Individual Details
Gerhart DeHaven
( - 1746)
DeHaven Family
USGenWeb Archives
Gerhard (Garret) DeHaven was a son of Evert and Elizabeth (Shipbower) (ten Heuven) In Den Hoffen. In 1698 he came to America with his parents. Gerhard and his brother, Herman, bought 440 acres on the upper side of Skippack Creek, one mile in length, along the Lower Sanford (Bebbers Township) line. It extended 229 perks on both sides of the Skippack road. Gerhard built a grist mill near the village of Skippack. He took his oath of allegiance Sep. 29, 1709. He signed his name "Gerhard in Hoven" on a petition for Skippack pike in 1713. In 1727 he was Gerhardt Indehaven Elder of the Reformed Church at Skippack. In his will, 1746, he designated himself as "of the townships of Skippack and Perkiomen, Yeoman.
Now in Our Fourth Century: Some American Families
Published 1994
On December 24, 1706, a deed went of record in Montgomery County, the same transferring four hundered forty acres from Mathias Van Beber to brothers Harman and Gerhart In Den Hoffen. It was during the following year (1707) that Gerhart married Anna Seele. They built a mill, a house to be used as a residence and in, a large barn, and several outbuildings on that property. The land encompassed what now is the village of Skippack, Pennsylvania. A parcel of that original tract is thought to yet be in the Keiter family, and the original house is now the property of the State of Pennsylvania and, for reasons we shall speak of directly.on the National Register of Historic Places.
On 4 June, 1710, at Whitemarsh, a church (Reformed) was established, of which "Evert Ten Heuven" was an Elder. Thereby is revealed the religious affiliation of old Everett and his family. The surrounding area was almost completely Dutch by that time.
Three years later, on Friday, 2 June, 1713, Gerhart was one of the signers of a petitionto Governor Penn requesting a road from "Farmer's Mill (Whitemarsh) to upper Skippack" township. The road was ordered, surveyed during the August following, and completed in 1714. It was known as the "Old Skippack Rd." and now is Pennsylvania State Rt. #73. Harman sold his interest in the four hundred forty acres to Gerhart in 1723, and moved off to Lower Providence Township.69 Following that, and during the period 1725-1730, Gerhart constructed both a sawmill and a gristmill on the property. Those mills are thought to have straddled Skippack Creek.
In 1734, old Gerhart In Den Hoffen secured a license to operate the house at Whitemarsh as an inn - a "public house."
It was during the next summer (Saturday, 20 August, 1746) that old Gerhart made his
last will and testament, and, before the end of that year, he had gone the way of all flesh. His will was recorded on Saturday, 18 February, 1746/1747, and he too was buried in the old Mennonite cemetery alongside Anna Margreda - his wife - and their little children. His will was unremarkable, however, indicative of his station in life, he there referred to himself as "yeoman."
USGenWeb Archives
Gerhard (Garret) DeHaven was a son of Evert and Elizabeth (Shipbower) (ten Heuven) In Den Hoffen. In 1698 he came to America with his parents. Gerhard and his brother, Herman, bought 440 acres on the upper side of Skippack Creek, one mile in length, along the Lower Sanford (Bebbers Township) line. It extended 229 perks on both sides of the Skippack road. Gerhard built a grist mill near the village of Skippack. He took his oath of allegiance Sep. 29, 1709. He signed his name "Gerhard in Hoven" on a petition for Skippack pike in 1713. In 1727 he was Gerhardt Indehaven Elder of the Reformed Church at Skippack. In his will, 1746, he designated himself as "of the townships of Skippack and Perkiomen, Yeoman.
Now in Our Fourth Century: Some American Families
Published 1994
On December 24, 1706, a deed went of record in Montgomery County, the same transferring four hundered forty acres from Mathias Van Beber to brothers Harman and Gerhart In Den Hoffen. It was during the following year (1707) that Gerhart married Anna Seele. They built a mill, a house to be used as a residence and in, a large barn, and several outbuildings on that property. The land encompassed what now is the village of Skippack, Pennsylvania. A parcel of that original tract is thought to yet be in the Keiter family, and the original house is now the property of the State of Pennsylvania and, for reasons we shall speak of directly.on the National Register of Historic Places.
On 4 June, 1710, at Whitemarsh, a church (Reformed) was established, of which "Evert Ten Heuven" was an Elder. Thereby is revealed the religious affiliation of old Everett and his family. The surrounding area was almost completely Dutch by that time.
Three years later, on Friday, 2 June, 1713, Gerhart was one of the signers of a petitionto Governor Penn requesting a road from "Farmer's Mill (Whitemarsh) to upper Skippack" township. The road was ordered, surveyed during the August following, and completed in 1714. It was known as the "Old Skippack Rd." and now is Pennsylvania State Rt. #73. Harman sold his interest in the four hundred forty acres to Gerhart in 1723, and moved off to Lower Providence Township.69 Following that, and during the period 1725-1730, Gerhart constructed both a sawmill and a gristmill on the property. Those mills are thought to have straddled Skippack Creek.
In 1734, old Gerhart In Den Hoffen secured a license to operate the house at Whitemarsh as an inn - a "public house."
It was during the next summer (Saturday, 20 August, 1746) that old Gerhart made his
last will and testament, and, before the end of that year, he had gone the way of all flesh. His will was recorded on Saturday, 18 February, 1746/1747, and he too was buried in the old Mennonite cemetery alongside Anna Margreda - his wife - and their little children. His will was unremarkable, however, indicative of his station in life, he there referred to himself as "yeoman."
Events
| Baptism | 5 Dec 1681 | Mülheim an der Rühr, Westphalia, Germany |  | ||
| Marriage | 1710 | Whitmarsh, Montgomery, Pennsylvania - Anna Marie Selle | | ||
| Burial | 1746 | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | 1746 | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Marie Selle ( - 1745) |
| Father | Evert in den HOVEN (1650 - 1728) |
| Mother | Lisebiet SCHIBBAUERR ( - 1728) |
| Sibling | Anna Gerdruth DeHaven (1676 - ) |
| Sibling | Harmon DeHAVEN (1682 - 1752) |
| Sibling | William DeHaven ( - ) |
| Sibling | Wilhelm DeHaven ( - ) |
| Sibling | Peter DeHaven ( - 1768) |
| Sibling | Annaken DeHaven ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Patterson, Joe. The DeHaven Family (Found in US GenWeb Archives).
2. Drake, Paul, Now in Our Fourth Century: Some American Families (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1994).
3. Patterson, Joe. The DeHaven Family (Found in US GenWeb Archives).
4. Patterson, Joe. The DeHaven Family (Found in US GenWeb Archives).