More Hostetler News

The agonizing part of surname research is that there were numerous spelling variations of so many surname. My own suffers that curse: Prall, Praul, Prawl, Prale, Praall and Praal just to name a handful. Some family members keep one spelling, others a different one.

Such is the case with Hostetler. Hostetler, Hostetter, Hochsetter, Hochstatter, Hochstadter and Hochstetler.

My Nicholas Hostetler arrived in Philadelphia in 1749 and settled in York Co., PA. He may have had two brothers, Christian and Ulrich. That's open to debate. Also open to debate, as I've mentioned before, is the identity of Nicholas' wife. Was she Mary, Anna, Magdalena or Anna Ulrich?

Mary is the wife named in Nicholas' will. There's a Magdalena buried on the family farm. Anna or Anna Ulrich is the wife of choice on most family trees. Most of those trees have "bonus children" not named in Nicholas' will. This suggests an error - probably uniting two Nicholas' into one. Anna is likely the wife of the "other Nicholas."

I've been sharing info with another Hostetlet-Miller researcher and she uncovered some intriguing records in York Co.
(1) Nicolas Hochstatter married Magdalena Euler on 27 May 1754.
(2) Joh. Niclaus Hochstatter son of Niclaus and Magdalena, bp. Jan 1760; Frantz and Frantzina Hochstatter, sponsors.
and I turned up
(3) Maria Magdalena Ohler daughter of George and Maria Magdalena Jacobia, bp. 12 Dec 1730 in Baden, Germany

We have supporting, albeit circumstantial, evidence for Mrs. Hostetler - Maria Magdalena Ohler/Euler [there's that surname thing again]. Nicholas gave his wife's name as Mary [Maria] and the Magdalena buried on the farm died in 1801 at age 70 [born 1730].

Question: Where do Frantz and Frantzina fit into the picture with Nicholas?
There were other Ohler/Euler/Oiler families in York Co. , Valentin and Conrad. Were they related to Maria Magdalen?

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Hostetler - Miller research hiccups

First of all, way too many Pennsylvania Miller parents named their sons Nicholas during the 1740-50s. Trying to find proof of service for my Nicholas Miller during the Revolutionary War has become a seemingly insurmountable task. He is listed as having served with the Continental Army in Pennsylvania on his veteran's burial permit. That's the only clue so far.

My Hostetlers have an interesting situation. Nicholas Hostetler is not well documented, but there are a few clues. Those clues may have gotten twisted. Buried on the Hostetler farm was a Magdalena Hostetler, died 1801, aged 70. That's an ideal fit for Nicholas' wife. However, most family trees  have Nicholas' wife as Anna, some have her as an Ulrich. Nicholas' will names wife Mary.

Theory? My Nicholas was married to Mary Magdalena _______. Another Nicholas married Anna Ulrich. Unfortunately, most family trees have the two Nicholas Hostetlers as one. My Nicholas named his children in his will and the trees have extras.

Oh, if genealogy was easy!

Keeney Update: Maiden name of Captain William Keeney's wife, Agnes

Discovering my Keeney ancestors was one of my most interesting Salt Lake Institute ventures. A fellow researcher of the Hazen family had heard that we had a Mayflower ancestor. Absolutely nothing to date had pointed in that direction. If the Mayflower connection was true, someone goofed in earlier research.

That proved to be the case. Research had Elizabeth Dart marrying John Hazen. Technically, that was correct. Elizabeth Turner had married Thomas Dart. She was not a Dart by birth as Hazen researchers had stated. Elizabeth Turner Dart Hazen was indeed a descendant of the Mayflower's  William Brewster. She was the daughter of Ezekiel Turner and Susanna Keeney, granddaughter of William Keeney.

One of the gaps in the Keeney research was the maiden name of William's wife, Agnes. Various sources gave her maiden name as Duglas, Parker and Duckett.

A possible resolution has been found in Phillimore's Leicester records for marriages in Ashby Parva from 1589-1837.

Phillimore shows a William Kynney marrying Agnes [written over Mary] Duckett on 30 Nov 1627 in Ashby Parva, Leicestershire. This may or may not be the correct William Kenney. It does, however, fit with the estimated date of William's marriage to Agnes.

http://leicestershireparishrecords.blogspot.com/2010/05/phillimores-marriages-ashby-parva-1589.html

Hutton Update: Minor Changes

Matthew Hutton and Beatrice Fincham get a minor tweaking. Beatrice's birth is estimated to have been about 1547 in Owtwell, Isle of Ely, Norfolk, England. The date of her marriage to Matthew Hutton was25 August 1567 in Downham, Huntingdonshire [now Cambridge], England.

Miller Family #2

Second Generation

2.  Nicholas Miller^2–3 (Ludwig-1) was born circa Aug 1749 in Pennsylvania.³ He died on 23 Jul 1833 at the age of 83 at Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery, Maustown, Butler Co., OH in Liberty Twp., Butler, Ohio, United States.³ Nicholas Miller was the second son of Ludwig and Barbara [Grable] Miller. He was born in August of 1749 probably in SE Pennsylvania or near Antietam, MD. The family had settled in what was to become Fayette Co. about 1771.

Nicholas served as a private in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War according to his Grave Registration Card.. No record of his service has been located to date.

Nicholas been appearing in Luzerne and Manellen Township tax records from 1785 to 1789. Nicholas married Margaret Hostetler about 1786. He was residing in Manellen Twp. at the time of the 1790 census. Miller was renting 400 acres, a house and barn in German Twp. from Nicholas Fast in 1798.

Nicholas Miller recorded a deed for 110 acres in Manellen and Luzerne Twp. purchased from his brother, Samuel on 16 August 1803. He sold his land about 1814. The Millers were in Liberty Twp., Butler Co., OH by 1820 and as early as 1815.

Nicholas and Margaret had eight children: Lewis, Catherine, Sarah, Daniel, Ann, Mary, Israel and Eliza.

Nicholas died in Butler Co. om 23 July 1833 and was buried in the Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery in Maustown, Butler Co., Ohio.  Margaret followed him in death on 18 July 1834.

Nicholas Miller and Margaret Hostetler^3–5 were married circa 1786 in Prob. Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States.² Margaret Hostetler^2,4, daughter of Nicholas Hostetler and Mary Magdalena Ulrich?, was born in Jan 1764 in Pennsylvania.⁴ She died on 18 Jul 1834 at the age of 70 in Butler Co., Ohio, United States.⁴ She was also known as Ellen Miller.² Margaret was buried at Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery, Maustown, Butler, Ohio.⁴ Margaret was buried in the Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery in Maustown, Butler Co., Ohio.

Nicholas Miller and Margaret Hostetler had the following children:

              3              i.   Lewis Miller, born 1788, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Loraine Griffis, 1830, Butler Co., Ohio, United States; died ca 1865, Butler Co., Ohio, United States.

              4             ii.   Catherine Miller, born 30 Nov 1791, Pennsylvania; married Isaac Clark, 30 May 1815, Reily Twp., Butler, Ohio; died 7 Jan 1879, Hendricks Co., Indiana.

              5            iii.   Sarah Miller, born 7 Jun 1795, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Benjamin Enyart, 7 Apr 1818, Butler Co., Ohio, United States; died 14 Feb 1883, Cass Co., Indiana, United States.

              6            iv.   Daniel Miller, born 2 Apr 1798, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Ruth Collier, 25 Oct 1831, Butler Co., Ohio, United States; died 17 Aug 1870, Newtown, Fountain, Indiana, United States.

              7             v.   Ann Miller, born ca 1800, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Israel Miley.

              8            vi.   Mary Miller, born ca 1800, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Alexander Sickles, 16 Dec 1834, Butler Co., Ohio, United States.

              9           vii.   Israel Miller, born 1805, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Mary Mahan.

           10          viii.   Eliza Miller, born 19 Nov 1806, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Daniel Griffis, 21 Apr 1825, Butler Co., Ohio, United States; died 17 Sep 1894, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States.

           11            ix.   Sally Ann Miller, married james wesley.

Sources:

        1. "Ludwig Miller Family Tree", database, WikiTree, WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Miller-39979 : accessed )"; submitted, [contact information for private use].

        2. Frank Clark, Catherine Miller - Hendricks Co., IN Message Board, Subject: Re: Obits, Listserve: Ancestry.com (21 March 2004, Original Date, 29 May 2000).

        3. Find A Grave, compiler, "Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery, Maustown, Butler, OH," database, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42259348/nicholas-miller : accessed 14 January 2019), Nicholas Miller.

        4. Find A Grave, compiler, "Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery, Maustown, Butler, OH," database, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42259700/margaret-miller : accessed 14 January 2019), B/D of Margaret Hostetler Miller.

        5. "Ludwig Miller Family Tree," database, WikiTree, "Nicholas Miller."

Miller Family #1

The Millers and Hostetlers link up with the Clark family in Butler Co., OH.

First Generation

1.  Ludwig Miller¹ was born circa 1725 in Germany.¹ He died in 1813 at the age of 88 in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States.¹ Ludwig Miller was of German extraction. According to family tradition, Ludwig and George Craft [b. 1727] were two of thee cousins who sailed for America together and settled near Antietam, Maryland. The third cousin was purportedly a Grable, possibly a Joseph Grable who was born about 1725.. Ludwig and George both married Graables. Craft was a native of Nurenberg, so Ludwig may have been from there as well. The trio reportedly were indentured servants.

Craft settled in Coventry, Chester Co., PA in 1751and was residing near the PA/MD border in 1755. He migrated to what was then Westmoreland Co., PA about 1771/2. Joseph Grable was baptized at the Conestoga Brethern Church in Lancaster, PA in 1747. [George and Ludwig reportedly converted to the Bretern faith as well.] He was residing between Hagerstown and Sharpsburg in Washington Co., MD in 1749. Grable was in what became Fayette Co., PA by 1773. Miller had a land warrant in Rapho Twp., Lancaster Co. in 1752 and was living near Craft in 1757. Ludwig moved on to western Pennsylvania around 1771.

Ludwig made his will in 1808 and died in 1813. Children of Ludwig and Barbara [Grable] Miller were believed to be Samuel, Nicholas, Catherine, Hannah, Elizabeth, Solomon, Jonathan, David, Mary, Jacob, Abraham, Rebeccah and possibly John.

Ludwig Miller and Barbara Grable¹ were married circa 1742 in Maryland or Pennsylvania.¹ Barbara Grable¹ was born circa 1725 in Germany.¹ She died in Prob. Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States.¹ Barbara was probably the daughter of Nicholas Grable of Frederick Co., MD who named children Samuel, Barbara and Elizabeth in his will. Elizabeth Grable married George Craft, a neighbor of the Millers and possibly Nichols' cousin. Samuel Grable lived just across the line in northern Maryland.

Barbara was named in several early deeds with her husband, but not later ones. This would suggest that she preceded Ludwig in death.

Ludwig Miller and Barbara Grable had the following child:

              2              i.   Nicholas Miller, born ca Aug 1749, Pennsylvania; married Margaret Hostetler, ca 1786, Prob. Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; died 23 Jul 1833, Liberty Twp., Butler, Ohio, United States.

Hostetler Family #2

 Second Generation

2.  Catherine "Cathy" Hostetler^6–7,10 (Nicholas-1) was born in 1760–1765 in Pennsylvania.^6–7,10 She died before 1810 at the age of 50 in Mason Co., Virginia, United States.^6–7,10 Catherine "Cathy" Hostetler was named in the father's will of 1795, by which time she had married Mathias Riffle. The Riffles moved to Mason Co., VA shortly before Cathy's death. Cathy's children were not named in brother Jacob's petition for inquest in the June 1840 Orphan's Court for Fayette Co., PA.

Catherine "Cathy" Hostetler and Mathias Riffle⁷ were married circa 1782 in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States.⁷ Mathias Riffle was born before 1765 in Germany. He died before 1830 at the age of 65 in Mason Co., Virginia, United States.

3.  Margaret Hostetler^11–12 (Nicholas-1) was born in Jan 1764 in Pennsylvania.¹² She died on 18 Jul 1834 at the age of 70 in Butler Co., Ohio, United States.¹² She was also known as Ellen Miller.¹¹ Margaret was buried at Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery, Maustown, Butler, Ohio.¹² Margaret was buried in the Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery in Maustown, Butler Co., Ohio.

Margaret Hostetler and Nicholas Miller^12–14 were married circa 1786 in Prob. Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States.¹¹ Nicholas Miller^11,13, son of Ludwig Miller and Barbara Grable, was born circa Aug 1749 in Pennsylvania.¹³ He died on 23 Jul 1833 at the age of 83 at Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery, Maustown, Butler Co., OH in Liberty Twp., Butler, Ohio, United States.¹³ Nicholas Miller was the second son of Ludwig and Barbara [Grable] Miller. He was born in August of 1749 probably in SE Pennsylvania or near Antietam, MD. The family had settled in what was to become Fayette Co. about 1771.

Nicholas served as a private in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War according to his Grave Registration Card.. No record of his service has been located to date.

Nicholas been appearing in Luzerne and Manellen Township tax records from 1785 to 1789. Nicholas married Margaret Hostetler about 1786. He was residing in Manellen Twp. at the time of the 1790 census. Miller was renting 400 acres, a house and barn in German Twp. from Nicholas Fast in 1798.

Nicholas Miller recorded a deed for 110 acres in Manellen and Luzerne Twp. purchased from his brother, Samuel on 16 August 1803. He sold his land about 1814. The Millers were in Liberty Twp., Butler Co., OH by 1820 and as early as 1815.

Nicholas and Margaret had eight children: Lewis, Catherine, Sarah, Daniel, Ann, Mary, Israel and Eliza.

Nicholas died in Butler Co. om 23 July 1833 and was buried in the Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery in Maustown, Butler Co., Ohio.  Margaret followed him in death on 18 July 1834.

Nicholas Miller and Margaret Hostetler had the following children:

              5              i.   Lewis Miller, born 1788, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Loraine Griffis, 1830, Butler Co., Ohio, United States; died ca 1865, Butler Co., Ohio, United States.

              6             ii.   Catherine Miller, born 30 Nov 1791, Pennsylvania; married Isaac Clark, 30 May 1815, Reily Twp., Butler, Ohio; died 7 Jan 1879, Hendricks Co., Indiana.

              7            iii.   Sarah Miller, born 7 Jun 1795, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Benjamin Enyart, 7 Apr 1818, Butler Co., Ohio, United States; died 14 Feb 1883, Cass Co., Indiana, United States.

              8            iv.   Daniel Miller, born 2 Apr 1798, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Ruth Collier, 25 Oct 1831, Butler Co., Ohio, United States; died 17 Aug 1870, Newtown, Fountain, Indiana, United States.

              9             v.   Ann Miller, born ca 1800, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Israel Miley.

           10            vi.   Mary Miller, born ca 1800, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Alexander Sickles, 16 Dec 1834, Butler Co., Ohio, United States.

           11           vii.   Israel Miller, born 1805, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Mary Mahan.

           12          viii.   Eliza Miller, born 19 Nov 1806, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; married Daniel Griffis, 21 Apr 1825, Butler Co., Ohio, United States; died 17 Sep 1894, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States.

           13            ix.   Sally Ann Miller, married james wesley.

 

4.  Ann Hostetler^8,15 (Nicholas-1) was born on 25 Sep 1767 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, British America.^8,15 She died on 25 Sep 1807 at the age of 40 in Hardiin Co., Kentucky, United States.^8,15

Ann Hostetler and Peter Cooperider¹⁵ were married circa 1787 in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States.¹⁵ Peter Cooperider was born on 10 Oct 1767 in at sea.¹⁵ He died in 1847 at the age of 80 in Clay Co., Indiana, United States.¹⁵

Sources:

        1. Harvey Hostetler & William Franklin Hostetler, Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler: the immigrant of 1736 (Elgin, IL: Brethren Publishing House, circa 1912), 941, 945; digital images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed October 2018.

        2. J.L. Cooprider, Chronicles of the families of Cooperider, Cooperrider, Cooprider and their descendants (Evansville, IN: J.L. Cooprider, 1952), 139; digital images, Family Search, familysearch.org (www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 January 2019; #895.

        3. "Family Search Family Tree", database, collaborative, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : accessed 3 January 2019), "Nicholas Samuel Hostetler I"; submitted 2013 by collaborative, [contact information for private use].

        4. Hostetler, Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, 941, 945.

        5. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "International Genealogical Index," database, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 January 2019), North American Region, Johan Nicholas Hochstatter; citing FHL microfilm .

        6. Hostetler, Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, .

        7. Scott Novak, "Re: Mason Co., WV Riffles," e-mail message from [e-mail for private use] ([street address for private use]), to Reply to D. Greeve query; Ancestry Message Board, 1 January 2002.

        8. "Family Search Family Tree," database, Family Search."

        9. Fayette Co.,PA, Fayette Co. Register of Wills, Book 3:277-8 24, Petition for Iquest, Hostetler family, June Session Orphans Court 1840; Fayette Co. Courthouse, Uniontown, PA.

        10. Don Greeve, "Mason Co., WV Riffles," e-mail message from [e-mail for private use] ([street address for private use]), to Ancestry Message Board: Mason Co., WV Riffles, 1 October 2000.

        11. Frank Clark, Catherine Miller - Hendricks Co., IN Message Board, Subject: Re: Obits, Listserve: Ancestry.com (21 March 2004, Original Date, 29 May 2000).

        12. Find A Grave, compiler, "Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery, Maustown, Butler, OH," database, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42259700/margaret-miller : accessed 14 January 2019), B/D of Margaret Hostetler Miller.

        13. Find A Grave, Cooprider and their descendants, .compiler, "Woodmansee Sugar Valley Cemetery, Maustown, Butler, OH," database, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42259348/nicholas-miller : accessed 14 January 2019), Nicholas Miller.

        14. "Ludwig Miller Family Tree", database, WikiTree, WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Miller-39979 : accessed 14 January 2019), "Nicholas Miller"; submitted by Cecil Stuarke, [contact information for private use].

        15. Cooprider, Chronicles of the families of Cooperider, Cooperrider,

Hostetler Family #1

Here is the first  installment on my Hostetler family. 

First Generation

1.  Nicholas Hostetler^1–3 was born in 1725 in Switzerland or Germany.⁴ He died on 19 Dec 1795 at the age of 70 in McClellandtown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.⁴ Most of what is known about Nicholas Hostetler comes from Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler the immigrant of 1736. Nicholas was not related to Jacob, but the authors included an appendix with details on other individuals of the same surname.

Nicholas arrived in Philadelphia on 15 September 1749 aboard the Phoenix, John Mason, captain. Mason gave the origins of his passengers as Zweibruecken, Nassau, Wurttenburg and the Palatinate. The ship had sailed from Rotterdam to Cowes, England before arriving in America. On the same ship were Christian and Ulrich Hostetler, believed to be Nicholas' brothers by Ulrich's descendants and natives of Glaurus, Canton Glaurus, Switzerland.

[Researcher Joe Hostetter claims that further research has determined that no variation of the surname exists in Glaurus. . The familial relationship of the three Phoenix passengers has also been brought into question with claims that Ulrich was Lutheran, while Nicholas and Christian were Dunkards. Nicholas and Christian were entered as Hochstatter on the passenger list; Christian as Hostetter.]

All three settled in York Twp., PA. Nicholas remained in York Co. for a time. Exactly how long is uncertain. John Nicholas Hocstatter, son of Nicholas and Magdalena, was baptized in the German Reformed Church, York Co., PA in June of 1760. A deed dated 19 February 1773 granted Nicholas Hostetler 120 acres in Manheim, York, PA.

These two entries probably apply to Nicholas of McClellandtown. There are some conflicting details, however. Son Nicholas Samuel was supposed to have been born in Greene Co. in 1767 and daughter Ann in Westmoreland Co. that same year. Greene borders Fayette to the west and Westmoreland is immediately north of Fayette Co. Fayette was formed from Westmoreland in 1783.

During the Revolutionary War, Nicholas served as a Private First Class in Captain Robert Sweeney's Company, 5th Battalion, Washington Co. Militia
John Nicholas was not listed among Nicholas' children in the Hochstetler book. However, Magdelena was the name of Nicholas' wife. Several sources give her name as Anna, possibly a nickname. A few family trees give her name as Mary Magdelena. This can be supported by the reference to a grave for a Magdalena, mentioned below, and that Nicholas named his wife, Mary, in his will. The Hochstetler book notes that there was a grave on the Hostetler farm marked for a Magdalena Hostetler who died on 21 December 1801, aged 71. This was undoubtedly the wife of Nicholas. Some family trees give her maiden name as Ulrich.

The Hochstetler children were given as Nicholas, Cattey [Riffle], Margaret [Miller], Ann* [Cooperider] and Jacob.

According to the Chronicles of the Families of Cooperider, Cooperrider and Cooprider and their descendants, Nicholas resided in Menellan Twp., Westmoreland Co. in 1783 and German Twp., Fayette Co. in 1785. He acquired 176 acres in Fayette Co. on 12 November 1787.

The Hostetler farm was near McClellandtown.  Nicholas died there on 19 December 1795. His will was written on 16 June 1795 and probated 16 February 1796. The will made provisions for his wife, Mary. It also named sons Nicholas and Jacob and daughters Cattey/Cathy Riddle, Margaret Miller and Ann Cooperrider.
 

Nicholas Hostetler and Mary Magdalena Ulrich?^5–7 were married circa 1759 in probably Pennsylvania.^6,8 Mary Magdalena Ulrich?^3,6 was born circa 1730 in prob Germany.⁶ She died on 21 Dec 1801 at the age of 71 in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States.⁶ The name of the wife of Nicholas Hostetler is open to some debate. Several sources give her name as Anna. A baptismal record for a John Nicholas Hostetler in 1760 shows his parents as Nicholas and Magdalena. Nicholas names his wife in his 1795 will as Mary. There is a headstone on the Hostetler family farm for a Magdalena Hostetler, died 21 December 1801, aged 71. That would place her birth about 1730, a reasonable age for the spouse of Nicholas, born in 1725. Several sources give her maiden name as Ulrich.

Nicholas Hostetler and Mary Magdalena Ulrich? had the following children:

                              i.   John Nicholas Hostetler⁵ was born in Jun 1760 in York Co., Pennsylvania, British America.⁵ He was baptized in Jun 1760 at German Reformed Church in York Co., Pennsylvania, British America.⁵ There is no further record of John, he probably died young.

              2             ii.   Catherine "Cathy" Hostetler, born 1760–1765, Pennsylvania; married Mathias Riffle, ca 1782, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; died bef 1810, Mason Co., Virginia, United States.

                            iii.   Jacob Hostetler⁹ was born in 1761–1766 in Pennsylvania.⁸ He died in Aug 1839 at the age of 78 in Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States.⁹ Jacob Hostetler died in late 1839. During the June Session of Orphans Court the next year, the executor of his estate, Jacob Riffle, petitioned for an inquest.
Riffle was probably related by marriage to Jacob. Catherine Hostetler had married Mathias Riffle about 1782, but relocated to western Virginia prior to 1810.

The petition mentioned Jacob's late brother Nicholas, who had died in February 1836. It also named sisters Margaret and Ann, their and children. No mention was made of Catherine, who had died about 1810, or her children. [Leonard, Jonathan, Samuel, Elizabeth and, possibly Solomom and Catherine - who would have been the two eldest.]

Margaret Miller's children: Catherine [Isaac] Clark, Sarah [Benjamin] Enyart, Daniel Miller, Mary [Alexander] Sickles, Isaac Miller, Eliza [Daniel] Griffis, Ann [Israel] Miley and Sally Ann [James] Wesley.

Ann Cooperrider's children: John, Peter, Jacob, Margaret [Benjamin] White and Polly Elliott

Jacob died during the late summer of 1839. His will was probated on 27 August 1839.

              3            iv.   Margaret Hostetler, born Jan 1764, Pennsylvania; married Nicholas Miller, ca 1786, Prob. Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; died 18 Jul 1834, Butler Co., Ohio, United States.

                             v.   Nicholas Hostetler was born in 1765–1767 in Pennsylvania. He died on 11 Feb 1837 at the age of 72 in Prob Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States.

                4              vi.           Ann Hostetler, born 25 Sep 1767, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, British America; married Peter Cooperider, ca 1787, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, United States; died 25 Sep 1807, Hardiin Co., Kentucky, United States

Searching for Elusive Records

One of my Revolutionary War ancestors was Nicholas Miller, born c 1749 in PA and died 23 July 1833 in Butler Co., OH. The military grave registration card for Nicholas states that he was a private in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. That is about all that is available on his service. There is not a lot of general information on his life either.

The family lived in what would become Fayette Co., PA during the Revolutionary War. They were near the PA/MD border and not far from Virginia. That gives Nicholas three states in which to enlist. The question.... Which one?

Preparing for a Research Trip to a place with MAJOR Facitities Available: Washington, DC!

This summer I will have a chance to spend a couple of days in Washington, DC doing research. The trick is deciding where to spend my limited time. There are four facilities that I'd like to visit:
1) The National Archives
2)  The Library of Congress
3)  The Daughters of the American Revolution Library
4) The Society of the Cincinnati Library

The NARA has a ton of federal records, including military pension files and service records. I believe that I have the complete files for my Rev War and Civil War ancestors who qualified for pensions, so this may move the NARA down the list.

The Library of Congress has genealogies that I have not been able to access at other facilities, so it has to be near the top of "where to go."

At the DAR Library I can gain access to documents used to get a slew of Rev War ancestors into the society. That may be at the top of the list.

The Society of the Cincinnati was opened to officers who served with the American and French forces during the Revolution. Only Continental Line officers above a certain rank were eligible. So far as I know, only Capt. Edward Prall, 1st Maryland, was a member. I sent for his info a number of years ago and may have everything available on him.

So, we have the DAR and LOC as the top spots on the list, with the NARA in 3rd and the SOC a distant 4th.

Factors to consider now, hours, proximity to the hotel and what information I need the most. More on the plans in a later post.

Haskell Family Gen. 3-4, Sources

Third Generation

3.  William Haskell^1,5 (William-2, William-1) was born in Nov 1618 in Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England.⁵ He was baptized on 8 Nov 1618 in Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England.⁵ He died on 20 Aug 1693 at the age of 74 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁵ William, Roger and Joan Haskell emigrated about 1635/6 with their mother and step-father, John Stone. The family first settled at Cape Ann side in Salem [later Beverly], but had removed to Gloucester by the early 1640s. William married at Gloucester in 1643 and most, if not all, of his children were born there. The births of four children are missing from the Gloucester records, suggesting the family moved away from 1646-1656. It is possible, however, that they were simply not entered into the birth records.

Haskell's holdings in 1645 included land on Planters' Neck. In 1656 he was residing on the west side of the Annisquam River. This land included ten acres with a house and barn purchased from Richard Window. [Another location given for the Haskell residence was on the west side of Walker's Creek where his sons owned land on both sides of the creek.]

William was both a farmer and a mariner engaged in the fishing business. In 1672 he gave his age as about 55 years. William was appointed guardian of his nephew Samuel [son of Roger] in 1679. Between 1672 and 1685 Haskell was a deputy to the General Court and served as a town selectman part of that time. He was named lieutenant of the train band [militia] in 1680/1. William was later promoted to captain and retained that title until his death. Haskell was deacon of the church for a time. In 1688 Gloucester and other towns refused to assess taxes levied by Royal Gov. Andros. The offending town selectmen were brought before the Superior Court at Salem and fined forty shillings and fees.

An epidemic may have swept through Gloucester during the summer of 1693. Mary died on the 16th of August and William died on the 20th.

William and Mary were the parents to nine children, all probably born at Gloucester: William [26 August 1644], Joseph [2 June 1646], Benjamin [c 1648], John [c 1649], Mary [c 1651], Ruth [c 1654], Mark [8 April 1658], Sarah [28 June 1660] and Elinor [28 May 1663].

William Haskell and Mary/Marie Tybbot were married on 6 Nov 1643 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁵ Mary/Marie Tybbot⁶, daughter of Walter Tybbot and Mary [Tybbot], was born on 6 Nov 1623 in Wales [?].⁶ She died on 16 Aug 1693 at the age of 69 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁵ The Simmons Family and other sources that offer a birth date for Mary Tybbot give the date as 6 November 1628 in Beverly, Massachusetts. Problems exist with both the date and place. Mary and William Haskell were married in 1643, so she would have been only 15 at the time. New England females were generally between 18-22 when they married. The Tybbots were part of the Blinman Party that arrived at Plymouth in 1640. Mary would have been born before the move.

One IGI entry offers a very reasonable solution, a transcription error! The entry is for 6 November 1623. The numerals 3 and 8 can easily be misread for one another in vital records. A birth year of 1623 would have made Mary 20 at the time of her marriage.

William Haskell and Mary/Marie Tybbot had the following child:

              4              i.   Mary Haskell, born ca 1651, Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts; married Edward Dodge, 30 Apr 1673, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died 1737, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

Fourth Generation

4.  Mary Haskell (William-3, William-2, William-1) was born circa 1651 in Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts. She died in 1737 at the age of 86 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁵ The Gloucester Vital Records give 28 June 1660 as the birth date of Mary Haskell [Hauscall in the records]. This is also the date recorded for her sister Sarah. If Mary was born in 1660, then she would have been 12 when she married in 1673. A marriage at that age was unacceptable in Puritan New England.

The Haskell Family of North America - Descendants of William Haskell and Elinor Foule [http://hfa.haskells.net/haskellfamilyna/pafc04.htm#3191C8] website notes that Mary's grandfather, Walter Tybbot, made his will on 5 June 1651. This will named all of his grandchildren, including the four sons of his daughter Mary [Wm. Haskell]. Mary would have been his first granddaughter and was not named in the will.

Gloucester was without a trained town clerk around the time, which could easily explain the error in recording Mary's birth.

Mary's brother John was born about 1649 [aged 69 in 1718] and her sister, Ruth was born about 1654. The Haskell website suggests that Mary was born in the latter half of 1651 after the writing of Walter Tybbot's June will.

Mary Haskell and Edward Dodge were married on 30 Apr 1673 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁷ Edward Dodge⁷, son of Richard Dodge and Edith Brayne, was born circa 1649/50 in North Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁷ He died on 13 Feb 1727 at the age of 77 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.⁷ Edward Dodge and his brother Joseph were co-executors of their father's will. They seemingly got along well with each other and family members as the disposition of the farms they jointly inherited were amicably divided. During his lifetime, Dodge held several town offices.

Edward Dodge and Mary Haskell had the following child:

              5              i.   Hannah Dodge, born Apr 1692, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America; married Samuel Curtis, 15 Jun 1720, Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died 29 Aug 1782, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America.

 Sources:

        1. "William Haskell LBYM-19J", database, Family Search, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : accessed 30 November 2018), "Haskell Family Tree"; submitted November 2018 by multiple researchers, [contact information for private use].

        2. "Haskell Family", database, Haskell Family Association, Haskell Family History (http://www.haskellfamilyhistory.com/ : accessed 29 July 2011), "Haskell Family," Haskell-Foule marriage; submitted by Haskell Family Association, [contact information for private use].

        3. Mary Walton Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: Volume I: Dawes & Allied Families (United States: Privately printed, 1943), p. 351-353: Haskell chapter; digital images, World Vital Records,  (: accessed 29 July 2011.

        4. "Haskell Family in North America - Descendants of William Haskell & Elinor Foule", database, Haskell Family NA, Haskell Family in North America (http://hfa.haskells.net/haskellfamilyna : accessed 29 July 2011), "William Haskell," background information; submitted, [contact information for private use].

        5. Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines, p. 351-353.

        6. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "International Genealogical Index," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 July 2011), Mary Tybbot birth; citing FHL microfilm none given.

        7. Joseph Thompson Dodge, "Dodge Family of Essex County," article, NEHGS, Americanancestors.org (http://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 25 July 2011), Dodge family; citing prior publication in NEHGS Register (October 1892).

Haskell Family:Gen.. 1-2

I have finally wrapped up my Haskell updates. Here are the results.

 FIRST GENERATION

1.  William Haskell¹ was born circa 1544 in Wincanton, Somerset, England.¹ Sources give the death dates of William and his wife as 1575, without documentation. It is possible that both survived beyond that year. Mrs. Haskell may have died about this time, as it  was close to the time of her youngest son's birth.

There is some conflict over the identity of William's father. William Haskell is given in some cases, Edward Haskell in others. Find A Grave gives Edward and has both father and son buried in St. Peter and Paul Churchyard in Wincanton, Somerset. Both have a birth year of 1514.

This entry does not give a spouse for Edward and gives Ann as William's spouse.

If William [b. 1514] was the father of William [b. 1544], then some sources carry the line back another generation to a William Haskell born c1490 in Fontmell Magna, Dorset and dying in 1542.

Elizabeth Rake¹ was born circa 1540 in England.¹ She was also known as Ann / Hannah Childress.¹ Some sources give Ann/Hannah Childress as William's wife, others give Elizabeth Rake. Some sources give Ann/Hannah Childress as William's wife, rather than Elizabeth Rake. The Haskell Family Association gives Elizabeth as the wife.

William Haskell and Elizabeth Rake had the following child:

              2              i.   William Haskell, born 1573, Wincanton, Somerset, England; married Elinor Foule, ca 1610, probably Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England; died 11 May 1630, Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England.

Second Generation

2.  William Haskell^1–4 (William-1) was born in 1573 in Wincanton, Somerset, England.^1,4 He died on 11 May 1630 at the age of 57 in Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England.^1,3–4 He was buried on 11 May 1630 in St. Stephen's, Charlton-Musgrove, Somerst, England.^1,3–4 William Haskell was a blacksmith by trade and served as a church warden in 1627. He was buried in the St. Stephen's churchyard at Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England in 1630. He had a brother, Mark, about ten years his senior.

Haskell Family Association research suggests that William and Mark may have been from Motcombe, a sub-parish Gillingham in the northernmost part of Dorsetshire. Motcombe had a nearby forest and manor. Both brothers worked as underkeepers of game and were joint tenants at Motcombe from 1600 to 1610. William and Mark paid extra property taxes for forges, indicating they both worked as blacksmith. Following the death of Elizabeth I and the accession of James I, Gillingham was deforested and turned into pasture land. The brothers moved about 30 miles to Charlton-Musgrove.

William married Elinor Foule in 1610. They had one child baptized at East Stour, Somerset, Edward [11 March 1611/2] and seven children baptized at St. Stephen's in Charlton-Musgrove: Roger [6 March 1613/4], Cecille [5 June 1616], William [8 November 1618], Mark [8 April 1621], Dorothy [16 November 1623], Elizabeth [19 April 1626] and Joan [1 March 1626/9].

Following William's death in 1630, Elinor married John Stone [c 1632] and headed for New England. Roger, William and Joan accompanied their mother. Cecille stayed behind and resided with her Uncle Mark. Mark was apprenticed to a board weaver from 1635 until 1644 and then followed his family to Massachusetts. Edward died in 1629.  It is not known what happened to Dorothy and Elizabeth; they may have died young.

William Haskell and Elinor Foule were married circa 1610 in probably Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England.^1–2 12 Oct 1610 Berwick St. John, Wiltshire is given as the marriage date in multiple sources. As neither William or Elinor were natives of Wiltshire, this is doubtful.. Elinor Foule² was born circa 1587 in Wincanton, Somerset, England.² She died between 1662 and 1667 at the age of 75 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² Conflicting marriage dates muddle the story of William Haskell and Elinor Foule [Frowde, Cook]. The most common is 27 June 1600, but with estimated births of 1577 and 1587 for the couple, William would have been about 23 and Elinor about 13. The alternate, 12 October 1610 makes more sense and is much closer to the birth of the eldest child.

William Haskell and Elinor Foule had the following child:

              3              i.   William Haskell, born Nov 1618, Charlton-Musgrove, Somerset, England; married Mary/Marie Tybbot, 6 Nov 1643, Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died 20 Aug 1693, Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

My last Genealogy Christmas Wish #12

12. I have a few Problem Solving brick wall candidate families remaining. One is the "Mary Wright's Maiden Name" problem. Quaker James Wright married Mary Davis, Mary Bowater or Mary ______.
It would be nice to find out which Mary was Mrs. Wright. That would call for a trip to Salt Lake or Quaker Archives in PA.

So there are my 12 Genealogy Christmas Wishes! Maybe a 13th is called for - the money to afford all twelve!

Gen. Christmas Wish #11

11. Virginia: Several families hailed from Virginia [Gulley, Land, Sumter, among others], so the state is ripe for a research venture. I might throw in a few historical sites, as well: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown and Mount Vernon, for starters.

Christmas Gen. Wish #10

10. Back overseas for #10! A trifecta, of sorts, including stops in Baden, Germany [Wagner & Laubscher research], Zurich, Switzerland [Rinker research] and The Netherlands - Heerde and Naarden to see if Prall origins can be found.