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Note: Jacob was born in 1738. (1) According to (2), the date of birth was November 12, 1738.
Jacob married Susanna Ludwig June 14, 1763. (3)
He died January 12, 1814 in Exeter Township. (4)
He was buried on the Cyrus LeVan farm (the old homestead). (1)
Jacob served in the Pennsylvania Militia in the American Revolution, in Captain George Growl's company. (5)
He was a wealthy farmer, judging from his will, an abstract of which follows.
"LEVAN, JACOB, Exeter.
December 14, 1813 - January 27, 1814.
To son Abraham the plantation where he now dwells in Exeter, 161 acres, also tract of woodland, 47 acres, in same township.
To son Daniel 120 acres in Ruscomb Manor.
To son Jacob my dwelling plantation, 361 acres, in Exeter, also 4 tracts of woodland altogether 162 acres. Reverts if he dies without issue to Jacob and Joseph LEVAN sons of my son Abraham.
Provisions for wife and daus., Margaret, Judith wife of Henry LEESE, Susanna wife of John STITZEL, Sarah wife of Adam STITZEL, Elizabeth wife of Samuel KERST, Mary wife of Henry WERNER, Hannah wife of Godfrey KERCHNER, and Catharina wife of Jacob GOODMAN.
Exrs: Friend Peter STICHTER and sons Abraham and Jacob.
Wits: Peter HOUSEM and Henry BETZ." (6)
Sources:
1. "Genealogical Record of the LeVan Family, Huguenots, Descendents of Daniel LeVan and Marie Beau, Natives of Picardy, France, Who Settled in Amsterdam, Holland, 1650 to 1927, Compiled by Warren Patten Coon, Clergyman, Soldier, Legislator, Genealogist, President, Huguenot Society of New Jersey, 1927", Page 20
2. Email from G. R. (Kaufman) Sinclair, January 1, 1999
3. Pennsylvania Marriages from "Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series", Volume II, Page 176
4. Reading Adler newspaper for Tuesday, January 18, 1814
5. "Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series", Vol. VI, Edited by William Henry Egle, M.D., Harrisburg, Clarence M. Busch, State Printer, 1896
6. "Wills: Abstracts: Berks Co, PA 1812-1815" at RootsWeb.com Isearch-cgi
(File: willabs11.txt), contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Thera
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