History of the De Haven family . Here the familywas raised. John De Haven received a goodeducation for the days iu which he lived—aself eilucation. He attended the old Gulfschool and completed his studies at learned the trade of shoemaking, as wellas farming, from his grandfather and con-ducted the former trade at a shop near hishouse on his land, employing workmen tocarry it on for him. He was a good farmerand took pleasure in going among a few 1 See genealogical table. This John is grandfatherto the author of this work who through lineal descent,as shown bj- marked figures in the tab
History of the De Haven family . Here the familywas raised. John De Haven received a goodeducation for the days iu which he lived—aself eilucation. He attended the old Gulfschool and completed his studies at learned the trade of shoemaking, as wellas farming, from his grandfather and con-ducted the former trade at a shop near hishouse on his land, employing workmen tocarry it on for him. He was a good farmerand took pleasure in going among a few 1 See genealogical table. This John is grandfatherto the author of this work who through lineal descent,as shown bj- marked figures in the table, came into pos-session of the family records, documents, etc. Amongthese are also the old family bibles and atliduvits gisingthe family dcsce:nt from the original ancestors ai well asthe old deeds granting land at pre-ent held from theoriginal ancestors by tlifir will and testanicnt. Thefamily have also in thi-ir iMisse-^in a luinibi-r of oiilrelics,—an old desk and dressing-case formerly belong-ing to old Samuel. oo z 5. The Dc Haven Genealogy. 55 friends at harvesr and working with themfor his own recreation. The i)eople electedhim Assessor and Tax Collector for UpperMeriou Township, which ofiices he held withcredit for many years. The next brother of Jacob was Edwardwho emigrated to Kentucky, where hesettled. The younger brother, l*eter De Haven,lived in Philadelphia, and accumulated greatwealth by manufacturing arms and su])]ily-ing ammunition to the government forwhich he had a special contract, and forwhich he received large sums on accountfrom the Ijovincial government of Pennsyl-vania and the Colonial governnient. ^ 1 Mention of payments to Peter De Haven \: the Pennsylvania Cdunoil of Safety at Phiiailelphiaon account of the gun factory are ^iven in tlie AnierieatiArchives, 5th series.^ umler authmiryof Congress, and in the •Journals t)f Asseinbiy. \oI. 1,of the <?ommon\vealth of Pennsylvania. The forniergives mention of orders drawn
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