158 HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. [1686. 



At the October Court, of this year, it was " ordered that the 

 township of Chichester extend its bounds as formerly hiid out by 

 Charles Ashcom, untill further order." 



A sufficient number of AVelsh Friends had now made settle- 

 ments in Radnor to establish an independent meeting for wor- 

 ship in that township, the name of David Meridith, being the 

 first that appears in the Haverford Records as belonging to that 

 particular meeting. The early meetings of Radnor were held 

 at the houses of John Jerman and John Evans ; the first mar- 

 riage in Radnor being solemnized at the dwelling of the latter 

 on the 2d of the 3d month, (May,) 1686, between Richard Ormes, 

 of Philadelphia, and Mary Tyder, of Radnor. Notw^ithstanding 

 the line had been run between Philadelphia and Chester Counties, 

 leaving Haverford and Radnor in the latter, the Welsh settlers 

 of those townships had no idea of being separated from their 

 Welsh friends of Merion, and still insisted on being included 

 within the limits of Philadelphia County. Being attached to 

 the Quarterly Meeting of Philadelphia, the Haverford Monthly 

 Meeting contributed towards the erection of the Centre Square 

 meeting-house, now being erected. The amounts subscribed by 

 the several meetings will indicate the extent of the settlements 

 at this time in the vicinity of each : 



Radnor contributed - - £1 Is. 6d. 



Haverford " - - 6 



Merion " - - 6 5 



From the south-western corner of the County the settlements 

 had extended up into the country as far as Birmingham, at the 

 commencement of this year. At the close of last year (1685) 

 James Browne conveyed two acres of land to trustees for the 

 use " of the people of God called Quakers in the township of 

 Chichester." On this land, without much delay, it was agreed 

 to build a meeting-house, and some time afterwards, to fence in 

 a grave-yard. This is the site of the present Chichester meeting- 

 house and burial-ground. The first subscription amounted to 

 X36 4s., and was contributed by twenty-six persons. Up to this 

 time the monthly meetings appear to have been held at Marcus 

 Hook, (Chichester,) but in October, 1686, a monthly meeting, 

 for the first time, was held at Concord, and for some years after- 

 wards, the place of holding it was varied, but it was generally at 

 private houses — at Edward Bezer's, in Bethel ; at William 

 Brainton's, (Brinton's,) in Birmingham ; at John Kinsman's, in 

 Chichester ; at Robert Piles', in Bethel ; at John Harding's, in 

 Chichester, &c. 



John Symcock was re-elected a member of Council from 

 Chester County for three years, and Francis Harrison to serve 



