Other Events:

• _UID: 76EA315862494FF2911AA4836278094FD985

Notes:

1850 census, pg 316 Middletown (Phebe Hellings)

marriage says John of Middletown and Phebe of Bristol. By Isaac Hicks, Esq
(in newspaper) (Phebe daughter of Joseph of Bristol)

in Biographical Encylopedia of PA, pg 86, mentions Nathan Hellings, born
14 Aug 1826 to John Hellings and Phoebe (and he had a younger brother Tunis)

in will of brother Nathan, lists:
John (decd, children: Nathan, Joseph, Tunis, Sarah Ann - w/o John Wise, Julieett
and Anna C)

John married Phebe BRELSFORD 22 May 1825, Bucks Co, PA. Phebe was born 28 Jan 1807, PA; died 27 Jan 1888, Bucks Co, PA; was buried Tullytown Cemetery, Tullytown, Bucks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Unknown: 30 Jan 1829, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA; Anna Mitchel
• Unknown: 26 Oct 1835, Bucks Co, PA; OrphanCourt
• _UID: 0FA757C6D1F248A2AE18854A976619A1CC46

Notes:

Name Suffix: Esquire

1800 census, pg 306, 21010-20010
1810 census, pg 931, Middletown, 02010-41010
1820 census, pg 227, Middletown, 100201-12210 (?females)
1830 census, pg 176, Middletown, 1001 0100 1-1010 1001
1840 census,gp 229, Middletown (Rachel), 0001 11-0010 1101

had a daughter, Martha Whitein 1813 (mentioned in will of Martha Slack)

the marriage of daughter Emily M. refers to "Tunis, Esq., dec"

OC, file 4644, Tunis Hellings, Middletown Twp.
26 Oct 1835, daughter Emley, over 14, petitions of guardian, Nathan Hellings appointed
25 Jan 1836, left widow and children, Nathan, John, Jacob, Tunis,
Martha (decd, w/o Francis White, children __ and John),
Rachel (w/o Westley Clevinger),
Sarah (w/o Israel Brown)
Mary (w/o Benjamin Oliver),
Elizabeth
Margaret (w/o Thomas Vanhorn)
Emily (minor).
owned 60 acres.

the above is per the abstract of the Orphan's court. Actually, Rachel that married
Westley Clevinger is a daughter of Martha. Rachel married Canby Smith by this
time.

Worldconnect shows daughter Martha by a first wife, Susan Larue
d/o Daniel Larue and Elizabeth Vandegrift, but that Susan was born after 1798!
Maybe SusanLarue married Tunis Jr?

http://hometown.aol.com/lsals420/tullytowncemetery.html

Tunis married Rachel BRELSFORD Abt 1796, Bucks Co, PA. Rachel (daughter of Nathan BRELSFORD and Margaret UNKNOWN) was born Abt 1776, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA; died 20 Aug 1847, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA; was buried Tullytown Cemetery, Tullytown, Bucks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Unknown: 16 Feb 1853, Bucks Co, PA; OrphanCourt
• Probate: 26 Oct 1847, Bucks Co, PA
• Will: 9 Jul 1847, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA
• _UID: AAC6218DE3D44049A984C341B515991B0D1D

Notes:

maybe born closer to 1771?

will mentions:

grandchild namessakes:
Rachel, d/o Jacob and Elizabeth Hellings
Rachel, d/o Benjamin and Mary Oliver
Rachel, d/o Canby and Rachel Smith
Rachel Elizabeth, d/o James J and Emily M Belair

John White, Francis White, Rachel Clevenger, c/o Martha who married
Francis White

ten parts:
Nathan
Rachel w/o Canby Smith
Emily M, w/o James J Belair
Jacob
Tunis

Sarah, death part to her children: Mary Ann w/o Samuel Carman, George Washington
Brown, Andrew Jackson Brown, Emily Brown and Amanda Brown.

Margaret, w/o Thomas Vanhorn. death part to her daughter Mary Ann Hellings

Elizabeth, w/o Thomas W Belair. death part to her son David P Hellings
(note - will of Elizabeth Blair 1863/5 mentions son David P Hellings).

Maryw/o Benjamin Oliver (less bond and judgement)

d-i-l Phoebe Hellings, widow of John. Death part to her children Nathan, Joseph,
Tunis, Sarah Ann, Julie, and Anna Caroline.

Nathan Hellings and Jacob Hellings are executors

Addedlater that granddaughter Mary Ann Hellings is to have Bed and bedding.

in OC #6937 of 16 Feb 1853, estate of Rachel Hellings, heir Margaret
Vanhorn of Walker Twp, Juniatta Co petitions for settlement of estate.

Other Events:

• Unknown: Abt 1779, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA; Migrated
• Unknown: 15 Sep 1783, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA; Francis Titus
• Unknown: 7 Jul 1789, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA; Garret Vansant
• Unknown: 7 Jul 1790, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA; John Praul, Esquire
• Unknown: 3 May 1805, Northampton Co, PA; Thomas Hellings
• _UID: E4826F0DC6B24AC2BC1D809E8F909B586F78

Notes:

Name Suffix: Junior

Another possibility would be that this is John Sr, that he remarried as an old man
to Elizabeth Titus. But seeing a John "single" in 1765, would seem to be this man.

1765 tax list, Bensalem, single
1774 tax list, Bensalem
1778 tax list, Bensalem (are these the same guy?)

not in 1778 tax list of Middletown
1779 tax list, Middletown, 77A, 3H, 3C
1781 tax list, Middletown, 75A, 2H, 4C (for estate)
1782 tax list, Middletown, 85A, 3H, 2C (for estate)
1783 tax list, Middletown, $1.19.0 (for estate)
1784 tax list, Middletown, 1 house, 1 outhouse, 9 whites living there
1785 tax list, Middletown, $75.3.3

1790 census, Bucks Co, pg 50, 3-2-2
1800 census, Bucks Co,pg 306, 01011-00101
1810 census, Middletown, pg 931, 00001-00101

John is mentioned in OC file 1018, 2 Mar 1812, as the guardian of granddaughter
Martha,but now old and infirm.

John, Middletown, 1815, /Admin file 4218 (probably this one)

John Hellings married Elizabeth Titus 10 May 1765 (license)
recorded at Presbyterian Church, Churchville

Is John the witness to Thomas's willof 1805? (could check signatures)

check - rootsweb:
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dutchtitus&id=I01744

John married Elizabeth TITUS 10 May 1765, Low Dutch Reformed Church, Upper Southampton Twp, Bucks Co, PA. Elizabeth (daughter of Francis TITUS and Mary CLARK) was born Abt 1745, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA; died Aft 1813, Bucks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 0505A97E607446B49384B7410AE00E141A86

Notes:

mentioned in will of Martha (Titus) Slack 1813/16

sister Elizabeth Hellings, children:
John
Tunis (d1834 Middletown)
Samuel (d1850, Middletown)
Jesse (d1848, Middletown)
Jacob
Mary Everett
Martha Rodman

also of Francis Titus. Mentions:
Elizabeth Hellings

http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/a/r/S-D-Martinrott/GENE11-0005. html

marriage by license and in Churchville records

did Elizabeth remarry? note these marriages:
Elizabeth Hellings of Middletown, to Amos Scott of Bensalem, 29 Oct 1822
Eliza Hellings of Bucks to Jos A Stout of Burlington, NJ 7 Sep 1829

Other Events:

• Probate: 25 Dec 1808, Bucks Co, PA
• Will: 22 Apr 1805, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA
• _UID: B4118626A6A94477AA5B5B609837DD583F49

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

name also Belford

1757 tax list, Middletown, $10.1.8
1760 tax list, Middletown, $8.1.0
1762 tax list, Middletown, $8.2.0

1775 tax list, Bristol, 30A, $2, $1.4.0 (this one?)
1778 tax list, Bristol, $2

1778 tax list, Middletown, $4, $2

1779 tax list, Middletown, 50A, 1H
1781 tax list, Middletown, 50A, 1H, 3C
1782 tax list, Middletown, 50A, 1H, 4C
1783 tax list, Middletown, $1.3.11
1784 tax list, 1house, 1outhouse, 10 whitesliving there
1785 tax list, $45.1.3

1790 census, pg 50, Bucks Co, 1-2-4
1800 census, pg 306, Bucks Co, 00201-01001


will mentions
wife Margaret
Nathan (Jr)
Amos
Asa (son)
Letitia Watson
Martha Harrison
Sarah Brodnax
Rachel Hellings
granddaughter Jamimmah Brelsford

Nathan married Margaret UNKNOWN Bef 1754, Bucks Co, PA. Margaret was born Abt 1734; died Aft 1805, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: F908F5C684FA4193B5637946C0305BABDBA1

Other Events:

• Baptism: 1 Oct 1741, Bucks Co, PA
• _UID: 1413ED2F85E84313BB87E98CE0B7A41D15F8

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

1783 tax list, Middletown, John Hellings (est) $1.19.0

http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks/middletowntax1783.html

John Hellings married Eliz Dungan 9/17/1732 at First Presby, Phila (or 12/24/1732?)

note: will of Thomas Dungan 1758/59 Northampton Twp, mentions decd daughter
Elizabeth Hellings

will of Sarah Fitrey of Northampton Twp 1759/60 mentions cousin John Hellings
(Sarah is his wife's father's sister (aunt))

at Swedes Church, Philadelphia
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/church/pass8-11.txt
1756, March 7, Heulings, Elizabeth, and Jacob Perkins.

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hellingsfamily&id=I0151

From Chris:
In Bucks County Deed Book 23, pages 354-355, dated 17 May 1787, there is a
land transfer in Northampton Twp. between John Leedom and John & Elizabeth
Hellings. Apparently John and Elizabeth Hellings died before the transfer of
title was officially recorded, so their children and grandchildren had to
sign offon it. I presume this is John Hellings, son of Nicholas, and his
wife Elizabeth Dungan. Their heirs are listed as "Thomas Hellings, John
Hellings, the said Hannah Hellings & Jonathan Hellings, their children, and
John Perkins, Henry Slack & Ruth his wife, late Ruth Perkins, their
grandchildren..."

Then, in Deed Book 26, pages 305-306, dated 7 Jan 1792, it is recorded that
Thomas Hellings, John Hellings, Jonathan Hellings, John Perkins, and Henry &
Ruth Slacktransferred their part of that land over to Hannah Hellings.
This names Thomas's wife, Rebecca, John's wife Elizabeth, and Jonathan's
wife Martha.

So I'm interpreting this as very strong evidence that John Hellings and
Elizabeth Dungan were the parents of the John Hellings who married Elizabeth
Titus (as well as the parents of Thomas, Hannah, Jonathan, and probably a
daughter who married a Perkins), because we know John Hellings and Elizabeth
Titus were the right age and in the right location, and there are no other
known John Hellings's with a wife named Elizabeth.

#####
a John Hellins listed on the CD 144, Loyalists of the Revolutionary War. Info is:
One listing for John Hellins found in Loyalists in the Southern Campaign, vol 1,
Camden South Carolina Militia . He was listed as a Sergeant under Col. John
Phillips Regiment, Jackson's Creek militia , Camden District SC Capt. George
Platt's Company. Dated June 1781.(probably a different John - I hope!)


##### Other info
what about James (est) in 1762 tax, Northampton?
what about Mary married William Mannington, 1766 at Low Dutch Ref, Southampton?

note, 1784 tax list has an Elizabeth Hellings, Southampton Twp, 1A, 1house, 3 whites

##### Old speculations
I've put the Northampton area Hellings under John for now... It's interesting that the
names correlate well with the brothers of Elizabeth Dungan when grouped this
way. (note that later, Chris found land records substantiating much of my
guesswork!)

I'm guessing on the dates of their deaths (and location being Northampton Twp)

John married Elizabeth DUNGAN 24 Dec 1732, First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas DUNGAN and Mary DRAKE) was born Abt 1713; died Abt 1757, Northampton Twp, Bucks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 1 Oct 1741, Bucks Co, PA
• _UID: 1C5CB1E724F54EDBAF5017E185C4690E095A

Notes:

some info from Clark and Dungan, pg 132

Elizabeth is deceased when her father made his will.

Other Events:

• Unknown: Abt 1730, Bucks Co, PA; Migrated
• Probate: 14 May 1784, Bucks Co, PA
• Will: 30 Jun 1783, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA
• _UID: 4D6FB2A415BA43E88D7F4DFD0FDF4A24BE52

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

1742 tax list, Bristol Twp, $10.1.8
1766 tax list, ? his kids are in Bristol

1779 tax list, Middletown, 40A, 2C (also 3A, 3H, 3C)
1781 tax list, Middletown, 40A, 1H, 1C
1782 tax list, Middletown, 30A, 1H, 1C
1783 tax list, Middletown, $16.8
1784 tax list - not there

a John Titus married Phebe Thomas 5/4/1757 at Wrightstown MM
a Timothy Titus and wf had child "Na?" baptized 13 Sep 1715 at First Presby., Philadelphia
a child Sarah Titus, 26 Feb 1713, at Horsham MM, Horsham Twp
a John Titus and wf had Philip, bap 22 Jun 1714, First Presby, Philadelphia

will of Francis Sr mentions:
Francis
Martha Slack
Elizabeth Hellings
John
Timothy
Samuel
c/o Tunis decd

http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/e/n/Michael-K-Hendrix/GENE0001- 0014.html

History of Bucks County, pg 437:
...Francis and Jacob, migrated to Bucks county about 1730. The former married,
June 19, 1734, Mary Clark of Bucks county and settled in Middletown township,
where he died in 1784, leaving seven children, viz.:
Francis, Jr., who married August 17, 1763, Jane Fagen, and died at Bristol in 1800 leaving a son Francis, and three daughters;
Martha married Abraham Slack;
Elizabeth married John Hellings;
John;
Timothy marriedMartha Wright in 1764, and lived and died at Bristol;
Samuel;
and Tunis who died before his father, leaving five children.

Francis married Mary CLARK 19 Jun 1734, NJ. Mary (daughter of John CLARK and Mother UNKNOWN) was born Abt 1714; died Bef 1784, Bucks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 6BEA852DA0FD450C90441A42470DE51C7ADD

Notes:

I have Mary as a daughter of John Clark - purely speculative. John had
a daughter Mary in the area, probably single, at that time (and I can't
find any others)

(from Roberta Pierson)

Other Events:

• Probate: 5 Sep 1761, Bucks Co, PA
• Will: 25 Jan 1749, Middletown Twp, Bucks Co, PA
• _UID: 5F6DF0675F7F4CF780167111E68F9B2A9678

Notes:

http://genforum.genealogy.com/brelsford/

will mentions:
cousin Solomon Headley

Nathan (gets plantation)
Benjamin
Joseph
William

Rebecca White
Martha Vanhorn
Esther Harvey

Samuel
Jacob
Benjamin's eldest son
Lydia's daughter Lydia and her other kids

Samuel married Rebecca HEADLEY Abt 1708, Bucks Co, PA. Rebecca (daughter of John HEADLEY) was born Abt 1688, Isle Of Wight, England; died Bef 1749, Bucks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 542739A7A0174221B67BDD4288150F077865

Notes:

Joseph Headly lived next to Samuel, 1742, Middletown

Solomon Headly, cousinin Samuel's will
Joseph Headly mentioned in William's will
Hannah Headly, witness to William's will

will of Joseph Headly 1756/60, mentions wf Hannah,
John [born 1707]
Solomon
David
Joshua
Joseph
Lydia
Christian ?
Hannah
granddaughter Elizabeth
land by John Brelsford

children are listed at Falls MM

I'm guessing Joseph was a brother to Rebecca