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Thomas Levering

Birth
Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
26 May 1852 (aged 80)
Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Thomas Levering b. 11 JUN 1771 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; d. 26 MAY 1852 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; m. 28 MAR 1793 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; Hannah Stott b. 06 APR 1771 Montgomery Co., PA; d. 09 SEP 1829 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA. Both buried: Roxborough Baptist Church Cemetery, Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA.

NOTE: Roxborough Township was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia in 1854 following the passage of the "Act of Consolidation". The township had also been variously known as Manatawna and Leverington in it's earlier history.

CHILDREN (All born Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA):

1) Mary Levering b. 06 JAN 1794
2) Enoch Levering b. 25 NOV 1795
3) Fleeson Levering b. 23 JUN 1798
4) William Levering b. 10 OCT 1801
5) Deborah Levering b. 24 MAR 1803
6) John Levering b. 20 FEB 1805
7) Clement Levering b. 27 MAR 1807
8) Margaret Levering b. 21 JUN 1809
9) Martha Levering [TWIN] b. 19 OCT 1811
10) Sarah Levering [TWIN] b. 19 OCT 1811

PARENTS: Martha Deaves b. Abt. 1742 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; d. 10 SEP 1828 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; m. 17 MAY 1759 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; William Levering III b. 08 JAN 1734 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; d. 01 JUN 1806 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA. Both buried: Leverington Cemetery, Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA.

SIBLINGS (All born Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA):

1) Hannah Levering b. 28 MAY 1760
2) William Levering VI b. 18 DEC 1761
3) Hannah Levering b. 16 JAN 1764
4) Martha Levering b. 27 MAR 1766
5) Mary Levering b. 12 AUG 1768
6) Thomas Levering b. 11 JUN 1771
7) Aaron Levering b. 28 FEB 1774
8) Nathan Levering b. 27 SEP 1778
9) Charles Levering b. 08 DEC 1783

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: widow Hannah (nee Clemens) Harden/Hardin m.#2 William Levering II.

PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Anna Catharine Shoemaker m. William Levering I.

PATERNAL GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Magdalena Boeker m. John Wigard Levering.

PATERNAL GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: 1) Elizabeth Van De Walle m. Rosier Levering. 2) Sidonia Wilhelmina Braviers m. Willem "William" Böker. BOEKER SURNAME SPELLING VARIATIONS (with/without an "s" at the end; Böker spelled in English: "Boeker"): Bäcker, Baecker, Baker, Bakker, Becke, Becker, Bocker, Boecker, Boeker, Boekr, Böker, Boker, etc.

TOMBSTONE: "Thomas Levering d. May 26, 1852, aged 80 y. 11 m. 16 d."

From a reprint of: "The Levering Family: Or A Genealogical Account of Wigard Levering and Gerhard Levering, Two Of The Pioneer Settlers of Roxborough Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania" by Horatio Gates Jones, 1858; Appendix (Note C), reprint page numbers 190-193: "A list of persons named Levering buried in the Roxborough graveyard [Leverington Cemetery], extracted from the Book of Records kept by the Trustees of the graveyard, and also gathered from the tombstones. The list is, of course, very imperfect, as in early times few tombstones were put up, and the Records do not begin until September 1786. The letter 'd' stands for died, and 'b' for buried." [pg. 190] AND "Adjoining this burial ground [Leverington Cemetery] is the graveyard of the Roxborough Baptist Church. The following Leverings are some of the large number buried there, as taken from the tombstones" [pg. 193]

Thomas Levering b. 11 JUN 1771 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; d. 26 MAY 1852 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; m. 28 MAR 1793 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; Hannah Stott b. 06 APR 1771 Montgomery Co., PA; d. 09 SEP 1829 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA. Both buried: Roxborough Baptist Church Cemetery, Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA.

NOTE: Roxborough Township was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia in 1854 following the passage of the "Act of Consolidation". The township had also been variously known as Manatawna and Leverington in it's earlier history.

CHILDREN (All born Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA):

1) Mary Levering b. 06 JAN 1794
2) Enoch Levering b. 25 NOV 1795
3) Fleeson Levering b. 23 JUN 1798
4) William Levering b. 10 OCT 1801
5) Deborah Levering b. 24 MAR 1803
6) John Levering b. 20 FEB 1805
7) Clement Levering b. 27 MAR 1807
8) Margaret Levering b. 21 JUN 1809
9) Martha Levering [TWIN] b. 19 OCT 1811
10) Sarah Levering [TWIN] b. 19 OCT 1811

PARENTS: Martha Deaves b. Abt. 1742 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; d. 10 SEP 1828 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; m. 17 MAY 1759 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; William Levering III b. 08 JAN 1734 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; d. 01 JUN 1806 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA. Both buried: Leverington Cemetery, Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA.

SIBLINGS (All born Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA):

1) Hannah Levering b. 28 MAY 1760
2) William Levering VI b. 18 DEC 1761
3) Hannah Levering b. 16 JAN 1764
4) Martha Levering b. 27 MAR 1766
5) Mary Levering b. 12 AUG 1768
6) Thomas Levering b. 11 JUN 1771
7) Aaron Levering b. 28 FEB 1774
8) Nathan Levering b. 27 SEP 1778
9) Charles Levering b. 08 DEC 1783

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: widow Hannah (nee Clemens) Harden/Hardin m.#2 William Levering II.

PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Anna Catharine Shoemaker m. William Levering I.

PATERNAL GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Magdalena Boeker m. John Wigard Levering.

PATERNAL GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: 1) Elizabeth Van De Walle m. Rosier Levering. 2) Sidonia Wilhelmina Braviers m. Willem "William" Böker. BOEKER SURNAME SPELLING VARIATIONS (with/without an "s" at the end; Böker spelled in English: "Boeker"): Bäcker, Baecker, Baker, Bakker, Becke, Becker, Bocker, Boecker, Boeker, Boekr, Böker, Boker, etc.

TOMBSTONE: "Thomas Levering d. May 26, 1852, aged 80 y. 11 m. 16 d."

From a reprint of: "The Levering Family: Or A Genealogical Account of Wigard Levering and Gerhard Levering, Two Of The Pioneer Settlers of Roxborough Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania" by Horatio Gates Jones, 1858; Appendix (Note C), reprint page numbers 190-193: "A list of persons named Levering buried in the Roxborough graveyard [Leverington Cemetery], extracted from the Book of Records kept by the Trustees of the graveyard, and also gathered from the tombstones. The list is, of course, very imperfect, as in early times few tombstones were put up, and the Records do not begin until September 1786. The letter 'd' stands for died, and 'b' for buried." [pg. 190] AND "Adjoining this burial ground [Leverington Cemetery] is the graveyard of the Roxborough Baptist Church. The following Leverings are some of the large number buried there, as taken from the tombstones" [pg. 193]


Inscription

Thomas Levering d. May 26, 1852, aged 80 y. 11 m. 16 d.



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  • Created by: Kati McSweeney
  • Added: Mar 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49438651/thomas-levering: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Levering (11 Jun 1771–26 May 1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49438651, citing Roxborough Baptist Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Kati McSweeney (contributor 46899027).