1. daniel1 levan was born in Picardy, France1, and died in Amsterdam, Holland
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Generation No. 1 1. DANIEL1 LEVAN was born in Picardy, France1, and died in Amsterdam, Holland2. He married MARIE BEAU in Picardy, France3. Notes for DANIEL LEVAN: Levan Family Book, by Warren Patten Coons says: "The LeVan Family were among the refugees who fled from France to Holland, probably after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685). Family tradition says they were manufacturers of brocade and taffetas in their native country, and that they were of considerable wealth" , also Rev. A. Stapleton, in his "Memorials of the Huguenots in America", pub. in 1901, & now out of print, says,--"About 1715 four sons of the refugee (Daniel LeVan) set out for Pennsylvania. They were Abraham, Isaac, Jacob & Joseph, the latter of whom died at sea. These were followed in 1727 by their bro. Daniel, & all of whom settled in the limits of Berks County (Pa.), also "Morton L. Montgomery, in his "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, Pa.", pub. 1909, says, p 608, --"The family (Levan) was founded in America by three bors., Jacob, Isaac, & Abraham, who fled from their native land in 1715 to escape persecution & came to Pa." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Levan Family, by ????, retired school teacher, 1971 wrote in his book: "An Old French Family of Knights and Nobles originally came from Norway and Sweden by the name of Kuebach LeVan. They landed on the northern coast of Normandy. He married Beatrice DeBonneville. Kuebach died 952 AD. He left a son, Hugo LeVan, who in turn had a son, Bertram. His descendants flourished. We are supposed to be from that line. The coat of arms for the leaven Family: In the shield is a lion. The crest is also a lion." More About DANIEL LEVAN: Residence: Amsterdam, Holland4 Notes for MARIE BEAU: Levan Family Book, by Warren Patten Coon, says: "Family tradition . . . states that the mother, -- Marie (Beau) LeVan, wife of Daniel,--thrifty and ingenious, employed an odd but clever ruse to bring some of their wealth out of France. She made a dress of 'squares', into which blocks or squares she sewed gold pieces." Children of DANIEL LEVAN and MARIE BEAU are:
Generation No. 2 2. ISAAC2 LEVAN (DANIEL1) was born Abt. 170022, and died 1783 in Reading, Berks, Pa.23. He married MARY MARGARET. She was born Unknown, and died Bef. 178624. Notes for ISAAC LEVAN: Morton L. Montgomery, in his "Historical and Biographical Annals of berks County (Pa.)", pub. 1909, pp 1048 & 1052 says "land grants made to him (Isaac) bearing the dates 1731, 1734, and 1737-38, as well as grants made him along the Schuylkill River, this land aggragating in all over one thousand acres, most of which was in Exeter Twp., (Berks Co., Pa.). Some of the property has remained in the family ever since." --------------------------------------------------------------------- Levan Family Book, Warren Patten Coon, says "Isaac LeVan, who settled at what is now Jacksonwaled, Exeter Tp., Berks County, Pa., was probably the most well-to-do of the four pioneer LeVan bros., owning over 1,000 acres of land, including numerous lots in the city of Reading. In 1770 her removed to Reading, where he died in 1783, as witness a caveat by two of his sons, issued to hold up the settling of his will until they had a chance to dispute it. . . . [Conrad] Weiser and Isaac LeVan secured the original property for the congregation of the oldest Reformed Church in Reading, Pa." More About ISAAC LEVAN: Immigration: 1715, fled with bros. Jacob & Abraham from France to Holland to Pa. to escape persecution25 Residence 1: (2) Reading, Pa.26 Residence 2: (1) Exeter Tp., B. C., Pa.27 Children of ISAAC LEVAN and MARY are:
Generation No. 3 3. JACOB3 LEVAN (ISAAC2, DANIEL1) was born 1738 in More About JACOB LEVAN: Burial: Cyrus Levan farm (the old homestead)54 Of: Exeter Tp., B. C., Pa55 Residence: Exeter Tp., B. C., Pa.56 Children of JACOB LEVAN and SUSANNA LUDWIG are:
Generation No. 4 4. ABRAHAM4 LEVAN (JACOB3, ISAAC2, DANIEL1) was born May 20, 1764 in Exeter Tp., Berks, Pa.71,72, and died October 21, 183773,74. He married ANNA MARIA BECHTEL75. She was born June 18, 176776, and died November 6, 184677. More About ABRAHAM LEVAN: Residence: Exeter Tp., B. C., Pa.78 Child of ABRAHAM LEVAN and ANNA BECHTEL is:
5. DANIEL4 LEVAN (JACOB3, ISAAC2, DANIEL1) was born in Exeter Township, Berks, Pa.79. He married ??? BEAVER. More About DANIEL LEVAN: Residence: Roaring Creek, Col. Co., Pa80 Children of DANIEL LEVAN and ??? BEAVER are:
Generation No. 5 6. JOSEPH5 LEVAN (ABRAHAM4, JACOB3, ISAAC2, DANIEL1) was born June 9, 180389, and died December 10, 187290. He married CAROLINE MATILDA BECHTEL December 1, 183591, daughter of JOHN BECHTEL and MARY JONES. Child of JOSEPH LEVAN and CAROLINE BECHTEL is:
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