Call Number:

MC.975.07.057

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

"A Brief Account of Thomas Kite" (HC.MC.975.07.057), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

Undated.

Form:

biographies (documents) and manuscripts (documents)

Abstract:

The biographical account of Thomas Kite describes Kite's early life, his convincement (conversion to Quakerism), and his testimonies against Elias Hicks during the Hicksite-Orthodox separation.

Thomas Kite (1785-?) was born in Frankford, Pennsylvania, in 1785, the son of Benjamin and Rebecca Kite. After moving to Philadelphia as a child, Kite became convinced (converted to Quakerism) at the age of 17. In 1808, he married Elizabeth Barnard, and the couple had two children: Susanna (1809-1844) and William (1810-1900). Thomas Kite married Edith Sharpless, and the couple had three children: Rebecca Kite (1814-1852), Joshua Kite (1816-1835), and Thomas Kite (1818-1884). Elizabeth died in 1810, the same year that Thomas was first recognized as a minister. During the Hicksite-Orthodox seperation, Kite maintained his Orthodox testimonies against Hicks. Thomas Kite died on January 25, 1845, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This collection is comprised of the single volume, handwritten manuscript of a biographical account of Thomas Kite. The volume describes Kite's early life, his convincement (conversion to Quakerism), and his testimonies against Elias Hicks during the Hicksite-Orthodox separation.