Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Carver, William K.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Newtown Township


   WILLIAM K. CARVER merchant, P.O. Newtown, was born in 
Buckingham township, this county, May 27, 1816.  His parents 
were Joseph and Cynthia (Kirk) Carver.  His paternal 
grandfather, Joseph Carver, was a son of William, and he a 
son of William, who came from England and settled in 
Byberry, Philadelphia county, in 1682, and about 1700 
settled in Buckingham.  Joseph Carver was a farmer of 
Buckingham township, and his wife was Elizabeth Kimball, by 
whom he had the following children:  Esther (Mrs. William 
McDowell), Joseph, Jesse P. and Eliza (Mrs. Samuel Kirk), 
all deceased.  Joseph, father of William K., was a miller in 
Buckingham in early life and later engaged in farming.  He 
died in Philadelphia. His children were:  William K., Wilson 
J., Jesse H., Joseph P., Mary (Mrs. Edward Woodman), and 
Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph Greer).  His maternal grandfather was 
William Kirk, a farmer and a member of an old Buckingham 
family.  William K. was reared in Buckingham township.  In 
1840 he left home and went to Dolington, where he was a 
clerk in the store of his brother, Wilson J. for five years. 
 In 1846 he located in Newtown and was clerk for Kinsey B. 
Tomlinson four years.  In 1850 he bought out his employer 
and associated with B. Buckman, who was his partner five 
years and then sold his interest to J. T. Simpson, who was a 
partner until 1858. After several other changes in 1874 
Joseph J. Greer purchased an interest in the business and 
the present firm of Carver & Greer was formed.  Mr. Carver 
was postmaster of Newtown from 1859 to 1884.  January 30, 
1850, he was married to Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Amelia 
(Watson) Phillips, of Newtown, by whom he had two children:  
Joseph P., who married Lillian Worthington, and has one 
child, Sarah, and Adella, who is married to Edgar Pullen.