QUAKER CALENDAR CHANGES Up to and including 1751 the Julian calendar was used in England, Wales, Ireland and the British colonies overseas. In these places the year officially began on 25 March. As an example, 24 March 1750 was followed the next day by 25 March 1751. With 1752 the law changed; the year 1751 [...]
THE QUAKER CALENDAR The following information was reproduced from The Quaker Library Guide 6 Many users of Quaker records find that the way in which Quakers dated letters, minutes and other documents, particularly before 1752, poses problems. THE ENGLISH YEAR before and after 31 December 1751 Up to and including 1751 the Julian calendar was [...]
QUAKER COMMUNITIES IN ALBEMARLE From The Hill Family of Chowan County North Carolina By Anne L. McCarthy The land configurations of Albemarle made the area attractive and accessible. Laced with small streams, creeks, and deep rivers, the easy access by water into the untamed region offered ports for ocean-going ships able to take the settlers’ products [...]
_______________________________ Source: YEAR BOOK –VOLUME 2–Pasquotank Historical Society – Elizabeth City, N.C. Edited by JOHN ELLIOTT WOOD. published 1958. _______________________________
