This page includes records of membership - transfers and removals - from The Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, by William Wade Hinshaw: Volume II, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; Volume III, New York; Volume IV, Ohio; and Volume VI, Virginia. Records for births, weddings, and deaths that are found in Hinshaw are included on their own, separate pages.

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Note: In the interest of saving space, Hinshaw used abbreviations throughout his Encyclopedia, such as "dis" - disowned, or "rocf" - received on certificate from. Rather than make the researcher remember these abbreviations, I have typed out the wordings in each entry. Dates are listed with numbers for months, as was and is the practice among members of the Society of Friends; so in the date format shown here, the second number is that of the month. Also, the Gregorian calendar began to be in general use in English-speaking lands in 1753. Dates shown here before that year are followed by "o.s." - meaning Old Style calendar, as a reminder that there should be an adjustment made for the Julian Calendar.

Entries by date for Philadelphia Monthly Meeting:
• 1737, 11, 27 o.s. Rebekah Yarnall granted certificate to Chester Monthly Meeting.
• 1745, 5, 26 o.s. Mordecai Yarnall produced a certificate from Goshen Monthly Meeting, dated 1745, 5, 15, to marry Mary Roberts.
• 1745, 7, 27 o.s. Mary Yarnall granted certificate to Goshen Monthly Meeting.
• 1747, 10, 25 o.s. Mordecai Yarnall & wife & children received on certificate from Goshen Monthly Meeting, dated 1747, 10, 21.
• 1758? Benjamin & John Yarnall, sons of Nathan Yarnall, received on certificate from Chester Monthly Meeting, dated 1757, 12, 26.
• 1758, 6, 30. John Yarnall & wife and children received on certificate from Goshen Monthly Meeting, dated 1758, 4, 17.
• 1759, 10, 5. Joseph Yarnall & wife and children, Elizabeth, Francis, Isaac, Jacob & Jane, received on certificate from Goshen Monthly Meeting, dated 1759, 6, 18.
• 1760, 4, 25. Benjamin Yarnall granted certificate to Wilmington (Delaware) Monthly Meeting.
• 1760, 4, 25. John Yarnall & wife granted certificate to Goshen Monthly Meeting.
• 1761, 2, 27. John Yarnall granted certificate to Wilmington (Del.) Monthly Meeting.
• 1764? James Yarnall, son of Job, received on certificate from Chester Monthly Meeting, held at Providence, dated 1764, 3, 23.
• 1765, 2, 22. James Yarnal granted certificate to Wilmington (Del.) Monthly Meeting.
• 1768, 1, 29. Mordecai Yarnall, Jr granted certificate to Uwchland Monthly Meeting.
• 1768, 2, 26. Mordecai Yarnall granted certificate to Chester Monthly Meeting, held at Providence, to marry.
• 1768? James Yarnal received on certificate from Wilmington Monthly Meeting, dated 1768, 6, 15.
• 1769, 7, 28. Mordecai Yarnall granted certificate to Chester Monthly Meeting, held at Providence.
• 1770, 10, 26. Peter Yarnall granted certificate to Uwchland Monthly Meeting.
• 1773, 2, 26. James Yarnal disowned.
• 1774 - Ellis Yarnall, son of Nathan, received on certificate from Chester Monthly Meeting, held at Providence, dated 1774, 4, 25.
• 1774, 4, 29. Isaac Yarnal disowned for marrying contrary to discipline.
• 1781, 2, 23. Deborah Dawes (late Yarnall) disowned for marrying contrary to discipline.
• 1784, 9, 24. Rebeckah Yarnall (late Palmer) reported for marriage contrary to discipline.
• 1790, 3, 26. Elizabeth Yarnall granted certificate to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Northern District.
• 1806, 5, 2. Thomasin (Roberts) Yarnall, wife of Eli, granted certificate to Chester Monthly Meeting.
• 1807? Peter Yarnall, minor, received on certificate from Bradford Monthly Meeting., dated 1807, 4, 8.
• 1809, 2, 23. Peter Yarnall granted certificate to Sadsbury Monthly Meeting.
• 1810. John Yarnall received on certificate from Wilmington Dela. Monthly Meeting, dated 1810, 4, 5.
• 1810. Ellis Yarnall received on certificate from Concord Monthly Meeting, dated 1810, 7, 4.
• 1810, 12, 27. Phebe Yarnall received on certificate from Wilmington Delaware Monthly Meeting, dated 1810, 12, 6.
• 1811, 8, 1. Ellis Yarnall, Jr., granted certificate to Concord Monthly Meeting.
• 1814, 11, 3. Narhan Yarnall & wife, Ann, granted certificate to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Northern District.
• 1815, 2, 2. Benjamin H. Yarnall & wife, Elizabeth C., received on certificate from Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Western District.
• 1816? Israel Yarnall received on certificate from Goshen Monthly Meeting, dated 1816, 5, 1.
• 1817, 5, 29. John Yarnall granted certificate to Wilmington Delaware Monthly Meeting.
• 1819, 6, 24. Israel Yarnall & wife, Phebe, & infant daughter, Mary, granted certificate to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Western District.
• 1821, 11, 29. Benjamin H. Yarnall & wife, Elizabeth C., & children, Thomas Coffin, Ellis, Jr., William & Mary, Jr., granted certificate to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Western District.
• 1823, 11mo. John Yarnall received on certificate from Wilmington Delaware Monthly Meeting., dated 1823, 10, 3.
• 1826, 1, 26. Esther Yarnall received on certificate from Birmingham Monthly Meeting, dated 1826, 1, 5.
• 1827, 8, 30. John Yarnall disowned, married out of unity.

Entries by date after 1827 for Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Orthodox):
• 1829, 2, 26. Esther Yarnall disowned.
• 1830, 2, 25. Caroline R. Yarnall, wife of Edward, granted certificate to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Western District.
• 1846? Howard Yarnall received on certificate from Chester Monthly Meeting, Pa., dated 1846, 8, 29.
• 1848, 4, 27 Howard Yarnall granted certificate to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Northern District.
• 1853? Howard Yarnall received on certificate from Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Northern District, dated 1853, 3, 22.
• 1853, 6, 23. Howard Yarnall granted certificate to Pembroke Monthly Meeting, Massachusetts, to marry.
• 1854, 1, 26. Howard Yarnall granted certificate to Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Western District.

Entries by date after 1827 for Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Hicksite):
• 1832, 3, 21. Thamzin Yarnall received by request from Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Western District.
• 1855, 8, 22. Reuben Yarnall & wife, Rachel, & minor children, Rachel T. & Albin, received on certificate from Chester Monthly Meeting.
• 1864, 4, 20. Rachel T. Yarnall granted certificate to Chester Monthly Meeting.
• 1864, 4, 20. Reuben Yarnall & wife, Rachel D., granted certificate to Chester Monthly Meeting.
• 1866, 7, 18. Phebe G. Yarnall received on certificate from Chester Monthly Meeting.
• 1866, 7, 18. Rachel T. Yarnall received on certificate from Chester Monthly Meeting.
• 1866, 7, 18. Reuben Yarnall & wife, Rachel D., received on certificate from Chester Monthly Meeting.
• 1869, 6, 16. Phebe G. Yarnall granted certificate to Darby Monthly Meeting.
• 1869, 6, 16. Rachel T. Yarnall granted certificate to Darby Monthly Meeting.
• 1869, 6, 16. Reuben Yarnal & wife, Rachel D., granted certificate to Darby Monthly Meeting.
• 1902, 11, 19. Sydney S. Yarnall received by request.

Entries for Fairfax Virginia Monthly Meeting:
• 1767, 10, 31. Asenath Yarnel (now Hillingsworth) who was married out of unity in 5mo-1767, disowned.
• 1767, 12, 26. Elizabeth Yarnal & daughter Elizabeth, Jr. Meeting produced a certificate 1766, 11, 29; finding their residence nearer to West River Monthly Meeting, Maryland than to Fairfax Monthly Meeting, they were granted certificate to that Monthly Meeting, held at Indian Spring Preparatory Meeting, Maryland.
• 1769, 6, 24. Adah Yarnal, daughter of Elizabeth, under care of Morris Ellis & wife Sarah, received on certificate from Exeter Monthly Meeting, Pa.

Entries for Hopewell Virginia Monthly Meeting:
• 1775, 4, 3. Phebe Yarnel (formerly Jolliffe) reported, married out of unity; disowned.
• 1787, 7, 2. Phebe Yarnel condemned, married contrary to discipline.
• 1789, 1, 5. Phebe granted certificate to Crooked Run (Virginia) Monthly Meeting.

Entries for New York Monthly Meeting:
• 1881, 9mo. J. Howard Yarnall received on certificate from Chester, Pa.
• 1886, 1mo. M. Francis Yarnall received by request.

Entries for Westland Ohio Monthly Meeting:
• 1794, 9, 27. Certificate received for children of George Yarnall from Gunpowder Monthly Meeting, endorsed to Redstone Monthly Meeting. [RY note: I believe that "Gunpowder Monthly Meeting" is Gunpowder Valley Monthly Meeting, in Maryland.].
• 1802, 6, 26. Phebe Yarnall received on certificate from Crooked Run (Virginia) Monthly Meeting, dated 1801, 8, 1.

Entries for Redstone Ohio Monthly Meeting:
• 1794, 11, 21. Susanna, George, Mary, Aaron, Amos, Eli & Mordecai Yarnall, children of George Yarnall, received on certificate from Gunpowder Monthly Meeting., dated 1794, 6, 28, endorsed by Westland Monthly Meeting., 1794, 9, 27.

Entries for Short Creek Ohio Monthly Meeting:
• 1806, 5, 24. George Yarnal & wife, Lydia, received on certificate from Redstone Monthly Meeting, dated 1806, 5, 2.
• 1813, 1, 19. Mordecai Yarnal received on certificate from Redstone Monthly Meeting, dated 1812, 12, 4.
• 1817, 6, 24. Mordecai Yarnall & wife, Phebe, & children, Hannah & Susanna, granted certificate to Stillwater Ohio Monthly Meeting.

Entries for Stillwater Ohio Monthly Meeting:
• 1817, 9, 27. Mordecai Yarnall & wife, Phebe, & children, Hannah & Susanna, received on certificate from Short Creek Monthly Meeting.

Entries for Somerset Ohio Monthly Meeting:
• 1822, 10, 28. Mordecai Yarnall & children, Hannah, Susanna & George, granted certificate to Flushing Monthly Meeting, Ohio.
• 1823, 11, 24. Mordecai Yarnall disowned, joined another society.