Notable Interments
The meetinghouse grounds were first used as a burial ground in 1701. Notable interments include:
- Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810), the first American novelist (Wieland)
- Samuel Carpenter (1649–1714) and most of his family and his brother Abraham Carpenter (a non-member who married a Quaker) were buried in the Friends Burial Ground. Samuel was a Deputy Governor under William Penn and the "First Treasurer" of Pennsylvania.
- Lydia Darrah (1728–1789), Revolutionary War spy
- James Logan (1674–1751), secretary to William Penn
- Samuel Nicholas (1744–1790), founder and first commandant of the United States Marine Corps On November 10 of each year, his grave is marked with a wreath at dawn by a group of Marines.
- Robert Waln (1765–1836), U.S. Congressman
- Dr. Thomas Wynne (1627–1691) personal physician of William Penn and one of the original settlers of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania. Born in Wales, where his family dated back fifteen generations, he accompanied Penn on his original journey to America on the ship Welcome.
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