Josiah Parker Papers

Mildred Ratliff was the wife of Harrison Ratliff. Harrison was disowned by Henrico Monthly Meeting in Virginia in 1789 for marriage out of unity. He condemned his misconduct in 1793. Mildred was received by request in 1793. She transferred to South River Monthly Meeting in Virginia in 1795, then went to White Oak Swamp Monthly Meeting in 1803. Mildred was recorded as a minister in 1808. Harrison was reinstated by Fairfield Monthly Meeting in 1810. They transferred to Short Creek Monthly Meeting in Jefferson County, Ohio in 1817, then transferred to Westland Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania in 1831.

Captain Reed is unknown.

James Roberts is unknown.

Martha Roberts is unknown.

Willis Roberts was an African-American.

Abigail Robinson may have been a member of New York Monthly Meeting.

Thomas Rotch was married to Charity. They were members at Oblong Monthly Meeting, then at West Hartford Monthly Meeting in Connecticut. In 1812 they came to Ohio, where they were members at New Garden Monthly Meeting.

Mr. Sander is unknown.

James Scott is unknown.

Thomas Shillitoe (1754-1836) was a Friends minister from England. He was born in 1754 in London of parents who were not Quakers. He joined Gracechurch Street Monthly Meeting in London about 1778. He was recorded a minister of the Gospel in 1790. His stalwart orthodoxy led him to oppose the doctrines of Elias Hicks during the time of the Great Separation among American Quakers. In 1812 he moved to Yorkshire, then later to Hertfordshire, and after 1826 to Tottenham with his wife. They were married in 1779. He died in 1836.

Patience Sleeper was a minister present at Indiana Yearly Meeting in 1830.

Elizabeth Smith (1793-1825) was a daughter of John and Letitia Smith. She came with her parents to Ohio and Indiana from North Carolina. She married Stephan Holloway in 1816 at Whitewater. She died in 1825 and is buried in Whitewater Burying Ground.

John Smith (c1756-1838) came with his wife, Letitia, and family to Miami Monthly Meeting in Warren County, Ohio in 1804 from Back Creek Monthly Meeting in Randolph County, North Carolina. They settled in Wayne County, Indiana soon after. After the death of Letitia Smith, John married Jane Place, the widow of Isaac Place/Pleas at Alum Creek Meeting in Ohio in 1818. John died in 1838 at the age of 82 and is buried in the Whitewater Burying Ground.

Benjamin Snider is unknown.

Samuel Spray was a minister present at Indiana Yearly Meeting in 1830.

Thomas Stafford (b. 1782) was disowned by Back Creek Monthly Meeting in Randolph County, North Carolina in 1804 for marrying out of unity. He was reinstated in 1809. In 1810 he removed to Whitewater Monthly Meeting in Wayne County, Indiana. His wife, Elizabeth, joined by request in 1813. They were charter members of Chester Monthly Meeting when it was set off from Whitewater. In 1830 they transferred to Whitewater from Chester, and in 1831 they transferred to Sugar River Monthly Meeting. In 1844 they removed to Pleasant Plain Monthly Meeting in Iowa.

James Stanborough was a minister present at Indiana Yearly Meeting in 1830.

David Standfield (1794-1869) was born in 1793 in North Carolina or Tennessee. He was a son of Samuel Standfield of New Hope Meeting in Tennessee. He married Elizabeth Beals. She was born in 1794. David and his brothers were received by request of their father at New Hope Monthly Meeting in 1800. David was disowned in 1811 for attending a marriage contrary to discipline. He rejoined New Hope Monthly Meeting in 1813. He was recorded a minister in 1831. He and his family transferred to Duck Creek Monthly Meeting in Henry County, Indiana in 1833. He was removed from the “station” of minister in 1836. In 1837 he transferred with his family to Mississinewa Monthly Meeting in Grant County, where they were members of Back Creek Preparative Meeting. They were charter members of Back Creek Monthly Meeting in 1838. David was again recorded as a minister in 1853. He died in 1869 at Back Creek.

George (b. 1795) and Jemima (Parker) (b. 1795) Stanley were married in 1822 at Orange Meeting House in Wayne County. George was born in 1795 and was a son of Samuel and Susannah Stanley. Jemima was born in 1795 at Rich Square, North Carolina and was the daughter of Jeremiah and Keren (Newby) Parker. Immediately after their marriage, Jemima transferred to Newberry Monthly Meeting in Clinton County, Ohio, where George was a member. In 1829 they transferred to Milford Monthly Meeting in Wayne County, Indiana. They were charter members of Hopewell Monthly Meeting in Henry County in 1841. In 1847 they removed to Richland Monthly Meeting in Hamilton County, Indiana. There children were Samuel (1822), Jeremiah (1824), Isaac (1825), Keren (1828), John T. (1829), Elizabeth (1831), Elam (1834), and James M. (1838).

Isaac Stanley (b. 1825) was a son of George and Jemima (Parker) Stanley. He was born in 1825 in Clinton County, Ohio, then came with his parents to Milford Monthly Meeting in Wayne County, Indiana in 1830. He married Hannah Newby, a daughter of Barnaby and Rachel Newby, in 1849 at Milford. They removed to Westfield Monthly Meeting in Hamilton County in 1850, then to Richland Monthly Meeting in the same county in 1853. They returned to Westfield in 1853, but removed to Greenwood Monthly Meeting in the same county in 1888.

James Stanley may have been the James Stanley who was born in 1810 and married Elizabeth. They transferred from Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting in Damascus, Ohio to Whitewater Monthly Meeting in Wayne County, Indiana in 1833. Their certificate was endorsed back to Upper Springfield the same year.

Jeremiah P. Stanley (b. 1824) was a son of George and Jemima (Parker) Stanley.

Samuel Stanley (1822-1848) was a son of George and Jemima (Parker) Stanley. He was born in 1822 in Clinton County, Ohio, then came with his parents to Milford Monthly Meeting in Wayne County, Indiana in 1830. He married Mary H. Stanbrough in 1844 at Back Creek Monthly Meeting in Grant County, Indiana. They transferred to Westfield Monthly Meeting in Hamilton County, Indiana in 1846. In 1848 they were granted a certificate to Milford Monthly Meeting, but Samuel died and the certificate was returned.

James Stanton is unknown.

Jesse and Martha Storer are unknown.

The Suits Family is unknown.

Jonathan (1768-1831) and Ann (d. 1862) Taylor were early settlers of Mount Pleasant, Ohio. They arrived there in 1801 from Crooked Run Monthly Meeting in Virginia. Jonathan was born in Pennsylvania in 1768 and was a son of Timothy and Letitia Taylor. He married Ann Schofield in 1789. He served as the Presiding Clerk of Ohio Yearly Meeting in 1827. Jonathan died in 1831 at age 68 in Ireland. Ann died in 1862 at age 97. She is buried in the Short Creek Burying Ground.

Simeon Taylor (b. 1785) was a son of Christopher and Elizabeth (Patterson) Taylor. He was born in 1785 in North Carolina. He married Elizabeth Peninah Binford in 1807 at Jack Swamp Meeting in Northampton County. In 1811 they removed to Short Creek Monthly Meeting in Ohio. Shortly thereafter they transferred to Stillwater Monthly Meeting. In 1820 they were charter members of Somerset Monthly Meeting. They transferred to Duck Creek Monthly Meeting in Henry County, Indiana in 1831. Simeon was disowned in 1835 for telling untruths.

Benjamin Thomas was either the Benjamin Thomas who was a member of Core Sound Monthly Meeting in Carteret County, North Carolina who went to Mount Pleasant, Ohio in 1804 and returned to North Carolina in 1809 or he was the Benjamin Thomas who went from Short Creek Monthly Meeting in Ohio to Suttons Creek Monthly Meeting in North Carolina in 1818. He married contrary to discipline in 1817 to Sarah, who died in 1825, and again in 1827, for which he was disowned.

Jane Thompson was a minister present at Indiana Yearly Meeting in 1830.

Eli Townsend was a son of William and Nancy (Copeland) Townsend. He married Cecilia Johnson, a daughter of William and Elizabeth Johnson, at Whitewater Meeting House in 1828. He died before 1866. Cecilia died between 1866 and 1873.

William Townsend was a son of William and Elizabeth Townend of Piney Woods Monthly Meeting in Perquimans County. He married Nancy Copeland, a daughter of Eli and Ann Copeland, in 1803 under the care of Rich Square Monthly Meeting. She transferred to Piney Woods after their marriage. In 1805 they returned to Rich Square Monthly Meeting. They removed to Center Monthly Meeting in Guilford County in 1814. In 1820 they removed to Indiana, settling within the bounds of Whitewater Monthly Meeting in Wayne County. Nancy died before 1824. William remarried, contrary to discipline, in 1824. He condemned his misconduct and transferred to White Lick Monthly Meeting in Morgan County in 1824. He was disowned by White Lick Monthly Meeting in 1836.