%eadnotat; ]> 5186anja Ann P. Jackson Family Papers, 1776-1856 [bulk 1813-1856] SKM Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 2002. ENG Ann P. Jackson Family Papers, 1776-1856 [bulk 1813-1856] SKM Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2000 Descriptive Summary Family Papers, 1776-1856 [bulk 1813-1856] RG 5/186 Ann P. Jackson (1792-1874) 1 box; 0.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728 Ann P. Jackson (1792-1874) was a Quaker minister of Darby and Birmingham Monthly Meetings in Pennsylvania. She was originally from Darby, Pa. and had two children, Mary and Stephen. Her children married another set of siblings, Philip and Ann Sharples Chester County. In 1831, Ann P. Paschall (later Ann P. Jackson) was recorded as a minister of Darby Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). In 1849, she moved to Birmingham Monthly Meeting where her children were members. The collection contains manuscript diaries, 1813-1833, of Ann P. Jackson and a manuscript copy of extracts from her journals, 1813-1856, compiled by her daughter in law, Ann P. (Sharples) Paschall. The diaries concern religious and practical matters. The collection also contains daily memo book kept by her father, Samuel Gibson; a brickyard account of Nathan H. Sharples of West Chester, Pa.; a daily farm diary of Nicholas W. Townsend of Birmingham Monthly Meeting, and legal papers and a science lecture. BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL 1792-1819Ann Price Gibson Paschall Jackson, a Quaker minister, was born in 1792 to Samuel and Mary Price Gibson of Darby, Pa. In 1811 she married Thomas Jacob Paschall. He died in 1819, leaving her with two young children, Mary and Stephen. Her children married another set of siblings, Philip and Ann Sharples, children of Nathan and Martha (Price) Sharples of Chester County.1831-1835In 1831, Ann P. Paschall was recorded as a minister of Darby Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). In 1833 she married Halliday Jackson, prominent Quaker minister and member of New Garden and Darby Monthly Meetings. He died in 1835. 1849In 1849, Ann P. Jackson removed to Birmingham Monthly Meeting where her children were members. SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains manuscript diaries, 1813-1833, of Quaker minister, Ann P. Jackson and a manuscript copy of extracts from her journals, 1813-1856, compiled by her daughter in law, Ann P. (Sharples) Paschall. The diaries concern religious and practical matters. The collection also contains daily memo book kept by her father, Samuel Gibson; a brickyard account of Nathan H. Sharples of West Chester, Pa.; a daily farm diary of Nicholas W. Townsend of Birmingham Monthly Meeting, a genealogy of the Blunston and Pearson families, legal papers and a science lecture.

The collection is divided into four series:

Genealogical material Writings & Journals Legal and financial papers Memorabilia ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Accession information:

Donor: Elizabeth Sharples Pusey, 1978

The collection was donated by Elizabeth Foulke Sharples Pusey, a descendent of the Sharples and Paschall families. Notes in various manuscript journals indicate it probably descended through the line of Alfred D. Sharples, son of Philip and Mary (Paschall) Sharples and grandson of Ann P. Jackson. Elizabeth Pusey was his granddaughter and the great-great granddaughter of Ann P. Jackson (Ann Price Gibson Paschall Jackson), Quaker minister of Darby Monthly Meeting.

 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], RG 5/186, Ann P. Jackson Family Papers, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

 Processing information

This collection was preserved and donated by Elizabeth Foulke Sharples Pusey. It was partially processed in 1978 and previously cited as Ann P. Paschall Papers. In November 2000, it was recatalogued as Ann P. Jackson Family Papers.

 SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

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 Quaker--Diaries -- 19th century Quakers--Social life and customs Quakers--Pennsylvania --Darby Darby (Pa.) - Quakers Delaware County (Pa.) -- Quakers Chester County (Pa.) --Quakers Quaker women Society of Friends -- Ministers Ministers -- Quaker Brickmaking -- Pennsylvania Farming -- Pennsylvania Blunston family Pearson family Sharples, Nathan H., 1779-1838 Townsend, Nicholas W., 1790-1818 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Genealogical material Genealogy of the Blunston and Pearson families 1

Genealogy is by John Pearson, born in 1740

 Ser. 2: Writings & Journals, 1818-1836 Extracts of Journal of Ann Price (Gibson) Paschall (1792-1874) 4/17/1813-6/1/1856

After 1833, Ann P. Paschall was known as Ann P. Jackson. This manuscript copy of the extracts was made by her daughter-in-law, Ann S. Paschall.

 Journals of Ann P. Paschall 1824-1833 Journal of Ann P. Paschall 1/1/1824-7/7/1826 1 Journal of Ann P. Paschall 12/6/1826-5/27/1829 1 Journal of Ann P. Paschall 6/28/1829-1/16/1832 1 Journal of Ann P. Paschall 1/16/1832-11/28/1833 1 Daily memos of Samuel Gibson (1762-1836), father of Ann P. Paschall 1/1/1835-6/21/1836 1 Manuscripts & farm journal of Nicholas W. Townsend (1790-1818) 4/1/1817-3/27/1818 1

Nicholas Townsend moved to Birmingham MM in 1816.

 Lectures (manuscript) on natural science by Philip Price Sharples Before 1839 1

Philip was the son-in-law of Ann P. Jackson. These lectures were given prior to his marriage to her daughter, Mary A. Paschall.

 Ser. 3. Legal and financial papers, 1776-1842 Copy of will of Jonathan Paschall of Kingsessing 8/18/1776 1 Copy of will of Abraham Darlington of Birmingham 12/21/1798 1 Indenture, uncompleted, between Charles Noble and Mary S. Noble (his wife) and Job Kirkbride 1842 1

Job Kirkbridge was an inn-keeper of Spring Garden. Indenture concerns a lot at Eight and Wallace in Spring Garden.

 Brickyard Accts. of Nathan H. Sharples, West Chester 4/1828-9/1830 1 Ser. 4. Memorabilia, 1819 "Articles of the West Chester Sabbath School Assoc." 1819 1

framed manuscript