Display Patriot - P-235781 - Sebastian LEVAN/LE VAN
Sebastian LEVAN/LE VAN
SAR Patriot #:
P-235781
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: PA
Qualifying Service: Colonel / Civil Service
Author: William Muhlenberg Wagner, Jr.
Sebastian LeVan (1731-December 22, 1790) Eagle Point, Maxatawny Township, PA He was a Colonel in the State Militia in the Revolutionary War. His parents were Jacob LeVan (1698-1727) and Mary (unknown-1784) He was one of the first settlers of that region and he built the first gristmill as he owned a lot of land there. He married Susanna Schneider (1725-1778). Their children included Jacob LeVan (1752-1812), John LeVan (1751-1801), and Mary LeVan (1756-1842). The eldest son of Jacob LeVan first became active in the Patriot cause when he was elected a member of the Berks County, Pa. Committee of Observation on December 5, 1774, which he was one of 15 members. From this committee he was chosen to be a delegate of the Provincial Convention on February 2, 1775. They owned a large amount of property from Eagle Point, Berks County to the borough of Kutztown where a state teacher’s university is located. The SAR and I were up there for a grave dedication. A woman from California emailed me and said she was a relative. She came up with her family, and she largely financed the grave restoration. The LeVan’s had a lot of dealings with the well known Conrad Weiser and their children married each other. Sebastian was a delegate from the 7th Battalion to the Lancaster Convention in July of 1776. And served until 1777 at the rank of Colonel of the 7th Battalion. He was elected a representative in the State Committee during 1779-1780 and served as a counciler on the Supreme Executive Council for 1782-1784. This is Dr. Jesse LeVan Wagner’s family from Hamberg, PA. His mother was Annie (LeVan) Wagner. There is more on his family and him in Reverend Dr. Warren Coon’s book from 1927. My father is listed as he was just young boy at the time. Rev. Coon was a SAR member as was Dr. Wagner.
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