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being reduced to extreme poverty by the frequent 

 French incursions into the Palatinate in Germany, lately 

 have fled for refuge to this our Kingdom of Great 

 Britain, and further have gone to live in our province of 

 New York, in America, and therefore they shall and 

 will be esteemed as natural born subjects and reputed as 

 such by our heirs and successors of this our Kingdom of 

 Great Britain, and their heirs respectively shall and will 

 be esteemed as such by our heirs and successors, and 

 their heirs shall aiid will be dealt with, reputed and 

 governed as such, as the rest of our faitliful subjects of 

 this our Kingdom of Great Britain, and they shall be so 

 esteemed in every place and jurisdiction under this our 

 crown of Great Britain, and shall be lawfull for them or 

 their heirs respectively in all actions of what kindsover 

 they may be to pursue for and enter complaint in and 

 about the same in whatsoever place or jurisdiction they 

 may be in or mider in this our Kingdom of Great Britain, 

 and elsewhere, mider our Government to have, exercise^ 

 use and enjoy the full privilege of makmg ansv\rer and 



The descendants of Isaac Le Fevre are numerous and res- 

 pectable in this county ; and many of them are settled in va- 

 rious parts of Pennsylvania, and other states. Isaac had four 

 sons and two daughters — Abraham, Philip, Daniel, Samuel^ 

 Mary and Esther. Philip, the second son, was a gunsmith, 

 settled on a farm now owned by George Meek, and by Henry 

 Le Fever, both lineal descendants. Philip, had four sons and 

 four daughters; Isaac, George, Adam, Jacob, Catharine, 

 Esther, Eve and Elisabeth. 



Catharine was born in March, 1734, and was married to 

 Nicholas Meek ; both resided for many years in this county. — 

 They spent their last days with their son Jacob 3Ieck, at Har- 

 risburg, where both died at an advanced age. Nicholas Meek 

 died April 16, 1603, aged 71 years, 4 months and 4 days ; Cath- 

 arine Meek died October 2nd, 1804, aged 70 years and 7 

 months. Philip, their eldest son, aged 87, is yet living. 



