Rovoudt Bible Record

Rovoudt Bible Record Contributed by WINIFRED LOVERING HOLMAN, F.A.S.G. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: together with the Apocrypha. Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by the special command of His Majesty King James I of England • • • . Printed and Published by Mathew Carey, No. 122, Market Street, Philadelphia: 1812r Mania get Married on the Ninght [sic] day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Nine Dr Williams Rovoudt to Miss Elizabeth Foster both of this City by the Reverend Frederick Schmidt° On the 28 5t ult, by the Rev. J. H. Kennard,° Chas. A. 'Wainwright to Ellen F. daughter of Mr. A. Rovoudt of Philadelphia Births Was born Williams Rovoudt the 6. day of May in the Year of Our Lord 1749 4 The Bible in which the above record was entered belonged to the late Mrs. C, A. Merrill of Exeter, N.H. Born Louise Rothermell Miller in Philadelphia on 17 Jmuary 1880, second child of Albert Miller and his wife Annie Wagner Rothermel, she was a great-granddaughter of the Dr. Williams Rovoudt of the record. After her death on 8 December 1968. Mrs. Frank Riley Dodge (Winifred Lovering Holman) oh. sacred permission from Mrs. Merrill's estate to have the record photocopied, and has deposited it in the Collections of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Annotations to the record are by the Editor. The Reverend Mr. Schmidt was pastor of St. Michaelis Lutheran Church in Philadelphia from 1786 to 1812. In the published record of the church's marriages to the Pennsylvania Archives, Elizabeth Foster's name is given as Faester. 'T/tr Reverend Mr. Kennard was pastor of New Market Street Baptist Church from 1831 to 1839. He then became pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church. This marriage record bears no complete year; it was copied into the Bible from an undated newspaper clipping attached to the page. This marriage presumably was in the 1850's. So far as is known, Williams Rovoudt was not born in Pennsylvania. His first appearmce in Pennsylvania records, after his marrlage to 1789, is in the 1790 Census when he Neu loud in the Northern Liberties as having two females in his family. He was assessed in West Northern Liberties as William Revot on personal property from 1791 to 1798, and apparently we, tenting a house, first from Stephen Maxfield and then from the JoAph Rakcstraw estate. In 1798 he was assessed to the same district for a "Lot of Alibone" which he purchased in 1800. It wA located at the corner of N. Fourth md Wood Streets at their junction with the Old York Road. Philadelphia Deed Book EF-5, 478: 26 Sept. 1800, Thomas Allibone to Williams Revoudt. In 1806 he purchased a second lot at the southwest comer of Fourth and Wood, and third, adjacent to his first purchase, on Old York Road. Recited in Deed book GWC-34, 525: 23 Feb. 1849, Maria Rovoudt et al. to Isaack MeGlathery. His address in the Philadelphia City Directories from 1802 until 1810 was listed as Wood above 4th, then 2 Wood. In 18t0, it was given as du corner of Wood and York Rd., and then from 1813 until the year of his death as 18 Old York Rd. In 1816, the address was 10 Old York Rd. In 1813, he served as a private in Capt. Condy Raguees company of volunteer militia in the Fourth Detachment. Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, VIII, 288, 290. In 1814, he and his wife Elizabeth joined the First Reformed Dutch Church of Philadelphia on "Confession of Faith," but only their daughter Anna Maria was baptized there, according to the transcript of the records of the church in the Collections of the Genmlogieal Society. 37 38 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Was born Elizabeth Foster the 12 50 day of July M the year of our Lord 1770 Was born William Rovoudt the 5 50 day of May in the Year of Our Lord 1792. Was born Eleanora Rovoudt the 15° day of December In the Year of Our Lord 1794 Was born Peter Rovoudt the 5. day of August In the Year of our Lord 1797. Was born Andrew F. Rovoudt the 22° day of March In the Year of Our Lord 1800 Was born Elizabeth Rovoudt the 11°' day of March In the year of our Lord 1803 . Was born Hannah Henrietta Rovoudt the 8° day of May In the Year of our Lord 1805 Was born Anna Maria Rovoudt the 13 50 day of October In the Year of Our Lord 1808° Was born Emma Franc. Rovoudt the 12 ° day of April in the Year of Our Lord 1812 Mary J. Burke Was born October 30: 1855 .. Clara A. Burke Was born June 29: 1857 Emma Frances Woolley was Born July 26. 1827 . Mary Justus Woolley was Born March 24. 1831 William S. Rovoudt was Born February 5 . 1833 .2 Ann Sellers Rovoudt was Born October 13 . 1834 Elizabeth Foster Rovoudt was Born July 31:1836 50 Ellen Frances Rovoudt was Born December 31 1837 Joseph Grant Rovoudt was Born March 12 50 1840 A. Foster Rovoudt was Born August 3: 1842 . He first appears m the Directorks in 1822 as a druggist at the corner of Wood and Old York Road. By 1829 he had become a coal merchant and was living on Fifth Street above Callowhill. He m. at the First Reformed Dutch Church on 28 April 1837, Mary Mentz, having joMed the church on confession of faith nine days earlier° Peter was laudio 1824 in the Directory as a turner at 18 Old York Road. The following year he had a china and queensware store at 4 Old York Road, and was living at the previous address. Later his residence was the same as his brothers. , Fifth above Callowhill. 'He ro. at the First Reformed Dutch Church on 17 May 1832, Sarah Ann Grant. In 1828 Ile and his brother Peter had purchased a house and lot on the west side of Third near Vine Street to which the china store was removed; in 18335 Peter and Andrew were listed as having a china store at 164 N. 3rd. Both were still living on Fifth above Callowhill. ° She m. Charles Wooley before 1827 when their first daughter was born. He d. 3 Feb 1849, aged 50, of paralysis, and is bujed at Fair Hill Filends' Ground, according to the Philadelphia Register of Deaths, examined at Philadelphia Municipal Archives, City Hall. He may have been the son of George Wooley, in 1828 listed as a lumber merchant at 168 N. 4th Street, in the Directory. ° She in. at the First Reformed Dutch Church on 19 March 1839, Henry Miller, a dyer in Philadelphia. They were the grandparents of Mrs. C. H. Merrill, to whom the Bible record belonged. He d. testate in Philadelphia of carc;noma on 8 December 1857, aged 48. No place of burial was listed in the death record examined at the Municipal Archives, cited above. In his will, dated 6 June and proved the following 16 December 1857, he left all his estate, including his boom and lot where he lived and dye house to his wife Anna Maria, without naming any children, only three of whom were listed as having been bapthed at the First Reformed Dutch Church: William Henry Miller, b. 16 April 1839; Albert Miller, baps. 9 Sept. 1849 (father of Mrs. Merrill), and Louis Rovoudt Miller, b. 22 Sept. 1850. Philadelphia Will Book 395 113, #391:18575 Maria Miller survived ken some years; she was listed in the Directories as a silk dyer at 516 Race Street through 1862. "She and her sister Clara A. Burke were the children of Emma Frances Wooley who m. Michael A. Burke. "She and her sister Mary Jmtus Wooley were daughters of Elizabeth Rovoudt and Charles Wooler "He and the following children awre the offspring of Andrew Rovoudt and his wife Sarah Ann Grant. They were all baptized at the First Reformed Dutch Church. "She m. at the First Reformed Dutch Church on 21 April 1857, Andrew Wight, Jr. Het sister Ellen es Chas. A. Wainwright. 39 Rovoudt Bible Record Deaths Departed till's life February 5. 1815 Emma Frances Rovoudt at 1/2 past 4 o'Clock P.M., aged two years Nine Months and twenty four days Departed this life March 10. 1816 Doctor Williams Rovoudt at a 1/4 before 11 oClock in the Evening of a Nervous Remitting Fever aged 67 years 10 Months & 5 days. Departed this life June 24. 1833 1/4 before 8 oclock P.M. Mrs. Elizabeth Rovoudt in 64 year of her age. Departed this life December 20. 1840 Joseph Grant aged ten months Departed this life December 17. 1848 William Rovoudt Jr. in the 56 year of his age. Dled October 24. 1858 Emma F. Burke' Departed ch .s life at five O'clock in the morning of September 21' 4 Peter Rovudt [sic] In the 70. year of h'is age 1866 08 Departed th;s life at 2 o'clock in the afternoon El zabeth F. Woolley in the 67 year of her age October 27, 1870. Departed this life Feb. 2005 1873 Henrietta Rovoudt in 67th year of her age ■ ■ "He d. intestate and letters of administration were granted his w dow 19 March 1816. Joseph Rice, blacksmith of the N. Liberia., and Frederick Erringer, cordwainer of Philadelphia, were fellow bondsmen in the amount of $4000. Adn,inistration Book L, 325, #59:18I6. His death record gives place of burial as Second Reformed Presbyterian, probably in error for the First Reformed Dutch Church. "In Poulson', American Daily Advertiser, issue of 26 June 1833, her death notice reads, Died Monday lam, Mrs. Elizabeth Rovoudt, relict of Dr. William Rovoudt, in her 63rd year Funeral from her late residence, northeast corner 9th and Race St." "He died intestate of "Disase of heart." Letters of administration were granted 13 Jan. 1849, to his widow Mary and brother Andrew Rovoudt. Sureties for 820,000 were William G. Mentz of $3 N. 3rd, and Peter Wroght, 205 Market St., Philadelphia. Mentz presumably was either Ins father-in-law or brother:on-law. William Rovoudt was bar. at the First Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery. After his death, ha widow and brothers and sisters, Eleanor, Henrietta, Peter and Andrew Rovoudt and Sarah Ann his wife, Elizabeth F. Wooleyr widow, and Henry Miller and his wife AMU Maria sold part of the Old York Road property to Isaack McGlathery, subject to a yearly rent charge payable to the heirs. Deed Book GO7C-34, 525. cued in Note 4. A year later they sold the rent charge for $4000 cash. Deed Book GWC-34, 530, 19 March 1850, Maria Rovoudt et al. to Richard Bull. William's endow Mary was loving as lase as 1870 at 516 Race Street. "She died of "Hypertrophy' . and was buried at Glenwood Cemetery, according to the Dash Register for 1858, Her husband Michael A. Burke, appears to have left the children on the custody of her relatives, for they were both legatees in the wills of their uncle Peter Rovoudt and their grandmother, Elizabeth F. Wooler "He died testate of "Typhus Fever" and was bur. at Glenwood. His will, written 19 June 1808, and probated 29 Sept. 1866, spells out most of the relationships of the individuals of the Bible record. He left the piano forte, cover, stool, music and books which he had purchased for her, and $1000 to ha niece Mary J. Wooler To ha sister Anna Maria Miller, widow of Henry. he left $4500; to his sister Elizabeth F- Wooley, $5000; to his niece Emma F. Burke, wife of Michael A. Burke, 11000. His executors were to put 14500 at interest, the income to an to his sister Henrietta for life, and after her death the capital to be divided equally "per capita" among the children of his brother Andrew and of his sisters Anna Maria Miller and Elizabeth F. Wonky The income from another $4500 was to be paid to his sister Eleanor, and after her death Iv. to be similarly distributed. The rest of his estate was to be divided in two equal parts, one moiety to gels his sister-in-law Sarah Ann, wife of Andrew, for her own separatc and apart use, the other to his brother William's widow Mary. After her death, her share was to go to his Burke nieces. Will Book 58, 308, #482:1866. "She Med testate of typhoid fever, and is bur. at Glenwood, as is her sister Henrietta, who died of paralyns. Elizabeth Wooley's will, date 14 Oct. 1864, and proved 7 Nov. IVO, provided that all her estate was to pass to her daughter Mary J. Wooley, provided she remain unmarried and maintained and educated the Burke grandchildren. In the event of her marriage, then the estate was to be divided, one half going to her daughter, and the other half to be placed in trust and used for the grandchildren. In no event, however, was their father, Michael A. Burke, to be named their guardian or trustee. Will Book 67, 1 77 #653:1870.