William Lucken1

M, #2349, b. 22 February 1688, d. between 15 June 1739 and 26 February 1739/40
  • Birth*: 22 February 1688; Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania; <22nd of 12th mo 1688>1
  • Marriage*: 27 November 1710; Abstract of Abington monthly meeting minutes 27th of 9th mo 1710: "Whereas William Lucken Son of John Lucken & Elizabh ye daughter of Ryner Tyson having declared their Intentions of Marriage...before two Monthly Meetings...did accomplish their Marriage..."; Spouse: Elizabeth Tyson2
  • Death*: between 15 June 1739 and 26 February 1739/40; Will dates
Last Edited: 3 Mar 2011
Charts:
Pedigree of Josephine Bailey

Parents:

Father: Jan Lucken1 b. bt 1650 - 1651, d. 1744
Mother: Mary Tyson1 d. 1742

Family:

Elizabeth Tyson b. 7 Oct 1690
  • Marriage*: 27 November 1710; Abstract of Abington monthly meeting minutes 27th of 9th mo 1710: "Whereas William Lucken Son of John Lucken & Elizabh ye daughter of Ryner Tyson having declared their Intentions of Marriage...before two Monthly Meetings...did accomplish their Marriage..."; Spouse: Elizabeth Tyson2

Children:

John Lukens6
Mary Lukens6
Sarah Lukens6
Reinear Lukens6
Mathew Lukens6
Jacob Lukens6
Elizabeth Lukens6
William Lukens+ 6 b. c 1713, d. 8 Apr 1803
Joseph Lukens6 b. 9 May 1735

Notes

  • Note: William and Elizabeth (Tyson) Lucken were ancestors of President Theodore Roosevelt, and of his niece Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, through their daughter Elizabeth (Lukens) Potts.3
  • Note*: "William Lukens, son of Jan Lucken and Mary (Tyson) Lucken, was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1687-88. He resided in Upper Dublin Township, and in 1718 was an overseer of Horsham Meeting. He predeceased his father by about five years."4
  • Note: Deed: By indenture dated August 1 1711 and recorded in the county of Philadelphia (Book E7 page 117) John Lukens, in consideration of love and affection and 15 pounds, conveyed to William Lukens a 200 acre tract in Philadelphia county. The tract was part of a 505 acre tract conveyed 10 Jan 1709 to John Lukens by Sam Carpenter recorded in Philadelphia deed Book E7 Vol 8 pg 7.
    Land description: In layman's terms the tract was roughly square, 3003 feet by 2898 feet, with corners to the north, south, east and west, bordered by the lands of Sam Carpenter to the north west and north east, and by Peter Davis' to the south east, and Joseph Fisher's to the south west.
    [Abstracted by the compiler, viewed on FHL microfilm # 21876.]5
  • Note: Clarence V. Roberts' abstract of William Lucken's will:
    "Will of William Lucken, Upper Dublin, Co. Phila.
    To my eldest son William, one hundred acres in Horsham township, which I purchased of Joseph Hall.
    To my second son John, 5 shillings, having already done my part for him, he being married and settled.
    To my eldest dau. Mary, the value of £75 in horse kind, cattle kind, and household goods, and £25 currency, at the time of her marriage or 12 months after my decease; etc.
    To my second dau. Sarahe, also, £75 in the same manner, and £25 in cash, etc.
    Remainder of my estate, real and personal, namely, my messuage and 200 acres on which I now live in Upper Dublin, which I purchased of William Runels, with the stock, and all other estate, to the use of my wife and our five youngest children: Reinear, Mathew, Jacob, Elizabeth, and Joseph; to manage said plantation so as to get a livelihood and bring up smaller children. Should my wife remarry, she is to take remainder of personal estate as her dower, and my five children aforesaid shall take plantation, in equal shares; etc.
    Executors may rent the said plantation for benefit of my wife and children.
    Execrs.: my wife, and my sons William Lucken and John Lucken; who are also to be guardians of my youngest children.
    Dated 4-15-1739; pr. 26 February 1739.
    Witnesses: George Bewly, John Iden, Thos. Rose.
    [Phila. Will Book F, p. 150.]3

Citations

  1. [S270] 'Lucken-Luken-Family Records', containing birth and death records copied from the Bibles of Jan Lucken and Abraham Luken. Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 23, No. 2 (1899):270-271, in 'Notes and Queries'.    PMHB--23-265--Luken-Family-Records.pdf
  2. [S421] Society of Friends, Abington Monthly Meeting. Women's Minutes and Marriages , Births & Deaths, now Montgomery Co., Pa., abstracted by Gilbert Cope, about 1903. Filmed at Historical Society of Pennsylvania. FHL Microfilm 383,428. Item 2. Minutes, p. 70-71.
  3. [S389] 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.   Roberts--Roberts.pdf
  4. [S493] "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. [S126] Deeds, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1683-1886. FHL microfilm series.
  6. [S389] Roberts, Clarence V., Ancestry of Roberts, p. 159, citing will of William Lucken.   Roberts--Roberts.pdf