Henry Livingston (bef 28 Sep 1776 — Jan 1858)

Henry Livingston was born in Pennsylvania before 28 Sep 1776 (539). Henry’s parents have not been identified.

Before Sep 1806, Henry Livingston and Nancy Bell Morton married in Indiana County, Pennsylvania (341, 369). Born before 27 Sep 1783, Nancy Bell Morton was a daughter of John Morton and his wife Mary of the Blacklick Township of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. At their marriage, Henry Livingston was about 30 years old, and Nancy Bell Morton was about 20 years old.

By 1807, Henry Livingston was living in the Blacklick Township of Indiana County, Pennsylvania where he appeared on a tax list as a wagon maker (802). Blacklick was notable for this trade. A daughter, Margaret Livingston, was born to Henry and Nancy Livingston in Jun 1807 (341, 803). A son who has not been identified was also born prior to 1810. The 1810 federal census of the Blacklick Township of Indiana County, Pennsylvania enumerates the household of Henry Livingston, age 28–44 years (543). Living in the household were a female, age 28–44, who was almost certainly Nancy Bell (Morton) Livingston; as well as a male and a female both less than 10 months old. Presumably, the female was Margaret Livingston.

On 11 May 1814, a daughter Sarah Jane Livingston was born to Henry and Nancy Bell Livingston (772). A son Henry Livingston, Jr. was born on 10 Apr 1816. Presumably, both Sarah Jane and Henry were born in the Blacklick Township of Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

The 1820 federal census of the Blacklick Township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania enumerates the Henry Livingston household, including his wife, Nancy Bell (Morton) Livingston and five children (544). Henry Livingston was 45 years or older. Nancy Bell Livingston was 16–25 years old. A male, less than 10 years old, was likely Henry Livingston, Jr., and a female, less than 10 years old, was likely Sarah Jane Livingston. A male, 10–15 years old; a second male less than 10 years old, and a second female, less than 10 years old, have not been identified.

A son William Bell Livingston was born to Henry and Nancy Livingston on 17 Nov 1823 (369). A son James Livingston was born in Mar 1825.

On 24 Dec 1825, Henry Livingston conveyed 180 acres of land where he was then living to Daniel Smith for $372 (709). The deed was recorded on 26 Dec 1825. Stewart Davis witnessed the deed.

In 1830, the federal census of Indiana County, Pennsylvania enumerated Henry Livingston as 50–59 years old and his wife Nancy Bell Morton as 40–49 years old (545). A male less than five years old was likely James Livingston. A female less than 10 years old, a male less than five years old, and a female less than five years old have not been identified.

In Jun 1834, a son, David Ralston Livingston, was born to Henry and Nancy Bell Livingston at Blairsville in Indiana County, Pennsylvania (621).

At the 1840 federal census of Blacklick Township in Indiana County, Henry Livingston and Nancy bell Morton were both 50–59 years old (538). A male 10–14 years old was likely James Livingston, and a male less than 10 years old was likely David Ralston Livingston. A male and a female both 10–14 years old have not been identified.

The 24 Sep 1850 federal census of the Blacklick Township of Indiana County, Pennsylvania enumerates the household of Henry Livingston, 74 years old and working as a wagon maker (539). His wife Mary was 64 years old. Also living in the household was a son David Livingston, 20 years old and working as a laborer. Henry Livingston held real estate valued at $150. All Livingston family members were born in Pennsylvania.

Nancy Bell (Morton) Livingston died on 12 Jan 1857 at Chestnut Ridge in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. In Jan 1858, Henry Livingston died at the same location.

Notes and Comments

At the 27 Sep 1850 federal census of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Henry Livingston reported that he was 74 years old and born in Pennsylvania, implying that he was born before 28 Sep 1776 (539). At the 1850 census, Henry’s wife, Nancy Bell (Morton) Livingston was 64 years old, implying that she was born before 27 Sep 1786 (539).

Margaret Livingston, the first child born to Henry and Nancy Bell Livingston, was born in Jun 1807 (341), implying that Henry Livingston and Nancy Bell Morton married before Sep 1806.

The 1810 U.S. census of Black Lick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania enumerates the Henry Livingston household adjacent to the John Morton household. A John Morton was the father of Nancy Bell Morton, wife of Henry Livingston.

The age structure of 1830 federal census record assumed to be the Henry and Nancy Bell (Morton) Livingston household is inconsistent with dates of birth of their children (545). In 1830:

Margaret Livingston, a: 22–23
Sarah Jane Livingston, a: 15–16
Henry Livingston, Jr. a: 13–14
William Bell Livingston, a: 6–7
James Livingston, a: 4–5 .

A female, a: 5–9; a male, a: < 5; and a female a: < 5 are not accounted for within the known children of Henry and Nancy Bell Livingston. The 1830 census of Blacklick Township includes only one record that can be construed to correspond to the Henry Livingston household.

Similarly, in the 1840 federal census enumeration of the Henry Livingston household, a male, a: 10–14 and a female, a: 10–14 are not accounted for.

At the 1850 federal census of the Blacklick Township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Henry and Nancy Bell Livingston and their son David were living adjacent to the dwelling of their son William Bell Livingston and his wife Mary (Kunkle) Livingston (539).

Geographic Boundary History

Indiana County, Pennsylvania was created on 30 Mar 1803 from parts of Lycoming and Westmoreland Counties.

Sources

341. Margaret Clark, 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Salt Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio, 2 Jun 1900. Roll 1288, Page 1B, Enumeration District 0035, FHL Microfilm 1241288. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

369. Certificate of Death, William B. Livingston, 9 Sep 1911, Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas, USA. Kansas State Board of Health, Kansas. (Image on file.)

538. Henry Livingston Household, 1840 U.S. Federal Census, Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Roll 463, Page 7. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

539. Henry Livingston Household, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, 27 Sep 1850. Roll M432_785, Page 144, Image 288. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

543. Henry Livingston Household, 1810 U.S. Federal Census, Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Roll 49, Page 225, Image 00070, Family History Library Film 0193675. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

544. Henry Livingston Household, 1820 U.S. Federal Census, Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Roll M33_105, Page 6, Image14. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

545. Henry Livingston Household, 1830 U.S. Federal Census, Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Roll 152, Page 205. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

621. David Livingston Household, 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Harrison Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, 1 Jun 1900. Enumeration District 0110, Roll 1338, Page 1B, FHL microfilm 1241338. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

709. Deed by Henry Livingston to Daniel Smith, 180 acres. Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. 24 Dec 1825. Deed Book 6, Page 37. Indiana County, Indiana. Image courtesy of Rob Wrenn. (Images: Ancestry.com. Image on file.)

772. Gravestone. Sarah Jane (Livingston) Litchfield. Astoria Cemetery, Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois. 29 Jul 1896. Find A Grave Memorial 54361423. (Images: Find A Grave. Image on file.)

802. Caldwell, John Alexander. 1745–1880 History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Newark, Ohio, 1880.

803. Gravestone, Margaret (Livingston) Clark. Prairie Township Cemetery, Holmesville, Holmes County, Ohio. Find A Grave Memorial 27138845. (Images: Find A Grave. Image on file.)
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Henry Livingston Census Summary

1810 U.S. Federal Census (543)
Henry Livingston Household
Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Henry Livingston; a: 28–44
+ Female; a: 16–25 (Nancy Bell Morton)
Male; a: < 10
Female; a: < 10 (Margaret Livingston)

1820 U.S. Federal Census (544)
Henry Livingston Household
Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Henry Livingston, a: > 45
+ Female, a: 26–44 (Nancy Bell Morton)
Male, a: 10–15
Male, a: < 10 (Henry Livingston, Jr.)
Male, a: < 10
Female, a: < 10 (Sarah Jane Livingston)
Female, a: < 10

1830 U.S. Federal Census (545)
Henry Livingston Household
Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Henry Livingston, a: 50–59
+ Female, a: 40–49 (Nancy Bell Morton)
Female, a: 5–9
Male, a: < 5 (James William Livingston)
Male, a: < 5
Female, a: < 5

1840 U.S. Federal Census (538)
Henry Livingston Household
Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
1 Jun 1840
Henry Livingston, a: 50–59
+ Female, a: 50–59 (Nancy Bell Morton)
Male, a: 10–14
Male, a: 10–14 (James Livingston)
Female, a: 10–14
Male, a: 5–9 (David Ralston Livingston)

1850 U.S. Federal Census (539)
Henry Livingston Household
Blacklick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
27 Sep 1850
Henry Livingston, a: 74, b: Pennsylvania (Wagon Maker)
+ Nancy Livingston, a: 64, b: Pennsylvania
David Livingston, a: 20, b: Pennsylvania (Laborer)
Real Estate Value: $150

Henry Livingston Research Notes

At the 1790 federal census of Pennsylvania, William Levingston was living at Unity in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. William was more than 15 years old. Four males less than 16 years old and three females were also living in the William Levingston household. (Source: Year: 1790; Census Place: Unity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 84; Image: 55; Family History Library Film: 0568149.)

The 1790 U.S. Census of Delaware was destroyed.

A Henry Livingston household found in a transcription of the 1800 census of Delaware.

Indiana County was created 30 Mar 1803 from parts of Westmoreland and Lycoming Counties. Black Lick Township was formed in 1807 from Armstrong Township.

Date of birth and place as Wilmington, Delaware are based on information in family trees on Ancestry.com and have not been confirmed by independent evidence. (Accessed 4 Oct 2009). Family Search individual record for Henry Livingston (AFN: 1PPM-PDC) contains similar information.

The 1810 U.S. census of Black Lick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania enumerates the Henry Livingston household adjacent to the John Morton household. A John Morton was the father of Nancy Bell Morton, wife of Henry Livingston.

The 1840 U.S. Federal Census of Black Lick, Indiana County, Pennsylvania enumerates Henry Livingston, a: 50-59; however, the 1850 census records his age as 74, implying that he was age 64 in 1840.

Morton message board post by Ruthie Schneeberger:
Ancestor Henry Livingston, born 9/11/1772 in Wilmington, Delaware, died 1/1858 in Chestnut Ridge, PA; married Nancy Morton, born June 1786 in Blainesville, Indiana County, PA, died 1/12/1857. Her father was John Morton born 1765 in Indiana County, PA, died 1833 in Blicklick Township, Indiana Co. PA; mother was Mary Bell born 1768.

Morton message board post by Paul Livingston:
My name is Paul Livingston. I am a descendant of David Livingston, Henry and Nancy Morton Livingston's youngest son. I believe this is probably your line too, because my mother talked about Pierson cousins. My grandfathers were Henry Livingston, David's oldest son, and William Livingston, who was twelve years younger than Henry. Yes, my parents were first cousins. My mother was Opal Fontaine Livingston and she was born in Oklahoma in 1904. I was born in Ohio in 1928. Henry Livingston, my third great grandfather, was born in Wilmington Delaware in 1772. His father, first name unkown, was born in Germany in 1743 I have been trying to find out more information about the Mortons too, but can't get beyond John. Hope this information will be of use to you. Paul Livingston

Morton message board post by Bob Livingston:
Henry Livingston is also my grandfather. I'm trying to find Henry Livingston (b. Germany)'s father to continue the family tree. I've only got as far as you also. If you search on ancestory for Nancy Bell Morton it will start to show her parents tree line which leads to Plymouth, MA back to the 1400's. Her family is one of the original settlers from the US. Also, Henry Livingston (Germany) had a son Henry Livingston that was born in PA and had a son William Bell Livingston (Union solider that fought in the civil war in a battle in VA, battle lost, and wounded) and had a son William Reed Livingston and had a son Orville Reed Livingston, and had me, Richard Livingston. This is my blood line. If you find any info about Henry (Germany), thank you!!!