A Quaker Saga: The Watsons of Strawberryhowe, the Wildmans, and Other Allied Families from England's North Counties and Lower Bucks County in PennsylvaniaThomas Watson (ca. 1651-1738) was born in Strawberryhowe, Cumberland, England. He married Rebecca Marke in 1684 or 1685. They came to America in 1701 and settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Descendants and relatives lived chiefly in Pennsylvania. Includes ancestors in England to the 1600s. Also includes history of the Quakers in Cumberland, England and Bucks County, Pennsylvania. |
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List of Illustrations xii | 8 |
Prologue xxvi | 11 |
George Fox on Pendle Hill by Violet Oakley | 166 |
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