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Deborah Levering Jones

Birth
Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
9 Sep 1823 (aged 32)
Manayunk, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 5, Lot 17, Division B, Grave 891.
Memorial ID
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Deborah Levering b. 01 JAN 1791 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; d. 09 SEP 1823 Manayunk, Philadelphia Co., PA; buried: Roxborough Baptist Church Cemetery, Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; m. 09 APR 1811 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; widower Rev. Horatio Gates Jones Sr., occupation: pastor of Lower Merion Baptist Church, b. 11 FEB 1777 Easttown Twp., Chester Co., PA; d. 12 DEC 1853 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; buried: Leverington Cemetery, Roxborough Twp., 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 Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA):

1) Sarah Levering Jones b. 16 FEB 1812
2) Charles Thomason Jones b. 10 JAN 1814
3) Nathan Levering Jones b. 03 AUG 1816
4) David Jones b. 13 JAN 1819
5) Susannah Jones b. 07 FEB 1820
6) Horatio Gates Jones Jr. b. 09 JAN 1822

STEP-CHILDREN (From Horatio Sr.'s first marriage to Esther Richter):

John Richter Jones b. 02 OCT 1803
Eleanor Maria Jones b. 10 NOV 1805
Esther Ann "Hetty" Jones b. 12 SEP 1807

PARENTS: Sarah Rubicam b. 1759 (place unknown); d. 04 MAR 1820 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; m. 11 MAR 1784 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; Nathan Levering, occupation: hotelier, b. 19 MAY 1745 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; d. 14 JUN 1812 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA. Both buried: Leverington Cemetery, Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA.

SIBLINGS (All born Philadelphia Co., PA):

1) Enoch Levering b. 14 JAN 1785
2) Hannah Levering b. 01 JAN 1788
3) Deborah Levering b. 01 JAN 1791
4) Nathan Levering b. 13 MAR 1793
5) Juliannah Levering b. 01 MAY 1794
6) Sarah Levering b. 11 JUL 1795
7) Susannah Levering b. 06 MAY 1797

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: widow Mrs. Hannah (nee Clemens) Harden/Hardin m. 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: "Deborah Levering Jones d. Sep. 9, 1823, aged 32 y."

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]

Deborah Levering b. 01 JAN 1791 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; d. 09 SEP 1823 Manayunk, Philadelphia Co., PA; buried: Roxborough Baptist Church Cemetery, Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; m. 09 APR 1811 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; widower Rev. Horatio Gates Jones Sr., occupation: pastor of Lower Merion Baptist Church, b. 11 FEB 1777 Easttown Twp., Chester Co., PA; d. 12 DEC 1853 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; buried: Leverington Cemetery, Roxborough Twp., 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 Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA):

1) Sarah Levering Jones b. 16 FEB 1812
2) Charles Thomason Jones b. 10 JAN 1814
3) Nathan Levering Jones b. 03 AUG 1816
4) David Jones b. 13 JAN 1819
5) Susannah Jones b. 07 FEB 1820
6) Horatio Gates Jones Jr. b. 09 JAN 1822

STEP-CHILDREN (From Horatio Sr.'s first marriage to Esther Richter):

John Richter Jones b. 02 OCT 1803
Eleanor Maria Jones b. 10 NOV 1805
Esther Ann "Hetty" Jones b. 12 SEP 1807

PARENTS: Sarah Rubicam b. 1759 (place unknown); d. 04 MAR 1820 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; m. 11 MAR 1784 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; Nathan Levering, occupation: hotelier, b. 19 MAY 1745 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA; d. 14 JUN 1812 Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA. Both buried: Leverington Cemetery, Roxborough Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA.

SIBLINGS (All born Philadelphia Co., PA):

1) Enoch Levering b. 14 JAN 1785
2) Hannah Levering b. 01 JAN 1788
3) Deborah Levering b. 01 JAN 1791
4) Nathan Levering b. 13 MAR 1793
5) Juliannah Levering b. 01 MAY 1794
6) Sarah Levering b. 11 JUL 1795
7) Susannah Levering b. 06 MAY 1797

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: widow Mrs. Hannah (nee Clemens) Harden/Hardin m. 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: "Deborah Levering Jones d. Sep. 9, 1823, aged 32 y."

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

Deborah Levering Jones d. Sep. 9, 1823, aged 32 y.



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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/49439617/deborah-jones: accessed ), memorial page for Deborah Levering Jones (1 Jan 1791–9 Sep 1823), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49439617, citing Leverington Cemetery, Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Kati McSweeney (contributor 46899027).