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In this post I will focus on a Quaker Woman named Joan Vokins, who lived from 1630 - 1690.
Joan was born as Joan Bunce. Her father Thomas Buncr was a yeoman of harney Bassett in what was then Nerkshire. She married another local farmer, Richard Vokins. of West Challow and she joined the Quakers, She was an enthusiastic evangelist for the Quakers. She persuaded her family and then set about to preach.
In February 1860 she went to America, arriving in New York in May of that year. She visited Long Island, Rhode Island, Boston East and West Jersey, and Pennsylvania. On the return journey she went to the West Indian Islands, including Barbados, Antigua and Nevis.
After she returned to England on 3 June 1681 she continued preaching in Kent. Five years later she travelled to Ireland. She was at the annual meeting in London in 1690, and died at Reading, on her way home, on 22 July. Her husband was not with her as he was in jail for their paying their taxes.
Besides three sons one of wom predeceased her, she had three daughters.
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