Bedminster was organized in 1742.  Bedminster, lies between Plumstead, Hilltown, Rockhill, Haycock and Nockamixon. The name is taken from the town of Bedminster, in Somersetshire, near Bristol , England. Bedminster Churches-Bristol UK

First settlers of the township were Irish from the counties of Donegal and Antrim and perhaps other parts of northern Ireland. Among them were McHenry, Comly, Wismer, Ayres, Grier, Armstrong, Orr, Kennedy, Kelley, Armstrong, McCalla and Darrah. William Allen, of Philadelphia, was one of the largest landowners. Scotch Irish Presbyterians organized a church which took the name Deep Run, it was the original place of worship of all the Scotch-Irish Presbyterians.

Meeting House   (Route 113 and Elephant Road)

The Intelligencer Record (7/25/1999)As of 1990, 43% of the land in the township was being used for agriculture.Few if any descendants of the old Irish families remain in Bedminster. Before the close of the 18th century a number of them migrated to North Carolina. The Mennonites followed the Irish into Bedminster.

The brick house on Elephant Road at the intersection of Blue School Road was built in 1765. I was surprised at the early date but considering the "Doan" outlaw is buried in the cemetery at the Irish Meeting House.

~Kindley submitted by Charles D. Walton (Charlie)

Bedminster Township was named for the town Bedminster, Somersetshire, England. Bedminster was part of Plumstead Township until 1742. The first schools in the township were built near churches, and the first school of which we have a record was a school house built at Kellers Church by the congregation in 1751-1752.

Bedminster Schools

In 1834 the Pennsylvania Legislature passed the first act providing for a system of common schools, but it was not until 1850 that a petition was filed to establish a Bedminster Township School Board.

In 1883 an attorney was hired to advise the Board, and in 1885 the school term was extended to six months. Beginning teachers were paid $28.00 per month. Over the years the term was extended to eight and then nine months.

The Bedminster schools included Pipersville, Deep Run, Bedminster, Fretz Valley, Yost's, Mood's, Center, Smith's, Algard's, Myers', Modern Presbyterian, Union, Keelersville, and Tyson's. Gradually these schools have been closed and sold.

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The Siege of Yorktown (1781) was a victory by a combined American and French force led by General George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the French General Comte de Rochambeau over a British army commanded by General Lord Charles Cornwallis. The surrender of Cornwallis's army caused the British government to negotiate an end to the American Revolutionary War.
Tohickon Reformed Church, organized in June 1745. Kellers Church, founded by the Lutherans in 1744. A Light on the Ridge The Life and Times of the People of Kellers Church 1751-2001 AVAILABILITY Founding Families of Bedminster FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY CATALOG	Davis History of Bedminster Irish Historic Piper Tavern Deep Run East Bedminster Township 4,804 people, 1,788 households, and 1,333 families (2000 census)
BEDMINSTER FAMILIES MICKLEY Bucks County is a class 2A county comprised of 23 boroughs and 31 townships.	Who are the Scots-Irish?   Known as the Ulster Scots, The Scots-Irish and the Scotch-Irish, they traveled in family groups rather than as individuals.It is estimated that there are more than 27 million descendants now living in the United States. Pennsylvania has one of the highest populations. At least a dozen presidents are descended from the Scots-Irish

CEMETERIES AND CHURCHES St Peter's (Tohickon Union) Old Bethlehem Pike Perkasie PA

Keller's Union

	1751 Founding of Keller's Church
	1766 First Stone Building
	1841 Union began with Solomon's Reformed Pastors
	1870 Fist English sermon
	1889 St. Matthew's name adopted
	1894 Present building constructed
	1895 Bell placed
	1859 Union dissolved
	1967 educational building dedicated
	1976 225 Anniversary
	2001 250th Anniversary

AVAILABILITY
The book does not have an index, but it does have founding family information including but not limited to the Keller family, church elders, deacons, church members at the beginning (Loch, Nicla, Ackerman, Schwarz, Fischer, Zimmer, Stein, Drach, Wimmer, Ziegenfuss, Feininger to name a few) It is a history of the church. Written by Mervin C. Bryan 1938-1999.

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