Derrick Cleaver (abt. 1700 - bef. 1768)

Born about 1700 in Bristol Township, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Potts) Cleaver — married 30 Jun 1725 in Abington Township, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died before 26 Feb 1768 before about age 68 in Douglass Township, Berks County, Province of Pennsylvania

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Biography

Derrick was born about 1702 in Bristol Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Peter Cleaver and Catherine Schumacher.^[1]

He married Mary Potts on 30 Jun 1725, possibly at Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends in Abington Township, Philadelphia County. In 1726, they removed to the Gwynedd Monthly Meeting about 10 miles northwest of Abington and had at least four children^[1]

• John Cleaver^[2]
• Elizabeth Cleaver
• Martha Cleaver
• Mary Cleaver

He died before 26 Feb 1768 in Douglass Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Sources

Footnotes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Genealogical Information relating to Derrick Clever, Mary Potts, and their children, Genealogy of Berks County Friends in Pennsylvania, compiled by John E Eshelman (Fleetwood PA, 1930), pp. 48-49. Ancestry.com on-line database: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935", Exeter Monthly Meeting, Genealogy of Berks County Friends in Pennsylvania, image 22 of 191 (accessed 3 Feb 2024) (requires subscription).
2. ↑ History of Berks County, at p. 566.
3. ↑ History of Berks County, at p. 990.

See also:

• Wills, 1752-1860 ; Index to Wills, 1752-1915; Author: Berks County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Berks, Pennsylvania; Name: Derick Cleaver, Probate Date: 25 Oct 1767, Probate Place: Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, Inferred Death Year: Abt 1767, Inferred Death Place: Pennsylvania, USA, Item Description: Wills, Vol 1-3, 1752-1800.
• Montgomery, Morton L (compiler). Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Embracing a Concise History of the County and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families (Volume I). Chicago IL: J. H. Beers & Co, 1909 (referred to herein as "History of Berks County").