Anthony Levering (1725-1788)
FATHER: Jacob Levering
MOTHER: Alice (Tunis) Levering
SPOUSE: Agnes (Tunis) Levering; m. 1751
BURIAL SITE: Merion Friends Meeting grounds
MOTHER: Alice (Tunis) Levering
SPOUSE: Agnes (Tunis) Levering; m. 1751
BURIAL SITE: Merion Friends Meeting grounds
Col. John Levering wrote:
b. at Roxborough, about 1725; m. December 12, 1751, Agnes Tunis. The original marriage certificate, which was preserved by his grandson, John Levering, states that the marriage ceremony was performed by Joseph Bonsall, a Justice of the Peace, for the County of Chester. The witnesses, whose signatures appear upon the certificate, embrace Jacob Levering, Benjamin Levering, Septimus Levering, Elizabeth Levering, and Hannah Levering. He inherited from his father a tract of land and a saw-mill in Lower Merion, opposite the Manayunk. He died in 1788. He left a will dated February 25, 1787, which was proven in Court at Norristown, March 26, 1788. He and his wife were buried at Merion Friends Meeting grounds.
b. at Roxborough, about 1725; m. December 12, 1751, Agnes Tunis. The original marriage certificate, which was preserved by his grandson, John Levering, states that the marriage ceremony was performed by Joseph Bonsall, a Justice of the Peace, for the County of Chester. The witnesses, whose signatures appear upon the certificate, embrace Jacob Levering, Benjamin Levering, Septimus Levering, Elizabeth Levering, and Hannah Levering. He inherited from his father a tract of land and a saw-mill in Lower Merion, opposite the Manayunk. He died in 1788. He left a will dated February 25, 1787, which was proven in Court at Norristown, March 26, 1788. He and his wife were buried at Merion Friends Meeting grounds.
CHILDREN of (66) Anthony and Agnes Tunis Levering:
(163) I. Abraham: b. 1753, d. 1780 (by tomahawk to the head! - page 137)
(164) II. Mary: b. 1755, d. ?
(165) III. Hannah: b. 1757, d. 1807?
(166) IV. Anthony: b. 1759, m. Sarah Howell, d. 1826
(167) V. Lydia: b. 1761, d. ?
(168) VI. Elizabeth: b. 1763, d. 1842
(169) VII. Margaret: b. 1765. d?
(170) VII. Abigail: b. 1767, d. 1824
(171) IX. Sarah: b. 1770, d. ?
(163) I. Abraham: b. 1753, d. 1780 (by tomahawk to the head! - page 137)
(164) II. Mary: b. 1755, d. ?
(165) III. Hannah: b. 1757, d. 1807?
(166) IV. Anthony: b. 1759, m. Sarah Howell, d. 1826
(167) V. Lydia: b. 1761, d. ?
(168) VI. Elizabeth: b. 1763, d. 1842
(169) VII. Margaret: b. 1765. d?
(170) VII. Abigail: b. 1767, d. 1824
(171) IX. Sarah: b. 1770, d. ?