Yerkes has also been spelled Gerkes, Gerckes, Jerghes, Jerghjes, Jurckes,Yercas, Yercks, Yerkhas, Yerkas, Yerkiss, Yerks, and Yerkus
Byberry is a township in the northeast corner of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The Walton brothers were early settlers. Moreland Township was just west of Byberry. When Montgomery County broke off in 1784, Moreland was divided into two townships, both called Moreland. In 1917 the Montgomery County Moreland split into Upper Moreland Township and Lower Moreland Township.
John served in the Revolution as a private from Pennsylvania. John was a saddler and harness-maker. He inherited a grist mill and 60 acres in Hunterdon County from his father in 1732.
In 1751 when her father died, she received 30 pounds according to the provisions of his will.
Their children included:
Mary Howell (1743, married Thomas Norton),
Elizabeth Howell Schuler (1747),
Hannah Howell (1752, married John Levering),
Daniel Howell (1753, married his cousin Elizabeth, the daughter of Silas Yerkes),
(1758, married Mary Busby), and
Sarah Howell (1761, married Anthony Levering).
In 1774 he inherited from his uncle, Benjamin Howell. In 1780 he was elected justice of the peace and held that office until 1785.
In 1780 Daniel Howell (probably, Jr. ) was in the 3rd Company, First Battalion of the Philadelphia County Militia.
When she was 68 years old, she died on March 11, 1793 in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania. John died on August 8 1721. They are probably both buried in the burying ground of the Ridge Baptist Church at Roxborough, Philadelphia where they were members.
The Manor of Moreland was composed of a tract of ten thousand acres, and was created, in 1682, by a grant from William Penn to Dr. Nicholas More. Most of the Manor was in Philadelphia County, but is now
Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
