Warrington Friends Meeting House, 1946.

Warrington Burial Ground
near Wellsville, York County, Pennsylvania

Submitted by R. L. Cooke [CookeRL3@aol.com]. Total records = 210

Warrington Friends Meeting House near Wellsville, York County, Pennsylvania

Inscriptions Copied by Albert Cook Myers in 1895. Published by ACM 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 on the 11th mo. 25, 1861. On the 8th mo. 24, 1947 Warrington meeting was reopened and continues today.

* 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

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

The following records were submitted, R. L. Cooke. The source of these nine names comes from the personal records of Robert Lee Cooke, Jr., grandson of William Ramsey Cooke.

COOK, John Jr., son of John & Hannah (Walker) Cook, b. Aug. 18, 1813; d. March 22, 1889
COOK, Lydia Ann, wf. of John Jr., dau. of John & Lydia (Marsh) Walker, b. Dec. 20, 1820; d. March 21, 1873
COOKE, Edna Darlington, 1st. wf. of Thomas Gilpin, Sr., dau. of Stephen & Lydia Ann (Pugh) Coates, b. Dec. 8, 1880; d. Aug. 19, 1909
COOKE, Lillian Clement, 2nd wf. of Thomas Gilpin, Sr., dau. of Charles E. & Sarah R. (Gorrell) Jackson, b. Feb. 7, 1889; d. Oct. 7, 1972
COOKE, Mary V., wf. of Wm. Ramsey Cooke, dau. of Jonas & Eliza (Gates) Heiges (Heikes), b. July 10, 1850; d. April 3, 1908
COOKE, Morris Gilpin, son of Wm. Ramsey & Mary (Hieges) Cooke, b. July 14, 1874; d. March 18, 1899, never married.
COOKE, Ruth E., dau. of Wm. Ramsey & Mary (Hieges) Cooke, b. Apr. 9, 1883; d. Dec. 17, 1964. Never married. Last owner of Cook Farm, nr Dillsburg, York Co., built abt 1767, sold 1953.
COOKE, Thomas Gilpin, Sr., son of Wm. Ramsey & Mary (Hieges) Cooke, b. Aug. 11, 1880; d. Dec. 1972
COOKE, William Ramsey, son of John Jr. & Lydia Ann (Walker) Cook, b. Dec. 22, 1852; d. Feb. 8, 1938. Added the "e" to Cook prior to 1879.