If you have Quaker ancestors, the best source of genealogy information is the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. In 1936 William Wade Hinshaw published the birth, death, and marriage records found in the monthly meeting minutes of every known Quaker community in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tenessee. This was the first volume of the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy.
Hinshaw's work continued until there are now seven volumes of such records covering Quaker meetings in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Indiana. These volumes contain the only published source of this information that dates from about 1680 to 1930. The entries are organized by the meeting group, then alphabetically by family name, and then by date. Hinshaw has included notes on the history and customs of Quaker communities that are important in understanding the records.
The Quaker monthly meeting minutes are known for being very detailed, making them a reliable, and in many cases only, source of information about the family history of community members. For this reason, the Encyclopedia that preserves and indexes the records is a highly valuable source for genealogy researchers.
Hinshaw, W. W. (Ed.) (1991). Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy (Vol. 1: North Carolina). Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
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