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Perot Family papers

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Call Number:
MC.1147
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
2 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Perot Family papers (HC.MC.1147), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
1684-1939 (inclusive)
Creator:
Perot family
Abstract:
A history across several generations of Quaker brewers beginning with Anthony Morris in the 17th century. As well, there is genealogical and biographical information on the Perot, Marshall, Morris, Gomey, Siter, Powell, and Wilcox families.

Anthony Morris (1654-1721) came to the British colonies in North America with William Penn in 1682, settling first in Burlington and later in Philadelphia. In 1687, he purchased a lot at Front Street below Walnut, where he erected a brewery. Subsequent generations continued in the business.

Francis Perot (1796-1885) was apprenticed in 1812 to the 5th and 6th generations of Morrises (Thomas and Joseph). In 1818, Perot started his own brewery and malt house on Vine Street between 3rd and 4th Streets, bringing other family members into the business and marrying Elizabeth Morris. The Morrises turned their business over to Francis Perot. T. Morris Perot and Elliston Perot represent the 7th and 8th generations in the business.

Biographical information from: "A Condensed History of the Oldest Business House in America - The Francis Perot's Sons Malting Co. of Philadelphia." 1890. In PG and QC.

An aggregation of primarily genealogical and biographical information on the Perot, Marshall, Morris, Gomey, Siter, Powell, Sansom, and Wilcox families. The collection includes deeds (1684-1881); Gomey family wills, testaments, and Perot family history and materials, specifically about Francis Perot (1796-1885) T. Morris Perot (1828-1902), T. Morris Perot, Jr. (1872-1945), and T. Morris Perot III; genealogical and family histories of the Siter, Perot, and Sansom families and Francis Perot's Sons Malting Co.; data on the Marshall, Powell, Wilcox, and Morris families; and miscellaneous information.

Original processing information unknown. Reboxed and finding aid updated in November 2022 by Andrea Brokate Castillo.

For a booklet on the Perots, see A Historical Sketch of the Oldest Business House in America: the Francis Perot's Sons Malting Co. Philadelphia, [n.y.]

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Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

Humphrey South 1684.
Box 1
Joseph Antiobus and William Pawlett 1719.
Box 1
William Carter's will 1722.
Box 1
George McCall to Anthony Morris 1737.
Box 1
Anthony Morris Jr. and Stephen Armitt 1741 Deed.
Box 1
Mr. Hudson and Daughters to Anthony Morris 1744.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Dated March 7, 1744.

Mr. Hudson and Daughters to Anthony Morris 1744.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Dated March 8, 1744.

William Shippen and wife to Peter Schwarts 1760 Deed.
Box 1
William Shippen and wife to John and Peter Chevalier 1760 Deed.
Box 1
Margaret Jekyll to John Baynton 1761 Deed.
Box 1
Peter Schwarts and wife to John Brown 1763 Deed.
Box 1
John Brown to George Knerr? 1764 Deed.
Box 1
John Chevalier and others to John Zeller 1771 Deed.
Box 1
Thomas Willing and wife to Margaret Willing 1774 Deed.
Box 1
John Zeller and wife to William von Phul 1774 Deed.
Box 1
Margaret WIlling to George Morgan 1774 Deed.
Box 1
George Bullock to Dr. John Morgan 1775 Deed.
Box 1
George Morgan to William von Phul 1783 Deed.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Dated the 19th of April, 1783. Mentions Princeton, New Jersey.

Dr. John Morgan to William von Phul 1783 Deed.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Dated the 19th of April, 1783.

Joseph Cowperthwait to William von Phul 1787 Deed.
Box 1
John Baker to Thomas Fisher 1800 Deed.
Box 1
William Logan Fisher and Albans C. Logan to Elliston Perot 1818 Deed.
Box 1
Samuel Blair to Elliston Perot 1818 Deed.
Box 2
Isaac Roberdeau and wife to Elliston Perot 1818 Deed.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Fisher and Logan are acting executors of James Logan Fisher, deceased.

Samuel Blair to Hester Ogilbe 1824 Deed.
Box 2
Sansom Perot to Francis Perot and William Sansom Perot 1836.
Box 2
Thomas Morris to Patrick Jorgan 1836 Deed.
Box 2
Francis and Elizabeth M. Perot to William Sansom Perot 1841 Deed.
Box 2
William Sansom and Mary W. Perot to Francis Perot 1841 Deed.
Box 2
Martha Hare to Francis and William Perot 1843 Deed.
Box 2
Samuel B. Ogilbe and others to Francis Perot and others 1850 Deed.
Box 2
William Sansom Perot and wife to Francis Perot 1867 Deed.
Box 2
Joseph S. Perot and wife and others to Francis Perot 1881.
Box 2
Francis Perot undated house plan.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Plan for a property between Fourth Street, Vine Street, Third Street, and New Street under Francis Perot's name.

Gomey Family Wills.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Typed transcriptions of wills of the Gomey family (T. Morris Jr. married a Gummey), 16th-19th centuries. Also spelled Gombe, Gummey, Gumme, Gommey, Gomey, etc.).

Testaments.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Sansom and Perot. 2 typed copies.

Perot Family History.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Highlights: geneological entries for family members (7 items), photographs and a note about property of Elliston and John Perot, title of property on Girard Ave., genealogical data on Anthony Morris, and Perot estate plans.

Perot Family.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Highlights: power of attorney for J. Sansom Perot, copy of advertisement for Mary Perot's distillery (1785), information on relatives of Perot still in Bermuda, information on Perots/Perrot(t) in England, contribution to Association Against Prohibition Amendment by T. Morris Perot, Jr. (1928).

Francis Perot 1796-1885.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Highlights: geneological data (folder, notes, letters [re coat of arms]), remedy for chills, advertisement for Perot's Porter and Ale, a memo of agreement made between J. Cooper and T. Morris Perot and Edward Ogden in form of Francis Perot's Sons (1876), enumeration of portion of Sansom Perot's estate to Francis Perot (1841), stock owned by malt house, and two letters re Francis Perot's property (1855 and 1857).

T. Morris Perot 1828-1902.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Highlights: copy of marriage certificate of T.M.P. and Rebecca Siter (1858), typed obituaries for T.M.P. and R. Siter, information on T.M.P., information and letters re field ambulance T.M.P. invented and on medal received (7 items), information on and drawing of 4th Street property (site of his drug business begun 1851), letters re Perot family (1869-, 3 items), handwritten letter by T.M.P. to John Logan, N.Y. (1897) regarding Santo Domingo property), certificate of membership in Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Spring Garden Institute, and Franklin Institute, undated rough draft of letter conferring M.D. degree on women, and a copy of advertisement for his drug business (1853).

Autograph album of Rebecca Siter 1820.
Box 2
T. Morris Perot, Jr., 1872-1945 and T. Morris Perot III.
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Includes: handwritten letter of T. Morris Perot, Jr., to mother regarding trip to West Virginia property (June 22, 1910) and photographs of T. Morris Perot III family (20 items).

Genealogical information on Siter, Sansom, and Perot families (1 of 3).
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Highlights: 18th century seals of James Perot and a letter re them, A Portion of the History of the Perot Family in Bermuda (1941) typed copy by William Perot Lough, and typed extracts from diary (1758-1788) of Hannah Callender Sansom (1737-1801).

Genealogical information on Siter, Sansom, and Perot families (2 of 3).
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Highlights: 18th century seals of James Perot and a letter re them, A Portion of the History of the Perot Family in Bermuda (1941) typed copy by William Perot Lough, and typed extracts from diary (1758-1788) of Hannah Callender Sansom (1737-1801).

Genealogical information on Siter, Sansom, and Perot families (3 of 3).
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Highlights: 18th century seals of James Perot and a letter re them, A Portion of the History of the Perot Family in Bermuda (1941) typed copy by William Perot Lough, and typed extracts from diary (1758-1788) of Hannah Callender Sansom (1737-1801).

Genealogical information on families relating to Perot.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Highlights: picture of Cherry Street in Philadelphia, mansion of Thomas Morris with history on verso, list of the "Guardians of the Poor" for Philadelphia (Thomas Morris was a member), cut-outs of Molly Mitchell copied from a book (originals by Thomas Morris, Jr.), post card of Old Spread Eagle Tavern by Adam Siter, letter to T.M. Perot with copy of coat-of-arms from the vice president of the Huguenot Society of America, C. DuPuy (1897), fire insurance policy for brew house property (1829), letter from Sara Hallowell to her cousin T.M. Perot mentioning war activities (Moret, France, Oct. 5, 1915), letters concerning request for patent numbers of inventions of T.M. Perot for his field ambulance and drug store (2 items, 1916), typed extract from Ann Warder's diary re Elliston Perot's wedding (1787), and information on the Marshall drug store.

Glass negative of Mahlen-Stacey coat-of-arms.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Glass negative of Mahlen-Stacey coat of arms, photograph of it, and information on it.

Siter family.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Highlights: Information on Siter family, especially Adam Siter, (1805-1889), correspondence of Rebecca Siter Perot and her mother Charlotte Cleaver Siter (1867-1874), and typed copies of letters and other information re marriage of Charlotte Cleaver and Adam Siter (1827).

Edward Siter.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Biographical data and news photo of building where Edward Siter was in business. List of managers and secretary of Commercial Exchange, Edward Siter, manager 1865, 1870-1871.

Francis Perot's Sons Malting Co.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Highlights: information on malt house begun in 1687 (typed transcript and article), memo diary of Francis Perot (1873-1879), various articles and notes on breweries in Philadelphia especially Perot, Malsters' agreements between Francis Perot's Sons Maltin Co. and Henry Grimes (1902).

Business letters of Francis Perot's Sons Malting Co. ca. 1874-1909.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

10 items.

Marshall family (1 of 2).
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Highlights: Christopher Marshall's diary (1796) 2 iems and 3 typed copies of extracts, typed copy of letter from Christopher Marshall to children (1778), genealogical data re Christopher Marshall (1709-1797) and his son Charles Marshall (1744-1825), information on Free Quakers of which Christopher Marshall was a trustee, history of the Marshall name, information on the Marshall family from T. Morris Perot (1917), receipts signed by Charles Marshall (1791), typed copies of notices which appeared in the Pennsylvania Packet and other papers referring to Quakers, sale of land, business, and humane society involving Christopher and Charles Marshall, genealogical line of Marshall to Perot, list of members of the Penna. Prison Society (1787) including Charles Marshall.

Marshall family (2 of 2).
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Highlights: genealogical data, letter (1939) and photos re Marshall house to Morris, 26-page document taken from Philadelphia North American about Charles Marshall's diary, typed copy of marriage certificate of Patience Parrish and Charles Marshall (1765).

Powell-Wilcox-Morris Family Genealogy.
Box 3
Morris family.
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Highlights: biographical data for Thomas Morris (1800-1827), biographical data on Morris and Powell families, letter of James G. Barnwell to T. Morris Perot (June 29 1889) re erection of the Anthony Morris brew house, authorization of the Northern Soup Society, which T. M. Perot was treasurer of, to receive legacy left in a will (1898), copy of Anthony Morris seal, Morris family genealogies, and 1920 calendar depicting original Anthony Morris brewery.

Thomas Leiper and Wife to Thomas Shinn Ridgway 1815 Deed.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Concerning land on Mulberry and 11th Street.

Thomas S. Ridgway and Wife to Caleb Haule 1818 Deed.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Concerning land on Mulberry and 11th Street.

Caleb Haule and Wife to Samuel Spackman 1817 Deed.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Concerning land on Mulberry and 11th Street.

William W. Fisher to Samuel Spackman 1825 Deed.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Concerning land on Mulberry and 11th Street.

Samuel Spackman (Edwin M. Lewis) and Wife to Elihu Chauncey and Herman Cope (Thomas Perot) 1828 Deed.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Names in parantheses are written in pencil above the other names. Edwin M. Lewis substitutes Samuel Spackman and Thomas Perot substitutes Elihu Chauncey and Herman Cope. Concerning land on Mulberry and 11th Street.

Elihu Chauncey and Herman Cope to John Cryder 1830 Deed.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Concerning land on Mulberry and 11th Street.

John Cryder and Wife to Nathan Dunn 1832.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Concerning land on Mulberry and 11th Street.

Nathan Dunn to Richard Oakford 1835 Deed.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Concerning land on Mulberry and 11th Street.

Henry Lelar to John A. Brown 1847 Deed.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Concerning land on Mulberry and 11th Street.

John A. Brown and Wife to Edwin M. Lewis 1847 July Deed.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Concerning land on Mulberry and 11th Street.

John A. Brown and Wife to Edwin M. Lewis 1847 Dec Deed.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Concerning land on Mulberry and 11th Street.

Loose Miscellania.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Highlights: agreement of "cestui que trust" for trustees of Francis Perot estate, Par La Ville, re improvement of land (1887) and resolution of appreciation for work done by Morris T. Perot as President of the Mercantile Library (1869).

Miscellaneous.
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Highlights: photographs of painting of Archbishop Sancroft and 7 other bishops and terms of sale of James Fisher's brewery, Vine and Story Streets, Philadelphia, 1817, purchased by Elliston Perot (1818).

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