Notes, Queries and Corrections

NOTES, QUERIES AND CORRECTIONS. KING. THOMAS KING of Philadelphia, buried at Christ Church, March 1, 1726/7 ; married Oct. 31, 1703, Rebecca who, by her will dated March 24, 1739/40, proved April 8, 1746, made her daughter Ana Tapp the executor thereof. The children of Thomas and Rebecca King, sev¬ eral of whom were baptized at Christ Church, were : WILLIAM KING, b. Oct. 30, 1704; bu. Nov. 4, 1739. THOMAS KING, b. Oct. 27, 1705; bu. Jan. 5, 1735/6; m. 6 May, 1732, Mary Davis. iii. MARY KING, b. Dec. 23, 1707. iv. JOHN KING, twin of above, bu. Dec. 16, 1709. v. SAMUEL KING, bu. July 22, 1717. vi. .JOHN KTNG, bpt. Dec. 27, 1711; bu. July 17, 1735. vii. REBECCA KING, b. Dec. 29, 1712; m. Dec. 7, 1731, John Price. viii. ANN KING, b. Dec. 8, 1714; d. Nov. 13, 1789; m. (1) Feb. 21, 1734, Joseph Topp. Issue: 1. Thomas Topp, bpt. Christ Church, June 19, 1735. 2. Ann Topp, bpt. Feb. 28, 1737 ; d. unmarried, and by will of Nov. 23, 1789, proved Oct. 6, 1801, bequeathed estate to half-brothers, James and William Sharswood. Ann King Topp, m. (2), at Christ Church, April 30, 1747, George Sharswood,* whose will, executed June 3, 1776, was proved Sept. 24, 1783. Issue: 3. George Sharswood, b. March 24, 1747/8; died unmarried. 4. James Sharswood,f twin of above; d. Sept. 14, 1836. 5. WilUam Sharswood, died unmarried. ix. SAMUEL KING, b. Sept. 27, 1718; d. 1754; m. Ann Evans. x. CHARLES KING, bpt. Aug. 2, 1720. xi. ELIZABETH KING, buried Aug. 27, 1721. i. ii. 2. SAMUEL KING (Thomas), bom at Philadelphia, Sept. 24, 1718; d. there in 1754; married Aug. 31, 1739, Ann Evans,J born in Pembroke¬ shire, Wales, March 25, 1720; died at Philadelphia, April 5, 1809. Chil¬ dren, order uncertain: * George Sharswood, son of William Sharswood and grandson of George Sharswood of New London, Conn., was born at Cape May, New Jersey, where his father had for a time resided, Oot. 18, 1696. He came to Philadelphia as a boy of ten years and there spent the remainder of his life. His will of June 6, 1776 ; proved Sept. 22, 1783, named wife Ann, her daugher Ann Topp, and sons James and William Sharswood. •j* James Sharswood, Revolutionary officer and eminent Philadelphian, mar¬ ried, April 2, 1775, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Bredln of Abington, Bucks Co., Penna., and was the grandfather of the late distinguished jurist of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, GEORGE SHARSWOOD, 1810-1883. •j- Member of the Moravian Congregation in Philadelphia, as were her children. (281) Notes, Queries and Corrections. 282 ANN KING, b. Nov. 14, 1741. SAMUEL KING, b. July 27, 1745; d. March 28, 1795; married and had at least three children. ili. JOHN KING, b. July 4, 1748. 3. iv. JAMES KING, b. July 27, 1751; married Cornelia England. v. SUSANNA KING, b. Nov. 26, 1754; d. March, 1759. vi. SON, died young. vii. SON, died young. viii. DAUGHTER, died young. i. ii. 3. JAMES a KING* (SAMUEL,2 THOMAS 1), born at Philadelphia, July 27, 1751; died there, December 31, 1832; married October 20, 1772, Cor¬ nelia England f of Lewes, Delaware. Is said to have had nine children, four sons and five daughters, only four of whom were named in his will of September 30, 1830, with codicil of March 21, 1831. i. JAMES KING, m. Mary Rodney.J Issue: 1. James King, d. s. p. 2. Daniel Rodney King , m. Katherine Wagner and had: • Emily King; Mary Rodney King, wife of Samuel Vaughan Merrick; Catherine D. King, wife of Arthur Merri weather, who died 1897. ii. CORNELIA KING, b. Dec. 29, 1761; d. July 19, 1851; bu. in St. Reynolds; James’ Churchyard, Bristol, Penna. ; m. (1) m. (2) James Cooper, son of James and Sarah Erwin Cooper of Camden, New Jersey, who died Feb. 13, 1852. Issue: 1. Emily Cooper, d. y. 2. Sarah Erwin Cooper, m. Griffith Morgan Eldridge. 3. Cornelia Cooper, d. y. 4. James King Cooper, d. y. 5. Erwin James Cooper, m. Ellen Rowley Myers. iii. JOSEPH KING. iv. DANIEL KING, m. Eliza -- FREY. LEVERING. The original of the following certificate was ex¬ hibited by Mr. Abraham H. Cassell at the Centennial of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, held at Norristown, September 9-12, 1884. Copied by Mrs. Linwood L. Righter. — “Whereas Henry Frey of Altheine in the Province of Alsace in high Germany now an inhabitant of Germantown in the County of Phila. bachelor, and Anna Catharine Levering, of Manheim, in the County of Bruck, likewise in high Germany, a young woman now of the said town¬ ship, after the consultation with the respective parents have produced a * The owner, or part owner, of -the Brigantine Cornelia, 100 tons burden, which was chartered Feb. 1, 1776, “ to hire and let to freight ” for a mission between the Colonies and France. For a description of the charter “ between James King and Samuel Ward, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas McKean, Joseph Hewes, Josiah Bartlett and Robert Morris, Esqrs., a Secret Committee ap¬ pointed by the Honourable Continental Congress ”, see Pennsylvania Mag¬ azine of History, vol. i, pp. 355-6. ■f Her mother was Cornelia, daughter of Dr. Henry Fisher of Lewes, Dela¬ ware, who in his will of 8 Aug., 1748, named daughter Cornelia England. The latter m. (2) John Adams of Sussex County, by whom she also had Issue. J Mlary (Rodney) King, daughter of Hon. Daniel Rodney, 1764-1846, Gov¬ ernor of Delaware, by hie wife Margaret Fisher, daughter of Major Henry Fisher of Lewee. Notes, Queries and Corrections. 283 sufficient testification of their clearness of all other engagements under the hand of several creditable persons, unto one of the Justices of the Peace in the Bailiwick of Germantown, as also publish and affix their in¬ tention of marriage at the Meeting house of the said town, the 24th day of the first month past. This present certificate witnesseth that the said Henry Frey and Anna Catharine Levering have this day solemnized such, their marriage by taking one another as husband and wife according to the law of this country before, and in the presence of us, whose names are hereunto written at Germantown, the 26th day of the second month Anno Domini 1692. FRANCIS DANIEL PASTORIUS, Justice of the Peace. HEIN BICH FREY.* ANNA CATHARINE LEVERING.* ANNA CATHARINE FREYS. [Witnesses] WIGART LEVERINGS,* HERMAN TRAPMANUS,* GERHART LEVERINGS,* MAGDA LENA LEVERINGS, HANS PETER UMSTAT, EMENKA PASTORIUS, S. HENDRECHS, ARNOLD CASSELL, HEINRICH KESSELBERG,* HARRIET PETERS, HEIVERT PAPEN, MARRJA MOY, JAN DOEDEN, CATRIN SAMSEN, ANDRIS SOUPLIS, MARKJE SELLEN,* WILLEM BITTINGHEYSEN, MARIA BUCHOLTZ, HBNRICH ZELLEN, ANNECKE SOUPLIS,* JACOB ISACKS, MARITJE BLOEMERTS,* HEINRICH BUCHOLTZ, ELIZABETH CASSELLS, ISAAC DILBEECK, SARA HENDRICHS, CLAS SAMSEN, MARIS BONES,* HANES MILLANS,* HELIGENS GERRITS,* JOHANNES UMSTETS,* ELIZABETH BUTTINHAUSEN.* SHIPPEN. It may be of interest to many Pennsylvanians to know that, the descendants of Joseph Shippen, 1698/9-1741, son of Edward Shippen, the first Mayor of Philadelphia under William Penn's Charter of 1701, and the head of the government in Pennsylvania from May to December, 1703, are also descended from the Winthrops of Suffolk, Eng¬ land, of which family was John Winthrop, the eminent governor of Massachusetts, who in 1630 brought with him the first Charter for that Colony. Joseph Shippen married in Boston, Mass., 28 July, 1702, Abigail, dau. of Thomas s Crosse (Clement,2 Isaac *), by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas and Hannah (Salter) Phillips, the latter of whom were mar- * Made mark. See Levering Family, pp. 17-18 et teg. 284 Notes, Queries and Corrections. ried in Boston, 4, 10 mo., 1651. The line of Hannah Salter, baptized at Rattlesden, Suffolk, Eng., 19 December, 1630, daughter of George Salter and Elizabeth Munning, who were married at Rat tlesden, 29 October, 1617, is traced to the Winthrops through het mother. Elizabeth Munning was the daughter of Rev. Humphrey 4 Munning (Humphrey, 3 Thomas,2 Henry i), Rector of Brettenham, co. Suffolk, Eng., by his wife Elizabeth Winthrop, baptized 24 April, 1569, whose will was proved 17 October, 1631, daughter of William 2 and Elizabeth (Norwood) Winthrop (Adam, 2 Adami), and first cousin of Governor John Winthrop (Adam, 3 Adam,2 Adami). Further particulars of the Grosse-Winthrop connection is to be found in an article by Arthur Winfred Hodgman of Ohio State Uni¬ versity, printed in The New England Historical and Genealogical RegJ. GRANVILLE LEACH. ister, vol. 73, pp. 238-9. CAREY. ANTHONY CAREY of Donaghadee, county Down, Ireland, born 1716; died 1 June, 1809; married circa 1753, Jane Wright, born circa 1729; died 4 June, 1812, of the same place. Had eldest son Thomas Carey, and a younger son, Andrew Carey. The latter, born at Dona¬ ghadee, November, 1762; died at Wilmington, Delaware, 1 October, 1845; married at Donaghadee, twenty-two miles from Belfast, 18 Feb¬ ruary, 1791, Mary Ann Biggar, bom 4 November, 1770; died at Wil¬ mington, 9 June, 1824. For proof of the name of Anthony Carey's father and family connection with the English or Irish branches of the Careys, the sum of one hundred dollars will be paid. BIGGAR-PONSONBY. Joseph Biggar of or near Belfast, Ireland, mar¬ ried eirca 1758-1769 Sarah Ponsonby, a relative of the Earl of Beseborough; daughter of Sir John Ponsonby. Had son, Ponsonby Biggar. One hundred dollars will be paid for the place of and evidence of the above marriage. Address Editor of Publications, The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia. COFFIN. Tristram Coffin (Tristram, Peter, Tristram, Peter) died, according to The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. xxiv, pp. 153, 310, June 21, 1751. This should be 1761. See his will printed in Quint’s Historical Memoranda of Ancient Dover, New Hamp¬ shire, p. 290. COFFIN. Who were the parents of Elijah Coffin, eabinet-maker of Falls Township, Bucks County, Penna., who married in the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, August 14, 1777, Sybil Chandler? She died 9 mo., 26, 1786, aged about 30. Elijah Coffin served in the Revolution. C. HOWARD COLKET. GUMMEY. Richard Gummey (Gummy, Gurney, Gomey, Gomie, Gumby, etc.) came to Virginia in 1635 at the age of 21. See Hotten’s Original Lists, p. 95. Descendants, collateral relatives, and other persons possess- Notes, Queries and Corrections. 285 ing information concerning him, please communicate with Miss E. A. Gummey, 104 Cliveden Avenue, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. JONES. Charles Jones of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Penna., bom 1774; died May 18, 1842; married April 8, 1802, Mary Alloway, born 1784; died February 19, 1860. Information is desired of the parentage of Mary Alloway and of data connected with her family. ETHEL N. BIGHTER. SUPPLEE. Andrew Supplee of Philadelphia County, born about 1688, is said to have married in 1712, Anne Stackhouse. Authority for this marriage and the names of her parents is desired. Andrew Supplee married 2d, Deborah Thomas. Her parentage is also LEILA F. HICKMAN. desired. DUNGAN. Some additional items on the Dungan Family by the late Hiram Corson, M.D., from the family papers of Emily Bitchie Perkins, formerly a life member of this Society. ii In the Winter of 1875-6, I called on the grand-daughter of THOMAS DUNGAN who formerly lived in Germantown and taught young men the languages, to see if her mother had left any record of the Dungan family. The grand-daughter above named, the only child of her mother living [1875-6] and the only grand-child of Thomas Dungan of German¬ town, is the wife of Dr W. W. Burnell, who resides at 1913 Green Street, Philadelphia. Mrs. Burnell hunted me up the old Bible, from which I copied the following written statement of births and deaths. The Preface of the Publishers runs thus : ‘The Holy Bible containing the old and new Testament, newly trans¬ lated and of the Original Tongue and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his Majesty’s Special Command appointed to be read by Churches Printed by Boger Daniel, Printer to the University of Cambridge London. ’ On one of the blank leaves I found the following: 1. ‘Joshua Dungan was born March 3d about two o ’clock in the after¬ noon, in the year of Our Lord, 1745. ’ 2. ‘John Dungan was born the 10th day of March, at 10 o’clock at night, in the year of our Lord, 1741.’ 3. ‘Hannah Dungan was born Sept. 24th in the year of our Lord, 1749. ’ 4. ‘Thomas Dungan was born 16 day of March, 10 o’clock at night 1738.’ [Germantown Thomas. H. C.] ‘Elizabeth Dungan born Jany 22«l 10 o’clock at night in the year 1740. ‘Sarah Dungan, born 25th August, 3 P. M. 1743.’ [This one was married to our Grandfather Benjamin Corson, and was, of course, our Grandmother Corson. H. C.] — — — — — 286 Notes, Queries and Corrections. _ ‘ Thomas Dungan, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Dungan, was bom on Sunday 23 of March, at 3 P. M. 1794.’ [Now, though this was on the same leaf, I know he was not a brother to the others, but was a son of No. 4, the Germantown Thomas, and his wife Elizabeth, who was also a Dungan, being the daughter of Jeremiah Dungan; and she and her hus¬ band were both exactly the same relation to the old Revd Thomas Dun¬ gan * who came from Rhode Island in the year 1684. Their only child that grew to woman’s age was Mrs. Stuckert, mother of Mrs. Burnell H. C.] On another leaf of the old Bible used by Thomas Dungan of Ger¬ mantown and by his daughter, Mrs. Stuckert, is the following: ‘Thomas Dungan ’ [son of Joseph Dungan who was the son of Thomas Dungan who was the son of the Reverend Thomas Dungan] was born the 16th day of March 1738 and was married to Elizabeth Dungan ’ [daugh¬ ter of Jeremiah Dungan, son of Rev. Thomas Dungan] on Sunday the 19th day of May, 1793 Said Elizabeth was born on ye 27th day of De¬ cember, 1755.’ ‘Thomas, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Dungan, was bom Sunday, March 23rd, 1794, at 3 P. M. and died on Sunday, Eeby 2 2d, 1795. ’ ‘Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Dungan, was bora on Sunday 29th of Nov., 1795, at 3 o’clock, P M’ [she became the wife of George P. Stuckert and mother of Mrs. Burnell] ‘and died Thursday Morning, March 10th, 1846, in the 51st year of her age, at Germantown, and was buried in the Lutheran burying ground. ’ ‘Thomas, the second son of Thomas and Elizabeth, born Oct. 31, 1799, at 3 P .M. Died May 22nd, 1808, aged 8 yr., 6 mo., 28 days. ’ ‘Thomas Dungan Died 26 April 1805, aged 67 yrs., 1 mo., 11 days. ’ ‘Elizabeth Dungan, wife of Thomas, died August 28, 1821, aged 65 years, 8 mo., 25 days. ’ ‘George P. Stuckert, son of John and Susan Stuckert, was born Oct. 25, 1793, and was married to Elizabeth Dungan, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Dungan, March 16th, 1815, Thursday, and she died March 10th, 1845, in the 51st year of her age. Buried in Germantown Lutheran burying ground. ’ [She left only one daughter, Elizabeth, bom Nov. 10, 1829, who was married to Dr. William W. Burnell, Sept. 1st, 1853. They have had 7 children H. C.] ’’ — _ * For some account of Rev Thomas Dungan and his children, see : “ MEMO¬ YERKES, WATTS, LATHAM AND ELKINS FAMILIES,” by J. Granville Leach, 1898. Alfred Randulph Justice, a member of The Genealogical Society, has In readiness for publication a comprehensive account of Rev. Thomas Dungan’s descendants. RIALS OF THE BEADING, HOWELL,