%eadnotat; ]> 5085labo An Inventory of the Lamb-Booth-Miller Family Papers, 1709-1959 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1983 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Lamb-Booth-Miller Family Papers, 1709-1959 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1983 Descriptive Summary Lamb-Booth-Miller Family Papers, 1709-1959 RG 5/085 10 boxes; 5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. William Booth married Elizabeth M. Broomall in 1841. Their son, George M. Booth, was born in 1851 and married Ellen Miller, daughter of Lewis and Ann McIlvaine Miller in 1876. Their daughter, Elizabeth Martin Booth, married Robert Emerson Lamb of Baltimore in 1908 at Chester, Pa. The collection contains correspondence (1821-1963), diaries and journals (1833-1905), albums, legal and financial papers, photographs, genealogical and biographical materials, and miscellaneous memorabilia of the Lamb, Booth, Miller, and related families primarily of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Includes correspondence of Sarah B. Miller while she was travelling in Europe in 1846, William and Elizabeth M. Booth, 1833-1882, Sarah B. Flitcraft, 1856-1917, Isaac L. and Clara B. Miller, 1862-1916, George M. and Ellen M. Booth, 1864-1914, Robert E. and Elizabeth B. Lamb, James G. Lamb, 1917 - 1963, and others. Also of interest are the European travel journals of Sarah L. Miller (1846) and Isaac L. and Clara B. Miller (1901,1904,1905), and the diaries of William Booth (1833-39, 1843-44), Sarah B. Flitcraft (1863, 1864, 1866, 1868), and George M. and Ellen M. Booth (1869, 1873, 1876). There is also a good deal of genealogical and biographical material on the Lamb, Booth, and Miller families, including marriage and death certificates, as well as legal documents, photographs, clippings, and miscellaneous materials.

Repository:

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500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

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 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

William Booth married Elizabeth M. Broomall in 1841. Their son, George M. Booth, was born in 1851 and married Ellen Miller, daughter of Lewis and Ann McIlvaine Miller in 1876. Their daughter, Elizabeth Martin Booth, married Robert Emerson Lamb of Baltimore in 1908 at Chester, Pennsylvania.

This large family had many close ties to Swarthmore College. At least seven members of the families served on the Board of Managers of the College, from three generations, starting in the 1860's. At least 24 members of these families were attenders or graduates of the College, starting with the first graduating class. They have been educators, bankers, lawyers, businessmen, farmers, and members of many civic and reform organizations. They were descendants of many of the earliest settlers of Delaware and Chester Counties, and of New Castle Co., Delaware, as well as the early Roberts family of Evasham and Moorestown, New Jersey, and the Lamb family who settled in Kent Co., Maryland, in the middle 1600's.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains correspondence (1821-1963), diaries and journals (1833-1905), albums, legal and financial papers, photographs, genealogical and biographical materials, and miscellaneous memorabilia of the Lamb, Booth, Miller, and related families primarily of Delaware County, Pa. Includes correspondence of Sarah B. Miller while she was travelling in Europe in 1846, William and Elizabeth M. Booth, 1833-1882, Sarah B. Flitcraft, 1856-1917, Isaac L. and Clara B. Miller, 1862-1916, George M. and Ellen M. Booth, 1864-1914, Robert E. and Elizabeth B. Lamb, James G. Lamb, 1917 - 1963, and others. Also of interest are the European travel journals of Sarah L. Miller (1846) and Isaac L. and Clara B. Miller (1901,1904,1905), and the diaries of William Booth (1833-39, 1843-44), Sarah B. Flitcraft (1863, 1864, 1866, 1868), and George M. and Ellen M. Booth (1869, 1873, 1876). There is also a good deal of genealogical and biographical material on the Lamb, Booth, and Miller families, including marriage and death certificates, as well as legal documents, photographs, clippings, and miscellaneous materials.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into eight series:

Biographical and genealogical (arranged alphabetically by family name) Correspondence (arranged by the correspondent) Diaries (arranged chronologically Writings Albums Legal and financial papers Pictures Clippings, including our obituaries Miscellaneous ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Walter Lamb, Ellen Lamb Snodgrass, and Anna

Lamb Felton, children of Elizabeth Booth Lamb, 1983.

Collection probably assembled by Clare B. Miller and her niece, Elizabeth B. Lamb. The genealogical papers in Series 1 on the Lamb Family material removed from a former Small Collection on the Lamb family, collected by James G. Lamb in preparation for a book on the family called What is Known about the Direct Line of the Lamb Family from Pearce Lamb to John Emerson Lamb, and His Descendants to the Present Year..., 1962.

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Lamb-Booth-Miller Family Papers, RG5/085, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Received unsorted. Processed by FHL staff, 1983. Oversized items and cased pictures removed from collection and stored separately.

The following material, originally part of the collection, has been removed and recatalogued:

Marriage certificates of John Broomall and his four wives (removed to chart case):

Married 1st at Concord MM, 4 Jan. 1798, Susanna Wilson, daughter of Thomas and Ruth WilsonMarried 2nd at Middletown Meeting House, under the care of Chester MM, 7 Jun. 1804, Sarah Sharpless, daughter of Joseph and Mary SharplessMarried 3rd at Concord MM, 14 Mar. 1811, Sarah Martin, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Reynolds) MartinMarried 4th at Concord MM, 4 Jul. 1822, Ann Townsend, widow, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Webster of Gloucester Co., NJ

Other items:

Marriage certificate of Jeremiah McIlvain and Elizabeth Spencer, Horsham MM, 1 Nov. 1792 - Removed to oversize chart case Land survey done for Joseph Talbot, 1763. Filed in oversize chart case Family coats-of-arms РBooth Filed in oversize chart case

Box of cased photos, stored with FHL Cased Pictures, including:

Booth, Ellen (Miller) (1853-1929) Booth, George M. (1851-1918) Booth, William Bartram (-), son of William Booth by his first wife Hawley, Joseph Williamson (-), son of Joel and Catherine Hawley, husband of Anna Miller (1841-), President of First National Bank of Media Levis, Ann (1787-), unmarried daughter of Isaac and Phebe (Pancoast) Levis, and sister of Mary Levis married George Miller Jr. George Miller 3rd (1797-1869), son of George and Mary (Levis) Miller Miller, Levis (1806-1891), son of George and Mary (Levis) Miller Miller, Mary Lavinia (1837-1860, daughter of Levis and Ann (Mc Ilvain) Miller Miller, Samuel (1845-1908), son of Levis and Ann Miller Walker, Sarah M. (1799-1874), daughter of Enoch and Phebe (Miller) Walker, and niece of George and Mary Miller Related Material

See also:

What is known about the Direct line of the Lamb family from Pearce Lamb to John Emerson Lamb, and his descendants to the present year..., 1962. James G. Lamb. (FHL)BX7791, +.L2L2 Small Collection, Josiah Roberts of Evesham Township, NJ SELECTED SEARCH TERMS Materials catalogued separately

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

Diaries Albums Lamb family Booth family Miller family Quakers -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Social life and customs Quakers РDiaries Swarthmore College Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918 Delaware County (Pa.) -- Genealogy. Delaware County (Pa.) -- Social life and customs Lamb, Elizabeth B. (Elizabeth Booth), 1882-1966 Lamb, Robert E. (Robert Emerson), 1881-1959. Lamb, James G. (James Gibson), 1889-1969. Miller, Sarah L. (Sarah Levis), 1803-1890. Booth, William, 1812-1877 Booth, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth Martin), 1816-1882 Flitcraft, Sarah B. (Sarah Booth), 1841-1917 Miller, Isaac L. (Isaac Levis), 1845-1913 Miller, Clara B. (Clara Booth), 1843-1919 Booth, Ellen M. (Ellen Miller), 1853-1929 Booth, George M. (George Martin), 1851-1918 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. Biographical and genealogical material, 1702-1966, n.d. Booth family, 1811-1896, n.d.: Marriage certificates, some removed to Marriages, 1811-1876 George M. Booth and Ellen Miller 29 Nov. 1876 1 William Booth and Elizabeth M. Broomall 4 Feb. 1841 1 Joseph Booth and Martha Hoskins 2 Jun. 1811 1 Clara (Booth) Miller's reminiscences of the Booth Family 1 manuscript Typescript copy of the reminiscences 1 Booth Genealogy, by Clara B. Miller 1896 1 bound typescript Genealogical chart, tracing back from George Martin Booth and his wife, Ellen Miller 1 large, fan-type

Removed to oversize.

 Broomall family: Memorial of John M. Broomall 6/15/1894 1 Deacon and Pancoast families, 1894-1894: 1 Letter from Howard Deacon 1894, 1895 1

Concerning Deacon family of NJ, and Pancoast family.

 Typed brief records of the Pancoast family, by Gilbert Cope 1 Flitcraft family: Typed account of Allen Flitcraft's parents and children 1 Hawley family: Brief lineage of Joseph W. Hawley 1

Joseph Hawley married Anna Miller, daughter of Levis and Ann (Mc Ilvain) Miller, in 1864.

 Hoskins family, 1891, n.d.: Brief records of family 1 Account of William and Martha (Smith) Hoskins' family 1 Letter from Henry Graham Ashmead about the family 1891 1 Lamb family, 1881-1896, n.d. Lists of children born to several generations of the Lamb family 1 Birth certificates of Robert E. Lamb and Elizabeth M. Booth, his wife 1 Marriage license of Robert E. Lamb and Elizabeth M. Booth 23 Mar. 1908 1

Removed to oversize chart case.

 Account of the family, as told by Michael Lamb and written down by Thomas Lamb in 1847 1 typed Account of the family written by Francis Lamb of Chestertovn, MD n.d. 1 typed

Includes one account written by Frances M. Smith

 Guest list for 50th Anniversary party 1958 of Robert E. and Elizabeth (Booth) Lamb 1 Certificate of cremation for Elizabeth B. Lamb 1966 1 Account of the life of Robert E. Lamb 1881-1959 1

Includes his 35 years as a member of the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College, and designer of the Lamb-Miller Field House built in 1935.

 Family obituaries, group sheets, and loose genealogical material 1 Abstracts of Cecil MM records of the Lamb family 1

See also Series 2, Correspondence of James G. Lamb, 1917-1963.

 Levis family: Coat-of-Arms of the De Levis family 1 reproduction Lippincott family, n.d.: Lineage of Belle (Lippincott) Lamb, wife of Walter Lamb 1 Relatives of Lydia Lippincott of Burlington, NJ, who died 1901. 1

Lydia, who died in 1901, was the daughter of Caleb and Alice (Jarrett) Lippincott.

 Mc Ilvain family: Lineage of Ann (Mc Ilvain) Miller, wife of Levis Miller 1 Martin family: Line of Sarah Martin, wife of John Broomall 1 Massey family: Copies of material on family, found in England 1 Miller family, 1702-1955 Marriage certificates, 1702-1832, removed to oversize chart case: Henry Miller and Sarah Deeble, Somerset, England 8/27/1702 1 facsimile George Miller and Phebe Massey, Goshen MM 3/6/1764 1 facsimile George Miller and Mary Levis, Chester MM4/10/1794 1 facsimile Levis Miller and Ann Mc Ilvain, Chester MM (H)11/7/1832 1 50th Anniversary certificate for Levis and Ann Miller, Media, PA 7 Nov. 1882 1

Removed to oversize chart case.

 Lineage of Levis Miller and his brother, John Miller 1 Picture of Maple Grove, long time home of the Miller family, near Media 1 Obituary of George Miller, 12/22/1849aged 77 1 Short History of the Miller Family, by Edgar T. Miller, son of Levis and Ann Miller 1 Supplemental claims to join the Colonial Dames on lines of John Hoskins and William Clayton, for Clara B. Miller 1 "Ancestral records collected and compiled by my Aunt, Clara Booth Miller..." by Elizabeth Booth Lamb 1955 1 typescript Roberts family, of New Jersey: Line of Annie Lippincott Roberts, born 1850, married George M. Lamb 1 Trainer family, Line of John Newlin Trainer (1844-1923) 1

John Trainer married Hannah Bartram Booth in 1870

 Ser. 2. Correspondence, received and sent, 1821-1962

Arranged under the name of the family member whose correspondence it was, with folders filed according to the year of birth of the correspondent. Filed chronologically within each folder.

 Martin, George (1754-1825), letters 1821 as one of the executors of the estate of John Talbot 2, folder 1 Miller, John (1799-1855) and Hannah (Moore) (1802-1890)1836 and 1855 2 letters 2, folder 2 Miller, Sarah L. (1803-1890), letters 2, folder 3 copies

Sarah Miller was taughter of George and Mary (Levis) Miller. The letters written while she was traveling in Europe in 1846.

 Booth, William (1812-1877) and Elizabeth (Broomall) (1816-1882), letters 1833-1882 2, folder 4 Flitcraft, Allen (1825-1904) and Sarah (Booth) (1841-1917), letters 1856-1917 2, folder 5 Roberts, Susan (1833-1888), letters to her sister, Elizabeth R. Haines 1872-1885 2, folder 6

Susan removed to Philadelphia from Moorestown, NJ, in 1868.

 Miller, Isaac L. (1845-1913) and Clara (Booth) (1843-1919), letters 1862-1916 2, folder 7 Trainer, Hannah (Booth) (1845-1916), letter 1916 2, folder 8 Miller, Levis and Ann, letters, 1864 2, folder 9 2 letters Booth, George M. (1851-1918) and Ellen (Miller) (1853-1929), letters 186?-1914 2, folder 10 Miller, John B. (1871-1918), letter 1896 2, folder 11 Lamb, Robert Emerson (1881-1959), letters 1895-1933 2, folder 12 Lamb, Elizabeth M. (Booth) (1882-1966), letters 1882-1939 2, folder 13 Lamb, James G. (1889-), letters 1917-1963 2, folder 14

Letters in connection with his book about the Lamb family, published in 1962.

 Ser. 3. Diaries, 1833-1905

Arranged chronologically.

 Booth, William (1812-1887), personal diaries 1833-1839, 1843-1844 3 Miller, Sarah L. (1803-1890), travel diaries 1846 3 small leather notebooks, later ms. transcriptions

Diaries about travel to Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium, and England. These diaries were marked for FHL by Mary M.(Hawley) Thompson, Class of 1889 at the College, who died 11 Sept. 1940, in Media.

 Flitcraft, Sarah (Booth) (1841-1917), Journals 1863, 1864, 1866, 1868, 3

Concerning aspects of her daily life, and mentioning the assassination of Lincoln in 1864

 Booth, George M. (1851-1918) and Ellen (Miller) (1853-1929), pocket diariesG: 1869, 1876; E: 1873 3 Miller, Isaac L. (1845-1913) and Clara (Booth) (1843-1919), travel diary of European trip1899 3 Miller, Isaac L. and Clara B., travel diary Jul. 20 to late Sept., 1901 4

Journal of trip to Ireland, Scotland, England, Holland, Belgium, and Germany, accompanied by their daughter, Elizabeth B. Miller and her friend, Caroline F. Comly, both graduates of Swarthmore College, who planned to continue their studies at the University in Berlin.

 Miller, Isaac L. and Clara B., travel diary Jul. 21 to late Sept. 1904 4

Journal of trip to Italy, Switzerland, France, and England, accompanied by Clara's newly widowed sister, Sarah B. Flitcraft.

 Miller, Isaac L. and Clara B., travel diary Aug. 5 to late Sept. 1905 4

Jouranl of trip spent visiting the areas of England and Wales where their ancestors had lived

 Ser. 4. Writings, 1821-ca. 1920 Poems and speeches by George M. Booth 1861-1914 4 Poems and speeches by other family members 4 Thesis by Elizabeth Martin Booth, presented for the B.A. degree at Swarthmore College, 1903 on Mary Stuart 4 Family Reminiscences, by Clara B. Miller 1918 4 Hicksite Friends, by Robert E. Lambca. 1920 4 Ser. 5. Albums, 1688-1864 Commonplace book of John Miller, father of Henry Miller dated 1688 5 Autograph books, 1819-1828 Sarah L. Miller 1819 5 Ann Mc Ilvain 1825 5 Susan Roberts 1848 5 Scrapbook of Clara B. Miller n.d. 5 Scrapbook of Clara B. Miller n.d. 6 Commonplace book of Sarah Miller Walker (1799-1874) 1820-1864( 7

Sarah Miller Walker was the unmarried daughter of Enoch and Phebe (Miller) Walker, and niece of George and Mary (Levis) Miller. She lived at Woodburne, near Montrose, in Susquehanna Co., with her unmarried brother, George Walker, and belonged to Stroudsburg MM.

 Scrapbook of Elizabeth Martin (Broomall) Booth (1816-1882) 7

Of newspaper clippings pasted over the account book of the sloop Jonas Preston, which had been owned and operated by her husband, William Booth, in partnership with John Larkin in a coal, lumber, and packet business carrying goods between Chester and Philadelphia, 1847-1850.

 Scrapbook of Sarah B. Flitcraft 7

With clippings saved by her and pasted in after her death in 1917 by her sister, Clara B. Miller.

 Scrapbook of Sarah Levis Miller (1847-1894) 7

Sarah was the daughter of Levis and Ann Miller. The scrapbook is filed in oversize chart case.

 Ser. 6. Legal and financial papers, 1693-1873 Wills and estate administrations, 1693-1873: 7 Will of Pearce Lamb 1709 7 certified copy Will of Thomas Hulbert of Philadelphia, leaving two tracts of land in Bethel and Chichester Townships 8 Oct. 1710 7 Abstract of will of Griffith Owen 15 Mar. 1717 7 Will of Francis Lamb 1765 7 certified copy Estate of Caleb Eyre 16 Dec. 1806 7 Probate of will of John Talbot, 29 Jun. 1821 7 Will of Mary Moore, mother of Hannah (Moore) Miller 21 Jun. 1848 7 Estate inventory of John Miller 9 Apr. 1856 7 Will of Hannah (Moore) Miller, mother of Isaac L. Miller 1883 7 copy Will of William Boothdated 27 Sept. 1873 copy 7

William Booth died Nov 1st, 1877

 Copy of verbal will of Elizabeth M. (Broomall) Booth 7

As told to her children before her death on 14 Jan. 1882.

 Description of the laying out of the course of the road from Grubb's Mill in Willistown to Chester (later called Providence Road and Route 252) May 1732 7 ms. copy Land grants 1683 and 1694 to Pearce Lamb of Cecil Co., MD 7 negative photostats Mortgages and indentures, 1763-1849: Indenture of William Clayton, Jr., of Chichester, as apprentice to William Hawley of Chester, carpenter 19 Oct. 1763 7 Mortgage of Joseph Talbot to Jonas Preston, on property in Upper Chichester Township,24 Oct. 1763 7

Land to be conveyed to John Talbot, son of Joseph Talbot

 Indenture, 19 Mar. 1785 Benjamin and Jemima (Booth) Townsend of Upper Chichester to Sarah (Davis) Reynolds, widow of Henry Reynolds, and her children 7

Ffor two tracts of land along Naaman's Creek. Filed in oversize chart case.

 Mortgage obligation of George Pearson of Ridley Township, miller, to John Talbot of Upper Chichester 25 Jan. 1794 7

For a grist mill and saw mill belonging to Talbot in Chichester Township. Also receipt bearing date of 22 Mar. 1798, from John Talbot to George Pearson.

 Mortgage obligation of John Broomall to John Talbot, 14 Apr. 1808 for two tracts of land in Upper Chichester Township 7 Indenture between William and Elizabeth M. Booth of Chester and Henry N. Garrett of Philadelphia for land on Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia24 Dec. 1870 7 Land survey done for Joseph Talbot and John Talbot n.d., 1802 (respectively) 7 Two manumissions of slaves 1787, 1798 7

One by Thomas Dick of Chichester, 13 Mar, 1787, and the other by Ralph Robinson on behalf of his mother-in- law, Mary Cannon, of Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex Co., Delaware, 2 Aug. 1798. John Talbot appears to have been involved in these transactions, perhaps on behalf of Chichester Meeting.

 Agreement of sale and other papers in connection with the purchase of a lot on Nippon Street, Germantown, Philadelphia,1915-16 by Robert E. Lamb 7 Papers concerning the disposition of the land and building of the Henry Co., Iowa, Institute of Science 1812, 1816, 1849 7

The Institute was founded and built by George Miller (1797-1869), who died unmarried in Trenton, Henry Co. He was a son of George and Mary (Levis) Miller, and brother of John and Levis Miller. After his death his relatives in Delaware Co., PA, deeded over the building and land to the Iowa managers of the Institute for use as a library. Later, in 1956, the Delaware Co. heirs sold the building to an American Legion post. Includes accounts and receipts, 1812, 1816, and 1849.

 Ser. 7. Photographs, arranged by family Booth 8 Lamb 8 Miller 8 Roberts 8 Trainer 8 Family coats-of-arms, Massey and Miller 8 Ser. 8. Miscellaneous, 1792-1894, n.d. Memorabilia of Sarah B. Flitcraft 9 Memorabilia of George Miller (1772-1849) 9 Memorabilia of Elizabeth M. Booth 9 Memorabilia of Clara B. Miller and Isaac L. Miller 9

Includes a small New Testament he carried during the Civil War.

 Memorabilia of Ellen (Miller) Booth 9 Memorabilia of Elizabeth (Booth) Lamb 9 Wallet of Levis Miller, Sr., and its contents 9 Papers concerning Levis Miller Jr. 9

Levis Miller, Jr., was captured and died in a Confederate prison camp during the Civil War, 1864.

 Petition to Thomas Mifflin, Governor of Pennsylvania, Oct. 1792 signed by Isaac Levis 9 ms. copy Memorial service of Sarah Miller Walker (1799-1874) [1894] 9 List of books kept by FHL and cataloged separately Mar. 1984 10

With photocopies of all title pages. Books mostly belonged to George and Phebe (Massey) Miller.

 Title pages (photocopies) of books returned to the donors, or put on FHL duplicate shelves 10 List of books in the library of Elizabeth (Booth) Lamb 10 Large newspaper sheet with patriotic songs (words) printed on both sides 1868 10

Filed in oversize chart case.

 "The Bank of the United States," by Deborah Logan 1827 10 typed copy Ser. 9. Clippings, including obituaries, n.d. Miller, John (1799-1855) 10 Miller, Levis (1806-1891) 10 Booth, William (1812-1877) 10 Booth Caleb H. (1815-1898), and family 10 Miller, Clara B. (1843-1919) 10 Booth, George M. (1851-1918) 10 Harvey, George B. (1875-1951) 10 Lamb, Robert E. (1881-1959) 10 Booth, Newlin T. (1886-1951) and family 10 Sharpless family reunion n.d. 10 150th anniversary of the Battle of Germantown 10 General clippings 10