Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameMartha DUTTON 
4105
4105Birth Date7 Mar 1812
Misc. Notes
Source indicates Martha was born March 7, 18112. I surmise the correct year is 1812.3
Spouses
Birth Date12 Sep 1798
Birth PlaceShepard’s Plain Farm
Death DateFeb 1885
Death PlaceShepard’s Plain Farm
FatherSamuel WEST (1771-1853)
MotherMary PUSEY (1767-1832)
Misc. Notes
There is a Chichester Friends Meetinghouse at 611 Meetinghouse Road near Boothwyn, in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County, PA.
The historic Quaker meeting house, first built in 1688, then rebuilt after a fire in 1769 reflects this early Quaker heritage. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 4107
The historic Quaker meeting house, first built in 1688, then rebuilt after a fire in 1769 reflects this early Quaker heritage. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 4107
Family ID6875
Marr Date14 Jan 18364105
Marr PlaceChichester Friends Meetinghouse, Delaware Co., PA, USA
Misc. Notes
Original record indicated “Chichester Meetinghouse””3
There is a Chichester Friends Meetinghouse at 611 Meetinghouse Road, near Boothwyn, in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware Co., PA, USA. This area, near Chester was one of the earliest areas settled by Quakers in Pennsylvania. The meetinghouse, first built in 1688, then rebuilt after a fire in 1769 reflects this early Quaker heritage. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
In the year that William Penn first arrived in Pennsylvania, 1682, the Chichester Meeting was first organized as an "indulged meeting" or subsidiary meeting of the Uplands Monthly Meeting of present day Chester. The Uplands Meeting had been organized by Robert Wade, who arrived in the area in 1675, from earlier Quaker settlements in New Jersey. Chichester attained the status of Monthly Meeting in March, 1684. This group of Friends met in member's homes until about 1688 when a 24-foot (7.3 m) square meetinghouse was built on two acres donated by James Browne. In January 1769 the meetinghouse burned down, and later that year a 33 by 38-foot (12 m) building was erected in its place.
The doors show bullet holes incurred from British foraging parties after the Battle of Brandywine in September, 1777. The Meeting has been "laid down" or discontinued for many years, and the meetinghouse is only used for special occasions. No Modern conveniences such as heat, plumbing or electricity have been added to the building, so it is considered to be in pristine condition.
It was illegal to build Quaker meetinghouses in England until the Act of Toleration of 1689. Because meetinghouses were built in this area of Pennsylvania at an earlier date, and because the 1769 meetinghouse is believed to reflect the style of the earlier meetinghouse, the Chichester Meetinghouse is believed to show an early "English" style of Quaker architecture.3387
There is a Chichester Friends Meetinghouse at 611 Meetinghouse Road, near Boothwyn, in Upper Chichester Township, Delaware Co., PA, USA. This area, near Chester was one of the earliest areas settled by Quakers in Pennsylvania. The meetinghouse, first built in 1688, then rebuilt after a fire in 1769 reflects this early Quaker heritage. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
In the year that William Penn first arrived in Pennsylvania, 1682, the Chichester Meeting was first organized as an "indulged meeting" or subsidiary meeting of the Uplands Monthly Meeting of present day Chester. The Uplands Meeting had been organized by Robert Wade, who arrived in the area in 1675, from earlier Quaker settlements in New Jersey. Chichester attained the status of Monthly Meeting in March, 1684. This group of Friends met in member's homes until about 1688 when a 24-foot (7.3 m) square meetinghouse was built on two acres donated by James Browne. In January 1769 the meetinghouse burned down, and later that year a 33 by 38-foot (12 m) building was erected in its place.
The doors show bullet holes incurred from British foraging parties after the Battle of Brandywine in September, 1777. The Meeting has been "laid down" or discontinued for many years, and the meetinghouse is only used for special occasions. No Modern conveniences such as heat, plumbing or electricity have been added to the building, so it is considered to be in pristine condition.
It was illegal to build Quaker meetinghouses in England until the Act of Toleration of 1689. Because meetinghouses were built in this area of Pennsylvania at an earlier date, and because the 1769 meetinghouse is believed to reflect the style of the earlier meetinghouse, the Chichester Meetinghouse is believed to show an early "English" style of Quaker architecture.3387
ChildrenSamuel (1836-)
Jonathan Dutton (1838-)
William Pusey (1840-)
Elias H. (1842-)
Rachel P. (1842-)
Kate D. (1842-)