Anthony Levering 1
- Born: 1725, Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Marriage (1): Agnes Tunis on 12 Dec 1751
- Died: 1788 at age 63
- Buried: Merion Friends Meeting Grounds
General Notes:
LEVERING FAMILY
HISTORY AND GENEALOGY.
BY COL. JOHN LEVERING, OF LAFAYETTE, INDIANA,
ANTHONY4: b. at Roxb. about 1725; m. Dec. 12, 1751,
Agnes Tunis. The original marriage certificate, which
was preserved by his grandson, John Levering6, 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 Manayunk. He died
in 1788. He left a will dated Feb. 25, 1787, which was
proven in Court at Norristown, Mch. 26, 1788. He and
his wife were buried at Merion Friends Meeting grounds.
LEVERING, ANTHONY. Lower Merion. February 25, 1787. March 26, 1788. 1.139 To wife Agness, house and lot of 3 acres, during widowhood, also bed, bedding &c. and 10 pds. and 10 pds. yearly. To each of 5 daughters: Hannah, Elisabeth, Margrate, Abigial and Sarah, 140 pds. each paid, one, two, three, and four and five years after testators December To daughter Abigial, case of drawers, &c. To daughter Sarah, bed, case of drawers, &c. To son Anthony, clock. Rem. of household goods, equally divided among son Anthony and 5 daughters. Rem. of estate including lot left to wife,to son Anthony, he paying legacies above. Execs: Wife Agness, son Anthony. Wit: Paul Jones, Algernon Roberts. Wife renounced in favor of son Anthony.
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Anthony married Agnes Tunis, daughter of Anthony Tunis and Mary Williams, on 12 Dec 1751. (Agnes Tunis was born on 14 Sep 1725 in Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.)
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