TENNIS, Israel amongst the list of Associators of The Fifth Battalion, led by Captain Daniel Springer.
SOURCE for Bio: The History of Towamencin Twp---1897, by Edward Matthews, pg 13.
Towamencin Township 1st Company: Capt. Daniel Springer
Philadelphia County Revolutionary War Militia (pa.gov)
The first settlers arrived in Towamencin Township around the turn of the 18th Century. These settlers were of German, Welsh, and Dutch descent. They mainly pursued agricultural endeavors to sustain their livelihood.
The first grant of land in Towamencin Township was in 1703 from William Penn's Commissioners to Benjamin Furley on June 8. The Commissioners granted 1,000 acres to him. On June 17 of that same year, Abraham Tennis and Jan Luken bought the property from him, and then divided the land in half in 1709.
The name Towamencin is of American Indian origins, and means "Poplar Tree". The legend associated with the name started in the 1720's when Heinrich Fry purchased some land near what is now known as the Towamencin Creek. On this tract of land was an Indian Village. The Indian Chief spoke broken English and observed one day two men clearing trees near the creek and said "Towha-men-seen", meaning "Two men seen." Apparently, the Chief's pronunciation stuck, as the legend goes, and is how Towamencin got its name.
In March of 1728 the settlers of the area petitioned William Penn's Commissioners for Towamencin to become a Township. The request was granted and a charter given. The land was surveyed and recorded, outlining the boundaries of the Township. Those boundaries are similar to what they are today. In the enumeration of 1734 there were 32 landholders within the Township, with William Tennis having the most acreage at 250 acres.
Tennis-Lukens Cemetery
The long abandoned cemetery one quarter mile west of the Allentown Road and Forty Foot Road intersection possesses the graves of some of the township's earliest settlers. Markers date back to the early 1700s, and includes the final resting places of township Revolutionary War veterans.
The property is now owned by Towamencin Township after being transferred from Montgomery County as an orphaned property. No taxes had been paid on the parcel since 1906. All maintenance is done by Towamencin Public Works and several Eagle Scout projects have enhanced its appearance.
History of Towamencin Township | Towamencin Township
Dean C. Jenkins #49436277
SOURCE for Bio: The History of Towamencin Twp---1897, by Edward Matthews, pg 13.
Towamencin Township 1st Company: Capt. Daniel Springer
Philadelphia County Revolutionary War Militia (pa.gov)
The first settlers arrived in Towamencin Township around the turn of the 18th Century. These settlers were of German, Welsh, and Dutch descent. They mainly pursued agricultural endeavors to sustain their livelihood.
The first grant of land in Towamencin Township was in 1703 from William Penn's Commissioners to Benjamin Furley on June 8. The Commissioners granted 1,000 acres to him. On June 17 of that same year, Abraham Tennis and Jan Luken bought the property from him, and then divided the land in half in 1709.
The name Towamencin is of American Indian origins, and means "Poplar Tree". The legend associated with the name started in the 1720's when Heinrich Fry purchased some land near what is now known as the Towamencin Creek. On this tract of land was an Indian Village. The Indian Chief spoke broken English and observed one day two men clearing trees near the creek and said "Towha-men-seen", meaning "Two men seen." Apparently, the Chief's pronunciation stuck, as the legend goes, and is how Towamencin got its name.
In March of 1728 the settlers of the area petitioned William Penn's Commissioners for Towamencin to become a Township. The request was granted and a charter given. The land was surveyed and recorded, outlining the boundaries of the Township. Those boundaries are similar to what they are today. In the enumeration of 1734 there were 32 landholders within the Township, with William Tennis having the most acreage at 250 acres.
Tennis-Lukens Cemetery
The long abandoned cemetery one quarter mile west of the Allentown Road and Forty Foot Road intersection possesses the graves of some of the township's earliest settlers. Markers date back to the early 1700s, and includes the final resting places of township Revolutionary War veterans.
The property is now owned by Towamencin Township after being transferred from Montgomery County as an orphaned property. No taxes had been paid on the parcel since 1906. All maintenance is done by Towamencin Public Works and several Eagle Scout projects have enhanced its appearance.
History of Towamencin Township | Towamencin Township
Dean C. Jenkins #49436277
TENNIS, Israel amongst the list of Associators of The Fifth Battalion, led by Captain Daniel Springer.
SOURCE for Bio: The History of Towamencin Twp---1897, by Edward Matthews, pg 13.
Towamencin Township 1st Company: Capt. Daniel Springer
Philadelphia County Revolutionary War Militia (pa.gov)
The first settlers arrived in Towamencin Township around the turn of the 18th Century. These settlers were of German, Welsh, and Dutch descent. They mainly pursued agricultural endeavors to sustain their livelihood.
The first grant of land in Towamencin Township was in 1703 from William Penn's Commissioners to Benjamin Furley on June 8. The Commissioners granted 1,000 acres to him. On June 17 of that same year, Abraham Tennis and Jan Luken bought the property from him, and then divided the land in half in 1709.
The name Towamencin is of American Indian origins, and means "Poplar Tree". The legend associated with the name started in the 1720's when Heinrich Fry purchased some land near what is now known as the Towamencin Creek. On this tract of land was an Indian Village. The Indian Chief spoke broken English and observed one day two men clearing trees near the creek and said "Towha-men-seen", meaning "Two men seen." Apparently, the Chief's pronunciation stuck, as the legend goes, and is how Towamencin got its name.
In March of 1728 the settlers of the area petitioned William Penn's Commissioners for Towamencin to become a Township. The request was granted and a charter given. The land was surveyed and recorded, outlining the boundaries of the Township. Those boundaries are similar to what they are today. In the enumeration of 1734 there were 32 landholders within the Township, with William Tennis having the most acreage at 250 acres.
Tennis-Lukens Cemetery
The long abandoned cemetery one quarter mile west of the Allentown Road and Forty Foot Road intersection possesses the graves of some of the township's earliest settlers. Markers date back to the early 1700s, and includes the final resting places of township Revolutionary War veterans.
The property is now owned by Towamencin Township after being transferred from Montgomery County as an orphaned property. No taxes had been paid on the parcel since 1906. All maintenance is done by Towamencin Public Works and several Eagle Scout projects have enhanced its appearance.
History of Towamencin Township | Towamencin Township
Dean C. Jenkins #49436277
SOURCE for Bio: The History of Towamencin Twp---1897, by Edward Matthews, pg 13.
Towamencin Township 1st Company: Capt. Daniel Springer
Philadelphia County Revolutionary War Militia (pa.gov)
The first settlers arrived in Towamencin Township around the turn of the 18th Century. These settlers were of German, Welsh, and Dutch descent. They mainly pursued agricultural endeavors to sustain their livelihood.
The first grant of land in Towamencin Township was in 1703 from William Penn's Commissioners to Benjamin Furley on June 8. The Commissioners granted 1,000 acres to him. On June 17 of that same year, Abraham Tennis and Jan Luken bought the property from him, and then divided the land in half in 1709.
The name Towamencin is of American Indian origins, and means "Poplar Tree". The legend associated with the name started in the 1720's when Heinrich Fry purchased some land near what is now known as the Towamencin Creek. On this tract of land was an Indian Village. The Indian Chief spoke broken English and observed one day two men clearing trees near the creek and said "Towha-men-seen", meaning "Two men seen." Apparently, the Chief's pronunciation stuck, as the legend goes, and is how Towamencin got its name.
In March of 1728 the settlers of the area petitioned William Penn's Commissioners for Towamencin to become a Township. The request was granted and a charter given. The land was surveyed and recorded, outlining the boundaries of the Township. Those boundaries are similar to what they are today. In the enumeration of 1734 there were 32 landholders within the Township, with William Tennis having the most acreage at 250 acres.
Tennis-Lukens Cemetery
The long abandoned cemetery one quarter mile west of the Allentown Road and Forty Foot Road intersection possesses the graves of some of the township's earliest settlers. Markers date back to the early 1700s, and includes the final resting places of township Revolutionary War veterans.
The property is now owned by Towamencin Township after being transferred from Montgomery County as an orphaned property. No taxes had been paid on the parcel since 1906. All maintenance is done by Towamencin Public Works and several Eagle Scout projects have enhanced its appearance.
History of Towamencin Township | Towamencin Township
Dean C. Jenkins #49436277
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