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dcnce was in a wilderness, the con- 

 stant resort of Indians. His doors were, 

 however, never fastened against these 

 children of the forest, and food was 

 always left for those who might choose 

 to enter his kitchen at night ; and it 

 was no uncommon thing to find seve- 

 ral Indians stretched on the tioor be- 

 fore the kitchen fire in the morning. 

 Such kindness produced its natural 

 result; the Indians guarded his pro- 

 perty in every practicable way, and 

 when any of his cattle or horsea would 

 stray, they were sure to return them. 



Philip, Philip, was one of the early 

 Welsh Quaker settlers of Radnor. He 

 died in 1G07 leaving two daughters, 

 Mary and Jane. JIary intermarried 

 with David Morris of Marple, and Jane 

 with Thomas Parry of Philadelphia 

 County. In 1701, his widow, Phebe, 

 intermarried with Richard Moore. 



PiEKSON, Edward, from Ponnallfee, 

 in Cheshire, England, settled in Darby 

 township in 1G87. By trade he was a 

 mason, and probably followed that 

 business. He was a member of the 

 Society of Friends, but was not so strict 

 a member as was usual in his da}-. 

 There are reasons for believing that he 

 was a brother of Thomas Pearson, who 

 accompanied William Pcnn, and who 

 was instrumental in changing the name 

 of Upland to Chester, though his name 

 is spelled differently. He had a son 

 Lawrence, and probably one named 

 Thomas and another Abel. It is said 

 he removed to Bucks County. 



Powell, Rowland, first presents him- 

 sents himself to our notice at Haver- 

 ford, where he is a candidate for matri- 

 mony with Maud Richard, before the 

 Friends' Meeting of that place, in 1695. 

 They were both recently from Wales, 

 and having neglected to bring the usual 

 certificate with them, they were obliged 

 to call upon their friends who had 

 known them in their native country, to 

 testify to their " clearness," after which 

 the marriage was allowed to proceed. 

 He was a preacher, and probably had 

 visited the country before. His wife 

 died in 1708, and he probably removed. 

 Their children were Elizabeth, Gobitha, 

 Gemima, Dorothy, Rowland and Mary. 



Powell, Evan ap William, with his 



wife Gwen, and his sons David and 

 Philip Evans, came to America about 

 1684, and settled in Radnor. He was 

 from Glamorganshire in South Wales, 

 and was in membership with Friends. 



Powell, Thomas, emigrated from the 

 "Lordship of Rudheith in the County 

 Palatine of Chester," England, and ar- 

 rived at Chester, then Upland, on the 

 14th of the 6th mo. (August) 168:2, in 

 company with John Sharpless, and a 

 short time before the arrival of the 

 Proprietor. George Keith, who held 

 meetings in his house in 1703, says that 

 he and his wife had been Quakers, but 

 had joined the Church, " with divers 

 others of his neighbors." He died in 

 1714 at an advanced age. He had 

 three sons, John, Joseph and Thomas. 

 By his will he gave four adjoining lots 

 in Chester, " lying in James street, over 

 against the church," for the use of the 

 church. The new church of St James 

 was probably erected on these lots. 

 His son Thomas, who emigrated with 

 his father, and died a very short time 

 before him, bequeathed £5 " towards 

 building a house for the minister of 

 Chester * * * * to be pay'^ when they 

 build a house for the minister on those 

 lotts given for that purpose." 



Powell, David, was one of the 

 Deputy Surveyors under Thomas 

 Holme. Being a Welshman, he was 

 generally employed in making surveys 

 within the limits of the Welsh Tract. 

 He was an early immigrant, as his com- 

 mission bears date 8th mo. 1683. It is 

 not certainly known, whether he was 

 married cr not at the time of his 

 arrival, but in 1707 he was married to 

 Mary Haverd a widow of Merion, at 

 which time he resided in Philadelphia. 

 He owned several tracts of land in 

 Radnor, and it is supposed that he re- 

 moved to that township, as in 1722 a 

 taxable of that name resided there. In 

 1727, "our ancient Friend, David 

 Powell," obtained a certificate to re- 

 move to Gwynedd, but it is not entirely 

 certain that the certificate was for him, 

 as there were others of the same name. 



Price, David, with his wife Joan and 

 six children, came from Brecknockshire 

 in Wales, in 1690, and settled in Rad- 

 nor. He was a Friend, and meetings 

 were held at his nouse. 



