Gwynedd Friends' Burial Ground, older burials

Many of the oldest graves probably never had markers, and there are many areas of the graveyard devoid of markers, suggesting that they are missing. There are burial records from the early period, but they appear to be incomplete. It is known, from meeting minutes, that there was a discussion about the appropriateness of marking graves amongst the first settlers (see note 1). The oldest marked grave, Martha Bates, 1714, is apart from the other older burials of the cemetery. Her parents were not Friends, and she has the largest tombstone in the burying-ground, and it is fairly simple. The oldest part of the burying ground has stones on only about 10-20% of the graves. There are also many unmarked graves of Revolutionary War soldiers who died when Gwynedd meeting-house was used as a hospital after the Battle of Germantown. The location of these soldiers' graves is found on a map.

Locations are relative to Sumneytown Pike. A is Southeast towards route 202, while R is northwest towards North Wales borough; 1 is nearest to Sumneytown Pike, while 69 is farthest away, towards the meeting parking lot. The remnants of an old path throughr the center of the graveyard, parallel to Sumneytown Pike can still be made out between rows 39 and 40 on the Location Grid used here. Edward Foulke's grave (O49, date 1741) is at the corner of an empty area presumed to be where some of the unmarked oldest burials are located. This may also be where the victims of the 1745 epidemic are buried (don't know for sure). Another area vacant of stones, near the grave of Martha Bates and the location of the old 1712 Meeting House, may contain the oldest burials.

  

Above photograph taken in 1948, from Emily Johnson

First Name

Last Name Location Born Died Notes & Links

M.

A.

Q 2

 

1770

far from other old burials of this time period. This used to have a Revolutionary War marker (strange considering date).

Elizabeth

Acuff

T 19

 5 Nov 1823

 3 Jun 1909

nee Rhoads, wife of Jacob

Emma S.

Acuff

W 33

 10 Mar 1855

 9 Apr 1885

nee Shoemaker, W/o David, age 32 (file card)

David

Acuff

W 34

 24 Feb 1851

 29 Jun 1911

s/o Jacob & Elizabeth

George C.

Acuff

T 20

 

1869

 

Hannah C.

Acuff

W 25

24 Aug 1853

10 Oct 1910

 nee Melcher, wife of Justus

Jacob

Acuff

T 18

 2 Jun 1817

2 Oct 1898

 s/o David Sr. 1,2, 3

Justus

Acuff

W 24

13 Jul 1861

13 Apr 1936

 s/o Jacob & Elizabeth

Mary

Acuff

T 21

 May 23 1858

1859

 

Margaret C. Acuff T 20 22 Jan 1867 Mar ? stone illegible
William Acuff V 31 abt 1818 6 Mar 1845 Age 26 yr, 8 m., 26 d., card file says d. 6 Mar 1817

Mary C.

Adams

W 26

1856

1935

 wife of Morris Adams

S. Morris

Adams

W 27

1840

1932

GAR, QM, F&S, 45th PA

Andrew

Ambler

R 61

 26 Mar 1842

7 Nov 1870

 s/o Andrew & Mary

Andrew

Ambler

R 64

 12 Jun 1793

7 Mar 1850

 s/o Edward & Ann

Anna Ambler R 63 same stone as Benjamin, age 6 mos

Benjamin

Ambler

W 11

 

9 Dec 1858

m. Mary. file card says b. 11 mo 3, 1819 - d. 22 Jan 1901

Benjamin

Ambler

R 63

 20 Oct 1831

 9 Dec 1859

 s/o Andrew & Mary, file card says age 37 (b. 1822)

Catherine

Ambler

W 19

 21 Oct 1834

 

1, 2 3 d/o Peter Evans

Chalkley

Ambler

W 18

 3 Sep 1810

 

1 m. Catherine Evans 2

Edward

Ambler

R 62

 abt 1834

5 Nov 1869

 age 35

Edward

Ambler

B 18

 Jan 1 1796

 11 Jun 1868

72 yrs, 6 mo, 11 days

Edward E. Ambler between W13 &22 1872 1875 from file cards

Eliza Moore

Ambler

R 59

 9 Mar 1835

10 Nov 1919

Aged 85

Elizabeth

Ambler

W 14

1 Mar 1820

30 Sep 1888

 nee Craft, m. Joseph

Evan J.

Ambler

W 20

 8 Jan 1841

16 Aug 1893 or 8

 s/o Andrew, m. Mary Jenkins

Hannah

Ambler

B 16

 1828

22 Dec 1879

 51 yrs, 7 mo, 28 days

Harry C.

Ambler

W 22

 18 Apr 1874

 

 s/o Edward & Mary

Howard E.

Ambler

W 21

 

 

 

Isaac

Ambler

R 60

 1 Jul 1833

11 Feb 1918

Aged 83, m. Eliza Moore

Jane

Ambler

B15

 Jan 1833

7 Feb 1890

Aged 57 yrs & 21 days

Joseph

Ambler

W 13

29 Jan 1815

 3 Jul 1898

 s/o John Ambler and Ann Morgan

Margaretta Ambler between W13 &22 1869 1876 from file cards

Mary

Ambler

R 65

 24 Mar 1805

 18 Aug 1868

 nee Johnson, m. Andrew; town of Ambler named after her. This stone has lost its writing...

Mary F.

Ambler

W 12

 3 Nov 1819

22 Jan 1902

 wife of Benjamin

Mary J.

Ambler

X 19

 1856

 1928

 

Mary J. Ambler R 64 on same stone as father Andrew

age 11 mos 12 days

Mary R.

Ambler

B 17

 

23 Oct 1888

Aged 83 yrs, 3 mo, 2 days

Sally C.

Ambler

W 15

 

 

 m. Septimus Ambler

Septimus

Ambler

W 16

 10 Feb 1820

8 Oct 1883

s/o John Ambler and Ann Morgan 

Walter S.

Ambler

W 22

 1876

1881

 

Martha

Bates

C 6

 

25 Apr 1714

Aged 3 yrs 6 mo.; d/o Humphrey

Sarah

Barrie

V 46

 

 

 

Jeanne

Bertholf

T 47

9 Mar 1895

2 Aug 1933

 nee Gourd

William A. Jr.

Bertholf

T 46

20 Nov 1954

4 Jul 1979

 

Horace G. Brinton new section 27 Jan 1848 12 Oct 1920

Josephine M.

Brinton

X 42

1846

12 Jan 1891

44 yrs, 6 mos, 22 days

Samuel

Brinton

X 43

1839

26 Jul 1920

80 yrs, 10 mos, 4 days

Elma

Butterworth

W 66

 1858

 1933

 

Algernon

Buzby

R 17

 Jun 1843

3 Oct 1874

 s/o Wm Sr., age 31 yrs, 4 mos

Catherine

Buzby

R 18

 

13 Apr 1860

 d/o Wm Sr.

Suzanna

Buzby

R 15

 May 1875

15 Nov 1885

 d/o Wm Sr., age 10 yrs, 6 mos

William Sr.

Buzby

R 19

 

13 Jan 1851 or 7

1 age 74 yrs, 11 mos

William

Buzby

R 20

 

22 Nov 1856 or 65

 s/o James, age 9 yrs, 9 mos, 22 days

William (Jr.)

Buzby

R 17

 Jan 1836

May 1, 1864

Lt., 1st Rgmt, 1st PA Cavalry, (aka 44th PA, died in service), s/o Wm Sr., age 28 yrs, 4 mos

I. C. N area 1702 know of this only from file card
N. C. N area 1770 know of this only from file card

T.

C.

S 63

 

 

 

Charles

Carlisle

V 30

 Aug 1845

19 Jul 1846

11 mos

 

Cleaver

U 46

 

 

 

 

Cleaver

U 48

 

 

 

? L.

Cleaver

A 18

 

 

 possible child of Elwood

A.

Cleaver

U 50

 

 

 

D.

Cleaver

U 49

 

 

 

Daniel

Cleaver

X 27

 15 Feb 1846

 9 Feb 1904

 s/o Josiah, m. Hannah Shepherd

David

Cleaver

V 44

Jun 1811

 9 Jul 1886

 m. Hannah, s/o Nathan & Mary

age 75 yr, 1 mo

E.

Cleaver

U 68

 

 

 

Ellis

Cleaver

U 63

 15 Apr 1801

 26 May/Jun 1874 (check date)

 m. Hannah Pugh, s/o Ellis

Elwood jr.

Cleaver

A 16

 15 Feb 1867

24 Jul 1867 

age 5 mo., 9 days, s/o Elwood

Hannah

Cleaver

V 43

 1824

1908

 m. David

Hannah

Cleaver

U 62

 

 

 nee Pugh, w/o Ellis

Hannah

Cleaver

X 28

 17 Mar 1856 or 1

 23 Apr 1897

 nee Shepherd, m. Daniel

Jesse

Cleaver

V 45

 8 Jun 1816

 3 Aug 1894

 

Joseph

Cleaver

U 60

 

 

Joseph A.

Cleaver

A 17

18 Mar 1858

2 Mar 1863

 s/o Elwood & Martha Ann

Josiah

Cleaver

X 34

 25 Mar 1815

8 Oct 1887

s/o Salathiel, m. Martha

Lydia D.

Cleaver

T 45

 abt 1865

1937

 d/o David & Hannah

Lydia

Cleaver

U 64

 30 Mar 1797

20 May 1855

d/o Daniel & Phebe Shoemaker, m. Solomon

Lydia

Cleaver

X 32

 17 Feb 1851

8 Mar 1902

 d/o Josiah & Martha

M.

Cleaver

U 47

 

 

 

Martha

Cleaver

U 45

 18 Sep 1786

1 Oct 1857

 

Martha P.

Cleaver

X 33

 Apr 1823

1 Dec 1890

 nee Lukens, m. Josiah, age 67 yrs 7 mos, 25 days

Mary

Cleaver

U 42

 1786

1867

d/o Daniel & Phebe Shoemaker, m. Salathiel

Martha L.

Cleaver

U 69

abt 1788

16 May 1871

age 83

Martha Cleaver next U 44 abt 1789 1857 age 68

Nancy J.

Cleaver

U 41

 

 

 

Nathan

Cleaver

U 44

abt 1798

1887

 89 yrs, 11 mo

P.

Cleaver

U 67

 

 

 

Phebe

Cleaver

U 66

 abt 1824

18 Oct 1869

 age 45

Rachel H.

Cleaver

T 42

 abt 1862

1931

 d/o David & Hannah

S.

Cleaver

U 61

 

 

 possibly Susanna Longstreth d. 1833, 1st wife of Ellis Cleaver

Salathiel

Cleaver

U 43

 10 Apr 1780

22 Sep 1857

 1 s/o Nathan & Ruth

Solomon

Cleaver

U 65

 3 Feb 1797

15 Sep 1865

 s/o Ellis & Elizabeth

Susan L. Cleaver A 18 (?) 19 Oct 1855 19 Feb 1861 no stone

Tacie H.

Cleaver

T 44

 abt 1858

1931

 d/o David & Hannah

Ann

Cliffton

W 48

 

 

 w/o John , age 75

John S.

Clifton

W 54

 abt 1805

2 Apr 1873

age 68

Annie M.

Collier

T 23

 

17 Jan 1857

w/o George Collier ? with Rhoads

Jane

Cooper

L 50

 abt 1780

2 Sep 1840

 age 60

Jane C.

Cooper

X 30

8 Dec 1812

11 Jan 1896

 age 83 yrs, 1 mo, 3 days

Edward J.

Conrad

Q 66

 Oct 1833

Mar 1851

 

Mary Conrad J 44 25 Oct 18__ from file card, 77 yrs, 6 mos, 13 days

Rachel Jenkins

Conrad

Q 65

7 Oct 1802

1861

w/o Meredith Conard, d/o Edward & Sarah

Sallie

Conrad

W 41

 

 

 

A.L.

D.

H 59

 

 

 

E.

D.

H 61

 

 

 

Catherine

Davis

X 48

 

1886

probably d/o Moses & Jemima

Elizabeth

Davis

M 15

 24 Nov 1813

19 Oct 1881

 d/o Moses & Jemima

Jamima

Davis

M 16

 4 Aug 1786

29 Feb 1876

 nee Singley; m. Moses, age 90

John

Davis

X 49

 

1890

probably s/o Moses & Jemima

L.R.

D. (Davis?)

X 52

 

 

 

Moses

Davis

M 17

 18 Dec 1786

4 Apr 1870

 s/o Jacob; m. Jemima, age 84

Rebecca

Davis

X 50

 

1901

probably d/o Moses & Jemima

Lydia R.

Dickinson

U 25

 12 Jun 1801

23 Jun 1889

nee Roberts, w/o Wm W. Dickinson. Age 88 yrs, 11 days (mother of person making the card file used for many dates on this web page. The card file was made long ago by reading the stones)

A.L.

Drake

E 44

8 Jan 1848

23 May 1852

age 4 yr 5 mo 15 day

Elwood Drake E 45 Dec 1849 31 Jan 1858 now illegible, 8 yrs, 1 mo, 8 days

Elizabeth Ann

Drake

R 29

 

12 Mar 1851 or 7

wife of Henry Drake, age 23 yrs, 6 mos, 18 days

A.

E.

Q 43

 

1774

 

D. E. L/K (?) 1748 file card entry

Luther

Eckert

R 5

 10 Mar 1900

6 Jan 1932

 

Isaac

Ellis

V 24

 1782

13 Jul 1867

Aged 85, s/o William & Sarah

Lydia

Ellis

V 28

 abt 1780

 1850

Isaac's sister, age 70

Margaret

Ellis

V 23

 1793

1871

 nee Thomson; m. Isaac

Agnes

Evans

S 68

 28 Sep 1783

29 Mar 1872

1 nee Roberts; m. Caleb

Anna S.

Evans

F 51

Jan 1856

Nov 1927

 

C.

Evans

S 66

 

 

 

Cadwalader

Evans

S 67

 17 May 1821

23 May 1861

1 s/o Caleb and Agnes

Eleanor

Evans

S 59

1887

1975

 

Elizabeth C.

Evans

F 55

 

21 Oct 1918

 

Ellen

Evans

F 52

 24 Oct 1823

20 Apr 1906

1, W/o Cadwalader Evans

d/o Joseph Shoemaker

Emma

Evans

S 60

1857

1938

 

Gwendolen

Evans

S 59

4 Aug 1888

26 Jun 1971

 

Horace

Evans

S 57

1886

1962

 

Joseph S.

Evans

S 61

1852

1934

 

Mary E.

Evans

F 53

 

27 Mar 1903

 

Peter C.

Evans

P 16

 24 Dec 1799

 26 Dec 1879

 

Sarah J. "Sally" Evans P 15 7 Sep 1880 11 Mar 1890 stone missing, near Peter G. Evans

K.

F. (Foulke)

Q 57

 

1769 or 1749

 

Eleanor

Forman

F 66

 abt 1791

11 Aug 1868

d/o Joseph Shoemaker; m. John

John

Forman

F 65

 abt 1785

25 Aug 1863

Aged 78; s/o Alexander & Jane

Joseph

Forman

H 50

1815

17 Aug 1881

Aged 65; s/o Alexander Forman & Sarah Foulke, next to this are several illegible stones until E.C. Foulke

Ann L.

Foulke

V 33

26 Apr 1821

17 Feb 1845

1 d/o Antrim

Dr. Antrim

Foulke

V 36

31 Mar 1793

6 Sep 1863

1, 2, 3 s/o Theophilus & Hannah; m. Letitia Lancaster

C.

Foulke

S 49

 

 

 

Caleb

Foulke

N 27

 

1830

 

Daniel

Foulke

X 39

 

18 Feb 1888

 m. Lydia Walton; s/o Joseph

E.C.

Foulke

H 64

 

 

 

E.C.

Foulke

H 63

 

 

 

Edward

Foulke

O 49

13 Jul 1651

About 1741, could be as early as 10 mo. 1739.

1, 2, 3 from whom all the Foulkes are descended. His wife Ellin is also buried here (1733), but there is no stone (Gwynedd records).

Elizabeth

Foulke

H 69

 abt 1781

 1 Aug 1873

 wife of Joseph Foulke, age 92

F.

Foulke

P 22

 

 

 among Merediths

Hannah Baily

Foulke

W 38

12 Aug 1860

Mar 29 1876

1

Henry

Foulke

V 38

 23 Oct 1825

16 Feb 1864

1 s/o Antrim & Letitia; card file says d. 1861

Hugh

Foulke

H 67

 1788

1 May 1861 or 4

1 m. Martha; s/o Hugh & Ann, age 67

Hugh Foulke H 65 13 Jan 1831 1 May 1908 s/o Hugh and Martha

J.

F. (Foulke)

N 25

 

1816

 

J.

F. (Foulke)

H 58

 

 

 

Jane

Foulke

V 34

16 Aug 1827

13 Feb 1833

1 card file says d. 1831

Joseph

Foulke

H 66

 abt 1836

15 Feb 1863

 age 27

Letitia

Foulke

V 37

 

1877

 nee Lancaster; m. Antrim

Louisa

Foulke

O 43

 21 Dec 1797

24 Oct 1886

1, D/o Caleb Foulke

Lucy D,

Foulke

O 45

 

6 Feb 1871

 nee Dickinson; m. William

Lydia W.

Foulke

X 38

 1826

23 Mar 1884

 m. Daniel; nee Walton

M.

F. (Foulke)

N 26

 

1845

 

Marie Louise

Foulke

W 37

 23 Mar 1829

22 Dec 1898

W/o Henry Foulke

Martha

Foulke

H 68

 abt 1789

1 Nov 1868

 m. Hugh; d/o Thomas Shoemaker & Mary, age 79

W.

Foulke

O 47

 

 

 

W.

Foulke

S 51

 

1847

 

William

Foulke

O 46

 

1847

 m. Lucy Dickinson; s/o Caleb & Margaret

Dr. William

Foulke

V 32

9 Jun 1831

28 Nov 1855

1 s/o Antrim & Letitia

Abel M.

Fulton

X 56

 1763

1 May 1825

age 61 yr 8 mo, wonder if off by 100 yrs

Edwin H.

Fulton

X 54

 

22 Sep 1922

age 6 days

John P.

Fulton

X 53

 

 

 

Cynthia E.

Green

Q 48

 abt 1805

17 Aug 1871

age 66

Mary

Griffith

N 61

 

 

age 86

J. H. near N 24 1816

Ethel

Hallowell

U 8

 

 

 w/o Robert M.

Richard T.

Hallowell

U 9

 1919

 1930

 son of R.M. & E.K. Hallowell

Robert

Hallowell

U 8

 

 

 

Robert M.

Hallowell

U 7

 1917

 

WWII

Ellen Foulke

Hatfield

O 44

 30 Mar 1801

12 Jul 1880

1, D/o Caleb Foulke; w/o Samuel

R.

Harry

T 54

 

 

 one of the R. Harrys is b. 1704 & the other is his son

Rees

Harry

T 55

1787

Owned all the land between North Wales and Morris Rd., only his daughters married...

Eleanor

Hendricks

B 4

17 Jun 1807

13 Nov 1835

 

J. Moore

Hendricks

B 5

 

22 or 23 Mar 1876

 

F.F.

Heral

W 45

 

 

 

A.

H. (Hughs)

S 44

 

 

 

G.

Hughs

S 40

 

1841

 

J.

Hughs

S 42

 

 

 

John Hughes near Q 39 23 Dec 1821 stone missing

S.

Hughs

S 43

 

1857

 

Sarah

Hughs

Q 39

 

Oct 1845

 

T.

Hughs

S 41

 

1841

 

E.

I.

Q 56

 

1801

 

M. I. abt H 70 or G 51 1788 next to Elizabeth Foulke or next row - from file card

C.

J.

N 24

 

1816

 

Charles

Jacobs

T 16

 1834

1919

 

Algernon S.

Jenkins

X 22

27 Nov 1816

9 Jul 1890

1, 2, 3, 4

Alice Ash

Jenkins

X 21

6 Mar 1833

8 Jan 1908

W/o Algernon S.

Ann

Jenkins

H 31

1 Apr 1843

16 Aug 1844

d/o Chas Todd Jenkins

Catherine

Jenkins

X 16

6 Dec 1828

12 Feb 1898

 nee Hallowell m. William H.

C. E. J. (Jenkins) O 19 1834

Charles Foulke

Jenkins

O 16

18 Mar 1793

5 Feb 1867

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Charles Todd

Jenkins

H 37

13 Apr 1812

31 Jan 1899

1, underground railroad conductor

Comly

Jenkins

H 38

13 Mar 1846

6 Oct 1907

 s/o Chas Todd Jenkins

Dudley A.

Jenkins

X 25

 1895

 

 s/o George Herbert J.

E. Herbert

Jenkins

X 23

 1871

 1939

 

Esther L.

Jenkins

X 14

 1856

 1928

 w/o Walter H., nee Lukens

Evan Ambler

Jenkins

X 15

 5 Jan 1894

 1914

 s/o Walter H., file cards say d. 14 Jan 1913

Horace

Jenkins

O 17

 1855

18 Sep 1862

 s/o William H., 8 yrs

M.A.

J. (Jenkins)

O 18

 

1831

 Mary Ann, d/o Chas. F. Jenkins

Mary L.

Jenkins

O 15

 Jan 1796

20 Nov 1876

 nee Lancaster, m. Chas F. Jenkins, 80 yrs, 10 mo, 1 day

Mary Ash

Jenkins

X 24

 

 

 

Naomi

Jenkins

H 32

 1849

29 May 1850

 d/o Chas Todd Jenkins

S.

J. (Jenkins)

H 20

 

1831

 

S. J. (Jenkins) O 14 (?) 1836 in Chas. F. Jenkins row

Sarah Ash

Jenkins

X 24

 

 

 

Sarah L.

Jenkins

H 36

10 Aug 1816

28 Mar 1896

1, w/o Seth

Walter H.

Jenkins

X 13

 1859

1928

 m. Esther Lukens

William H.

Jenkins

X 18

 14 Apr 1827

15 Apr 1896

 s/o Charles F., m. Catharine

William L.

Jenkins

X 12

 

 

 

Caroline Jones L 50ish abt 1849 Aug 1851 age 2, next to Jane, file card entry
Catherine Jones K 50ish Oct 1851 10 mos

Clement

Jones

K 56

 

 

 

Evan

Jones

Q 46

 abt 1777

May 1846

 age 69

Gainor Jones I 40 (?) abt 1756 1847 age 91, stone missing

George

Jones

I 39

 abt 1790

24 Jan 1859

 s/o Isaac & Gainor Ambler Jones? age 69

Isaac

Jones

I 35

 abt 1795

1862

 s/o Isaac & Gainor ? age 67

Isaac

Jones

W 56

 1824

 29 Dec 1907

 age 83

Isaac Sr.

Jones

X 59

 1804

 19 Jan 1876

 71 yrs, 9 mos, 9 days, m. Mary

H.

Jones

K 55

 

23 Jul 1853

 7 mos

Hannah

Jones

W 57

abt 1805

 16 Jan 1899

 age 94

J. Spencer

Jones

X 62

 1830

8 Jan 1896

Pvt., Co. H, 200th PA, age 65 yrs, 3 mos, 13 days

Jane

Jones

L 57

 abt 1782

17 Aug 1840

Aged 58; nee Lewis; m. Henry Jones

Lewis

Jones

L 58

1806

1859

 m. Mary Livezey; s/o Henry & Jane Lewis Jones

Mary L.

Jones

L 59

1808

Nov 1896

 nee Livezey; m. Lewis Jones

Mary L.

Jones

Q 46

 abt 1780

Aug 1845

age 65

Mary A.

Jones

W 67

1826

1924

 

Mary A.

Jones

X 61

1866

23 Mar 1888

dau. of Isaac Sr. and Mary, age 21 yrs 9 mo. 2 days

Mary F.

Jones

X 60

 Mar 1812

9 Apr 1890

wife of Isaac Sr., age 78 yrs, 27 days

Martha L.

Jones

W 65

 1839

1926

 w/o J. Spencer Jones

Mordecai

Jones

W 58

 abt 1868

 15 Jun 1889

age 21

Morris D.

Jones

X 58

 Apr 1861

 14 Sep 1873

 son of J. Spencer and Martha L. Jones, 12 yrs, 5 mos

Sarah

Jones

Q 23

 Aug 1765

20 Mar 1829

63 yrs, 7 mos

Mary

Kalphus

S 16

 

18 May 1819 or 1843

 age 19

Hugh(es)

Kenderdine

Q 38

 1826

19 Feb 1855

age 28 yrs, 10 mos, 25 days

Charles

Knight

M 18

 abt 1837

9 May 1865

 s/o Joseph & Rachel, age 28 yrs, 4 mo., 8 days

Gaynor

Knight

Q 44

 abt 1762

1852

 age 90 years, d/o Joseph and Eliz. (Spencer) Lukens; widow of James Knight

Joseph

Knight

X 46

 abt 1816

17 Mar 1883

m. Rachel Davis

Rachel

Knight

X 47

 30 Sep 1815

2 Jul 1899

m. Joseph; d/o Moses Davis

Watson

Knight

M 19

1842

2 Feb 1861

 s/o Joseph & Rachel,18 yrs, 5 mos, 13 days

D.

L.

L 46

 

1748

 probably Lewis

E.

L.

R 40

 

1767

 probably Lewis

E.

L.

R 41

 

 

 

M.

L.

L 47

 

1751

 

M.

L.

L 45

 

1767

 

Ann

Lancaster

V 35

1 Oct 1760

9 Mar 1850

 m. Thomas L.; nee Knowles

Charlotte

Layman

U 53

 1820

 12 Feb 1908

 87 yrs, 2 mos, nee Walters, w/o W.C. Layman of Gwynedd twp.

Gasper

Layman (Laymon)

T 26

 abt 1815 ?

 

 d. age 61, but age 65 in 1880 Gwynedd census

Mary

Layman

T 27

 abt 1817 ?

 

 d. age 54, but age 61 in 1880 Gwynedd census

William C.

Layman

T 28

 abt 1818

 21 Jul 1900

age 81 yrs, 10 mos

Evan

Lester

Q 47

abt 1779

Jan 1810

age 31

Enos

Lewis

R 50

abt 1779

 31 Dec 1855

age 76

Joseph

Lewis

R 51

 

 

 

William L. Long A 19 - B3 (?) 2 Jan 1828 18 Oct 1863 stone and GAR post 290 flag missing

 

Lukens

D 55

 

 

 

Ann

Lukens

J 43

 abt 1779

27 Jul 1865

 nee Tennis; m. Enos, age 86

Arthur Lewis Lukens 27 Oct 1892 29 Dec 1942 2nd Lieut., Air Corps, husband of Mabel Pollard Lukens

C.

Lukens

H 30

 

1833

 

Charles S.

Lukens

W 43

31 Dec 1843

1 Nov 1884

 

Cyne Lukens approx H 30 12 Jan 1835 stone missing, age 2 mo 25 days

D.W.

Lukens

H 29

 

 

 

David P.

Lukens

X 31

 

Jan 1889

 74 yrs 1 mo 20 days, I read stone as 1887

E.

Lukens

D 48

12 Aug 1853

20 Jun 1854

 

E.C.

L. (Lukens)

N 43

 

 

 next to Wm Lukens

E.J.

Lukens

O 48

 

 

 

E. W. Lukens J 42

Elizabeth

Lukens

A 15

 

Feb 11 1873

Aged 77 yrs; nee Righter m. Jonathan

Enos

Lukens

J 41

 1775

11 Sep 1860

 m. Ann Tennis; s/o Abraham

Esther

Lukens

D 43

20 Aug 1787

11 Feb 1871 or 4

 m. George; nee Jeanes

Garrett

Lukens

L 52

 abt 1808

28 Jun 1839

 age 31

George

Lukens

D 44

Nov 1768

11 May 1849

Underground railroad conductor; s/o Abraham

Harvey

Lukens

V 29

12 Dec 1855

21 Dec 1856

 s/o Comly & Lydia, 1 yr 9 days

J.H.

Lukens

D 45

30 Oct 1849

17 Jun 1854

 

Jesse

(Lukens ?)

D 54

 

 

 age 90, perhaps the one who m. Susanna Ambler

Jesse

Lukens

D 56

20 Jan 1829

6 Oct 1836

 

Jonathan

Lukens

A 14

28 Jul 1801

15 Mar 1886

 m. Elizabeth Righter; s/o Jesse Lukens & Susannah Ambler

Lydia C.

Lukens

D 57

6 May 1842

20 May 1843

 

M. F.

Lukens

G 66

 

 

Next to Beech tree/nee Farra; m. Samuel Lukens

Mary

Lukens

L 53

 abt 1788

6 Feb 1867

 age 79

Mary M.

Lukens

D 51

28 Feb 1821

7 Apr 1916

 m. Seth; d/o James Hamer

S. Lukens D 55 age 59 (file card, no stone), perhaps Susanna nee Ambler (1762-1823) m. Jesse Lukens

Sallie Alma

Lukens

D 46

 29 Aug 1865

6 Oct 1876 or 8

Died young

Samuel

Lukens

G 67

 1786

 

 m. Mary Farra; s/o Jesse & Susanna Ambler Lukens

Seth

Lukens

D 50

20 Mar 1814

17 Sep 1901

s/o George, underground railroad conductor also; m. Mary Hamer

Stroud

Lukens

N 42

28 May 1826

30 Aug 1838

 

W.

Lukens

J 42

 

 

 

William

Lukens

N 43

 

23 Jul 1838

 

M.E.

M.

W 51

 

 

 

Charles

Mather

P 58

 6 Jan 1825

15 Apr 1891

 s/o Charles & Jane

Charles

Mather

P 63

1831

12 Nov 1880

age 49 yrs, 9 mos, 22 days

Jane Roberts

Mather

P 62

1 Mar 1785

1 Feb 1847

1, W/o Charles; d/o Job & Mary Naylor Roberts, age 61, 11 mos

Job

Mather

P 57

17 Apr 1810

12 Mar 1900

 s/o Charles & Jane

Lydia T.

Mather

P 59

 

27 Dec 1889

 d/o Charles & Jane

Mary M.

Mather

P 60

 

21 Jan 1880

 d/o Charles & Jane

Jane

Maulsby

Q 49

 abt 1803

Jun 1831

 age 28

Ann

McClathery

Q 37

20 Aug 1801

11 Oct 1862

 

E.

McVaugh

R 6

 

 

 age 75

Edward J.

Meredith

P 21

 29 Dec 1811

 5 Apr 1865

s/o Joseph & Rachel Foulke Meredith, age 52

Hannah H.

Meredith

P 24

 

7 Mar 1870

d/o Joseph & Rachel

Dr. Joseph

Meredith

P 23

 abt 1768

 7 Aug 1820

 age 52

Margaret

Meredith

P 25

 

 

d/o Joseph & Rachel, age 81

Rachel Meredith P 22 (?) 17 Mar 1775 3 Mar 1850 stone gone, age 74, nee Foulke

Zibiah (Zeria on plot)

Mervine

R 30

 abt 1769

3 May 1863

 Wife of John Mervine (1765-1824); d/o Jonathan Wright & Esther Clements, age 94

Charles H.

Metz

T 29

 1875

 1935

 

George

Metz

T 31

 

 

 

Grace

Metz

T 32

 

 

 

Rae

Metz

T 30

 

 

 

Anna J.

Michener

F 59

 abt 1846

 13 Jul 1848

 age 2

Eleanor F.

Michener

F 57

 abt 1843

9 May 1927

Age 84

Elizabeth F.

Michener

F 61

 abt 1818

2 Jun 1902

age 84, d/o John & Ellen Forman

J. H. Michener F 59 1/2 abt 1859 11 Oct 1891 age 32

John T.

Michener

F 60

abt 1805

10 Dec 1887

Aged 82, s/o Abraham & Jane

Mary E,

Michener

F 58

 

 

Aged 2 yr, 6 mos

William C.

Miller

J 16

 12 May 1928

 5 May 1929

 

Amelia

Moore

Q 7

 abt 1779

14 Jan 1859

wife of John Moore

Amy Preston

Moore

N 55

 11 May 1840 (?)

10 Dec 1901

 wife of Wm Q. Moore

Elizabeth

Moore

Q 5

 abt 1777

1864

 age 87

Esther

Moore

Q 6

 abt 1807

21 Aug 1861

 age 54

Jacob

Moore

Q 8

 26 May 1821

27 Sep 1854

 son of John and Amerlia, 33 yrs, 4 mos, 1 day

John

Moore

Q 4

 abt 1770

12 Mar 1864

age 94, wife Amelia/Permelia (1850 Gwynedd census)

Josiah

Moore

Q 9

 abt 1813

27 Feb 1846

 age 33

Maria

Moore

Q 3

 about 1819

11 Nov 1883

 78 yrs, 4 mos, 9 days; age 34 in 1850 census

William Q.

Moore

N 54

 

 

 

John

Morgan

U 20

 1787

4 Jan 1862

 age 74 yrs, 4 mos, 22 days

Morgan

Morgan

N 41

 21 May 1782

 9 Aug 1850

He built the "Beaumont House". His father is buried at Pennlyn. This stone is gone and a 40 year old oak tree marks the spot.

Sarah

Morgan

U 24

 

13 Dec 1852 or 62

 age 73 yrs, 3 mos, 25 days, d/o Daniel and Mary Morgan

Charles

Morris

P 1

 

 

Hannah

Myers

X 65

 7 Dec 1810

12 Dec 1903

 d/o Isaac & Elizabeth White

Samuel

Myers

X 64

 1810

14 May 1896

 m. Hannah White, age 86

Abigail Foulke Pim X row 30 Dec 1933 w/o Richd, d/o Daniel and Lydia
Richard Penn Pim X row 30 Apr 1924 husband of Abigail Foulke Pim

E.

R.

N 52

 

 

 

E.

R.

R 24

 

1758

 Probably Roberts

E.

R.

S 64

 

1849

 

S.

R.

Q 24

 

 

 

Ann

Redfield

X 55

 

 

 

Abraham

Rhoads

T 25

 4 Dec 1782

22 Nov 1866

 m. Sarah Baker; s/o Jacob Rhoads and Ann Morris, 83 yrs, 11 mo, 18 days

Annie

Rhoads

T 22

 24 Jun 1857

1857

1

Jacob

Rhoads

T 17

 19 Jul 1795

28 Sep 1873

1 brother of Abraham?

Sarah

Rhoads

T 24

 

3 Apr 1840

 nee Baker, m. Abraham

Amos

Roberts

U 23

 Jan 1779

Jul 1856

 m. Rachel Morgan 1803, s/o Edward, of Whitpain twp., age 77 yrs, 6 mos

Cadwalader

Roberts

S 65

3 Nov 1777

18 Feb 1871

 

Charles

Roberts

U 18

 Jan 1804

Mar 1877

 s/o Amos of Whitpain, 73 yrs, 2 mos

David

Roberts

U 13

abt 1857

 21 Nov 1918

age 61

Edward

Roberts

U 15

abt 1802

11 Sep 1874

 brother of Nathan, age 72

Elwood

Roberts

B 11

 30 Sep 1847

23 Nov 1864

1 (d. in Military Hospital during Civil War) 195th Rgt., PA Vols.; s/o Job d. 1858 & Hannah

Hannah P. Roberts B 12/13 (?) 23 Jul 1811 22 Dec 1884 nee Pickering; w/o Job

Horace

Roberts

B 13

 1850

15 Apr 1885

1, d. Phoenix, Arizona; s/o Job & Hannah

Job

Roberts

P 61

 23 Mar 1756

20 Aug 1851

95 yrs, 1 mo, 2 days (Squire Job)

Job

Roberts

B 13

 1814

31 Aug 1858

1, d. Allston, Maryland; s/o Cadwalader & Elizabeth; m. Hannah Pickering

John N.

Roberts

U 14

 abt 1800

26 Jan 1875

 brother of Nathan, age 75

John M.

Roberts

U 21

 abt 1835

3 Feb 1859

 age 23 yrs

Kezia C.

Roberts

U 19

 1810

6 Aug 1865

 w/o Charles, nee Comly, age 55 yrs, 4 mos, 21 days

Levi

Roberts

U 17

 12 Sep 1806

22 Jul 1880

 s/o Amos of Whitpain

Martha

Roberts

B 12

 

 

 

Martha C.

Roberts

B 9

 16 May 1857

9 Mar 1935

 wife of Richard Roberts, d/o Ezekiel and Hannah Shoemaker

Mary

Roberts

V 25

 

1862

Aged 85

Mary Roberts L or K 50ish abt 1758 11 Sep 1816 age 58 from file cards

Nancy

Roberts

L 41

 

 

 

Nathan

Roberts

U 16

 abt 1805

12 Aug 1860

s/o Enos; Amos of Whitpain is his uncle, d. age 55

Rachel

Roberts

U 22

 1781

28 Sep 1858

d/o Daniel Morgan, w/o Amos, age 76 yrs, 10 mos, 9 days

Richard J.

Roberts

B 10

 5 Nov 1854

21 Jun 1927

 son of Job and Hannah Roberts

Edward A.

Rutter

J 32

 abt 1831

1860

 age 29

Elizabeth

Rutter

J 35

 abt 1804

28 Nov 1844

 age 40

John

Rutter

J 34

 abt 1836

3 Mar 1853

age 17

Ruth Ann

Rutter

J 33

 abt 1832

11 Jun 1848

 age 16

M.

S.

U 51

 

 

 

Harry

Scarlett

S 9

 

 

 

Howard

Scarlett

S 13

 19 Mar 1838

12 Apr 1897

Corporal, Co. C, 215th PA ; grandson of Thomas & Mary

Mary

Scarlett

S 17

 abt 1773

 16 Mar 1868

 d/o Naphthali & Esther Foulke Yaxley; m. Thomas Scarlet, age 95

Robert

Scarlett

S 10

 

1886

1

Thomas

Scarlett

S 8

 

 

Thomas

Scarlett

S 15

 

Apr 1839

 m. Mary Yaxley (or Johnson), age 60

Clara Justus

Scheetz

S 14

 1867

26 May 1869

 2 yrs, 3 mos, 2 days

Anna R.

Scott

X 45

 22 Nov 1826

18 Feb 1888

 

Jonathan

Scott

X 44

 1821

23 Sep 1909

 88 yrs

 

Shoemaker

G 55

 

 

 

 

Shoemaker ?

G 51

 

 

 

Ellen C.

Shoemaker

G 59

1836

1907

W/o Wm H. Shoemaker

Ezekiel

Shoemaker

G 56

 1822

8 Jul 1871

 s/o Joseph & Phebe, age 49

Hannah

Shoemaker

N 57

 25 Sep 1784

 7 Feb 1820

 w/o Thomas, d/o Rbt Iredell

Hannah H.

Shoemaker

G 53

 1827

 5 Jul 1868

41 yrs

Hannah C.

Shoemaker

W 30

 

11 Apr 1945

 

Isaac

Shoemaker

P 58

 abt 1807

 1846

39 yrs

Jacob

Shoemaker

N 60

 

 

 age 69

Joseph

Shoemaker

G 60

1869

1952

 

Joseph

Shoemaker

G 57

1794

 27 Mar 1872

 m. Phebe Hallowell; s/o Joseph & Tacy Ambler Shoemaker

Margaret

Shoemaker

O 59

 abt 1790

 1871

 age 82

Mary

Shoemaker

N 56

 abt 1866

1868

 age 2

Phebe

Shoemaker

G 58

 1799

16 Jun 1878

 w/o Joseph; d/o William & Susannah Evans Hallowell, age 80

Phoebe

Shoemaker

W 32

 22 Feb 1862

20 Jun 1927

 d/o Ezekiel Shoemaker

R.A.

Shoemaker

G 52

 

1855

Age 29; perhaps Ruth, d/o Joseph & Phebe

Robert

Shoemaker

O 57

 abt 1836

 1846

age 10

Susan

Shoemaker

N 59

 abt 1812

 1833

 

Thomas

Shoemaker

N 58

 16 Apr 1778

 5 Sep 1850

m. Hannah Iredell; s/o Thomas

William H. Shoemaker G 54 abt 1846 18 Mar 1887 from file card, age 41
W. H. S. (Shoemaker) G 55

John

Sims

X 57

 

 

 

Elizabeth

Smith

V 26

 

 

 

Hannah R.

Smith

V 27

 

 

 

Amy J.

Snyder

W 23

1882

1955

 

Joanna

Spencer

Q 1

 

1880

W/o ? Smith

Jonas

Spencer

 

 

1/8/1896

Pvt, Co. H, 200th PA

Abel F.

Stockdale

W 63

3 Apr 1800

20 Mar 1899

 

Hannah F.

Stockdale

W 64

11 Aug 1827

25 Sep 1927

d/o Abel Stockdale & Rebecca Lukens

Martha Cleaver

Styer

T 41

1858

1928

 

Anna C.

Swayne

J 18

1862

 1920

d/o W.H. Cheyney and Philma Webb

William M.

Swayne

J 17

30 Aug 1855

 13 May 1933

 s/o Wm Swayne & Mary Barnard

M.

T.

N 49

 

1777

 

Ellen

Taylor

Q 20

 3 Mar 1833

17 May 1835

2 yrs, 2 mos 14 days

Mary Taylor between Q20-21 abt 1821 14 Apr 1833 age 12

Jones

Taylor

Q 19

24 Jun 1835

24 Jun 1835

died at birth

Phebe

Taylor

Q 21

Nov 1828

6 Apr 1833

apr 4 yr 6 mo

Rebecca

Taylor

Q 18

14 Feb 1798

24 Jul 1858

w/o David Taylor, 60 yrs 5 mo, 10 days

Sarah

Taylor

Q 22

 abt 1818

4 Apr 1833

age 15

William

Taylor

Q 20

 

1835

 

William G. Taylor new part 4 Mar 1876 21 Jan 1940
Ann Thomas N 30 ish 1786 stone gone

Davis/David

Thomas

U 67

 1778

8 Jan 1843

 64 yrs, 5 mos, 18 days

Evan

Thomas

N 30

 

1805

 

Joseph

Thomas

U 68

 

 

 

Sarah H.

Thomas

U 66

1799

19 Apr 1833

w/o David, 33 yrs 6 mos, 14 days

Latitia F.

Tomlinson

H 28

 

28 Jan 1844

 

Nancy

Tyson

L 42

9 Sep 1776

2 Jul 1857

 w/o Joseph of Philadelphia; nee Ann Van Trump

Rachel Van Horn N 31 Dec 1782 5 Feb 1825 age 42 yrs, 1 mo, 26 days

Samuel

Van Horn

N 31

Nov 1784

29 Nov 1857

age 73 yrs, 11 mos, 13 days

S.

W.

W 53

 

 

 

 

Walton

V 59

 

 

 

Francis Von Derau

Walton

K 33

 7 Nov 1863

26 Jul 1935

 m. Emma Wilkey; s/o Amos Walton & Henrietta von Derau

Hannah

Walton

V 56

 

 

 

James

Walton

V 57

 

 14 Mar 1859

 

Morris

Walton

V 55

 

 

 

Charles J. Washburn T 1855 1930 s/o Philip and Sylvia Washburn

Charles Henry

Way

V 18

11 Oct 1867

29 Dec 1942

 

Jennie Ambler

Way

V 19

10 Dec 1865

10 Oct 1952

 

Abraham

White

Q 28

16 Jul 1826

28 Jul 1871 or 4

 

Elizabeth White N 30ish abt 1766 23 May 1830 age 64, wife of James

Elizabeth

White

X 63

abt 1786

 8 Mar 188_

 98 yrs, w/o Isaac White

Emily

White

R 26

 26 May 1850

20 May 1854

 

Harris Hooker

White

R 25

 9 Nov 1865

28 Mar 1870

 

James White N 30ish abt 1755 28 Jun 1859 104 yrs, lived where White's Rd Park is.

Silas

White

X 66

27 Apr 1823

15 Oct 1912

 90 yrs, 5 mos, 18 days, son of Isaac & Elizabeth

Susanna

White

Q 27

 abt 1792

11 Apr 1881 or 6

age 89, wife of Humphrey J. White

Sylvester

White

Q 29

 abt 1779

3 Apr 1863

age 84

Elizabeth

Wilson

D 65

 

 

Aged 87

Joseph

Wilson

D 64

 

 

Aged 80

Margaret

Wilson

D 61

 

10 Apr 1885

W/o Absalom Wilson

Mary

Wilson

B 6

 8 Aug 1803

28 Apr 1891

 

Mary

Wilson

D 66

 

11 Jul 1862

W/o Absalom Wilson

William Sr.

Wilson

B 7

1799

30 Aug 1874

Age 74 y, 10 m, 12 d

Annie R.

Wismer

U 11

 

 

 d/o Nathan Roberts, w/o David

David

Wismer

U 11

 

 

 

Horace

Wismer

U 12

 

 

 

Walter

Wismer

U 12

 

 

 

 

Wood

W 46

 

 

 

Elizabeth L.

Wood

W 49

20 Mar 1881

23 Jul 1883

 

Joseph P.

Wood

W 47

17 May 1885

6 Mar 1886

 

Eleanor F.

Zendt

X 26

 

 

 

J.

Zorns

L 20

 

1819

 

Abbreviations used: d/o = daughter of; s/o = son of; w/o = wife of; m. = married; GAR = Grand Army of the Republic (Civil War Veteran); WWII = World War II veteran.

Sources: Map of burial ground in the meeting-house; James A. Quinn, walk of burial ground, December, 2001. Some birth and death dates are from Howard Jenkins's "Historical Collections of Gwynedd." In 2008 a card file came into the Historian's possession which contained the results of at least two other persons walking the graveyard about 1910 & 1940 which listed many dates no longer legible; Burial Records of Gwynedd Meeting on microfilm at the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College.

II. Pennlyn Burial Ground

After the split between Hicksites and Orthodox Friends, a separate Gwynedd Meeting for Orthodox Friends was set up on Pennlyn-BlueBell Pike in Lower Gwynedd. A Burial ground was established next to the new Meeting House (called the Orthodox Cottage). In 1962, this burial ground reverted to Gwynedd Friends Meeting. The source of this is a note from Germantown Friends who took over the Orthodox Meeting after it was laid down.

Birth date Death date
Morgan Morgan 3 May 1739 29 Feb 1832 s/o Edward Morgan and Margaret Rittenhouse. m. Ann Roberts d/o John and Jane Roberts
Thomas Hughes 10 Jan 1774 21 May 1841 s/o Atkinson Hughes and Jane Evans Hughes
Elizabeth Evans 13 Sep 1841
Jesse Spencer 22 Dec 1790 30 Sep 1841 m. Mary Custard; s/o John Spencer and Lydia Foulke
Susan Foulke 11 Oct 1781 1 Feb 1842 unmarried dau. of Amos Foulke and Hannah Jones
Owen Jones Foulke 1838 23 Aug 1838 infant son of Edward Foulke and Tacy Jones Foulke
Jane Hughes 23 Mar 1832
James Walton 22 Oct 1771 17 Feb 1846 s/o Jeremiah Walton and Margaret Tyson. m. Martha Hughes d/o Atkinson Hughes
Ann Styer 16 Jan 1848
Ann Jamison 22 Jan 1848
Elizabeth G. Walton 30 Mar 1850
George Roberts 10 Mar 1781 16 Jun 1851 s/o Joseph Roberts and Mercy Pickering; m. Phebe Scott
Jesse Ambler 28 Mar 1777 5 Jul 1851 s/o John Ambler and Ann Foulke; m. Ruth Roberts
Edward Foulke 17 Nov 1784 17 Jul 1851 s/o Amos Foulke and Hannah Jones (d/o Owen Jones); m. Tacy Jones
Job Roberts 20 Aug 1857 This is not Squire Job, though the death date is similar...
James S. Walton 9 Oct 1853 probably the son of Jeremiah Walton and Deborah S. Worrell of Montgomery twp.
Jane Hughes 19 Feb 1854
Ruth Ambler 28 Aug 1775 9 Sep 1857 d/o John Roberts and Elizabeth Cleaver; m. Jesse Ambler
Phebe Roberts 12 Jan 1783 16 Aug 1860 m. George Roberts. d/o Alexander Scott and Jane Evans
Margaret Roberts 6 Aug 1862

Note 1. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Rules of Discipline, 1706 and again in 1733: "It is the sense of this meeting, that no monuments, either of wood or stone be affixed to graves in any of our burial grounds; and if any yet remain therein, that these be forthwith removed - so that no cause of uneasiness on this account may exist, or partiality be justly chargeable upon us."

Old gate of the Orthodox Friends Burial Ground
Grave stone of Martha Bate, April 1714.
And death shall have no dominion.
Dead man naked they shall be one
With the man in the wind and the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,
They shall have stars at elbow and foot;
Though they go mad they shall be sane,
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;
Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.

-Dylan Thomas

Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death no more hath dominion over him.

-Romans 6:9

Home | Historical Details | Genealogy | Contact the Historian