Resurrecting Family Histories and Biographies for Members of the Society of Friends in Ireland : John Boles, a Case Study /

Irish Quaker biographers have focused on ministers, the influential and wealthy; many biographies are also unstructured and selective, leaving gaps in the narrative. The current work uses the life and family of John Boles (1661-1731), a Quaker stalwart for 50 years, as a case study for the biographe...

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Main Author: Coutts, Peter J.F. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024.

Series: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences ;
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2024.

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Call Number: BL41

Table of Contents:
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Lists of Maps, Figures, and Tables
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Quaker Biographies
  • 3. The Case Study: John Boles and His Family
  • 3.1. Research Strategy
  • 3.2. Sources of Information
  • 3.3. Historical Overview
  • 4. Members of the Family Settle in North Cork
  • 4.1. Family Origins
  • 4.2. Family Traditions
  • 4.3. Rebellion: Hodder and Perceval
  • 4.4. Leasing of the Perceval Estates in North Cork
  • 4.5. Richard, Thomas, and William Boles
  • Richard Boles (5157)
  • Thomas Boles (6921)
  • William Boles (1068)
  • Genealogical Chart for the Boles Family of Cork
  • 5. Family Interaction with Friends
  • 5.1. Family of Thomas Boles (6921) and Interaction with William Penn
  • 5.2. Family of Richard BolesI (5157)
  • Abigail Boles (5730)
  • Richard Boles II (5723)
  • The Family of John Boles (132)
  • 6. John Boles (132), Landlord, Farmer and Friend
  • 6.1. Property Transactions
  • 6.2. John Boles (132) the Friend
  • John Boles (132) and the Tipperary Meeting
  • Sufferings, Farming, and Diet
  • Descendants of John Boles (132)
  • 7. Summary and Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • References.