Individual Details

Marriage

She was a daughter of Griffith and Margaret Thomas, who came from Carmarthenshire, in Wales, and was a cousin of the great hymnologist, Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D.

Event

In early life he lived on the Ridge Road, below the 6-mile stone (measured from Second and Market Street), where, about the year 1746, he built a large stone house upon land adjoining that of his brother Wigard, and opposite to that of his brother Jacob.

During his later years he lived on Green Lane, at the old homestead of his father. Before a meeting house was built in Roxborough his dwelling was often used as a preaching place. He was a constant attendant at church, and usually carried a large cane. He had a peculiar dislike for dogs in the meeting house, hence, whenever he found one there he caned it out.

Event

Both he and his wife were notably pious persons. The records of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, which is now (1894) situated on the northwest corner of Arch and Fourteenth (Broad) Streets, show that both Abraham and Anna Levering were baptised in the river Schuylkill, on September 11, 1756.

Event

they became constituent members of the Roxborough Baptist Church, which was organized August 23, 1789, and he was made the first Deacon, having been chosen to that office on March 27, 1791. Until that time, since the organization, the pastor or supply officiated in the service of communion

The church, as first constituted, consisted of 32 members, of whom 11 were Leverings and 2 were married women who had borne the name. The old "meeting house," as first erected in 1793, stood in the midst of the present Leverington Cemetery. The approach from Ridge Avenue was between two long lines of Lombardy Poplar trees, while the building was surrounded by large Elms. These were consumed by fire, which destroyed the building. It was rebuilt in 1830, and like destruction compelled a third building in 1870, which also followed in flames in April, 1876. This third loss determined the congregation to remove to a new site, which was selected close against Ridge Avenue, a few rods east of the entrance gate to the long-used location.

Death

At the time of his death, which occurred on Oct. 31, 1804, he was a venerable looking man with white, flowing locks.

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1819
Date: 20 Aug 1798
Prove Date: 3 Jan 1805
BookPage: 1:279
Remarks: Abraham Levering. Roxborough Township, City of Philadelphia. Charges the estate with support of his wife (name not given), she being infirm. Legacies to eldest son Jacob and his three daus. Sarah, Hannah and Mary, and to his own daughters Margaret and Mary. To sons John and Samuel land on northwestwardly side of plantation where on I now dwell, bounded by Benjamin, William and Nathan Levering's lands. Rem. of estate, real and personal, to son Anthony. Exec: Sons John and Anthony Levering. Letters granted to Anthony Levering.