Descendants of Robert and Amy Potts (Eaton) Lockard

3. Rebecca Lockard (1) was born 19 Oct 1810. She married a Gary, and died on 4 Oct 1889.

4. John Pattison Lockard (1) was born on 15 Jan 1812. He married Ann McKinney.

Their Children:

5. Elizabeth Lockard (1) was born in Chester Co., Pa, near the border with Cecil County, Maryland on May 9, 1814. He was an Augermaker by trade. She married Samuel McKeever, b. 2 Apr 1814, d. 5 Apr 1879 in Kennett Square, daughter of Robert and Amy Potts (Eaton) Lockard, on March 8, 1838. He lived in London Grove (1840), East Nottingham (1850), and Lower Oxford (1860) townships, Chester Co, PA. He died on June 21, 1879 in Kennett Square. Their children:

i. Pamelia Ann (b. 2 Jan 1839, d. 26 Dec 1841)
ii. Amy Emma (b. 16 Jun 1840)
iii. John Andrew Duncan (b. 13 Feb 1843), apprentice, 1860, Augermaker, 1870
iv. Pamelia Jane (b. 1 Mar 1846), teacher, 1860
v. Elmer (b. 1 Mar 1846, d. 10 Apr 1850)
vi. Edward Irvin (b. 1 Jul 1850), Minister
vii. Franklin Garrett (b. 2 Dec 1852), Minister
viii. Samuel Chandler (b. 27 Jul 1855). (Unmarried 1890)

Letters from the five married siblings to their cousin, G.A. Chandler in 1890 confirm above dates. Samuel's 1879 Obituary and associated clippings spell the name four different ways for the same event: McKeever, McKeiver, MacKeever, MacKeiver. Elizabeth's funeral was on 9 Apr 1879 at Samuel's home in Kennett Square, Pa. See copy of Obit from the Oxford Press, 25 Jun 1879.

Oxford Press Obit also makes reference to service to defend the country against the rebellion in fighting at Conowingo. I have yet to confirm this with a service record.

Short descendant chart for Samuel McKeever

Household in 1840 had 7 members: 1 male 15-19, 2 male 20-29, 1 male 40-49, 1 female under 5, 1 female 10-14, and one female 20-29. Samuel and Elizabeth take 1 each 20-29, being age 26. Their daughter, Pamelia Ann, takes the under 5 female. This leaves two boys and a girl, plus an older man, probably siblings and father of either Samuel or Elizabeth.

This may be a stretch, as Elizabeth's father would have been 54, and it doesn't match her known unmarried siblings in 1840. If it is Samuel's father, the earliest he could have been born was 1790, (24 at Samuel's birth) and the latest reasonably would be 1795 (19 at Samuel's birth), though the age range places the older man between 1790 and 1800. London Grove makes sense, because Elizabeth's father is known to be there; and it is thought that they were married in London Grove. While not conclusive, many of the suppositions are true.

6. David Lockard (1)

9. Sarah Ann Lockard (1)