The Levering Family, Or, A Genealogical Account of Wigard Levering and Gerhard Levering: Two of the Pioneer Settlers of Roxborough Township, Philadelphia County (Pennsylvania), and Their Descendants and an Appendix Containing Brief Sketches of Roxborough and Manayunk

· King & Baird
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Wigard Levering was born "...about the year 1648..."-- p.12 "in Gamen in Germany.."--p. 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Rosier Levering. In 1671-2 he married Magdalena Boker who was born in Leyden, Holland to William and Sidonia Williams Braviers Boker. They came to America, accompanied by his brother Gehard Levering, arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania prior to August 1865. Wigard "...and his brother Gerhard ware naturalized May 7th, 1691."--p. 149. Wigard's will states that he was "...was of the township of Roxborrow in the county of Philad in the Province of Pennsylvania..."--p.13. He died 2 February 1744-5. His will "...was proved at Philadelphia February 7th 1744-5..."--p.13. Little is know of Gehard. He left no will or family bible. He apparently married a woman named Mary and reared a family. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, New Jersey, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, California and elsewhere. .

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