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William Tennis

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Towamencin Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 30, 1831 (83-84)
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Tunes Tennis and Catharine Tennis
Husband of Mary Tennis
Father of Ann Lukens
Brother of Samuel Tennis; Israel Tennis; Lavina Lukens; Hannah Davis; Magdalena Jones and 1 other

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About William Tennis

SOURCE:

  • #1 The Levering Family History by Col John Levering, pg 141;
    1. 2 German Settlers of Pennsylvania, [Germantauner Zeitung], pg 203;
    2. 3 Lukens-Tennis Cemetery, Allentown Rd., & Forty Foot Rd., Kulpsville, Pa.;
    3. 4 The Norristown Herald and Montgomery County Advertiser.
    4. 5 Nelson R. Tennis

Notes;

 * #2 [pg 203] 19 August 1787, William Tennis, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, advertises that his apprentice, James McCallister, ran away. He is 22 yrs. old, of Irish ancestry, but was reared in a German Family.;

* #3 buried at Lukens-Tennis Cemetery, Towamencin Twp., Montgomery co., Pa., from Kulpsville at Sumneytown Pike, go north on Forty Foot Rd. to Allentown Rd., (This is the approximate location of the Tennis home, in the early 18th century, this was called Drake's Corner. The Lukens family was to the north toward Hatfield). Turn left on Allentown Rd., go approximately 1/4 mile to cemetery on the left side of Allentown Rd.;

  • #4 July 6, 1831: Died on Tuesday evening the 28th ult., William Tennis of Towamencing township, in the 84th year of his age.
  • #5 TENNIS, William. was amongst the list of Associators of The Fifth Battalion, led by Captain Daniel Springer. (bio by: [fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46932283" target="_blank Karen Tennis)]
  • TENNIS, WILLIAM
  • DAR Ancestor #: A113526
  • Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PRIVATE
  • Birth: 1747 TOWAMENCIN TWP PHILADELPHIA CO PENNSYLVANIA
  • Death: 6-30-1831 TOWAMENCIN TWP MONTGOMERY CO PENNSYLVANIA
  • Service Description:
  • 1) CAPT ANDREW CAMPBELL, 1ST BATT, PHILA CO
  • 2) MILITIA -tcd

source found at Geneology.com Source:: Registers, Old Treasury Warrant, Nos. 1-23087: Oct 15, 1779 to Dec 24, 1783; Dec 11, 1793 to May 19, 1794 4 reels of microfilm Franklin Co. 156, 174. Sources:: See extensive transcripts of public records regarding William Tennis in the possession of Lori Hefner..

More About William Tennis and Elizabeth: Marriage: Abt. 1780, Bedford, VA.

source https://archive.org/stream/pennsylvaniaser214harruoft/pennsylvanias... Revolutionary war vet CAPTAIN ANDREW CAMPBELL'S COMPANY. MILITIA OF THE REVOLUTION. Fourth class. William Tennis.

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William Tennis's Timeline

1747
1747
Towamencin Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
1779
July 19, 1779
Philadelphia County, PA, United States
1831
June 30, 1831
Age 84
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
June 30, 1831
Age 84
Tennis-Lukens Cemetery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States