Margaret LeFevre (abt. 1732 - 1780)

Born about 1732 in Ulster, New York Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Jan van Etten — married about 1757 in Northampton, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1780 at about age 48 in Deerpark, Orange, New York, United States

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Biography

Margaret/Anna Margaretha LeFevre aka Margaret Lefever [Anna Margaretha]

Birth: bef. 17 April 1720 Ulster, New York ^{[citation needed]}

Birth place: 1732 uncertain either New York or Pennsylvania.

Anna Margaretha married Gehrhard Mohr sometime before 31 MAY 1747. In the records of CONGREGATION OF THE AUGSBURG CONFESSION IN SAUCON AT PHILIP SCHLAUGH'S, NOT FAR FROM THE BIG LEHIGH AND FORKS OF THE DELAWARE, Church Book, p. 7,80 Gehrhard Mohr and wife Anna Margaretha Feber are sponsors at the baptism of a daughter of Pädric and Catharine Dewenne, 31 MAY 1747. Again on p. 11 80 of the church record we find that Margaretha Mohr along with Georg Kiefer are sponsors at the baptism of Christina Feber, parents Abraham Lefevre and wife Elisabeth, on 21 MAR 1751.

Gehrhard Mohr apparently died and Anna Margaretha then married Jan John Van Etten.

Anna Margartha and Jan apparently moved to Rowan Co., NC in 1775; d: Rowen Co., NC.

Birth

113-Margaret/Margaretha [EWLe] LeFEVRE. Dau. of 226-John and Christine (WENTZ) LeFEVRE; b. est. [LDSC] 1720 [LDSC, MH] in Knightsfield, Ulster County, NY [MH] or in ? Pennsylvania, chr. 17 April [ ] 1720 [LDSC] in Knightsfield, Ulster Co, [ ] NY [LDSC]; m. 112-Capt. Jan/John VAN ETTEN-see VAN EATON, son of 224-Jacobus and Anna (WESTBROOK) VAN ETTEN.^[1].

Parents

Margaret LeFevre was one of six daughters of John LeFevre & Christina Wentz.

Marriage

Margaret Lafevre married:

1) Gehrhard Mohr before 31 MAY 1747; d. sometime after 21 MAR 1751.

2) Jan "John" Van Etten ca. 1757 in Pennsylvania he was eldest son of Jacob Van Etten & Anna Westbrook, b: 17 APR 1720; d: 20 MAR 1786 Rowan Co., NC

Note: Margaret would have been over age 30 when she married Jan Van Etten, This suggests a prior marriage.

"John Lafevre sold 260 acres of land in Worcester Township to his son-in-law John Van Etten on 21 May 1764 for 500 pounds (wife Christina also signed deed)"^[2]

Children

Their children were:

1. John, b. 11 FEB 1758, bapt. 15 APR 1758 in Forks Twp, Northampton; witness John Lefeber
2. Abraham, b. 5 APR 1760, bapt. 2 MAY 1760 in Forks Twp, Northampton; witnesses Abraham Lefeber & wife d. 29 JUN 176379 Note: Uncle Abraham LeFevre who served on the Northampton County Grand Jury in June of 1759^[3] and his wife were witnesses to the baptism of his sister's (Margaret) child, Abraham Van Etten, on May 2, 1760^[4]. The baptism was most likely performed in Northampton County^[5]
3. Elizabeth Van Etten (1763-1842)
4. Isaac Van Etten (1773-1847).

Sources

• Source: LEFEVRE: LEFEVRE, WENTZ

1. ↑ LEFEVRE: LEFEVRE, WENTZ
2. ↑ LEFEVRE: LEFEVRE, WENTZ
3. ↑ A Frontier Village Pre-Revolutionary Easton By A. D. Chidsey, Jr. Chapter 4 - John Lefevre, Tavern Keeper, pages 59 - 73. Volume III Publications of The Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1940.
4. ↑ A History of the Tohickon Union Church, Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Rev. William John Hinke, 1925, p. 84
5. ↑ Ancestors of Isaac T. Lafaver 1801

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Matthew Walker for creating WikiTree profile Le Fevre-20 through the import of Walker Family Tree.ged on Aug 6, 2013.