FRED Surname in The Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania (1902); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** From THE IMMIGRATION OF THE IRISH QUAKERS INTO PENNSYLVANIA 1682-1750, by Albert Cook Myers (published 1902) John Fred and family, "late of Ireland" received 5 MO 13, 1713, dated 12 Mo 25, 1712-13 from Carlow Meeting, County Carlow, Ireland. Children Nicholas and Rachel, are clear in a relation to marriage. John Fred, of Parish Drumlane, was married 11 mo 6 1685 at Belturbet to Catherine Starkey, of county Cavan. children; Benj b. 1687; Mary b. 1691d 1704 and buried at New Garden; Nicholas b. 1694; Abigail b. 1696 b. 1697; Rachel b. 1698; Sarah . 1700 at Cooladine; John b. 1703 at Coolattine. In 1671, co. Armagh, John Fred had his goods seized by the "priest" of Loughall for tithes. John Fred and his family resided in Birmingham Chester co, where John died March 1719-20 and his wife in 1723. Benjamin Fred, son of John, late of Ireland, unmarried received 5 mo, 1713 dated 10 Mo 21, 1712. He returned to Ireland on business in 1713 and your line of descent?) Geo. Wilson, received 1 Mo 1, 1741-2 wife Ruth and Children, from Grange Meeting, near Charlemont, county Armagh, Ireland. Geo was born ca 1715, and Ruth Douglas, widow were complained of 11 Mo 3, 1738. by the meeting at Grange near charlemont, for marriage by a "priest" They produced an acknowledgement in 1740 and thereupon a certificate of removal to PA was signed for them....it was received by concord MM 1741-2...settled on a farm in Menallen twp, where he died 1785 and Ruth in 1784....children; Alice b. 1741; Benj. b . 1741; Sarah b. 1745; Lydia b. 1747.