William Tennis (1747 - 1831)

Born 1747 in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Died 28 Jun 1831 at about age 84 in Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Name: William TENNIS Surname: Tennis Given Name: William Sex: M Birth: 1747 Death: 28 Jun 1831 in Towamencin Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa.

1. 2 [pg 203] 19 August 1787, William Tennis, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, advertises that his apprentice, James McCallister, ran away. He is 22 yrs. old, of Irish ancestry, but was reared in a German Family.;
2. 3 buried at Lukens-Tennis Cemetery, Towamencin Twp., Montgomery co., Pa., from Kulpsville at Sumneytown Pike, go north on Forty Foot Rd. to Allentown Rd., ( This is the approximate location of the Tennis home, in the early 18th century, this was called Drake's Corner. The Lukens family was to the north toward Hatfield.) Turn left on Allentown Rd., go approximately 1/4 mile to cemetery on the left side of Allentown Rd.;
3. 4 July 6, 1831: Died on Tuesday evening the 28th ult., William Tennis of Towamencing township, in the 84th year of his age.;

Marriage 1 Mary WILSON b: 1746

Children Ann TENNIS b: 19 Jul 1779 in Montgomery Co., Pa. Sarah TENNIS b: 1781 in Montgomery Co., Pa.

Sources

• #1 The Levering Family History by Col John Levering, pg 141;

1. 2 German Settlers of pennsylvania, [Germantauner Zeitung], pg 203;
2. 3 Lukens-Tennis Cemetery, Allentown Rd., & Forty Foot Rd., Kulpsville, Pa.;
3. 4 The Norristown Herald and Montgomery County Advertiser.;