Wednesday, September 21, 2011

February 1739, Pennsylvania

February 1739- William Lukens dies at the age of 50 in Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
According to the Bible of Jan Luken, "1688 the 22' of ye 12' mo. William Lucken was Born."
In 1710, he married his first cousin, Elizabeth Tyson, daughter of Reiner Theissen & Margaret Streypers. Their home adjoined that of John Potts at Sandy Run.
Elizabeth survives her husband, dying in 1765.

Will Abstract:
LUKEN (LUCKEN), WILLIAM. Philadelphia. June 15, 1739. February 26, 1739. F.152.
Wife: Elizabeth. Children: John, William, Mary, Sarah Reinear, Mathew, Jacob, Elizabeth and Joseph. Exec: Wife Elizabeth and sons William and John. Witnesses: George Bunley, John Joen and Thomas Rose.

(William & Elizabeth Tyson are my first cousins 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are Mathias Dohrs & Agnes Neesgen Op den Graeff.)
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