Tag: Flushing’s Quakers

Deborah Moody

Born in Wiltshire County, England in 1586, Deborah Moody came from a wealthy family with both political and religious connections, but also one that believed strongly in civil…

John Bowne

Johne Bowne was born in 1627 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. He moved to Boston in 1649, and ultimately settled in Flushing after 1651. His house, the Bowne House, was…