Descendants of Henry Tuckniss & American Origins

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1. HENRY1 TUCKNISS1 was born Abt. 17272, and died October 15, 1785 in ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA3. He married ANNAMARIA (MARY) FINNIS May 08, 1755 in Gloria Dei (Old Swede's) Episcopal Ch, Philadelphia, PA4,5,6.

ORIGINS OF THE TUCKNESS FAMILY

The Tuchness family probably came to America from England. The name does not occur in the German IGI of the Mormon Family Search Program, while the British IGI contains exactly 50 occurrences, spelled variously Tucknes, Tuckness, Tuckniss, and Tucknesse. Of these 50 occurrences, 36 are in Kent; 5 in Sussex; 6 in London, 2 in Surrey and 1 in York. An examination of these records makes it appear like that the family arose in Sussex and Kent, spreading in time to London, then Surrey and York as well as America.

In addition to the Tuckness name, the name Tuckney occurs often (in a wide variety of location). Sometimes the Tuckney name occurs in the plural as Tuckneys, providing a possible origin of the name Tucknes/Tuckness.

On these shores the family appears to arise in New Jersey/Pennsylvania with Capt Henry Tuckness whose will, recorded 23 November, 1714, identifies him as a mariner living in Burlington, New Jersey [1]. He appears in 1705 as a purchaser in the estate of Joseph Adams, of Burlington [2].

Perhaps Capt. Henry Tuckness' wife was the Mary Tuckness who purchased items from the estate of John DeWildy of Salem Co, N.J., in 1706/7 [3]. Henry's will indicates that he had two sons, Henry and Robert.

Son Henry was a cordwainer. He married Ann Vaughn in 1733 at the Upper Springfield Twp MM and lived in Burlington until his death in 1759. He left issue at his death: Robert, John, James and Mary.

A Robert Tuckniss [possibly the son of Henry and Mary] married Mary Blackham in Christ Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, on 10 January, 1737. She was the daughter of Josiah and Mary Blackman of Burlington, NJ. [5], so we may assume the young couple had come from that area.

Apparently this was his second marriage. He died just months later, [if the record given in the NJ Archives is correct, but there is a question about the date, as the inventory is dated 10 years later] leaving issue John (son of Mary nee Blackham) and Johnathan, Abraham, Judith and Sarah.

Probably the Robert and Mary Tuckniss who appeared in Philadelphia, originated in Kent Co., Delaware, where a child, Mary, was born in 1738. Soon thereafter they moved to Philadelphia. Three sons were born to this union: Robert, Jr., Henry. and John. Mary, wife of Robert, was buried 10 August, 1778, in Philadelphua. According to the records of the Philadelphia Monthly Friends Meeting [6] on 28 October, 1763, Robert converted to Quakerism.

Robert's son, Robert Tuckness, Jr., was born in Philadelphia about 1740 [7]. He married married Mary Dawes, dau of Abraham Dawes, on 5/15/1764 at Plymouth Meeting, Philadelphia Co., PA. [8]

On 11 Dec 1758, the Provincial Council, upon the nomination of the Commissioners "to prevent abuses in the Indian Trade," appointed Robert [the elder?] its agent at the Trading Post of Fort Allen in Carbon County. Fort Duquesne had just fallen to General Forbes, and serious efforts were being made to regulate the Indian Trade so as to prevent offences to the Indians. As spring approached, Tuckniss resigned the commission on 10 March, 1759.

Robert Tuckniss appears as a witness to a Deed of Release on 27 Nov 1760 in Donegal Twp., Lancaster, Co. [7] Perhaps he was there in some military capacity at the time.

The indications that Robert Tuckniss was the father of Henry are: 1) Robert Tuckniss had a son named Henry. 2) A Robert Tuckniss witnessed a mortgage for Henry. 3) Henry Tuckniss named three successive sons Robert (two died),indicating that the name carried series meaning for him.

Henry Tuckness of Lancaster, PA

Henry Tuckniss' birth is estimated from his burial entry in the records of the Lancaster Moravian Church, where his death is listed as having taken place on 15 October, 1785, when he was 58 years of age.

Henry Tuckness, "an apprentice lad," was published in the PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE of 6 Aug 1747 as a runaway by Isaac Downs, a hatter in Philadelphia [10]. We assume that it was from Downs that Tuckness learned his trade as a hatter.

In 1756 a Henry Tuckness was taxed #10 in the North Ward of Philadelphia [11]. A Henry was also taxed in 1774 in the Northern Liberties of Philadelphia (no land,cattle, horses or servants). Perhaps these were two different men, as our Henry's daughter Margaretha Sarah was baptized in Lancaster in 1762. Or, alternately, he must have retained property in Philadelphia, though he now lived in Lancaster. He does not appear on Lancaster tax records until 1779.

From the following two real estate transactions we estimate that Henry moved to Lancaster about 1760: ( 1) On 27 November, 1760, Henry Tuckniss satisfied a mortgage to James Lowry on two tracts in Donegal Township, Lancaster Co, which had been mortgaged for #800 on 4 February, 1757 by Jer. Warder, Edw. Shippen,
Thos Lawrence, Isaac Levy, Jos. Simons, Jn. Mifflin and Amos Strattel, administrators of the estate of William Edgell, deceased. The witness to this mortgage was Robert Tuckniss [12]. (2) On 1 May, 1762, Henry Tuckniss purchased lot No. 100 on the East side of Queen Street for #3 [13].

In 1779 Henry Tuckniss was taxed in Lancaster Borough, Lancaster County as a hatter, having no land, cattle, horses [14]. According to Ellis' History of Lancaster County, he was also counted on the 1780 "census" as a tailor; and Lancaster Co taxes returns show he was taxed again in 1782 as a hatter (no lands, horses, cattle or servants) [15]

Henry Tuckney (Tuckner)'s will is transcribed in Lancaster Co. Will Book E, Vol. 1, pp285-86. It mentions his wife Mary, younger children Elizabeth and Robert, and adult children Mary Kough (wife of George Kough), Henry Tuckney, Sarah Odenwalt (wife of Christian Odenwalt) and Catherine Tuckney. The will was made 1 October, 1785, and probated 20 October, 1785.

FOOTNOTES
1. New Jersey Archives, Series 1, Vol. 23, p473.
2. Ibid., p4.
3. ABSTRACTS FROM BEN FRANKLIN'S PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, 1728-1748, under the of 8/21/1740 , p138.
4. Ibid., 272.
5. See the will of Josiah Blackman (11/27/1738; NJA, 1,30,p47), which indicates that by that time Mary Blackman Tuckness had moved to Pennsylvania.
6. Hinshaw, Vol II, p429.
7. Mormon Family History Center, Ancestral File, AFN: x2S1-XJ. The information was submitted by E. Jay Nielsen, 862 Oakridge Dr., Farmington, UT 84025 (Submission #AF92-108022).
8. Mary Dawes, according to Nielsen, was born in Whitpain Twp, Philadelphia Co., PA about 1744. Her parents were Abraham and Hanna Dawes. Hanna's maiden name is unknown, but Abraham had been born 9/5/1704 in Whitpain, son of Abraham and Edith Dawes. Abraham the elder (AFN : W7Q8-PD, was born in Barnstable, Mass about 1670 and died in Philadelphia, PA 12/26/1730 . Edith's (AFN: W7Q8-QK) maiden name and origins are unknown.
9. For more information on the Tuchniss family, see my EVIDENCES OF THE TUCHNISS FAMILY IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA.
10. ABSTRACTS FROM BEN FRANKLIN'S PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, 1728-1748, p646.
11. PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES, Series III, Vol11. PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES, Series III, Vol
12. Lancaster Deeds, J,p54.
13. Lancaster Deeds, W, p13 & 188, J p43.
14. Ibid., Series III, Vol14. Ibid., Series III, Vol
15. Ibid, Series III, Vol15. Ibid, Series III, Vol
TO CONNECT TO EARLIER AND OTHER BRANCHES OF THE TUCKNESS FAMILY GO TO RN 3713 CAPT HENRY TUCKNESS.
More About HENRY TUCKNISS:
Burial: October 1785, Moravian Cem, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA
Record Change: February 19, 2000
Notes for ANNAMARIA (MARY) FINNIS:
RESEARCH NOTES
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information on this family.
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1790 CENSUS of Lancaster Co. Bart Township
Head of Household--Widow Tuckness -- Free white males under 16 years-1
Free White Females including heads of families - 1

RESEARCH DATA:
!FINNIS (FINNES) Marriages in Philadelphia (PA, II, 8)
at Christ Church Philadelphia:
June 21, 1804 -- Rebecca Fines and James Vanholt
Jan. 15, 1710 -- Mary Finnes and Thomas Davis
!No Finnis families have been located in the Philadelphia area, but there were several Finney families, data as follows:
1. Charles & Ann of Burlington, NJ, and Philadelphia
--son of Samuel and Rachel of Phila, m Ann Holmes (Dau Barnett, at Burlington Meeting House 1765,12,20
(Henshaw, II, 221)
--Certificate to Burlington MM granted "On account of marriage--Certificate to Burlington MM granted "On account of marriage
--Ann 1765,3,3 g e t Phila MM (Henshaw, 221)
--Ann Finney, wife Charles, d 3/30/1769 (Henshaw, II, p361)
--Charles 1765,11,29 granted cert to Burlington MM, NJ to move (Hinshaw,--Charles 1765,11,29 granted cert to Burlington MM, NJ to move (Hinshaw,
--Ann (late Holmes) rec'd cert fr Burlington MM 1766,3,3 (Henshaw, II, 523) David Finne y of Newcastle
--advertised land for sale in 1753 In PA Gazette
--advertised a runaway in 1753 in PA Gazette
2. David Finney of Newcastle
--"Land near Christiana Bridge, late belonging to Samuel Hale, to be sold by David Finney at Newcastle. 14
Sept 1752 (PA GAZETTE 2, 194)
--"Tract of land belonging to Samuel Hale, about 2-1/2 miles from Christiana Bridge, f or sale by David Finney."
27 March 1753. (PA GAZETTE 2, p222)
--"Robert Muir, Scotch redemptioner, age c 18 or 20, tailor, a runaway from John Cameron; reward if brought
to James Blair in Phila or David Finney at New Castle." 22 March 1753. (PA GAZETT E 2, p262)
--"Tract in East Nottingham, inc house which John Frew lately built, is for sale; enquire of David Finey in New
Castle." 5 Feb 1754. (PA GAZETTE 2, p271)
3. George Finney (son of George Finney of Wolverhampton)
--he is supposed to have been in this country about 7 years, will hear something to his advantage by applying
to Wm. Veer of Phila. (PA Gazette 1, 10/28/1736; repeated 8/11/1737, p142)
4. Hannah of Philadelphia
--reported married contrary to discipline 1739,9,3 (Hinshaw, I, p523)
--died 1/4/1770 a--died 1/4/1770 a
5. James Finney (Ship's Captain)
--to sail of Charming Molly for Dublin or Belfast; apply to him on board ship at Wellingstown on Christine
Creek (PA Gazette 1, 9/30/1736 p139)
--He is --He is
--from Philadelphia, a letter waiting for him at post office. (PA Gazette 1, p179)
6. James Finney of Lancaster
--chosen ensign of Associators (PA GAZETTE 2, p13
7. John Finney of Newcastle, PA
--elected representative from New Castle 10/6/1737 (PA GAZETTE 1, 167)
--again in 10/5/1738 (p204).
--appointed to a --appointed to a
--Dr John Finney in New Castle adv a runaway 9/18/1740 (p276).
--An executor of David French, Esq--An executor of David French, Esq
8. Joseph & Sarah Finney of Philadelphia Co
--Letters of Administration granted to Sarah Finney, widow of Joseph Finney 4/21/1733 , Admin Book C, #54.
9. Joseph Finney
--Paid tax in 1767 (Pa Gen Mag 32:3, p173)
10. Lawrence Finney of Chester
--an Irish servant, he broke out of work house at Chester 10/14/1731 (PA Gazette 1)
11. Lazarus Finney
--Persons desiring to --Persons desiring to
Lazarus Finney, 4/17/1740 (PA Gazette 1, p257)
12. Rebecca Finney--see Samuel
13. Richard Finney of Philadelphia County
--See Samuel Finney
--See William Finney
14. Robert Finney--see Lazarus
--See Lazarus
--Letter waiting at PO 1/15/1741 (PA Gazette 1, p394)
15. Samuel Finney of Phila County
--Plantation in Oxford Twp, Phila CO., belonging to the estate of Samuel Finney, dec'd , will be sold at Richard
Finney's in Oxford Twp., by the executors, Rebecca and RIchard Finney and Dan Bristo l.(PA GAZETTE 2,
p243, 8/2/1753)
--Letters of Administration granted to John Finney of Phila Co, principal creditor in e state of Samuel Finney
4/18/1734 (Admin Bk C, #93)
--See Widow Finney
--Capt Samuel Finney (1643-1711) was an influential member of the early council of Philadelphia. See his
ancestry in WFT Vol 8, Ped #305
16. William Finney
--sold land in Oxford Twp, Phila Co, in 1752 (PA Gazette)
--son of Samuel Finney
--"Real estate in Oxford Twp, Phila Co, on road leading to Jacob Hall's, adjoining lands of Robert Waller and
Samuel Sansom, late belonging to William Finney, taken at the suit of Richard Finney against John Bringhurst
and others, execs., to be sold on Premises." 2 Nov 1752 (PA GAZETTE 2, p203)
17. Widow Finney (Rebecca?)
--Lived next door to Sam'l in Franckfort, sells home 5/23/1745 (PA GAZETTE 1,p500)
--See Samuel Finney
EARLY FINNEY MARRIAGES AT CHRIST CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA (PA II 8,
5/15/1715 -- Elizabeth Finney m Thomas Tresse
5/17/1717 -- Elizabeth Finney m Edward Evans
12/13/1732 - Elizabeth Finney m Joseph Toad
10/27/1736 - Thomas Finney m Mary Chester
7/7/1740 -- Alexander Finney m Anne Chester
5/4/1745 -- John Finney m Amelia Lindsay
12/5/1747 -- Christopher Finney m Martha Dobbins
9/7/1754 -- Catherine Finney m Thomas Smith
3/21/1763 -- Rebecca Finney m John Jones
12/19/1797 - Washington Lee Finney m Christianna Bickham

Sources:
"Early Minutes of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends", in PUBLICATIONS OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF "Early Minutes of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends", in PUBLICATIONS OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN QUAKER GENEALOGY by Wm. Wade Hinshaw, Thomas Worth Marshall, compiler. Vol II, Containing every item of general value found in all records and minutes (know n to be in existence) of Four of the Oldest Monthly Meetings which ever belonged to the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends; Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing CO., 1969.
ABSTRACTS FROM BEN FRANKLIN'S PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, 1728-1748, by Kennecth
Scott; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc; Balto, 1975.
ABSTRACTS FROM BEN FRANKLIN'S PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, 1748-1755, by Kenneth
Scott and Janet R. Clark; Genealogical Publishing Co., Balto, 1977.

Children of HENRY TUCKNISS and ANNAMARIA FINNIS are:
1. MARIA2 TUCKNISS, b. April 23, 1758, Philadelphia, Phila Co, PA7; d. October 03, 1810, ,Graceham, Frederick, MD8.
More About MARIA TUCKNISS:
Burial: Moravian Cem, Graceham, Frederick, MD
Record Change: October 09, 1998
2. MARGARETHA (MARY) SARAH TUCKNISS, b. April 09, 1762, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA9; d. June 1808, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA10.
Notes for MARGARETHA (MARY) SARAH TUCKNISS:
!On 20 November, 1784, she was married to Christian Odenwalt at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster,!On 20 November, 1784, she was married to Christian Odenwalt at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster,
More About MARGARETHA (MARY) SARAH TUCKNISS:
Burial: June 11, 1808, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA
Christening: April 25, 1762, 1st Reformed Ch, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA
Record Change: February 19, 2000
3. CATHERINE TUCKNISS, b. Abt. February 10, 1766, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA11; d. October 1785, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA.
Notes for CATHERINE TUCKNISS:
!She is mentioned as an unmarried daughter in her father's will, but died nine days after it was probated.
More About CATHERINE TUCKNISS:
Burial: October 29, 1785, Moravian Cem, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA12
Record Change: February 19, 2000
4. SIMON TUCKNISS, b. February 03, 1768, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA13; d. October 16, 1768, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA14.
Notes for SIMON TUCKNISS:
!He was only 8 months old when he died.
More About SIMON TUCKNISS:
Record Change: February 19, 2000
5. ELIZABETH TUCKNISS, b. Abt. March 05, 1774, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA15; d. January 1811, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA16.
Notes for ELIZABETH TUCKNISS:
!She is mentioned in her father's will as a minor child. On 20 July, 1800, she was married to William Flick, a dyer and distiller, to whom she had two children before her death at 3 6 years of age. Her husband died in 1838.
More About ELIZABETH TUCKNISS:
Burial: January 09, 1811, Moravian Cem, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA17
Record Change: February 19, 2000
6. ROBERT TUCKNISS, b. February 12, 1777, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA18; d. February 1777, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA.
Notes for ROBERT TUCKNISS:
!He died when 4 days old.
More About ROBERT TUCKNISS:
Burial: February 16, 1777, Moravian Cem, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA18
Record Change: February 19, 2000
7. ROBERT TUCKNISS, b. May 12, 1778, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA19; d. June 1786, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA.
More About ROBERT TUCKNISS:
Burial: June 01, 1786, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA20
Christening: May 17, 1778, Moravian Church, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA21
Record Change: February 19, 2000
8. HENRY TUCKNISS, b. Abt. 1779.
More About HENRY TUCKNISS:
Record Change: February 19, 2000
9. SUSANNA TUCKNISS, b. December 07, 1781, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA22; d. May 1783, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA.
Notes for SUSANNA TUCKNISS:
!She was not quite 18 months old when she died.
More About SUSANNA TUCKNISS:
Burial: May 17, 1783, Moravian Cem, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA22
Christening: December 16, 1781, Moravian Church, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA23
Record Change: February 19, 2000
10. ROBERT TUCKNISS, b. October 23, 1783, ,Lancaster, Lancaster, PA24.
Notes for ROBERT TUCKNISS:
!He was the third child given this name, and was still alive when his father died two years later.
More About ROBERT TUCKNISS:
Christening: May 18, 1784, Moravian Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA25
Record Change: February 19, 2000

Endnotes

1. See his resignation shortly after.
2. The birth date is calculated from his age at death (58 years).
3. See alternatively "Excerpts from the Lancaster Moravian Church Registers, 1730-1786," trans by M. Luther Heisey [in Lancaster Co. Hist. Soc. Library.
4. See dup4. See dup
5. PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES, Series II, Vol 8, p367.
6. PENNSYLVANIA MARRIAGES PRIOR TO 1810, Vol 1, p368.
7. The birth record is also contained in the record of her marriage.
8. The Parish record indicates that she died of cancer.
9. From Baptismal Record..
10. Burial Record of Lancaster Moravian Church, unpublished original.
11. From the burial record..
12. Transcribed by M. Luther Heissey, EXCERPTS FROM THE LANCASTER MORAVIAN CHURCH REGISTERS, 1730-1786.
13. From the burial record..
14. Burial Record of Lancaster Moravian Church, unpublished original.
15. From the burial record..
16. Burial Book of the Lancaster Moravian Church, Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Vol 9, Vol 9, p58.
17. Transcribed by M. Luther Heissey, EXCERPTS FROM THE LANCASTER MORAVIAN CHURCH REGISTERS, 1730-1786.
18. Translated by George M. Steimer, BURIAL BOOK OF THE MORAVIAN CHURCH, LANCASTER, 1744-1821, p12.
19. From Baptismal Record..
20. Transcribed by M. Luther Heissey, EXCERPTS FROM THE LANCASTER MORAVIAN CHURCH REGISTERS, 1730-1786.
21. The copy of this church21. The copy of this church
22. Translated by George M. Steimer, BURIAL BOOK OF THE MORAVIAN CHURCH, LANCASTER, 1744-1821, p15.
23. Transcribed by M. Luther Heissey, EXCERPTS FROM THE LANCASTER MORAVIAN CHURCH REGISTERS, 1730-1786.
24. From Baptismal Record..
25. Transcribed by M. Luther Heissey, EXCERPTS FROM THE LANCASTER MORAVIAN CHURCH REGISTERS, 1730-1786.

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