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cated by Pyosalpinx." "The Immediate Re- pair of Lacerations After Labor." "Lacera- tions of the Cervix LIteri," "The Care of the Pregnant Patient," "The Frequency and Prevention of Puerperal Sepsis," "Calomel to Increase Elimination in Pregnancy," and the article on "Galactagogues" in the "Re- ference Handbook of the Aledical Sciences."

He is a fellow of the College of Physi- cians, a member of the American Medical Association, the Pennsylvania State Medi- cal Association, the Philadelphia County Medical Society, and the Obstetrical So- ciety of Philadelphia, and is an honorary member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha frater- nity. He also belongs to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Southern and Merion Cricket clubs.

Dr. Coles married. September 16, igoS. P'ertha Horstmann. born in Philadelphia, daughter of Walter and Elizabeth ( Horst- mann ) Lippincott. Children : Elizabeth. Lippincott, born October 11. 1909. and Walter Lippincott. born September 11, 191 1.

Rertha Llorstmann ( Lippincott) Coles descends from Richard Lippincott. founder of the noted Lippincott family of New Jer- sey and Philadelphia. She is a daughter of Walter Lippincott. a member of the Phila- delphia publishing house. ]. B. Lippincott & Company, and granddaughter of Joshua Ballinger Lippincott, who in 1836 estab- lished J. B. Lippincott & Company, pub- lishers and booksellers, a house that within twent\-five > tars became one of the prin- cipal publishing concerns of the United ■ States. Richard Lippincott was one of the early settlers of New England, becoming a town officer of Dorchester. Massachusetts. April I, 1640. Shortly after 165 1 he re- turned to England, where he joined the Society of Friends and suiifered persecu- tion. After several years he again came to America, settling is Rhode Island, but later made his home at Shrewsbury. Monmouth county. New Jersey, and thereafter was prominent in the Shrewsbury Meeting of Friends and in public life. He was a mem- ber of the first provincial assembly, elected from Shrewsbury in 1668, again in 1677, and in 1682-83 was coroner of Monmouth county. He was also one of the "Associates of the Patentees," the first local court, ap- pointed in 1670. On August 9, 1676, he obtained a patent for one thousand acres

from John Fenwick in his South Jersey Col- ony, but never settled thereon, nor did his sons. He died at Shrewsbury, November 2(\ 1683. His wife, Abigail, survived him fourteen years. They were the parents of eight children.

Restore Lippincott, third son of Richard Lippincott, was born at Plymouth, England, May, 1653, and when a lad was brought by his parents to Shrewsbury. New Jersey. Tn 1688 he bought land near Mount Holly, New Jersey, but did not move there until 1692. He was a member of the West Jer- sey assembly from Burlington county in 1701 and was one of the members of the first assembly that met in Perth Amboy in 1703, after East and West Jersey had united as one colony. He was re-elected in 1704 and served until the assembly was dis- solved in 1706. He was a prominent member of the Mount Holly Meeting. Society of Friends, and prior to the erection of the ]\feeting House in 1716. meetings were held at his home. He married (first) Hannah Shattuck. (second) Martha, widow of Josei)h Owen. By his first wife he had nine children.

James Lippincott, second son of Restore Lippincott and his first wife, was born at Shrewsbury. New Jersey. 1687. and when a child was brought to Northampton town- ship. Burlington county. New Jersey, by his parents. He was a landowner of Bur- lington county and a member of the So- ciety of Friends. His wife. Anna Eves, -was a daughter of Thomas Eves, one of the proprietors of West Jersey, who came from England, purchased a one thirty-second share of West Jersey lands, and settled on Mell creek, in what became Evesham town- ship, Burlington county. James and Anna Lippincott were members of the Evesham Meeting, but resided in Northampton town- ship. They had nine children.

Jonathan Lippincott, fourth son of James Lippincott, died in 1759. He married his cousin, Anna Eves, and resided in both Evesham and Northampton townships They were disowned by Friends for their marriage on account of their relationship. They had four children.

Levi Lippincott, second son of Jonathan Lil^pincott. was a farmer of Evesham town- ship, Burlington county. New Jersey, all his life, and there died in 1818. He married,