Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, William Wade Inshaw, Washington
DC Vol IV 1946
(Pg 17) Westland Monthy Meeting,, located in Washington Co, PA, was opened
the 12th of 11th month, by direction of Warrington and Fairfax Quarterly
Meeting. The verge of the meeting included Washington, Allegheny,
Westmoreland, Fayette and Greene Counties, PA, and adjoining counties in VA
(now WV) and Ohio.
Local meetings subordinate to Westland Monthly Meeting included Westland,
Redstone, Little Redstone, Fallowfield, Sandy Creek, (VA), Pike Run,
Richaland (VA), Plymouth, Sandhill and Wheeling.
Early members included Eleazar Brown, Joseph Brown, Nathan Brown, Elizabeth
Brown, John Cadwallander, Rees Cadwallader, Ruth Cadwallader, Septimus
Cadwallader, Sarah Cadwallader, Thomas Cook, John Coope, Mary Coope, John
Couzens, Sarah Couzens, James Crawford, Josiah Crawford, Henry Dixon,
Josiah Dixon, Dinah Dixon, Elizabeth Dixon, David England, mary England,
Obed Garwood, Aaron Hackeny, John Heald, Elizabeth Hewes, Amos Hough,
clerk, Samuel Jackson, Rebecca Jackson, Isaaac Jenkinson, John Jenkinson,
Barnabas McNamee, Aaron Newport, Isaac Pedan, john Raley, Frances Raley,
Mary Raley, Sarah Rigg, Ann Schooley, Abraham Smith, Henry Smith, Martha
Smith, clerk, Sarah Smith, Benjamin Townsend, John Townsend, Ebenezer
Walker, William Wilson and Elizabeth Wilson.
The meeting was divided by theHicksite movement in 1828 and again by the
Wilburite movement in 1854. The Orthodox and Hicksite branches were laid
down in 1864. Members of the Orhodox branch were transferred to Redstone
Monthly Meeting; members of the Hicksite branch to Salem Monthly Meeting.
The Wilburite (or Conservative) branch was laid down in 1865.
CARR
1793, 4, 27. William & wife, Sarah and son, Jesse, received on certificate
from Gunpowder Monthly Meeting, dated 1792, 11,24.
1793, 8, 24. Priscilla rocf Gunpowder MM, dtd 1792, 11,24.
1794, 8, 23. James and w, Elizabeth, & ch, Ann & Samuel, rocf Gunpowder
MM, dtd 1793, 10, 26.
1802, 8, 28. James & w, Elizabeth, & ch, Ann, Samuel, Kinsey, Catherine &
Aletta, granted certificate to Concord MM.
1802, 8, 28. William & w, Sarah, & ch, Jesse, An, Joshua, Thomas &
Susanna, gct Concord MM.
1805, 1, 26. Priscilla gct Short Creek MM.
Pg 71 - Redstone Monthly Meeting, located in Fayette Co, PA, was set off
from Westland Monthly Meeting, 26th of 4th month, 1793, by order of Fairfax
Quarterly Meeting. Besides Fayette County, the verge of the meeting
probably included part of Westmoreland County, PA and of Monongalia County,
VA (now WV). The first settlement of Friends in this section appears to
have been at Uniontown about 1769. In 1776 Warrington and Fairfax
Quarterly Meeting reported that 18 families of Friends were then resideing
about Redstone, Uniontown and Brownsville.
Local meetings are mentioned at Redstone, Uniontown, Sandy Hill, Spring
Hill, Providence, Sandy Creek (VA), Center, Sewickley, and Brownsville.
early members included Jacob Beason, mary Brewer, Eleazer Brown, Nathan
Brown, Asa Cadwalader, John Cadwallader, Rees Cadwallader, Septimus
Cadwallader, Elizabeth Cadwallader, Sarah Cadwallader, Elizabeth Campbell,
Margaret Campbell, Enoch Chandler, Jonas Chattle, Elizabeth Cattell, Rachel
Cattell, John Coope, Samuel Coope, Mary Cope, Josiah Crawford, William
Dixon, Rebeckah Dixon, Obed Garwood, Amy Gragg, Jonathan Hewitt, John Hoge,
Mary Hogue, Esther Hunt, Samuel Jackson, Rebecca Jackson, Finley McGrew,
James McGrew Sr, clerk, John Moore, Samuel Morten, Thomas Newport, Jaocb
Ong, Mary Ong, James Perviance, Elizabeth Perviance, Ann Schoolly, John
Shreve, Timothy Smith, Jane Smith, Sarah Smith, Benjamin Talbott, Isaac
Thorn, Ebeneezer Walker and Taylor Webster.
The meeting was divided by the Hicksite movement in 1828 and agian by the
Wilburite movement in 1854. The Hicksite branch was laoid down in 1852,;
the Orthodox branch in 1866. No Wilburite records have been found, so the
period of existence of that branch is unknown.
CARR
1808, 9, 2. Caleb rocf Mount Holly MM, NJ dtd 1808, 8, 4
810, 5,4. Caleb dis
1833, 12, 4. Upper Springfield MM was given permission to reinstate Caleb