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John CLEAVER

Male Abt 1728 - Abt 1840  (~ 112 years)


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  • Name John CLEAVER 
    Born Abt 1728  Douglass Twp., Berks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Quaker Minutes 29 Nov 1769  Exeter Friends, Berks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    "Representatives report that complaint was made to them in Meeting against John Cleaver for accomplishing his marriage before a Justice of the Peace with a woman not in unity with Friends. He being pre-cautioned, Samuel Lee and Richard Penrose are appointed to draw a Testimony against him and let him know the proceedings of this meeting in his case, and report thereto." 
    Disowned 27 Dec 1769  Exeter Friends, Berks Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    "A Testimony against John Cleaver was brought to this meeting by one of the Friends appointed, which being read, was signed by the Clerk on behalf and by order of the meeting, and is as follows:

    Whereas John Cleaver, having made a profession with us the People called Quakers for some years, but for want of a due Observance of the Dictates of Truth in himself hath, contrary to the known rules of outr Discipline, let out his minfd to , and married a young Woman not of our Society, being precautioned by sundry Friends. We therefore so hereby disown him the said John Cleaver to be a member of our Society until he makes satisfaction to Friends for his said misconduct." 
    Died Abt 1840 
    Person ID I452  Primary
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2017 

    Father Derrick CLEAVER,   b. 1702,   d. 1768, Berks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Mary POTTS,   b. Germantown, Philadelphia Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Aug 1725  Abingdon Friends, Montgomery Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • listed as being married on 6th mo. 30, 1725 at Abington MH
    Family ID F2951  Group Sheet

    Family 1 Rebecca,   d. Bef 1769 
    Children 
     1. Ruth CLEAVER,   b. 2 Feb 1752,   d. 29 Feb 1832  (Age 80 years)
     2. Joseph CLEAVER,   b. 17 Oct 1764, Berks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1838, Columbia Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. John CLEAVER,   b. Abt 1761,   d. 1838  (Age ~ 77 years)
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2013 
    Family ID F518394810  Group Sheet

    Family 2 Catherine KLINE,   d. 14 Sep 1841 
    Married 2 Nov 1769 
    Children 
     1. Peter CLEAVER,   b. Abt 1770,   d. 1829, Douglass twp., Berks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years)
     2. Isaac CLEAVER,   b. 1 Apr 1776,   d. 12 Aug 1860  (Age 84 years)
    +3. Jonathan CLEAVER,   b. 4 Jan 1781, Douglass Twp., Berks Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1861, Pleasantville, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. Nathan CLEAVER,   b. 1796
     5. Derrick CLEAVER,   b. 1799
     6. Martha CLEAVER
     7. Rebecca CLEAVER
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2013 
    Family ID F2947  Group Sheet