Notes
Note for: Frantz Schuster, 21 MAY 1721 - Index
sp. Franz Scherrer
Notes
Note for: Zebulon I Chill, ABT 1785 - Index
Found in Centre, Marion Co., IN in 1830 Census page 138.. male 5 and
under, male bet 20 - 30 female 5 and under 10, female 10 to 15, female
bet 20 and 30
Notes
Note for: Herbert Lee Crumrine, 28 JAN 1901 - 3 AUG 1958 Index
Crumrine, Herbert P age 19 1900 Missouri White Heber, Imperial,
California 1920 Census
CRUMRINE, HERBERT LEE 3 Aug 1958 LOS ANGELES 558203798 MALE 25 Jan
1901 MISSOURI GEERS
Notes
Note for: John Kessler, 23 NOV 1788 - Index
Eighth Company York Co. Volunteer Listings Part 2
Michael Shearer Henry Williams
Jacob Keller, of Geo. George Amspoker
Jacob Kessler John Broadback
Jacob Dates Henry Nycommer
Dewalt Snyder Peter Krapr
Frederick Fisher Adam Rypold
Notes
Note for: Eva Dorothea Leman, 24 JUL 1724 - 24 JUL 1798 Index
There is a substantial period of time between the probable date of
Johannes's immigration (1751) and the probable date of his marriage
(1755), when he was 27 years old. It is highly unlikely that he would
have waited so long to marry unless he had spent all, or most of the
pr4eceding few years as an indentured servant. Four or even six years
would not have been an unreasonable length of time to work off the cost
of his passage.
Few records of 18th century Pennsylvania marriages exist, and Johannes'
is no exception. Baptismal records, land deeds, and side-by-side graves
clearly prove that his wife was Eva Dorothea Leman. According to
tradition, Jacob was their first son, though we have found no proof. If
he was their son, as assumed, the probable date of their marriage would
be 1775, a year before his birth. The only records of Johannes and
Dorothea found in Pennsylvania are for three baptisms at the Augustus
Evangelical Lutheran Church at Trappe, New Providence Twp., PA. Their
daughter, Susanna Kessler, was baptized 22 Oct. 1758, with Susanna
Jungling as sponsor. Their son, Johannes Kessler, was baptized 19 Apr.
1761, with the parents as sponsors. In 1762, they were the sponsors at
the baptism of Susanna Jungling, daughter of Christian and Susanna.
Sponsors at baptisms were usually relatives, and Susanna was almost
certainly Dorothea's sister.
Presumably Johannes farmed in Pennsylvania, as that is what we know he
did the rest of his live. However, he did not own any land of record
there, probably because he could not afford to by any at this time. He
apparently heard about the cheap land on the western frontier, probably
from John Leman, who was no doubt Dorothea's oldest brother. John Leman
acquired land on Great Pipe Creek, Frederick Co., MD in 1749, and his
brothers George, Hans and Jacob mover there also, as did Christian and
Susanna Jungling. About 1763 Johannes Kesler and his young family headed
for this same area, approximately 100 miles on a straight line, but much
farther by horse, over the mountainous terrain. On 25 Feb. 1764 "John
Kaislaer" received a patent for 25 acres of land called "Good Will," near
the present village of Tyrone, 5 miles southeast of Tanytown, and
approximately 20 miles from Gettysburg, PA. When Carroll County was
formed from Frederick and Baltimore Counties in 1837, this land was in
the new county. Johannes' patent is on record in the Maryland Hall of
Records in Annapolis.
On 22 Nov. 1769, he acquired from Valentine Baist 13.75 acres of
"Friendship Agreement." On the dame date he and John Froshour acquired
from Baist five additional acres of "Friendship Agreement," to be used
solely for a church and school. On 15 Oct. 1770 John Casler acquired from
Philip Beamer, for 5 shillings, part of a tract appropriately called
"Redlands." It contained 59.25 acres, and was adjacent to "Good Will"
(Deed Book N, pp. 457-8). His final acquisition in Maryland was 48 acres
of "Runnymede," which he bought 4 June 1776 from Upton Scott, and
Annapolis physician. All four farm tracts were sole to Zachariah Albaugh
on 7 April 1791 for 447 pounds/2/6. The deed (Bk WR 9, p. 728) was signed
John Kesler" by his mark in the form of a "K," as were his later deeds.
His wife, Dorothy, appeared before two justices of the peace who noted
that "being by us privately examined apart from and out of the hearing of
her said husband she relinquished all her right and title to dower of, in
and to the within mentioned lands and premised and said she did it freely
and voluntarily without being compelled thereto by fear, threats of, or
ill usage from her said husband, or for fear of incurring his
displeasure." (While this was merely standard legal jargon, it does say
something about the status of women 200 years ago.) Following this sale,
Johannes and Dorothea went to Botetourt Co., VA, where the spent the
remainder of their lives.