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TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
Warrington Friends Meeting House
near Wellsville, York County, Pennsylvania
Inscriptions Copied by
Albert Cook Myers 
in 1895.
Published by Albert Cook Myers
in 1950.

* Warrington Meeting, in Warrington Township, about nine miles south-west of 
Newberry and midway between the present villages of Wellsville and Rossville, 
was regularly established in 1745, and a log meeting-house erected the same year 
on a tract of 29 acres and 156 perches...
A warrant, dated July 5, 1745, was issued for the land to be held in trust for 
the Society of Friends, but owing to an irregularity, the land was later, by 
proclamation, declared vacant and afterward granted by patent, dated 1 Mo. 22, 
1767, from John Penn, Lieutenant-Governor, to William Garretson, William 
Underwood, William Penrose and Peter Cleaver, in trust for the Society, the 
consideration being L9, 12s, 9d.
In 1769, a new stone meeting-house was built near the old one.  In 1782, it was 
found necessary to enlarge the building to almost double its original size in 
order to accommodate the Quarterly Meeting, and a stone addition was made to the 
north end.  With the exception of a slate roof and other repairs effected in the 
latter 80's the old structure remains substantially as it was in 1782, and is 
still surrounded by a strip of the primitive forest.

** Located on the Carlisle road between Wellsville and Rossville, the stone 
building bearing the date 1769 has been called the finest example of early 
Quaker meeting house architecture in the country.  Much of its interest lies in 
the preservation of the interior.  The beams are hand-hewn; the walls plastered 
and white washed.  The wide-board wainscoting is secured with hand-wrought 
nails.  There are two fireplaces and two huge chimneys.  The floor is of wide 
irregular boards.  The hand-pegged benches, some with backs, some without, have 
been worn smooth as sat in by generations of worshipers,  The windows are small-
paned, deeply set in the thick walls and covered by shutters.  Doors less then 
six feet in height equipped with spoon latches and great wooden bars, are 
unlocked with a large hand-wrought key.
The Warrington Preparative Meeting was organized September 2, 1747. The first 
members were John Earl, Alexander Underwood, Thomas Cox, Joseph Garretson, 
William Garretson, Christopher Hussey, James Frazier, Hall Cox, Samuel and 
William Underwood, Thomas Wickersham, Thomas and Peter Cook.
** Benjamin Walker's son John, succeeded him as grave digger of Warrington.  A 
transcript of his account kept at the Historical Society of York County shows 
such entries as:
"To digging a grave for William Morthland -- got killed, $1.50."
"Joseph Walker's child, $.50"
"Digging a square grave for Doctor Cook's 'mother-in-law," amounted to 2 and 
perhaps gives an idea of the good lady's figure.

Warrington Meeting, due to a lack of members because of the western emigration, 
was laid down in 1862.  In 1948 Warrington meeting was reopened and continues 
today. - R.L.C.

* Immigration of the Irish Quakers Into Pennsylvania 1682 - 1750
   Pages 168 - 171
   Albert Cook Myers, M.L.
   Swarthmore, Pa.
   1902

** The York Dispatch
     Saturday, September 25, 1948
     "Historic Warrington Is Scene Of Annual Meeting Of Friends"
     by Mrs. J. Howard Imhoff

Anne ALCOCK, d. 8 mo. 20, 1802; aged 62 y.
Mary ALCOCK, d. 9 mo. 22, 1802; aged 38 y.
J. B., d. 1793
J. B., d. 1792
J. B., d. 1802
Ann BELL, wf. of John, d. Jan. 17, 1867, aged 71 y. 8 mo. 4 d.
Ebenezer BELL, d. Aug. 31, 1834.
John BELL, oldest son of Ebenezer and Rebecca Bell, d. Feb. 27, 1864, aged 77 y. 1 mo. 14 d.
Catharine BENTZ, wf. of Michael, d. June 1, 1827, aged 52 y.
R. BRADLEY, d. 1789.
David BURKHOLDER, d. Feb. 19, 1858; aged 63 y. 8 mo. 23 d.
B. C., d. 1802
E. C.
H. C.
J. C., d. 1801
Eliza CADWALLADER, wf. of David, d. June 22, 1876; aged 71 y. 9 mo. 22 d.
Sarah CADWALLADER, wf. of William, d. 11 mo. 11, 1839, aged 52 y. 7 mo. 13 d.
William CADWALLADER, d. April 1868, in 87th year.
John CLEAVER, d. 5 mo. 3, 1823, in 63rd year.
Miriam CLEAVER, d. 5 mo. 29, 1798, aged 71 y.
Peter CLEAVER, d. 12 mo. 8, 1795, aged 63 y. 1 mo. 19 d.
Susan CLEAVER, d. 7 mo. 11, 1823, in 60th year.
Uriah CLEAVER, d. 1818.
Anna Mary COMFORT, b. Oct. 25, 1765; d. Dec. 25, 1832.
Elizabeth COMFORT, b. July 1, 1778; d. March 11, 1854.
Elizabeth COMFORT, wf. of Jacob, d. March 16, 1863; aged 83 y. 7 mo. 9 d.
Jacob COMFORT, d. Oct. 30, 1836; aged 61 y. 3 mo. 1 d.
A. COOK (Ann Cook, dau. of Peter and Sarah (Gilpin) Cook, b. 10 mo. 20, 1741.  Her grave was dug 2 mo. 12, 1784), d. 1784.
Hannah COOK, wf. of John (and dau. of Abel and Ann (Vale) Walker), d. Mar. 3, 1863, aged 77 y. 10 mo. 21 d.
Hannah C. (Hannah COOK, wf. of Samuel and dau. of William and Deborah (Roberts) 
Fisher, b. 3 mo. 30, 1741), d. 5 mo. 9, 1768.
Israel COOK (son of Samuel and Ruth (Mode) Cook, b. 8 mo. 27, 1774), d. 3 mo. 14, 1780.
Henry COOK (son of Jesse and Mary (Wierman) Cook, b. 2 mo. 29, 1768), d. 4 mo. 13, 1835.
Jane COOK (wf. of Samuel Cook, and dau. James and Mary (Maulsby) Hicks, b. 2 mo. 15, 1771; d. 1 mo. 28, 1849.
J. COOK (Jesse Cook, son of Jesse and Mary (Wierman) Cook), d. 1799
Jesse COOK (son of Peter and Sarah (Gilpin) Cook, b. 9 mo. 15, 1744), d. 8 mo. 18, 1818.
John COOK (son of Jesse and Mary (Wierman) Cook), d. July 23, 1864, aged 82 y. 3 mo. 24 d.
Mary COOK (wf. of Jesse and dau. of Henry and Priscilla (Pope) Wierman, b. 10 mo. 18, 1746) d. 12 mo. 1, 1824
Mary COOK (wf. of Henry and dau. of William and Mary Way, b. 7 mo. 16, 1767), d. 3 mo. 16, 1836.
Pet C. (Peter COOK, son of Peter and Elinor (Norman) Cook, b. 10 mo. 4, 1700, at Northwich, Cheshire, England; came with parents to Pennsylvania in 1713), d. 4 
         mo. 28, 1779.
Ruth COOK (wf. of Samuel and dau. of Alexander and Rebecca (Allen) Mode, b. 10 mo. 21, 1747), d. 4 mo. 5, 1789.
Samuel COOK (son of Peter and Sarah (Gilpin) Cook, b. 10 mo. 15, 1738), d. 8 mo. 10, 1800.
Samuel COOK (son of Jesse and Mary (Wierman) Cook, d. 7 mo. 2, 1857, in 85th year.)
S. COOK (Sarah COOK, wf. of Peter, and dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Glover) 
Gilpin, b. 4 mo. 1, 1706), d. 6 mo. 7, 1783.
S. COOK (Sarah Cook, dau. of Jesse and Mary (Wierman) Cook), d. 1800.
W. COOK (William Cook, son of Jesse and Mary (Wierman) Cook), d. 1793.
Sydney COOK (nee Evans) wf. of Isaac, d. March 12, 1821, aged 51 y. 9 mo. 21 d.
D. COOKSON, d. 8 mo. 17, 1831.
Eli COOKSON, son of Daniel, d. 8 mo. 5, 1869, aged about 66 y.
Louisa COOKSON, d. 1830.
Jane DENISON, d. May 10, 1840.
Martha DENISON, d. Oct. 16, 1856.
S. E., d. 1818.
John EDMUNDSON, d. Feb. 3, 1784.
Robert ERWIN, d. 1808.
John EVERITT, b. 2 mo. 3, 1771; d. 2 mo. 25, 1855.
Rebecca EVERITT, d. 4 mo. 14, 1858, in 81st year.
D. F., d. 1 mo. 11, 1826.
Daniel GLASS, d. 1802, aged 64 y. 1 mo. 19 d.
James GLASS, d. 1802, aged 28 y.
Margaret GLASS, d. 1804, aged 22 y.
Rebecca GRATZ, d. April 30, 1834, in 30th year.
Isaac GRAY, b. Feb. 15, 1792; d. Sept. 19, 1860.
Robert GRAY, d. 6 mo. 30, 1796; aged 64 y.
Ann GRIEST (wf. of Willing and dau. of George and Ann (Hinshaw) McMillan, b. 8 mo. 21, 1766), d. 2 mo. 23, 1850.
Mary GRIEST, wf. of Solomon, d. 11 mo. 23, 1879, aged 80 y. 21 d.
Willing GRIEST, d. 1833, aged 60 y. 10 mo. 5 d.
Abraham GRIFFITH (son of William and first wife Esther (Davis) Griffith), d. June 21, 1841, aged 95 y. 8 mo. 20 d.
Deborah GRIFFITH (dau. of William and Joanna (Craig) Griffith, b. 9 mo. 21, 1772), d. 2 mo. 20, 1845.
Elizabeth GRIFFITH (nee Ong, 1st wf. of Abraham Griffith), d. Dec. 9, 1805, aged about 55 y.
James GRIFFITH, (son of Abraham and Margaret (Cadwallader) Griffith), d. Feb. 18, 1892, aged 83 y. 9 mo. 13 d.
Joseph GRIFFITH (son of William and Joanna (Craig) Griffith), d. 7 mo. 5, 1854, aged 85 y. 9 mo.
Margaret GRIFFITH (2nd wife of Abraham and dau. of James and Mary (Davis) Cadwallader), d. Nov. 7, 1859, aged 86 y. 11 mo. 29 d.
Mary GRIFFITH, wf. of James, d. Jan. 30, 1886, aged 73 y. 5 mo. 12 d.
Rebecca GRIFFITH (wf. of Joseph and dau. of Samuel and Ruth (Mode) Cook)
Abraham HARMAN, b. Feb. 18, 1787; d. Jan. 4, 1869.
Mary M. HARMAN, wf. of F. Harman, and "mother of fourteen children," d. Jan. 6, 1826, aged 70 y.
Dr, Joseph J. HAYWARD, d. Sept. 19, 1853, aged 76 y. 6 mo. 19 d.
Sally HAYWARD, wf. of Dr. Joseph Hayward, d. Jan. 19, 1873; aged 72 y. 10 mo.
Ann HUSSEY, wf. of Jediah, d. 12 mo. 6, 1819, aged 33 y. 7 mo. 6 d.
Jediah HUSSEY, d. 9 mo. 10, 1828, aged 51 y. 6 mo. 13 d.
Benjamin HUTTON, d. April 24, 1864, aged 74 y. 11 mo. 1 d.
Sarah HUTTON, wf. of Benjamin, d. Feb. 10, 1859, aged 70 y. 30 d.
Samuel JOHN, d. July 9, 1872, in 73rd year.
Sarah JOHN, wf. of Samuel, d. Mar. 17, 1837, aged about 37 y.
Ann JONES, d. 1830.
Jehu JONES, d. 1831.
Samuel KELLER, d. July 23, 1869, aged 77 y.
Susan KELLER, wf. of Samuel, b. July 19, 1797; d. Apr. 16, 1851.
Elizabeth KUHN, d. Apr. 15, 1871, aged 82 y.
P. L., d. 1822.
J. M.
J. M., d. 11 mo., 1791
J. M.
M. M.
R. M., d. 1822.
R. M., d. 1833  (?)
John MARSH, d. 3 mo. 10, 1804, aged 80 y.
Eleanor McCLELLAN, wf. of John, d. Feb. 13, 1882; aged 70 y. 4 mo. 2 d.
James McCLELLAN, d. May 1862, aged about 23 y.
Rebecca McCLELLAN, b. Sept. 13, 1799; d. Dec. 10, 1870.
John McCLELLAND, d. Aug. 30, 1871; aged 75 y. 7 mo. 1 d.
Joanna McELWEE, d. Sept 24, 1875, aged 75 y. 7 mo. 2 d.
Samuel McELWEE, d. May 15, 1872, aged 79 y. 3 d.
Rebecca McMILLAN, (wf. of George and dau. of Benjamin and Susanna (Dunn) Cutler), d. 11 mo. 24, 1766.
Dd. M. (Deborah McMILLAN, dau. of William and Deborah.  Her grave was dug 12 mo. 10, 1782), d. 12 mo 1782.
D. M. (Deborah McMILLAN, wf. of Thomas and dau. of Joshua and Elizabeth Marsh), d. 9 mo. 22, 1764.
Db. M., Sr. (Deborah McMILLAN, wf. of William and dau. of Henry and Lydia (Fell) Holland), d. 9 mo. 4, 1797.
Jacob McMILLAN, d. 1 mo. 1833; aged 55 y. 5 mo.
J. M. (Jane McMILLAN, wf. of John.  Her grave was dug 10 mo. 14, 1782), d. 1782
Jane McMILLAN, second wife of George (and dau. of Jacob and ______ (McClellan) Laird), d. Sept. 1, 1862; aged 70 y. 1 mo. 10 d.
J. M. (John McMILLAN), d. 10 mo. 17, 1791.
George McMILLAN (son of Thomas and Deborah (Marsh) McMillan, b. 4 mo. 2, 1732), d. 7 mo. 11, 1795.
George McMILLAN (son of George and Ann (Hinshaw) McMillan), d. 5 mo. 24, 1846; aged 83 y.
J. Mc. (Joanna McMILLAN, dau. of William and Mary Craig, d. 4 mo. 27, 1794.  She m. 1st William Griffith and 2nd John McMillan)
Joseph McMILLAN, d. 1826.
Ruth McMILLAN, wf. of Jacob, d. 3 mo. 1, 1829, aged 59 y. 1 mo. 9 d.
S. M. (Samuel McMILLAN, son of William and Deborah, b. 2 mo. 26, 1770), d. 4 mo. 10, 1777.
S. M. (Sarah McMILLAN, dau. of John and Jane, b. 3 mo. 3, 1760), d. 1789.
Thomas McMILLAN, d. 1831.
T. M. (Thomas McMILLAN, who came to Pennsylvania in 1738 from Bayynacree, County Antrim, Province of Ulster, Ireland, with wife Deborah and children), d. 9 mo. 
        1753.
Db. M. (Deborah McMILLAN, dau. of William and Deborah, b. 9 mo. 13, 1764), d. 11 mo. 24, 1766.
Sarah Ann E. MOORE, d. Feb. 3, 1856; aged 65 years.
E. N., d. 1823.
Sarah NELSON, wf. of William, d. Aug. 18, 1880, aged 81 y. 5 mo.
William NELSON, d. Dec. 3, 1849, aged 68 y.
H. N. (Hannah NEVITT, wf. of William and dau. of Peter and Sarah (Gilpin) Cook), b. 4 mo. 1736; d. in spring of 1806.
W. N. (William NEVITT, b. 1719, in Ireland; came from Moat, Leinster Province, Ireland to Warrington, York county, Pa., in 1751), d. 8 mo. 15, 1800.
John NISBET, d. 1801.
Mary NISBET, d. 1767.
J. PACKER, d. 1788.
Mordecai PUGH, d. 1802.
Ann RAMSEY, wf. of William, b. Sept. 18, 1805, aged 32 y. 7 mo. 19 d.
William RAMSEY, d. June 8, 1884, aged 85 y. 4 mo. 18 d.
Mary REED, wf. of Zachariah (and dau. of Jesse and Mary (Wierman) Cook), d. Dec. 19, 1849; aged 75 y.
Elizabeth ROSS, wf. of William, d. May 22, 1872, aged 80 y. 5 mo. 24 d.
James ROSS, d. May 14, 1820, aged 26 y. 2 mo. 14 d.
Jane ROSS, d. 1801.
Jane ROSS, d. Dec. 3, 1818, aged 31 y. 6 mo. 15 d.
John ROSS, d. 1799.
John ROSS, d. Aug. 19, 1802.
Margaret ROSS, wf. of William, d. May 23, 1827, aged 32 y. 3 mo. 28 d.
Margaret ROSS, wf. of Alexander, d. July 23, 1829, aged 63 y. 7 mo. 7 d.
Margaret ROSS, wf. of James, b. Feb. 9, 1793; d. Nov. 2, 1881.
William ROSS, d. 1777.
Alexander ROSS, d. Mar. 15, 1816, aged 59 y. 9 mo. 15 d.
William ROSS, d. July 20, 1863, aged 74 y. 2 mo. 25 d.
Jane SQUIBB, d. 1800.
John SQUIBB, d. 1800.
Mary SQUIBB, wf. of George, d. June 25, 1866, aged 67 y. 2 mo.; George Squibb, 
d. June 18, 1866; aged 71 y. 1 mo. 5 d. "The murdered family"
William SQUIBB, d. Jan. 5, 1826, aged 72 y. 1 mo. 29d.
William SQUIBB, Jr., d. Dec. 20, 1831, aged 46 y. 11 mo. 6 d.
Amos UNDERWOOD, b. 1786; d. Feb. 4, 1868.
Ann UNDERWOOD, wf. of Solomon; d. Sept. 5, 1861, aged 71 y. 6 mo. 27 d.
Benjamin UNDERWOOD, d. 1803.
Charles UNDERWOOD, d. Oct. 6, 1869, in 81st year.
Elihu UNDERWOOD, son of Amos, d. July 30, 1860, aged 77 y. 9 mo. 19 d.
Elijah UNDERWOOD, d. 1804.
Hannah UNDERWOOD, d. 1 mo. 24, 1831, aged near 70 y.
Lydia B. UNDERWOOD, wf. of Amos, d. July 30, 1860, aged 77 y. 9 mo. 19 d.  (?)
Margaret UNDERWOOD, wf. of Charles, d. April 8, 1895, in 84th year.
Solomon UNDERWOOD, b. Jan. 27, 1783; d. Oct. 16, 1846, aged 63 y. 8 mo. 20 d.
S. V., d. 1833.
Gerret VAN ARSDELEN, d. 1800.
D. VALE, d. 7 mo 26, 1804, aged (?) 40 y.
William VALE, d. 4 mo. 5, 1838, aged about 84 y.
Sarah VALE, dau. of William and Ann, b. 5 mo. 12, 1789; d. 5 mo. 4, 1862.
Peter VALE, d. 8 mo. 14, 1834, aged 44 y. 27 d.
Ann G. VALE, d. 3 mo. 1822, aged 24 y.
Alice VALE, d. 3 mo. 1818, aged 28 y.
Robert VALE, d. Aug. 19, 1823, aged 37 y. 1 mo. 12 d.
Ann VALE, wf. of William, d. 4 mo. 5, 1816, aged about 61 y.
R. V. (Robert VALE), d. 8 mo. 17, 1799, aged 83 y.
Elisha VALE, d. 5 mo. 27, 1855, in 67th year.
A. W., d. 1817.
A. W., d. 1817.
P. W., d. 1837.
R. W., d. 1781.
Asahel WALKER, b. Sept. 6, 1786; d. Oct. 14, 1877.
Benjamin WALKER, d. Dec. 31, 1801; aged 77 y.
Jarman WALKER, d. 8 mo. 31, 1782.
John WALKER, d. 4 mo. 2, 1854; aged 78 y. 7 mo. 22 d.
Lydia WALKER, wf. of John (and dau. of John and Margaret Marsh), d. 12 mo 19, 
1864; aged 85 y. 1 mo. 29 d.
Lydia G. WALKER, b. June 11, 1796; d. June 22, 1869.
Mary WALKER, wf. of Asahel, b. Dec. 5, 1787; d. Apr. 18, 1827.
M. WALKER, d. 1852.
Phebe WALKER, b. 1 mo. 31, 1782, d. 95 y.
Ruth WALKER, d. 1772, aged 72 y.
H. WIERMAN, d. Aug. 5, 1802.
Elizabeth WALL, wf. of Jacob, d. 11 mo. 1, 1878; aged 83 y. 4 mo. 13 d.
Mary WALL, wf. of William, d. Jan. 30, 1845.
William WALL, d. June 1, 1839; aged 78 y. 5 mo. 5 d.
Abraham WELLS, d. Apr. 8, 1851, aged 77 y.
Hannah WELLS, wf. of Abraham, d. June 19, 1847, aged 68 y.