PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



Delaware County Institute of Science 



Volume VIII Number 2 



ARCHIVES OF DELAWARE COUNTY. 



COMPILED BY EDWARD V. AND MARGARET S. STREEPER. 



III. 



BURIAL RECORDS OF THE SWEDENBORGIAN OR 



NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH. 



Near Marshall Road and Naylor's Run, Upper Darby 

 Township, Delaware County, Penna. 



Traversing the eastern end of Delaware County, along old 

 Naylor's Run, in Upper Darby Township, one formerly not- 

 iced a low, yellow building situated upon a high embankment 

 just east of the Newtown Branch of the Philadelphia, Balti- 

 more and Washington Railroad. This was the original per- 

 manent home of the Swedenborgian faith in Delaware County, 

 Penna., although occasional services were held, prior to 1S30, 

 in various buildings in that section. 



Mr. J. El wood Pond,-^ of Springfield Township, now 



*Joseph EUwood Pond, the son of Thomas (born in Delaware County 

 3-6-1812 ; died 7-4-1890) and Hannah R. Pond (born in same county 

 1-19-1815; died 4-7-1884), was born in East Goshen Township, Chester 

 County, Pa., 5-25-184S. In early life he became an adherent of the Whig 

 political faction, but upon the formation of the Republican party became 

 affiliated with the latter. He served two terms as auditor of Springfield 

 Township, Delaware County. In religion he had the views of the 

 Methodist communion, as had his mother before him. He was edu- 



