%eadnotat; ]> 5023abye An Inventory of the Arthur Edwin Bye Genealogical Materials, ca. 1940-1956 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Before 1967 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Arthur Edwin Bye Genealogical Materials, ca. 1940-1956 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Before 1967 Descriptive Summary Genealogical Materials, ca. 1940-1956 RG 5/023 Arthur Edwin Bye (b. 1885) 1 box; .25 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Contains papers compiled by Arthur Edwin Bye, Quaker genealogist and local historian. Includes genealogical files on the Bye and related families of Bucks County, PA, and Cecil County, MD. His research culminated in the publication in 1956 of the book History of the Bye Family and some allied families.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

Arthur Edwin Bye, Quaker genealogist and local historian, the author of History of the Bye Family and some allied families.

SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

Contains papers compiled by Arthur Edwin Bye, Quaker genealogist and local historian. Includes genealogical files on the Bye and related families of Bucks County, PA, and Cecil County, MD. His research culminated in the publication in 1956 of the book History of the Bye Family and some allied families.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Arthur Edwin Bye, 1957

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Arthur Edwin Bye Genealogical Materials, RG5/023, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Processing information

Original order retained.

History of the Bye Family, and Some Allied Families, by Arthur Edwin Bye, was removed from the collection and recatalogued as FHL BX7791.B99B9

This account contains much of the material found in the archive, but each includes also material not found in the other

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS Materials catalogued separately

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Genealogies Bye family Quakers -- Bucks County (Pa.) Quakers -- Cecil County (Md.) Bye, Arthur Edwin, b. 1885. History of the Bye Family and some allied families. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

Ser. 1. Bye family genealogical material

Consists of six gray folders, mainly longhand, and some typed sheets, prepared by Dr. Arthur E. Bye. In addition to genealogical data, these folders contain historical narratives, character sketches, copies of deeds and wills, descriptions of coat of arms, anecdotes.

1 Bye family genealogy, introduction 1

“Introduction. Genealogy starts with Thomas Bye d. 1726, England; Concludes with Samuel Bye b. 1-29-1764, son of Hezekiah & Mary Ingham Bye, Buckingham Meeting."

2 Bye family genealogy 1

Begins with Enoch Bye b. 9-27-1757, d.1-12-1837. Concludes with Andrew Moore Bye b.9-24-1850.

3 Genealogical printed forms, number 51-64 1 Genealogical notes 1

Begins with Jonathan Bye b. l-22-1761, heir to the family estate in Solebury, and concluding with William DeWitt Bye, b. ll-24-1861.

4 Bye of Buckingham, "the Junior Branch of the Family" 1

Noted Book II, Ch.4.

5 Genealogical notes and records, including: Pearson Family of Buckingham 1 Ingham Family of Ingham Spring 1 Kinsey Family of Buckingham 1 6 Genealogical notes, including: Paxson Family of Solebury & Buckingham 1 Pownall Family of Solebury 1 Canby Family of Buckingham 1 Ser. 2. Additional genealogical material on the following families related to the Bye Family: Stackhouse: of Stackhouse, Yorkshire, and Langhorne 1 Gillam: of Langhorne 1 Dungan: of Limerick, Ireland; Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania 1 Latham: of Latham, Parbold, and Elston 1 Heaton: of Deane, Lancashire; and Langhorne 1 Weaver: of Rhode Island 1 Freeborn: of Rhode Island 1 Wing: of Sandwich, Massachusetts 1 Passmore: of Devonshire, England; Berkshire, England; and W. Marlborough Pennsylvania 1 Strode: of Strode. Dorsetshire, Parnham, and Shefton Mallet 1 Pusey: of Pusey, Berkshire, and Chester, Pennsylvania 1 Wilson: of E. Nottingham, Pennsylvania 1 Job: of Nottingham, Pennsylvania 1 Vernon: of Shipbrook and Hauthorne, Cheshire 1 Browne: of E. Nottingham 1 Churchman: of Saffron Waldron, Essex, England; and E. Nottingham, Pennsylvania 1 Knight: of Worcestershire, England; New Jersey and Pennsylvania 1 Dickerson: of Langhorne 1 Sweeney: of Ireland 1 Longshore: of Langhorne 1