Individual Details
Isaac Cleaver
(20 Feb 1713 - Abt 1799)
Isaac, the eldest son, had land in Cheltenham, and probably removed there
Events
| Birth | 20 Feb 1713 | Philadelphia, Pa | |||
| Event | 14 Sep 1748 | Abington township |  | ||
| Death | Abt 1799 | ||||
| Marriage | Rebecca Iredell |
Families
| Spouse | Rebecca Iredell (1717 - ) |
| Child | Hannah Cleaver (1737 - 1811) |
| Child | Mary Cleaver (1739 - ) |
| Child | Rebecca Cleaver (1742 - ) |
| Child | Rachel Cleaver (1745 - 1765) |
| Child | Agnes Cleaver (1747 - 1779) |
| Child | Sarah Cleaver (1751 - ) |
| Father | Peter Cleaver (1667 - 1728) |
| Mother | Gertrude Shoemaker (1669 - 1727) |
| Sibling | Christina Cleaver (1696 - ) |
| Sibling | Peter Cleaver Jr. (1697 - 1776) |
| Sibling | Eve Cleaver (1699 - ) |
| Sibling | Derrick Cleaver (1702 - 1768) |
| Sibling | John Cleaver (1705 - 1773) |
| Sibling | Agnes Cleaver (1707 - 1757) |
Notes
Event
Pennsylvania Archives of 1701 mention a Jacob Taylor who was "concerned in a school at Abington."Since the majority of our early settlers were Quakers, the Abington Friends School remained the only school for the children of the Cheltenham area for over 40 years.In 1734, Cheltenham had only 23 tenants and land owners and their families, a total of less than 200 inhabitants. Because of the small population, the earliest schools were to be shared with neighboring communities.
The first such school Was erected on land granted September 14, 1748, by Justus Wilhelm Rubinkam (later spelled Rubicam) and his wife Susanna. Her maiden name was Rittenhouse, and she was the great grand-daughter of William Rittenhouse who built the first paper mill in America. The Rubicam School was located near the present intersection of Thouron Avenue and Sharpnack Street about 300 yards east of the front gate of Ivy Hill Cemetery on Easton Road in Philadelphia.
The indenture stated that on the one quarter acre a school was to be built for the children of the Bristol (now the Oak Lane area), Cheltenham, and Springfield Townships. The trustees named in the indenture were Anthony Williams, Sr., John Cleaver, Ezekiel Potts, and Isaac Cleaver. A second deed of trust was made in 1790 by Anthony Williams, Sr. and Isaac Cleaver (sole surviving trustees to Anthony Williams, Jr., George Williams, Henry Childs, John Unrue, Absalom Michener, and Jesse Kirk). The school itself was -built of stone about 14 x 18 feet with a door and 6 windows. It was maintained by voluntary contributions from the surrounding residents and served the area for nearly 45 years until a new school was built even closer to the boundary of Cheltenham Township.