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ATTHE BANK
CORNER
-
JEFFREY
TRUMAN
BUILT
A RED FRAME STORE WHERE THE
BANK ISNOW. TWOORTHREE
YEARS
LATERHESOLD TOTHOMAS ANDSAMUEL
SUFFRINS. IN
1828
J.M.HADDEN HAD A STORE THERE. IN
1833
HEFORMED A PARTNER
SHIP WITH JOSEPH CHAPMAN.
HE
LATER SOLD
ITTO
JAMES HARRIS. THE RED FRAME
SOLD
AND HE
MOVED
TOPREMISES
FORMERLY
OWNED BYJAMES BORDON
AND
OCCUPIED BY JONATHAN HAINES.
Bell Family
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Date:
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JOHN
BELL MASON. In the ranks of the
substantial
farmers ofGreene Coimty
this gentleman
is
worthy
of
prominent
consideration having
by
frugal
living
and
prudent management acquir^a fine
property
which brings him a
comfortable
income. He is serving
his
second
term
asJustice of the
Peace
having been first
elected in
1884
and discharging
the
duties
of the
position with
such
ability and
feithfulness as
to ensure his
re election.
He has also filled the
office of
Township
Clerk for six years, besides serving as AssistantAssessor under John T. HOGUE
ofXenia,and as a Constable of this township.
Religiously
Mr. MASON affiliates
with
the
Society
of
Friends
and inpolitical
matters, castshis ballotand influence in
favor
of theRepublican party. He served
as amusician during the latewaron the
Union
side enlisting May1,1864, in
Company G,One
hundred
and Fifly fourth
Ohio
Infantry and
by
his inspiriting
national ballads contributed
to
enthuse
th e
soldiers.
ThefatherofMr.MASON Josephby name,was bom inColumbiana, Hamilton
County Ohio
October
21,
1800
andwas
orphaned
at theearly ageof four
years.
After that sad eventhad deprived himofhisnatural protectors, he camewithhis
uncle Joseph CHENOWETH to Waynesville
In
the homeste^ established
by
Nfr. CHENOWETH the ladgrewto a stalwart manhood andthen,
embarking
in
life forhimself cameto Belibrook andclerked in a storefor
Jeoffrey
TRUMAN.
He had first entered the employ ofMr. TRUMANin Waynesville;but when the
A heafthy
habit
you
c n
st ick
w i t h
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Truman Family Genealogy
The following is a
transcription
of
the genealogy
oftheQuaker
Truman
family aswritten
down
by George S.
Truman
in the
early 1900 s
and
passed
down
through my family. He apparently supplied much, if not all, of this information to the
publishers of the Smedley Family Genealogy of
1901.
I have inserted punctuation
only
where necessary.
Keep
inmind
that
theoriginal
document
was hand written byGeorge
Truman
when hewas in his 80'sandis
based
onhisnotes and
memories.
The
parts
of the document that are damaged and unreadable are indicated
with
. When I
was
unable to
decipher
the
spelling
I
indicated
it
with
(?). The
original
document
can
be
downloaded
in
Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf) format
(3.0
MB) by clicking here. The
free
Adobe
Acrobat Reader can be obtained here. Please feel free to email me with any
information or linksapplicable to this branch of the Truman
family.
Alsoplease sendmeanycorrections in spelling,etc. that
you find; I am sure that some
of
my interpretations are in error.
A variety of family documents, photographs and memorabilia can be found at the Swarthmore College Friends Historical
Library filed under Truman Family and Truman-Underhill Family.
Of
particular interest are the Account book of James
Truman, coppersmith 1781-1796 and letters and notes by Dr. George Truman from 1840 on. There is also an interesting
story byGeorge S.Truman concerning his work with the Underground Railroad. You can access a copy
of
it here.
D o n
T r u m a n
MAKY
L.
COOK
PUBLIC
LIBRARY
Victoria
Texas _ 381
OLD
STAGL
RD.
doafS trumaiifaniilv
U WAYNESVILLE,
OHIO 45068
513/897-4826
A Genealogy of the Truman Family 1715-1902
(As compiled by George S. Truman, circa 1902)
Richard
Truman
ofSalisbury England, son ofThomas
Truman,
married Martha
Bayley
atChippenham
Meeting
8mo.
10
1710. She wa s the daughter o f Wm Bayley and Susannah S. Keater who were married 2 mo. 3 1671 the above taken from a
list
of
marriages in Wiltshire England. Richard Truman with Martha his wife came from England with several children in
1715
and
settled
inwhatis now
Montgomery
Co.
Pennsylvania
bydeedNov 17*
1716. Stephen Jenkins
of
Springhead
in
the Township of Abington and Abigail his wife and Elizabeth Jenkins, widow of Wm. Jenkins conveyed to Richard Truman
of
Cheltenham Township (a weaver) for 105 a plantation
of
140 acres known by the name
of
Springhead which was close to
Abington meeting. One 3mo 19*
1719
Richard Truman
and
Martha
hiswife
mortgaged
theproperty to Wm. Harmer asan
indemnity. Inthe5* mo.
1722 Richard
Truman became ofGwyned Meeting by
certificate with
his
wife and and
mother-in-
law
who s
name is not mentioned. He probably settled in what is now Bucks County where he purchased 212 acres
of
land
ontheMenokegee Creek in
Olney
Township.
Here
he
made
his
will
4
mo.
20*
1729
which proven 3
mo.
14*
1730.
Tradition says that on his way to Philadelphiawith to returning to England hewas taken
death orallof the
22
1758 aged will he mentions following children:
Thomas (2) bom about 1705 in England supposed to have been a halfbrother of the others. William (3), Susannah (4) and
James
(5).
(2) Thomas married Ann Bolton 9/29/17(7). In 1751 settled in Sadsbury Chester County Pennsylvania, a tallow chandler by
trade died in 1788 Their children Sarah (6), Susannah (7), John (8) Thomas (9) and William(lO).
(3) William died in Philadelphia in 1732 unmarried.
(4)
Susannah married
in
1737 J o hn Gu es t.
(5) James Truman bo m about 1717 died 3/10/1790 age 73. Married 7/16/1743 at Haverford Meeting Mary Llewellyn
daughter
o f
Morris Llewellyn
of
Merion Township. She received a certificate from Haverford to Philadelphia 1/8/1744. On
2
mo.
28*
1755
they obtained one
from
Philadelphia
to
Haverford
with
4of
their children
and
on
11
mo
10*
1758
retumed
again to the city. Their children were Richard (11),
Morris (12), Evan (13), James (14) William (15).
(6) Sarah Truman of Thomas died young.
(7) Susannah Truman of Thomas married 10/15/1761 George Cooper. One daughter Ann (ISVz)
(8) John Truman
of
Thomas bom 8/26/1739 in 1761 married Rachael Moore daughter
of
Andrew Moore
of
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania. She was bo m 3/12/1741 died in 1828. Their children were Rachel (16), James (17), Susannah (18), John (19),
Sarah
(20),
Rebecca
(21),
Ann (22), Rachel 2 ^ (23).
(16) Rachel
o f
John
died
young.
(17) James Truman
of
John married Elizabeth Dickenson settled on Doll (sp?) Run in Sadsbury
Township
Chester
County
Pennsylvania.
He
wasbom 7/3/1767
died
6 mo. 1849
having
survived his2 wife who was Mary Hoopes. The first wife
had 5 children who were Mary (24), Rachael (25), Sarah (26),
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Rebecca (27) and Eliza (28).
(18)
Susannah
Traman of John married Benjamin Yamall 5mo1795. She wasbom 9/13/1771. She had 6 children Rachel,
Jane,Truman,Rueben,Amosand Rebecca. They are all deceased.
(19) John Traman
sonof
John
bom
2/8/1774 died 1853. Married Amelia Paxson
and
settled
onpartofhisfather s
farm
in
LancasterCountyPennsylvania. Leftone son JosephTruman.
(20)
Sarah
Traman of John
married
Jas(sic)
Dickinson.
3 children
Rachel,
Maiyand
Jane.
(21) Rebecca
Traman
of
John was bom
9/3/1778.
Remained
single
and
was living ontheoldhomestead in 1858 inthe82
year of her age.
(22) Ann
Traman
of
John
married Charles Wallace,
had
8
children
and
resided
in
Fallowfield Chester County.
(23) Rachel Traman 2 ofJohn died
single.
(9)
Thomas Traman,
Jr.
married Sarah
Hediedin
1831.
Hehad4
children David
(29),
William
(30),
Hann^ (31) Elizabeth (32).
(10)William Truman ofThomas
married in
1777 Susannah
Fevrce
(sp?)
as
his 2 wife. Had 3
children Ruth (33),
Ann
(34),
andSusannah (35). Hehad amillat Coatesville, PAanddiedin
1821.
(24) Mary
Traman of
James
(17)
married
Levi Coutes of
Chester County.
Their
daughter Phebe
married a
Bamard and left
several children
(25) Rachel Traman of James married JesseMoore.
(26) SarahTramanof JaniesmarriedWamick Miller, Jr...
(27)RebeccaTraman of JamesmarriedWilliamLukens.
(28)ElizaTraman ofJamesmarriedNathanWalton.
(29) David Traman son of
Thom^
(9) mairied Ann Fleming. Their children Louisa, Sarah, Thomas.
(30) William Truman
of
Thomas iharried Sarah
.
Their
children were Thomas, Hannah
Mary.
(31)
Hannah
Truman
ofThomas married Benjamin Gilbert. Their
children
were
John and
Elizabeth.
(32)ElizabethTramanofThomasmarried Strode.
(33) Ruth
Traman
ofWilliam
(10)
married
John Forsythe. Children
James
Traman
and others.
Traman Forsythe
died
suddenly 2/21/1900 age 77.
(34) Ann
Traman
ofWilliam
married James Forsythe. Children William, Susannah, Elizabeth
others.
(35)Susannah TramanofWilliam marriedJamesYearsley.
(15 A)
Ann
Cooper
ofSusannah Traman Cooper (7) was born 7
mo.
7,1768, married 1/17/1799
Abner
Gilbert
one
ofthe
Indian
captives.
They
settled
inWestmorland County
Pennsylvania.
She
died
11/12/1846.
Their daughter
Eliza
Gilbert,
bom 7/11/1799 inSewickley, PA
married
Joseph Cope ofEast Bradford, PA
4/6/1838
and died 5/18/1867. Their son Gilbert
Cope
married
2/5/1880 AnnaGarrett,
daughter
ofDavid Garrett and Mary Ann
Hoopes.
He is
the compiler
of
several
genealogies and
much ofthis
information
was
obtained
from him.
(11)
Richard Traman,
son
ofJames (5)
married
6/15/1774 Abigail
Estey
daughter of
Moses Estey
ofRedington, NJ.
She
died7/12/1775. He afterwards marriedRachaeldaughterof ThomasSykesof Charleston, SC. TherchildrenwereMaiy
Sykes
Traman, Isabella Traman,
Thomas Sykes
Traman (died
1
mo.
1851), Abigail Traman.
All
died
single. Richard
was
engaged
in
the lumber
business
and was well
off, but by lost a
large part
ofhis
estate.
Was afterwards tax
collector
and
died 6
mo.
4 1813 aged 69.
His
wife Rachel
died
7mo. 20^ 1808
aged 52.
(12) Morris
Truman was a
paper
maker atDarby, PA. About 1806 he
moved
to
Brownsville,
PA. Hemarried Mary
Sharpless
and had
6
children.
James (36), Hannah (37), Joseph Sharpless (38), Maiy (39), a
son
and Morris (40). Morris
Traman(12)died 1830aged81. MarySharpless Tramandied1839.
(36)
James Traman
married Margaret Troth anddiedin 1848 leaving no
issue.
(37)Hannah died at the age of 12years.
(38) Joseph S. Truman died in 1850.
(40) Morris Traman, Jr. settled inWestChester in 1857 andwehavelosttrackof him.
(12) Morris Truman
and
hissons built engines forthe steamboats ontheMonongahela River and thesons became
steamboat captains on the Ohio River.
(15) William Truman
son
of James (5)wasa bricklayer.
When
18 years
old fell
from a scaffold
and
was killed.
escendents
Evan
Traman
(13) Evan Truman
of
James and
Maiy
Llewellyn
Traman was a blacksmith.
Married 4/4/1782 Hannah Dubrce,
daughter of
William
and Mary
Dubrce
ofthe
Northern Liberties
of
Philadelphia. She
died
4/14/1846
aged 83.
They
had 10
children
Mary Llewellyn (41) bom 1/19/1783 died 5/5/1825,
Hannah Truman (42) ofEvan bom 3/31/1785
SusanD. Traman (43) of Evan born 3/31/1787 died 7/22/1860
ElizabethTruman(44)
of
Evan born 3/31/1789died 5^4/1881
SarahMartenTraman (45) ofEvan bom 1of26/1790 died5/16/1861
William D.Traman(46) of Evanbom8/30/1792 died atNewOrleans
Evan Traman, Jr. (47) born 7/21/1794
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John Bissell Truman (48) ofEvan bom 1/31/1797 died single
Ann Sansom Truman (49) ofEvan bom 5/14/1799 died single
Charles Truman (50) ofEvan bom 6/23/1802 died single
(42) HannahTmmanmarriedJacob Blackford of Wilmington, Delaware. Their children, SarahAnn (51), Elizabeth (52),
MaryLlewellyn(53), George(54),Hannah(55), Johnnette(56)Blackford.
(51) Sarah Ann BlackfordmarriedConradMyers. 1 son, ConradMyers.
(52) Elizabeth Blackford married Henry Mangan and lived at Salem,NJ. Their children, Emma (57), George, Caroline,
Hannah, Mary, Sarah, Claraand Henrietta.
(57) Emma Mangan married Samuel Stuart in 1857.
(53)MaryL. BlackfordmarriedHenry Walkerin 1855. Lived 8 miles fromHudson,NY.
(54) George Blackford married Patience Tash. Their children, William, Henry, George, Clara, George 2nd and Walter
. Both Georges died young.
(55) Hannah, Jr. died in childhood.
(56) Johnette Blackford married Thomas H. VanMeter son
of
John VanMeter. He died 6/15/1846. Their child John Bunyan
VanMeter is a
Methodist
Minister. Johnette married a 2^ timeZerababel Hullock ofLong
Island,
NY.
(47) Evan Tmman, Jr. married Elizabeth
no
children. His 2 ^ wife, Rosanna daughter of George Esoles. Their
children, Anna Maria, Mary Llewellyn, Rosanna and Charles Dubree Tmman
Descendants
J am e s a nd P h eb e
Mo o re T ruman
(14)
James Truman, sonof
James
Mary
Llewellyn Truman bora10mo.
3 ^ 1753
died 2 ''
mo.
20^ 1826 was a coppersmith
by
trade
afterwards atin plate worker. He
married
5^mo. 3''' 1787 Phebe, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Smedley Moore.
Their children were Rebecca (58), Joseph Moore (59), Jeffrey (60), Susannah (61), Richard (62), George (63), William
(64).
(58)
Rebecca died 10mo. 3 * 1804 bora4/10/1788.
(64) William died 7* mo. 318 aged 4mo.
James Tmman s
second wife Mary
Pearson bora
1/29/1763 who died
12
mo.
17^ 1833 leaving nochildren.
(59) Joseph
Moore Tmman bora 11
mo. 17^ 1790
died 4/80/1872.
Married 5mo. 15^1817 toSarah
daughter
of
George and
Mary Toplin Shaw. Their children were James (65), George Shaw (66), Alexander Shaw (67), Mary Shaw (68), Phebe
Moore (69), Joseph Moore, Jr. (70), Sarah Shaw (71), and Llewellyn Tmman (72).
(65)
James
Tmman
bora
9
mo.
21^ 1818 died 11 mo. 1^1859. Married 2mo. 28^
1850
Adaline Wood ofCold
Springs,
NY. They left no children.
(66)
George S.
Tmman
bora6
mo.
24^
1820.
Married to
Susan
Yardley Knight 4
mo.
5^ 1848. Shewasbora 8mo. 31^
1826
died
11
mo.
4^
1891.
Their
children
were
John
Jackson (73), Joseph Llewellyn (74), Jane Johnson (75)
and
Hetty
Knight (76) Tmman.
(67) Alexander Shaw Tmman bora 2/27/1822 died 5/26/1894. Married 10mo. 25 1849 Lydie Smith daughter
of
Edward B.
and Sarah S. Garrigues. She was bora 3/18/1824 and died 1/20/1902
(14) James Truman was a coppersmith by trade. This being so much connected with distilling diat he changed to tin plate
working. He was ofa mechanical turn and inventive genius. (He) took out two patents, a stove and a steam washer. When
themarket
houses were
extended
from
4^
street,
he drafted a planwhich included a boxin
which
the
hooks
(?)werestored
after market hours to guard against accidents. The plan was accepted by the city. He and his brother Evan were among the
original
members
ofthe
Harmony
FireCo. organized 8mo. 24^
1784
at
Friends
4^St.meeting house. There were 28
members, many
of
whom became quite prominent in society afterwards.
Joseph Moore, father
of
Phebe Moore the wife
of
James Truman above, was by trade a shoe maker. In conjunction with his
wife
they
opened a drygood store on
Bank
Street (running from Market St. south between 2^^ and 3 Streets) where
they
were enabled to realize a competency notwithstanding their hospitality. It is said that at yearly meeting time they lodged 30
Friends though the house was not a large one. When friendly looking persons came into the store, Sarah was very apt to find
that they were relatives and insisted on their taking a meal with them. The lot on Arch St. which they held by purchase and
inheritance was sold during the revolution to Samuel (?) for 50 Pennsylvania currency. In later life when he saw the great
advance in real estate, Joseph Moore much regretted having made this sale. Afterthe Revolution, at the reorganization of the
Pennsylvania Abolition Society in 1784 he became a member and for some years was on the committee to visit the prisons in
search of such colored persons as might be committed legally or otherwise on the charge
of
being fugitive slaves and to
insure them a fair trial. At the organization of the Prison Society he became identifiedwith it also. He always made his own
shoes, taking plenty
of
time that they might be well seasoned. After Congress removed to Washington, he usually paid a visit
to that city during its' sessions. On such occasion heentertained some of the members
by
stating
that
his shoem^erwas his
barber, his barber was his taylor (sic) and probably he mentioned some other accomplishments so that they thought his
shoemaker was a very useful man. He had patterns bywhich he cut the material for his coats, vests and pants and made them
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up himself. His white Beaver hat, according to a fashion with manyFriends, had the fiir immediatelyabove the brim brushed
smooth,the upper part being left rough. Whenhis grandchildrentheMaddockswere left orphansthey were brought to his
home and cared for Hedied mo 25*
1817
in
his
77*year
(59)JosephMooreTrumanof Jameswhenyoungattendedthe Schoolof Benjamin Cathrallon ArchthenMulberryStreet
which prepared him for early entering his father s shop to learn tin plate work. Being of an inquiring mind and having a good
memory, he read considerably in scientific and mechanical works and was well versed in (?) chemistry. Soon after reaching
his majority hejoined the Harmony fire company and for someyears was quite active being at his death the oldest honorary
member. In 1816he plannedan enginewhich the companyordered built by Perkins and Jones at a cost
of
900.00. When
the company becamemembers
of
the Fire Association in 1820, JosephM. Truman and Benjamin Parvinwere chosen
delegates. He also took an active interest inother bodies and was one of the earliest members of the Franklin Institute. In
1818he unitedwith the PennsylvaniaAbolitionSociety inwhich his grandfatherJosephMoore had been so useful. When
the moremodemmovementof WmLoydGarrisonwas started, he engaged in itwithmuch earnestness. (He)was president
of one
of
the societies about 1834 and his wife was one
of
the original members of the Female Anti Slaveiy Society. He was
chosena Manager
of
the PennsylvaniaHallwhen its' erectionwas decided uponand so continueduntil its' affairswere
settled, it havingbeenburned by a pro-slaverymob. Althougha great admirer ofHenryClay's financial policy, yet in 1844
he found that he could not support him (a slave holder) and thereforevoted for Bimey Morris and continuedon the side
of
freedom till his death. He aswell as others
of
the family had an inventive talent. He originated a peculiar shaped nail
extensivelyusedby tin plateworkers at that time. In
1831
he took out a patent for leadedtin plate for roofingpurposesbut
directlyafter it was announcedBritishmanufacturersshippedover leadedsheetsat a greatly reducedprice. He and his
brotherGeorgewho had becomehis partner patenteda lamp, the original of the Solar lampwhich had a veiy extensive sale
about 1840to 50. They being also associatedin the expressingand refining
of
oils and lard, experimentedon cotton seed
producingan oil sweet and nice as olive oil and had it on exhibitionat the fair of the FranklinInstituteaboutwhich time the
Free Trade Conventionmet in PhiladelphiaandChiefJusticeMarshall and the other Southerners attendingwere elated over
the discoveryand itwas quicklyheraldedthrough the South. A companywas projected in Camden,NJ and a lawyer named
Foxhall dispatchedto makearrangementsfor a supply of the seed but his report was thatwhile hitherto the seedhad been
considered a nuisance it could not now be purchased at any reasonable price for manufacturing. One
of
the bottles ofoil was
stolenfi'omthe exhibition and deposited in thePatent Office, evidently to prevent the issue
of
a patent. Numerous inquiries
weremade as to the process ofmanufacturebut as no compensationwas offered the secretwas never divulged. JosephM.
Truman served as a member
of
the Guardians
of
the Poor, the Board having charge
of
the Alms House as well as the out door
relief. When residing in the District
of
SpringGarden hewas elected by the Whig party to fill an unexpired term in its Board
Commissioners
(65) James Truman
of
Josephwas a machinistby trade and in his latter years worked inthe WestPoint Iron foundryopposite
Cold Spring, NY
(66)George ShawTruman atthe age of 14went to reside in Delaware County Pennsylvania to learn the business ofa farmer
at the home
of
John and Rachel Jackson. Afterhis marriage he settled on the farm connected with the Sharon Boarding
School where he remained for 5 years removing thence to Wayside in Upper Darby, the property ofJohn Sellers. Here they
staid (sic) 2 years then moved to Loudoun County Virginia to take charge of the boarding department of the Springdale
Boarding School founded by SamuelM. Janney, but owing to the feeling then existing in the South on the subject of slavery,
they remained but one year when they returned to Pennsylvania and for several years he was engaged as farmer, teacher and
clerk. In 1870he removed to Nebraska to accept a position as farmer at Santee Indian Agency under the administration of
Friends. Here he remained5 years when a changeof administration deprived him of his positionand he removed to a farm
which he had purchased in Platt County where he has since made his home. Here he served 2 years as a member of the
CountyBoard and for 17years as TownshipClerk and 21years as Directorofhis school district besides being an active
0 member of the Religious organization with which he is connected (viz the Society of Friends). His wife was the most
efficient and active agent in procuring the funds for the erection of the meeting house where Genoa monthly meeting is held
which
is built
on the comer of
the
home farm and where Nebraska year meeting is
held
in
the fall of
each
year. The
following ?
left
by
her
will
be
of
interest
as
showing
the different
places
in
which they lived
and
the time
spent
in
each.
sO
Calmia near Sharon
5
years
Wayside 2
years Virginia
1
year
Sharon 1
winter
Woodside
from
May toMarch
Garrigues
I place
from
March
to
August
The
meeting
house
dwelling
1year
from August
TheSteel
house
from August
to
April
inthe
old
Brooks house for
nearly 5years
then
to
Philadelphia
162
Coates
St.fornearly 5 years then inthe9* month moved to
1540Swain St. for 1 year Aen to Santee Agency for 5 years to Platte County where she lived for 16years.
(67) Alexander Shaw Truman was in the hardware business for 40 years commencing in Callowhill St. moving thence to
Market and afterward to Arch SL At the age of68 he became blind but learned to read by the raised letter system, also to do
^
plain
crocheting
having made several Afghans
for his
friends Having
acancerous affection on
the side
ofneck
he requested
that his body should be cremated and his remains were interred at Laurel (sp?) Hill.
(68)Mary Shaw Trumanwas one time the principal of the school held in the Globe Mills on Cohocksink Creek. Afterwards
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a teacher inFriends Central School butfor
more
than30 years carried ontheaiy goods ousiness at 839Callowhill St.
70 Joseph Moore Truman, Jr. From very early life hewas
a cripple
being partially paralyzed
in
the lower limbs yet he
was
always active
in
getting
around by means of
crutches. For
a short time
he
followed
the business
of
tailor having
completed
his education
in the
Central
High School ofPhiladelphia,
graduating
inone of
the
earliest
classes and
aswas
natural
to
him
always cherished a
warm
regard
for
that
institution and its alumni. Later in years
he
became a partner in
the
ice business
with Charles Carpenter and still later
in
the same business with Aquilla Linville. Since 1883
he
was
connected with Friends
Publishing
Co.
ascashier
and
bookkeeper
and
so
remained
until the time ofhis
death. From
his
early
years he
was
a strong
anti-slavery advocate
and
a
warm
sympathizer with the oppressed people
of
color.
He
was elected
a
member
of
the
Pennsylvania Abolition
Society
in
1853 and
in 1861
was made
one of
its
secretarys
and
served
as such for 40
years
when his
declining
health obliged him
to
give
it
up, though
he
remained
a
member
of
the Board
ofManagers until
his death. He was
oneofthe founders ofthePennsylvania Peace Society organized in 1866 andhewasoneof those in
1867
whoorganized
Friends Publishing Association. In1871 hewas one oftheorganizers ofdieMutual
Aid
Association ofFriends. His
warm
interest inhistorical
matters
relating toFriends ledhim to
promote
theformation ofFriends Historical
Association
in 1873.
Inthiswork hewas
joined
bya
number
of
Friends
of
both bodies
This
Association continued
in
active existence
until 1890.
Hewasoneof the firstto take a warminterest in theFirstDay Schools ofFriendsand inthis interesthe visitednearlyif not
allthe Yearly Meetings
and
often expressed his
gratification
inhaving
been thus
privileged toextend
his
acquaintance with
Friends
elsewhere.
Hewas engaged many
years
inthework oftheMission School of
Friends
at
Fairmount
Ave andBeech
SL Hismanners andtastes were simple. Hewas glad to
give
ofthatwhich hecould spare from his
own
modest means for
every good work which appealed to
him.
Few persons aremore promptly
generous
inproportion to
their means than
he
and
few
have given
more of
their time and ability
tothepromotion ofworAy
undertakings.
Hehad a great love for
genealogical
research andmuchof this compilation is dueto his energyand patience in suchcompilation.
71 Sarah Shaw Truman was
for
many
years connected
with
Maiy A. Shaw
in
the china business
at
7
and Arch
Streets.
Shewasalsoactively engaged inmany oftheworksof benevolence which marked herbrotherJoseph scharacter.
(72)Llewellyn
Truman
learned fanning and
afterwards
learned the trade of
broom
making
which
he
followed
for several
years when
hebecame a salesman inthestore ofhisemployer inthe
wooden ware
andhouse furnishing business where he
remained untilhisdeathwhichwasprematurely engendered byservice in theHomeGuardduringtheCivilWar.
George Shaw, father of Sarah wifeof Joseph Moore Truman (59),wasa Scotchman. Bomat
Craigtoun
nearGlasgow inthe
Parish ofDown in Scotland. His fether AlexanderShaw was a blacksmith and is said to have worked in the shop where the
Watts
enginewasbuilt
George
wasa cabinetmakerandcameto
America
aboutthe beginning ofthe revolution. Atthe
battleof
Germantown
(he)so exposed himselfin cooperating withtheAmericans as to impairhis healthand eventually to
cause his death from consumption.
Hewass strictPresbyterian andwhilstthinking that
Friends
werea good
moral people
hedidnothesitate to saythattheir
salvation was impossible, nevertheless onhis
death
bedhewassofarconvinced asto request hiswifetojoin(Ae)
Friends
if
she so desired. After the Revolution he sent for hi s brothers and sisterswhose descendants are numerous in Western
Pennsylvania.
Hiswife Mary
Toplin
wasthe
daughter
of
David Toplin
who with hisfamily emigrated
from
Germany and
settled in (?). Hismillbeingsweptaway bya freshet theywentto Philadelphiawhere he andhiswifediedsoonafterleaving
very little means. Mary Toplin
found
a home inthefamily of Isaac and Sarah
Parrish and
became very much attached to
them.
Sarah s health beingsomewhat
impaired
afterthebirthof herson
Joseph who became
on eminent physician hewas
placedwithMaryToplinShawto nursealongwithherowncot (sp?)bom.
(67)The children ofAlexander S.andLydiaS. Truman, SarahJosephine andElizabeth Garrigues Truman. Sarah Josephine
(77) bora 10/4/1850 died 4/23/1859.
Elizabeth Garrigues (78)Truman bora 10/12/1852.
(68)Mary ShawTruman bora 1/4/1824 died 1/19/1887
(69) Phebe Moore Truman bora 12/24/1825 died 3/7/1826
(70) JosephM. Truman Jr. bora 8/7/1827 died 2 mo. 1902
71
Sarah S.
Truman
Jr.bom8/14/1829 died1/12/1881, Shewas
married
1^5/1871 Davis Furaas ofnearWaynesville
Ohio, son of Seth Dinah K. Furnas. No chi ldren.
(72) Llewellyn Truman bora 10/1/1832died 7/22/1865.
73
John Jackson Truman was bora 4/28/1849 died 5/12/1896. Was
married
8mo. 27*
1884
to
Mary Elizabeth
Manchester,
daughter
of Samuel and ^Manchester ofFlorence, Oneida County NY. Their
children
were
Mary
S.Truman 79 bora8*mo. 4*
1885
Cora Truman (80)bora12mo. 29* 1886
Florence
Truman (81)bora 12mo.25*
1888.
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(74) Joseph Llewellyn Traman bom
4*
mo.
9^
1852.
Married 10/16/1880
Mariana Birdsall
daughter
of
Benjamin
DeborahH. Birdsall
of
Lincoln,Virginia. Their children
Llewellyn Edgar Troman (82) bom 9*
mo.
8^
1881
George
Benjamin
Truman (83) bora
7
mo 11
1885
Marian B.Truman (84) bora 11 mo. 30^ 1888.
(75)
Jane
Johnson Truman born 11 mo.
27
1859 married 9/20/1879 toWilliam
Hunter
son ofJoseph andFrances
Brownlow Their children
GeorgeTrumanBrownlow 85) died in infancy
Gertrude Isabella
Brownlow (86)
bora 4mo. 23 *
1881
Alexander Truman Brownlow 87) bora 3/16/1883
William Kellow Brownlow 88) bora 2/16/1885
Ralph Hunter Brownlow 89) bora 5 month 1887
TrumanYardl^ Brownlow 90) bora 2/10/1890
ArthurWade Brownlow 91) bora 11/27/1892
Helen Frances Brownlow 92) born 12/6/1894
Alta
M ol in B or wnlow
om 1896
6)HettyKnight
Truman
bora7 mo. 21
1863
8)Elizabeth
Garrigues Truman married 10/8/1873
to
Edwin
M.
Boring
of Philadelphia. Theirchildren
Lydia T. Boring 94)
bom
9/15/1874
Cadiarine G. Boring 95) bora 5/8/1877
Alice M. Boring 96) born 2/22/1883
Edwin G. Boring Jr. 97) bora 10/23/1886
(95)
Catharine
G.Boring married 9*mo. 29 1898
Howard
Edward Rondthaler ofWest Salem,
NC. Their
child Theodore
Edward 98) bora 8/5/1899
Edwin Boring
Sr.
served in
the
Civil
War as
Lieut.
Of79 Pennsylvania Vol.
In
1865
he
entered the
drug business and
became a partner with Edward B.Garrigues at 1 Fairmount Ave. Howard E.
Rondthaler
was educated attheUniversity
o NC an d
is a
Moravian minis ter
61)Susannah Trumanof James Phebe born6/21/1792died 1/25/1862 marriedGeorgeBaker5/19/1815. Hewas the son
of
George
and
Hannah
Baker
of
Dublin Ireland. He
was
bora
7/12/1792 and died
at
Donaldson,
LA
9
mo
1830.
2
children
Hannah Baker 98) bora 5/12/1816 died 12/3/1897. Single
JamesTrumanBaker 99) bora 10/19/1818died8/25/1886married SarahThomson 11/7/1847. Shewas bora 12/12/1816.
Their children Annie Sloan 100) and William Harris 101).
(100) Annie S.Bakerbom6 mo. 19 1849 married
7/6/1881
toHoward Sharp. Hewasbom9/24/1853 died
4/17/1893.
2
children
AliceGoraley Sharp 102) bora 12/18/1853died 8/12/1886
Ruth Clement Sharp 103) bora 3/19/1889
101)WilliamH. Baker bora 6/10/1857married 10/15/1891 to AliceTroth daughter
of
Wm. J. Troth. She was bora
4 21 1864 Their
2
children
William Harris Jr. 104) born 10/20/1893
Eleanor Troth B a ke r bo ra
10 31 1894
60) Jeffrey SmedleyTrumanof James Phebe learned the businessof a sliversmith. In 1819he removedto Waynesville,
Ohiowherehe taught
school
for severalyears, thenheengaged inmerchandising and
moved
hisstoreto Bellbrook nextto
Transylvaniawherehe engaged in keepinga hotel for travelers. In 1834he removed to Franklin,Ohiowhere he followed
silversmithingfor3 yearsthen he returned to Transylvaniawherehe laid outa town on some landhe hadpurchased but
when the railroad was built on the other side of the Little Miami it took the town across the river to Springvale. At intervals
hekeptthe homewhichheowned,workedat his tradeand taughtschool. In 1848and49hewas a paymaster in the army
and aided in settling claimsarising outof the MexicanWar. He lost his membershipwith Friends by hismarriage,was a
Democrat in politics at thetimeof hisdeathbutwasan anti-slavery manaswell as a strongadvocate of temperance. Hehad
attendeda course
of
medical lecturesat theTransylvaniaUniversity in LexingtonKentuckyand receiveda medical diploma
buthe neverpracticed much. Hewasnamed for
Jeffrey Smedley
but heneverusedthemiddleletterin hisname.
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George Truman son of
Jeffrey settled
atSpring Valley and followed blacksmithing from 1850 to 1882.
He
was a
hardware
merchantfrom 1882to 1895. Ownedtwo farms and a dwelling in town, had held the offices
of
Justice
of
the Peace,Mayor,
Township
Trustee, Treasurer,
Town Councilor, isa
member
ofthe
ME
Church
and
a
Democrat
During theCivil
War was
a
member of the National Guard and was called into service for a brief period.
Elvira daughter ofJeffrey Truman was engaged in teaching
school
from 1859 to 1868. After the death of
her
first
husband
shereturned to Spring
Valley, Ohio
andagain
taught
school
from
1878
to
1888
removing thentoGallatin Montana in
1883.
Arthur
Truman
of
Jeffrey
is a
farmer
at
Spring Hill
Montana,
has
served
as a
Justice
of the
Peace
anda
member
ofthe
third
legislative assembly
of
Montana.
^ (60) Jeffrey Smedley Truman bom 11/11/1793 died 1/1/1851 married
Esther
daughter ofJoshuaGilpin ofPhiladelphia.
Moved toWaynesville, Ohio. She
died
8
mo. 13*
1821 age 27
years. One
son ThomasH.Truman 106
bom
8/3/1821 died
10/8/1883
Jeffrey (60)
married
Dorothy
Isam 7/17/1823.
Shedied
1/7/1826
age24years. OnesonJoseph
Moore
Truman
107
bom
1825 died 2/6/1872
Jeffrey 60 3 'wife 8/3/1828 inSpring Valley, Ohio, Jane Elam. She was bom 4/13/1810 died 12/27/1894. 12children
Their chi ldren
AngelineTraman (108) bom 5/23/1830died 9/27/1858
Isabella
M.
Traman 109 bom
12/6/1831
died
9
mo.
27
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Albert Scaiff 143) bom 7/17/1864 died 8/14/1864
Luella Augusta Scarff 144)bom
8/16/1865 married 10/14/1896 William
S.
Morris.
Fannie sp?) K. Scarff 145) bom 9/21/1867
Truman Merrill Scarff 146) bom 10/6/1875 single
Fannie
sp?)
K.Scarffmarried 9/14/1893
Moses Edmond Evans
of
Bellbrook Ohio.
1
child
Don Scarff Evans.
Children of Joseph Moore 107) and Dianttia Truman
123) Volney Herman bom
at
Red
Wing,
Minnesota
12/11/1850.
Heis
living
at
Avalon
Catalina
Island Cal. Single
124) Ida
Gorilla
bom 1862
married
in
Kansas City 6/6/1893
Wm.
Lyle Reynolds. Onechild Wm.
Edmond
bom
7/27/1895
125)
Herbert
Washington
bom in SanJoseCal 2/22/1856 married in Soquel CalDelilah Crab7/4/1895.
126) George Isham in 1897was living in Drexel Cass County Mo.
127)JosieMooremarriedJ.
Corwin
and saidto be at FlagStaff Arizona
128) Mary Emma, 129) ViolaOliviaand 138) Chas.Ishamall died in Minnesotayoung.
131) Cora May and 132) Frances died in San Jose Cal
N ot e, t he re is a s tr ee t in San J os e n am ed
Tmman .
Jeffrey Truman s Descendents Continued
115) Arthur Trdmah was married in Montana in 1888to Sarah Grouse. Their children
Joseph K. Truman 147) born 1,1/18/1889
Ida Ruth Tmman 148)bom 11/15/1892
118) HenriettaTmman married 11 mo.21 1867to WilliamAdams. Their children
Edna Amelia Adams 149) bom 10 mo. 1868died 12/26/1886ofconsumption.
Byron Lee Adams 150) bom 7/24/1870 single
119) Elam Leonidas Tmman married 9/30/1875 to Clara M. Warren. 4 children 2 died in infancy.
Lyman Warren Truman 151)
bom
7/1/1888
Springer Tmman 152)
bom
7/19/1893
Richard
Tmman s
descendants
62) Richard Tmman sonof James and Phebe Moore Tmman was bom 6/8/1795 died 9/9/1822 at Pensacola, Florida.
Married Martha Jeanes who
died
8/29/1822. Their children
Rebecca Jeanes Tmman 153)
bom
4/24/1819
William Jeanes Tmman 154) died 4/13/1821 aged 5 months
Rebecca Jeanes Truman married Malin. They live at Bordentown NJ and have several children.
63) George Tmmanof James at the age of 15was apprenticed to William Garrigues as a carpenter. When of age jhe joined
with a number of Friends to form a settlement on the borders ofLake Ontario, NY but retumed to Philadelphia 2 years later.
Subsequently he carried on his trade in NY City but his health there was not good and about 1826he took charge
of
Friends
School atAbington. Hewas acknowledged as a minister bytheMonthly Meeting ofPhiladelphia in 1 ^
mo.
1829
after
which he made many religious joumeys including his interesting visit with John Jackson to the West India Islands. His
business engagements between 1828 and 1837 included a partnership with his brother Joseph in the manufacture and reftning
of oil and subsequently in tin plate working and roofing. About 1837 he studied Dentistry and subsequently began the
practice of that profession. About 1845 he graduated as a physician. A memorial ofhim by Philadelphia Monthly Meeting
says his practice as a physician, a profession which he entered about the middle period ofhis life, introduced him to the
homes
of
many
of
the poor and lowly to whom his services were freely tendered. To these he was especially a ministering
spirit both to their physical and spiritual necessities. His intercourse with these tended to broaden and liberalize his views
and sympathies and led him often to the acknowledgement that in every nation, he that fearth God and workth Righteousness
is accepted ofhim.
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George Truman s descendants
George Truman, bom 6/26/1798 died 11/21/1877. Married Catharine 10/4/1821. Their children
(157) James Truman bom 12/22/1826 at Abington, PA
(155)Mary M. Trumanbom 8/4/1822died 12/28/1899
(156) AnnaTmman bom 2/ ^/1824 died 2/4/1893
(158) Sarah P. Tmman bom l\ 29
(159) Catharine H. Tmman, Jr. bom 6/4/1832
(160)GeorgeTruman,Jr. bom4/1/ died9/23/1879single
157) James Tmman married Mary A.
McClintock
1/13/1852. She died (in)Hanover, Germany 1/24/1880. His 2ndwife
JuliaA. . Married 12/4/1884. Hischildren byhisfirstwife
(161)ElizabethPhillipaTmman bom 7/17/1854died 4/19/1863
(162)Maiy AnnaTrumanbom4/20/1858died4/14/1863
(163)Howard James Tmman bom 11/14/1864died 12/11/189
(156)AnnaTmman marriedHeniy M.Laing 6/25/185 . Their children
(164) George T. Laing bom 5/1/1860
^
Laing bom I25l\857
MaryTrumanLaingbom 4/ died 12/2/1863 age 1month
(158)SarahP. Tmmanmarried Benjamin Undertiill 4/3/1856. Theirchildren
(166)GeorgeTmman Underbill bom 8/25/1859
(167)BenjaminMott Underbill bom ^/29/1863
Benjamin Underbill, Sr. died ^/18/1894 age 66
159)
Catharine
H.Tmman, Jr.married John P.Townsend. No
children. Married
4^6/1873. John P. died6mo. 18th, 1898
age 75.
(163)HowardJamesTmman(sonof
James)
marriedElizabeth G.
Scranton 12/26/1888.
Their child
Mary Tmman bom 2/3/1890
(165)CatharineM.LaingmarriedEllisLeeosSpackman6/1/1898. Their child
Ellis L. Spackman, Jr. bom 6/20/1899
(164)GeorgeL. LaingmarriedCatharineWaterman1/22/1895. Children
Charles Waterman Laing bom 1/4/1896
Arthur Randolph Laing bom 3/31/1898
(166)GeorgeTrumanUnderbillmarriedWillaWright7/2_/1893. Their child
Lillian
Underbill bo m
5 mo
12 1898
157)
James
Truman
of
George became
a dentist and
practiced
fora timein Philadelphia. He
removed
to
Waterloo,
NY
and)
again
retumed to
Philadelphia.
In
1876
he removed toGermany andpracticed inFrankfort andin
Hanover
retuming to
Philadelphia in 1880 after thedeath ofhiswife. Heisat present Professor intheDept. ofDentistry intheUniversity of
Pennsylvaniaand editor
of
the InternationalDental Joumal.
163) Howard James Truman of James
spent
4yearsinstudy inGermany,
graduated
from the
University
ofPennsylvania in
1886,was teacherof Latinat FriendsCentralSchool,Philadelphia, (and)was the authorof a book
of
Poemsentitled
Echoes published in 1896. Hiswidowis theMatronof theSouthmore Preparatory School.
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Original link:
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George S. Truman: The Sharon
Female
Academy, Delaware County
The following section
is
from
a
series of articles on Worthy
Friends
of the Nineteenth
Century written
by
Elizabeth
Lloyd
and published
in
the
Friends Intelligencer. The
following
recollection
by George S. Truman is
taken
from
a
series on John Jackson
(died
1855), a
minister of
Darby
Monthly Meeting
and the
founder, with his wife Rachel
Tyson Jackson, of the Sharon Female Academy in 1837. George S. Truman (1820-1907)^
[1],
managed
the farm associated with the
Sharon
Academy. Truman s activities
were
undoubtedly
known to
the
Jacksons, and
John
Jackson is identified in several
sourc
as an agent on
the
Underground Railroad. Truman s
contribution
was published in the
Friends
Intelligencer
(6 Mo.
13,1903):
370-2.1 am
indebted
to
Ronald
E.
Mattson,
Baltimore
Monthly Meeting of Friends, Stony
Run, for
bringing
this account
to my
t ten t ion
George S. Truman contributes the following account ofSharon s connection with the Underground
Railroad.
Situated in close proximity to the (jreat Southern Post Road, formerly known as the King s Highway, .
leading from
Phil^elphia
through hester and Wilmington down
through
the astern Shore of mS
Maryland and Virginia it was
perfectly natural
that
the
fugitive
in
search
for
freedom should make ^
Sharon one
of
his
points of
rest
and recuperation
but
no
record
was very kept for precautionary
reasoiS
as our friends Thomas Garrett and John Hunn situated on this line had fully realized being
virtually
^
bankrupted with fines and prosecutions under the Fugitive Slave Law for acting the part ofthe Good
Samaritan to these poor creatures.
On the Southern road near the State line there was a public house called the Practical Fanner, the
occupant
of
whichwas always on the lookout for fugitives in order to get the reward offered by the
masters for their apprehension, but after they had got past this they were generally pretty safe [2]. In
Chester they had a valiant fnend in Samuel Smith, a colored Methodist preacher, who almost invariably
piloted them to Sharonwhere he aimounced his arrival in the night by dropping pebbles on the roofjust
belowmy chamberwindow. The most of those who camewere menwho were safely stored in the
haymow imtil the next evening; and although our family was large, yet until after they were gone very
few knew oftheir presence. We also had a most efficient helper in WilliamBrown, a colored
quarryman, who had lost one leg by a premature explosion [3]. He walked on a wooden stump and
withal wasmore active thanmen with sound limbs. Whenever notified he was always
on
hand to escort
passengers to the next stopping place or put them safely on the way, and I have no recollection
of
any
who passed through our station who were ever returned to their masters.
The travelers were only moved in the night season except when imperatively necessary, as when
belated, and their pursers were close behind them, in which case it was necessary to resort to stategem to
get them to a place
of
safety. I call to mind one morning when three men came in just after daybreak.
Their pursers were seenmounted on horses riding round the farm on the lookout. It was necessary to be
expeditious and the large dearbornwagon used by the schoolwas got out and straw placed in the
bottom. Themen were told to lie down and bags
of
apples were placed on each side
of
them. They were
covered with bags
of
hay and two flour barrels were placed in the tail
of
the wagon as though going to
mill. To carry out the deception further I went inmy shirt sleeves,themill not beingmuchover a mile
distant. I had hardlygot out of the lanebefore I perceived that I was pursued;the man rodealongside,
gavea hasty glancein thewagon and passedon. Fearing I might be pursued I quicklyturned
off
the
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mainroadandmadefor a station about fivemiles distant.Findingthe occupantwas not at home I was at
a
loss
how to proceed as there was
no
other safe point in that direction. I
therefore kept
on,
nor
stopped
until
near
sunset,
when
I brought upat
Attleborough
at the close of
Bucks Quarterly
Meeting.
Here
I
parted with my companions and the next day returned home.
But themost interesting case that
occurs
tome was that ofAllen Ricketts
and
family, consisting ofa
brother andsister, onehalf-brother, andtwosisters anda
niece.
They
were
owned
bya mannear
Baltimore and I
presume
they were house servants. Their owner died insolvent and the admimstrator
thought itnecessary tosell
the
slaves inorder to
pay
their debts. Their
master s
children, with whom
they had been
brought up in
terms
of intimacy, advised
them
to
leave, and they
accordingly did soand in
course
of
time arrived at the home
of
Daniel Gibbons inLancaster county, Pennsylvania,and were sent
byhim to his sister Rachel Hunt, ofDarby. Here they found homes, and were
appreciated
bytheir
employers for their
integrity and faithfulness.
Allen
was taken
into thefamily ofJohn and I^chel
Hunt,
were he remained fora number of
years
as
gardener
and
chore
boy. Hewassentto Friends*
school
with
therestofthe femily and acquired the rudiments of education-the diree R'sofwhich wehear somuch.
Inthisneighborhood they resided quietly for several years until theyounger members hadgrown to
man- and womanhood.A man who had Imownthem in their old Marylandhomecameto reside in then-
neighborhood,
obtained
work
close
byand
finally married
oneofthe
sisters.
He
opened
a
correspondence withthecreditors oftheir former master, oneofwhom, having obtained a claimto them,
camein searchof themwithoutmakinghimselfknown.He professedto be a drovergoingwest after a
drove of
horses
andhiredAllento gowithhim.Whenthey reached
Harrisbxirg, unknown
to Allen, they
switched offon the road to Baltimore and as soon as they crossed the State line he slipped handcuffs on
Allenand conveyedhimto Baltimorewherehe soldhim to a slave traderby the name
of
Slatter.Here
hewasconfined to a jail just backof thePhiladelphiadepot, onPrattstreet, preparatory to shipping a
vessel load toNew Orleans. The slaves' dwelling was attached to a house and some
of
those he thought
trustworthy were used as house servants.One
of
these, a yoimgwoman,Allenpersuadedto fiirnishhim
withpen and paper, and hewroteme
of his situation,appealingto mefor help inhis dilemma. He got
the young woman to mail the
letter
for him and I
receiv^
itvery
fortunately on
the afternoon ofone of
theweekly lectures for the neighboriiood whichwere held at the schooland a goodly numberassembled.
Allenbeing knownto themall,whenthe newswas read to them it createdquite a sensation,and itwas
decided that I shouldgo to Baltimore that evening and see what could be done.
Accordingly, the nextmorning at sunrise foundme in the city, and after hunting our valued fiiend, John
Needles,wewent to see Slatter and had quite a talk with him, but previously I went into the jail to make
sure that Allen was there. I found him oveijoyed to see me and earnest in the hope that some way might
be found to help him out ofhis troubles. The jail was nothing but a large room bare
of
everything but a
few benches, and surroundedby a high brick wall enclosing a yardwhere the inmates, shackled and
otherwise, might exercise under the supervision of the keeper.
Slatter, fi^om his talk, did not incline to terms, as he expatiated on the price which, as a likely slave,
Allen would bring inNew Orleans-about 1000. But finally, perhaps as a matter ofbluff, he agreed to
take 800 for Allen providedthe cashwas paidnot later than that day week, and I returnedhomenot
veryhopeful
of
the prospect in view.After reportingthe situationa subscriptionwas startedand through
the energyand influenceofJohn Jackson 500was soonraisedand the balancewas advancedby a
wealthyFriendof Philadelphia, so that at the allotted time I was inBaltimore,and withmy fiiend John
Needles as witness, called upon the trader prepared to consummate the bargain. He appeared to be very
much surprised, and so expressed himself, as he did not expect the money would be forthcoming in so
short a time,
n
rather hesitated about confirming his agreement on the ground that he could
get
so
muchmore by shippingAllen south.He then asked me to allow him to see the letter I had received fi-om
Allen, stating that he himselfused a certain kind ofpaper and if any ofhis house servants had been
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instrumental in communicating withme he would sell them south at once. Fortunately I had left the
letter at home and could not gratify him.When we hand completed the papers it was nearly train time,
and under the laws ofMaryland the railroad companies were not allowed to carry colored people unless
to residents of the State gave bonds as to their freedom, under heavy damages. John Needles and I went
over to the depot to get tickets and the bond prepared. Slatter saying he would come over to sign the
same and bring Allen with him, which he accordingly did, though I have it fromAllen that before doing
so he applied the lash to make him disclose his aids in getting the letterto me, but without success.
Allen is still living in Darby and has been placed in many positions of trust, enjoying the respect and
esteem ofhis employers. The rest ofthe family have passed away in the home
of
their adoption, no one
having ever disturbed them, but the faithless brother-in-law found it too hot in the neighborhood for him
and was obliged to leave.
1. Truman died 7 Month 22 19 7 near Genoa, Nebraska, Friends Intelligencer 64 8 Mo. 24,1907):
542. He was the nephewofDr. George Truman ofPhiladelphia.
2. The Practical Farmer appears to have been located on the Wilmington and PennsylvaniaTurnpike in
Brandwine Hundred, Delaware.
3. The Delaware County Republican, October 29,1847, carried the following news item: Accident A
worthy colored man, in the employ ofJohn M. Sharpless, ofChester township, had his leg awfully
broken last week, by a stone thrown from a quarry by a blast. He was taken to the Hospital at
Philadelphia, and had his leg amputated just below the knee.
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