Subject: Baptists / Place: Bucks County (Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1800">1800</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1804">1804</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Baptists Place Bucks County (Pa.) Year 1800 to 1804

Extent:: 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Mathias family, of Scotch-Irish descent, was one of the first families to settle in Hilltown Township (Bucks County, Pennsylvania) around the turn of the 18th century. The family was very involved in the local Baptist community; a few members were prominent Baptist ministers. The Mathias family papers, 1709-1840 (bulk 1790-1840) consist of various materials relating to several generations of the Mathias family, including cyphering books; financial and estate papers such as account books, receipts and invoices, estate inventories, property records, and daybooks; baptismal certificates; a few letters; and several early property maps.

Held at: Historical Society of Hilltown Township [Contact Us]

Extent:: 14.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Southampton Baptist Church, formerly known as Historic Southampton Old School Meetinghouse, is the oldest Baptist church in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Southampton Baptist Church records, 1746-2013, consist of church records, hymnals, booklets, personal papers, and administrative records relating to the Southampton Baptist Church. The collection also contains a small amount of records relating to the Friends of the Historic Southampton Old School Meetinghouse.

Held at: Southampton Baptist Corporation [Contact Us]

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