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Limerick

 

Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was established in 1726, but was mentioned in Philadelphia court records as early as the 1710s.

Limerick Church Burial Ground is also known as the New Apostolic Church Cemetery or Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery.

 
     
Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was originally in Philadelphia County. In 1784 it became part of Montgomery County.
Some Early Settlers    
Barlow, Joseph b. 1690, married Ann Evans widow of Matthew Brooke 400 acres
Brooke, John    
Brooke, Matthew b. 1680, married Ann Evans, son of John donated Land for cemetery
Brooke, James son of John donated Land for cemetery
Brown, Claus   1738 entitled to burial
Calf, Martin    
Coulston, Barnabas b. 1708 married Elizabeth Reece/Rees 50 acres, 1738 entitled to burial
Coulston, Henry   1738 entitled to burial
Coulston, Henry married Rebecca Brown 1738 entitled to burial
Custer, Nicholas or Kuster or Custard, b. 1706 7 acres, 1738 entitled to burial
Davis, John or Davy or David, weaver 300 acres, 1738 entitled to burial
Davis, Enoch   300 acres, 1738 entitled to burial
Evans, David   1738 entitled to burial
Evans, George b. 1702, married Elizabeth Kendall 1738 entitled to burial
Evans, Owen b. 1699, married Mary Davis 400 acres, 1738 entitled to burial
Evans, William   300 acres, 1738 entitled to burial
Haas, Hieronymus  b. 1680, married widow Christina Krause 250 acres
Hause, Jerome   1738 entitled to burial
Hitter, Michael   1738 entitled to burial
Hobson, Frances    
Hoven, Henry   1738 entitled to burial
Jones, David   1738 entitled to burial
Jordon, John   1738 entitled to burial
Kendall, John   300 acres, 1738 entitled to burial
Kohl, Martin or Kolb 160 acres
Maulsby, William or Malsby 200 acres, 1738 entitled to burial
May, Robert   1738 entitled to burial
Miller, Stephen   170 acres
Nichols, Edward   600 acres
Pennypacker, Adolph b. 1708 also Pannebaker, son of Henry 250 acres
Pennypacker, Henry married Eve Umstead  
Peters , Peter   1738 entitled to burial
Peterson, Henry 250  
Peterson, Peter 100  
Reynor, Henry or Raynor 100 acres
Rinker, Lawrence   50 acres
Umstadt, John   1738 entitled to burial
Umstadt, Peter b. 1701 250 acres, 1738 entitled to burial
Woodley, William   150 acres
Woodley, Jonathan or Woodly 300 acres, 1738 entitled to burial
 
 

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