Captain
William
Livingston
Erwin
Born in Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Arthur Erwin
and Mary (Scott) Erwin
Brother of
John Erwin, Joseph Erwin, Samuel Erwin [half], Mary (Erwin) Cooper [half], Rebecca (Erwin) McKeen [half], Arthur E. Erwin [half], Francis Erwin [half] and John Erwin [half]
Husband of
Achsah (Rockhill) Erwin
— married
5 Jun 1782 in New Jersey, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Erwin) Howell, Rachael (Erwin) Kennedy, Charlotte S (Erwin) Robinson, Julianna E (Erwin) Kennedy and Scott Erwin
Died
at age 76
in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Apr 2016
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Biography
Birth: Feb. 12, 1760
Death: Jun. 16, 1836
Died about age 76
William Livingston Erwin, born in Ireland February 12, 1760; was commissioned Captain in the First Regiment of Foot in the Continental service May 14, 1781. Thirty years later he represented Bucks county for several terms in the State senate. He married, in 1782, Achsah, daughter of Dr. John and Rachel (Robinson) Rockhill, of Hunterdon Co., N.J.
William and Achsah had 5 children as Follows:
- Mary Erwin b. 1783 d. 1836 married Phillip Howell
- Rachel Erwin b. 1787 d. 1858 2nd wife of Thomas G. Kennedy
- Scott R. Erwin b. 1789 d. 1823
- Julianna Erwin b. 1791 d. 1823 First wife of Thomas G. Kennedy
- Charlotte Erwin b.1797 d.1846 married John P. Robinson
Family links:
Parents:
Arthur Erwin (1726 - 1791)
Mary Scott Erwin (1727 - 1768)
Spouse:
Achsah R. Rockhill Erwin (1759 - 1807)*
Married June 5, 1782 [1]
Children:
- Charlotte S Erwin Robeson (____ - 1846)*
- Julianna E Kennedy (____ - 1823)*
- Mary Howell (1783 - 1836)*
- Scott R Erwin (1789 - 1823)*
Siblings:
- John Erwin (1756 - 1782)*
- Joseph Erwin (1758 - 1807)*
- William Livingston Erwin (1760 - 1836)
- Sarah Erwin Mulhollon (1762 - 1809)*
- Hugh Scott Erwin (1767 - 1846)*
- Samuel F. Erwin (1770 - 1836)**
- Rebecca Erwin McKeen (1775 - 1848)**
- Francis Erwin (1777 - 1839)**
- Arthur Erwin (1777 - 1842)**
*Calculated relationship **Half-sibling
Inscription:
In
Memory of
WILLIAM ERWIN
died June 16th 1836
Aged 76 years 4 months
and 16 days
Burial:
Erwin Family Cemetery
Erwinna, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Stone # 5
Maintained by: Kathleen Oster
Originally Created by: Just A Beginner
Record added: Jun 23, 2012
Find A Grave: Memorial #92447361
Sources
- ↑ New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1670-1965, Film Number: 000888703
- FIND A GRAVE , HISTORICAL RECORDS
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