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Schuylkill meeting - An indulged meeting known as Charlestown was established in 1812 under the care of Valley Preparative Meeting and Radnor Monthly Meeting. The meeting for worship was established by Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting in 1815 and the ground purchased for a meetinghouse. The Orthodox branch of this meeting was discontinued in 1828. In 1843, Charlestown Meeting (Hicksite) became Schuylkill Preparative Meeting of Radnor Monthly Meeting. In 1850, the preparative meeting was discontinued, and its members were attached to Valley Preparative Meeting. An indulged meeting at Schuylkill was established in 1850. This meeting was transferred to Valley Monthly Meeting in 1936. In 1954, this meeting became Schuylkill Monthly Meeting.
1809 - Mary Walker (aged 24) and Joseph Walker (aged 23) marry at Valley Meeting.
1810 - William Roberts I of Bucks County purchased estate of 183 acres in Charlestown (later Schuylkill), and built fulling and saw mills, deed D3-140;
Charlestown taxes - Roberts: Evan: no acreage, freeman; Jesse: no acreage, inmate; Joseph: no acreage, inmate (Willistown 10 acres); Samuel: 4 acres, 23 acres, Fulling Mill (Pikeland); William: 181 acres.
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1812 - William Roberts II born; Samuel (physician) & William Nixon (miller) purchase a tract of 10 acres in Charlestown.
1813 - Lewis W. Roberts born
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1814 - Charlestown taxes - Roberts: Edward & Samuel: 212 acres, buildings; Jesse: 47 acres, buildings, 8 acres unseated, inn keeper at the Bull; Joseph (Willistown 10 acres), Joseph & William 181 acres, fulling & saw mill; Samuel 34 acres, buildings, 7 acres fuller, (55 acres fulling mill, Pikeland)
1815 - purchase of land for Schuylkill meeting (Joseph Roberts et al), deed
1817 - Stephen Roberts born
1820 - Charlestown taxes: Edward and James 202 acres; Israel 26 acres; Jarret & Jesse 15 acres; John senior freeman; John junior freeman; Joseph & William 181 acres, fulling and saw Mills; Joseph 45 acres (and 5 acres Tredyffrin and 15 acres Willistown); Lewis & Thomas 3 acres, freemen; Samuel 33 acres, inmate.
1822 - James died intestate.
1823 - Edward Roberts died (aged 81)
1824 - John Roberts purchased 1+ acres on the northeast corner of Whitehorse and Nutts Roads, deed Z3-22.
Charlestown taxes - Edward, freeman; Israel 20 and 25 acres; James 202 acres; Jesse (estate) 6 and 15 acres; John 34 acres, freeman; John senior 1 acre, freeman; Joseph 45 acres and 183 acres with Fulling and Saw Mills, (Tredyffrin 5 acres, Willistown 14 acres); Joseph 3 acres, freeman; Lewis 3 acres, inmate; Moses 1 acre; (Samuel 37 acres, fulling Mill, Pikeland); Thomas 3 acres; William 183 acres, fulling and saw mills.
1825 - Radnor Womens Monthly Meeting created
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1828 - 1838 Mary Roberts was clerk of Radnor Women's monthly meeting
1831 - Mary Walker Roberts starts writing her diary
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1835 - Stephen learns the milling business at Moore Hall
1836 - John Roberts I, gentleman, investor died (aged 90)
1837 - Joseph and Mary Roberts sell 1+ acres, deed O4-450, see 1824 for purchase.
1838 - Lewis W. Roberts married Sarah Jane Maris
1839 - Stephen worked at Moore Hall
1840 - Joseph had a bad accident with his foot crushed
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1841 - Stephen Roberts started milling in Downingtown. William Roberts I died (aged 89). Joseph declares bankruptcy and assigns assets to Lewis W., William, and John Williams. William Roberts II (aged 30) and Susanna Havard (aged 24) marry in Philadelphia. William Roberts II purchased 50 acres in Schuylkill township, deed U4-417.
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1842 - Stephen abandons mill in Downingtown and absconds
1845 - John Roberts (brother-in-law) purchases farm of 61 acres from William Conard, deed B5-22
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1847 - April - last mention in diary of Mary attending Meeting. August: William Roberts enters debtors prison; September: William released from prison.
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1849 - Mary disowned by Radnor meeting for non-attendance and doctrinal differences.
1852 - Stephen Roberts died
1854 - Mary Walker Roberts diary finishes
1857 - Joseph Roberts died (aged 81)
1859 - 1868 - Lewis W. Roberts licensee of the Fountain Inn, Phoenixville.
1863 - John Roberts II died (aged 67)
1866 - Mary Walker Roberts died (aged 81)
1870 - 1873 Lewis W. Roberts licensee of Springville hotel, Springville.
1874 - Lewis W. Roberts died, (aged 61), no Chester County will or administration
1875 - Charlestown taxes: none.
Schuylkill taxes: Edwin 67 acres (William 86 acres Tredyffrin).
1889 - William Roberts II died (aged 77)
1903 - Susanna Havard Roberts died (aged 86)
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1940 - Clarence Roberts died, (aged 80)