Septimus Levering 1
- Born: 1731, Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Marriage (1): Mary Thomas
- Died: 1794 at age 63
General Notes:
LEVERING FAMILY
HISTORY AND GENEALOGY.
BY COL. JOHN LEVERING, OF LAFAYETTE, INDIANA,
SEPTIMUS4: b. at Roxb. about 1731. His Christian name
was given him because he was the seventh son. He m.
Mary Thomas. He inherited the old homestead on Green
Lane, Roxborough, which was subsequently owned by
Peregrine W. Levering6, and now (1894) by Eliza7,
daughter of the latter. Both were baptised June 25,
1757, as members of the Great Valley Baptist Church,
in Chester Co., and were dismissed to the Philad. Church
July 1, 1761, indicating removal into the city at that time.
He became a Deacon of the church Sept. 7, 1761, but
resigned Oct. 5, 1765. The Minutes of the Church for
Feb. 6, 1775, state: "Our Bro. Septimus Levering, intending
to go to Virginia, has requested a Letter of
Recommendation, which the Church agree he shall have."
He removed to Loudon Co., Va. It is not known when
or where he died. Mrs. Levering d. June 16, 1794, aged
64 years, and was buried at Lev. Cem. As her monumental
stone describes her as "widow of Septimus Levering,"
he d. earlier.
Pierre de Simitiere's Mss. in Penna. Library, states: "Septimus Levering was one of the few persons who kept a carriage in Philadelphia in the latter part of the eighteenth century."
Witness Septimus Levering N:407 3 9 1765 20 9 1765 Remarks: Evan Stevens. City of Phila. Student. 3 Sep 1765. 20 Sep 1765. Wife: Elizabeth. Sisters: Lavinia Wells, Rebecca Thomas, Hannah, Mary Mathew, Elizabeth Vastine, Catharina Ragin. Brothers in law: Jacob Wells, William Thomas, George Ragin, Thomas Mathew, Jeremiah Vastine. Exec.: Elizabeth Stevens. N:407
Witness Septimus Levering N:144 15 10 1763 19 6 1764 Remarks: William Wallace. N. Liberties. Co. of Phila. Sugar baker. 15 Oct 1763. 19 June 1764. Children: Samuel, Susanna Coates. Son in law: Abraham Coates. Grandchildren: William and Susannah Wallace. Friend: Adam Kreps. Execs.: William Allen, Joseph Turner. N:144.
Septimus married Mary Thomas. (Mary Thomas was born in 1730 and died on 16 Jun 1794.)
|