HOLGATE

From Yorkshire England To Phildelphia.

1*** William HOLGATE (Probable Father of Matthew Holgate Sr.)

Birth: Sawley, North Yorkshire England

Death: Between 1685 & 1694

Reli: Quaker

William Holgate was the founder of Twisden Meeting.William Holgate was imprisoned and and was seized of 26 pounds, 19 shillings and 8d. of household goods for holding a meeting in his house in 1682.

Children: Mathew (~1650-)

***Elizabeth (1657-)

***Francis (1658-)

***William (1659-)

***Robert (1661-)

***John (1664-)

***Mary (1668-)

***Ann (1670-)

****James

(*** = Probable)

1.1a Mathew HOLGATE Sr.*

Birth: abt 1650\5, Sawley, North Yorkshire England

Death: Philadelphia Pa.

Reli: Quaker

Mathew Holgate sr.of the Forrest of Pendle arrived Phila. Aug. 31 1685 on the Rebecca of Liverpoole with a letter of certification from the Marsden Monthly Meeting signed by William HOLGATE and Isacc Ashton.

County: Philadelphia Co.

Matthew Holgate, Sr., of Philadelphia, purchased in 1698 a

tract of land extend ing from the Schuylkill river to the line of Germantown township, and prior to 1720 erected a fulling mill on the

Wissahiccon

*Mathew Houlgate, Sr., bought John Jennett's tract in 1698, extending from the Schuylkill river, to the line of Germantown township, and prior to 1720, erected a fulling mill on the Wissahiccon, below Conrad's Lane. The ruins of this mill have lately been covered up by the workmen engaged in making the Wissahiccon turnpike. This family erected the stone dwelling, now owned by George Markle, on Rittenhouse (Red Bridge) Lane.

*In 1779, there were at least eleven mills in Roxborough, nine of them on the Wissahickon, and eight of them grist mills. They were situated as follows:

1. John Vandaren's grist mill, (now owned by the Robesons).

2. John Vandaren' and Martin Rittenhouse's grist mill.

3. Nicholas Rittenhouse's grist mill.

4. Jacob Rittenhouse's paper mill.

5. William Rittenhouse's grist mill.

6. Abraham Rittenhouse's grist mill.

7. Matthew Holget and Christian Snyder's fulling mill.

8. Peter Care's grist mill.

9. John Gorgas' grist mill.

10. Benjamin Gorgas' oil mill.

11. Thomas Livezey's grist mill.

*From H.G. Jones Book on the Levering Family

Spouse: Sarah STURGIS

Birth: England

Death: Philadelphia Pa.

Father: Anthony STURGIS (~1644-1702)

Mother: Ann (-1696)

Children: Mathew (-~1770)

John

Other Spouses Mary MIDGLEY

1.1a.1 Mathew HOLGATE Jr.

Birth: Roxborough Pa

Death: abt 1770

Matthew's will was probated 26 Feb 1770.

Remarks: Mathew Houlgate. Roxborrow, Phila. Co. Yeoman. 5 Jan 1770. 26 Feb 1770. Wife: Mary. Children: John and William, Exec., Sarah Moir, Mary Gruber, Elizabeth and Margaret Colladay. O:469.

Spouse: Mary

Children: John (~1724-~1778)

William (~1725-1815)

Sarah

Mary

Margaret

Elizabeth

1.1a.1.1 John HOLGATE Sr.

Birth: abt 1724

Death: abt 1778, Roxborough Pa

John HOLGATE's will was proved 1 Aug. 1778

Spouse: Jane

Children: Cornelious (1758-1829)

Mathew

Samuel

John

William (1762-1843)

Mary Ann

1.1a.1.1.1 Cornelious HOLGATE

Birth: 27 Jan 1758

Death: 14 Apr 1829, Wilkesbarre Pa

Occ: Justuce of the Peace

Cornelius Holgate, of Roxb., who was b. Jan. 27, 1758. He d. April 14, 1829, near to Wilkesbarre, Pa., where he was buried until 1876, when his son Griffith had his body removed to the Lev. Cem. and buried beside that of his wife, who d. Aug. 20, 1843, at Leverington, Philad.Cornelius was buried in the Daleville Cemetery, Covington Twp, Luzerne Co, PA. and his body was later moved to Leverington cemetery in Philadelphia Co, PA.

Spouse: Mary LEVERING

Birth: 13 Jan 1755, Roxborough Pa

Death: 20 Aug 1843, Roxborough Pa

Father: Abraham LEVERING (1717-1804)

Mother: Anna THOMAS (1726-1799)

Marr: 29 Mar 1781, at her father's house in Roxborough

Children: John (1782-1854)

William (1783-1805)

Abraham (1785-1786)

Anna (1788-1857)

Jane (1789-1854)

Abraham Levering (1791-1847)

Griffith (1792-1881)

Sarah (1794-1840)

Thomas (1796-1797)

Maria (1797-1874)

Susanna (1800-1877)

1.1a.1.1.1.1 John HOLGATE

Birth: 12 Mar 1782, Roxborough Pa

Death: 28 Apr 1854

Occ: Deacon Roxborough Baptist Church

Reli: Baptist

Spouse: Myra GILBERT

Birth: 1 Apr 1768

Death: 7 Feb 1857

Children: Elizabeth

1.1a.1.1.1.1.1 Elizabeth HOLGATE

Spouse: William Alger LAIN

1.1a.1.1.1.2 William HOLGATE

Birth: 12 Jun 1783, Roxborough Pa

Death: 14 Sep 1805

1.1a.1.1.1.3 Abraham HOLGATE

Birth: 19 Sep 1785, Roxborough Pa

Death: 30 Nov 1786

1.1a.1.1.1.4 Anna HOLGATE

Birth: 5 Jan 1788, Roxborough Pa

Death: 18 Jan 1857

Spouse: Thomas BARTOLETTE

Death: 10 Aug 1857, Illonois

1.1a.1.1.1.5 Jane HOLGATE

Birth: 27 Feb 1789, Roxborough Pa

Death: 4 Nov 1854

Spouse: Isreal GILBERT

Birth: 14 Jul 1789

Death: 4 Mar 1852

Marr: 7 Jan 1813

1.1a.1.1.1.6 Abraham Levering HOLGATE

Birth: 1 Mar 1791, Roxborough Pa

Death: 8 Nov 1847

Abraham Levering, was born March 1, 1791, at Roxborough,and m. Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Nathan and Abigail Clark Jones, of Pittsburg, Pa. Abby J. Holgate, daughter of Abraham L. and Elizabeth Holgate, b. Oct. 13, 1824, in

Lebanon, O., m. Dec. 4, 1845, in Van Buren county, Iowa, Edward Hanford. They have sons, Cornelius H. and Frank Hanford. From Pittsburgh they removed to Cincinnati, and thence to Van Buren Co., Iowa.

Spouse: Elizabeth JONES

Birth: 20 Apr 1796, Milford Conn.

Death: 22 Jan 1880

Father: Nathan JONES

Mother: Abigail CLARK

Marr: 26 Mar 1818, Pittsburg

Children: Abby J. (1824-)

1.1a.1.1.1.6.1 Abby J. HOLGATE

Birth: 13 Oct 1824, Lebanon Ohio

Spouse: Edward HANFORD.

Marr: 4 Dec 1845, Van Buren county, Iowa

Children: Cornelius H.

Frank

1.1a.1.1.1.7 Griffith HOLGATE

Birth: 2 Nov 1792, Roxborough Pa

Death: 5 Jan 1881

Burial: Mt. Moriah Cem

Occ: merchant

Reli: Baptist

Griffith was b. Nov. 2, 1792; m. Feb. 28, 1822, Elizabeth Rose, b. Feb. 13, 1796. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. Was a merchant in Haddington, a suburb of Philadelphia, from 1821 to 1834, when he moved to a farm in Darby Tp., Delaware Co., Pa., where he remained until the death of his wife, April 29, 1866, when he accepted domicile with his daughter, Elvina Levering Cartwright, at Oswego, N. Y., where he died on Jan. 5, 1881. He was a lifelong member of the Baptist Church, a type of Christian consistency and of business integrity. Both were buried at Mt. Moriah Cem., near Philadelphia.

Spouse: Elizabeth ROSE

Birth: 13 Feb 1796

Death: 29 Apr 1866

1.1a.1.1.1.8 Sarah HOLGATE

Birth: 20 Nov 1794, Roxborough Pa

Death: 2 Jan 1840, Waverly, N. Y.;

SARAH was b. Nov. 20, 1794; m. Dec. 13, 1818, Alexander Brooks. He was born Nov. 21, 1796, in Danbury, Conn.; went from there when 20 years of age to Berwick, Pa., where he became acquainted with Sarah. After their marriage 1826 they removed to Factoryville, New York, where he bought a woolen factory and manufactured cloths. He was a deacon in a Bapt. Church there for many years, and was the main financial support of the church. Prof. Alex. Atwood7 Brooks wrote of his mother, Sarah: "My natural ability and my success in life I owe to my mother. She was a woman of superior qualities of both head and heart, and of exalted character in all the walks of life." Both d. at Waverly, N. Y.; she on Jan. 2, 1840, and he on Aug. 12, 1876. On July 24, 1841, he mar. Margaret Ten Brook, of Waverly, who d. March 1, 1893.

Spouse: Alexander BROOKS

Birth: 21 Nov 1796, Danburry Conn.

Death: 12 Aug 1876, Waverly, N. Y.;

Marr: 1826

Children: Alex. Atwood

1.1a.1.1.1.8.1 Prof. Alex. Atwood BROOKS

Prof. Alex. Atwood7 Brooks wrote of his mother, Sarah: "My natural ability and my success in life I owe to my mother. She was a woman of superior qualities of both head and heart, and of exalted character in all the walks of life."

1.1a.1.1.1.9 Thomas HOLGATE

Birth: 9 Mar 1796, Roxborough Pa

Death: 12 Aug 1797

1.1a.1.1.1.10 Maria HOLGATE

Birth: 5 Dec 1797, Roxborough Pa

Death: 1 Sep 1874, Near Philadelphia Pa.

List of Names of Persons in the United Stated, Canada, Australia Entitled to Property (Great Briton)HOLGATE, MARIA, born about 1798. Representatives wanted.

Spouse: Randall FENTON

Birth: 9 Mar 1792, Pa.

Death: 10 Dec 1865, Pa.

Father: ***Ephraim Fenton (-1826)(Probable Father)

Mother: Mary THOMAS

Marr: 10 Jan 1819

Children: Mary Jane (1819-1886)

Martha (1821-1891)

Eliza F. (1823-)

Susan M. (1824-)

Ursula (1826-)

Sara Ann (1828-)

Randall (1830-)

Charles Levering (1832-1899)

John L. (~1834-)

Emma Maria (~1839-)

Adelaid (1836-)

1.1a.1.1.1.10.1 Mary Jane FENTON

Birth: 24 Oct 1819

Death: 7 May 1886

Spouse: Samuel McBRIDE

Birth: 10 Mar 1816

Death: 21 Feb 1890

Marr: 10 Oct 1849

1.1a.1.1.1.10.2 Martha FENTON

Birth: 11 Feb 1821

Death: 10 Oct 1891

Spouse: Joseph KEYSER WOLF

Birth: 27 May 1818

Marr: Sep 1848

1.1a.1.1.1.10.3 Eliza F. FENTON

Birth: 7 Feb 1823

Jarrettown Montgomery co. Pa.

Spouse: Abraham LIGHTKEP

Birth: 29 Sep 1815

Death: 4 Feb 1885, Pa,

Marr: 1 Feb 1844

Children: Mary Jane (1844-1914)

Sarah Maria H. (1847-)

Amanda E. (1848-1905)

Randal F. (1850-)

Adelaide W. (1855-)

Annie Z. (1855-)

John H. (1857-)

William R. (1859-)

1.1a.1.1.1.10.4 Susan M. FENTON

Birth: 21 Nov 1824

Jarrettown Montgomery county Pa.

Unmarried

1.1a.1.1.1.10.5 Ursula FENTON

Birth: 24 Feb 1826

Spouse: Henry SHEETZ

Birth: 24 Nov 1829

Marr: 8 Oct 1854

1.1a.1.1.1.10.6 Sara Ann FENTON

Birth: 1 Jun 1828

Spouse: William M. EISENBREY

Birth: 9 Dec 1828

Marr: 12 Oct 1851

1.1a.1.1.1.10.7 Randall FENTON Jr.

Birth: 20 Jul 1830

Occ: Carpenter

Pittsville Pa.

Spouse: Margaret J. HARPER

Birth: 29 Apr 1833

Marr: 25 Oct 1854

1.1a.1.1.1.10.8 Charles Levering FENTON

Birth: 28 May 1832, Montomery Co., Pa

Death: 23 Jan 1899, Bogard, Crrll Co., Mo

Occ: Carpenter and Milkman

1859 Limelilm Pk.

Reside near Bogard, Carroll Co., Mo

Spouse: Elizabeth Ann FISHER

Birth: 2 Apr 1833, Montgomery Co., Pa

Death: 8 Feb 1894, Bogard, Crrll Co., Mo