Lukens family papers

John Lukens (1720?-1789) served as Surveyor-General of Pennsylvania and Delaware, 1761-1776, and of Pennsylvania, 1781-1789. He was born to Peter and Gaynor Lukens in probably 1720. He married his first cousin Sarah Lukens (b. 1720?) in 1741 and they produced seven children: Charles (d. 1784?), Elizabeth (d. 1793), Jesse (1748-1776), Gaynor (d. 1788), Tacy (d. 1834), Judah (d. infancy), and Edith (n.d.). Both John and Sarah were descendants of the original German immigrant families who settled Germantown. Jan and Mary Lukens and Rynier and Margaret Tysson left Rotterdam in July 1683 and arrived in Philadelphia in October 1683. The Lukens Family papers span the dates 1750-1904, with the bulk dates 1759-1800. The little-over two linear feet of the collection includes business and personal correspondence, land office business papers, sketches, and maps. Also included are personal and business accounts, business and household receipts, and legal documents. There are eight series in the Lukens Family Papers. John Lukens Papers is the largest and is divided into three sub-series: Lukens business papers, both correspondence and documents; Legal papers; and Family Letters. Other series include: Charles Lukens Business Correspondence; Jesse Lukens Correspondence and Business Papers; Lawrence Keene, Business Papers; Sarah Lukens Keene Papers; Henry Edgar Keene Papers; Ellen Keen Mitchell Papers; and Miscellaneous Correspondence and Documents. Some of the materials from these series have been removed to an oversize manuscript box for storage.