  OF  THE 
HALLOWELL  FAMILY 


In  the  transactions  of  the  "Harleian  Society,"  Vol- 
ume IX,  is  mentioned  two  families  of  Penroses ;  one 
is  given  in  the  old  Cornish  style  of  spelling,  "  Penros," 
and  is  dated  1620.  Penrose  is  now  the  accepted 
orthography.  In  this  work  the  arms  of  the  Penroses 
are  mentioned  as  bearing  the  Cornish  colors  ;  that  is, 
ermine  on  a  bend  of  blue. 

Before  the  year  1531  the  family  bore  in  the  field, 
ermine  with  one  bend  of  blue,  charged  with  three  roses 
of  gold.  Crest,  a  trout,  natant  of  gold.  Motto: 
Ubiqiic  Fidelis.  Subsequent  to  that  date  the  field 
was  of  white  or  silver,  with  three  bends  of  black  or 
sable,  charged  with  as  many  roses  of  gold.  Crest,  a 
lion's  head  erased,  collared  red.     Motto:  Ubiqne  Fidelis. 

The  Penroses  of  Ireland,  a  branch  of  the  Pen- 
roses of  Penrose,  bear  the  field  of  white  or  silver  on  a 
bend  of  blue,  charged  with  three  roses  of  red.  Crest, 
a  lion's  head  erased,  of  gold,  collared  red.  Motto: 
Rosa  sine  spida. 


146  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 

Another  branch  of  the  family  has  for  its  crest  a 
boar's  head.  Motto:  Ubiqiie  Fidelis.  An  engraving  of 
this  coat  of  arms  on  an  old  silver  salver,  is  in  the 
possession  of  Mrs.  Hannah  Penrose  Hallowell. 

Again,  in  the  year  1531,  the  arms  are  spoken  of  as 
follows:  Ermine  on  a  bend  of  blue,  three  roses  of  gold. 
Subsequently  the  family  bore  white  or  silver,  three 
bends  of  black  or  sable  charged  with  as  many  roses  of 
gold.  Crest,  a  trout  natant  of  gold.  Motto:  Ubiqiie 
Fidelis.     (See  plate.) 


THE  PENROSE  FA  MIL  Y  147 


BARTHOLOMEW  PENROSE 


1.  Bartholomew  Penrose,  the  earliest  Penrose  of 
whom  we  have  any  knowledge,  came  to  Pennsylvania 
from  England  about  the  year  1700.  He  had  a  brother 
Thomas,  in  England,  who  was  a  shipwright.  There  is 
reason  to  suppose  he  was  nearly  related  to  an  officer 
who  was  in  the  British  navy,  named  Thomas  Penrose, 
under  Admiral  Penn,  the  father  of  William  Penn,  the 
founder  of  Pennsylvania. 

Bartholomew  Penrose  was  a  sea-captain  and  a 
shipwright,  and  a  man  of  some  means.  He  resided  at 
Philadelphia.  His  remains  were  interred  in  Christ' 
Church  grave-yard. 

Married  Hester  Leech,  daughter  of  Toby  (Tobias) 
Leech,  a  miller  of  Cheltenham  township,  formerly  of 
Philadelphia  county,  but  now  of  Montgomery  county. 
Pa. 

The  old  homestead  of  the  Leech  family  is  still 
standing,  on  property  now  owned  by  John  Thompson. 

Bartholomew  and  Hester  Leech  Penrose  had  the 
following  named  children  : 


148  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 

2-1     Bartholomew,  married  Mary  Kirl,  5th  mo.  2ist,  1737, 
at  Christ  church,  Philadelphia;  whose  daughter 
Mar>'  married  Gen.  Anthony  Wayne. 
V     2-2    A  daughter  Sarah,  who  married  Richard  Mather. 
2-3     A  daughter    Dorothy,  who   married    Isaac    Shoe- 
maker. 
2-4     Thomas,  who  married  Sarah  Coats. 
The  Thomas  Penrose  referred   to  in   the   memoir 
printed  in  this  volume  (see  Appendix^,  is  undoubtedly 
the  person  mentioned  as  having  served  under  Admiral 
Penn,  although  there  is  no  documentary  evidence  to 
verify  it. 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  149 


THOMAS  PENROSE 


2-4.  Thomas  Penrose,  the  youngest  son  of  Bar- 
tholomew and  Hester  Leech  Penrose,  was  born  in  1709; 
died  nth  nionth  17th,  1757.  Married  loth  month  21st, 
1731,  Sarah  Coats,  born  1714;  died  7th  month  7th, 
1777.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Jolin  and  Mary  Coats, 
of  the  Northern  Liberties. 

Thomas   Penrose  was  a  shipping   merchant   and 
ship-builder,  and  a  trustee  of  St.  Peter's  church. 
Children : 

3-5     Thomas,  bom  1st  mo.  22d,  1733-4;  died  nth  mo. 

28th,  181 5.     Married  Ann  Dowding. 
3-6    James. 

3-7     Isaac,  an  ancestor  of  the  Ash  family. 
*3-8    Samuel's  descendants  are  supposed  to  be  extinct. 
3-9    Jonathan. 

*  Samuel  Penrose  associated  himself  with  the  First  City 
Troop  as  an  active  member  on  the  day  of  its  organization,  nth 
month  17th,  1774.  His  name  stands  seventh  on  the  roll.  Elected 
an  honorary  member,  9th  month  loth,  1787.  No  date  of  his 
death  on  the  Troop's  books. 


150  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 


THOMAS  PENROSE 


3-5.  Thomas  Penrose,  son  of  Thomas  and 
Sarah  Coats  Penrose,  was  born  ist  month  22d,  1733-4  ; 
died  nth  month  28th,  181 5.  Married  7th  month  7th, 
1757,  Ann  Dowding,  born  9th  month  7th,  1739;  died 
9th  month  1 8th,  1809. 

Ann  Dowding  was  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Dowding 
Jr.,  a  lawyer,  who  came  from  Boston  to   Delaware 
and  married  a  daughter  of  Richard  Richardson,     The 
Dowdings  were  in  Boston  from  the  middle  of  the  17th 
century.     One  of  them  married  a  daughter  of  William 
Paddy. 

Thomas  Penrose  resided  at  the  south-east  corner 
of  Penn  and  Shippen  streets.  He  was  a  ship-builder 
and  a  shipping  merchant,  a  man  of  wealth  and  full  of 
charity.  For  many  years  it  was  his  custom  to  purchase 
in  the  winter  season  two  shallop  loads  of  oak  wood  to 
distribute  to  the  poor.  He  was  the  first  one  to  have 
soup  made  in  quantities  for  the  needy,  and  would  daily 
superintend  in  person  the  serving  it  out. 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  151 

In  early  life  he  was  a  member  of  St.  Peter's 
Church  (Episcopal),  hut  later  joined  the  religious  society 
of  Friends. 

As  before  stated,  Thomas  Penrose  was  a  ship- 
builder and  a  shipping  merchant.  The  following  an- 
ecdote, kindly  furnished  by  one  of  his  granddaughters, 
Miss  Mary  E.  Penrose,  in  reference  to  him  and  one  of 
his  vessels,  the  TJiomas  Penrose,  is  quite  interesting: 

"  It  was  customary  at  that  time  to  put  a  figure-head 
on  the  bow,  and  it  was  proposed  that  a  portrait  bust 
of  himself  should  be  the  figure-head,  as  the  vessel  was 
to  bear  his  name. 

"This  did  not  meet  with  his  approval.  His  friends, 
not  willing  to  give  up  the  idea,  engaged  a  celebrated 
wood  carver,  who  was  also  a  friend  of  Mr.  Penrose,  to 
pay  him  several  visits;  and  who,  without  his  knowl- 
edge, took  sketches  of  him,  from  which  he  carved  his 
likeness  with  his  Quaker  dress,  painting  it  in  the  sombre 
colors  of  that  sect. 

"The  vessel  was  captured  by  the'French,  who  put 
metal  epaulettes  on  the  shoulders  and  painted  the  figure 
in  gay  colors  to  represent  a  French  Admiral,  thus  trans- 
forming a  representative  of  peace  principles  into  a  son 
of  Mars." 

The  vessel  was  afterward  taken  by  the  English, 
but  what  was  the  final  fate  of  the  good  ship  Thomas 
Penrose  is  not  known. 

Children  of  Thomas  and  Ann  Dowding  Penrose: 


152  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 

4-10     William,  born  gth  mo.  6th,  1768:  died  12th  mo. 

ist,  1816.     Married  Annah  Norwood. 
4- 1 1     Cliaries,  born  Qtli  mo.  i4tlT,  1776;    died  6th  mo. 

24th,  1849.     Interred  in  Christ  Church  burying- 

ground,  Fifth  and  Arch  streets.     Married  Ann 

Rowan. 
4-12    Ann,  married  Dr.  William  Matthews,  but  had  no 

children. 

There  were  other  children,  who  died  early;  all 
unmarried, 

Thomas  Penrose  appears  to  have  taken  a  promi- 
nent part  in  establishing  the  independence  of  America. 
The  following  interesting  items  were  compiled  from  the 
American  Archives,  Fourth  Series,  Volume  I : 

"At  a  meeting  of  two  or  three  hundred  of  the 
respectable  inhabitants  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  at 
the  City  Tavern,  on  Friday  evening.  May  20th,  1774, 
where  it  was  agreed  : 

"That  a  committee  be  appointed  to  correspond 
with  our  sister  colonies. 

"That  John  Dickinson,  Wm.  Smith,  D.D.,  Edward 
Pennington,  Joseph  Fox,  John  Nixon,  John  M.  Nesbit, 
Samuel  Howell,  Thomas  Mifflin,  Joseph  Reade,  Thos. 
Wharton,  Jr.,  Benj.  Marshall,  Joseph  Moulder,  Thos. 
Barclay,  Geo.  Clymer,  Chas.  Thomas,  Jeremiah  War- 
ren, Jr.,  John  Cox,  John  Gibson,  and  Thomas  Penrose 
compose  a  committee  of  correspondence  until  alteration 
is  made  by  a  more  general  meeting  of  the  inhabi- 
tants. 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  153 

"That  the  committee  be  instructed  to  write  to  the 
people  of  the  city  of  Boston,  that  we  truly  feel  for  their 
unhappy  situation.  That  we  consider  them  as  suffer- 
ing in  the  general  cause.  That  we  recommend  to  them 
firmness,  prudence,  and  moderation,  and  that  we  shall 
continue  to  evince  our  firm  adherence  to  the  cause  of 
American  liberty.  That  the  above  resolutions  be  trans- 
mitted to  the  other  colonies. 

"That  the  committee  be  instructed  to  apply  to  the 
Governor  to  call  the  Assembly  of  the  Provinces. 

"That  they  be  authorized  to  call  a  meeting  of  the 
inhabitants  when  necessary.  A  copy  of  these  resolu- 
tions was  sent  to  Boston  by  Mr.  Paul  Revere ;  also  a 
copy  was  transmitted  to  New  York  and  most  of  the 
Southern  colonies."     Page  341. 

Again,  on  page  426: 

"At  a  very  large  and  respectable  meeting  of  the 

freeholders  and    freemen   of    the  city  and   county  of 

Philadelphia,   in    the    province  of   Pennsylvania,  held 

Saturday,   June     i8th,    1774.      T.  Willing   and    John 

Dickinson,  chairmen  : 

"Resolved.  First,  That  the  Act  of  Parliament  for  shut- 
ting up  the  port  of  Boston  is  unconstitutional,  oppressive  to  the 
inhabitants  of  that  town,  dangerous  to  the  liberties  of  the  British 
colonies,  and  that  therefore  we  consider  our  brethren  at  Boston 
as  suffering  in  the  common  cause  of  America. 

"Stvo;/J,  That  a  Congress  of  Deputies  from  the  several 
colonies  in  North  America  is  the  most  probable  and  proper  mode 
of  procuring  relief  for  our  suffering  brethren,  obtaining  redress  of 


154  THE  PEhlROSE  FAMILY 

American  grievances,  securing  our  rights  and  liberties,  and  re- 
establishing peace  and  harmony  between  Great  Britain  and  these 
colonies  on  a  constitutional  foundation. 

"  Third,  That  a  large  and  respectable  committee  be  appointed 
to  correspond  with  our  sister  colonies  and  with  the  several  coun- 
ties in  this  Province,  in  order  that  all  may  unite  in  promoting  and 
endeavoring  to  attain  the  great  and  valuable  ends  mentioned  in 
the  foregoing  resolutions. 

''''Fourth,  That  the  committee  nominated  by  this  meeting 
shall  consult  together  and,  on  mature  deliberation,  determine  which 
is  the  most  popular  mode  of  collecting  the  sense  of  this  Province, 
and  appointing  deputies  for  the  same  to  attend  a  General  Con- 
gress ;  and  having  determined  thereupon  shall  take  such  measures 
as  they  shall  judge  most  expedient  for  procuring  their  Province  to 
be  represented  at  this  Congress,  in  the  best  manner  that  can  be 
devised  for  promoting  the  public  welfare, 

''"' Fifth,  That  the  com.mittee  be  instructed  immediately  to  set 
on  foot  a  subscription  for  the  relief  of  such  poor  inhabitants  of  the 
town  of  Boston  as  may  be  deprived  of  the  means  of  subsistence 
by  the  operation  of  the  Act  of  Parliament,  commonly  styled  the 
Boston  Port  Bill.  The  money  arising  from  such  subscriptions  to 
be  laved  out  as  the  committee  think  will  best  answer  the  ends 
proposed. 

''Sixth,  That  the  committee  consist  of  forty-four  persons, 
viz.:  *****  (among  them  being 
Thomas  Penrose),  to  whose  approved  integrity,  abilities,  and 
sincere  affection  for  the  interests  of  this  immense  Empire,  their 
constituents  look  up  to  for  the  most  propitious  events." 

Again,  on  page  555,  it  appears  that  Thomas  Pen- 
rose was  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Committee 
of  Deputies. 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  155 

It  is  Stated  that  in  1774  Thomas  Penrose  was  a 
member  of  the  Philadelphia  City  Troop.  This  must 
have  been  before  he  united  with  the  religious  society 
of  Friends. 

In  a  history  of  the  Troop,  published  on  its  Cen- 
tennial Anniversary,  nth  month  17th,  1874,  it  is 
written  that  Thomas  Penrose  was  a  member  in  1799. 
There  appears  to  be  no  record  on  the  books  of  his 
election,  resignation,  or  death. 


156  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 


JAMES   PENROSE 


3-6.     James  Penrose,  son  of  Thomas  and  Sarah 

Coats  Penrose,  had  an  only  son : 

4-13  Clement  Biddle  Penrose,  who  was  a  Judge  in 
Missouri  or  Louisiana  territory.  He  was  tather 
of  Charles  B.  Penrose  and  other  children,  and 
grandfather  of  Dr.  Richard  A.  F.  Penrose,  Hon. 
Clement  B.  Penrose,  Judge  of  the  Orphans' 
Court  of  Philadelphia,  and  others. 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  157 


JONATHAN    PENROSE 


3-9.  Jonathan  Penrose  was  a  son  of  Thomas 
and  Sarah  Coats  Penrose, 

He  was  an  ancestor  of  the  Collins  family.  Elected 
Sheriff  of  the  county  of  Philadelphia,  and  served  from 
1797  to  1800. 

The  Philadelphia  City  Troop  was  organized  nth 
month  17th,  1774.  Jonathan  Penrose  was  elected  an 
active  member  the  following  12th  month.  Elected  an 
honorary  member,  gth  month  loth,  1787.  No  record 
of  his  death  on  the  books  of  the  company. 

hi  "Peter's"  history  of  the  Troop,  mention  is 
made  of  Jonathan  Penrose  as  being  one  of  a  party  of 
six  who  volunteered  to  venture  within  the  enemy's 
lines  at  Trenton,  in  order  to  obtain  some  information 
much  needed  by  the  Commander-in-Chief,  General 
George  Washington.  When  returning  they  surprised 
a  number  of  the  enemy,  capturing  eleven  of  them, 
whom  they  drove  before  them  at  the  point  of  the  pistol 
into  camp.  General  Washington  complimented  private 
Penrose  for  this  act  of  bravery. 


158  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 


WILLIAM  PENROSE 


4-10.  William  Penrose,  son  of  Thomas  (3-5) 
and  Ann  Dowding  Penrose,  was  born  gth  month  6th, 
1768;  died  i2th  month  ist,  1816,  Married  third  day, 
I2th  month  22d,  1795,  at  Boston,  Mass.,  Annah  Nor- 
wood, born   nth  month   28th,  1778;    died   7th  month 

7th,  1817;  daughter  of  "^^  and  Abigail  (or  Abby) 

Emmes  Norwood.     They  resided  in  Philadelphia. 
Children : 

5-14    Thomas  Norwood,  born  5th   mo.  27th,  1798;  died 

ist  mo.  14th,  1869.     Married  4th  mo.  5th,  1817, 

Jane  Glading,  born  6th   mo.  8th,  1798;   died 

12th  mo.  i8th,  1859-60. 

5-15     Abigail  Ann,  born  3d  mo.  9th,  1800;  died  8th  mo. 

2ist,  1801. 
5-16    William,  2d,  born  12th  mo.  17th,  1801 ;   died  9th 

mo.  23d,  1802. 
5-17  Ann  Pinkerton,  born  first  day,  4th  mo.  15th,  1804; 
died  6th  mo.  28th,  1883.  Married  William  V. 
Anderson. 
5-18  Abigail  (or  Abby)  Norwood,  born  sixth  day,  8th 
mo.  22d,  1806;  died  12th  mo.  28th,  1846. 
Unmarried. 

*  See  Note  No.  lo,  Appendix. 


■Wiii.iAM  Penrose 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  159 

5-ig    Samuel  Smith,  born  6th  mo.  6th,  1808;  died  8th 

mo.  14th,  i8og,  at  Frankford. 
5-20    Samuel  Smith,  2d,  born  second  day,  2d  mo.  19th, 
1810;   died   7th   mo.  8th,   1839.     Married   Re- 
becca Widdifield. 
5-21     Hannah  Smith,  born    first  day,  2d    mo.   2d, 

1812.     Married  Morris  Longstreth  Hailowell. 
5-22    William,  3d,  born  third  day,  3d  mo.   ist,  1814; 

died  fifth  day,  6th  mo.  23d,  1814. 

5-23     Norwood,  born    seventh  day,  3d  mo.   2d,  1816; 

died  9th   mo.  6th,   1871.      Married   Josephine 

Head,   born   1817;    died   7th    mo.   7th,  1868; 

daughter  of  Joseph  and  Anna  F.   Head.     No 

children. 

William  Penrose  was  an  Episcopalian,  and  at  one 

time  was  a   member  of  the  choir  at  Christ  Church. 

Annah   Norwood  Penrose,  his  wife,  was  a  member  of 

the    Presbyterian  Church,  and    assisted  in  the  choir 

services  at  the  old   Pine  street  Presbyterian  Church. 

Later  in  life  both  she  and  her  husband  resigned  their 

right  of  membership  in  their  respective  churches,  and 

through  conviction  became  members  of  the  religious 

society  of  Friends. 

\n  her  youth  she  was  regarded  as  very  beautiful 
and  a  superior  woman.  Some  old  letters  from  friends, 
in  possession  of  her  daughter,  Hannah  Penrose  Hai- 
lowell, bear  ample  testimony  to  this  assertion. 

It  may  not  be  out  of  place  to  quote  an  extract  from 
a  letter  written  by  Charity  Rotch  to  her  sister  Hannah 
Fisher,  dated   Hartford,  Connecticut,  7th  month  6th, 


i6o  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 

1807,  which  was  kindly  sent  to  Hannah  Penrose  Hal- 
lowell  by  Deborah  F.  Wliarton : 

"  We  have  lately  had  the  company  of  dear  Cousin  Mary 
Morton  and  family,  and  Hannah  Penrose;  the  latter  a  deeply 
interesting  woman,  one  who,  I  trust,  will  be  useful  in  her  day.  We 
look  forward  with  satisfaction  toward  her  return  to  us ;  and  1 
wish  thou  would  inform  Peter  Barker  that  we  feel  indebted  to 
him  for  his  kindness  in  introducing  so  precious  a  guest  to  our 
house." 

A  letter  written  by  Annah  Norwood  Penrose  to 
her  Presbyterian  friends,  gives  evidence  of  the  spiritual 
struggle  through  which  she  passed  at  the  time  of 
separating  from  them.  When  it  is  remembered  that 
she  was  reared  in  the  lap  of  luxury,  had  mingled  in 
gay  society,  and  was  fond  of  music  and  other  worldly 
pleasures,  and  that  much  self-denial  and  courage  re- 
quired to  abjure  them  all  and  adopt  the  manner  of 
speech  and  simplicity  of  apparel  customary  among 
Friends,  we  may  realize  in  some  measure  the  trials  she 
underwent  for  conscience's  sake.  In  reference  to  this 
subject  a  friend  wrote  as  follows: 

"  The  worldly-wise  reasoner  may  call  this  testimony  to 
plainness  and  simplicity  a  little  thing,  an  indifferent  or  unim- 
portant punctilio.  But  the  sincere  seeker  after  truth  learns  to 
regard  these  trials  of  our  fidelity  to  principle',  even  in  compara- 
tively little  things,  as  essential  to  the  discipline  of  self-denial,  and 
finds  in  them  the  way  of  the  cross;  '  the  narrow  way  that  leads 
to  eternal  life  and  peace.'  " 


Annah  Norwood  Penrose. 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  l6i 


ANCESTRY  OF  ANNAH   NORWOOD  PENROSE 

The  records  of  the  city  of  Boston  are  very  incom- 
plete and  unreliable  between  the  years  1700  and  1800. 
it  is  to  be  regretted  that  there  appear  to  be  no  papers 
among  the  family  archives  to  verify  the  following 
statement.  The  author  has  therefore  been  obliged  to 
rely  in  a  great  measure  upon  information  received  from 
some  of  her  descendants. 

Hannah  Ingraham,  daughter  of  Ingraham, 

of  England,  married  Samuel  Emmes,  an  American  sea- 
captain.  According  to  tradition  it  was  a  runaway 
match. 

Her  father,  disapproving  of  the  alliance,  disin- 
herited his  daughter,  and  placed  in  Chancery,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  fourth  generation,  what  would  have  been 
her  portion  of  his  estate. 

Nearly  the  whole  of  the  town  of  Leeds,  England, 
is  built  upon  land  owned  by  him.  The  estimated  value 
at  this  date  (1893)  of  Hannah's  share  is  over  one 
hundred  millions  of  dollars,  which  is  hopelessly  lost  to 
her  heirs. 

Samuel  and  Hannah  higraham  Emmes  had  the 
following  named  children.  (Compiled  from  family 
papers.) 

1  Hannah,  who  married  Samuel  Smith.     No  children. 

2  Maria,  who    married   Stetson;   had  William, 

Lydia,  Anna,  Abby  or  Abigail. 


l62  THE  PENROSE  FAMIL  Y 

3    Abigail  (or  Abby)  married Norwood.     There 

appears  to  be  no  record  of  Abigail's  (or  Abby's) 
husband's  first  name,  furtlier  than  the  records  of 
Boston  mention  a  marriage  of  an  Ebenezer  Nor- 
wood to  an  Abigail  (or  Abby)  Emmes,  2d  mo. 
loth,  1773.     The  date  of  his  birth  is  not  to  be 
found  ;  from  research  it  is  thought  that  he  was 
a  son  of  an  English  resident,  and  came  to  this 
country  in  his  youth,  though  there  are  facts  that 
might  connect  him  with  the  Norwoods  that  were 
at  Lynn,  and  earlier  at  Gloucester. 
Zaccheus  Norwood  was  in  Lynn  in  1753,  and  it  is 
thought  that  Ebenezer  may  have  been  his  son.     The 
records  at  the  Probate  office,  at  Salem,  do  not  show 
anything  to  verify  this  supposition. 

There  were  also  one  or  two  branches  of  the 
Eames  or  Ames  family  here  early,  and  many  of  the 
writers  have  confounded  them  with  the  Emmes,  but 

the  names  are  entirely  different.     ■''  and  Abigail 

Emmes  Norwood  had  the  following  named  children  : 

1  John. 

2  Samuel. 

3  Abigail  (or  Abby). 

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1  John  is  supposed  to  have  died  early,  as  there  is  no 

further  record  of  him. 

2  Samuel  married  Mary  Callender,  and  had  the  follow- 

ing children:  George,  Abigail  (or  Abby),  Samuel 
S.,  John  G.,  Elizabeth  R. 

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marriage,  William,  Samuel  S.,  Anna  F.,  John 
P.  Children  by  second  marriage,  one  son 
named  Wlnthrop. 

Hannah,  married  at  Boston  12th  mo.  22d,  1795,  Will- 
iam Penrose,  of  Philadelphia.  Children:  (See 
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THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  167 


CHARLES  PENROSE 


4-11.  Charles  Penrose,  son  of  Thomas  and  Ann 
Dowding  Penrose,  was  born  9th  month  14th,  1776; 
died  6th  month  24th,  1849.  Married  Ann  Rowan, 
daughter  of  Dr.  John  Rowan,  of  Salem,  New  Jersey. 

Charles  Penrose  died  at  the  old  homestead,  where 
he  was  born  and  had  lived  all  his  life.  The  house 
stood  at  the  south-east  corner  of  Penn  and  Shippen 
streets,  but  has  long  since  been  razed  to  the  ground  in 
order  to  widen  Shippen  street. 

He  superintended  the  construction  of  the  U.  S. 
man-of-war  Franklin,  at  the  Philadelphia  navy-yard 
during  the  administration  of  Hon.  William  Jones  as 
Secretary  of  the  Navy,  1812,  or  thereabouts. 

Children  of  Charles  and  Ann  Rowan  Penrose  : 
5-24    Sally  Ann,  born  loth  mo.  26th,  1800;  died  8th  mo. 

25th,  1803. 
5-25     Harriet,  born  2d  mo.  ist,  1803;   died  2d  mo.  i6th, 
1857.     Married   Isaac  Webb   Pennock.      Two 
children,  Isaac  and  Annie,  both  unmarried. 
5-26    Thomas,  born  loth  mo.  iQth,  1804;   died  8th  mo. 
2ist,  1805. 


1 68  THE  PENROSE  F/iMILY 

5-27     James,  born  7th  mo.  21st,  i8c6;   died  8th  mo.  3d, 

1888.     Married  Marion  Pennocl\. 
5-28     Margaret  Rowan,  born  5th  mo.  21st,  1809;  died 

5th    mo.    29th,    1892.     Married   Abraham   R. 

Perkins. 
5-29    Sarah,  born  7th  mo.  21st,  181 1;  died  ist  mo.,  1891. 

Married  Clement  A.  Buckley. 
5-30    John  Rowan,  born  8th  mo.  2cth,  1813;   died  9th 

mo.  nth,  1869.     Married  Anna  Maria  Burton. 
5-31     Anne  Matthews,  born  nth  mo.  i6th,  1815;   died  3d 

mo.  24th,  1888.    Married  Washington  Keith. 
*5-32     Charles,  born  4th  mo.  17th,  1818;  died  nth  mo. 

22d,   1874. 

5-33     Mary  Elizabeth,  born  8th  mo.  ist,  1820.  Unmarried. 
5-34     Elizabeth,  born  5th  mo.  27th,  1823;  died  nth  mo. 
8th,  1823. 

*Charles  Penrose,  2d  (5-32),  was  elected  an  active  membe 
of  the  First  City  Troop,  5th  mo.  i8th,  1840— was  transferred  to  the 
non-active   roll    nth  mo.  17th,  1849,  on    account  of   ill    health. 
Resigned  2d  mo.  4th,  1867. 


Thomas  N.  Penrose 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  169 


THOMAS  NORWOOD  PENROSE 


5-14.  Thomas  Norwood  Penrose,  son  of  Will- 
iam and  Annah  Norwood  Penrose,  was  born  5th  month 
27th,  1798;  died  ist  month  14th,  i86g.  Married  4th 
month  5th,  1817,  Jane  Glading,  born  6th  month  8th, 
1798;  died  I2th  month  i8th,  1859-60;  a  daughter  of 
James  and  Elizabeth  Fife  Glading,  of  Philadelphia.  In 
his  youth  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  tanner,  but  later 
in  life  opened  a  pharmacy  and  remained  in  that  busi- 
ness until  his  death. 
Children : 

6-35     Armenia  Palmer,  born  on  fourth  day,  2d  mo.  17th, 
i8ig.    Married  William   E.  Goodaie,  12th  mo, 
25th,  1849. 
6-36    Annah,  born  on  third  day,  5th    mo.  23d,   1820; 
died  3d  mo.  26th,  i860.     Married  5th  mo.  23d, 
1854,  Joel  Cook.      Married  second,  6th   mo., 
1858,  Martin  H.  Williams. 
6-37     ElizabethGlading,  born  on  sixth  day,  12th  mo.  27th, 
1822;  died  4th  mo.  19th,  1853-     Married   loth 
mo.  8th,  1840,  Joel  Cook. 
6-38    William,  2d,  born  on  first  day,  4th  mo.  4th,  1824; 
died  on  fifth  day,  6th  mo.  17th,  1824. 


I/O  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY' 

6-39    Abigail,  born  first  day,  7th  mo.  gth,  1826.   Married 

nth  mo.  14th,  1844,  Ebenezer  Chase. 
6-40    Jane,  born  second  day,  gth  mo.  15th,  1828;   died 

4th  mo.  8th,  1890.    Married  nth  mo.  9th,  1871, 

William  Heckman. 
6-41     Mary,  twin  sister  to  Jane,  born  second  day,  9th 

mo.  15th,  1828;  died  second  day,  4th  mo.  7th, 

1829. 
6-42     Thomas  Norwood,  2d,  born  3d   mo.  25th,    1831 : 

died  nth  mo.  26th,  1831. 
6-43     Mary  Needles,  born  12th  mo.  ist,  1832.     Married 

first,  9th  mo.  24th,  1863,  Wm.  H.  Weatherby; 

second,  12th  mo.  15th,  1878,  Charles  McCaul. 
6-44    Thomas  Neall,  born  6th  mo.  6th,  1835.     Married 

6th  mo.  3d,  1863,  Margaret  Ann  Stewart. 
6-45     Sarah  Rink,  born  ist  mo.  icth,  1838;  died  ist  mo. 

28th,  1841. 
6-46    William,  3d,  born  fifth  day,  6th   mo.  icth,  1841  ; 

died  ist  mo.  24th,  1842. 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  171 


ANN  PINKERTON  PENROSE 


5-17.     Ann  Pinkerton  Penrose,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam and  Annah  Norwood  Penrose,  was  born  4th  month 
15th,  1804;  died  6th  month  28th,  1883.     Married  9th 
month  22d,  1822,  William  V.  Anderson. 
6-47     Mary  Ann. 
6-48    Charles  Penrose. 
6-49     Emilie. 
6-47     Mary  Ann  Anderson,  daughter  of  Wm.  V.  and  Ann 
Pinkerton    Penrose  Anderson,  was    born    5th    mo.   25th,    1828. 
Married  4th  mo.  22d,  1850,  Jesse  Williamson,  of  Philadelphia, 
who  died  5th  mo.,  1854.     At  the  time  of  her  marriage  she  dropped 
the  name  Ann. 

Two  children : 

1  William  von  Albade,  born  3d  mo.  20th,  18; i.     Mar- 

ried  Lilly  McLane.     Three  children:     Loraine 
Penrose,  Jesse,  Jr.,  and  Basil  Maturin. 

2  Jesse  Williamson,  Jr.,  born  4th  mo.  26th,  1853.     Mar- 

ried Sophie  Thayer,  daughter  of  Judge  M.  Rus- 
sell and  Sophie  Watniough  Thayer. 
6-48    Charles  Penrose  Anderson,  son  of  Wm.  V.  and  Ann 
Pinkerton  Penrose  Anderson,  was  born  3d  mo.  5th,  1826;  died 
9th  mo.  3cth,  1858.     Married  ist  mo.  nth,  1852,  Mary  Louisa 


172  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 

Tete,  born    ist   mo.  31st,  1827,  daughter  of  Francis  and  Irma 
Josephine  Beylle  Tete,  of  Philadelphia. 
Children: 

1  Francis  Tete   Anderson,   born    12th   mo.   7th,  1853. 

Married  first,  Margaret  A.  Maguire.  Francis 
Tete  Anderson's  second  wife  was  May  Emily 
Felt,  born  5th  mo.  ist,  1870.  They  were  married 
6th  mo,  23d,  1888. 

2  William  von  Albade  Anderson,  born  9th   mo.  7th, 

1855;  died  loth  mo.  25th,  1856. 

3  Marie  Caroline  Tete  Anderson,  born  and  died   loth 

mo.  14th,  i857- 

6-4g  Emilie  Norwood  Anderson,  daughter  of  William  V. 
and  Ann  Pinkerton  Penrose  Anderson,  was  born  7th  mo.  igth, 
1832.  Married  6th  mo.  7th,  1853,  John  McCallum  Emory,  born 
7th  mo.  i8th,  1824. 

Children : 

1  Ann  Penrose,  born  gth  mo.  6th,  1854- 

2  Harry  Ogden,  born  7th  mo.  23d,  1856.     Married  loth 

mo.  14th,  1884,  Mary  Laura  Drake,  daughter 
of  Col.  Edwin  L.  and  Laura  Cecilia  Dowd 
Drake,  of  Guilford,  Connecticut.  Two  chil- 
dren, Marie  Drake  and  Harry  Ogden,  Jr. 

3  Ellen  Harriet,  born  nth  mo.  30th,  i860.     Married  3d 

mo.  27th,  1883,  Harry  Anderson,  born  loth  mo. 
nth,  1855,  son  of  Joseph  and  Emma  Neil  An- 
derson. One  child,  Josephine  Norwood,  born 
2d  mo.  3d,  1884. 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  173 


SAMUEL  SMITH  PENROSE,  2d 


5-20.  Samuel  Smith  Penrose,  2d,  son  of  Will- 
iam and  Annah  Norwood  Penrose,  was  born  2d  montli 
19th,  1810;  died  7th  month  8th,  1839,  on  board  the  U. 
S.  man-of-war  Constitution.  His  remains  were  interred 
at  or  near  Macao,  China,  the  vessel  having  made  that 
port  for  the  purpose. 

Married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  James  and  Hannah 
Widdifield,  of  Philadelphia. 

They  had  two  children  : 

6-50    William,  born   1830;  died  at  Glen  Ellyn,  111.,  gth 
mo.  2cth,  1892.     Married  Katherine  Mclntyre; 
died  at  Germantown,  Philadelphia,  3d  mo.  loth 
i8q3,  in  the  55th  year  of  her  age.     No  children. 

6-51     Ellen  Widdifield.     Married  Henry  Bently,  of  Ger- 
mantown.    One  child,  George. 


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HANNAH  SMITH  PENROSE  (HALLOWELL) 


5-21.     Hannah  Smith  Penrose  (Hallowell), daugh- 
ter of  William  and  Annah  Norwood  Penrose,  was  horn 
2d  month  2d,  1812.     Married  Morris  Longstreth  Hal- 
lowell.   (See  6-27,  pages  24  to  34.) 
Children : 

6-52    Anna.  6-56    Norwood  Penrose. 

6-53    William  Penrose.    6-57     Emily. 

6-54    Richard  Price.         6-58    Susan  Morris. 

6-55     Edward  Needles.    6-59    Morris  Longstreth,  2d. 


Norwood  Pknkose 


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NORWOOD  PENROSE 


5-23.  Norwood  Penrose,  son  of  William  and 
Hannah  Norwood  Penrose,  was  born  on  seventh  day, 
3d  month  2d,  1816,  at  No.  628  Spruce  street  (old  num- 
ber 242),  Philadelphia,  and  died  9th  month  6th,  1871. 
Married  Josephine  Head,  born  i8i7and  died  7th  month 
7th,  1868,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Anna  F,  Head.  No 
children. 

Norwood  Penrose  was  one  of  nature's  noblemen, 
beloved  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  had  a  kind,  gener- 
ous temperament  which  drew  about  him  a  host  of 
friends,  in  early  life  he  was  a  martyr  to  rheumatic 
gout  and  was  for  a  number  of  successive  winters  con- 
fined to  his  room  from  it.  A  voyage  to  the  West  Indies 
together  with  a  residence  there  for  a  time  resulted  in 
almost  a  permanent  restoration  to  health,  enabling  him 
to  take  an  active  part  in  the  business  world.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  was  a  partner  of  the  house  of  Joseph 
B.  Hanson  &  Co.,  tobacco  commission  merchants. 
His  death  occurred  very  suddenly  from  congestion  of 
the  brain.  His  remains  were  interred  in  his  brother-in- 
law's  lot  (Morris  L.  Hallowell),  South  Laurel  Hill. 


176  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 


MARGARET  ROWAN  PENROSE  (PERKINS) 


5-28.  Margaret  Rowan  Penrose  (Perkins) 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Ann  Rowan  Penrose,  was 
born  5th  month  21st,  1809;  died  5th  month  2gth,  1892. 
Married  9th  month  nth,  1833,  Abraham  Robinson  Per- 
kins, who  was  a  great  nephew  of  the  Mary  Penrose, 
who  married  Gen'l  Anthony  Wayne. 
Children  : 

Sally  Robinson,  who  married  Levi  Taylor  Rutter. 
Thomas  Graham,  died  young. 

Charles  Penrose,  who  married  Helen,  daughter  of  John 
A.  Wright.     He  graduated  A.  M.  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  and  C.  E.  from  Rens- 
sellaer  Institute,  Troy,  N.  Y. 
Graham,  died  young. 


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SARAH  PENROSE  (BUCKLEY) 


5-29.  Sarah  Penrose  (Buckley)  daughter  of 
Charles  and  Ann  Rowan  Penrose,  was  born  7th  month 
2ist,  1811;  died  ist  month,  1891.  Married  9th  month 
nth,  1833,  Clement  Adams  Buckley. 

The  wedding  of  both  Margaret  (5-28)  and  Sarah 
Penrose  took  place  on  the  same  date  at  the  old  home- 
stead, corner  of  Penn  and  Shippen  streets. 
Children  : 

Anna  Penrose,  who  married  John  Smith  Newbold, 
Daniel  Penrose,  unmarried.  Graduated  A.  M.  from  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  a  lawyer 
by  profession.  When  the  war  of  the  Rebellion 
broke  out  he  enlisted  in  the  service  of  his 
country  as  Captain  in  the  4th  Regiment  New 
Jersey  Volunteers  Infantry.  Was  mortally 
wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of 
Gaines'  Mills;  died  7th  mo.,  1862,  while  in  the 


enemy's  lines. 


Clementina,  died  in  infancy. 

Emily  Adele,   married  first,  Edward  Lowber ;    second, 
John  W.  Pepper. 


178  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 


JOHN  ROWAN  PENROSE 


5-30.  John  Rowan  Penrose,  son  of  Charles 
and  Ann  Rowan  Penrose,  was  born  8th  month  20th, 
1813;  died  9th  month  1 1 th,  1869.  Married  Anna  Maria 
Burton. 

Children : 

Eliza,  who  married  William  Cochran. 
Anna,  married  first,  John  Ralston  ;  second,  Francis  Car- 
penter Hooton. 
Ellen,  married  first,  Thomas  Swann,  son  of  the  Governor 
of   Maryland  ;  second,  Ferdinand  Claiborne  La- 
trobe,  Mayor  of  Baltimore. 
Charles  Henry,  died  young. 

Walter   Elliot,    died    nth    mo.,  1891.      Married   Emily- 
Thompson,  daughter  of  Lucius  P.  Thompson. 
John  Rowan    Penrose  was  one  of  Philadelphia's 
most  prominent  shipping  merchants,  and  was  for  many 
years  the  senior  partner  of  the  house  of  Penrose  & 
Burton. 


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ANNE  MATTHEWS  PENROSE  (KEITH) 


5-31 .     Anne  Matthews  Penrose  (Keith)  daughter 
of  Charles  and   Ann  Rowan  Penrose  was  born   nth 
month  i6th,  1815;  died  3d  month  24th,  1888.     Married 
Washington  Keith. 
Children  : 

Charles  Penrose,  graduated  B.  S.  from  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania.  Studied  law  in  the  office  of  the 
Hon.  Clement  Biddle  Penrose,  Judge  of  the 
Orphans'  Court,  Philadelphia ;  admitted  to  the 
bar,  nth  month,  1877.  He  is  the  author  of  a 
valuable  genealogical  work  entitled  the  "  Pro- 
vincial Councillors  of  Pennsylvania  and  Their 
Descendants."  Married  Elizabeth  Harvey 
Wister. 
Sidney  W.  Keith,  born  7th  mo.  loth,  1856.    Unmarried. 


i8o  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 


MARY  NEEDLES  PENROSE  (McCAUL) 


6-43.  Mary  Needles  Penrose  (McCaul ),  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Norwood  and  Jane  Glading  Penrose,  was 
born  i2th  month  ist,  1832.  Married  gth  month  24th, 
1863,  William  H.  Weatherby,  who  died  ist  month  25th, 
1872. 

Children : 

Jane  Elizabeth,  born  2d  mo.  2d,  1866;  died  nth  mo.  7th, 

1867. 
Mary  Needles,  born    ist  mo.  iQth,  1868.     Professor  of 
English  language  in  the  Girls  Normal  School, 
Philadelphia. 
William  Henry,  born  loth  mo.  21st,  1871 ;  died  5th  mo. 

2ist,  1872. 
Mary  Needles  Penrose    married   second,    12th 
month  15th,  1878,  Charles  McCaul.     No  children. 


Thomas  N.  Penrose,  M.  D.  Ph.  D. 
Medical  Inspector,  U.  S.  Navy. 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  l8l 


THOMAS  NEALL  PENROSE 


6-44.  Thomas Neall  Penrose,  Medical  Inspector 
U.  S.  Navy,  son  of  Thomas  Norwood  and  Jane  Glad- 
ing  Penrose,  was  born  6th  month  6th,  1835.  Married 
6th  month  3d,  1863,  Margaret  Ann  Stewart,  born  8th 
month  i6th,  1837,  at  Lewistown,  Mifflm  county.  Pa., 
daughter  of  James  and  Mary  Stewart,  of  Philadelphia. 

Two  children : 

1  Thomas  Norwood  Penrose,  born  3d  mo.  26th,  1864. 

Graduated  from  Yale  College,  Academic  De- 
partment, class  of  1887,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  B.;  and  afterward  entered  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  Columbia  College,  in  New  York  city. 
Graduated  therefrom  in  1889,  with  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.,  and  was  shortly  afterward  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  New  York. 

2  Charles  Williams  Penrose,  born  nth   mo.  3d,  1872. 

After  completing  a  course  of    study    covering 
four  years,  at  St.  Paul's  School,  near  Concord, 
N.  H.,  of  which    the    Rev.  Dr.  Coit  is   Head 
Master,  he  entered  Yale  College,  class  of  1896. 
Medical    Inspector,   Thomas   Neall    Penrose,   was 

named  for  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  Neall,  to  whom  his 

parents  were  greatly  attached. 


i82  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 

He  graduated  from  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
Medical  Department,  class  of  1858;  and  subsequently 
received,  also,  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  from  that  Uni- 
versity. 

Upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  he  immediately 
offered  his  services  and,  if  necessary,  his  life,  for  the 
preservation  of  the  Union.  He  was  in  active  service 
throughout  the  whole  period  of  the  rebellion,  with 
the  exception  of  a  few  months  on  sick  leave,  endeav- 
oring to  restore  a  shattered  constitution  caused  by 
hardships  and  cruelties  of  a  rebel  prison.  Notwith- 
standing this  experience,  his  patriotism  never  faltered 
for  one  moment,  and  with  returning  health  he  lost 
no  time  in  reporting  for  duty  again.  His  record  is 
one  that  his  family,  friends,  and  country  may  justly 
be  proud  of. 

The  following  account  of  his  services,  though  but 
a  brief  outline,  will  be  read  with  deep  interest  by  all 
who  peruse  this  volume. 


RECORD  OF  THOAUS   NEALL  PENROSE 

Thomas  Neall  Penrose  entered  the  Regular  Navy, 
I  ith  month  nth,  1861, 

On  duty  at  Navy  Yard,  Washington,  until  2d 
month,  1862. 

Second  month,  1862,  ordered  to  U.  S.  S.  Harriet 
Lane. 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  183 

Second  month,  1862,  passed  the  whole  Une  of  bat- 
teries on  the  Potomac  river,  engaging  with  the  Cockpit 
Point  and  Shipping  Point  Batteries. 

Attached  to  Admiral  David  G.  Farragut's  Fleet, 
and  under  the  immediate  command  of  Commander, 
afterward  Admiral,  David  D.  Porter;  attacked  Forts 
Jackson  and  St.  Philip,  guarding  approaches  to  New 
Orleans. 

Fourth  month  i6th  to  23d,  1862,  fighting  the  forts. 

Fourth  month  24th,  1862,  the  fleet  passed  up  the 
river  between  the  forts.  The  Division  in  which  he 
was,  after  a  hot  engagement  with  the  forts  and  Water 
Battery,  within  five  hundred  yards  of  Fort  Jackson, 
was  ordered  to  return  to  protect  the  "Mortar  boats." 

Sixth  month  28th,  1862,  battle  at  Vicksburg,  at 
which  time  Admiral  Farragut  led  his  fleet  past  the 
whole  line  of  batteries  there. 

Numerous  small  engagements  at  different  points 
on  the  Mississippi  river  until  c;th  month,  1862. 

Tenth  month,  1862,  engagement  with  the  forts 
guarding  Galveston,  Texas;  capturing  the  place. 

First  month  ist,  1863,  severe  engagement  with 
the  Rebel  army,  at  Galveston,  driving  them  from  their 
position. 

Afterward  engaged  single-handed  the  Rebel  rams, 
Bayou  City  and  Neptune,  sinking  the  Neptune.  The 
Bayou  City,  after  the  third  attempt,  succeeded  in 
"boarding"  the  f/j/T/V/  Lane  in    overwhelming  num- 


1 84  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 

bers.  The  commanding  officer,  the  executive  officer, 
and  all  the  deck  officers  of  the  Harriet  Lane  being 
killed  or  wounded  in  this  action,  save  one. 

Prisoner  of  war  at  Galveston,  Houston,  and  Nib- 
letts  Bluff,  Texas. 

Compelled  to  march  ninety  miles  to  Alexandria, 
on  the  Red  river,  La.     Then  was  placed  in  prison  ship. 

After  release  from  rebel  prison  was  ordered  to 
the  U.  S.  S.  Massachusetts,  to  convey  the  wounded 
from  the  fleet  off  Charleston  to  northern  hospitals, 
visiting  the  fleet  ever}'  few  weeks  until  the  close  of 
the  war. 

Cruised  in  the  West  Indies,  South  America,  Europe 
(Mediterranean  Squadron),  Egypt,  China,  Japan, 
Corea,  East  Indies,  Spice  Islands,  Java,  Africa,  includ- 
ing the  islands  of  St.  Helena  and  Cape  de  Verde. 

Cruised  in  the  Levant,  visiting  Constantinople 
and  Smyrna,  in  Turkey,  and  along  the  coast  of 
Syria.  Travelled  to  Jerusalem,  Bethlehem,  Bethany, 
Joppa,  and  several  other  places  of  interest  in  the 
Holy  Land,  including  the  Garden  of  Gethsemane, 
the  Pool  of  Siloam,  the  Brook  Kedron,  the  Holy 
Sepulchre,  etc. 

While  cruising  on  the  China  station  ascended  the 
Yang  Tse  Kiang  seven  hundred  miles,  visiting  the 
ancient  city  of  Nankin,  and  the  ruins  of  the  Porcelain 
Tower,  and  the  tombs  of  the  Ming  dynasty. 


THE  PENROSE  FA  MIL  Y  185 


SHORE   DUTY 

On  duty  at  Navy  Yards  at  Philadelphia,  Washing- 
ton, and  Boston. 

1880-81-82  was  member  of  Board  examining  pro- 
fessionally candidates  for  admission  to  Medical  Corps 
of  the  Navy,  and  Junior  Medical  Officers  for  promotion. 

First  month,  1872  to  1874,  on  duty  at  Naval  Hos- 
pital, Philadelphia. 

Is  now  (1893)  in  command  of  the  U.  S.  Naval 
Hospital,  Norfolk,  Va. 

DATES  OF  COMMISSIONS 

Assistant  Surgeon,  nth  month  nth,  1861, 

Passed  Assistant  Surgeon,  6th  month  28th,  1864. 

Surgeon,  5th  month  28th,  1871. 

Medical  inspector,  ist  month  29th,  1890. 

Elected  a  member  of  the  Military  Order  of  the 
Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States,  Commandery  of 
the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  5th  month  7th,  1890.  No. 
of  Insignia  7870. 


1 86  THE  PENROSE  FAMILY 


PENROSES  OF  ENGLAND 

[^Compiled  from  Burke's  Landed  Gentry  and  Transactions 
of  the  Harleian  Society'] 


Penroses  of  Sithney  county,  England,  traced  back 
six  descents  prior  to  1620,  a  brancli  of  tlie  Penroses  of 
Penrose,  of  which  were  Commodore  Penrose  and  the 
Rev.  Thomas  Penrose,  the  poet. 

General  Sir  Charles  Penrose,  K.  C.  B.,  born 
1821,  entered  the  Royal  Marines  in  1837;  Knight 
of  the  Bath,  1867;  Major-General,  1877;  Lieutenant- 
General,  1878;  Knight  Commander  of  the  Bath,  1887; 
General,  1879.  Ser\'ed  on  the  north  coast  of  Spain 
in  the  Carlists  war,  1838-40;  in  the  China  war, 
1841-42;   in  Japan,  1864-66. 

Address:  Peniee  Villas,  Stokes,  Davenport. 
United  Service  Club. 

Arms:  White  or  silver,  three  bends  of  black  or 
sable  charged  with  as  many  roses  of  gold,  crest  a  trout 
natant  of  gold. 

Motto:   Ubiqiie  Fidelis.     (See  plate.) 


THE  PENROSE  FAMILY  187 


PENROSES  OF  IRELAND 

\_Compiled  from  Burke's  Landed  Gentry  and  Transactions 
of  the  Harleiaji  Society^ 


A  branch  of  the  Penroses  of  England  removed  to 
Ireland  at  an  early  date,  one  branch  settling  in  county 
Waterford  another  in  the  county  Wicklow.  The  family 
settling  in  Waterford  became  connected  by  marriage 
with  the  Randalls,  Devonshires,  Warrens,  and  Keans. 

William  Penrose,  a  merchant  in  Waterford,  who 
appears  to  be  the  head  of  that  branch,  is  spoken  of  in 
"Burke's  Landed  Gentry"  in  1745. 

Sir  George  Devonshire  Penrose,  son  of  William, 
born  4th  month  23d,  1822.  Married  first,  to  Mary,, 
eldest  daughter  of  Mr.  Keiran  Malloy,  of  King's  county, 
in  1850;  she  died  7th  month  i6th,  1883,  and  he  married 
Mary  Gertrude,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Dunne,  Esq.,  of 
31  Fitzwilliam  Square,  Dublin,  nth  month  26th,  1887. 

Sir  George  was  knighted  in  1876,  Justice  of  the 
Peace  for  the  county  Cork;  High  Sheriff,  in  1844, 

Address:  Greenville  Place,  Cork;  Banagher, 
King's  county;  Cork  Club. 

Arms:  Silver  on  a  bend  of  blue,  three  roses  of 
red;  crest,  a  lion's  head  erased  of  gold,  collared  red. 


l88  THE  PENROSE  FAMIL  Y 


PENROSES  OF  SHANDAGON 


1.  William  Penrose, of  Waterford, merchant;  will 
dated  1745.     Married  Margaret .     Issue — 

1  John,  married  Anne,  daughter  of  Edward  Campbell, 

of  Cork,  and  had — 

1  Cooper,  married   Elizabeth,  daughter  of 

John  Dennis,  of  Cork. 

2  William. 

3  Anne,  married  Richard  Pike,  of  Cork. 

2  Samuel. 

3  Francis,  married  Susan,  daughter  of  John  Pirn,  and 

had- 

1  John. 

2  Thomas. 

3  William. 

2.  Samuel  Penrose,  of  John's  Gate,  son  of 
William  and  Margaret;  will  dated  1764.  Married  Ann 
Beale  and  had — 

1  Samuel. 

2  William. 

3.  Samuel  Penrose,  son  of  Samuel  and  Ann 
Beale.  Married,  1774,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  George 
Randall,  of  Barnhill,  Cork,  and  had — 


THE  PENROSE  FAMIL  Y  189 

1  Samuel. 

2  George    Randall,   married    Miss    Pim,  daughter  of 

Samuel  Pim,  of  Waterford,  and  had  — 

I  Abraham  Devonshire,  married  Bridget,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Welstead,  of  Ballywalter,  Cork, 
and  had — 

I  William,  married  Miss  Percy,  daughter 
of  Alexander  Percy,  of  Ballerna- 
more,  county  Leitrim,  they  had — 

1  Elizabeth,     married     William 

Hawkes. 

2  Anne. 

3  Sarah,  married  Saml.  Hawkes. 

4.  Samuel  Penrose,  of  Shandagon,son  of  Samuel 
and  Mary,  born  6th  month  24th,  1776.  Married  6th 
month,  1799,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Hawkes,  of 
Sirmount,  Cork,  and  had — 

1  Samuel,  born  1804,  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  John 

Welstead,  of  Ballywalter,  county  Cork ;  he 
died  leaving  one  son,  Samuel,  who  later  was 
succeeded  by  his  son  Samuel,  the  present  head 
of  the  family. 

2  John,  married   Hester,   daughter  of  Thos.  Gallock, 

of  Elmglyn. 

5.  Samuel,  the  Rev.,  grandson  of  Samuel  and 
Sarah  Welstead,  born  1828.  Married  1858,  to  Mary, 
daughter  of  Henry  O'Callahan.  He  is  a  magistrate  of 
the  county. 


The  Norwood  Family 


THE   NORIVOOD  FAMILY  193 


THE  NORWOODS  OF  ENGLAND 
\_Compilcd  from  Burke's  Landed  Gentry'] 


LINEAGE 


This  family  derives  its  name  from  the  manor  of 
Northwood  Chasteners  (since  corrupted  into  Norwood ), 
in  Milton,  and  is  of  very  ancient  standing  in  Kent. 

Sir  Stephen  De  Northwood  (son  of  Jordan  de 
Shepey,  who  lived  temp  Henry  11)  obtained  the  above 
manor  as  a  grant  from  the  Crown,  and  assumed  the 
name  of  De  Northwood  (also  variously  v/ritten  in  old 
docum.ents  Northwode  and  Norwode)  from  it.  He  built 
a  mansion  there,  v/here  he  and  his  descendants  resided 
for  several  generations. 

He  lived  to  a  very  advanced  age,  in  reigns  of 
Richard  I  and  John,  and  was  succeeded  by  his  son. 

Sir  Roger  De  Northwood  served  in  the  wars  under 
Henry  111  and  Edward  I. 

Sir  John  De  Northwood  was  summoned  to  Parlia- 
ment among  the  Barons  of  the  realm.  He  and  his  son 
Sir  John  were  present  at  the  siege  of  Carlaverock, 
Scotland,  with  Edward  I,  where  he  was  knighted. 


194  THE  NORM^'OOD   FAMILY 

John  De  Northwood  entertained  Henry  V,  at  Sit- 
tingbourne,  on  his  triumphant  return  from  France, 

John  Norwood,  as  the  name  then  (Henry  \'ll 
reign)  began  to  be  written,  married  Eleanor,  daughter 
of  John  Gifford,  of  Leckhampton,  in  Gloucestershire, 
and  in  her  right  inherited  the  manor  of  Leckhampton. 
He  died  in  1509,  leaving  male  issue  who  resided  at 
Leckhampton,  from  whom  that  branch  of  the  Norwood 
family  trace  their  descent. 

Arms:  Ermine,  a  cross. 

Crest:  On  waves  of  the  sea,  ppr.,  a  demi-lion 
rampant,  holding  between  the  paws  an  anchor,  flukes 
upward. 

Motto :  Sub  cruce  vinces. 


THE  NORIVOOD  FAMILY  195 


THE  NORWOODS  OF  LYNN  AND  GLOU- 
CESTER, MASS. 

{^Compiled  from  Bahson's  Hisio)y  of  Gloucester ,  Mass.,  etc., 
by' Samuel  Troth,  Esq.l 


Francis  Norwood,  according  to  a  tradition  in  the 
family,  fled  from  England  with  his  father,  at  the  res- 
toration of  Charles  11. 

His  son  Francis,  came  to  New  England  and  set- 
tled at  Lynn,  hi  the  year  1663  he  went  to  Glou- 
cester, and  settled  at  Goose  Cove.  He  procured 
several  grants  of  land,  the  first  dated  3d  month  i8th, 
1664. 

At  the  time  of  the  settlement  of  New  England 
there  was  a  family  of  Norwoods  in  the  parish  of 
Leckhampton,  about  eight  miles  from  Gloucester,  in 
England.  According  to  the  pedigree  of  this  family, 
one  of  them,  named  Francis  Norwood,  died  1682, 
aged  82  years. 


196  THE  NOR^POOD   FAMILY 


1.  Francis  Norwood,  died  3d  month  4tlT,  1709. 
Married  lotli  month  15th,  1663,  Elizabeth  Co'dum, 
daughter  of  Clement  Coldum. 


to* 


Children : 

2-1  Thomas,  born  12th  mo.  icth,  1664.  Settled  at 
Lynn.  Married  8th  mo.  24th,  1685,  Mary 
Brown,  daughter  of  Thomas  Brown,  of  Lynn. 

2-2  Francis,  born  12th  mo.  gth,  1666.  Married  ist  mo. 
24th,  1653,  Mary  Stevens,  born  6th  mo.  13th, 
1672;  died  nth  mo.  icjth,  1724;  daughter  of 
James  Stevens.  Francis  Norwood  married 
second,  Qth  mo.  12th,  1726,  Mrs.  Esther  Foster. 

2-3     Elizabeth,  born  2d  mo.  17th,  1669. 

2-4  Mary,  born  3d  mo.  7th,  1672.  Married  Samuel 
Sargent. 

2-5  Stephen,  born  nth  mo.  24th,  1674;  died  ist  mo.  7th, 
1703.  Married  Elizabeth  ingleby,  or  Ingaelbe. 
A  daughter  named  Elizabeth. 

2-6  Deborah,  born  cjth  mo.  4th,  1677.  Married  ist  mo. 
15th,  i6q6,  Benjamin  Haraden. 

2-7  Hannah,  born  nth  mo.  8th,  167Q;  died  12th  mo. 
25th,  1679. 

2-8    Joshua,  born  2d  mo.  27th,  1683.     Married  9th  mo. 
25th,  1704,   Elizabeth   Andrews,   daughter  of 
Ensign  William  Andrews,  of  Chebaso. 
\j  2-9    Caleb,  born   8th   mo.    12th,    1685.     Married  Alice 
Donnel,  of  York. 
2-10    Abigail,  born  ist  mo.  3cth,  i6co. 


THE   hlORlVOOD   FAMILY 


197 


2-1.  Children  of    Thomas    and    Mary    Brown 
Norwood : 

3-11  Francis.  3-14    Thomas. 

3-12  Ebenezer.  3-15     Mary. 


3-13    Mary. 


3-16    Jonathan. 


2-2.  Children  of  Francis  and  Mary  Stevens 
Norwood : 

3-17     Francis,  born  4th  mo.  ist,  1695. 

3-18    Mary,  born  nth  mo.  3d,  1697. 

3-19    Francis,  born  12th  mo.  i6th,  17C0. 

3-20  Lucy,  born  loth  mo.  20th,  1703.  Married  4th  mo. 
7th,  1729,  Samuel  Say  ward. 

3-21  Stephen,  born  2d  mo.  21st,  1706;  died  3d  mo. 
i8th,  1711. 

3-22  William  (Captain),  born  '4th  mo.  4th,  1708;  died 
2d  mo.  4th,  1781.  Married  5th  mo.  30th,  1732, 
Judith  Woodbury,  born  1710;  died  7th  mo. 
19th,  1775. 

3-23     Jonathan,  born  ist  mo.  14th,  1712 ;' died  2d  mo. 

2ist,    1791.     Married    Elizabeth    ,   born 

1712;  died  loth  mo.  2cth,  1775. 

3-24    A  son,  born  4th  mo.  3d,  1714  ;  died4th  mo.  3d,  1714. 

3-25  Abigail,  born  12th  mo.  i8th,  171 5.  Married  (pos- 
sibly) Jeremiah  Butman,  or  Bootman. 

2-8.  Children  of  Joshua-and  Elizabeth  Andrews 
Norwood : 

3-26  Elizabeth,  born  ist  mo.  2d,  1706;  died  9th  mo., 
1775.  Married  ist  mo.  30th,  1724,  Ebenezer 
Pool;  died  5th  mo.,  1779. 


ig8  THE  NORIVOOD   FAMILY 

3-27    Joshua,  born  icth  mo.  i8th,  1707.     Married  Sarah 

Goodrich,  or  Gutridge,  or  Aldrich.     They  had 
,  a  son  Solomon,  baptized  2d  mo.  8th,  1747,  who 

married  twice  and  had  seventeen  children. 
3-28    A  daughter,  born  icth  mo.  15th,  1709. 
3-29    Sarah,  born  nth  mo.  loth,  1710. 
3-30    Stephen,  baptized  7th  mo.  19th,  1713. 
3-31     Hannah,  born  3d  mo.  icth,  1715. 
3-32    Mary,  born  4th  mo.  15th,  1717;  died  3d  mo.,  1814, 

aged  ninety-seven  years. 
3-33    Susanna,  born  2d  mo.  26th,  1719;  died  12th  mo.  3d, 

1726. 
3-34    Francis,  born  4th  mo.  7th,  1721. 
3-35     Abigail,  born  3d  mo.  28,  1723.      Married   3d  mo. 

20th,   1743,   Josiah  Lane,  born  3d  mo.  29th, 

1721  ;    died    1776;    son   of    James   and   Ruth 

Riggs  Lane. 
3-36    Miriam,  born  2d  mo.  14th,  1725. 
3-37    Susanna,  born  2d  mo.  24th,,  1727. 
3-38    Rachel,  born  12th  mo.  27th,  1728. 
3-39    Patience,  born  8th  mo.  ;th,  1731.     Married,  1750, 

Samuel  Wonson. 
3-40    Caleb,  born  1736;  died  8th  mo.  irth,  1814.    Married 

first,  Elizabeth  Grover;  second,  Jerusha  Story. 

2-9.     Children    of    Caleb    and     Alice    Donnel 
Norwood: 

^-41     Elizabeth,  born  7th  m'o.  31st,  1709.     Married  about 
173;,  Jonathan  Fellows. 
3-42    Caleb,  born  2d  mo.  ;th,  1712. 
3-43     Abigail,  born  3d   mo.  8th.   1714.     Married  Francis 
Marshall. 


THE  NORWOOD   FAMILY  ig9 

3-44    Sarah,  born  3d  mo.  25th,  1715-     Married  Samuel 

Gooding. 
3-45    Gustavus,  born  4th  mo.  5th,  1719. 
3-46    Alice,    born    5th  mo.  21st,  1721.     Married    

Gaines. 
3-47     Deborah,  born  ist  mo.  21st,  1727.     Married  Robert 

Campbell. 

3-22.  Children  of  Captain  William  and  Judith 
Woodbury  Norwood: 

4-48    Judith. 

4-49    William. 

4-50     Mary. 

4-51  James,  born  5th  mo.  5th,  1745;  died  3d  mo.  nth, 
1814.  Married  first,  Susanna  Norwood,  daugh- 
ter of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  Norwood ; 
second,  Judith  Norwood,  a  sister  of  his  first 
wife,  and  who  were  his  cousins. 

3-23.  Children  of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth 
Norwood : 

4-52     Francis,  born  2d  mo.  9th,  1736. 

4-53     Esther.     Married  Nathaniel  Parsons. 

4-54  Jonathan,  born  3d  mo.  28th,  1740.  Children,  Jona- 
than, Zaccheus,  and  Abraham. 

4-55     Elizabeth. 

4-56  Susanna.  Married  James  Norwood,  her  cousin,  son 
of  William  and  Judith  Woodbury  Norwood. 

4-57     Abraham. 

4-58  Ebenezer,  possibly  married  Abigail  Emmes,  daugh- 
ter of  Samuel  and  Hannah  Ingraham  Emmes  ; 
but  of  this  there  are  grave  doubts.  (See  4-10, 
William  Penrose. 1 


2C0  THE   NORIVOOD   FAMILY 

4-;g    Mary. 

4-60    Gustavus,  born  3d  mo.  6th,  1752;  died  3d  mo.  6th, 

1841,  aged  8g,  leaving  children. 
4-61     Samuel. 
4-62     Judith,  died  young. 
4-63    Judith.    Married  her  cousin,  James  Norwood,  son 

of    Captain   William    and    Juditli   Woodbury 

Norwood. 

4-64    Zaccheus  Norwood  for  many  years  kept  a  hostelry 

in  Sangus.  and  after  his  death  his  widow  mar- 
ried Joseph  Martin. 

Jonathan  and  Zaccheus  Norwood,  sons  of  Jonathan  and 
Elizabeth,  are  said  to  have  been  drowned  by  the  upsetting  of 
a  boat  off  Folly  Cove. 

A  Stephen  Norwood  was  lost  on  a  voyage  to  the  Banks 
of  Newfoundland. 

Dr.  Jonathan  Norwood  was  thrown  from  his  horse  3d 
mo.  i8th,  1782,  and  died  from  injuries  received.  He  was  born 
Qth  mo.  icjth,  1751;  was  a  son  of  Zaccheus.  He  graduated 
at  Harvard  College  in  1771,  and  lived  at  Lynn,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Common.  (See  "  History  of  Lynn,"  --by  Lewis  & 
Newhall.) 


3-40.     Children  of  Caleb  and  Elizabeth  Grover 
Norwood : 

4-65     Caleb,  born  7th    mo.   5th,   1762;    died    iith    mo. 
7th,  1824.     Married  first,  7th  mo.  i6th,   1781, 
Jerusha  Story,  a  daughter  of  his  step-mother ; 
second,  12th  mo.  i6th,  1816,  Esther  Gott. 
4-66    Stephen.  4-68    John. 

4-67     Elizabeth.  4-69    Rachel. 


THE  NORIVOOD  FAMILY  201 

Caleb  Norwood  married  second,  Jerusha  Story. 

Children : 

*4-7o    Francis  (Major),  horn  6tli  mo.  23d,  1771  ;  died  icth 

mo.  6t]i,  1823.    Married  iitli  mo.  ytli,  179^, 

Lucy  Pool,  born  1776;  died  12th  mo.  iitlT,  1844- 

4-71     William,  born  Qth  mo.   igth,  i774 ;   died  loth  mo. 

7th,  1867,  aged  93. 

*Francis  and  Lucy  Pool  Norwood  liad  a  son,  the  Rev, 
Francis  Norwood. 


APPENDIX 


MEMOIRS,  CORRESPONDENCE, 
REMINISCENCES, 

NOTES,  Etc. 


APPENDIX  205 


MEMOIR  OF  THOMAS  PENROSE,  POET 
Born  1743.      Died  1779 

[See  Pages  147  and  14S] 
[^Copied  from  CampbclV s  Speciinois  of  the  British  Poets] 


"The  history  of  Penrose  displays  a  dash  of  warlike  ad- 
venture which  has  seldom  enlivened  the  biography  of  our  poets. 
He  was  not  led  to  the  profession  of  arms,  like  Gascoigne,  by  his 
poverty,  or  like  Quarles,  Davenant,  and  Waller,  by  political 
circumstances;  but  in  a  mere  fit  of  juvenile  ardor,  gave  up  his 
studies  at  Oxford,  where  he  was  preparing  to  become  a  clergy- 
man, and  left  the  banners  of  the  church  for  those  of  battle.  This 
was  in  the  summer  of  1762,  when  the  unfortunate  expedition 
against  Buenos  Ayres  sailed  under  the  command  of  Captain 
Macnamara. 

"  It  consisted  of  three  ships  :  the  Lord  Clive,  of  64  guns  ;  the 
Ambuscade,  o{  40,  on  board  of  which  Penrose  acted  as  Lieutenant 
of  Marines;  the  Glona,  of  38;   and  some  inferior  vessels. 

"  Preparatory  to  an  attack  on  Buenos  Ayres,  it  was  deemed 
necessary  to  begin  with  the  capture  of  Nova  Colonia,  and  the 
ships  approached  closely  to  the  fortress  of  that  settlement.  The 
men  were  in  high  spirits ;  military  music  sounded  on  board,  while 
the  new  uniforms  and  polished  arms  of  the  Marines  gave  a 
splended  appearance  to  the  scene.  Penrose  the  night  before  had 
written  and  dispatched  to  his  mistress  in  England  a  poetical 
address,  which  evinced  at  once  the  affection  and  serenity  of  his 
heart  on  the  eve  of  danger.     The  gay  preparative  was  followed 


2o6  APPENDIX 

by  a  heavy  fire  of  several  hours,  at  the  end  of  which,  when  the 
Spanish  batteries  were  almost  silenced,  and  our  countrymen  in 
immediate  expectation  of  seeinj;  the  enemy  strike  his  colors,  the 
Lord  Clivc  was  found  to  be  on  fire:  and  the  same  moment  which 
discovered  the  flames  showed  the  impossibility  of  extinguishing 
them.  A  dreadful  spectacle  was  then  exhibited.  Men  who  had, 
the  instant  before,  assured  themselves  of  wealth  and  conquest, 
were  seen  crowding  to  the  sides  of  the  ship,  with  the  dreadful 
alternative  of  perishing  by  fire  or  water.  The  enemy's  fire  was 
redoubled  at  the  sight  of  their  calamity.  Out  of  Macnamara's 
crew  of  340  men,  only  78  w  ere  sa\-ed.  Penrose  escaped  with  his 
life  on  board  the  AmbusiaJc,  but  received  a  wound  in  the  action  : 
and  the  subsequent  hardships  which  he  underwent  in  a  prize-sloop, 
in  which  he  was  stationed,  ruined  the  strengh  of  his  constitution. 
He  returned  to  England,  resumed  his  studies  at  Oxford,  and 
having  taken  orders,  accepted  of  the  Curacy  of  Newburg,  in 
Berkshire,  of  which  his  father  was  the  Rector.  He  resided  there 
for  nine  years,  having  married  the  lady  already  alluded  to,  whose 
name  was  Mary  Slocock.  A  friend  at  last  rescued  him  from  this 
obscure  situation,  by  presenting  him  with  the  Rectory  of  Becking- 
ton  and  Standerwick,  in  Somersetshire,  worth  about  £s^o  a  year. 
But  he  came  to  preferment  to  late  to  enjoy  it.  His  health  having 
never  recovered  from  the  shock  of  his  American  Service,  obliged 
him,  as  a  last  remedy,  to  try  the  hot  wells  at  Bristol,  at  which 
place  he  expired  in  his  thirty-sixth  year." 


APPENDIX  207 


MEMOIR  OF  MARY  HATHAWAY  NEEDLES 

Born  loth  month  15th,  1788.    Died  8th  month  26th,  1873 

[See  Page  63] 


Mary  Hathaway  Needles,  wife  of  Edward  Needles,  for  whom 
Gen.  Edward  Needles  Hallowell  was  named,  was  a  native  of  New 
Bedford,  Mass.  When  she  was  a  young  girl  her  parents  removed 
to  Canada,  where  her  father  died.  Her  mother  marrying  again, 
Mary  went  to  reside  with  a  much  beloved  uncle.  Captain  Caleb 
Hathaway,  who  resided  at  Philadelphia.  It  was  whilst  living  with 
him  that  she  formed  the  friendship  for  Hannah  Norwood  Penrose, 
wife  of  William  Penrose,  parents  of  Hannah  Penrose  Hallowell. 
At  the  time  of  the  death  of  Hannah  Norwood  Penrose,  such  was 
the  love  entertained  for  her  by  Mary  Hathaway  Needles  that,  not- 
withstanding the  children  were  left  with  an  abundance  of  worldly 
means,  she  took  under  her  own  loving  care  Hannah  and  her 
brother  Norwood,  the  former  five  years  of  age,  and  the  latter  a 
babe  fourteen  months  old.  Later  she  married  Edward  Needles. 
Her  love  for  Hannah  and  Norwood  did  not  diminish,  but  took 
them  with  her  to  her  new  home,  and  was  a  mother  to  them  in 
every  sense  of  the  word.  So  great  was  her  devotion  that  even 
her  own  children  lived  to  be  a  number  of  years  of  age  before  they 
realized  the  fact  that "  sister  Hannah  and  brother  Norwood  "  were 
not  bound  to  them  by  ties  of  consanguinity. 

it  is  eminently  fitting  that  a  record  of  her  life  should  be  given 
a  place  in  this  volume  ;  it  would  not  be  complete  without  it ;  yet 
to  attempt  to  portray  her  beautiful  character,  so  pure,  so  good, 


2c8  APPENDIX 

so  noble,  so  sympathetic  and  loving,  would  result  in  failure.  One 
must  have  known  her  to  appreciate  her  true  worth.  Such  women 
were  rare  even  in  her  day.  The  world  is  better  for  her  having 
lived,  and  when  she  was  taken  from  it  she  left  a  lasting  impress 
upon  all  those  who  had  been  so  highly  favored  as  to  have  come 
within  her  influence. 

The  following  tribute  to  her  memory,  written  by  a  valued 
friend.  Prof.  Thomas  Baldwin,  was  published  at  the  time  of  her 
death  in  the  Philadelphia  f;vs5.- 


MARY  HATHAWAY  NEEDLES 
ANOTHER  OF  THE  EARLY  PIONEERS  OF  FREEDOM  GONE 

"  There  has  not  departed  from  our  midst,  witliin  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  writer  (now  a  more  than  forty  years'  adult  resi- 
dent of  Philadelphia),  a  person  of  a  more  remarkable  character 
than  the  subject  of  this  memoir.  Of  New  England  parent- 
age, she  partook  largely  of  the  firm  and  resolute  support  of 
principle  at  all  hazards,  that  characterizes  the  best  minds  of 
that  region.  Though  leading  a  strictly  private  life,  she  was  ever 
ready  to  assist  by  her  services  in  forwarding  any  work  of  benev- 
olence, no  matter  how  disagreeable  or  unpopular  the  cause.  A 
person  (not  merely  a  woman)  more  devoid  of  any  feelings  of 
fear  the  writer  never  met  with— fear  either  of  personal  danger  or 
social  censure  in  a  cause  she  believed  to  be  right.  There  have 
been  many  heroes  whose  fame  has  been  trumpeted  to  the  four 
quarters  of  the  world,  who  had  not  a  tithe  of  her  quiet  courage 
and  determined  will  to  support  the  right,  cost  what  it  may. 
When  raging  mobs  have  howled  round  her  house  threatening  to 
burn  it  to  the  ground  if  she  did  not  yield  up  William  Lloyd  Gar- 
rison ( often  hers  and  her  husband's  guest),  or  Frederick  Douglass, 
she  has  stood  firm  and  unmoved  as  could   the  firmest  Roman 


APPENDIX  2C9 

of  Rome's  best  day.  In  her  the  "colored  people"  always  found 
an  unflinching  friend  in  times  when  it  cost  something  to  support 
that  character;  and  many  a  panting  fugitive  from  slavery  has 
found  refuge  within  her  home— a  secure  refuge,  as  far  as  her  will 
and  courage  could  make  it  so  -when  the  hounds  of  slavery  were 
close  upon  their  track,  aided  by  the  servile  police  of  those  times. 
Yet  such  was  the  admiration  for  her  heroism  and  known  purity 
of  purpose,  that  even  pro-slavery  men  have  offered  more  than 
once  to  defend  her  house  when  threatened  with  mob  violence. 
Though  not  a  relative  of  the  deceased,  and  not  even  acquainted 
with  her  till  well  advanced  in  manhood,  the  writer  knew  Mary  H. 
Needles  thoroughly,  and  never  did  he  know  an  individual  more 
indifferent  to  popular  approbation  or  more  independent  in  forming 
her  judgment  (not  without  prejudices,  it  is  true,  as  strong  char- 
acters never  are)  on  great  moral  and  political  questions.  A  great 
reader,  she  kept  herself  well  acquainted  with  the  important  topics 
of  the  times  till  within  a  few  years  of  her  death,  which  took  place 
on  8th  month  26th,  in  the  86th  year  of  herage.  Well  read  in  all  the 
better  poets,  she  could  quote  largely  from  their  pages,  and  'In 
Memoriam '  she  nearly  knew  by  rote,  as  in  it  she  found  solace 
for  her  long  and  weary  bereavement.  Twenty-two  years  a 
widow,  longing  to  rejoin  her  husband,  and  subject  to  a  large 
share  of  the  trials  and  cares  incident  to  human  life,  she  yet 
expressed  again  and  again,  and  through  all  her  last  sufferings, 
the  most  perfect  submission  to  the  will  of  Providence.  Eulogiums 
on  the  dead  are  so  indiscriminately  given  as  to  have  little  influence 
on  the  living;  but  the  writer  is  confident  that  but  a  small  part  of 
the  worth  of  this  great  private  woman  has  been  told  or  can  be 
told  in  a  newspaper  article.  The  writer  leaves  to  her  more  able 
friends,  Wm.  Lloyd  Garrison  and  John  G.  Whittier,  or  some 
other  of  her  Abolition  associates,  to  do  her  more  ample  justice 
than  can  this." 


210  APPENDIX 


THE    HON.    FREDERICK   FRALEY 

[Father  of  Mrs.  Sarah  C.  Fraley  Hallowell.    See  Pages  42  and  43] 

[Prepared  by  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  American  Fire  Insurance 

Company] 


"Since  the  death  of  John  Welsh,  one  of  the  directors  of  the 
Company,  and  who,  in  his  forty-six  years  of  service  as  such,  lived 
out  the  longest  term  of  any,  there  is  probably  not  another  living 
Philadelphian  who,  in  the  amount  and  value  of  his  public  services 
and  the  reverence  with  which  he  is  regarded  in  the  community,  is 
the  peer  of  Frederick  Fraley,  the  last  survivor  of  the  early  secre- 
taries of  the  American  Fire  Insurance  Company,  a  position  he 
filled,  like  all  he  has  occupied,  with  the  most  signal  ability. 

"Mr.  Fraley  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  in  1804,  and  is  thus 
in  his  eighty-ninth  year.  His  ancestors  on  his  father's  side 
were  Swiss,  and  on  his  mother's  English.  He  early  studied  law, 
but  determined  upon  a  mercantile  training.  His  first  participation 
in  a  public  enterprise  was  in  1824,  when,  with  several  of  the 
leading  mechanics  and  scientific  men  of  the  city,  he  took  a  prom- 
inent part  in  founding  the  Franklin  Institute,  of  which  he  has 
since  been  one  of  the  most  active  members  and  managers,  and 
for  many  years  its  treasurer. 

"He  was  elected  to  Council  in  1834,  and  it  was  during  his 
service  in  Councils  in  1837,  under  the  suspension  of  specie  pay- 
ments, and  when  the  city  was  on  the  brink  of  insolvency,  that 
Frederick  Fraley,  as  chairman  of  the  finance  committee,  as  a 
means  of  relief,  proposed  the  issue  of  certificates  by  the  city, 


APPENDIX  211 

which  at  once  relieved  the  embarrassment.  The  introduction  of 
gas-lighting  in  the  face  of  great  public  opposition,  and  the  subse- 
quent organization  of  the  Philadelphia  Gas  Bureau  upon  the 
system  still  followed,  was  the  result  of  his  report,  in  1835,  as 
chairman  of  the  committee. 

"In  1837  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Senate  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  took  an  active  part  in  framing  the  laws  needed  to 
carry  the  new  Constitution  into  effect.  The  difficulty  of  this  duty 
was  aggravated  by  the  serious  political  complications  which  resulted 
in  what  was  known  in  Pennsylvania  history  as  "The  Buckshot 
War,"  and  he  was  personally  present  during  the  disturbances 
which  forced  the  memorable  adjournment  of  the  Senate.  He 
resigned  from  the  Senate' in  1840. 

"It  has  been  in  commercial  life,  however,  and  as  a  fman- 
cier  that  Mr.  Fraley  has  excelled.  He  was  elected  secretary  of 
the  American  Fire  Insurance  Company  in  1840.  In  1847  he  was 
elected  president  of  the  Schuylkill  Navigation  Company,  which 
caused  his  resignation  from  the  American  Fire.  He  declined  re- 
election as  president  in  1888.  On  the  completion  of  the  Girard 
College  building,  he  was  elected  one  of  the  directors  of  the 
Institution.  In  1853  he  was  one  of  the  committee  that  prepared  a 
plan  for  the  consolidation  of  the  city.  He  was  also  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Union  Club,  and  of  its  successor  the  Union 
League;  and  since  1863  has  been  one  of  the  trustees  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  in  which  he  takes  the  greatest 
interest.  He' was  elected  president  of  the  Philadelphia  Board  of 
Trade  in  1884,  having  been  from  an  early  period  an  active  mem- 
ber. He  was  selected  as  a  delegate  to  the  Commercial  Conven- 
tion which  met  in  Boston  in  1868,  to  organize  a  National  Board 
of  Trade,  of  which  he  was  unanimously  elected  president,  and 
has  so  continued  ever  since,  having  been  elected  January,  1893, 
for  the  twenty-fifth  time.     It  was  Mr.  Fraley's  financial  plan  that 


212  APPENDIX 

was  adopted,  both  by  the  city  and  congress,  for  carrying  out  the 
Centennial  Exhibition,  and  he  was  elected  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Centennial  Board  of  Finance  in  1873,  which  raised  the 
necessary  millions  to  carry  out  that  project. 

"in  1878  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Western  Savings 
Fund,  and  still  continues  in  that  office.  He  is  also,  and  has  been 
for  several  years,  president  of  the  American  Philosophical  Society. 
The  Merchant's  Fund,  the  Blind  Institution,  and  the  Apprentices' 
and  Mercantile  Libraries,  as  well  as  other  Philadelphia  institutions, 
have  alii<e  shared  his  attention  and  interest,  and  benefitted  by  his 
valuable  experience. 

"  it  has  been  said  by  members  of  Congress  who  have 
reason  to  know,  that  the  recent  defeat  of  the  proposed  silver 
coinage  legislation  was  due  to  Frederick  Fraley  more  than  to  any 
other  man.  It  was  a  wonderful  spectacle,  that  of  this  man,  past 
eighty  years  of  age,  standing  throughout  one  long  night  session, 
and  appearing  as  bright  as  ever  the  next  morning,  before  the 
committee  of  the  two  houses  in  Washington,  answering  every 
question  and  explaining  every  detail  connected  with  coinage  and 
the  financial  history  of  the  country  since  the  start,  without  so 
much  as  a  note  to  guide  him.  Masses  of  figures,  dates,  fractions, 
legislation  were  all  set  forth  by  him  with  all  the  accuracy  and 
facility  of  the  written  report  of  a  Secretary  of  the  Treasury." 


APPENDIX  213 


JOHN   CORLIES  WHITE 

[Ske  Page  112] 


John  Corlies  White,  an  intimate  friend  of  Norwood  Penrose 
and  Sarah  Wharton  Halloweli,  was  born  7th  month  5th,  1835; 
died  of  consumption,  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  7th  month  8th,  1872. 

He  was  graduated  from  Harvard  College,  class  of  i860.  He 
was  an  artist  by  profession,  and  resided  in  New  Yorl\  city. 


MILITARY   RECORD 

Private,  yth  N.  Y.  V.  M.,  4th  month  19th,  1861. 
First  Lieutenant,  i72d  N.Y.  Volunteers, 9th  month  ist,  1862. 
Adjutant,  ist  N.  Y.  Volunteers,  ist  month  i6th,  1863. 
Discharged  with  the  regiment,  6th  month  30th,  1863. 


214  APPENDIX 


MEMOIR   OF   RUBENAH   WILLIAMS 
By  Mrs.  Sarah  C.  Fraley  Hallowell 


Rubenah  Williams  was  born  2d  month  i8th,  i8co,  and  is 
still  living,  in  hardy  old  age,  while  this  memoir  is  being  written, 
nth  month,  1892.  She  is  now  in  her  ninety-third  year,  and 
though  absence  of  memory  occasionally  shows  itself,  her  physical 
strength  and  cheerfulness  are  remarl<able.  At  the  age  of  seven 
years  she  came  to  live  with  Mrs.  Charles  Tyson  Hallowell,  then 
a  resident  of  Jenl\intown,  Montgomery  county.  Pa.  Rubenah,  or 
"  Bena,"  as  she  is  affectionately  called,  was  born  near  Shoemaker- 
town,  now  Ogontz,  in  a  little  house  near  the  Bosler  Mill  property. 
Her  grandmother  had  been  laundress  to  Lord  Cornwallis,  when 
the  British  troops  were  quartered  in  that  vicinity,  and  had  for 
many  years  in  her  possession  the  small  copper  i<ettle  which  boiled 
the  water  for  his  tea.  It  was  she  who  made  the  memorable 
retort,  when  he  told  her  he  was  going  down  to  the  South  "to 
mal<e  an  end  of  your  George  Washington."  "  No,  he  will  make 
an  end  of  you  and  send  you  back  again,  Cob-Wallis!"  The 
events  of  Yorktown  proved  the  truth  of  the  rebellious  washer- 
woman's prediction -loyal  to  her  native  country,  although  to  call 
her  a  loyalist  in  those  days,  would  have  meant  exactly  the 
opposite. 

When  the  small  child  of  seven  came  to  make  one  of  the  Hal- 
lowell family,  according  to  the  wholesome  custom  of  the  day, 
she  was  of  course  promised  "a  trade,"  when  she  should  attain 


RuBENAH  Williams. 


APPENDIX  215 

her  majority  at  eighteen.  She  removed  to  Philadelphia  with 
them,  when  Mr.  Hallowell  extended  his  business,  as  a  silk  mer- 
chant in  Philadelphia,  from  the  original  country  store  in  Jenkin- 
town  (he  had  first  of  all  been  a  carpenter);  and  when  he  went  as 
"  supercargo  "  to  China,  on  several  voyages,  it  was  the  young  girl 
"  Bena  "  who  assisted  her  mistress  in  rearing  the  large  family  of 
boys,  as  devotedly  as  though  she  had  been  a  born  member  of  the 
Hallowell  family,  and  with  a  wealth  of  service  and  unpurchasable 
industry,  that  has  made  her  name  a  family  motto  for  faithfulness. 
When  she  was  eighteen  she  was  sent,  according  to  the  un- 
written pledges  of  the  day,  to  get  her  trade.  She  chose  that 
of  tailoress,  and  was  absent  from  the  Hallowell  house  in  the  day- 
time, for  about  eighteen  months.  This  chronicler  has  always 
thought  she  selected  this  trade  because  the  numerous  boys  in  the 
Hallowell  family,  only  one  daughter  living  even  to  girlhood, 
promised  endless  usefulness  in  the  way  of  jackets  and  trousers. 
At  all  events,  when  the  trade  was  learned  and  after  a  few  months' 
trial  of  it  in  going  out  to  sew  for  other  people,  "Bena"  returned 
to  her  beloved  mistress  and  took  up  her  duties  as  housekeeper  at 
the  then  liberal  pay  of  $1.25  per  week.  She  has,  ever  since,  been 
a  part  of  the  family,  sharing  its  deepest  interests  and  its  pleasures. 
She  was  particularly  devoted  to  the  orphan  children  of  Susannah 
Morris  Hallowell  and  William  Walton,  whom  the  early  death  by 
pulmonary  disease  of  both  their  parents,  gave  into  their  energetic 
grandmother's  charge,  and  for  whom  Ann  Hallowell  and  Rubenah 
Williams  faithfully  carried  out  the  parental  care.  When  the  only 
surviving  son  of  Susannah  Morris  Walton,  James  Walton  (all 
the  children  having  lived  past  the  age  of  twenty-one),  removed 
to  Pittsfield,  Massachusetts,  from  New  York  city,  hoping  to  pro- 
long his  life  in  the  famous  air  of  the  Berkshire  Hills,  "Bena" 
departed  from  her  aversion  to  new  places,  and  made  a  long  visit  to 
Berkshire,  helpful  as  ever.     She  was  at  that  time  living  with  Mrs. 


2i6  APPENDIX 

Joshua  Longstreth  Hallowell,  who  had  spent  with  her  mother-in- 
law,  Mrs.  Ann  Hallowell,  the  several  declining  years  of  her  life 
in  the  Spruce  street  house,  and  to  whom  also  "  Bena"  with  her 
untiring  energies,  undiminished  by  the  flight  of  seventy-one  years, 
came  as  housekeeper,  on  her  removal  to  De  Lancey  Place.  Sub- 
sequently Miss  Williams  went  to  live  with  Mrs.  Morris  L.  Hal- 
lowell, in  South  Eighth  street,  and  afterward  in  Clinton  street, 
where  she  was  surrounded  with  every  comfort  and  placed  upon 
the  "  retired  list,"  so  to  speak,  for  the  first  time  in  her  active  life. 
After  a  number  of  years  spent  in  this  way,  "Bena"  with  old 
"Cassie,"  another  retainer  of  the  Morris  L.  Hallowell  family,  was 
established  in  a  comfortable  house,  kept  by  "Bena"  Williams' 
niece,  on  South  Eleventh  street,  and  where  she  still  lives,  although 
"Cassie"  has  long  since  passed  away. 

Miss  Williams  is  tall  in  figure  and  elastic  in  movement. 
Her  head  has  always  been  considered  a  very  tine  type  of  the 
American ;  a  small  head,  well-balanced,  with  firmness  and  intel- 
ligence its  striking  characteristics.  Hers  has  been,  indeed,  the 
faithful  "  service  of  the  antique  world,  where  service  went  for 
honor,  not  for  greed."  It  Is  even  a  question  whether  the  almost 
heroic  struggle  of  Ann  Hallowell,  in  her  earlier  days  of  >'oung 
widowhood,  left  when  her  eldest  son  of  her  large  family  of  boys 
was  but  nineteen,  could  have  been  as  bravely  and  successfully 
carried  out,  had  it  not  been  for  this  intelligent  and  devoted  hand- 
maiden. She  helped  "to  bring  up  "  not  only  her  mistress'  children 
and  grandchildren,  but  those  younger  grandchildren  who  were  of 
the  same  age  as  the  great-grandchildren  of  Ann  Hallowell,  and 
who,  one  and  all,  look  back  upon  their  childhood  days  with 
"  Bena"  with  the  greatest  love  and  honor. 

"Bena's"one  out-door  avocation  in  later  years,  at  least, 
appeared  to  be  the  attendance  at  the  Rev.  John  Chambers' 
church ;    a  somewhat  sulphurious   style  of  preacher,   in  whose 


APPENDIX  ■        217 

energy  of  Calvinism,  the  perfect  liberality  of  "  Bena's"  mind  in 
respect  to  all  views  and  conditions  of  men,  must  have  found 
refreshing  contrast.  She  seldom  came  home  from  meeting  without 
stopping  at  the  confectioner's  to  bring  home  "queen-cake"  for 
her  "  missus,"  as  she  always  called  Madam  Ann  Hallowell.  To 
this  day  you  can  reach  "  Bena's"  heart  in  no  surer  way  than  to 
carry  her  "queen-cake"  and  rock-candy.  She  has  had  for  years 
a  troublesome  cough,  in  the  mornings,  the  senile  cough  so  familiar 
to  physicians,  and  that  she  has  lived  well  into  her  ninety-third 
year,  with  no  other  cough  treatment  than  an  occasional  teaspoon- 
ful  of  old  rye  whiskey,  shows  that  the  temperate  use  of  a  pure 
stimulant  may  be  of  great  service  to  octogenarians  and  nonagena- 
rians. She  is  still  a  remarkable  example  of  cheerfulness  and 
vivacity  in  extreme  old  age ;  a  repository  of  family  news ;  and 
her  good  recipes  for  cooking  still  sought  after  by  those  younger 
members  who  remember  her  appetizing  dishes  at  Grandma's 
table.  We  all  consider  her  a  typical  American  of  a  class  now 
almost  vanished  from  the  scene;  of  good  blood  and  quick  intel- 
ligence, finding  perfect  satisfaction  in  family  life  and  in  domestic 
duties.  By  her  intelligence  made  a  highly  honored  member  of 
that  family  which  she  served,  no  born  relation  being  more  closely 
knit  to  their  affections;  and  by  her  good  judgment  frequently 
consulted  by  her  mistress,  undoubtedly  aiding  to  weather  the  trial 
times,  through  which  Ann  Hallowell  brought  up  her  young  family. 
A  partner,  really,  in  family  joys,  triumphs,  and  troubles. 

Such  was  domestic  service  in  the  elder  day,  and  the  long, 
vigorous  life  of  Rubenah  Williams  shows  that  the  service  part  of 
it  was  made  easy  by  mutual  sympathies  and  great  respect. 


2i8       *  APPENDIX 


MEMOIR  OF  CATHERINH   DOl'GHERTY 


Catherine  Dougherty,  a  native  of  county  Derry,  Ireland,  em- 
igrated to  this  country  about  the  year  183Q.  She  became  a 
member  of  the  household  of  Morris  L.  and  Hannah  P.  Hallowell, 
in  the  year  1840;  and  for  forty-seven  years  was  a  devoted  and 
highly  valued  nurse  and  friend  to  each  individual  member  of  the 
family  until  her  death,  which  took  place  2d  month  22d,  1887,  in 
the  seventy-third  year  of  her  age. 

"  Cassie,"  the  name  by  which  she  was  wont  to  be  called, 
was  fond  of  relating  the  story,  that  when  she  was  engaged  by 
Mrs.  Hallowell  as  nurse  for  the  children,  she  was  told  that  she 
might  "  come  on  trial,"  and  that  she  had  waited  a  life-time  to  fmd 
out  if  she  was  satisfactory.  Such  devotion  and  fidelity  as  were 
manifested  by  her  are  nowadays  rarely  to  be  found. 

During  a  season  of  adversity,  at  the  time  of  the  breaking  out 
of  the  rebellion  (1861),  she  entreated  Mr.  Hallowell  to  accept  from 
her  the  savings  of  her  life-time,  if  it  would  in  any  way  assist  in 
tiding  over  the  troublesome  days.  Of  course  her  wishes  were 
not  acquiesced  in,  but  it  served  to  draw  her  still  more  closely  to 
the  affections  of  the  family. 

She  was  unmarried ;  a  Protestant,  and  a  member  of  the 
Episcopal  church. 

In  order  to  comply  with  the  wishes  of  her  sister,  her  remains 
were  interred  in  Woodland  Cemetery,  instead  of  in  the  lot  of  the 
Hallowell  familv  in  South  Laurel  Hill. 


Cathkkink  DorC.llKRTY 


APPENDIX  219 


MRS.  HANNAH   SMITH,   OF   BOSTON,  TO    JOSEPH 
ANTHONY,    ESQ.,    OF   PHILADELPHIA. 


"BOSTON,  nth  month  gth,  i7Q5- 
"  It  is  a  long  time  since  I  intended  to  write  a  few  lines  to  my 
uncle's  esteemed  friend,  Mr.  Anthony,  to  mal<e  some  interesting 
inquiries  of  Mr.  Penrose,  who  has  professed  a  tender  affection 
for  my  dear  niece,  Hannah  Norwood ;  but  was  prevented  by  a 
severe  nervous  fever  which  has  just  left  me,  and  am  getting  well 
fast,  for  which  1  am  extremely  grateful. 

"  It  was  a  request  of  my  sister  Norwood,  by  Mr.  P.'s  desire, 
to  ask  some  information  of  you  through  Mr.  Smith.  Mr.  S.  told 
her  he  had  no  doubts  of  Mr.  P.,  himself,  he  had  behaved  like  a 
gentleman  at  his  house,  was  generous  and  manly  as  it  respected 
Hannah,  and  that  any  one  that  brought  letters  from  you  came 
strongly  recommended.  We  join  him  there;  but  after  all,  the 
mother  as  well  as  the  aunt  would  be  better  pleased  to  have  it 
confirmed  by  you ;  for  that  purpose  1  was  about  to  write  you  a 
few  lines.  The  welcome  confirmation  has  come  in  the  letter 
received  by  Mr.  S.,  entirely  to  our  satisfaction,  for  which  we  all 
join  in  sincere  gratitude  to  you,  my  dear  sir,  for  the  kind  interest 
you  so  sincerely  take  now,  and  ever  have  taken,  in  all  that  con- 
cerns us,  ever  since  1  had  the  pleasure  of  knowing  you ;  and 
while  I  have  life,  I  hope  to  retain  the  high  sense  of  the  many 
obligations  to  you  and  your  amiable  family  which  I  sincerely  love; 
please  to  offer  my  affectionate  love  to  all  of  them. 


220  APPENDIX 

"How  is  my  dear  Mrs.  Pollock?  I  have  been  anticipating  a 
visit  from  iier  all  the  summer.  I  have  trembled  for  the  sweet  girl; 
my  Hannah  is,  my  dear  sir,  the  counterpart  of  my  dear  Abby ; 
sweet,  gentle,  accommodating  disposition  as  ever  a  child  was 
blessed  with.     She  will  be  a  great  acquisition  to  any  family. 

"  We  were  very  much  pleased  with  the  two  young  men  ;  if 
either  had  the  preference  it  was  Mr.  P.:  but  we  did  not  think  at 
the  time  we  should  please  him  so  nell.  But  how  shall  I  part 
with  her?  Ah  !  there  is  the  rub.  But  away  with  it ;  many  things 
worse  than  that  may  happen  to  me ;  if  she  is  happy,  1  am  satisfied, 

"My  dear  Abby  has  two  beautiful  children,  Samuel  and  Han- 
nah Smith  ;  we  are  very  happy  in  her  and  in  her  husband. 

"  Let  me  hope  for  your  pardon  for  keeping  you  so  long,  but 
permit  me  to  wish  you  every  blessing  that  so  good  a  mind  as 
you  possess  can  enjoy.  My  most  affectionate  love  attend  my 
dear  Mrs.  Anthony ;  I  long  to  see  her.  With  every  sentiment  of 
esteem  and  gratitude, 

"1  am  your  sincere  friend, 

"Hannah  S.uith. 
"to  joseph  anthony,  esq." 


APPENDIX  221 


WILLIAM  PENROSE  TO  THOMAS  PENROSE 


"Boston,  Sunday,  Dec.  27th,  1795. 
"DEAR   FATHER: 

"  Yours  of  the  1 3th  inst.  came  duly  to  hand,  to 
which  I  should  have  earlier  replied  had  not  sundry  avocations 
relative  to  my  particular  situation  prevented  me. 

"I  have  now  to  inform  my  dear  parents  that  Tuesday  last 
finished  my  career  of  single  life,  an  event  very  important  and 
which  ought  to  be  entered  into  with  prudence  and  mature  delibera- 
tion, both  which  1  believe  have  had  every  attention  from  me  the 
matter  required;  and  if  a  good  disposition,  accompanied  with 
gentle  manners  and  unaffected  sincerity,  are  the  necessary 
requisites  for  the  enjoyment  of  true  happiness,  I  conceive  myself 
to  have  been  very  fortunate,  as  my  dear  partner  is  possessed  of 
those,  as  well  as  all  other  agreeable  qualities  necessary  to  our 
mutual  happiness.  I  shall  not  endeavor  to  prepossess  you  in 
favor  of  a  person  still  unseen,  but  leave  her  merits  for  you  to 
determine  after  we  have  the  pleasure  of  appearing  before  you ; 
an  event  in  which  we  both  anticipate  the  greatest  possible  pleasure. 

"  Mr.  Smith  yesterday  received  a  letter  from  Mr.  Anthony, 
where  I  observe  your  anxiety  for  my  return.  1  hope  you  will  not 
suppose  any  time  has  been  unnecessarily  spent  here,  for  1  do 
assure  you  our  friends  here  have  considered  my  absence  from 
home  and  used  every  prudent  exertion  to  hasten  the  time  of  my 
departure;  but  there  still  remain  sundry  things  to  be  done  before 
we  leave  here,  and  we  are  doing  everything  that  lies  in  our  power 


222  APPENDIX 

for  that  purpose.  I  cannot  yet  name  the  time  for  leaving,  but 
expect  it  will  be  in  the  course  of  ten  or  twelve  days,  of  which  1 
shall  advise  you  in  due  time.  1  had  once  thought  of  getting  a 
conveyance  in  a  private  carriage;  but  my  friends  fear  it  would  be 
attended  with  many  inconveniences  on  the  road,  and  an  uncer- 
tainty of  getting  on  should  anything  happen  on  the  road.  They 
have  therefore  advised  taking  the  mail  stage  in  the  beginning  of 
the  week  and  pursuing  the  route  without  stopping  until  our  arrival 
at  New  York  ;  which  will  take  from  Monday  morning  12  o'clock 
until  Saturday  following  10  o'clock  A.  M.,  a  distance  of  about 
240  or  250  miles,  which  averages  about  50  miles  a  day,  and  which 
1  hope  we  shall  easily  accomplish,  the  weather  being  cool  and  not 
so  fatiguing  as  in  the  summer  season. 

"  My  dear  '  girl '  desires  her  sincere  love  and  duty  to  you  both, 
and  all  my  friends,  and  wishes  to  assure  you  that  however  affect- 
ing and  disagreeable  the  parting  with  her  friends  and  nearest 
connections  may  be,  she  uses  every  means  in  her  power  to  hasten 
our  arrival  in  Philadelphia,  where  1  have  no  doubt  (leaving  her 
parent  and  nearest  connections  behind  her)  she  will  find  them 
replaced  in  the  affections  of  those  she  may  find  in  my  family. 

"  1  have  now  to  request  you  will  make  my  most  sincere 
acknowledgments  to  Mr.  Anthony  for  his  unbounded  friendship 
and  attention  to  me  on  this  occasion,  having  experienced  through 
him  all  possible  favors  from  his  worthy  friends  in  this  place. 

"We  both  unite  our  fervent  wishes  for  his  and  their  unin- 
terrupted happiness;  but  language  is  too  weak  to  express  our 
gratitude  to  him,  and  the  will  must  be  a  substitute  for  the  deed. 

"Our  Mother,  with  Uncle  and  Aunt  Smith,  join  us  in  love  to 
you  both,  and  hope  to  present  you  a  daughter  worthy  your 
acceptance  in  every  respect.     I  am,  dear  father, 

"  Your  most  affectionate  son, 

"William  Penrose. 

"MR.  T.  PENROSE,  85  Penn  street,  Phila." 


APPENDIX  223 


WILLIAM  AND  HANNAH  (OR  ANNAH)  NORWOOD 
PENROSE  TO  THOMAS  PENROSE 


"Boston,  January  7th,  1796. 
"DEAR  FATHER: 

"  It  is  with  much  concern  I  have  observed  several 
post-days  elapse  without  receiving  any  of  your  esteemed  favors, 
for  which  I  cannot  account ;  and  as  there  will  but  one  mail  arrive 
previous  to  m\-  departure,  1  have  little  expectation  of  hearing  from 
you  until  my  arrival  at  New  York;  a  long  and  very  unpleasant 
silence  to  me. 

"  In  my  last  1  informed  you  of  my  intention  to  take  the  mail 
stage,  which  I  have  done,  and  now  confirm  my  expectation  of 
leaving  here  on  Monday  next  (the  time  mentioned  in  my  last)  for 
New  York,  where  (barring  accidents)  I  expect  to  be  on  the  Satur- 
day following  ;  and,  according  to  previous  advice,  where  I  hope 
to  fmd  W.  Cliffton,  an  event  which  will  afford  me  ineffable 
pleasure. 

"I  hope,  dear  father,  my  long  absence  from  you  w-ill  be 
excused,  considering  the  importance  of  my  present  undertaking, 
and  the  time  necessary  for  accomplishing  my  errand.  1  do  assure 
you  I  anticipate  inexpressible  pleasure  in  again  seeing  my  friends 
and  introducing  to  them  my  worthy  companion,  with  whom  I 
hope  she  may  enjoy  every  possible  pleasure  and  satisfaction  ;  and 
as  nothing  will  be  wanting  on  her  part  to  accomplish  this  happy 
event,  1  am  certain  it  will  be  a  time  of  mutual  pleasure  and  hap- 
piness to  all  of  us. 


224  APPENDIX 

"  We  are  now  spending  a  few  days  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smitii, 
wiio  take  a  great  interest  in  our  happiness  and  wiio  have  endeared 
themselves  to  us  by  the  most  sincere  and  numerous  acts  of  friend 
ship,  which  I  hope  we  may  always   have  gratitude  enough   to 
acknowledge,  not  only  in  expression,  but  by  our  actions. 

"  Please  excuse  me  to  W.  Cliffton  for  not  writing  this  post,  as 
it  is  the  eve  of  my  departure  my  time  is  engrossed  making  the 
necessary  arrangements. 

"All  our  friends  here  join  us  in  the  most  sincere  love  to  you 
all,  which  we  have  no  doubt  of  your  acceptance  from  them,  as 
well  as  from 

"  Your  most  affectionate  children, 

"WILLIAM   AND  H.  PENROSE. 

"MR.  THOMAS  PENROSE,  No.  85  Penn  street,  Philad'a." 


APPENDIX  225 


THOMAS  AND  ANN    PENROSE  TO  MRS.  ABIGAIL 
NORWOOD,  OF  BOSTON,  Mass. 


"Philadelphia,  February  8th,  1796. 
"Mrs.  Abigail  Norwood: 

"  I  wrote  you  6th  of  last  month  and 
received  yours  of  the  21st. 

"Our  dear  children  arrived  home  on  the  22d,  in  good  health. 
Their  arrival  gave  us  much  pleasure,  and  relieved  us  from 
much  anxiety. 

"We  are  much  pleased  with  your  daughter  Hannah,  and 
have  adopted  her  as  our  own,  and  shall  do  all  in  our  power  to  make 
her  happy.  She  has  dined  and  supped  with  all  our  near  relations 
and  friends;  a  number  of  ladies  and  gentlemen  have  visited  her, 
so  that  she  now  will  have  it  in  her  power  to  return  visits  to  whom 
she  wishes  to  make  acquaintance. 

"  I  find  by  your  letter  to    has  told  your  son  Barnett  to 

James  parting  with  your  daughter  and  son  so  sudden  might 
be  grief  to  you,  but  those  are  some  of  the  many  crosses  we  are 
to  meet  whilst  we  are  in  this  world  of  trouble. 

"Accept,  dear  sister,  our  best  wishes  for  your  happiness  both 
in  time  and  eternity. 

"THOMAS  AND  ANN  PENROSE." 


226  /1PPENDIX 


The  following  stanza  was  written  by  Hannah  (or  Annah) 
Norwood,  when  but  fourteen  years  of  age,  to  her  uncle,  Samuel 
Smith,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  Mass.: 

"BOSTON,  April  12th,  1791. 
"DEAR  UNCLE: 

"  These  Lines,  dear  Uncle,  I  to  you  present, 
From  real  Duty,  not  as  Compliment ; 
That  you  may  see,  and  plainly  understand, 
How  by  this  time,  I  have  improved  my  hand. 
To  me  my  Master  has  displayed  much  Skill, 
And  here's  the  Product  of  my  hand  and  Quill ; 
Should  it  but  please  you  then,  to  whom  'tis  sent, 
1  hope  my  time  has  not  all  been  misspent. 
Then  while  1  live.  Sir,  may  I  never  cease, 
To  te  your  most  Obed't,  humble  Niece. 

"Hannah  Norwood. 
"MR.  Smith." 


APPENDIX  227 


Reminiscence  no.  1 

THE    LETTHR 

[See  Page  39] 


"  We  have  been  informed  by  a  large  number  of  our  Southern 
customers  that  systematic  and  pertinacious  efforts  are  constantly 
made  to  deprive  us  of  a  portion  of  our  trade,  by  appeals  to  the 
prejudices  of  buyers  on  the  score  of  unsound  political  sentiments 
of  some  of  the  members  of  our  firm. 

"  We  therefore  feel  it  a  duty  we  owe  to  ourselves,  and  the 
commercial  community  in  which  we  reside,  to  declare  publicly 
that  we  have  no  apologies  to  make  for  our  opinions,  and  that  we 
will  continue,  as  ever,  to  hold  and  express  just  such  sentiments 
as  our  consciences  and  convictions  dictate,  without  reference  to 
the  supposed  views  of  customers,  and  in  especial  contempt  of  that 
class  of  dealers  in  our  city  who  '  sell  their  principles  with  their 
goods.' 

"  In  this  connection  it  is  but  justice  to  a  large  majority  of  our 
Southern  friends  to  state,  that  they  thoroughly  appreciate  and 
heartily  despise  that  cringing  servility  which  seeks  gain  by  insin- 
cere professions  of  devotion  to  Southern  institutions,  or  in  the  less 
manly,  though  more  discreet,  form  of  innuendoes  as  to  a  neigh- 
bor's sentiments. 

"  If,  after  this,  there  are  any  who  desire  to  know  our  views 
before  purchasing  from  us,  we  can  best  reply  by  embodying  in 
this  note  an  extract  from  a  letter  written  by  us  some  months  since, 
which  will  explain  itself : 

"'The  members  of  our  firm,  entertaining  a  wide  difference 
of  views  on  various  topics,  and  as  many  opinions  on  the  Slavery 
question  as  there  are  members  of  it,  are  fully  united  on  one  point, 
namely:  that  where  any  one  presumes  to  demand,  as  a  prelim- 


228  APPENDIX 

inary  to  purchasing  from  us,  that  he  shall  know  our  opinions 
upon  Slavery  or  any  other  mooted  question  in  Religion  or  Politics, 
he  shall  he  informed,  as  we  now  tell  you,  that  he  cannot  purchase 
from  us  for  cash,  or  upon  aiif  terms,  until  he  shall  have  amply 
apologized  for  the  insult.' 

"  MORRIS  L.  HALLOWELL  &  CO. 
"  PHILADELPHIA,  8th  month  22d,  1856." 


Reminiscence  No.  2 

A  BID  FOR  SOUTHERN  TR.ADE 

See  Page  .,11 


The  firm  of  Lippincott  &  Co.,  publishers,  of  Philadelphia, 
stood  prominent  among  those  wiio  bid  for  the  patronage  of  the 
Southern  trade  at  the  sacrifice  of  principle,  apparently  not  hesita- 
ting even  for  a  moment  to  ask  themselves,  "For  what  shall  it  profit 
a  man,  if  he  shall  gain  the  whole  world,  and  lose  his  own  soul?" 

There  is  a  celebrated  painting  by  the  French  artist,  Ary 
Scheffer,  known  as  "  Christus  Consolator."  It  consists  of  figures 
of  the  maimed,  halt,  and  blind,  the  maniac,  and  the  negro,  grouped 
about  the  figure  of  Christ.  The  negro  is  in  a  kneeling  position, 
WMth  wrists  manacled  and  arms  extended  in  an  appealing  manner. 

In  the  year  1845  Messrs.  Lippincott  &  Co.  published  an 
edition  of  the  "  Book  of  Common  Prayer,"  used  by  the  Episcopal 
Church  of  America,  and  for  a  frontispiece  inserted  a  wood  cut,  or 
some  similarly  reduced  copy  of  this  picture,  leaving  out  the  figure 
of  the  negro.     Underneath  the  picture  the  title  ''The  Saviour.''' 

In  order  to  publish  and  circulate  the  "  Book  of  Common 
Prayer,"  it  is  necessary  to  secure  the  approval  of  the  Church  ; 
this  was  done,  and  a  certificate  to  this  effect,  signed  by  Bishop 
Doane,  was  printed  therein. 


APPEhlDIX  229 

The  object  of  the  publishers  in  mutilating  the  picture  was 
undoubtedly  to  secure  a  sale  of  their  book  in  the  slave  states. 
The  Bishop's  action  in  consenting  to  this  has  been  severely  criti- 
cized, it  is  extremely  doubtful  whether  he  knew  that  he  was  being 
made  accessory  to  such  a  crime,  supposing  he  was  merely  certi- 
fying that  the  edition  of  the  Common  Prayer  Book  had  been 
compared  by  the  standard  book  and,  as  the  canon  directs,  was 
permitted  to  be  published  accordingly. 

it  is  true,  however,  that  the  book  with  the  emasculated  picture 
continued  in  use  without  protest,  so  far  as  known,  by  the  Bishop. 
Without  desiring  to  screen  the  Bishop  from  just  censure  or  seem- 
ingly to  apologize  for  his  part  in  the  matter,  the  writer  calls  to  mind 
the  fact  that  the  various  religious  denominations,  without  an  excep- 
tion, were  loath  to  tolerate  any  movement  toward  interfering 
with  the  system  of  slavery  ;  even  the  Philadelphia  yearly  meeting 
of  the  society  of  Friends  took  into  serious  consideration  the  pro- 
priety of  disowning  one  of  its  members,  Lucretia  Mott,  on  account 
of  her  proclaiming  from  the  gallery  anti-slavery  doctrines. 


Reminiscence  no.  3 

DOUGHFACE  TACTICS 

[See  Page  39] 


As  further  evidence  of  the  extent  which  some  of  the  servile, 
cringing,  pro-slavery  merchants  carried  their  persecution  against 
those  whose  sympathies  were  enlisted  on  the  side  of  liberty,  and 
who  offered  for  sale  in  the  market  their  merchandise,  and  not  their 
principles,  the  following  will  demonstrate.  When  it  is  remem- 
bered the  depth  of  moral  degradation  to  which  they  lowered 
themselves  was  for  the  sake  of  currying  favor  with  their  southern 
customers,  it  is  not  so  hard  to  realize  the  many  difficulties  with 


230  APPENDIX 

which  our  government  had  to  contend  in  suppressing  the  rebellion,  a 
large  percentage  of  its  population  in  the  North  being  composed  of 
such  scum.  As  before  stated  in  this  volume,  the  house  of  Caleb 
Cope  &  Co.  was  one  of  the  leading  ones  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia. 
A  member  of  this  firm  was  waiting  on  a  customer  from  the  south, 
and  for  effect's  sake,  and  also  to  assuie  the  southerner  that  he  was 
"sound  "  on  the  subject  of  slavery,  called  one  of  their  buyers  to 
him  and  in  a  loud  voice  instructed   him  not  to  buy  any  goods  of 

Edward  M.  Davis  (an  importer)  or  any  other  d d  Abolitionist. 

Fortunately  there  happened  to  be  an  acquaintance  of  Mr.  Davis 
present,  who  quickl>'  reported  to  him  the  conversation  which  had 
taken  place.     Mr.  Davis    immediately  went   to  Caleb  Cope  & 

Co.'s,  walked  straight  up  to  Mr. and  his  customer,  and 

spoke  in  substance  as  follows:  "Mr. ,  1  have  been  informed 

that  you  have  instructed  one  of  your  buyers   not  to  purchase 

goods  of  my  tlrm  because  of  my  being 'a  d d  Abolitionist.' 

is  it  true.?"  There  was  a  moment  of  embarrassment.  It  was 
useless  to  attempt  to  deny  it,  for  there  were  too  many  who  had 
heard  him  so  express  himself.  He  therefore  was  obliged  to 
acknowledge  having  done  so.  Mr.  Davis  then  interrogated  him 
after  this  manner:  "Suppose  I  offered  you  a  lot  of  goods  two  per 
cent,  cheaper  than  you  could  purchase  elsewhere;  would  you 
buy  them  ? "  Here  was  a  dilemma ;  for  if  he  said  no,  his  customer 
might  leave  him,  thinking  he  could  buy  the  merchandise  he  needed 
cheaper  than  the  Copes  could  sell  them,  so  reluctantly  answered 
in  the  affirmative.  "Then,"  said  Mr.  Davis,  "you  would  sell 
your  principles  for  two  per  cent."  Amid  the  clapping  of  hands, 
Davis  walked  out  of  the  establishment,  leaving  the  pro-slavery 
Copperhead  to  his  own  reflections. 

it  is  but  just  to  the  memory  of  that  honored  citizen,  the  late 
Caleb  Cope,  the  senior  member  of  the  firm  v.hich  bore  his  name, 
that  he  would  not  have  voiced  the  sentiments  of  his  junior  partner. 


APPENDIX  231 

The  disgraceful  incident  narrated  here  occurred  at  a  time  when 
Mr.  Cope  took  but  little  active  part  in  the  business  affairs  of 
his  firm,  leaving  its  management  almost  entirely  to  the  younger 
members. 


Reminiscence  no.  4 

WAR  ON  DEFENCELESS  WOMEN 

[See  Page  31] 


The  following  will  interest  the  generations  to  come,  and  fill 
them  with  wonderment  that  such  a  state  of  affairs  ever  existed  in 
the  city  of  Philadelphia,  so  noted  for  its  loyalty. 

The  Anti-Slavery  Society,  the  members  of  which  were  law- 
abiding,  peaceful  Quakers,  many  of  them  non-resistants,  were  in 
the  habit  of  holding  an  annual  fair;  and  when  doing  so  would 
stretch  across  Chestnut  street  a  banner  on  which  a  fac-sinuL'  of 
the  old  Liberty  Bell  was  painted,  with  the  motto  "  Proclaim  liberty 
throughout  the  land  and  to  all  the  inhabitants  thereof."  Upon 
one  of  these  annual  occasions,  a  committee  waited  upon  Alexander 
Henry,  who  was  then  mayor  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  requesting 
him  to  order  the  Liberty  Bell  banner  taken  down  and  the  fair 
closed,  giving  as  their  reason  for  wanting  it  done,  that  the  said 
Liberty  Bell  banner  might  offend  their  southern  customers.  With 
humility  and  shame  for  the  disgrace  brought  on  the  good  name  of 
the  city,  the  author  is  obliged  to  record  that  the  so-called  Hoiiorabh- 
Alexander  Henry,  Mayor,  etc.,  exceeded  his  authority  by  making 
war  on  some  fifty  or  more  defenceless,  peaceable  Quaker  ladies, 
by  acceding  to  this  unreasonable  and  arbitrary  demand ;  their 
only  crime  consisting  in  their  belief  in  what  they  read  in  the 
Declaration  of  Independence,  "That  all  men  are  born  equal,"  and 
furthermore,  in  their  right  to  liberty  of  thought,  action  and  speech. 


232  APPENDIX 

Reminiscence  no.  5 

GRATITUDE  IN  THE  EXTREME 

[See  Page  27] 


The  mercenary,  inhuman,  and  ungrateful  spirit  which  actu- 
ated these  representatives  of  the  "Southern  Chivalry,"  the 
"Flower  of  the  Southern  Confederacy,"  etc.,  could  not  be  better 
exemplified  than  by  the  following  incident  which  actually  occurred. 
The  phraseology  is  that  of  the  author,  but  the  substance  can  be 
verified  by  many  Philadelphians  who  are  yet  living:  "For,  and 
in  consideration  of  the  great  Itrroism  displayed  on  the  part  of  John 
Black,  a  colored  man  and  slave,  by  jeopardizing  his  life  by  remain- 
ing in  Norfolk,  Va.,  during  the  yellow  fever  epidemic,  and  render- 
ing invaluable  service  in  burying  the  dead,  permission  is  hereby 
granted,  and  passes  issued  to  the  said  John  Black,  a  slave,  to  visit 
the  north  for  the  purpose  of  soliciting  subscriptions  of  money 
sufficient  in  amount  to  be  applied  toward  the  purchase  of  his 
Freedom. ' ' 

The  thought  never  entered  their  craven  souls  to  grant  this 
hero  a  boon  which  rightfully  belonged  to  him. 


NOTE  No.  1.  Aneurism  of  the  aorta,  the  cause  of  the 
death  of  General  Edward  N.  Hallowell,  is  a  rare  disease,  and  it 
may  be  said  to  be  invariably  fatal ;  very  few  cases  of  recovery 
being  on  record.  It  is  generally  due  to  some  diseased  condition 
of  the  internal  coat  of  the  great  blood-vessel.  Its  more  or  less 
rapid  development  may  be  influenced  by  a  strain.  This  was  no 
doubt  the  case  with  General  Hallowell,  basing  our  opinion  on  the 
following: 

When  in  command  of  the  Post  on  Morris  Island,  S.  C,  he 
was  returning  one  evening  from  the  front.     A  few  hundred  yards 


APPENDIX  '233 

of  the  route  was  exposed  to  the  Rebels'  fire.  In  order  to  cover  the 
space  quickh",  he  put  his  horse  into  a  full  run.  Unfortunately 
the  animal  plunged  into  a  mire  of  quicksand  from  which  there  was 
no  escape.  The  horse  sank,  but  the  velocity  with  which  he  had 
been  going  threw  General  Hallowell  from  out  the  saddle  some 
distance  beyond  the  treacherous  spot,  straining  his  back  severely. 
The  horse  was  much  valued  on  account  of  its  having  been 
owned  by  Col.  Robert  G.  Shaw,  of  the  ?4th  Massachusetts  Vol- 
unteers, who  was  killed  in  the  assault  on  Fort  Wagner,  yth  month 
i8th,  1S63.     (See  page  65.) 


NOTE  No.  2.  ISAAC  ROBERTS  DAVIS,  so  well  known 
in  the  business  circles  of  the  country,  was  born  8th  month 
28th,  i8cg,  near  Norristown,  Montgomery  county.  Pa.,  on  the 
estate  of  Isaac  Roberts,  whose  name  he  bore.  He  was  the  son 
of  Evan  and  Elizabeth  Evans  Davis,  who  were  members  of  the 
society  of  Friends.  Isaac  was  educated  at  Westtown  school, 
Chester  county.  Pa.  Entered  12th  month,  1823.  Died  of  pa- 
ralysis, 2d  month  4th,  1857,  at  his  residence,  "Chelton,"  Chelten- 
ham township,  Montgomery  county,  Pa. 

Lydia  Corbit  Davis,  wife  of  Isaac  Roberts  Davis,  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  Cowgill  Corbit,  was  born  at  Smyrna, 
Delaware,  12th  month  24th,  1810;  died  at  her  residence,  "Chel- 
ton," 4th  month  23d,  1873.  The  remains  of  both  Isaac  R.  Davis 
and  his  wife  are  interred  in  North  Laurel  Hill  cemetery,  Philadel- 
phia. Were  married  12th  month  i8th,  1833. 
Children : 

Elizabeth  Corbit.     (See  7-45,  page  55.) 
Edward  Morris,  Jr.,  born  gth   mo.  3cth,  1837 ;  died  of 
angina  pectoris,  12th  mo.  27th,  i8gi,  at  No.  338  South 
Twenty-first  street,  Philadelphia.     Interred  at  Laurel 


234  APPENDIX 

Hill.  Married  4th  mo.  30th,  1862,  Sarah  Louisa  Gib- 
bons, born  7th  mo.  i6th,  1842 ;  died  7th  mo.  6th, 
1889,  of  Bright's  disease,  at  "  Chelton."  Interred 
at  North  Laurel  Hill.  Was  daughter  of  Hon. 
Charles  and  Eliza  Gibbons,  of  Philadelphia. 
Children : 

Louisa  Gibbons,  born  nth  mo.  ist.,  1863, 

at  "Chelton." 
Isaac   Roberts,    born    nth    mo.,    1864,    at 

"Chelton." 
Charles  Gibbons,  born  7th  mo.  5th,  1866, 

at  "Chelton." 
Joseph  Corbit,  born   12th  mo.  2d,  1871,  at 
"Chelton." 
[The  Hon.  Charles  Gibbons,  father  of  Louisa  G.  Davis,  was 
a  distinguished  lawyer,  who  was  active  in  procuring  a  law  which 
prevented  the  arrest  of  fugitive  slaves,  and   the  use  of  jails  for 
their  detention.     He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Union  League, 
and  rendered  great  service  to  the  Republican  party.     Born  in  the 
State  of  Delaware,  3d  month  30th,  1814;  died  8th   month  14th 
1884.     Interred  at  South  Laurel  Hill,  Philadelphia.] 


NOTE  No.  3.  "  NORWOOD,"  the  residence  of  the  late 
Morris  L.  Hallowell  (6-27),  was  situated  at  the  corner  of  Chelten- 
ham avenue  and  Washington  lane,  Cheltenham  township,  Mont- 
gomery county,  Pa.  It  was  here  that  the  Hon.  Charles  Sumner 
sought  repose  for  a  time,  after  the  murderous  assault  was  made 
upon  his  person  by  the  ruftian  "Bully  Brooks,"  of  South  Caro- 
linia,  in  the  Senate  chamber,  at  Washington,  D.  C 

"  Norwood"  passed  into  the  hands  of  Mrs.  John  Butler,  in 
185Q.     After  her  demise,  the  Rev.  Samuel  Clements,  D.  D.,  be- 


APPENDIX  235 

came  its  owner,  who,  in  1871,  founded  the  Cheltenham  Academy. 
At  his  death,  about  1889,  Prof.  John  Calvin  Rice  became  the 
fortunate  possessor  of  the  property,  and  continued  the  good  work 
that  the  Rev.  Dr.  Clements  devoted  so  many  years  of  his  life  to. 

Prof.  Rice's  fitness  for  such  an  important  responsibility  is 
demonstrated  by  the  fact  that  the  institution  has  been  a  success  in 
the  highest  sense  from  the  time  of  his  first  assuming  control. 

In  the  twenty-one  years  of  its  history,  more  than  six  hundred 
young  men  have  been  fitted  for  successful  college  or  business  life ; 
and  the  school  is  at  this  time  (1893)  represented  by  its  graduates 
at  Harvard,  Yale,  Princeton,  the  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
Cornell,  Amherst,  Lafayette,  and  West  Point.     (See  page  64.) 


NOTE  No.  4.    Charles  Tyson  Hallowell.    The 

records  of  the  monthly  meeting  of  Friends  held  at  Race  street,, 
and  records  of  interments  at  Friends'  Western  burying-ground,"' 
Philadelphia,  show  that  he  died  7th  month  7th,  1829.  Dawson's 
family  record  reads  as  follows:  "born  4th  month  28th,  1780;  died 
7th  month  7th,  1829."  The  records  of  Abington  monthly  meeting 
also  state  that  he  was  born  4th  month  28th,  1780.  it  is  recorded 
in  his  family  Bible  that  he  was  born  2d  month  28th,  1780;  and 
died  7th  month  3d,  1829.     (See  page  20.) 


NOTE  No.  5.  James  MOTT,  born  ist  month  2cth,  1788; 
died  ist  month  26th,  1868.  Lucretia  Mott,  born  ist  month  3d, 
1793;  died  nth  month  nth,  1880.  Married  4th  month  loth,  1810. 
Their  remains  were  interred  at  Fair  Hill,  Philadelphia. 

For  an  extremely  interesting  account  of  their  lives,  read 
"Life  and  Letters  of  James  and  Lucretia  Mott;"  compiled  by 
their  granddaughter,  Anna  Davis  Hallowell.    (See  page  59.) 


236  APPENDIX 

NOTE  No.  6.  LYDIA  LONGSTRETH,  wife  of  Richard 
Price,  was  born  1801  ;  died  in  Philadelphia,  7th  month  5th,  1843; 
daughter  of  Joshua  Longstreth,  brother  of  Ann  Longstreth 
Hallowell,  wife  of  Charles  Tyson  Hallowell  (5-24\  and  mother 
of  Morris  L.  Hallowell  (6-27^,  Richard  Price  Hallowell's  father. 
(See  pages  59  and  137.) 


NOTE  No.  7.  ROBERT  HAYDOCK,  son  of  Samuel 
and  Sarah  Haydock,  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  12th  month  2d, 
1807.  Hannah  Wharton,  his  wife,  was  also  born  in  Philadelphia, 
3d  month  6th,  1818,  daughter  of  William  and  Deborah  Fisher 
Wharton. 

Robert  and  Hannah  were  married  ist  month  26th,  1843. 
Parents  of  Sarah  W^harton  (Haydock),  wife  of  Norwood  Penrose 
Hallowell  (7-48),  of  West  Medford,  Mass.     (See  page  70.) 


NOTE  No.  8.  CHELTEN  AVENUE, of  Cheltenham  town- 
ship, Montgomery  county.  Pa.,  was  formerly  called  Grave-\ard 
lane,  for  the  reason  that  an  old  burying-ground,  formerlx'  used  by 
Friends,  is  located  thereon,  the  land  having  been  donated  for  that 
purpose  by  Richard  Wall  (or  Wain).     (See  page  86.) 


NOTE  No.  9.  A  letter  of  tb.e  alphabet  after  the  genera- 
tion number,  denotes  that  the  person  is  not  a  direct  descendant  on 
the  mother's  side,  but  a  child  by  another  marriage.  As  an 
example,  Caleb  Hallowell's  (4-21)  first  wife  was  Priscilla  Tyson, 
from  whom  we  are  direct  descendants.  His  second  wife  was 
'Mary  Waterman,  by  whom  he  had  several  children  ;  these  are 
but  half-relatives,  and  therefore  are  designated  b\-  the  alphabet. 
(See  pages  13,  16,  and  ig.) 


APPENDIX  237 

NOTE  No.  10.     There  is  much  uncertainty  as  to  the  sur- 
name of  Abigail  (or  Abby )  Emmes  Norwood's  husband.    The  only 

clue  we  have  is,  that  the  records  of  the  city  of  Boston  state  that 
an  Ebenezer  Norwood   married   Abigail  (or  Abbv)  Emmes,   2d 

month  loth,  1773.     It  is  supposed  that  he  died  a  few  years  after 

his  marriage,  for  he  is  not  referred  to  in  any  of  the  correspondence 

which  took  place  at  the  time  of  his  daughter  Annah's  engagement 

to  William  Penrose,  and  whose  marriage  occurred  when  she  was 

but  scarcely  seventeen  years  of  age.     (See  pages  158  and  162.) 


NOTE  No.  11.  There  is  an  uncertainty  as  to  Annah 
Norwood  Penrose's  right  name.  In  the  family  Bible,  now  (1893) 
in  the  possession  of  her  granddaughter,  Mrs.  Emilie  Norwood 
(Anderson)  Emory,  it  is  recorded  Aimali. 

Letters  written  by  both  the  Norwood  and  Penrose  families, 
at  the  time  of  her  marriage  to  William  Penrose,  speak  of  her  as 
Haiiuah.  It  is  well  to  note  that  she  signed  herself  Hannah,  and 
furthermore  the  name  of  Annah  does  not  appear  in  any  of  the 
family  archives.     (See  page  162.) 


INDEX 


HALLOWELL 


Abigail,  5-B 
Agnes,  5-C 
Ann,  6-34 

Amanda  Emily,  6-39 
Anna,  7-44 

Anna  Norwood,  8-84 


Benjamin,  2-8 

son  of 

Belle  Jewett,  8-94 

dau.of 

Caleb,  4-21 

son  of 

Caleb,  6-28 

son  of 

Caleb  W.,  6-37 

son  of 

Caleb,  7-58 

(( 

Charles  Tyson,  5-24 


dau.of  Caleb  and  Mary  Waterman 

"      Caleb  and   Mary  Waterman 

"      Charles    Tyson     and     Ann 
Longstreth 

dau.of  Chalkley  and   Susan    Fisher 

"      Morris  Longstreth  and  Han- 
nah (Smith)  Penrose 

dau.of  Norwood  Penrose  and  Sarah 
Wharton  (Haydock) 

John  and  Mary  Sharpe,  No.  i 

Charles  and  Belle  Jewett 

William'    and    Agnes    Shoe- 
maker 

Charles     Tyson     and    Ann 
Longstreth 

Chalkley  and  Susan  Fisher 

Samuel  Longstreth  and  Eliza- 
beth Chase 

son  of  Caleb  and  Priscilla  Tyson 


240 


INDEX 


Charles,  6-33 

Charles,  7-62 

Charles  Eugene,  7-70 

Chalkley,  5-25 
Chalkley,  6-40 
Cresson,  7-67 

Charlotte  Bartlett,  8-82 

Clarence  Gottschalk,  8-105 

David,  4-G 
Daniel,  4-20 

Daniel  Albert,  6-38 
Elizabeth,  2-5 
Elizabeth,  3-15 
Elizabeth,  7-59 

Elizabeth  Davis,  g-iio 

Edwin,  6-43 
Edward  Needles,  7-47 

Edward  Davis,  7-63 

Emily,  7-49 


son  of  Charles  Tyson  and  Ann 
Longstreth 

son  of  Joshua  Longstreth  and  The- 
ressa  (Jones)  Kimber 

son  of  Charles  and  Elmira  Rebecca 
(Stephens) 

son  of  Caleb  and  Priscilla  Tyson 

"      Chalkley  and   Susan  Fisher 

"      Joshua  Longstreth  and  Sarah 
Catherine  Fraley 

dau.  of  Edward  Needles  and  Char- 
lotte Bartlett  Wilhelma 
(Swett) 

son  of  Louis  Henry  Stephens  and 
Mary  Anna  Bartholomew 

son  of  William  and  Margaret  Tyson 

"      William     and    Agnes    Shoe- 
maker 

son  of  Chalkley  and   Susan   Fisher 

dau.  of  John  and  Mary  Sharp,  No.  i 

"      Thomas  and   Rosamond  Till 

"      Samuel  Longstreth  and  Eliza- 
beth Chase 

dau.  of  Morris  Longstreth,  3d,  and 
Jane  Dalzell  Picot 

son  of  Chalkley  and  Susan  Fisher 

"      Morris  Longstreth  and  Han- 
nah (Smith)  Penrose 

son  of  Joshua  Longstreth  and  The- 
ressa  (Jones)  Kimber 

dau.  of  Morris  Longstreth  and  Han- 
nah (Smithj  Penrose 


INDEX 


241 


Emily,  8-83  dau.of 

Elwood  Walter,  i-^V/z  son  of 

•  Esther  Fisher,  8-88  dau.of 

Elmira  Stephens,  8-103  dau.of 

Frank,  6-41  son  of 
Frederick  Fraley,  7-66 

Francis  Walton,  8-8i  son  of 


Hannah,  2-6 

dau. of 

Henry,  6-42 

son  of 

Henry  Howell,  7-72 

( ( 

Horatio  Stephens,  7-69 

son  of 

Isaac,  4-I 

son  of 

Is;aac,  s-A 

b  fc 

Isaac  Roberts  Davis,  8-7; 

(( 

John,  2-A" 

son  of 

John,  4-E 

a 

John,  2d,  4-J 

(( 

John,  3d,  4-K 

(6 

John,  I 

John,  2-4 

son  of 

John,  3-10 

i; 

Edward  Needles  and  Char- 
lotte Bartlett  Wilhelma 
(Swett) 

Joshua  Longstreth  and  The- 
ressa  (Jones)  Kimber 

Norwood  Penrose  and  Sarah 
Wharton  (Haydock) 

Louis    Henry   Stephens   and 
Mary  Anna  Bartholomew 

Chalkley  and   Susan  Fisher 

Joshua  Longstreth  and  Sarah 
Catherine  Fraley 

Richard  Price  and  Anna 
(CofFm)  Davis 

John  and  Mary  Sharpe,  No.  i 

Chalkley  and   Susan  Fisher 

Charles  and  Elmira  Rebecca 
(Stephens) 

Charles  and  Elmira  Rebecca 
(Stephens) 

William  and  Margaret  Tyson 
Caleb  and   Mary  Waterman 

William  Penrose  and  Eliza- 
beth (Corbit)  Davis 

John  and  Ma^ry  Sharpe,  No.  i 

William  and  Margaret  Tyson 

William  and  Margaret  Tyson 

William  and  Margaret  Tyson 

First  Ancestor 

John  and  Mary  Sharpe,  No.  i 

Thomas  and  Rosamond  Till 


242 


INDEX 


John,  6-35 
John  White,  8-87 

John  Guy,  8-102 

Jane  Shoemaker,  5-E 
Jane,  2-9 
Jean,  7-65 

Joseph,  3-ig 
Joseph,  4-22 

Joshua,  4-L 

Joshua  Longstreth,  6-32 

James  Mott,  8-79 

Kate,  7-60 

Katherine,  7-64 

Louis  Henry  Stephens,  7-71 

Louis  Stephens,  Jr.,  8-104 

Lucretia  Mott,  8-80 

Matthew,  4-C 
Mary,  4-H 
Mary,  5-D 
Mary,  2-3 


son  of  Chalkley  and  Susan  Fisher 

"      Norwood  Penrose  and  Sarah 
Wharton  (Haydock) 

son  of  Frederick  Fraiey  and   Marv 
Elizabeth  Hunter 

dau.  of  Caleb  and  Mary  Waterman 

"      John  and  Mary  Sharpe,  No.  I 

"      Joshua  Longstreth  and  Sarah 
Catherine  Fraiey 

son  of  Thomas  and  Rosamond  Till 

"      William    and    Agnes    Shoe- 
maker 

son  of  William  and  Margaret  Tyson 

"      CharlesTyson  and  Ann  Long- 
streth 

son  of  Richard  Price  and  Anna  (Cof- 
fin) Davis 

dau.  of  Samuel  Longstreth  and  Eliz- 
abeth Chase 

dau.  of  Joshua  Longstreth  and  Sarah 
Catherine  Fraiey 

son  of  Charles  and  Elmira  Rebecca 
(Stephens) 

son  of  Louis   Henry   Stephens    and 
Mary  Anna  Bartholomew 

dau.  of  Richard  Price  and  Anna  (Cof- 
fin) Davis 

son  of  William  and  Margaret  Tyson 

dau.  of  William  and  Margaret  Tyson 

"      Caleb  and  Mary  Waterman 

"      John  and  Mary  Sharpe,  No.  i 


INDEX  243 

Mary,  3-1 1  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Rosamond  Till 

Maria,  6-30  "      Charles     Tyson     and     Ann 

Longstreth 

Maria,  8-77  dau.  of  Richard  Price  and  Anna  (Cof- 

fin) Davis 

Margaret,  8- 10 1  dau.  of  Frederick   Fraley  and   Mary 

Elizabeth  Hunter 

Morris  Longstreth,  6-27  son  of  Charles    Tyson     and     Ann 

Longstreth 

Morris  Longstreth,  2d,  7-51     son  of  Morris  Longstreth  and  Han- 
nah (Smith)  Penrose 

Morris  Longstreth,  3d,  8-74   son  of  William   Penrose  and   Eliza- 
beth (Corbit)  Davis 

Morris  Longstreth, 4th, 9-111  son  of  Morris   Longstreth,   3d,   and 

Jane  Dalzell  Picot 

MorrisLongstreth,  5th, g-i  12  son  of  Morris   Longstreth,   3d,   and 

Jane  Dalzell  Picot 

Norwood  Penrose,  7-48  son  of  Morris  Longstreth  and  Han- 

nah (Smith)  Penrose 

Norwood  Penrose,  2d,  8-86    son  of  Norwood  Penrose  and  Sarah 

Wharton  (Haydocl<) 

Nancy  Sterrett,  8-ico  dau.  of  Frederick  Fraley   and   Mary 

Elizabeth  Hunter 

Priscilla,  6-26  dau.  of  Charles     Tyson     and     Ann 

Longstreth 

Penrose,  8-78  son  of  Richard  Price  and  Anna  (Cof- 

fin) Davis 

Rosamond,  4-B  dau.  of  William  and  Margaret  Tyson 

Rynear,  4-F  son  of  William  and  Margaret  Tyson 

Rosamond,  3-14  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Rosamond  Till 

Richard  Price,  7-46  son  of  Morris  Longstreth  and  Han- 

nah (Smith)  Penrose 


244 


INDEX 


Robert  Haydock,  8-85 

Sarah,  2-1 
Sarah,  3-16 
Sarah, 4-23 

Samuel,  2-7 

Samuel,  3-18 

Samuel  Longstreth,  6-31 

Samuel,  6-36 

Samuel  Longstreth,  2d,  7 

Samuel  Williams,  7-73 

Susannah  Morris,  6-2g 

Susan  Morris,  7-50 

Susan  Morris,  8-89 

Thomas,  4-A 
Thomas,  2-2 
Thomas,  3-12 
Thomas,  2d,  3-17 
Thomas  Jewett,  8-93 
William,  4-D 
William,  3-13 
William  Penrose,  7-45 


son  of  Norwood  Penrose  and  Sarah 
Wharton  ( Haydock  j 

dau.  of  John  and  Mary  Sharpe,  No  i 

"      'i'homas  and  Rosamond  Till 

"      William     and    Agnes    Shoe- 
maker 

son  of  John  and  Mary  Sharpe,  No.  i 

"      Thomas  and  Rosamond  Till 

"      Charles     Tyson     and     Ann 
Longstreth 

son  of  Chalkley  and  Susan  Fisher 

•61      "      Samuel  Longstreth  and  Eliza- 
beth Chase 

son  of  Charles  and  Elmira  Rebecca 
(Stephens) 

dau.  of  Charles     Tyson     and     Ann 
Longstreth 

dau.  of  Morris  Longstreth  and  Han- 
nah (Smith)  Penrose 

dau.  of  Norwood  Penrose  and  Sarah 
Wharton  (Haydock) 

son  of  William  and  Margaret  Tyson 

"  John  and  Mary  Sharpe,  No.  i 

"  Thomas  and  Rosamond  Till 

"  Thomas  and  Rosamond  Till 

"  Charles  and  Belle  Jewett 

"  William  and  Margaret  Tyson 

"  Thomas  and  Rosamond  Till 

"       Morris  Longstreth  and  Han- 
nah (Smith)  Penrose 


INDEX 


245 


William  Henry,  7-68  son  of  Charles  and  Elmira  Rebecca 

(Stephens) 

William  Penrose,  2d,  8-76      son  of  William  Penrose  and   Eliza- 
beth (Corbit)  Davis 

William  Penrose,  3d,  Q-116    son  of  William  Penrose,  2d,  and  Ag- 
nes Hardenbergh 


SHOEMAKER 


Frederick  Fraley,  8-95 
Mary  Lippincott,  8-g6 


son  of  Robert,   Jr.,   and    Katherine 
Hallowell  Shoemaker 

dau.  of  Robert,   Jr.,    and    Katherine 
Hallowell  Shoemaker 


SWENEY 

Hannah  Hallowell,  6-39         dau.  of  Thomas    Worthington     and 

Amanda  Emily  Hallowell 
Swenev 


WALTON 


Annie  Hallowell,  7-56 
Charles  Morris,  7-52 
Elizabeth,  7-57 
Francis,  7-54 


dau.  of  William    and    Susan    Morris 
Hallowell  Walton 

son  of  William   and    Susan    Morris 
Hallowell  Walton 

dau.  of  William    and   Susan    Morris 
Hallowell  Walton 

son  of  William    and   Susan    Morris 
Hallowell  Walton 


246 


INDEX 


James  Morris,  7-55 


Lydia  Thornton,  7-53 


Elizabeth,  8-gi 


Ernest  Forster,  8-92 


son  of  William   and   Susan    Morris 
Hallowell  Walton 

dau.  of  William    and   Susan    Morris 
Hallowell  Walton 

dau.  of  James  Morris  and  Mary  Fors- 
ter Collins  Walton 

son  of  James  Morris  and  Mary  Fors- 
ter Collins  Walton 


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