Henry
Augustus
Pawling
Born in Kingston, Ulster, Province of New York
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Pawling Jr
and Jacomyntjen Kunst
Brother of
Elizabeth (Pawling) Bull, Barnabus Pawling, Levi Pawling, Elinor (Pawling) Morgan [half] and John Pawling
Husband of
Eleanor Pawling
— married
about 1740 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Rachel (Pawling) Bartholomew, John Pawling, Henry Pawling, Benjamin Pawling, Nathan Pawling, Jesse Pawling, Catharine (Pawling) Stalford and William Pawling
Died
at age 78
in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Henry was born on 20 Jun 1714 in Kingston, Ulster, New York Colony. He was the son of Henry Pawling, Jr. and Jacomyntjen Kunst.
He married Eleanor Pawling in 1740.
He died on 24 Sep 1792 in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
His will names sons John, Nathan, Henry, Benjamin, Jesse and William, and daughters Catharine Stalmford and Rachel Bartholomew. It also lists grandsons Henry, son of John, and Levy, son of Henry. Sons John and Henry are named executors.[1] Leach names children: Rachel, b. 1742, John, b. 17 May 1744, Henry, b. 25 Sept. 1746, Benjamin, Nathan b. 1750, Jesse, William, Catharine.[2]
Children
- Children of Henry Pawling:
Sources
- ↑ Appendix C, Will and Inventory of Henry Pawling (II), "Last Will and Testament of Henry Pawling Deceased Proved the 3rd day of November 1792" pg. 136, image 301 of 350, in University of Pennsylvania Scholarly Commons, Theses (Historic Preservation), Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, 1992, Untangling the History of the Pawling/Wetherill House at Walnut Hill Estate, Pawling Road, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Thomas Clinton McGimsey, https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1404&context=hp_theses , accessed 9 Jan 2023.
- ↑ Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. United States: The Society, Vol 7, No. 1, March 1918, pg. 1-25, Josiah Granville Leach, Some Account of the Pawling Family of New York and Pennsylvania, https://www.google.com/books/edition/Publications_of_the_Genealogical_Society/wdUUAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 , accessed 11 Jan 2023.
- National Park Service Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Walnut Hill, Valley Forge National Historical Park, https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/454299
- University of Pennsylvania Scholarly Commons, Theses (Historic Preservation), Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, 1992, The Pawling Farmhouse at Walnut Hill: Valley Forge National Historical Park, Jennifer Anne Stark, https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1259&context=hp_theses
- The Pawling/Wetherill Estate, also known as Walnut Hill, http://beyondvalleyforge.com/
- A Bough to History (Pawling Sycamore), https://www.valleyforge.org/blog/post/a-bough-to-history/
- ST. JAMES PEW HOLDERS CHART, 1790, Surname Index, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives, Montgomery County, http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/montgomery/stjamesperkiomen/sjpewchart.html . ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF PERKIOMEN PEW HOLDERS IN 1790: THEIR PARENTS AND CHILDREN, http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/montgomery/stjamesperkiomen/sjintro.html .
- County Birth records on file in courthouse
- Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- Ancestry.com. The van Nieuwkirk, Nieukirk, Newkirk family [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Newkirk, Adamson Bentley,. The van Nieuwkirk, Nieukirk, Newkirk family. Philadelphia: Hall of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 1934.
- "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR3-3P8P : 10 October 2019), Henry Henry, ; citing Birth, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States, multiple churches, New York.
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Pawling, Eleanor, 1778, Here lieth the Body of Ellenor Pawling who died in the 64th year of her age June 26, 1778, Poor condition 2008 – barely legible – chalking process necessary for most of inscription. Inscription shown here from 1980s survey. Note spelling of Eleanor, Sect. 1, F7,
Pawling, Eleanor, Age 24, 1816, In Memory of Eleanor daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Pawling Who departed this life, January 29th 1816, Aged 24 years, 2 months & 3 days, Poor condition 2008 – partially legible with chalk. McAllister shows daughter of Benjamin & Rebecca and partial age 3 days – 1980s survey indicates daughter of Benjamin & Rachel and partial age 6 days, Sect. 1, F20
Pawling, Henry, Age 50, 1739, In memory of Henry Pawling Who died August the 30th 1739, Aged 50 years, Illegible 2008, Most of inscription here from 1980s survey, McAllister and cemetery memorials book indicate age 50 – 1980s survey age 30. Presume McAllister is correct. Sect. 1, F8
Pawling, Henry, Age 76, 1822, Sacred to the memory of Henry Pawling (Esq.) who departed this life October 23, 1822 in the 76th year of his age, Illegible 2008 – flat tabletop stone engraved for Henry & Rebecca buried in same plot. Inscription here from 1980s survey, Sect. 1, F9.
Pawling, John, Age 71, 1815, In Memory of John Pawling Who departed this life June 12th 1815 Aged 71 years 25 days God me redeemer lives, And often from the skies, Looks down and watches all my dust, Till he shall bid me rise, Poor condition 2008 – large flat tabletop stone with diagonal crack across bottom portion. Verse not legible in 2008 shown here from 1980s survey, Sect. 1, F5.
Pawling, Nathan, Age 45, 1795, In memory of Nathan Pawling High Sheriff of Montgomery County, Who departed this life March 27, 1795 In the 45th year of his age And in the middle of his public usefulness Respected Belov’d Regretted By all who knew him He closed a Life Of Benevolence Integrity and Honor, Poor condition – large flat tabletop stone – illegible 2008, Inscription here from 1980s survey, Sect. 1, F4.
Pawling, Rebecca, Age 54, 1804, Sacred to the memory of REBECCA PAWLING wife of Henry Pawling Esq. who departed this life March 24th 1804 in the 54th year of her age, Illegible 2008 – Flat tabletop stone engraved for Rebecca & Henry Pawling buried in same plot, Inscription here from 1980s survey, Sect. 1, F9.
Pawling, Rebecca, Age 74, 1830, In memory of Rebecca wife of Benjamin Pawling who departed this life September 19th 1830 aged 74 years, 6 months And 21 days, Poor condition 2008 – stone broken – chalking process required to read in 2008. 1980s survey shows Rebecca as wife of William Lane who is buried in next grave. This seems to be in error as stone where able to be read gives no indication of relationship to William Lane. McAllister and cemetery memorial book indicate wife of Benjamin as show here, Sect. 1, F23.
Pawling, Thomas Moore, Age 6, 1797, In memory of Thomas Moore Pawling who departed this life the 5th day of December 1797 aged 6 years, Poor condition 2008, Sect. 1, F3.
Pawling, William, Age 68, 1843, SACRED To the memory of William Pawling Who departed this life July 19th A.D. 1843 In the 68th year of his age, Poor condition 2008 – illegible without chalk, McAllister shows date of death as shown – 1980s survey shows 1868 with ? Plot map also shows 1843, Sect. 1, F10.
1788, Oct. 9, Pawling, Ann and Jonathan Jones. 1799, Feb. 28, Pawling, Eleanor and James Milnor. 1798, Jan 18, Pawling, Elizabeth and Abner Ubla. 1803, Feb. 20, Pawling, Elizabeth and Edward Vanderslice. 1793, Nov. 3, Pawling, James Junr. and Mary Shannon. 1792, March 25, Pawling, Margaret and Robert A. Farmer.
Marriage record of St. James' Episcopal Church, Perkiomen, Montgomery County, 1788-1810, Item 2, 1971, Family Search Film # 004034497, Image 528 of 861, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DR79-R9B?i=527&cc=2466360 .