From the History of Belmont County; Chapter XIX; Page 186

JOSEPH GARRETSON'S MEMORANDA.

"As a part of the history of Friends' Churches in Belmont county we here present to our readers a transcript of memoranda made by Joseph Garretson, Sr. These memoranda show every traveling minister that visited Friends' meetings in Belmount county from 1801 to 1828 inclusive. Concord, which is mentioned in them, was a settlement at the east end of what is now Colerain township. The Friends in that settlement in 1800 erected a log meeting house in section 7 of that township. it was the first church ever erected in Belmont county, and the first Friends' house of worship erected in the State of Ohio. The first Friends' meeting in Ohio by authority was held at that house, and Hannah Trimble, a traveling minister on a visit there, proposed to name it Concord, which was accordingly done.

The history of the various churches will be found in the several towns and townships, but these memoranda appear to apply to the Friends' churches in the county generally, and are therefore given a place here:

"Memoranda kept by Joseph Garretson, who removed and settled at Concord, Ohio, in the year 1801. Previous to this year there had a few Friends settled in that neighborhood, viz.: Jos. Dew, Benjamin and Borden Stanton, Horton Howard, Jonathan Taylor and others. Hannah Trimble and Hannah Kimberly were the first traveling Friends in the ministry, who traveled in Ohio, Hannah Trimble proposed to name the first Friends' meeting in Ohio, Concord, which was accordingly done.

1802 - Margaret Edgar and Edward Brooke, of Pennsylvania.

1803 - Samuel Atkinson, of New Jersey.

1804 - John White, from Pennsylvania, and Ann Ferris, from Wilmington, Ohio.

1805-6 - Hugh Judge, from Baltimore; John Heald, from Salem, Ohio; Abraham Branson, from Virginia, and James and John Russell Davis, from Massachusetts; also Jonathan Wright and Daniel Quinby, from New York.

1807 - A quarterly meeting opened and held at Short creek, being composed of Concord, Short creek, Plymouth, Plainfield and Stillwater monthly meetings. Joseph Dew attended the opening of this quarterly meeting and spoke very acceptably from the text : "Many have desired to see these days and have not seen them ; what shall we render unto the Lord for all His favors, &c." Mary and Ann Mifflin, from near Baltimore. Richard Mott, scarcely middle-aged, a very eloquent speaker.

1808-9 - Hugh Judge a second time. John Simpson, from Pennsylvania, who spoke encouragingly to the sincere of all processions. Elizabeth Coggahell, from New York, a very acceptable minister, spoke from the text : "Unto us a son is born, unto us a child is given," &c. Edward Brooks a second time; Abel Thomas, from Pennsylvania ; Gideon Mulleneux, from New Jersey or New York, and John Heald a second time.

1811 - This year I removed and settled near Barnesville, Ohio ; and the following named Friends in the course of a religious visit attended at Stillwater : Mahlon Hocket, from North Carolina ; -Mary Barker and Lydia Gardner, from Nantucket.

1812 - Charles Osborne, from Tennessee, and Wm. Williams, from same place, both able speakers; Susannah Horns, from England, and Christopher Anthony, from Virginia.

1813 - Mildred Rateliff on her way to attend the opening of Ohio Yearly Meeting, which was to take place at Short creek this year; Jesse Kersey and Daniel Quinby also attended this yearly meeting. The public meeting (at that Y. M.) on the 5th day was divided into two separate meetings, both composed of men and women Friends. Jesse (Kersey) was in the shed (an addition that used to stand adjoining the brick meeting house at Short creek) and spoke about an hour in a beautiful manner. Daniel (Quinby) arose just at the same time in the brick house and spoke as long to a minute in a very impressive manner-both meetings broke at the same time to all appearance.

1814 - Nathan Hunt, from North Carolina; James Mendenhall, from Virginia; Thomas Antrim, from Darby creek, Ohio; and Hugh Judge, of Washington City, who settled in Barnesville about the year 1815.

1815 - Mildred Ratcliff, George Hatten and Charles Osborne visited the meetings this year.

1816 - Hannah Baldwin, from North Carolina; Letitia Weyer, from near Philadelphia ; and Holiday Jackson.

1817 - Edward Brooks and Daniel Aldricks, from Wilmington; Elizabeth Waker, from New York ; Elijah Hoag and his son, from Vermont; Gideon Mulleneaux, from New Jersey; Amos Poasley, frow New York or New Jersey ; Mahlon Hocket, and Elizabeth Hunt from Pennsylvania.

1818 - Mary Naplil, from England; Susannah Smith, from Philadelphia; Jonathan Wright, from Virginia, and Elizabeth Hunt, from Pennsylvania.

1819 - Charles Osborne again; William Rickman, from England; James Halleck, from New York; Priscilla Hunt, Sarah Emlen and George Hatten.

1820 - Abraham Branson, from Virginia; William Williams; Mary B. Allen and Alice Rathbone, from Nantucket; Daniel Pucket, from North Carolina; Christopher Healy, from New England, and John Heald, from Ohio.

1821 - Jonathan Taylor, Amos Peasley and Elizabeth Coggshell, from New York ; William Foster, of England ; Mildred Ratcliff, who attended the opening of the first Quarterly Meeting at Stillwater the 28th of 11th month; Elisha Bates also attended this year.

1822 - William Flanner, William Foster and Aseneth Hunt, from North Carolina; Dugan Clark, Daniel Pocket, from Indiana.

1823 - Eleazer Haveland, Enoch Pearson, Daniel Williams, Daniel Wood, Rebecca Updegraff, Thomas Arnet, from North Carolina, and Jonathan Taylor.

1824 - Joseph Hoag, from Vermont; Townsend Hawkhurst, from Long Island; Micajah Collins, Stephen Grelette, Thomas Weatheral, from City of Washington, and Huldah Sears, from Virginia.

1825 - Jonathan and Ann Taylor, William Tanner from Mt. Pleasant; Elizabeth Robson, from England; Jane Bettle, from Pennsylvania; Elisha Bates and Ann Taylor, from Mount Pleasant.

1826 - James White, from Indiana; Margaret Spikeman, from Pennsylvania, and Joseph Cadwalader.

1827 - Jeromiah Hubbard, from North Carolina; William Wood, from Smithfield, Ohio.

1828 - Ann Langstaff and Benjamin Ladd; Thomas Shiletoo and Ann Breathwaite, from Great-Britain ; Rowland Green, from Rhode Island ; Samuel Bettle, from Philadelphia, Dougan Clark and Miriam Mendenhall, from North Carolina: Isaac Hammer from Tennessee, and Charles Osborne, from Indiana.

Note: - It is not intended that it shall be understood that all those travelling Friends attended all the meetings belonging to the Y.M. but that they attended the Y.M. or some of the particular meetings within its compass, and many of them all the meetings."