Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Vansant, Lendrum L.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Southampton Township


   LENDRUM L. VANSANT farmer, P.O. Feasterville, is of Dutch 
descent.  His great-grandfather was Captain Nathaniel 
Vansant, a revolutionary soldier, who was taken prisoner by 
the British and confined on Staten Island.  After his 
release he came back to his home at Brownsville, in this 
township, where his father, Nicholas, and his grandfather, 
also Nicholas, had both resided.  Nathaniel was born there 
on March 13, 1745, and died August 8, 1825.  His wife was 
Hannah Britton, who was born January 16, 1746, and died 
August 19, 1818.  His son Nicholas was grandfather of 
Lendrum L.   He was born February 23, 1771, and died April 
19, 1850.  His wife was Mary Larzalere, who was born 
September 8, 1772, and died October 27, 1863.  Their son 
Benjamin was father of Lendrum.  He was born February 14, 
1803, and died in June, 1869.  He was a sober and 
industrious man, and accumulated a handsome property.  He 
was twice married, first to Sarah Campbell, who was born 
March 7, 1810, and died March 10, 1855.  His second wife was 
Jane Lukens.  By his first wife he had four children:  
Lendrum L., Elizabeth R., Harriet P. and Charles I., 
deceased.  His second wife had one child, Benjamin.  Our 
subject was born October 4, 1832, and for several years 
after his marriage farmed the home place, afterward buying a 
farm in this township, on which he lived for ten years, when 
he removed to the adjoining farm, which has since been his 
home.  On January 7, 1858, he was married to Amanda, 
daughter of Absalom Knight, of Middletown.  Their children 
are:  Laura E., wife of Elmer Ely, living in Philadelphia, 
and has had three sons:  Harvey F., Alfred J. and Lendrum 
V., Elizabeth K., wife of G. Franklin Ely, of Philadelphia; 
George S., Jennie E. and Gertrude, living with their 
parents.  Mr. Vansant has been for the past eight years 
supervisor of his township.