William Frey (1695 - 1770)

Born 1695 in Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1770 at about age 75 in Frederick Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

N.B. I am changing William's date of death from before 16 June 1768 to  15 June 1770, so that it will be in line with his FAG entry. If you know his actual date of birth and have a valid source, please enter that information here and notify me and/or the profile manager. Thank you. (Patricia Prickett Hickin, 15 December 2019).

William Frey was born in 1695 in Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania the second or third of twelve children and the second or third of eight sons of Heinrich and Anna Levering Frey.

In 1722, when he was in his later twenties, he married Anna Merkle, daughter of Abraham and Anna Veronica Landvatter Merkle. She bore him two known children, a son and a daughter:

1. Jacob Frey
2. Elizabeth Frey

Marriage and Family

About 1721, perhaps on 1 July 1720,^{[1] [2]} when he was in his mid-twenties, William married Anna Veronika Merkle (daughter of Abraham Merkle and Anna Veronica Landvatter) in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Note: The Frey Journal gives William's marriage as about 1723. Daughter Veronica's birth is believed to be about 1723, so they probably married a year or two before that.

Alternate year of marriage: 1723.^[3]

Children of William Frey and Veronika Merkle:

1. Veronica (Frey) Miller, born May 12, 1723 in Falkner Swamp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died in 1780; married Joseph Miller August 2, 1744 in Germany.
2. Heinrich "Henry" Frey, born May 12, 1724 in Falkner Swamp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died September 25, 1784 in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; married Anna Marie Burstler January 25, 1756 in Bethelehem, Northhampton County, Pennsylvania; born February 12, 1730 in Pennsylvania, died September 27, 1784 in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
3. William Frey, born 1724 in Falkner Swamp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died 1811; married Veronia Stittler circa 1745.
4. Magdalena (Frey) Paus, born 22 April 1725 in Falkner Swamp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died January 11, 1797 in Graceham, Frederick County, Maryland; married Christopher Paus October 16, 1745, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
5. Jacob Frey, born January 1, 1726 in Falkner Swamp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died April 16, 1770; married Susannah Sophia Berthelot, December 17, 1749 in Pennsylvania; born November 17, 1724 in Almfeld, Germany, died 1785.
6. Christina (Frey) Segner, born 1727 in Falkner Swamp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died 1816 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; married Johann Heinrich Segner February 27, 1748 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
7. Salome (Frey) Hensel, born 1734 in Falkner Swamp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died June 10, 1771; married Christopher Hensel.
8. Elizabeth (Frey) Grubb, born June 24, 1737 in Falkner Swamp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died October 2, 1823. In 1745 entered the Moravian school for girls in Nazareth, Pennsylvania; married Abraham Grubb.
9. Catherine (Frey) Gesel; married John Gesel; died before 1756.
10. Matthais "Christian" Frey, born in Falkner Swamp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. In 1745 entered the Moravian school for boys; died 1745.

Chronology

Mar 1725. A petition sent to County Court at Philadelphia requesting a road from the farmer's mill, later Pennypacker's mill to George Waner's mill on Swamp Creek, now the Skippack Pike. William Frey was among the 22 signers.

22 May 1729 Wm Frey of Perkiomen bought 200 acres of land from James & Martha Steel of Philadelphia. At the time of the deed William was in actual possession. It was in Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania."William Frey, of Parkeawming, yeoman" bought of James Steel two hundred acres part of the latter's purchase of December 17, 1728, located in the western portion of the township. Bertolet's Mennonite meeting-house stands upon this tract. He was the son of Henry Frey and Anna Catharine Levering,.^[4]

Mar 1730 Inhabitants of upper Philadelphia Co now Montgomery County petitioned for the creation of a new township to be named Frederick Township. William Frey and Andrew Frey were on the list of petitioners.

9 May 1735 The Proprietors in Philadelphia received of William Frey, quitrent for 200 acres in Frederick Township for 16 years - this paid his debt in full.

A Moravian Congregation was formed in Frederick Twp in 1747 with 23 individuals including William and his family.

Death is listed as 1768 in the Frey Journal. Will was dated 30 Apr 1756 and proved 5 Sept 1768. He named as executors friend Peter Herbind of Oley, Berks Co, and his son Jacob. Eldest son Henry to have 10 £. All personal property to be sold and the proceeds divided equally among all his children.

25 Apr 1768 William Frey sold his house & land to son Jacob - 157 acres for 326 £. It was part of the 200 acre tract purchased from James Steel.

Death

William died on 16 June 1768 in Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,^{[5][6][7] [8]}of unknown causes. He was buried 17 Jun 1768 in the Bertolet Mennonite Burial Ground in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Alternate date of death: 15 June 1770.

Gravestone for William Frey, 1695-1768. Photograph from Findagrave.com

From Findagrave.com

William Frey

Birth: 1695, Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Death: Jun. 15, 1770, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

William Frey b. 1695 Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA; d. 15 JUN 1770 Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., PA; m. Abt. 1723 (place unknown); Veronica Markley b. 1697 Montgomery Co., PA; d. 1752 Montgomery Co., PA. Both buried: Bertolet's Mennonite Church Cemetery, Frederick, Montgomery Co., PA.

FREY SURNAME SPELLING VARIATIONS: Free, Frei, Frey, Fry, Frye, etc.

NOTE: Roxborough Township was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia in 1854 following the passage of the "Act of Consolidation". The township had also been variously known as Manatawna and Leverington in it's earlier history.

CHILDREN:

1. Henry Frey b. Abt. 1724
2. William Frey b. Abt. 1724
3. Jacob Frey b. 01 JAN 1726
4. Christina Frey b. Abt. 1727
5. Salome Frey b. Abt. 1734
6. Elizabeth Frey b. Abt. 1738

PARENTS: Anna Catharine Levering b. MAR 1676, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Emigrated from Germany with her parents aft. 20 MAR 1685 to Pennsylvania; d. (date unknown) Montgomery Co., PA; m. 26 APR 1692 Germantown, Philadelphia Co., PA; Heinrich "Henry" Frey b. (date/place unknown); Emigrated from Altheim, Alsace, Germany 1680 to Pennsylvania; d. (date unknown) Montgomery Co., PA. Both buried: Bertolet's Mennonite Church Cemetery, Frederick, Montgomery Co., PA.

NOTE: Anna Catharine (nee Levering) and her husband Heinrich "Henry" Frey were honored in 1910 by their descendents as pioneering Huguenots with a memorial in the cemetery where they are buried [links above] with some of their family history upon it.

SIBLINGS:

1. Jacob Frey b. 1694
2. William Frey [SELF]
3. Henry Frey b. 1698
4. Abraham Frey b. 1700
5. Benjamin b. Abt. 1700
6. John Frey b. 1703
7. George Frey b. 1705
8. Elizabeth Frey
9. Rebecca Frey b. 1718
10. Amelia Frey b. 01 JUL 1719

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Magdalena Boeker m. John Wigard Levering.

PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: 1) Elizabeth Van De Walle m. Rosier Levering. 2) Sidonia Wilhelmina Braviers m. Willem "William" Böker. BOEKER SURNAME SPELLING VARIATIONS (with/without an "s" at the end; Böker spelled in English: "Boeker"): Bäcker, Baecker, Baker, Bakker, Becke, Becker, Bocker, Boecker, Boeker, Boekr, Böker, Boker, etc.

Family links: Parents: Heinrich Frey (1653 - 1734), Anna Catherine Levering Frey (1676 - 1754); Spouse: Veronica Markley Frey (1697 - 1752); Children: Magdalena Frey Paus (1725 - 1797), Jacob Frey (1726 - 1770); Siblings: Elizabeth Barbara Frey Miller (____ - 1758), Benjamin Frey (____ - 1753), Jacob Frey (1694 - ____), Benjamin Frey (1696 - 1753), Henry Frey (1698 - ____),  Abraham Frey (1700 - 1768), John Frey (1703 - 1766), George Frey (1705 - 1750), Amelia Elizabeth Frey Leinbach (1717 - 1781), Rebecca Frey (1718 - 1758), Elizabeth Frey Miller (1718 - 1758).

Burial: Bertolet’s Mennonite Church Cemetery, Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA^[9]

Citations

1. ↑ Jon Frye, Frye Family Association Journal. 4356 Chippewa Trail, Jamestown, OH 45335 Issue 2, Feb 1993 "Faith of Our Fathers" Part 1 by Jon M. Frye. Text: Vol. 1, Issue 6, Fall 2000 "Heinrich Frey" by Charles Burgess, p.23-31
2. ↑ Source: #S4 Page: Version 4.19 online. 1 Dec 2001.
3. ↑ Cheryl <care_2@cros.net>, Descendants of Valentin Stettler URL: http://www.gencircles.com/users/care
4. ↑ Descendants of John (Paga) (Pagan) Pagin _____ URL: http://www.geocities.ws/Heartland/Cliffs/6573/pagan.html Accessed 28 Jan 2020.
5. ↑ Cheryl <care_2@cros.net>, Descendants of Valentin Stettler URL: http://www.gencircles.com/users/care
6. ↑ Wright, James Harry, comp. Levering/Frey URL: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/r/i/James-Harry-Wright/index.html Unable to access on 27 Jan 2020.
7. ↑ Jon Frye, Frye Family Association Journal. 4356 Chippewa Trail, Jamestown, OH 45335 Issue 2, Feb 1993 "Faith of Our Fathers" Part 1 by Jon M. Frye. Text: Vol. 1, Issue 6, Fall 2000 "Heinrich Frey" by Charles Burgess, p.23-31
8. ↑ Jon Frye, Frye Family Association Journal. 4356 Chippewa Trail, Jamestown, OH 45335 Issue 2, Feb 1993 "Faith of Our Fathers" Part 1 by Jon M. Frye. Text: Vol. 1, Issue 6, Fall 2000 "Heinrich Frey" by Charles Burgess, p.23-31
9. ↑ Kati McSweeney, "William Frey," Findagrave.com. Record added: Dec 23, 2009. URL: https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=frey&GSiman=1&GScid=2145599&GRid=45731378&. Accessed 23 July 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Frey-283 was created through the import of Moody-Howell_2011-06-05.ged on Jun 11, 2011 by Robert Moody.

• WikiTree profile Frey-341 was created through the import of Lois for WikiTree.ged on Oct 10, 2011 by Kay Haden. William Frey [Frey-341] adopted by Jon Cunnyngham on Feb 20, 2013.

Sources

• Cheryl <care_2@cros.net>, Descendants of Valentin Stettler URL: http://www.gencircles.com/users/care

Submitter: Cheryl (click to view profile) Number of Individuals: 14964 Most Popular Surnames: LaNier 10%, Yocum 2%, Robertson 2%, Dunnington 1%, Bankston 1% First Uploaded: August 03, 2002 at 08:02:23 Last Updated: October 01, 2005 at 05:27:44 Indexed with GeneaNet: Yes Published via: GEDCOM Sharing GEDCOM: Yes First Uploaded: February 23, 2003 at 00:04:33 Last Updated: February 23, 2003 at 11:51:15 Published via: Family Tree Legends 17 Oct 2007 Note: Bokers Frey Levering Call Number: http://www.gencircles.com/users/care

• Jon Frye, Frye Family Association Journal. 4356 Chippewa Trail, Jamestown, OH 45335 Issue 2, Feb 1993 "Faith of Our Fathers" Part 1 by Jon M. Frye. Text: Vol. 1, Issue 6, Fall 2000 "Heinrich Frey" by Charles Burgess, pp. 23-31.

• Levering, John. Levering family; history and genealogy ([Indianapolis?] Levering historical Association, 1897). URL: https://archive.org/stream/leveringfamilyhi00byuleve#page/n0/mode/2up. PDF URL: https://ia902608.us.archive.org/16/items/leveringfamilyhi00byuleve/leveringfamilyhi00byuleve_bw.pdf. Accessed 23 July 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

• McSweeney, Kati. "William Frey," Findagrave.com. Record added: Dec 23, 2009. URL: https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=frey&GSiman=1&GScid=2145599&GRid=45731378&. Accessed 23 July 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

• Wright, James Harry, comp. Levering/Frey URL: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/r/i/James-Harry-Wright/index.html Unable to access on 27 Jan 2020.