Descendants of Andrew BOSTAPH Jr.
1 Andrew BOSTAPH b: October 01, 1805
in Westmoreland Co., PA d: December 30, 1862 in Farmington Twp.,
Clarion Co., PA Burial: St Mary's, Crown, Clarion Co., PA
.. +Elizabeth WALLEY b: Abt. 1808 in Toby Twp.,
Clarion Co., PA m: Abt. 1830 in Pennsylvania d: May 13, 1838 in Farmington
Twp., Clarion Co., PA
..... 2 Mary Ann BOSTAPH b: March 31,
1831 in Pennsylvania d: June 15, 1857 in Pennsylvania
..... 2 Margaret Jane BOSTAPH b: April
24, 1833 in Clarion Co., Pennsylvania d: Aft. 1862
..... 2 Magdalena
"Lena" BOSTAPH b: October 10, 1835 in Farmington Twp., Clarion Co.,
PA d: 1901 in Kane, McKean Co., PA Burial: St. Mary's R.C., Crown,
Clarion Co., PA
......... +Jeremiah
HAGGERTY b: Abt. 1826 in Pennsylvania m: Abt. 1855 in Farmington Twp.,
Clarion Co., PA d: November 06, 1881 in Farmington Twp., Clarion Co., PA
Burial: St. Mary's R.C., Clarion Co., PA
*2nd Wife of Andrew BOSTAPH:
.. +Catherine EASLEY b: 1807 in PA m: January
07, 1839 in Clarion Co., PA d: October 09, 1892 in Vowinkel, Clarion Co.,
PA
..... 2 Elizabeth BOSTAPH b: November
26, 1839 in Farmington Twp., Clarion Co., PA
..... 2 Joseph BOSTAPH b: December 06,
1840 in Farmington Twp., Clarion Co., PA d: November 21, 1919 in
Vowinkel, Clarion Co., PA Burial: St. Mary's Crown, Clarion Co., PA
......... +Margaret DAVIS b: 1855 in Jefferson
Co., PA m: 1875 in Farmington Twp., Clarion Co., PA d: May 25, 1896 in
Vowinkel, Clarion Co., PA Burial: St Mary's, Crown, Clarion Co., PA
..... *2nd Wife of Joseph BOSTAPH:
......... +Magdalena HANER b: August 01, 1839
in Germany m: May 10, 1904 in PA d: January 27, 1923 in Farmington Twp.,
Clarion Co., PA Burial: St Mary's, Crown, Clarion Co., PA
..... 2 Andrew James BOSTAPH b: December
17, 1841 in Farmington Twp., Clarion Co., PA d: 1922 in Clarion Co.,
PA Burial: St. Mary's Crown, Clarion Co., PA
......... +Mary Alice BLACK b: October 27, 1853
in Armstrong Co. PA m: 1870 in Clarion Co., PA d: June 11, 1938 in Oil
City, Venango Co., PA Burial: St. Marys Cem., Crown, Clarion Co., PA
..... 2 John Francis BOSTAPH b: January
05, 1844 in Vowinkel, Clarion Co., PA d: 1883 in Clarion Co., PA
Burial: St. Mary's Crown, Clarion Co., PA
..... 2 Catherine Sabila BOSTAPH b: July
16, 1845 in Vowinkel, Clarion Co., PA d: 1902 in PA Burial: St. Mary's
Crown, Clarion Co., PA
..... 2 Daniel Augustine BOSTAPH b: March
08, 1847 in Vowinkel, Clarion Co., PA
..... 2 Thomas BOSTAPH b: February 02,
1851 in Vowinkel, Clarion Co., PA
Notes on Andrew Bostaph Jr.:
Last Will and Testament of Andrew Bostaph, dec. In the name of God Amen!
I, Andrew Bostaph of Farmington Township in the County of Clarion, being in good health of body and of sound and disposing mind, do make and declare this to be my Will & Testament in manner following. That is to say, I order that all my just debts, funeral expenses and charges of proving this, my Will, be in the first place fully paid and satisfied, and after payment thereof, and every part thereof, I give and bequeath to my oldest son, Joseph, one hundred acres, the North part of the old Homestead; I give and bequeath to my second son Andrew James one hundred and thirty-one acres of land adjoining lands of Dobson Heirs and others; I give and bequeath to Daniel and Thomas, eighty-five acres of land, the balance of the old place; I give and bequeath to John a sufficient maintenance, to be kept and maintained by Joseph; I give and bequeath to Margaret my daughter, a note calling for one hundred dollars, which I hold against her husband, and further I bequeath all accounts that I have her said husband; I bequeath to Magdalena, my daughter, one hundred and fifty dollars, to be paid by Joseph and James, each to pay an equal share. I bequeath to Elizabeth my daughter, one hundred and fifty dollars to be paid by Joseph and James each to pay an equal share; I bequeath to Catherine Sibilla, one hundred and fifty dollars, to be paid by Joseph and James, I further bequeath to said Catherine Sibilla, an outfit on her day of marriage, the same as all the rest of my daughters; I bequeath to my beloved wife Catharine a good and sufficient maintenance, on the old Homestead, and further, I bequeath to my said wife one cow and all the house furniture. I further bequeath all my personal property to my two sons, namely Joseph and Andrew James, above said, to be equally divided among said Joseph and Andrew James. And all the rest residue and remainder of my goods, chattles, debts, ready money, effects and other my estate whatsoever and wheresoever, both Real and Personal, I give and bequeath the same and every part and parcel thereof, unto my executors, administrators and assigns. And I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my wife Catherine and Joseph, my son, executors of this my Will, hereby revoking and making void all former and other wills by me at any time having been made and declare this only to be my last will and Testament. In wittness whereof, I, the said Testator, unto this my last Will and Testament, set my hand and seal, this twenty-sixth day of December 1862.
Andrew Bostaph [seal]
Signed sealed, published and declared, by the said Testator, Andrew Bostaph as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and at his request, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto.
David McDonald
William Wilkenson
Andrew was born and babtized a Lutheran, but he became a Catholic when he married Elizabeth Walley. His second wife was also a Catholic.
His grave marker in the Saint Mary's Catholic Church
cemetery is prone in the ground and eroding. Bernie Clark had a brass
name plate affixed to the stone with the accepted spelling of his name.
The stone had misspelled his name. I have copies of his baptismal
record and his will. Andrew was baptized February 25, 1806
in the Brush Creek Lutheran Church, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.
Andrew Bostaph's grave marker.
Link to photo of Brush Creek Lutheran Church where Andrew was baptized
Link to photo of interior of Brush Creek Lutheran Church.
