William Lukens1

M, #2378, b. circa 1713, d. 8 April 1803
  • Name Variation: William Lukens2
Last Edited: 8 Jan 2012
Charts:
Pedigree of Josephine Bailey

Parents:

Father: William Lucken1 b. 22 Feb 1688, d. bt 15 Jun 1739 - 26 Feb 1739/40
Mother: Elizabeth Tyson1 b. 7 Oct 1690

Family 1:

Martha Pennington b. 20 May 1722, d. Jul 1750

Children:

William Lukens8 b. 1 Oct 1742
Thomas Lukens8 b. 25 Aug 1744
Elizabeth Lukens8 b. 23 Aug 1746
Rachel Lukens8 b. 23 Aug 1746
Elizabeth Lukens8 b. 21 Apr 1748

Family 2:

Elizabeth Pennington d. bt Sep 1809 - Feb 1811

Children:

Jonathan Lukens9 b. 16 Mar 1752
David Lukens+ 9 b. 7 Oct 1753, d. 3 Oct 1831
Jacob Lukens9 b. 6 Mar 1756
Thomas Lukens9 b. 20 Feb 1758
Daniel Lukens10 b. 2 Jan 1760
Sarah Lukens10 b. 7 Jun 1761
Martha Lukens10 b. 2 Apr 1765, d. 12 Oct 1830
Mary Lukens10 b. 4 Nov 1766
Benjamin Lukens10 b. 5 Mar 1769
Rachel Lukens10 b. 5 Mar 1769
Joseph Lukens10 b. 29 Sep 1772

Notes

  • Note*: "He resided in Horsham Township on a plantation of one hundred acres inherited from his father."4
  • Note: William Lukens' wives, Martha Pennington and Elizabeth Pennington, were first cousins, their fathers being brothers. For this he and Elizabeth were disowned; later they were reinstated:
    Abington MM Minutes 25th 5th mo 1752: "William Lucken having Married his former wifes first Cousin...Stands disown'd"
    Abington MM Minutes 31st 10th mo 1757: "Willm Lukens...Produced a written acknowledgement and Condemnation of his marrying his former wife's first Cosen...was also Recd"6
  • Note: Deed Abstract: By Philadelphia county deed (Book H, Number 20, pg 503) dated 7 November 1763 William Luckens senior, yeoman, and his wife Elizabeth conveyed a tract of 100 acres in Horsham township including a grist mill to their eldest son William Lukens junior, miller, in consideration of natural affection and £320. The 100 acre tract had been bequeathed to William Lukens senior in the 15 June 1739 will of his own father William Lukens, who had purchased it 30 May 1734 from Joseph Hall and his wife Mary nee Fisher. Recorded 15 Apr 1765. (Abstracted by compiler. FHL microfilm # 21,898).7
  • Note: Clarence V. Roberts' abstract of William Lukens' will:
    "Will of William Lukens, Horsham township, Montgomery county, yeoman.
    To my wife Elizabeth Lukens, in lieu of dower, her choice of a room in my dwelling, etc., and £250 in specie, so long as she remain a widow; use of a horse and chair; etc.
    My son Jacob is be under special care of his mother and brother Jonathan, he paying whichever of them shall keep him £25 per year out of my estate.
    To my three daus. Sarah, Martha and Rachel, £30 each, in addition to what they have already had; and to my daughter Mary £120 per annum, while unmarried.
    I have already given my children William, Elizabeth, Jonathan, David, Thomas, and Daniel, their portions.
    To my younger sons, Benjamin and Joseph, all residue of my estate, equally.
    Execr.: my wife Elizabeth and my sons Jonathan and David Lukens.
    Dated 9-5-1798; pr. 28 April 1803.
    Wits.: Saml. Gummere, Nathan Holt, Jonathan Iredell.
    [Montg. Co. Will Book 2, p. 309.]"3

Citations

  1. [S405] Roberts, Clarence V., Ancestry of Clarence V. Roberts & Frances A. (Walton) Roberts : comprising a chart and sketches of some fifty-six ancestral families who settled mostly in or near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: Wm. F. Fell, printers, 1940), p. 159, citing will of William Lucken.   Roberts--Roberts.pdf
  2. [S405] Roberts, Clarence V., Ancestry of Roberts, p. 214, 218.
  3. [S405] Roberts, Clarence V., Ancestry of Roberts, p. 160.
  4. [S268] "Lukens," in Colonial Families of America, Lawrence, Ruth, editor. (1929. National Americana Society, New York. pp. 329-337. FHL Microfilm 845103), V:331.   Lawrence--Colonial-Families--845103.pdf
  5. [S455] Society of Friends, Horsham Monthly Meeting, now Montgomery Co., Pa.. Original records, at Swarthmore. FHL Microfilm 20,400. Item 1 - Births & Burials, 1782-1889, 4th section, deaths, p. 15-16.
  6. [S437] Society of Friends, Abington Monthly Meeting, Men's Minutes 1746-1797. Minutes 1746-1774 abstracted by Gilbert Cope. Minutes 1774-1782, and Minutes 1782-1797 copied. Filmed at Historical Society of Pennsylvania. FHL Microfilm 383,429. p. 89 & 202.
  7. [S367] Philadelphia County, Deeds, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1683-1886. FHL microfilm series.
  8. [S435] Society of Friends, Abington Monthly Meeting, Births & Deaths 1682-1809 Vol I. Filmed at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College. FHL microfilm 20,375. Appear to be original records. p. 80.
  9. [S435] Abington MM - B&D, orig, p. 80 Children of William & Eliz. Lukins.
  10. [S405] Roberts, Clarence V., Ancestry of Roberts, p. 161, citing Family Bible of Jeremiah and Rachel (Lukens) Walton.