Europe until at last the outlet to America was opened as the only avenue of escape in the dawn of the eighteenth century. �PART TWO. Who These Pioneers of Lancaster County Were and Where They Came From. These ancient Godly fathers who first took up their abode at Pequea, the earliest settlement within

The Public Career of John Wright, Esq. John Wright, Esq., of Columbia, on the Susquehanna, was the acknowl- edged and unquestioned "father" or Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. By unanimous consensus of authoritative opinion, and by common consent, this name and title belong to him and his memory

century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1916. Description: 155-194 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 20, no. 7 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.20 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room

. Frank Eshleman, Esq. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Edwards, Thomas, 1673-1764. Judges--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--17th century. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Biography. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1909 Description: [111]-127 p

opposed the issue of pa- per money and asked the Assembly that coin be raised in value, and that produce be made money (Vol. 2, Votes of Assembly 335 & 6). Specu- lators got much of it (Vol. 2 Votes of Assembly 339 & 40—hereafter cited as V, A.). On the religious question, the people of this county (as

and, with that, concludes this subject. The first was in 1739 and it is re- ported as follows: "January 13, The Governor laid be- fore Council a petition from the in- habitants of the northeast side of the county of Lancaster, with a map of the province of Pennsylvania, pray- ing that

--18th century. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs--18th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1918 Description: 21-26 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 22, no. 2 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.22 Location: LCHSJL

--Pennsylvania. Lancaster County (Pa.)--Social life and customs. Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--17th century. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1910 Description: 293-300 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 14, no. 10 Call Number: 974.9 L245