History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . pose, we treat the physicians,druggists and dentists, who have lived and practiced in Doylestown,in a single group. In doing this, however, we shall deal only withthe eldest, the Dean of each branch of the profession, making himthe examplar of his brethren. The first physician, we have knowledge of, in practice at Doyles-town and vicinity, was Dr. Hugh Meredith, although there may havebeen earlier ones, whose names have not come down to us. TheMerediths were early settlers in Doylestown
History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . pose, we treat the physicians,druggists and dentists, who have lived and practiced in Doylestown,in a single group. In doing this, however, we shall deal only withthe eldest, the Dean of each branch of the profession, making himthe examplar of his brethren. The first physician, we have knowledge of, in practice at Doyles-town and vicinity, was Dr. Hugh Meredith, although there may havebeen earlier ones, whose names have not come down to us. TheMerediths were early settlers in Doylestown township, then part ofNew Britain, James Meredith, the Rucks county ancestor, settlingin the vicinity of Castle Valley about 1730, coming over from Chestercounty. He was the father of Dr. Hugh, who studied medicine,married Mary Todd and lived and died in Doylestown. Just at whattime he came is a little uncertain, though tradition says he was 1 Dr. Hugh Merediths name is anions those on the roll of the New BritainAssociators, 1776. 2 Near Doylestown, April 18, 1819, Hannah IMereditii, aged 87 years. 296. DR. CHARLES H. MATHEWS. DOYLESTOWN, OLD AND NEW. 297 practicing here as early as 1778. He had two sons, Thomas ^ andCharles,* and a daughter Elizabeth who married Abraham Chapman,and was the mother of the late Hon. Henry Chapman. Dr. HughMerediths dwelling was on, or near, what is known as ArmstrongsCorner, where he is said to have built a dwelling, 1789. He diedJuly 15, I815, and was succeeded in practice by his son Charles, whodied in ^^^ ^ Father and son are both highly spoken of. Meredith, the son, was born 1774.^ On the death of Meredith he was succeeded in his practice by Dr. Charles , his brotlier-in-law, who had married his sister. Dr. Math-ews was born at Roxborough, Philadelphia county, November 5,1805, and graduated from the Medical Department of the Universityof Pennsylvania, 1827. While his life was devoted to his profession,he
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