William
Custer
[uncertain]
Michener
Born in Plumstead, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of William Moore Michener Sr.
and Mary (Kester) Michener
Brother of
John Michener Sr, Mordecai Michener Sr, Sarah Michener, Mary Michener, Joseph Michener, Elizabeth (Michener) Tucker, Meschack Michener Sr, Margaret (Michener) Burgess and George Michener Sr.
Husband of
Martha (Doan) Michener
— married
13 Feb 1754 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Michener) Plumly, Joseph Michener, Israel Michener, Martha (Michener) Stackhouse, Ann (Michener) Hough, Jonathan Michener, William S. Michener, John Michener, Harman Michener and Issac Michener
Died
at age 72
in Buckingham Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
William was a Friend (Quaker)
William Michener was born 08 Aug 1729, in Plumstead, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and he was the second "William" in this family line in America. His parents were William Moore Michener and Margery Mary Kester.
William Michener, child of William Michener and Mary (Custer or Kester) Michener, was born on 8 August 1729 in Bucks, Pennsylvania. [Source page shows all of their ten children and their birthdates.][1]
William Mitchener Jr and Martha Doan declared their marriage intentions for the first time at the Buckingham MM on 1 January 1754 in Bucks, Pennsylvania.[2]
William married Martha Doan. [3]
In the 1790 census, William Michener was in Bucks, Pennsylvania.[4]
William & Martha Michener's child, John Michener married Rebekah Doan on 15 October 1801 in Plumstead.[5]
William Custer Michener was in a family history regarding his passing on 31 July 1802 in Buckingham, Buckingham Township, Bucks (Buckingham), Pennsylvania, USA.[6]
William Michener Jr died on 31 July 1802 and was buried in Buckingham Friends Cemetery, Lahaska, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.[7]
William Michener's son, Joseph Michener died on 10 August 1853 in London Grove, Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.[8]
Sources
- ↑ Birth: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," database with images, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
(Ancestry Record 2189 #173205 : subscription required, accessed 15 February 2024)Name William Michener Event Type Birth Birth Date 8 Aug 1729 Birth Date on Image 8 1729 Sixth Birth Place Bucks, Pennsylvania Father William Michener Mother Mary Michener Monthly Meeting Buckingham Monthly Meeting Religion Sect Pre-Hicksite Yearly Meeting Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Meeting State Pennsylvania Meeting County Bucks - ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," database with images, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
(Ancestry Record 2189 #1404181 : subscription required, accessed 15 February 2024)Name William Mitchener Jr Event Type Marriage Intention (Marriage) Marriage Date 1 Jan 1754 Marriage Date on Image 1 1754 Marriage Place Bucks, Pennsylvania Residence Date on Image First Residence Place Bucks, Pennsylvania Spouse Martha Doan Monthly Meeting Buckingham Monthly Meeting Yearly Meeting Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Meeting State Pennsylvania Meeting County Bucks - ↑ White, Jean M., Editor; The Descendants of Paulus and Gertrude Kusters of Kaldenkirchen, Germany and Germantown, Pennsylvania the first four generations; Castor Association of America, 1991; 303 Pages, Indexed; Pages 138-139.
- ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census," database with images, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 131; Family History Library Film: 0568148, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
(Ancestry Record 5058 #295760 : subscription required, accessed 15 February 2024)Name William Michener Home in 1790 (City, County, State) Bucks, Pennsylvania Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 2 Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 1 Free White Persons - Females 1 Number of Household Members 4 - ↑ Marriage of child John Michener: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935," database with images, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
(Ancestry Record 2189 #32573833 : subscription required, accessed 15 February 2024)Name William Michener Gender Male Event Type Marriage Spouse Martha Michener Child John Michener Monthly Meeting Buckingham Monthly Meeting Yearly Meeting Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Meeting State Pennsylvania Meeting County Bucks - ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "Geneanet Community Trees Index," database, Original data: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet, (Ancestry Record 62476 #6534876473 : subscription required, accessed 3 April 2024)
Name William Custer Michener Gender M (Male) Birth Date 8 août 1729 (8 Aug 1729) Birth Place Plumstead Township, Bucks, British Colonial America (Plumstead), Pennsylvania, USA Death Date 31 juil. 1802 (31 Jul 1802) Death Place Buckingham, Buckingham Township, Bucks (Buckingham), Pennsylvania, USA Father William Moore Michener Mother Mary Margery Kuster View on Geneanet https://gw.geneanet.org/fedegrifo?n=michener&oc=&p=william+custer - ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #194119695, (Ancestry Record 60525 #183357585 : subscription required, accessed 3 April 2024)
Name William Michener Jr Birth Date 8 Aug 1729 Birth Place Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America Death Date 31 Jul 1802 Cemetery Buckingham Friends Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Lahaska, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America Has Bio? N Father William Moore Michener Mother Mary Michener Spouse Martha Michener Children William Michener John Michener Isaac Michener Joseph Michener - ↑ Death of son Joseph Michener: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Deaths, 1852-1854," database with images, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania State Archives; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States; Records and Indexes of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1852-1854, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
(Ancestry Record 2487 #15029834 : subscription required, accessed 15 February 2024)Name William Michener Gender Male Spouse Martha Michener Child Joseph Michener
- Ancestry.com $$
- Mathews, Edward; "Wanderings Through Historic Plumstead with Edward Mathews", 1994. "Owner of the Levi Huber Farm, Plumstead, wich is one of the properties north of Danboro on the west side of the Easton Road. It is on the higher grounds of the long slope down to the North Branch valley. Here is a very large stone barn close to the road. The stone house is a little more distant and south of the barn."
- Will; Will was made in 1778. Left the farm to his son, William, who was the owner of the Levi Huber Farm in Plumstead for 23 years until his death in 1805.
- "More Micheners in America" compliled by Anna E Shaddinger, Bonekemper Typesetting, Inc, Hatfield, PA 19440; Library of Congress catalog card #72-141858; First printing, 1970; ppgs 23, 461 [NOTE: William was in the third generation of Micheners in America]
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Carol Norwood for creating WikiTree profile Michener-98 through the import of __CAROL_2013-04-23.ged on Apr 23, 2013.
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