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The Fisher
Name
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The name is variously spelled, such
as Fisher, Fischer, Vischer, Visacher, Visher, Fysher, etc. in various parts of
the world.
The name is found in every nation
and the meaning is just what it indicates -- a fisher, one who fishes.
The Fishers of England have occupied
places of high importance in every period of history. One very distinguished
member of the family was John Fysher, Bishop of Rochester and Chancellor of the
University of Cambridge.
The earliest Fishers to come to
America were from England, and the first of these was: ANTHONY FISHER, son of
"Anthony Fisher and his wife, Mary Fisk. He was born at
"Wigonette" in Suffolk, England, about the year 1590 and died in
Massachusetts in 1671. His father died in England in 1640. The younger Anthony
came to Boston on the ship "Rose" in 1637, and in that year settled
at Dedham, Massachusetts. He was a Deputy of the General Court; Member of the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company; a Freeman 1645; and a Selectman
1664-1666. His first wife was Mary __________, and his second wife, Joanna who
he married in 1647, was the daughter of Thomas Faxon.
JOSHUA
FISHER, brother of the above, was born in Suffolkshire, England in 1585 and
died in Massachusetts in 1647. His wife was Elizabeth _____ .
DANIEL
FISHER was born in England in 1619 and died in Massachusetts in 1683. He
came to Boston in 1637 and settled at Dedham, Massachusetts, the same year. He
probably was a relative of the above brothers. He was a Freeman in 1640; a
Selectman 1650-1681; Captain of a Company of Foot in 1640; Member of the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company 1640; Deputy of the General Court, and
three times Speaker thereof; and the Governor's Assistant in 1682. In 1641 he
married Abigail, daughter of Thomas and Susanna Marriott. She died in 1683.
In Maine the Fishers were founded by
Samuel. He was a lineal descendant of Sir Anthony Fisher, and was living in
North Yarmouth in 1745.
One early ancestor of the American
Fishers was John who came to Pennsylvania with William Penn in the ship
"Welcome" in the year 1682. He settled at Cape Henlopen, in Delaware,
and married Margaret Hinfle. Another was Joseph Fisher, who settled in New
Jersey. Middletown, Pennsylvania, was founded by George Fisher, son of a John
Fisher. Fishers Lane in Germantown, Pennsylvania, was named for the family.
A celebrated beauty of the
Revolutionary period was Mary Vining Fisher, a great-granddaughter of John who
settled in Pennsylvania (Delaware). Her fame reached the ears of Marie
Antionette, who inquired of Thomas Jefferson, then Ambassador to France, if
the stories of her great beauty were true. Among her great admirers were
General Lafayette, the Duke of Orleans, Louis Phillipe, and the Spanish
Patriot, Miranda.
Many of the American Fishers,
however, are descendants of German ancestors of the name. Not a few of the
German Fishers descended from noble families and those high in the esteem of
the rulers. One of the earliest German Fishers to come to America was Johannes
(John), a smith aged 27, who with his wife Maria Barbara, aged 26, and son
Andreas (Andrew), aged 1/2 month, came over with the Rev. Joshua Kocherthal and
a band of German Palatinates in 1708 and settled in New York state. In 1709
Margaret Fischer, fifty-five years old, Catholic, and a widow, and her
children; Simon, 30, farmer, Catholic; and Margaret, 24, housewife, Catholic,
arrived in New York. In 1709, John and Jacob Fischer arrived at Philadelphia,
from Germany, and they and their descendants, or part of them settled in the
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and western North Carolina. In 1732 Wilhelm
Fischer arrived and settled at Hain's Church in Berks County, PA.
In
1710, Peter and Sebastian Fischer,
heads of families, arrived in New York
and were listed as members of Governor Hunter's East Camps. They later moved up
the Hudson Valley. In 1723, Sebastian
Fischer and thirty-two other heads
of families left the Schoharie Valley of New York, came down the Susquehanna
River, and settled in the Tulpehocken Valley, Berks County, Pa. It is from this Ancestor that the Fishers of
this history and genealogy are descended.
The Book of Names by Loud D. MacWethy, St. Johnsville, N.Y.
(with
reference to the name of Fisher therein)
Page 15- Kocherthal Records, Baptisms by the Rev. Joshua
Kocherthal:
Feb. 23, 1709, at New York,
Johannes, child of Johann Jacob and Elizabetha Plettel.
Sponsors:
Johannes Fischer and Anna Marie Weigand.
Page 40- Kocherthal Records, Marriages:
July 19, 1709. In the colony
Quasaic, Johann Fischer, widower, and Naria, daughter of the late Carolus Hill
of Stone Town in New England.
Page
51- From the London Documents:
The names, trades, etc. of the
German Protestants to be settled in New York. The author of the book of names
states, "We are indebted to Pascoe Williams of Albany for the following
additional names to the Kocherthal Records. They were secured at the State
Library at Albany." The list gives the names of the party which came to
New England with Rev. Kocherthal in 1708 from the lower Palatinate in 1708. The
list was dated June 28, 1708. Among the names found are:
Johannes Fischer |
Smith |
Married Male |
Age 27 |
Maria Barbara Fischer |
Wife |
Married Female |
Age 26 |
Andreas Fischer |
Child |
Male |
Age 1/2 mo. |
Page 67- From Governor Hunter's Ration Lists:
Palatinate heads of families - Location,
New York City, East Camps, Columbia Co., N.Y.
Fishers on the list as head of
families:
Peter Fischer
Sebastian
Fischer
Page
68- List of Palatinates - Copied in London, England, on May 27, 1709.
Simon Fischer Husbandman Catholic Age 30
List dated June 2, 1709
Margaretha Fischer Unmarried Catholic Age 55
Margaretha Fischer Unmarried Catholic Age 24
List dated June 16,
1709, at St. Catherine's, London, England
Peter Fischer Husbandman Reformed Age 36
Winedresser
Had
two daughters, age 2 and 5.
Page
120 - Colonial Census of 1710 - West Camp - Palatinates remaining in New York.
No Fischers on this list.
The
above information was furnished to the compiler by Miriam Rohrer Shelley, 307
Wyoming Avenue, Maplewood, New Jersey, on June 8, 1934.
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Early Fishers
in the Colony of New York
(Taken from the minutes of the Colonial
Council, 1668-1783)
TJERK HAFHENSEN FISHER
- [ Probably meant for John Harmanse
Fisher]
Mar 8, 1708 - Petition received from him
(probably for a warrant of survey for land)
Mar
25, 1708 - Warrant of survey for Harmansen Fisher signed (See Vol. 10)
Jun 1, 1710 - Orders on petition of Tjerk
Harmansen Fisher.
JOHN
HARMANSE FISHER - (Also Fischer, Vischer, Visscher, Visher).
Jul
25, 1709 The Oneidas (Indians) want John Harmanse Fisher and others to go with
them to Canada as interpreters. (See Vol 11 for this, and those below).
Apr
21, 1710 - John Harmanse Fisher was commissioned as an Ensign in Captain
Myndert Schuyler's Company, Colonel Peter Schuyler's Regiment.
Aug
24, 1716 - Petition received from him.
Aug
30, 1716 - License to purchase Indian lands granted to him.
Nov 1, 1716 - Warrant of survey granted to him.
Feb
17, 1717 - Patent granted to him.
DR.
ARCHIBALD FISHER:
Aug
23, 1733 - Warrant signed for Dr. Fisher for medicine for troops at Fort
Oswego.
Sep
29, 1737 - Warrant signed for medicines
for garrison at Oswego.
Feb
11, 1746 - A Committee of the Council examined the following witnesses, Wm.
Brownjohn, Archibald Fisher, and Mrs. Garland, in regard to Dr. Magraw.
DONALD FISHER:
Feb
8, 1764 - Patent ( Since the other patents on this list were granted to
soldiers of the French and Indian War,
it is presumed that he too served in that war.)
ICHABOD FISHER
Dec
20, 1766 - Land was granted to Ichabod Fisher and others in Saltash Township.
JACOB FISHER:
Sep
29,1727 - Petitions of Johannes
Hornbeck and Jacob Fisher referred. (Vol 15).
JOHN FISHER:
Jul 8,
1772 - Petition (Probably Private, 55th Regiment) (Vol 31, page 28).
Dec
1, 1773 - Land granted to him, and
others, near New Perth.
MARY FISHER:
Nov
11, 1772 - Land granted to Mary Fisher, widow of Sergeant William Fisher, late
of the 17th Regiment, probably in Goodwood Township.
MINNE FISHER:
Jul
13, 1768 - An order granted on her petition. (Vol 29, page 277).
SAMUEL FISHER:
Jan
25, 1770 - Name of Samuel and others to be inserted in a patent granted to
William Trent and others, William at the time being in England.
THOMAS FISHER:
Apr 1, 1767 - Patent granted to him and other
soldiers. His name was mentioned twice.
Mar
22, 1769 - Petition granted to him and
many others (Vol 29, page 308).
Jan
25, 1770 - His name to be inserted in the patent given William Trent and
others.
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SOME OF THE PALATINATE FAMILIES WHO CAME TO
PENNSYLVANIA
FROM NEW YORK
WITH SEBASTIAN FISHER
In the spring of 1723, thirty-three
German Palatinate families, having become disgusted with the situation and
living conditions in the Schoharie Valley of New York, cut a road across the
hills to the Susquehanna River, built boats and rafts, loaded them with their
families and personal property, and floated down the river to the mouth of the
Swatara Creek, south of Harrisburg. They ascended this creek, passed over the
low lying hills, and settled in the beautiful Tulpehocken Valley of Berks
County. Sebastian Fisher was one of the leading spirits of this migration. A
list of the heads of the families was not preserved, but below is a list of
the families living in the Tulpehocken Valley in 1727, these people having
petitioned for a road from Reed's (Reith's) Church to Oley in the same county.
The first column gives the names as signed to the petition, and the second
column, the manner of its usage today.
Michael Aemdrich |
Michael Emrick |
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Clas Neves |
Nicholas Neff |
Martin Batdorf |
Martin Batdorf |
--- |
Niklas Ruell |
Nicholas Rule |
Philip Braun |
Philip Brown |
--- |
Casper Reith |
Casper Reed |
Johannes Christman |
John Cristman |
--- |
Lenhard Reith |
(John) Leonard Reed |
Conrad Diffenbach |
Conrad Diffenbach |
--- |
Niklas Reim |
Nicholas Ream |
Johan Entefield |
John Entfield |
--- |
Freiderich Schaeffer |
Frederick Shaffer |
Lenhart Feg |
Leonard Feg |
--- |
Martin Staub |
Martin Staub |
Sebastian Fischer |
Sebastian Fisher |
--- |
Antoni Schadt |
Anthony Schad |
Michael E. Harner |
Michael E. Harner |
--- |
Johan H. Schuchert |
John H. Schuchart |
Yacob Klopf |
Jacob Klopp |
--- |
Niklas Scheffer |
Nicholas Shaffer |
Jacob Korbell |
Jacob Korbell |
--- |
Peter Klopf |
Peter Klopp |
In addition to the
above signers appeared: Abraham Lauck, Adam Lesh, George Lesh, Adam Welborn,
and Martin Zarbe.____________
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First Generation:
0. JohANNES SEBASTIAN Fisher
(About 1685 - 1754)
Johannes Sebastian Fisher (Sebastian
Fischer or Sebastian Fisher) was born in the Rhine river valley of Germany near
Hanover about the year 1685. He is the supposed son of Conrad Fischer and Maria
of Hadamar, Germany. Sebastian Fisher
married Susanna around the year 1704 in the Rhine river area of Germany. Around the year 1706, he came to the United
States via England and settled in the Schoharie Valley of New York. In the spring of 1723, Sebastian Fisher and
thirty-two other heads of families loaded their belongings and offspring on
boats and rafts and traveled down the Susquehanna River as far as the mouth of
the Swatara Creek south of Harrisburg. They ascended this creek and settled in
the beautiful Tulpehocken Valley in Berks County, Pennsylvania, some fifteen
miles northwest of Reading.
In the spring of 1743 John Jacob,
Sebastian, and one-hundred-sixty others founded the Tulpehocken (Christ)
Lutheran Church. It is supposed that Sebastian died in the Tulpehocken Valley
around 1754 however there is no known record of such.
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Second Generation:
1. John Jacob Fisher (About 1720 - 1803)
John Jacob Fisher (Son of Sebastian)
was born in the Schoharie Valley of New York about the year 1720. In the spring
of 1723, the father of John Jacob, Sebastian Fisher, and thirty-two other heads
of families loaded their belongings and offspring on boats and rafts and
traveled down the Susquehanna River as far as the mouth of the Swatara Creek
south of Harrisburg. They ascended this creek and settled in the beautiful
Tulpehocken Valley in Berks County, Pennsylvania, some fifteen miles northwest
of Reading.
In the spring of 1743 John Jacob,
Sebastian, and one-hundred-sixty others founded the Tulpehocken (Christ)
Lutheran Church. Jacob's name appeared
on the list. Many of these people formerly belonged to the Reed's (Reith's)
Lutheran Church located some two miles east of the Tulpehocken Church.
On December 9, 1743, John Jacob
married Mary Elizabeth, daughter of John Frederick of the same locality, and on
October 14, 1744, their oldest son, John Adam, was baptized at the Tulpehocken
Church. John Philip Schneider and his wife, Catherine Elizabeth, were the
sponsors. Two years later another son was born, but his baptismal record seems
to be missing. On December 9, 1747, a daughter was born. She was named Anna
Catherine and baptized at the Tulpehocken Church on December 13th, 1747. The
sponsors were Adam Fisher (believed to have been a brother of John Jacob) and
Anna Catherine Anspach. Their fourth child, a daughter, was baptized at the
same church on August 20, 1749, and Peter and Magdalene Anspach were the
sponsors. The child was named Magdalene. In 1750, Jacob Fisher was listed as being
one of the deacons of the Tulpehocken (Christ) Lutheran Church. On December 8,
1751, their fifth child, a son, was baptized at Christ Church and given the
name Christian. The sponsors were Christian Lauer (Lower) and wife. On October 24,
1753, John Jacob received a warrant for the survey of fifty acres in Berks
County. On October 13, 1754 their sixth child, a daughter, was baptized at
Christ Church. The sponsors were John Anspach and his wife, Ann Elizabeth
Fisher, sister of John Jacob, and aunt of the child. The child was named Ann
Elizabeth. There is some evidence that a seventh child, a son named Jacob, was
born in 1756, but no baptismal record can be found.
In 1767 John Jacob, commonly called
"Jacob" was assessed with 145 acres, 4 horses, 3 cows, and 3 sheep in
Tulpehocken Township. Jacob's son, John Adam, commonly called "Adam"
appears on the same list as a single freeman. On September 9, 1767, Jacob
bought a tract of land known as
"Mouse Hole" in what is today Jordan Township, Northumberland County,
PA, from Philip Erp (Erb). The same year his second son, John, became a tenant
on this land. In those days it was known as Mahanoy Township, and after 1772
was part of Northumberland County. In 1768, Jacob and his son Adam were again listed
on the Tulpehocken tax record.
The noted Lutheran Missionary, the
Rev. Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, kept a diary, and of his trip to Fort
Augusta (Sunbury) in the summer of 1771, he makes this statement, "I
called at the home of J.F., some six miles east of the river at one P.M. on the
day of June 26th, and I found that 'Old Man' Fisher had preceded me there by a
day." The writer believes that Jacob accompanied Rev. Muhlenberg across
the river and examined the land on the Isle of Que, which he bought from Rev.
Muhlenberg's parents, the Rev. Dr. Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg, and his wife,
Mary or Maria Weiser, daughter of the famous Conrad Weiser, some two years
later. In 1760 when Col. Conrad Weiser died, he left some 3600 acres of land on
both sides of the Susquehanna, and islands therein, south of Selinsgrove, to
his heirs. Efforts to sell the land seem to have been fruitless and in
September, 1773, a deed of partition was recorded at Sunbury (drawing of this
tract will be shown elsewhere) dividing the land among the Weiser heirs. The
lower end of the Isle of Que and an island in the River, a total of 440 acres
fell to Mrs. Muhlenberg, as her share. This land, 167 acres on the Isle of Que
and 273 acres on the island, were sold to Jacob Fisher on October 16, 1773.
(Description Elsewhere).
In 1778, Jacob Fisher was assessed
for the first time in Penn Township, Northumberland (Snyder) County with 150
acres. His son Adam became a tenant on his Isle of Que tract in this year
(1778). In the same year, Jacob was assessed with personal property only, in
Tulpehocken Township, and his son Christian was taxed with Jacob's land in
that township. The tax lists of that year show him as a nonresident landowner
in Penn Township, Northumberland County, and as a resident and personal
property owner in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County. On December 30, 1784,
Jacob sold the 167 acres in Penn Township to his son Adam (Northumberland Deed
Book "C", page 226). On the same date, he sold his son John the
"Mouse Hole" tract in Mahanoy Township, and it is believed that he
also sold his Tulpehocken land to his son Christian at the same time. The Penn Township tract was owned in 1934 by
Michael Oliver Fisher, a great-great-grandson of the original Fisher owning it.
The "Mouse Hole" tract was sold on May 5, 1801 by John Fisher to
Peter Schwartz, and a descendant of this man, J.M. Schwartz, Urban, PA, is the
present owner. A few years ago the Tulpehocken tract was owned by Henry
Wilhelm, a descendant of Jacob Fisher. This tract lay close to the church which
Jacob and his father helped to organize and to which Jacob's father donated
five acres of land in 1743. With the sale of his Penn Township land to his son,
Jacob's name no longer appeared on the tax list there. The same is true in
Mahanoy Township. In Tulpehocken Township, he was taxed with personal property
only for some years and then finally seems to have gone to his son Christian or
one of his daughters to live.
Jacob's will, made in 1802, does not mention a wife; she must
have died before him. (A copy of the will is shown below). He died in 1803 and
is buried in the old cemetery at Christ's church about a mile west of
Stouchsburg, PA. Due to the weathering of the tombstones, however, the writer
was unable to identify his grave, or that of his father, who is also buried
there.
According to the American Archives,
Jacob Fisher was one of a committee of
two in Tulpehocken, appointed to look after the relief of distressed families
of soldiers in the service during the Revolution. In so doing, he helped to
establish this country, and his descendants therefore are eligible for
membership in the Sons or Daughters of the American Revolution. His three sons
served in the Revolutionary forces, and it is believed that his three son-in-laws
served also.
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Mrs. Annie Fisher Chapman,
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, has an elaborately decorated copy of the 92nd Psalm,
written in German, fairly well preserved, but a third part of it missing, which
was written by the above John Jacob Fisher on July 2, 1754. The writer has a
photostatic copy of the original, and has copied the last line of it below.
"Johann
Jacob Fischer in Dolpenhacken geschrieben den 2ten T. Julius Anno 1754."
Translated:
"John
Jacob Fisher, written at (in) Tulpehocken, the 2nd day of July in the year
1754."
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Extracts From Deed, Rev. Henry M. Muhlenberg to Jacob
Fisher
October 16, 1773 - Rev. Henry
Muhlenberg of Philadelphia, clerk, and Mary, his wife, [she being one of the
daughters of Conrad Weiser, late of the town of Reading, Berks County, Esquire,
deceased], sold to Jacob Fisher, yoeman, of Tulpehocken Township, Berks County,
Pennsylvania.
Whereas, Thomas and Richard Penn, by
patent of October 17, 1750, granted to Conrad Weiser, two tracts: Mahoniah
[Mahanoy] on the east bank of the river Susquehanna, Northumberland County,
then in Lancaster County, and three islands in the river Susquehanna opposite
the said two tracts, containing in the whole 866 acres, which Conrad Weiser
became seized of, as also several other tracts, more especially a tract then in
Cumberland County nearly opposite the above recited tract on the west bank of
the river Susquehanna, now in Northumberland County, about 725 acres; all
which several tracts and several islands in the whole about 2642 & 1/2
acres and 36 perches;
Conrad Weiser being so seized made
his will, stating "Item, I give devise and bequeath unto my children,
Philip, Frederick, Peter, Samuel, Benjamin, Mary Muhlenberg and Margaret
Fricker, all those my lands lying beyond the Kittocktinny mountain, and my
grants to lands lying beyond the said mountain, to be divided in the manner
following, that is to say to my son Philip, two eights parts or shares of the
whole, and to each of my other children, one-eighth part or share." By
virtue of which, Henry Muhlenberg and Mary his wife became seized of an
undivided one-eighth part of the said lands. The said Philip Weiser being
seized of two-eighths parts died intestate and his 2/8 part descended to his
children: Conrad Weiser, Jr. [Captain John Conrad Weiser], Peter Weiser Jr.,
and Jabitz Weiser; and whereas the said Frederick Weiser, Peter Weiser, Samuel
Weiser, Benjamin Weiser, Conrad Weiser Jr., Peter Weiser Jr., Jabitz Weiser,
Henry Muhlenberg and Mary, his wife, and Anthony Fricker and Margaret, his
wife, by indenture of seven parts, dated September 24, last [1773] Frederick
Weiser of the 1st part, Peter Weiser of the 2nd part, Samuel Weiser of the 3rd
part, Benjamin Weiser of the 4th part, Conrad Weiser Jr, Peter Weiser Jr., and
Jabitz Weiser, of the 5th part, Henry Muhlenberg and Mary, his wife, of the 6th
part, and Anthony Fricker and wife, Margaret, of the 7th part, made a
partition:
Unto Henry Muhlenberg and Mary, his
wife, in right of said Mary, was allotted as their eighth share, the tract at
the mouth of the Middle creek [now Penns Creek] and on the Susquehanna River,
167 acres, being part of the tract of about 725 acres, and also an island in
the river Susquehanna opposite the north part of the tract, 273 acres, being an
island granted to Conrad Weiser, Esq., by proprietary patent on October
17,1750.
Now, Henry Muhlenberg and Mary his
wife, for £425 sold to Jacob Fisher all that tract of 167 acres and the island
of 273 acres. WITNESSES: Benjamin Miller and Abraham Shoemaker. [Northumberland
Co. Deed Book, "C", page 224]
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Bond of Benjamin Weiser to Jacob Fisher
November 21, 1773, Benjamin Weiser,
Esq., of Northumberland County, PA, is bound to Jacob Fisher of Tulpehocken
Township, Berks County, PA, in the sum of £200; whereas Henry Muhlenberg,
Minister or Clerk, and Mary his wife, for £425 paid to them by Jacob Fisher did
by indenture of October 16, 1773 did transfer and make over to Jacob Fisher 137
acres, and another tract in the island in Northumberland County; and whereas,
the above Benjamin Weiser by dividing the whole tract of land, formerly the
property of Conrad Weiser, Esq., deceased, between the children of Conrad
Weiser, Esq., deceased, did allow to Jacob Fisher and open road on the land of
Benjamin Weiser; the condition of this obligation being that Benjamin Weiser
will keep an open road, beginning at the line of Jacob Fisher near Middle
creek, and thence upward on Middle Creek to a branch of Penns Creek, one perch
wide. WITNESSES: D. Levan and John Rose. [Northumberland Deed Book ,
"C", page 223]
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Sale of Island in the River
July 17, 1777, Jacob Fisher of
Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pa, Yoeman, and Maria (Mary) Elizabeth, his
wife, sold to John Ferree of Lancaster County, Pa., gentleman, an island in the
River Susquehanna. [This is believed to have been Hoover's Island], 273 acres,
it being the island granted to Jacob Fisher on October 16, 1773, by Henry
Muhlenberg and Mary, his wife. WITNESSES: Jacob Etchberger, John Reily, and
Jacob Neff. [Northumberland Deed Book, "B", page 466]
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Extract, Sale of Isle of Que Land to Adam Fisher
December 30, 1784. Jacob Fisher of
Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Yoeman, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth, sold
to Adam Fisher, one of their sons, of Penn Township, Northumberland County,
Yoeman, for £500, tract between the Middle Creek and the Susquehanna River, 167
acres, at lower end of Isle of Que, which Rev. Henry M. Muhlenberg and Mary his
wife on October 16, 1773, sold to Jacob Fisher. WITNESSES:
John Spyker and Henry
Spyker.
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Extract, Sale of "Mouse Hole" Tract to John
Fisher
December 30, 1784.
Jacob Fisher of Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, PA., Yoeman, and Mary
Elizabeth, his wife, sold to John Fisher [One of Jacob's sons] of Mahanoy
Township, Northumberland County, Yoeman, a tract which the Proprietors granted
to the above named Jacob Fisher on June 28, 1768, being the same tract obtained
from Philip Erb in September, 1767, lying then in Berks, but now in Mahanoy
Township, Northumberland County, containing 304 acres and 126 Perches, called
"Mouse Hole" for £500. WITNESSES: John Spyker, Henry Spyker.
(Northumberland County Deed Book "E", page 294.)
Jacob Fisher on the Tax Lists
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Tulpehocken
Township, 1767 145 Acres, 4 horses, 3 cows, 3 sheep
Berks County, Pennsylvania 1768 150 Acres, 4 horses, 3 cows, 4 sheep
1769 Personal Property Only
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Penn Township, Northumberland 1778 167 Acres
County, Pennsylvania 1782
150 Acres
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Will of John Jacob Fisher (c. 1720-1803) of Tulpehocken
Township
In the name of God,
Amen. I, Jacob Fisher, of Tulpehocken
Township in the County of Berks and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, being
at present in perfect health of body and sound mind, memory, and understanding,
blessed by God for the same, but considering the uncertainty of this transitory
life and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and
publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form following, to wit:
Principally and first of all, I commend my immortal soul into the hands of God,
who gave it - hoping through the merits of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, to
receive remission of all my sins and a happy admission into the realms of
bliss and immortality - and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and
Christianlike manner at the discretion of my executors, hereinafter named. And
as to such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this
life, I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following manner, to wit:
Imprimis
- It is my will and I do order and direct that all my just debts and funeral
expenses be fully paid and satisfied, as soon as conveniently may be after my
decease. Item - I give and
bequeath to each and every of my three daughters, to wit; Catherine, the wife
of Christian Noecker; Magdalene, the wife of Jacob Reed; and Elizabeth, the
wife of Adam Kreitzer; the sum of £500 lawful money of Pennsylvania, to be paid
and delivered by my executors, hereinafter named, unto each and every of my
aforesaid three daughters or to their respective heirs or representatives from
my estate, provided, always that my executors shall have due regard and power
to deduct such articles and sum or sums, from either of my aforesaid daughters
bequeathed £500 which I have advanced to each of them in my lifetime, or by me
charged upon a piece of paper to them in order to bring them or their heirs or
representatives upon an equal portion of £500, as aforesaid. Item - It is my will and I do order
that neither of my three sons: Adam, John, or Christian, or their heirs shall
have any demands against my estate, until each of my said three daughters or
their heirs or representatives have fully received their several legacies of
£500, as aforesaid, because I have allowed and advanced unto each of my
aforesaid three sons in the lands and other articles, which I have given and
granted unto them in my lifetime, and whenever the aforesaid legacies to my
daughters are paid and satisfied, as aforesaid, it is my will that my six
children, to wit: my three sons, Adam, John, and Christian, and my aforesaid
three daughters, or their several heirs or representatives, shall equally
divide the remainder of my estate amongst them, share and share alike. And, Whereas, I am bound in a certain instrument of writing
unto the late Reverend Henry Muhlenberg, deceased, to pay 1/8 part of all the
costs and charges, which would, or if any should accrue upon or concerning some
lands, in company with the heirs of Conrad Weiser, Esquire, deceased, as in and
by the said Instrument of Writing will more fully appear. It is therefore
further my will and I do order and direct my executors, hereinafter named, or
the survivors of them, shall and do appropriate the sum of £300, out of my
estate, for the use and payment of such part of the costs, should any accrue,
as I am bound in the aforesaid Instrument of Writing, and I do hereby authorize
and empower my executors, hereinafter, named, as soon as conveniently may be
after my decease, to draw the aforesaid £300 from my estate, and as soon as
they conveniently can, place the same out at interest, for the fulfillment of
my part in the said Instrument of Writing, mentioned, but in case the said £300
with the interest it may have gained should not be sufficient to pay or discharge
such debt, then and in such case, shall my six children, their heirs or legal
representatives, shall pay each a proportional
part toward the discharge of such deficiency. And, lastly, I nominate, constitute, and appoint my son,
Christian Fisher, and my son-in-law, Christian Noecker, to be my executors of
this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and disannulling all former
wills by me made, and ---
In witness whereof, I the said,
Jacob Fisher, have hereunto set my hand and seal this Fifth day of October in
the Year of our Lord, One-Thousand-Eight-hundred and Two.
WITNESSES: Jacob Fisher ( Seal )
Comments by the Writer:
The indications are
that Jacob's wife, Mary Elizabeth Frederick, had died prior to the making of
this will. If there were any other children, they also died before, and left no
heirs. The writer thinks there may have been one or two other children. If so,
they possibly died in their minority. It is believed that all of his children,
except his son Christian, and daughter Catherine (Mrs. Christian Noecker),
lived at a distance, and this may have been the reason for appointing them the
executors. Christian lived on the old Fisher Homestead, which his grandfather,
Sebastian, had owned as early as 1723 or 1724.
Known Children of John Jacob Fisher and his Wife
Mary Elizabeth Frederick.
10- |
i. |
John Adam (7 Oct 1744 - 21 Nov 1825) - m.
Margaret Eliz Reid (25 Nov 1752 - 9 Feb 1830) |
11- |
ii. |
John Fisher (1746 - ? ) |
12- |
iii. |
Anna Catherine (9 Dec 1747 - ? ) m. Christian Noecker |
13- |
iv. |
Magdalene (11 Aug, 1749 - ?
) m. Jacob Reed |
14- |
v. |
Christian (3 Dec 1751 - ?
) |
15- |
vi. |
Ann Elizabeth ( 30 Sep 1754 - _ ?__) m. Adam Kreitzer. |
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John Adam
Fisher, born
about 1726, is supposed to have been a son of Sebastian Fisher, and a brother
to John Jacob and Anna Elizabeth, mentioned above. On December 13, 1747, he and
Anna Catherine Anspach (probably a sister of John Anspach, married to Ann
Elizabeth Fisher, Sister of John Jacob) were sponsors at the baptism of Anna
Catherine, the daughter of John Jacob Fisher and his wife, Mary Elizabeth
Frederick, according to the records of the Tulpehocken Lutheran Church. In
1758, Adam Fisher and Christina, his wife, had their son, John Jacob, who was
born on 29 Oct 1758, baptized at the same church.
An Adam Fisher (probably the same) was
Adjutant of the First Battalion, Lancaster County Militia, in the year 1777.
Adam Fisher was a resident of Manor
Township, Lancaster County. Tax Record given below.
1771 100 Acres 2 horses 3 cows
1772 100 Acres 2 horses 3
cows
1773 100 Acres 3 horses 4
cows
1779 100 Acres 4 horses 2
cows
1782 124 Acres 5 horses 4
cows
Children of
John Adam Fisher (Born about 1726), and his wife, Christina
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Ulrich Fisher is
supposed to have been a son of Sebastian Fisher. Like his supposed brother,
John Jacob Fisher, he was assessed in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, PA.,
and in the years 1767 and 1768 was assessed with 100 acres, 2 horses, 2 cows,
and 2 sheep. The next tax list available is that of 1779, but the name of
Ulrich is missing from it.k The tax record of Ulrich Fisher in Cocalico
Township, Lancaster County, follows:
1771 100
Acres 2 horses 3 cows
1772 100
Acres 2 horses 3 cows
1773 140
Acres 0 horses 1 cow
It is presumed
that he retired from Active farming the 1773. Ulrich may have died before the
Revolution, or was to old to serve, because no Revolutionary record appears for
him.
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Third Generation:
John Adam Fisher, son of John Jacob (son
of Sebastian), was born in
Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, PA., on 7 October 7, 1744, and died in Penn
Township, Snyder County, PA., near Selinsgrove, on November 21, 1825. His
mother was Mary Elizabeth, daughter of John Frederick, of Tulpehocken Township.
His wife, Margaret Elizabeth Reid, evidently from the same section, was born on
November 25, 1752, and died near Selinsgrove, PA., on February 9, 1830. Adam
was baptized at the Tulpehocken Lutheran Church, about a mile west of
Stouchsburg, PA., on October 14, 1744, and his sponsors were John Philip Schneider
and his wife, Catherine Elizabeth. Little is known of the early life of this
man, but it is assumed that his was the lot of all pioneer children, hard work,
long hours, and considerable development of initiative. The first time his name
appears in the public record is in 1767 and 1768, when he was taxed as a single
man in Tulpehocken Township, and at the same time his father and supposed Uncle
Ulrich were taxed with land and other property there.
Adam was married to Margaret E. Reid (maybe Reed) on April 26,
1768, and evidently lived in Tulpehocken Township until the spring of 1778,
when he became a tenant on his father's land in Penn Township, Northumberland
County, now Snyder County, PA. This was the land at the lower end of the Isle
of Que, 167 Acres which his father had purchased from the Rev. Dr. Henry
Melchoir Muhlenberg and his wife, Mary Weiser, on October 16, 1773. Here Adam
lived as a tenant farmer until December 30, 1784, when he purchased this tract
from his father for £500. It is evident that he was a trustworthy man, because
the year after his moving to Penn Township, he was elected a Road Supervisor,
quite a job in those days when there were practically no roads and not very
much money to build any. In 1781, he and William Meese were Road Supervisors,
and in 1783, he was elected Overseer of the Poor for Penn Township (which in
those days comprised most of Snyder County). On March 2, 1787, he bought at
Sheriff's sale the land of Captain Benjamin Weiser, which adjoined his own on
the north. The deed was executed by Thomas Grant, Sheriff of Northumberland
County, but Adam being unable to pay the full amount, borrowed the money from
his brother, Christian; his father; and his brother-in-law, Christian Noecker,
all of Tulpehocken Township. On May 22, 1787, he gave them a mortgage on his
new purchase. In 1801 he and his sons, John and Christian, subscribed to a fund
for the erection of the First Lutheran Church of Selinsgrove, and all three of
them are buried in its nearby cemetery. On October 20, 1807, Adam purchased a
tract of 144 acres known as "Poland" from Eva Rehn, a widow of
Philadelphia. This tract was located along the Middle Creek in the now Penn
Township, and was tenanted by his son, John, at one time. In 1791, he
established a ferry across the river near the lower end of the Isle of Que;
this was a link in the "Reading Road". The same year a road from the
western end of the ferry was proposed up the Penns Creek Valley into Center
County. The eastern end of the ferry became the village of Fisher's Ferry. In
1800 part of the road from the western end of the ferry to Selinsgrove was
relocated. In 1798, in addition to his large land holdings he was taxed with a
storehouse and ferry in Penn Township. On July 6, 1811, he sold his Isle of Que
holdings to his sons George and Christian, the lower part to Christian, and the
upper to George. After the sale of this he purchased some land and a mill, or
built a mill in what is now Beaver Township, but he continued his residence on
the Isle of Que until his death.
Adam served in the military forces
during the Revolution, both in Berks and Northumberland County, and received
depreciation pay. He served as a Private in Captain Sebastian Miller's company
of the Berks County Militia, and in Northumberland County, he was a member of
Lieutenant Jacob Speece's Company in 1780.
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Extracts from
Adam Fisher Land Purchases and Sales
March 2, 1787 - Thomas Grand, Esq., High Sheriff of
Northumberland County, sold, as land of Benjamin Weiser, located on the Isle of
Kew (Que), Penns Township, Northumberland County, to Adam Fisher of the same
township for £740, area about 236 acres.
WITNESSES: John Boyd,
L. Keene. (Northumberland County Deed Book "C", page 469)
May 22,
1787 -
Mortgage - Adam Fisher of Penns Township, Northumberland County, and Margaret,
his wife, for £800, grant to Christian Fisher and Jacob Reed, of Tulpehocken
Township, Berks County, and Christian Noecker of Heidelberg Township, Dauphin
County, two tracts in Penns Township on the Isle of Kew (Que), one beginning at
the Middle Creek (now mouth of Penns Creek) and Susquehanna River and along
the river, 167 acres, which Jacob Fisher and Mary Elizabeth, his wife, sold to
Adam Fisher on Dec 30, 1784. The other adjoining the above tract on the north,
the river on the east, the land of Jabetz Weiser on the north, and the Middle
Creek on the west, 226 acres, being the tract which Thomas Grant, Sheriff, sold
as the estate of Benjamin Weiser on March 1st, last, to Adam Fisher. Provided,
however, that if Adam Fisher pays the said £800 to Christian Fisher, Jacob
Reed, and Christian Noecker by March 15, 1789, then this indenture is to be
void.
WITNESSES: Christian
Lower, Jacob Fisher.
(Northumberland
County, Deed Book "C", page 468)
July 8,
1811 -
Adam Fisher of Penns Township, Northumberland County, and Margaret, his wife,
sold to Christian Fisher, same Township, for £1000, tract in Penns Township on
Susquehanna River adjoining George Fisher, along Back (Penns) Creek to where
it empties in the river, thence up the river, 164 acres and 40 perches, it
being part of a larger tract on the Isle of Que, which the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania on April 24, 1795, granted to Adam Fisher.
WITNESSES: Jacob
Lechner, Charles Drum.
(Patent Book 23, page
454) (Northumberland County Deed Book "Q", page 471) --
Note: This is practically the same tract that
Adam bought from his father in 1784.
July
8, 1811 - Adam Fisher of Penns Township, Northumberland County, and Margaret,
his wife, sold to George Fisher (their son) of Penns Township, for £1000, tract
in Penns Township on Back Creek, adjoining Conrad Weiser, north 79, east to
Susquehanna River, thence down its several courses to the division line of
Christian Fisher, thence up back creek, 164 acres and 40 perches, it being a
part of the larger tract with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 24,
1795, granted to Adam Fisher. (Part of this was purchased from the Benjamin
Weiser estate in 1787) -
WITNESSES:
Jacob Lechner and Charles Drum.
(Patent
Book 23, page 454) (Northumberland County Deed Book "Q", page 472.
Articles of Agreement Between Adam
Fisher
and His Son, John George, commonly called George
Articles of Agreement made and
concluded upon, by, and between Adam Fisher of Penns Township, Northumberland
County, State of Pennsylvania of the one part, and George Fisher, son of the
said Adam Fisher, for an in the consideration of the sum of one hundred and
fifty pounds lawful money of the state aforesaid, to him, in hand paid by the
said George Fisher, as well as a further consideration of eight hundred and
fifty pounds of like money, aforesaid,
to him the said Adam yet to be paid by the said George, his heirs, executor,
administrators as follows, to wit; the sum of seventy-five pounds yearly,
successively on the First day of June, until the said consideration is fully
paid and satisfied, the first installment is to be due on the First of June
1812. He, the said Adam Fisher, has agreed to grant and convey unto the said
George, his son, the one-half of his tract of land situate on the Isle of Que,
the upper part thereof, so as to make an equal division of the said tract of
land between his two sons, George and Christian, by a straight line to run from
the river to Back Creek, which conveyances shall be executed within two months
from this date. He the said Adam, nevertheless, reserves for himself during his
natural life, the little field near the said Back Creek, which has always been
in the possession of the said Adam. He the said George Fisher for himself, his
heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, covenants, promises and agrees to
and with the said Adam that he the said George, his heirs, executors,
administrators or assigns of the said plantation, yearly and every year, in
proper season, shall deliver unto the said Adam and his wife, fifteen bushels
of good merchantable wheat, fifteen bushels of buckwheat, fifteen bushels of
corn, fifteen bushels of oats, one tun [ton] of first crop hay, one tun [ton] second
crop hay, two barrels of cider, one barrel of cider oil, seven pounds of good
wool, but if the said Adam shall at any time chuse [choose] to relinquish the
receiving of the buckwheat and corn, aforesaid, then the said George shall
deliver to the said Adam and his wife, one fat hog to weight at least two
hundred pounds, to be cleaned in a butcher-like manner, also one hundred pounds
of good beef of a hind quarter with the tallow, but at the death of the said
Adam or his wife, the one-half of the articles aforesaid, or dower, shall only
be delivered to the survivor. He, the said George, shall also yearly give the
said Adam and his wife one quarter [acre] of flax ground and one quarter of an
acre of potato ground, but if the said Adam and wife shall at any time chuse
(choose) to relinquish their right to the flax and potato ground, then the said
George is to deliver unto the said Adam and his wife in lieu thereof, fifteen
pounds of good clean flax, fifteen pounds of tow, and as many potatoes as they
shall have occasion for, but at the death of either, the one-half only shall be
delivered to the survivor of them. They or the survivor of them, shall have the
liberty of taking as many apples as they may have occasion for house use. The
said George is also to haul all the produce the said Adam shall from time to
time raise on the little reserved field near the Back Creek, to the house of
the said Adam, or to his barn clear of any charges. He the said Adam, for
himself and his wife, shall have free ingress and egress of all the roads,
lanes, alleys or pathways on or which may be on the said plantation, so as to
give free access to the said reserved field. He, the said George, shall also
keep in pasture, along with his own cattle, during the summer season, one cow and
one calf, free of expense, and shall also deliver into the yard of the said
Adam the one-half of the firewood which he and his wife, or the survivor shall
have occasion for, and as much at each time as shall be demanded and required,
cut small for stove and kitchen use, and for the true performance of all and
singular, the covenants and agreements aforesaid, both parties bind themselves,
each unto the other, in the sum of Two-Thousand-Pounds of the lawful money of
Pennsylvania. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have
hereunto set their hands and seals this tenth day of June
One-Thousand-Eight-Hundred-and-Eleven.
WITNESSES PRESENT:
J.C. Weiser signed: Adam Fisher (Seal)
Jacob Lechner George
Fisher (Seal)
The Will of Adam Fisher 1744-1825)
(John
Adam Fisher)
In the name of God, Amen. I, Adam
Fisher, of Penns Township, Union County, State of Pennsylvania, yoeman, being
weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed be the Almighty
God for the same, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form
following: Principally and first of
all, I commend my soul into the hand of Almighty God, to be in mercy received,
and my body I give to the earth, to be buried in a Christianlike manner, and as
touching my worldly estate, wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this
world, after my just debts and funeral expenses are paid, I give, devise, and
bequeath in manner and form following:
First - I give and devise that my
beloved wife, Margaret, shall have the sum of one-thousand dollars, lawful
money of the United States, to be paid her out of the first money which shall
come into the hands of my executors, hereinafter named, and she shall and may
keep as much of my house and kitchen furniture as she shall think proper, and
shall and may keep one cow of my flock, if she thinks proper, and at all
events, she the said Margaret, shall have all things, dower, etc., as is
stipulated in an article of agreement which I have made with my son, Christian
Fisher, over and above what I have bequeathed her in this will.
Second - I give, bequeath, and
devise unto my son, Christian, the plantation which I sold him some time ago,
as by a deed which I made to him will appear, and for which plantation he paid
me in full, except what he is to give to my wife, Margaret, as per a former
agreement made with him.
Third - I give, bequeath, and devise
unto my son John the plantation on which he resides at present and which I sold
to him some years ago, as a deed which I made to him appears, and for which
plantation he paid me in full, except what he is to give to my wife, Margaret,
as per an agreement with him.
Fourth - I order and direct that my
son Benjamin Fisher Shall have my house and three lots of ground in Swifttown
(Beavertown), Beaver Township, Union County, likewise about eight acres of
ground adjoining the said town, during his natural life for his use, and after
the decease of my said son, Benjamin, the said lots and land are to fall back
to my estate.
Fifth - I give, bequeath, and devise
unto my son George Fisher the plantation on which he resides and for which
plantation he paid me in full except what he is to give my wife, Margaret, as
per an agreement in writing made with him. He, the said George, having paid me
in full for the said plantation, except as above excepted.
Sixth - I give, bequeath, and devise
unto my son Peter Fisher the sum of five hundred dollars of lawful money of the
United States to be paid to him by my hereinafter mentioned executors, as soon
as so much cash of mine comes to them after my decease, at least within two
years after my decease.
Seventh - I give bequeath, and
devise unto my daughter Margaret, intermarried with John Snyder, the interest
of One-thousand-dollars to be paid to her yearly, and to begin one year after
my decease, and the principal to remain in the hands of my executors, for the
use of my dead daughter's children, until the decease of my said daughter
Margaret, then to be paid to my said grandchildren as they become of age of twenty-one
years, and in case of the death of any of the said grandchildren, the survivor,
or survivors of them shall receive their respective share of the said principal
sum to be equally divided between them, or the survivors of them.
Eighth - I give, devise, and
bequeath to my son Jacob Fisher the plantation on which he resides at the
present, and which I sold to him , as will appear by a deed made to him by me
for the same, and which shall be considered as his share of my estate at
present.
Ninth - I give, devise and bequeath
unto my grandchildren, Amelia, Henry, and Elizabeth, which are the children of
my late son, Michael Fisher, deceased, the sum of two hundred dollars each,
which is to be retained in the names of my executors, and to be paid to them by
my said executors, as they become of the age of twenty-one years, or whenever
either of them married, and in the case of the death of any of my said
grandchildren, the said sum is to be divided between the survivor, or survivors
of the.
Tenth - I give, bequeath, and devise
unto my son David Fisher a certain tract of land situated in Penns Township,
Union County, State of Pennsylvania, containing about eighty acres, more or
less, adjoining John Fisher's, Daniel Mowrer's, Jacob Fisher's, and Simon Bickel's
land, to have and to hold the said tract of land, to him, his heirs, and
assigns forever. My hereinafter named executors are to execute a deed to the
said David for the said tract of land as soon as possible after my decease.
Eleventh - I order and direct that
the tract of land which I own in Center Township, Union County, and likewise
the hill land which I own in Chapman (now Union) Township, in said County, at
the mouth of Middle Creek and extending up the said creek to John Snyder's
tract of land, on which Jacob Zouns now resides, shall be sold at the
discretion of my hereinafter named executors, either by private of public sale,
but in case they cannot sell the said two tracts of land at a reasonable price,
then it is my will to rent it out until they can obtain a reasonable price
therefor. The first mentioned tract is the item mentioned in Center Township,
is the same whereon a grist and saw mill is erected.
Twelfth - I give, bequeath, and
devise unto my granddaughter, Magdalena, daughter of my deceased son, John Adam
Fisher, the sum of fifty dollars, lawful money of the United States, to be paid
to her two years after my decease by my executors.
Thirteenth - It is my will, and I
order and direct that my hereinafter named executors, shall settle my whole
estate within three years after my decease, and after this settlement, if any
sum of money shall remain, in addition to the hereinbefore bequests, in the
hands of my executors, the same shall be equally divided between my own
children, hereinbefore mentioned, viz., Christian; John; Benjamin; George;
Peter; Peggy, intermarried with John Snyder; Jacob; and David.
And, lastly, I do hereby nominate,
constitute and appoint my beloved sons, Christian Fisher, George Fisher, and
John Fisher, executors of this my last will and testament, and I revoke,
disannul all other wills, legacies, and bequests, by me heretofore made,
declaiming this and no other, to be my last will and testament. In witness
whereof, I, Adam Fisher, have hereunto set my hand and seal the Tenth day of
March, in the year of our Lord, One-Thousand-Eight-Hundred-and-Twenty-Four.
WITNESSES: his
Joseph Feehrer Adam X
Fisher
George ___________? mark
his
X mark
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The above will was probated at
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on December 6, 1825. Union County Will Book
"A", page 266.
Author's comments:
Judging from his will, Adam Fisher
was unable to write and possibly could not read, however, his old family bible
seems to indicate that he or some one in his family could write, because it
contains the names and dates of birth of all of his children. Mrs Annie Fisher
Chapman, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, had the old bible in 1934.
A recapitulation of his will would
indicate him to be a man of above average wealth of that time. He bequeathed
$1000 to his wife; $500 to his son Peter; the interest of $1000 to his daughter
Margaret, and after her death this sum was to go to her children. He bequeathed
$600 to Michael's children, and $50 to John Adam's daughter. He deeded a farm
of 164 acres to Christian; one of 164 acres to George; one of 80 acres to
David; one to John (This was probably the Poland tract of 144 acres); one to
Jacob; and a house, three lots, and eight acres in Beavertown to Benjamin for a
life estate. Beside this he owned land at the mouth of Penns Creek in what is
now Union Township and a grist and saw mill property near Beavertown in what
was then Center Township.
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Will of Margaret, Widow of Adam Fisher
In the name of God, Amen. I,
Margaret Fisher, widow and relict of Adam Fisher, late of Penns Township, Union
County, and state of Pennsylvania, deceased, being sick and weak in body, but
of sound mind, memory and understanding, praised be God for it, and considering
the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and to the end
that I may be better prepared to leave this world, whenever it shall please God
to call me hence, do therefor make and declare this as my last will and
testament, in manner following, that is to say, first and principally, I
commend my soul into the hands of the Almighty, my Creator, hoping for free
pardon and remission of all of my sins, and to enjoy everlasting happiness in
the heavenly kingdom through Jesus Christ, my Saviour. My body, I commit to the
earth, at the discretion of my executors, hereinafter mentioned, and I give and
bequeath unto my grandchildren; Eliza Fisher, Moses Fisher, Aaron Fisher,
Margaret Fisher, and Hannah Fisher, and the survivors of them, they being the
children of my deceased son, David Fisher, a certain tract of land situate in
Penns Township, aforesaid, containing about one hundred acres, adjoining the
land of Hood Irwin, John Fisher, and others, and for which tract of land I hold
a Sheriff's deed, dated the eighteenth day of December, one-thousand-eight
hundred and twenty-eight, and acknowledged in open court on the same day as is
and by the said recited deed, relation being thereunto had, will appear to have
and to hold the said tract of land with the appurtenances unto them, the said
Eliza Fisher, Moses Fisher, Aaron Fisher, Margaret Fisher, and Hannah Fisher,
or the survivor or survivors of them, their heirs and assigns, forever.
Provided that my son Jacob Fisher shall have the said tract of land in his use
for the space of three years from this day in order that the said tract of land
be put in order, fences made thereon when necessary, during the said three years,
and the taxes be paid by him, the buildings on the said tract of land to be
occupied by the above mentioned, my grandchildren, from this day forward, with
their mother, if they choose so to do. And as for the remainder of my personal
estate and moveable goods, I give and devise the same to my children, that is,
to my son Christian; the children of my deceased son John Fisher; (Rebecca,
intermarried with Peter Arnold, John Fisher, Jacob Fisher, Elizabeth,
intermarried with Jonathan Teyand, Peter Fisher, Amelia Fisher, Mary Fisher,
and Jonathan Fisher, which are the children of my deceased son, John Fisher),
and the survivor or survivors of them; my son Benjamin Fisher, George Fisher,
Peter Fisher, Margaret Fisher, intermarried with John Snyder, and Jacob Fisher.
My said personal estate and moveables are to be divided among my said last
before mentioned children and grandchildren, share and share alike, in a
reasonable time after my decease, but if they should prefer to sell the said
moveables and divide the money arising therefrom, I allow them so to do by
public vendue. Lastly, I nominate, constitute and appoint my beloved son Jacob
Fisher, the sole executor of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking
and annulling all wills heretofor by me made, declaiming this and no other to
be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I, the said Margaret Fisher,
to this my last will and testament, have set my hand and seal this twenty-third
day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty
nine.
WITNESSES: Her
Joseph Feehrer Margaret X Fisher
John Stayley Mark
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Authors Comments on the Will of Margaret Fisher,
Widow of Adam.
Evidently she was unable to write.
She must have accumulated some property after the death of her husband. This
will was probably written by Squire Joseph Feehrer of Selinsgrove, who also
wrote her husband's will, and witnessed both of them. John Stayley, the other
witness, was probably the second husband of Michael Fisher's widow, at least
she married a man of that name. Margaret Fisher's will was probated at
Lewisburg, PA, on February 15, 1830, in Union County Will Book "A",
page 365. The executor of her will as the great-grandfather of the compiler of
this work.
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Children of John Adam
Fisher and His Wife, Margaret Elizabeth Reid.
40 - |
i. |
John Adam Fisher Jr. (13 Jul 1769 - 12 Dec
1798), m. |
41 - |
ii. |
Christian Fisher (21 Jun 1771 - 26 Jan1844, m.
Hannah Snyder
m. Elizabeth Snyder (27 Apr
1779 - 13 Apr1851) |
42 - |
iii. |
John Fisher (28 Apr1773- 19 Aug 1826), m.
Cath. Hosterman (24 May 1779 - 24 Nov 1864) |
43 - |
iv. |
Benjamin Fisher (30
May1775 - ? ) |
44 - |
v. |
John George (17 Oct
1777 - 21 Dec 1832), m. Mary Mag. Rhoads (27 Sep 1783 - 12 Oct 1849) |
45 - |
vi. |
Peter Fisher (31 Mar
1781 - |
46 - |
vii. |
Marie Margaret (19
Oct 1782 - 25 Apr 1870), m. John Snyder (29 Nov 1776 - 29 Apr 1851) |
47 - |
viii. |
John Jacob (15 Jun
1786 - 8 Mar1846), m. Leah ------- , who died in 1820 m.
Rebecca Speece (19 Mar 1799 - 16 Aug 1862) |
48 - |
ix. |
John Michael (26 Aug
1789 - 23 Jul 1820), m. Cath. Eliz.Morr(1 Sep 1793-24 Apr1856) |
49 - |
x. |
David Fisher (30 Dec
1791 - 1827?), m. Anna Maria
------- (29 Dec 1797- 16 Feb
1876) |
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John
Fisher, second son of John Jacob (son of Sebastian), was born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, PA, in 1746. His
mother was Mary Elizabeth, daughter of John Frederick. Little is known of John until
the year 1767 when his father bought the "Mouse Hole" in what later
became Mahanoy (now Jordan) Township, Northumberland County, and John became a
tenant on his father's land there. The location of this farm was some six miles
east of the present town of Herndon. On June 26, 1771, the Rev. Frederick A.
Muhlenberg stopped at his house and found Jacob Fisher of Tulpehocken Township,
John's Father, there. (From Muhlenberg's diary). John's name appears at various
times on the Mahanoy Tax list. On December 30, 1784, he bought the "Mouse
Hole" Tract in Mahanoy Township from his father for £500, it consisted of
304 acres, 126 perches. John owned this land until May 1801, when he sold it to
a Mr. Schwartz, whose descendant, J.M. Schwartz of Urban, PA, owns it today
(1934). Tradition has it that John Fisher and his family moved to Ohio, after
the sale of their land in Mahanoy Township, but the writer's effort to trace
him there have failed.
John Fisher was a Revolutionary
soldier and received depreciation pay for services in the Northumberland
County Militia.
____________________________________________________
Ann
Catherine Fisher, oldest daughter of John Jacob (son of Sebastian), was born in
Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, PA, on December 9, 1747, and baptized at
the Tulpehocken Lutheran Church on December 13 of that year. Her sponsors were
Adam Fisher (possibly an uncle of hers) and Anna Catherine Anspach, for whom
she was named. Her mother was Mary Elizabeth Frederick. Very little is known
concerning her early life in Tulpehocken Township. She married Christian
Noecker and lived in Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County. Below is the
assessment record of Christian as given in the Pennsylvania Archives:
Christian
Noecker, Heidelberg Township, Lancaster (now Dauphin) County, PA
1771
--- 100 Acres 3 Cows 4
Horses
1773
--- 100 Acres 3 Cows 3
Horses
1779
--- 100 Acres 3 Cows 3
Horses
1782
--- 108 Acres 4 Cows 3
Horses
The
Noeckers still lived in Heidelberg Township on May 22, 1787, because on that
date Adam Fisher of Penns Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, gave an
£800 mortgage to Christian Noecker, Jacob Reed, and Christian Fisher.
Christian
Noecker was a Revolutionary soldier and served as a Private, 6th Class in the
7th Company, 2nd Battalion of the Lancaster County Militia in 1782.
____________________________________________________
Magdalene Fisher, daughter of John Jacob
(son of Sebastian), was born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, PA, on
August 11, 1749, and was baptized at the Tulpehocken Lutheran Church on August
20th the same year. Peter and Magdalene Anspach were her sponsors, and she was
probably named for Magdalene Anspach. The mother of Magdalene was Mary
Elizabeth Frederick, daughter of John. Little is known of her early life,
except that she married Jacob Reed, probably one the four or five of this name
living in Tulpehocken Township at the time. There were in the Township, Jacob
Sr., assessed from 1767, or before, still living in 1785. In addition there
were in 1784, Jacob, son of Frederick; Jacob, son of Nicholas, Jacob, son of
Leonard, and in 1785, Jacob, son of Thomas. So it is difficult to tell which
Jacob was the husband of Magdalene.
A Jacob Reed was Ensign in Captain
Michael Ferrer's Company of the Berks County Militia during the Revolutionary
period.
In 1802, Magdalene was mention in
the will of her father, John Jacob Fisher.
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Christian Fisher, son of John Jacob
(son of Sebastian), was born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, PA, on
December 3, 1751, and was baptized at the Tulpehocken Lutheran Church in that
township on December 8th of the same year. His sponsors were Christian Lauer
(Lower) and wife. It is also quite probable that he was named for Christian
Lauer, because the Lauers and Fishers were close neighbors and good friends,
possibly relatives. His mother was Mary Elizabeth Frederick. Little is known of
Christian's early life, except that he married Mary ________ and remained on
the homestead farm which he purchased from his father, probably at the same
time that his father sold farms to his other two sons, that is, on Dec 30,
1784. Christian was taxed with land in Tulpehocken Township as early as 1779,
and probably before, but only as a tenant. Some of his property record appears
below:
1779 130
acres 2 horses 4 cows
1780 146
acres 2 horses 5 cows
1781 147
acres 3 horses 4 cows
1784 147
acres 4 horses 4 cows 6 sheep
This land is said to be the farm
which his grandfather, Sebastian Fisher, bought when he settled there in 1723,
and is near the Tulpehocken Lutheran Church.
Christian Fisher received
depreciation pay for services in the Berks County Militia during the
Revolutionary War. In 1776 he served in Captain Daniel DeTurck's Company, and
in 1780 he was on the payroll of Capt. Ferdinand Ritter's Company, 6th
Battalion.
Christian was mentioned in his
father's will made in 1802.
Children of Christian
Fisher and His wife ____________________.
70 - |
i. |
-------- Fisher ( ) m. a Wilhelm |
71 - |
ii. |
--------- A daughter |
72 - |
iii. |
Jacob Fisher --
Said to have gone to Ohio. |
73 - |
iv. |
John (4 Mar1795-8
Mar 1840, m. Anna Sheetz (29 Mar 1802-19 Oct 1877) dau of Peter & Eliz. |
74 - |
v. |
Christian Fisher,
Jr. ( ) , m. --------------- Zimmerman |
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
John Jacob Fisher was a son of Adam Fisher, who was a supposed son
of Sebastian. John Jacob was born in
Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, PA, on October 29, 1758, and baptized soon
thereafter at the Tulpehocken Lutheran Church. His mother's name was Christina
_________________. It is supposed that his father was Adam Fisher of Manor
Township, Lancaster County, an officer in the militia during the Revolution.
_________________________________________________________
John Adam Fisher Jr., son of John
Adam (John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County,
PA, on July 13, 1769, and died in what is now Penn Township, Snyder County PA,
on December 12, 1798. He came to the Isle of Que with his parents in the spring
of 1778 where he lived the usual life of a pioneer settler's child. It is
supposed that he was married about the year 1793, but the name of his wife is
unknown to the writer. It is presumed that he lived in Penn Township from the
time he went there until his death, a period of some twenty years. Letters of
administration in the estate of John Adam Fisher Jr. were granted to George
Ferster and John Adam Fisher Sr. on December 28, 1798, at Sunbury, PA. Sureties
for the administrators were Abraham McKinney and Peter Ferster. Due to the
prevalence of the name Ferster, it is believed that this may have been the family
name of his wife. He had one daughter. (See Adam Sr's will). He is buried by
the side of his parents in the cemetery of the First Lutheran Church in
Selinsgrove, PA.
Children of John Adam
Fisher Junior and his Wife, ___________________.
80 |
i. |
Magdalena Fisher
(born about 1795), m. Elijah Henry and lived in Iowa about 1840. |
Christian Fisher, son of John Adam
(son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County,
PA, on June 21, 1771 and died on the Isle of Que in what is today Penn
Township, Snyder County, PA, on January 26, 1844. He came to what is now Penn
Township with his parents in the spring of 1778, and tradition has it that he
married a Weiser about 1792, and that she died a few months after the marriage.
He then married Hannah Snyder, born about 1778, sister of John Snyder, who
married Christian's only sister, Marie Margaret Fisher. Christian and Hannah had
several children before Hannah died. Some years after Hannah's death, Christian
married Elizabeth Snyder (Apr 27, 1779 - Apr 13, 1851), a sister of Hannah.
Christian and his wife Elizabeth are buried in the cemetery of the First
Lutheran Church in Selinsgrove, and their graves are marked.
Some uninformed people have stated
that Christian was the first of the Fisher name to live on the Isle of Que, and
gave him rather an unsavory record, but the evidence seems to be otherwise,
that he was no different from others at the same time and station. In 1801,
Christian, his father, and his brother John contributed to the fund for the
erection of the First Lutheran Church of Selinsgrove of which they were
members. In 1811 Christian was appointed a member of the board of viewers to
view the bridge constructed across the Middle Creek at Bake Over Hill by Jacob
Lechner, contractor. On July 8, 1811, Christian bought the lower part of the
Isle of Que holdings of his father for £1000. The tract consisted of 164 acres and
40 perches.
On this tract, about the year 1812, he built a brick dwelling
which is still standing and now owned by his grandson, Michael Oliver Fisher,
son of Michael [about 1935]. In digging the foundation for this residence seven
Indian skeletons were unearthed. Indian skeletons and many Indian relics have
been found in a plat of about
one-fourth mile square in that area.
Children of Christian
Fisher and his wives Hannah and Elizabeth Snyder.
81 - |
i. |
John Fisher (16 Jul
1797 - 5 Apr 1873), m. Anna Zern (14 Jul 1799 - 9 Apr 1853)
m. Mary Zern (------- 1795 - 6
Feb 1886) |
82 - |
ii. |
Elizabeth Fisher,
m. -------- Motz |
83 - |
iii. |
George (11 Mar 1801
- 6 Feb 1881),m. Rebecca Gemberling
(13 Aug 1813 - 22 Dec 1847)
m. 13 Jun 1850 Susan Synder (4 Apr 1826 - 22 Feb 1900) |
84 - |
iv. |
Margaret (24 Dec
1803 - 26 Dec 1888),m.21 Mar 1825 Wm Moyer (15 Nov1801-4 Jan 1876) |
85 - |
v. |
Lydia Fisher ( ) m. Mr. Gutelius |
86 - |
vi. |
Mary Fisher ( ) m. Rev. Wm. Schooh |
87 - |
vii. |
Jacob Fisher (16 Aug
1808 - 30 Jan 1880) never married. |
88 - |
viii. |
Daniel Fisher (25
Mar 1810 - 25 Apr 1885), m. Amelia Laudenslager (17 Dec 1817 - 7 Jul 1893) |
89 - |
ix. |
Michael Fisher (6
Sep 1813 - 16 Apr 1867), m. 21 Feb 1864 Sarah Hoot ( ) |
90 - |
x. |
Christian Jr. (2 Feb
1816 - 10 Jul 1860), m. 3/13/1845 Lydia Hendershott (3/27/1816-2/17/1877) |
91 - |
xi. |
Benjamin (10 Feb 1818 - 24 Mar 1875), m.16 Jun 1853
Lydia Snyder (6 Aug 1831-16 Feb1910) |
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John Fisher,son of John Adam (son of
John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, PA, on
April 28, 1773, and died in what is now Penn Township, Snyder County, PA, on
August 19, 1826. His wife was Catherine Hosterman, daughter of the famous
Colonel Peter Hosterman of the Susquehanna Valley section. Catherine was born
in what is now Penn Township, Snyder County, PA, on May 24, 1779, and died in
the same section on November 24, 1864. Both are buried in the cemetery of the
First Lutheran Church of Selinsgrove, PA, near John's parents.
John came to the Isle of Que in Penn
Township with his parents in the spring of 1778, but little is known about him
from that time until 1797, when he married Catherine. In 1821, he was a Road
Supervisor in Penn Township. John bought from his father, Adam, part of the
tract purchased from the Benjamin Weiser estate, and also probably the
"Poland" tract which Adam bought from the widow Eva Rehn of
Philadelphia in 1807. This land lay north of the Middle Creek and west of the
present Penns Creek and surrounded Bake Over Hill. It was at the foot of Bake
Oven Hill where John built the stone house. Today (1935) this land is largely
owned by Frank and Adam Fisher, his great-grandsons.
At the time of his death not all of
his children had reached maturity and a guardian was appointed for the minors.
Children Of John Fisher and his Wife, Catherine
Hosterman.
92 - |
i. |
Margaret
(11 Sep 1798- 12 May 1890), m.25 Jan 1820 Peter Arnold (25 Jun 1793-
23 Jun 1873) |
93 - |
ii. |
John (11 Jan 1800 - 2 Sep 1861), m. Lydia
Witmer (16 Nov 1811 - 14 Sep 1880) |
94 - |
iii. |
Elizabeth ( ), m. Jonathan Weiand |
95 - |
iv. |
Amelia
(
), m. ______________ Thompson |
96 - |
v. |
Peter
(27 Feb 1809- 9 Oct 1856), m. 11 Feb 1845 Susan Lloyd (14 Sep 1815- 4 Apr 1861) |
97 - |
vi. |
Jacob
( - Feb 1837),
m. Fannie Brobst |
98 - |
vii. |
Mary
(12 Nov 1813 - 5 Jun 1896), m. 25 Oct 1836 Dr. Henry A. Lechner |
99 - |
viii. |
Jonathan (25 Dec 1818 - 5 Feb 1893) Never
Married |
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Benjamin Fisher, son of John Adam
(son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County,
PA, on May 30, 1775. His mother was Margaret Elizabeth Reed. He came to what is
now Penn Township, Snyder County, PA, in 1778 with his parents. Tradition has
it that he was never married and that he died somewhere in Ohio. Little is
known of this man's life. His father in his will made on March 10, 1824 states
the following, "4th - I order and direct that my son, Benjamin Fisher,
shall have my house and three lots of ground in Swifttown, Beaver Township,
Union County, PA: likewise about eight acres of ground adjoining the said town,
during his natural life, for his use, and after the decease of my said son,
Benjamin, the said lots and land are to fall back to my estate. NOTE: Swifttown
is today Beavertown and this part of the former Union County, is now Snyder County.
____________________________________________________
John George Fisher, son of John Adam
(son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County,
PA, on October 17, 1777, the last of Adam Fisher's children to be born there.
He was known as George throughout his life. His mother was Margaret Elizabeth
Reed. George died in what is now Penn Township, Snyder County, PA, on December
21, 1832. His wife was Mary Magdalene Rhoads, daughter of Captain Francis
William Rhoads, formerly of Northampton County, PA, but from about 1785 a
resident of Penn Township. Mary Magdalene was born in Salisbury Township,
Northampton County, PA, on September 27, 1783, and died in Penn Township,
Snyder County, on October 12, 1849. Both are buried in the cemetery of the
First Lutheran Church in Selinsgrove, PA, as is also Captain Rhoads and his
wife. George and Magdalene were married on January 16, 1802. The family Bible
of George Fisher on Jan 1, 1935 was in the hands of Mrs. Charles W. Keller (nee
Fry) in Selinsgrove. A translation of German script within it reveals the
following:
"I [John George Fisher] was
born Oct 17, 1777, the name give me in Holy Baptism was George. My father was
Adam Fisher and my mother Margaretta. My godparents were George ___________ and
his wife Margaretta.
I entered into the bonds of
matrimony on January 16, 1802 with Mary Magdalene Rhoads. Her father's name was
Franz Rhodes and her mother was Hannah. She was born on September 27, 1783 in
Salzburg (Salisbury) Township, Northampton County.
So much concerning myself.
On
the 9th of September, 1803, God blessed us with a daughter. The name
given her in Holy Baptism by the Rev. George Geistmeier, was Mary. Her
godparents were Franz Rhodes and his wife Hannah.
On the 11th of April, 1805, God
blessed us with a son. The name given to him in Holy Baptism by the Rev. Conrad
Walter was Daniel. His sponsors were Adam Fisher and his wife Margaretta. (Died
in 1806?).
On the 9th of February, 1807, God
blessed us with a daughter. The name given her in Holy Baptism by the Rev.
Conrad Walter was Hannah. Her sponsors were Christian Fisher and his wife,
Hannah.
On the 10th of February, 1809, God
blessed us with a daughter. The name given her in Holy Baptism by the Rev.
Conrad Walter was Sarah. Her sponsors were Jacob Rhodes and his wife Catherine.
On the 30th of January, 1811, God
blessed us with a son. The name given him in Holy Baptism by the Rev. Conrad
Walter was Karl (Charles). His sponsors were his parents.
On the 15th of April, 1813, God
blessed us with a son. The name given him in Holy Baptism by the Rev. Conrad
Walter was Samuel. The sponsors were his parents
On the 3rd of January, 1815, God
blessed us with a daughter. The name given her in Holy Baptism by the Rev.
conrad Walter was Susanna. Her parents were her sponsors."
NOTE: George
Fisher's daughter, Sarah, married John Fry and left no offspring. John Fry then
married and had a number of children by his second wife. Some of their names are
John Fry, George Fry, and Mrs. Charles W. Keller, all of Selinsgrove. The elder
Fry evidently inherited his first wife's property, and that is probably the
reason this Bible is now in non-Fisher hands.
On July 8, 1811, George Fisher
(1777-1832) bought from his father, John Adam, the upper half of his father's
holdings of land on the Isle of Que, 164 acres and 40 perches for £1000. Part
of this land was included in the purchase Adam made in 1787 from Thomas Grant,
Sheriff, in the matter of the Benjamin Weiser estate. In 1824, George built the
large, stone, mansion dwelling, which is still standing (1935), one of the most
beautiful of its kind anywhere. In 1935 it was owned by Mrs. Charles T. Aikens
of Selinsgrove. Many of the older folks, including the writer, will remember
the old log house which stood between the Stone house and the river. Captain
Benjamin Weiser evidently built this house, and lived here as early as 1771,
possibly before. It is said that Benjamin's
father, the noted Conrad Weiser, had built and intermittently occupied a hut
near this location many years earlier, when he went back and forth through the
Susquehanna Valley on his various missions for the colonial proprietors. The
log house, used as a storage place for the various Fishers living in the store
mansion house, stood until about the year 1920 when it was razed. An agreement
which is interesting material because of the detail that it contains, entered
into between George Fisher and his father is found under his father's sketch. [John
Adam Fisher # 40).
John George was a farmer, a
constable of Penn Township in 1825, and a township auditor in 1827.
Children of John
George Fisher and His Wife, Mary Magdalene Rhoads.
100 |
i. |
Mary (9 Sept 1803 - 1 Jun 1877), m. John
Kants (14 Oct 1802 - 19 Jun 1853) |
101 |
ii. |
Daniel (11 Apr 1805 - Believed to have died in
1806 and buried in Old Lutheran Cemetery. |
102 |
iii. |
Hannah (9 Feb 1807 - ), m. John Deitrick. |
103 |
iv. |
Sarah (10 Feb 1809 - 5 Jan 1876, m. John Fry. |
104 |
v. |
Charles (M.D.) (13 Jan 1811 - 11 Jun 1873), m.
Phoebe Bergstresser. |
105 |
vi. |
Samuel (15 Apr 1813 - 17 May 1885), m. Henrietta Fisher ( ) |
106 |
vii. |
Susanna (3 Jan 1815 - ?
), m. 25 Jan 1836, Elijah Coldren (25 Nov 1806 - 14 Apr 1900) |
____________________________________________________
Peter Fisher, son of John Adam (son
of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born on the Isle of Que in what is now Penn
Township, Snyder County, PA, on March 31, 1781. His mother was Margaret
Elizabeth Reed. Tradition has it that Peter was married and that he had a son
and a daughter, but the writer has not been able to find any one who can vouch
for this. In the will of Peter's father this item is found; "I give,
bequeath and devise unto my son, Peter Fisher, the sum of five hundred dollars
of lawful money of the United States, as soon as so much cash comes to them
(the executors) after my decease, at least within two years after my decease."
This will was made on March 10, 1824, so he must have been living at the time.
His mother made her will on March 23, 1829, and she also mentions him as one of
her heirs. Where he lived, or when he died, the writer is unable to tell. One
must remember that there were at least three Peter Fishers living in Penn
Township at that time and that it may be difficult to trace this one.
Children of Peter
Fisher and his wife, ___________________.
107 |
i. |
_______________ Fisher, a son. |
108 |
ii. |
_______________
Fisher, a daughter. |
____________________________________________________
Marie Margaret Fisher, sometimes
called "Peggy," only daughter of John Adam (son of John Jacob,
Sebastian), was born on the Isle of Que in what is today Penn Township, Snyder
County, PA, on October 19, 1782, and died somewhere near Fishers Ferry in
Northumberland County, PA, on April 25, 1870. Her mother was Margaret Elizabeth
Reed. Marie Margaret married "Colonel" John Snyder of the Fisher's
Ferry section of the present day Northumberland County and resided east of the
river all her life. Adam Fisher opposed the married of his only daughter, and
possibly her nine stalwart brothers did also, but a romance blossomed between
her and the young man from across the river, so he came for her in a boat one
night; she was ready and they eloped, were married, and lived "happy ever
after," according to some of her descendants. John Snyder was born on
November 29, 1776, and died on April 29, 1851. He is said to have been buried
in the old cemetery at Fishers Ferry, but that his wife was buried at the
Presbyterian Church Cemetery at the Howling Run, not far away. John Snyder's
father was a Revolutionary soldier. John's sisters, Hannah and Elizabeth, in
turn became wives of Christian Fisher, a brother of Marie Margaret Fisher.
The will of Marie Margaret's father,
Adam, was made on 10 March, 1824. It states the following: "7th - I give,
bequeath, and devise unto my daughter, Margaret, intermarried with John Snyder,
the interest of one thousand dollars to be paid to her yearly, and to begin one
year after my decease; the principal to remain in the hands of my executors,
for the use of my daughters children, after her decease...."
Children of Marie Margaret
Fisher and her husband, John Snyder:
110 |
i. |
Elizabeth Snyder ( ), m. John Wynn |
111 |
ii. |
Adam Snyder |
112 |
iii. |
Thomas Snyder |
113 |
iv. |
John Snyder |
114 |
v. |
Sallie Snyder |
115 |
vi. |
Peter Synder |
116 |
vii. |
George Snyder
|
_________________________________________________________
John Jacob Fisher, son of John Adam
(son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born on the Isle of Que, Penn Township,
Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on June 15, 1786, and died in the same
Township on March 8, 1846. His first wife was Leah __________. They were
married in 1816 or 1817 and she died in 1820. Some time later he married
Rebecca Speece, who was born on March
19, 1799, and died on August 16, 1862. He and his second wife are buried in the
Baker Cemetery, just outside of Selinsgrove, PA. Who his first was and where she is buried is unknown to the
compiler, who is a great-grandson of John Jacob. John Jacob's mother was
Margaret Elizabeth Reed. His father's will, made on March 10, 1824, states the
following: "8th, I give, devise and bequeath unto my son, Jacob Fisher,
the plantation on which he resides at present, and which I sold to him, as will
appear by a deed made to him by me for the same, and which shall be considered
as his share of my estate at present." Jacob's mother in her will
designated him as her executor, and the writer has in his possession, numerous
releases which he secured from her various heirs. One of these will be given
below.
Jacob owned the farm later owned by
Michael Fisher,. then Calvin Forry, then Robert Stauffer, near the bridge
across the Middle Creek into Neitz's Valley. In Jacobs day, the house on this
farm stood about one hundred yards south of the present house (1935), and some
of Jacob's children, probably all of them, were born there. Jacob was a member
of the First Lutheran Church of Selinsgrove.
During the period of the war of
1812, he held the Commission of an Ensign of Militia. This Commission today is
in the hands of the writer. A copy of it follows:
_________________________________________
Pennsylvania S.S.
In the name of and by the authority of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Simon Snyder, Governor of the said Commonwealth
To Jacob Fisher of the
County of Northumberland, Greetings:
Know that you, the said Jacob
Fisher, being duly elected and returned, are hereby commissioned Ensign of the
Fifth Company of the Seventy-seventh Regiment of the Militia of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
the First Brigade of the Ninth Division composed of the Militia of the Counties
of Northumberland, , Bradford and Susquehanna. To Have and To Hold this commission, exercising all the
powers, and discharging all the duties thereto lawfully belonging and attached,
for the term of four years to be computed from the Third day of August,
one-thousand-eight-hundred and eleven, if you shall so long behave yourself
well.
In
Testimony Whereof, I have set my hand, and caused the Less Seal
of the State to be affixed to these Presents, at Harrisburg, the Ninth day of
June in the year of our LORD, one-thousand-eight-hundred and twelve, and of the
Commonwealth the thirty-sixth.
By the Governor,
James Trimble,
Deputy Secty.
____________________________________________________
Children of John Jacob
Fisher and his first wife Leah __________________.
117 |
i. |
Leah (13 Oct 1818 - 22 Nov 1893) m. 1842,
George B. Garman (25 Jul 1822 - 27 Feb 1885) |
118 |
ii. |
David (10 Feb 1820 - 18 Mar 1887), m. 24 Nov
1844, Abigail Shipman (4 Jun 1820 - 24 Feb 1907) |
119 |
iii. |
Henry (10 Feb 1820 - 17 Apr 1894), m. abt
1845, Catherine Hiltenitle. |
Children of John Jacob
Fisher and his second wife, Rebecca Speece.
120 |
iv. |
Levi (9 May 1821 - 19 Sep 1863), m. 12 Nov
1843, Elizabeth Aigler(1 Nov 1824 - 23 Sep 1901) |
121 |
v. |
Adam J. (7 Apr 1826 - 13 Oct 1901), m. Barbara
Woodling (15 Oct 1828 - 24 Dec 1910) |
122 |
vi. |
Elizabeth (24 mar 1840- 30 May 1882), m.2 Feb
1860, Sam Woodling (Dec 1835- 20 May 1913) |
_________________________________________________________
John Michael Fisher, son of John
Adam (son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born on the Isle of Que in Penn
Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on August 26, 1789, and died
on July 23, 1820 in what is today Washington Township of the same county. His
mother was Margaret Elizabeth Reed. In boyhood he lived on the Isle of Que, but
after his marriage he moved to a farm along the Middle Creek in Washington
Township, east of Freeburg. On May 16, 1813, he married Catherine Elizabeth,
daughter of Philip, and granddaughter of Andrew Morr Jr. Catherine was born on
September 1, 1793, in what is today Washington Township, Snyder County, PA. She
was a close Bible student and in her early years read many German religious
books. She had a retentive memory and could readily recite Scriptural passages
without reference to the book. After a brief illness from pneumonia, she passed
to the spirit world on April 24, 1856. She and her husband lie side by side in
the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery at Freeburg. (The writer is indebted to the
late Calvin Fisher Moyer of Freeburg, grandson of this couple, for most of the
above information. In early boyhood, Mr. Moyer had ample opportunity to know
and love his grandmother). On August 19, 1820, letters of administration in his
estate were granted to Christian Fisher (brother) and Philip Morr
(father-in-law). The widow is supposed to have married John Stayley some years
after the death of Michael, but the author cannot vouch for this. In his will
made March 10, 1824, Adam Fisher bequeathed $200 to each of the three living
children of his deceased son, John Michael.
Children of John
Michael Fisher and his Wife, Catherine Elizabeth Moor (Moore)
123 |
i. |
Amelia (23 May 1814 - 9 Jan 1872), m. 26 Nov
1835, John A. Hilbish (1 Jan 1814 - 8 Mar1850) |
124 |
ii. |
Henry Philip (29 Dec 1815 - 21 May 1885),
never married. |
125 |
iii. |
Isaac
( 17 Nov 1817 - 3 Aug 1819) |
126 |
iv. |
Eliza
(3 Jul 1819 - 17 Dec 1905), m. 1 Feb 1842, George C. Moyer (7 Apr 1816
- 6 Mar 1900) |
_________________________________________________________
David Fisher, youngest son of John
Adam (son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn township, Northumberland
(now Snyder) County, PA, on the Isle of Que on December 30, 1791 and died in
the same township about the year 1827. His mother was Margaret Elizabeth Reed.
He married Anna Maria (probably Yocum of Yochim), who was born on December 29,
1797 and died on February 16, 1876. It is not known where David is buried, but
his wife was interred in the Salem (Row's) Cemetery. In his father's will, made
on March 10, 1824, we find the following: "10th - I give, bequeath, and
devise unto my son, David Fisher, a certain tract of land situate in Penn
Township, Union County (now Snyder County), Pennsylvania, containing about
eighty acres, more or less, adjoining John Fisher, Daniel Mowrer, Jacob Fisher,
and Simon Bickel's land, to have and to hold the said tract of land, to him,
his heirs and assigns, forever. My hereinafter named executors are to execute a
deed to the said David, for said tract of land as soon after my decease as
possible." In his mother's will, made on March 23, 1829, she bequeaths a
certain tract of land in Penn Township, which she had bought at Sheriff's sale,
to the five children of her deceased son, David.
David Fisher served in
the war of 1812 as a Private in the company of Captain John Snyder, who was the
son of the Pennsylvania Governor. This company was part of Uhle's Battalion of
General Cadwallader's Brigade at Camp Dupont, Delaware, on November 14, 1814,
and was known as the Selinsgrove Rifle Volunteers.
Children of David
Fisher and his Wife, Anna Maria _______________.
127 |
i. |
Eliza (11 Jun 1816 - 18 Oct 1896), m. John
Reed (20 May 1812 - 30 Jun 1897). |
128 |
ii. |
Moses (12 Feb 1816 - 23 May 1894), m. Annie
Esterline (30 Jan 1827 - 10 Dec 1876) m.
Matilda Sprenkle |
129 |
iii. |
Aaron ( 1823 - ______), m. 19 Nov 1848, Sara
Ann Lenig (18 Jun 1825 - 5 Oct 1917). |
130 |
iv. |
Margaret ( ), m. 9 Apr 1858 Benjamin
Neiswender |
131 |
v. |
Hannah
(
), m Peter
Shaffer |
____________ Fisher, daughter of
Christian (son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Tulpehocken Township,
Berks County, PA. She married a Mr. Wilhelm, and they had children. A descendant, Henry Wilhelm, lived on the old
Sebastian Fisher farm in 1916 according to the late Edmund G. Fisher, a
descendant of Christian.
____________________________________________________
Jacob
Fisher, son of Christian (son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in
Tulpehocken township, Berks County, PA, about 1780. The writer knows nothing
about him, except that he is supposed to have gone to Ohio to live, probably
about the same time as his Uncle John
in 1801.
____________________________________________________
John Fisher, son of Christian (son
of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, PA,
on March 4, 1795, and died in the same vicinity on March 8, 1840. He married
Anna Sheetz, who was born on March 29, 1802 and died October 18, 1877. She was
th daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Sheetz. Both John and Anna are buried in the
old cemetery of the Tulpehocken (Christ) Lutheran Church about a mile west of
Stouchsburg, Berks County, PA.
_________________________________________________________
Christian
Fisher Jr., son of Christian (son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in
Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, PA about 1775. He married ___________
Zimmerman.
Children of Christian Fisher Jr. and his Wife,
_________________ Zimmerman.
132 |
i. |
Henry (
Had a son) |
133 |
ii. |
Mary (1808 - 1887), m. Jacob Winters (1806 -
1865) |
134 |
iii. |
George Fisher |
____________________________________________________
Fifth Generation
Magdalena Fisher, daughter of John
Adam Jr. (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in what is now
Snyder County, PA, about the year 1795. Her father died in 1798, and it is
believed that she was his only child. The name of her mother is unknown. She
was bequeathed fifty dollars by the will of her grandfather, John Adam, made on
March 10, 1824. Evidently she was not married at the time as only her first
name was mentioned. She married Elijah Henry and moved to the state of Iowa
about 1840. She returned to Pennsylvania to learn if all of her grandparent's estate
which was due her had been turn over to her. It is supposed that the Henrys had
children, but the writer was unable to contact anyone who knew anything about
them.
________________________________________________________
John Fisher, son of Christian (son
of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn Township, Snyder
County, PA, on July 16, 1797. His mother was Hannah Snyder. He lived on the
Sand Hill in Penn Township for a number of years and then traded farms with his
brother George, who had located in the western part of the county near
Richfield, Juniata County. It was here John died on April 5, 1873. John's first
wife was Anna Zern, probably the daughter of Jacob Zern, the papermaker. Anna was
born July 14, 1799 and died on April 9, 1853. Later John married Anna's sister,
Mary Zern, who was born in 1795 and died on February 6, 1886, age 91 years.
John and his two wives are buried in the cemetery of the Lutheran Church in
Richfield, Juniata County, PA. All of his children were by his first wife.
Children of John
Fisher and His First Wife, Anna Zern.
140 |
i. |
Joseph (22 Feb 1822 - 9 Nov 1907), m. Mary
McCullough. |
141 |
ii. |
Mary (8 Dec 1825 - 27 Feb 1896), m. 25 Dec
1849, Nathaniel Yoder (30 Oct 1815 - 11 Jan 1902) |
142 |
iii. |
Isaac (6 Sep 1827 - 10 Dec 1890),m. 23 Jan
1849, Lovina Kantner. m.
Cath.M.Kohler (29 Nov 1828 - 2 July 1918) |
143 |
iv. |
William (Jul 1829 - ? ), m.
______________ no issue. Went West as young Man. |
144 |
v. |
Elizabeth (8 Mar 1831 - 15 Oct 1897), m. 6 Feb 1851, John Graybill (8 Oct 1821 - 24
Jul 1855)
m. John Winey :(1 Mar 1820 - 15 Jan 1893) |
145 |
vi. |
Sarah (4 Apr 1833 - ? ), m. Andrew
Kohler |
146 |
vii. |
Lydia ( 28 Mar 1835 - 15 Oct 1897), m.
Augustus Cox - No issue |
147 |
viii. |
John P. (29 Mar 1837 - ?
), m.
(Pittsburg) |
148 |
ix. |
Solomon George (1 Mar 1840 - ?
) m. Nannie Eaton |
_________________________________________________________
Elizabeth Fisher, daughter of
Christian (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn Township,
Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on the Isle of Que. Her mother was
Hannah Snyder. Elizabeth was born on
November 1, 1800, and died January 31, 1882. She married John Motz and lived in
Centre County, PA. John was born on January 6, 1792 and died November 22, 1849.
These two were married on December 11, 1827.
Elizabeth and John became acquainted as he floated grain and flour
down the Penns Creek to be shipped by the canal to Harrisburg and other points
south. When the Motz Mill at Woodward, Centre County, PA, burned; it was rebuilt through contributions of time
and lumber by neighbors. A distillery was also built, and using the charred
grain from the mill fire and good spring water from Sand Mountain, a whiskey
known as "Old Motz" was made, which gained for itself a wide reputation
in Philadelphia.
A newspaper clipping of the death of
Elizabeth Fisher Motz states that she was a member of the Lutheran Church for
sixty-three years. When John died in 1849, his son, John Christian Motz, took
over his father's property.
Children of Elizabeth
Fisher and Her Husband, John Motz Jr.
149 |
i. |
John Christian (22 Jun 1832 - 17 Jan 1894), m,
Maranda Reigard (25 May 1835 - --1891) |
150 |
ii. |
Catherine(14 Nov1836-30
Apr1918),m.20Aug1861,Geo.P.Weaver(21 Feb 1836-11Apr1908) |
151 |
iii. |
Lydia (25 Apr 1835 - 3 May 1882), m. 25 oct
1870, Dr. Chas.E.Gutelius ( ? - 8 Dec 1913) |
152 |
iv. |
Sarah (21 Feb 1831- 7Apr1887), m.18 Feb1851
PeterB.Neff, MD (23Nov1816- 7Apr1880) |
153 |
v. |
Mary E. (11 Feb 1845 - 31 Oct 1863) Unmarried. |
153 B |
vi. |
William Henry Motz (13 Mar 1839 - 22 Jul
1841) |
____________________________________________________
George Fisher, son of Christian (son
of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born, probably at Fishers Ferry,
Northumberland County, PA, on March 11, 1801, and died in Penn Township, Snyder
County, PA, on February 6, 1881. Sometime after his birth, his parents moved
across the river to the Isle of Que, and his father built the large brick house
on the land purchased in 1811 from John Adam, his father. After marriage,
George settled near Richfield in the western end of the county; but after some
years, he traded farms with his brother John, who had located on the Sand Hill
in Penn Township. George's first wife was Rebecca Gemberling, who was born in
Penn Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on August 13, 1813, and died on
December 22, 1847. On June 13, 1850, George married Susan Snyder, who was born
on April 4, 1826, and died on February 22, 1900. George and his two wives are
buried in the Baker Cemetery just west of Selinsgrove. George Fisher was a
farmer all of his life. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, and in Penn
township, he was a School Director in 1847, and a Tax Assessor in 1848.
Children of George
Fisher and his first wife, Rebecca Gemberling.
160 |
i. |
Hanna Eliz.(27 Sep
1833- 14 Dec1908), m.28 Sep1854 Geo.Herman(31 Aug 1831-10 Jun1907) |
161 |
ii. |
Sarah Jane Fisher -
Never married. |
162 |
iii. |
Eva Ann Fisher (1837
- 1844) |
163 |
iv. |
Ellen R.(6 Sep18391
Feb 1926), m.12 Mar1862 Jacob
Walter(12 Dec1836- 25 Sept1901) |
164 |
v. |
Calvin (27 Sep 1842
- 25 Aug 1872),m.24 Nov1864 Matilda Miller(10 Nov 1845- 18 Jul 1905) |
165 |
vi. |
Caroline(23 May
1845-1 Oct 1922),m.30 Sep1866Wm.B.Gemberling(4 Oct 1841- 28 Dec 1922) |
Children of George
Fisher and his second wife, Susan Snyder.
166 |
vii. |
Newton S.
Fisher (1851 - ?
) - No Issue |
167 |
viii. |
William A. (9 Feb 1853 - 21 Sep 1931), m.24
Dec1878 Margaret Gemberling(19 Nov 1859- ? ) |
168 |
ix. |
Annie (30 Oct 1854 -
? ), m. Henry Chapman in
1908. No issue. |
169 |
x. |
Lydia (1857 - 1861) |
170 |
xi. |
George P. (9 Jun 1860 - ? ), m. 6 Mar 1890,
Etta Seigfried (10 Oct 1862 - ? ) |
171 |
xii. |
Clara (1862 - ?
), m. 30 Dec 1885 John
Thompson ( ) |
172 |
xiii. |
Charge G. ( 1864
- ? ) |
173 |
xiv. |
Mary A (29 Apr 1866
-? ), m.28 Jun1892 Rev. Robt. F.Fetterolf (8 Apr 1862- 3 Sep1928) |
Margaret Fisher, daughter of
Christian (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born at Fisher's
Ferry, Northumberland County, PA, on 24 Dec, 1803. Her mother was Hannah
Snyder. On March 21, 1825, she married William Moyer, who was born on the old
Moyer farm, near Salem, in Penn Township, Northumberland (now Synder) County,
PA, on November 15, 1801. William learned the trade of gunsmith and followed it
until he took over the operation of his father's farm. He was a member of the
Lutheran Church. Originally, he was a Whig, but joined the Republican Party
when it was formed. William died January 4, 1876, and Margaret December 26,
1888; both are buried in the Salem (Row's) Cemetery. Margaret (Fisher) Moyer
was a faithful member of the Lutheran Church.
Children of Margaret
Fisher and Her Husband, William Moyer.
155 |
i. |
Henry(28 Oct 1827- 5
Feb 1900), m.27 Mar1860, Mary D.Dagle (11 Apr 1838- 4 Jan 1876). |
156 |
ii. |
Lydia (10 Oct 1830 -
3 Aug 1850) Unmarried. |
157 |
iii. |
Susanna (8 Oct 1833-
8 Sept1863), m.26 Dec1854 Robert Kern (20 Apr 1828- 8 Sept1883) |
Lydia Fisher, daughter of Christian
(son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born either at Fisher's Ferry or
on the Isle of Que. Her mother was either Hannah or Elizabeth Snyder. She
married Mr. Gutelius.
Children of Lydia
Fisher and Her Husband, Mr. Gutelius.
174 |
i. |
Amanda Gutelius, m.
a Mr. Romig |
175 |
ii. |
Hannah Gutelius, m.
a Mr. Romig |
176 |
iii. |
Rev. Fisher
Gutelius, m. ? |
____________________________________________________
Mary Fisher, daughter of Christian
(son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born at either Fishers Ferry or
on the Isle of Que. Her mother was either Hannah or Elizabeth Snyder. She
married the Reverend William Schoch.
Children of Mary
Fisher and Her Husband, Rev. William Schoch.
177 |
i. |
Annie E. Schoch,
married a Mr. Diffenderfer |
178 |
ii. |
William Schoch (1839
- ? ) |
179 |
iii. |
Hiram Schoch |
____________________________________________________
Jacob Fisher son of Christian (son
of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born at Fishers Ferry or on the Isle
of Que on August 16, 1808, and died on the Isle of Que in Penn Township, Snyder
County, PA, on January 30, 1880. His mother was either Hannah or Elizabeth
Snyder. Jacob was never married. All of his life, he was a farmer and for many
years he owned one of the big farms on the upper Isle of Que, probably the one
owned by Richard Lloyd Schroyer today (1935).
____________________________________________________
Daniel Fisher son of Christian (son
of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn Township, Northumberland
(now Snyder) County, PA, on the Isle of Que, on March 25, 1810, and died at
Morristown, Tennessee, on April 25, 1885. His mother was Elizabeth Snyder, second
wife of Christian Fisher. In April 1838, Daniel married Amelia Laudenslager,
who was born in the vicinity of Selinsgrove, Northumberland (now Snyder)
County, PA, on December 17, 1817 and died in Tennessee on January 3, 1893.
Daniel and his wife lived in what is now Union County, PA, until 1868 when they
moved to Russellville, Hamblen County, Tennessee, to engage in general farming
and fruit raising. A number of their older children, who were married and well
settled in Pennsylvania, did not move with them. In Pennsylvania, Daniel and
Amelia were members of the Lutheran Church, but none being available in their
section of Tennessee, they united with the Presbyterian Church. Daniel Fisher
was a successful agriculturist and accumulated considerable property in his new
location.
Children of Daniel
Fisher and His Wife, Amelia Laudenslager.
180 |
i. |
Mary Fisher (1839 -1
Jun 1921), m. Robert H. Irwin (
? - 30 Mar 1905) |
181 |
ii. |
Elizabeth(18 Oct 1841-Nov 1929), m.12 Dec 1861
Andrew Hauck(30Oct 1835-8May 1892) |
182 |
iii. |
Harriett (15 Oct 1843 - 24 Dec 1915), never
married. |
183 |
iv. |
Amelia ( 1846-1920),m. Mr. Jarnigan |
184 |
v. |
Lydia (13 Oct 1850 - 25 Aug 1906),m. 25 Mar
1873 Henry Sherwood ( ? - 8 Mar 1924) |
185 |
vi. |
Frank Luther Fisher(25Feb1853-31Dec1925),m.6
Feb1883 EllaLocke (1859 - 1 Jan 1950) |
186 |
vii. |
Laura Jane Fisher (5 Jun 1855 - 21 Jul 1926),
m. 19 Jan 1876 John Bewley
m. John Thomas Utsman |
187 |
viii. |
Jacob Nelson (12 Dec 1859 - 29 May 1932), m. 4
Oct 1888 Mary F. Murphey |
Michael Fisher, son of Christian
(son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born on the Isle of Que in Penn
Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on September 6, 1813, and died near
the place of his birth on April 16, 1867. On February 21, 1864, when more than
fifty years of age he married Sarah Hoot, who was much younger than he. She was
born on August 4, 1845. Both are buried in the Union Cemetery at Selinsgrove.
Michael was a farmer and owned the farm which his father bought from Michael's
grandfather John Adam Fisher in 1811 at the lower end of the Isle of Que. In
1935 Michael Oliver, son of Michael, owned this farm. Michael also owned the
farm along the Middle Creek, which his Uncle John Jacob had once owned. Michael
and his wife were members of the Lutheran Church. In 1846, Michael was Tax
Assessor in Penn Township. A kindly and hospitable woman, Mrs. Sarah Fisher was not satisfied unless she gave
something to every person who came to her home, and the writer remembers eating
many pieces of pie and cake which she happily handed out to growing country
boys.
Children of Michael
Fisher and His Wife, Sarah Hoot..
187 a |
i. |
Keturah Fisher
(1864- ? ) m. 13 May 1836 Attorney Charles Erhart |
187 b |
ii. |
Michael Oliver
Fisher ( 1866 - ? ) never married |
____________________________________________________
Christian Fisher Jr. son of
Christian (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born on the Isle of
Que, Penn Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on February 2, 1816, and
died July 10, 1860, probably in the same house in which he was born. His mother
was Elizabeth Snyder. On March 13, 1845, he married Lydia Hendershott, who
resided near Fishers Ferry, Northumberland County. In her youth, Lydia was a
member of the Presbyterian Church. Christian Jr. was a farmer and a member of
the Lutheran Church. Sometime before his death, Christian Fisher Sr. divided
the 164 acre farm on the Isle of Que, added to the house he had built in 1812,
and then sold to Christian Jr. the upper part of the farm. Christian Jr. lived
on this farm all of his life. Frank Fisher, a grandson of Christian Jr. is
owner of this part of the farm today. Christian Fisher Jr. and his wife, Lydia,
are buried in the Union Cemetery at Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
Children of Christian
Fisher Jr. and His Wife, Lydia Hendershott.
188 |
i. |
Wm.Newton (10 Oct 1846-12 Apr1925), m.Mar1867
Eliz.Forry (9 Sep 1850- 16 Aug1920) |
189 |
ii. |
Elnora (1850-1853) |
190 |
iii. |
Sarah (4 Feb 1854 - ? ), m. 9 Feb 1875
Dennis Snyder (26 Aug 1847 - 30 Dec 1922) |
191 |
iv. |
Matilda (4 Feb 1854 - 3 Jul 1926), A twin,
Never married. |
____________________________________________________
Benjamin Fisher, son of Christian
(son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born on the Isle of Que in Penn
Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on February 10, 1818, and died there
on March 24, 1875. He is buried in the Baker Cemetery at Selinsgrove, PA. His
mother was Elizabeth Snyder. On June 16, 1853 he married Lydia Snyder, who was
born on August 6, 1831, and died on February 16, 1910.
Benjamin Fisher was a farmer and at
first lived at Fishers Ferry, but some years later he bought a farm on the Isle
of Que, about a mile south of Selinsgrove, where he later died.
Some years after Christian's death,
Lydia married Solomon Miller of Trevorton, PA, but she later divorced him. In
1880 Lydia bought a farm about twelve miles from Lincoln, Nebraska, and moved
there with her family. At the time of her death, she was living with one of her
children in DesMoines, Iowa. Descendants of Benjamin and Lydia (Snyder) Fisher
are widely scattered throughout the middle and far west.
Children of Benjamin
Fisher and His Wife, Lydia Snyder.
192 |
i. |
Martha (3 Jan 1855 -
20 Jan 1895), m. Mr. McCool |
193 |
ii. |
Benjamin F. (4 Aug
1857 - ? ),m.15 Dec 1885 Anna Parker (10 Oct 1860 - ?) Lehigh, IA. |
194 |
iii. |
William I. (8
May1859 - 25 Sep 1924),m. 7 Oct 1886 Etta Mitchell (26 Dec 1863 - ?
) |
195 |
iv. |
Peter A. (12 Jul
1861 - ? ), m. Mrs Edith C. Olds -- Los Angeles, CA. |
196 |
v. |
Charles M. (16 July
1863 - ? ), m. (1) ? (2)
Della Fry |
197 |
vi. |
John W. ( 28 Aug,
1865 - 17 Jun 1932). m. Jennie Dorris. |
198 |
vii. |
George C. (22 Apr
1868 - Apr 1930), Never married. |
199 |
viii. |
Dr. Emerson W. (14
Nov 1870 - ? ), m. (1) Hattie Teller (2)
? |
200 |
ix. |
Della Mae (6 Jan
1873 - ? ), m. 19 Aug 1896 Eugene Huse (14 Dec 1870 - ?
) |
_______________________________________________________________
Margaret
Fisher, daughter of John (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in
Penn Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on September 11, 1798,
and died in Niagara County, New York, on May 12, 1890. Her mother was
Catherine, daughter of Colonel Peter Hosterman, a famous military and political
figure in Central Pennsylvania during and after the Revolutionary War. On
January 25, 1820, Margaret married Peter Arnold, who was born on June 25, 1793,
in Mahantango (now Chapman) Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA,
and died in Niagara County, NY, on June 23, 1873. During the War of 1812, Peter Arnold was a private in the
Selinsgrove Rifle Volunteers under the command of Captain John Snyder, who was
the son of the then Governor of the State of Pennsylvania. Anthony C. Selin,
son of the founder of Selinsgrove, was one of the Lieutenants in the company.
They served in the vicinity of Marcus Hook, PA, in 1814. David Fisher, an uncle
of Margaret Fisher Arnold, also served in this company. Peter Arnold and wife
moved from Penn Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, to Seneca
County, NY, in 1825. In 1832 they left Seneca County and moved to Royalton,
Niagara County, NY, where they lived during the remainder of their lives. The
U.S. Census of 1850 enumerated them and their nine children in that county,
listed his occupation as farmer, and gave the value of their farm at the time
as eighty-eight-hundred dollars. In
his younger days, Peter learned the trade of tailor, but it is believed that he
did not work at it after leaving Pennsylvania. It is believed that the parents
of Peter Arnold were Anna Marie Herrold and Casper Arnold Sr. Margaret Fisher
was named for her paternal grandmother Margaret Elizabeth Reed, who with her
husband, John Adam Fisher, were sponsors at Margaret's baptism.
Children of Margaret
Fisher and Her Husband, Peter Arnold.
200 |
i. |
Matilda (6 Jun 1820 - 16 Apr1910),m.16 Feb
1843 Gideon Prish (28 May 1819 - 29 Aug 1902) |
201 |
ii. |
Joseph (8 Nov 1832 - 15 Jan 1902), m. Kate
Ware |
202 |
iii |
John (10 Dec 1825- 31 Jan 1900),m.1 Jan 1866
Sarah A.Kane Rafter(22 Apr1840-16 Apr1917) |
203 |
iv. |
Catherine (3 Jun
1828 - 1894),m. 14 Mar 1850 George Davenport ( ? - 2 Mar 1860) m. 6 Sep
1866 Channing S. Clark m. Mr.
Williams |
204 |
v. |
Peter Jr. (20 Mar
1831 - 1912), m. Kate Backenstose (1847 - 1887) |
205 |
vi. |
Amelia (5 Feb 1833
- ? ),m. (1) Joseph Spingler
(2) C. Spafford |
206 |
vii. |
George Arnold (17 Mar
1835 - 26 Dec 1901), m. Emily Dalins |
207 |
viii. |
Mary E. (8 Jul 1835
- 7 Nov 1863), m. Andrew Dysinger |
208 |
ix. |
David (29 Nov 1840
- ? ), m. Elizabeth Baker |
209 |
x. |
Margaret S. (3 Mar
1844 - 1933), m. George W. Good |
_________________________________________________________
John
Fisher, son of John (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn
Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on Jan 11, 1800, and died
in the same locality on September 2, 1861. His mother was Catherine, daughter
of Colonel Peter Hosterman. He married Lydia Witmer, who was born in Mahantango
(now Union) Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on November 16,
1811, and died on September 14, 1880. After John's death, Lydia married Samuel
Ritter on September 4, 1862. John and Lydia are buried in the Baker cemetery at
Selinsgrove. On the death of his father in 1826 John was appointed guardian for
his younger brothers and sisters who were still minors. When John's grandmother
Margaret, wife of John Adam, made her will on March 23, 1829, John was one of
the heirs of his father's share of the estate. John was a farmer and succeeded
to the ownership of his father's farm at the foot of Bake Oven Hill, where the
present Susquehanna Trail crosses the Middle Creek. The farm is today (1935)
owned by his grandson, Adam S. Fisher. John's father built the old stone house
still standing against the foot of the hill on the west side of the highway.
Below
are items copied from John Fisher's Bible, which on Jan 3, 1935, was in the
hands of Earl J. Fisher, grandson of John, at 1800 NW 13th Street, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Most of the items were written in German.
"In
the year 1861, September 2nd, John Fisher died. The Rev. Mr. Erlenmeyer
conducted
funeral
services. (Note: Rev. Erlenmeyer was a Lutheran pastor living at Freeburg).
"Lydia
Fisher was born in 1811 and died on September 14, 1880.
1837
- A son died on the 30th of October,
aged 6 months and 4 days. [Name unknown].
1844
- October 31 Amanda was born.
1852
- a son was born, named in baptism, William.
In
the year 1831, Margaret was born on the 25th of July.
Elizabeth
was born in 1833 on September 25th. The baptismal witnesses were her parents.
1837
- April 25 a son was born into the world (Note: see above, this son died same
year).
1838
- November 10 a son named John.
1849
- January 6 a son was born and he was
baptized on September 28th, the baptismal witnesses
were the parents themselves. [Note: This was Jacob W., who in 1864 at the age
of fifteen years enlisted as a soldier
in the Civil War. When he enlisted, he gave the date of his birth as Jan 6, 1847, but the Bible
record clearly states 1849.]
1840
- A son born October 13th was named Jeremiah, he was baptized May 21st (1841)
and the baptismal witnesses were
John ___?___ and his wife.
1842
- November 30 was born into the world, Henry is his name, the baptismal
witnesses were the parents
themselves.
Married.
September the 19 - I married Lydia [Wimer] in the year 1830.
[The
following Items appear in English - and all refer to relatives]
Jacob
M. Duck was born on December 31, 1828. Married on 15th day of January 1850 by
the Rev. Augustus Erlenmayer.
Margaret
Fisher was born on the 25th of July, 1831. Margaret Fisher [Duck] died April 5,
1901.
Benjamin
Franklin Duck was born on September 9, 1853.
Jonathan
Fisher Duck was born on Nov 26, 1856.
John
P. Fisher died November 1st, 1813.
Samuel
Himebaugh was born March 31, 1826, and was married on April 7, 1865 to Amanda Fisher.
Amanda
Hiembaugh was married to Anthony C. Hunt on March 6, 1901."
When
John Fisher died, his son John Peter Fisher and his cousin Adam J. Fisher were
appointed administrators of his estate. He left an estate valued at $768.97,
and of this amount, $270 was real estate. The following people were indebted to
him: Joseph Wenrich, John Waters, Samuel Witmer, Peter Woodling, William
Hughes, Peter Henninger, and Zeigler & Stepp. Some of the individuals to
whom he owned money were: A.J. Peters, Henry Burns, H.K. Ritter, D.F. Rohrbach,
Michael Shaffer, Samuel Feehrer, Samuel Gemberling, Peter Shaffer, Perry
Ulrich, Aaron Fisher, Peter Hosterman, Henry Woodling, John Park, Nathaniel
Moyer, Jacob Ott, Squire John Emmitt, George Schnure, John C. Witmer, and
Franklin Kreider. The administrators each received $ 30 for their services, and
their attorney, A. O. Simpson, $15.
Children of John Fisher and his wife, Lydia
Witmer.
210 |
i. |
Margaret
(25 Jul 1831 - 5 Apr 1901), m. 15 Jan 1850 Jacob M. Duck (31 Dec 1828 - ?
) |
211 |
ii. |
Elizabeth
(25 Sep 1833 - ? ), m.
9 Jul 1854 William Walborn |
212 |
iii. |
Daniel
(13 Apr 1835 - abt 1861), killed in early battle of Civil War, in Missouri. |
213 |
iv. |
A
son (27 Apr 1837 - 30 Oct 1837) |
214 |
v. |
John
Peter (10 Nov 1838 - 1 Nov 1913),m. 25 Dec 1863 Maria Woodruff (23 Sep 1842
-?-) |
215 |
vi. |
Jeremiah(13
Oct 1840-29 Apr 1904), m.14 Oct 1868Lydia A..Gruber (28Sep1849-4 Jan1928) |
216 |
vii. |
Lydia
Corinda (10 Dec 1841),m. Marcus Bussler |
217 |
viii. |
Henry
W.(30 Nov 1842 - ? ),m. 22 Jul 1866 Ellen Fisher ( ) |
218 |
ix. |
Amanda
(31Oct1844-23May1933),m.7 Apr1865 Saml.Hiembaugh(31Mar1826-12May1897) m. 6
Mar 1901 Anthony Hunt ( ? - 31 Dec 1928) |
219 |
x. |
Jacob
W.(6 Jan1847-28 May1924),m.11 Sep1870 Mary Thomas (3 Feb1843-24 Jul1925) |
220 |
xi. |
Wm.
David (10 Aug 1852-1 Feb1933),m. 7 Nov 1889 Matilda Snyder |
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94. Elizabeth
Fisher, Wife of Jonathan Weiand
Elizabeth Fisher, daughter
of John (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn Township,
Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, about 1805. Her mother was Catherine
Hosterman, daughter of Colonel Peter Hosterman, a Revolutionary officer. She
was mentioned in her grandmother Fisher's will on March 23, 1829, and it was
stated at that time that she was married to Weiand. It is believed that she and
her husband, like her sister, Margaret (Mrs Peter Arnold), may have moved to
the state of New York, but the compiler has no evidence for this supposition.
Children of Elizabeth Fisher and Her Husband,
Jonathan Weiand.
221 |
i. |
Henry
Weiand |
222 |
ii. |
Mary
Weiand |
223 |
iii. |
Sarah
Weiand |
224 |
iv. |
Daniel
Weiand |
225 |
v. |
John
Weiand |
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Amelia
Fisher, daughter of John (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in
Penn Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, about 1807. Her mother
was Catherine, daughter of Colonel Peter Hosterman, a Revolutionary soldier. At
the time of the making of her grandmother Fisher's will, March 23, 1829, she
was not married. The first name of her husband, the date of their marriage
and the place of their residence are
all unknown to the writer.
Children of Amelia Fisher and Her Husband, Mr.
Thompson.
226 |
i. |
Joseph
William Thompson |
227 |
ii. |
Catherine
Thompson |
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Peter
Fisher, son of John (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn
Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, February 27, 1809, and died
on October 9, 1856. His mother was Catherine, daughter of Colonel Peter
Hosterman, a Revolutionary soldier, and it is
quite possible that his full name was Peter Hosterman Fisher. On
February 11, 1845, he married Susan Lloyd, who was born on September 14, 1815
and died on April 4, 1861. A granddaughter of Peter, Mrs. Samuel J. Hall,
states that both are buried in the First Lutheran Cemetery in Selinsgrove. Due
to the fact that these people died while their children were still young,
little is known about them by their descendants.
Peter
Fisher was a member of the Selinsgrove Town Council from 1853 until 1856.
Children of Peter Fisher and his wife, Susan
Lloyd.
230 |
i. |
Edward
(14 Dec 1845-13 May 1926),m. 28 Dec 1866 Miss Williams ( 1848-20 Dec 1924). |
231 |
ii. |
Peter
Hosterman (11 Dec 1843- ? ) Last heard of in California about 1903. |
232 |
iii. |
Catherine
Fisher |
234 |
iv. |
Amelia
(4 Jul 1851- ? ),m. Zech. Hettick (1848-abt 1900) |
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Jacob
Fisher, son of John (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn
Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, about 1811. His mother was
Catherine Hosterman, daughter of Colonel Peter Hosterman, a famous
Revolutionary soldier. Jacob married Fannie Brobst, had one son, and died in
January or February of 1837. Letters of administration in the estate of Jacob
Fisher of Penn Township were granted to his brother John Fisher and John
Bassler on February 21, 1837. His widow on October 29, 1839, married Daniel
Ulrich.
Children of Jacob Fisher and His Wife, Fannie
Bropst.
235 |
i. |
Noah (24 Dec 1836-21 Jan
1905),m. in 1863 Fanny Smith (5 Feb 1840-8 Nov1923) |
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Mary
Fisher, daughter of John (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in
Penn Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on November 12, 1813,
and died in Selinsgrove on June 5, 1896. She spent her childhood days on her
father's farm along the Middle Creek, and on October 25, 1836, she married Dr.
Henry A. Lechner, son of Jacob Lechner (the First postmaster of Selinsgrove)
and his wife, who was a sister of Governor Simon Snyder. For a number of years
they lived in the home later occupied by their daughter, Mrs. Emma Rissinger,
on South Market Street in Selinsgrove. The Livingston and Rine homes today
occupy the site of Dr. Lechner's home. Dr. Lechner studied under Dr. Jacob
Wagenseller and began practice in Selinsgrove about 1835, continuing until
about 1850. The time and place of his death are unknown to the compiler. Mrs.
Lechner is buried in the Baker Cemetery at Selinsgrove, and it is supposed that
Dr. Lechner is buried there too.
Children
of Mary Fisher and Her Husband, Dr. Henry A. Lechner.
236 |
i. |
Emma
Lechner ( 1837 - 4 July 1907?), m. Jacob Rissinger, no issue. |
237 |
ii. |
Katherine
Lechner |
238 |
iii. |
Jacob
Lechner, served in the Civil War for 3 years. |
239 |
iv. |
John
Lechner |
240 |
v. |
William
Lechner (1847 - 24 Oct 1882) |
241 |
vi. |
Amelia
(25 Aug 1849 - ? ), m. on
8 Jun 1871 Charles Boyer . |
242 |
vii |
Henry
A. (Jr) (1850 - 3 Sep 1868), killed in the Maine Saw Mill. |
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Jonathan
Fisher, son of John (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn
Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on Dec 25, 1818, and died in
Selinsgrove on Feb 5, 1893. He was never married. He must have been a man of
influence, because his name appears on many petitions.
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Mary
Fisher, daughter of John George (son of
John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born on the Isle of Que in Penn
Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on September 9, 1803, and
died in the same section on June 1, 1877. Her mother was Mary Magdalene,
daughter of Captain Francis William Rhoads, a Revolutionary soldier. Mary married
John Kantz, probably a son of Christian Kantz. John was born on October 14
1802, and died on June 19, 1853. Both are interred in the Union Cemetery at
Selinsgrove.
Children of Mary Fisher and Her Husband, John Kantz.
243 |
i. |
Samuel
Boyer Kantz (11 Jun 1836 - 1 May 1872), m. 1857 Sarah Wetzel. |
244 |
ii. |
Christian
Fisher Kantz (22 Nov 1828 - 18 Aug 1906), m. Mary Ritter |
245 |
iii. |
Andrew
Jackson Kantz ( ? - 1 Feb 1899), m. (1) Emaline Miller - No
issue
(2) Sarah Kehler - No issue
(3) _____ Kramer - No
issue |
246 |
iv. |
Mary Kantz ( ? - ?
), m. 28 Nov 1858 Squire Isaac Burns |
247 |
v. |
Benjamin Franklin Kantz ( ? - 1909), m.
Lucinda Erdly |
248 |
vi. |
George Kantz ( ? - ? ), migrated to Kansas where trace of him was lost. |
_________________________________________________________
Hannah Fisher, daughter of John
George (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born on the Isle of Que
in Penn Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on February 9, 1807,
but the time and place of her death is unknown to the writer. Her mother was Mary Magdalene, daughter of Captain
Francis William Rhoads (Roth), a Revolutionary soldier, who died at
Selinsgrove. Hannah married John Deitrich. Both are buried in one of the
cemeteries of Selinsgrove in unmarked graves.
Children of Hannah
Fisher and Her Husband, John Deitrick.
249 |
i. |
Sarah Deitrick - Never married. |
250 |
ii. |
Amanda Deitrick - Never married |
251 |
iii. |
Henry Deitrick - Never married -
He was an attorney. |
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Sarah
Fisher, daughter of John George (son of
John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born on the Isle of Que in Penn
Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on February 10, 1809, and
died in Selinsgrove, PA, on January 5, 1876. She married John Fry, who after
her death married again and had a number of children with his second wife.
Sarah Fisher is buried in the Reformed Cemetery in Selinsgrove.
Children
of Sarah Fisher and Her Husband, John Fry.
251-A |
i. |
Catherine
C. Fry ( 1847 - 1849 ) |
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Charles
Fisher, son of John George (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born
on the Isle of Que in Penn Township, Northumberland (now Snyder) County, PA, on
January 13, 1811, and died on June 11, 1873, probably at Sunbury, PA. His
mother was Magdalene, daughter of Captain Francis William Rhoads (Roth), a
Revolutionary soldier, who died at Selinsgrove, PA. Charles Fisher studied
medicine and practiced his profession at Sunbury. His wife was Phoebe
Bergstresser.
Children of Dr. Charles Fisher and His Wife, Phoebe
Bergstresser.
252 |
i. |
Martin
Luther Fisher ( ? -
? ), m. Abigail Eyster ( ?
- 1832) |
253 |
ii. |
Lina
Fisher |
254 |
iii. |
Calvin
Fisher - Said to have lived at Peoria, IL. |
255 |
iv. |
Annie
Fisher |
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Samuel
Fisher, son of John George ( son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born
on the Isle of Que in Penn Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on April
15, 1813, and died near where he was born on May 17, 1885. His mother was Mary
Magdalene, daughter of Captain Francis William Rhoads (Roth), a Revolutionary soldier who died at Selinsgrove. He
married Henrietta Fisher, a descendant of Peter Fisher, a Revolutionary
soldier, who died at Selinsgrove. Peter's father, Michael Fisher, was a soldier
in the French Army from 1744 to 1749. Samuel and his wife, Henrietta, are both
buried in the Union Cemetery at Selinsgrove. Samuel was a farmer, a merchant,
and the proprietor of the famous "Log Grocery" on the Isle of Que
during the "heyday" of the
Pennsylvania Canal operations. Samuel succeeded to ownership of the farm that
his father, John George Fisher, had purchased from Samuel's grandfather, John
Adam Fisher, in 1811. The large stone mansion built by Samuel's father in 1824
is still standing (1935), and the farm in 1935 was owned by Mrs. Charles T.
Aikens of Selinsgrove. This house is located where Captain Benjamin Weiser
lived as early as 1771.
Children of Samuel Fisher and His Wife, Henrietta
Fisher.
256 |
i. |
Sarah
J. Fisher ( ) Never married. |
257 |
ii. |
E.
Amanda Fisher ( ), m. Harry E. Miller |
258 |
iii. |
I.
Norman Fisher ( 2 Apr 1848 - 3 Oct 1903 ), m. Lydia Forry ( 19 Sep 1846 - Jun
1922) |
______________________________________________________________________
The Log Grocery on the Isle of Que
[With
Apologies to Agnes Selin Schoch and the Selinsgrove Times of Selinsgrove, PA.]
The Log Grocery [a general store]
was built in the heyday of the Pennsylvania Canal by Samuel Fisher [son of John
George, and grandson of John Adam, the first Fisher to permanently settle in
what is today Snyder County], who resided in the stone mansion house [built by
his father]. It [the grocery] was a huge two story log building and stood on
the left side of the road between the canal and the Penns Creek in a grove.
There, in the days of the packet boat, gathered many of the boatmen and all of
the boat builders from the three boat yards in that section. Grain from the
farms was exchanged for coal and groceries, but the chief delight was the
social hour, when the boatmen gathered around the cracker barrel with a pound
of "rat cheese" at ten cents per pound and settled the affairs of the
state and the nation. The cheese was cheap, but the crackers were cheaper, and
no one ever dreamed of paying for the crackers. Whiskey was sold in those days
in every general store, and Lebanon bologna served as an appetizer. The Log
Grocery was strictly a boatman's club. Those who did not just sit and think,
just sat and played cards. Sometimes these games ended in a grand fight, but as
one old timer tells us, "There never was a killing." The second floor
was used as a sleeping place for the boatmen between runs up or down the canal.
Samuel Fisher, the original owner,
had a number of local men as his managers at the Log Grocery. They resided in
the gray frame house which is still standing along the road leading from the
stone house to the canal. Among the men who served as managers were
"Abe" Long's father and "Hob" Burns's father, James Burns,
and James's brother, Isaac Burns. The later was a powerful man and was employed
when Fred Gundrum was chief manager. Fred was a man of diminutive stature, and
Isaac attended to all the bouncing for him.
Sunday afternoons, the town boys
slipped quietly from home and mother to walk down the tow path for a little
game at the Log Grocery. That was the only time their company was tolerated at
the card tables; the remainder of the week it was strictly understood that they
were not wanted.
During the fall season, the manager
stored approximately thirty barrels of cider in the back room to
"harden" for the winter's cheer. This was frequently imbibed by local
skaters, who sped to the Log Grocery on the frozen bed of the canal. They
sometimes dashed off extremely fancy figures on the return trip.
Buffalo hides, sugar cured hams,
rock candy, red sugar, calico, plug tobacco, dried fruit, kerosene, liniment,
whiskey, salt herring, pickled mackerel, and army beans were sold over the same
counter. The Log Grocery was one of the best general stores in this community
and enjoyed what at that time was considered a large business. When the canal
boats came up from Philadelphia, they frequently delivered shawls, bonnets,
etc. for the wealthy farmer's wife in exchange for farm products; even pianos
and accordions were among the exchanges.
After the canal was abandoned, the
Log Grocery was no longer used as a general store and hotel; the trade
naturally came to a sudden standstill. For many years the rustic log building
was unoccupied and then Norman Fisher [son of the original owner] razed it.
Today there is nothing left of that "Monte Carlo' but its colorful
history. Many a corn roast and moonlight picnic was held down at the Log
Grocery, and there many a local romance ripened while the moon rose over the
Mahanoy Mountain.
The writer would like to add a
little to the above. In 1811 when John Adam Fisher sold all of his land on the
Isle of Que to his sons, John George and Christian, he reserved for himself a
small field along the Penns Creek. The Log Grocery was built at the north end
of that small field. The house nearby, in which the managers of the Log Grocery
lived, was probably built by John Adam for himself and his wife when he retired
from active farming.
_________________________________________________________
Susanna
Fisher, daughter of John George (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born
on the Isle of Que in Penn Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on January
3, 1815, and died in Selinsgrove, PA. Her mother was Mary Magdalene, daughter
of Captain Francis William Rhoads (Roth), a Revolutionary soldier who died in
Selinsgrove. Susanna married Elijah Coldren (Couldran) on January 25, 1836. He
was born on November 25, 1806, and died in Selinsgrove, PA, on April 14, 1900.
He is buried in the Union Cemetery and it is believed that Susanna is also
buried there.
Children of Susanna Fisher and Her Husband, Elijah
Coldren.
259 |
i. |
Lydia
Coldren (13 Dec 1838 - 29 Apr 1923), m.
23 May 1861 George W. Marsh. |
260 |
ii. |
Oscar
H. Coldren (5 Feb 1837 - ? ) Never married --- Served in Civil War |
_________________________________________________________
__________ Fisher, son of Peter (son
of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian).
_________________________________________________________
__________ Fisher, daughter of Peter
(son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian).
_________________________________________________________
Elizabeth Snyder, daughter of Marie
Margaret (Fisher) Snyder (daughter of John Adam, son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born near
Fishers Ferry, Northumberland County, PA, and died in the same location. She
married John Wynn.
Children
of Elizabeth Snyder and Her Husband, John Wynn.
270 |
i. |
Adam
Wynn - No issue |
271 |
ii. |
Samantha
Wynn, m. Mr. Hendershott |
272 |
iii. |
Stephen
Wynn |
272 |
iv. |
Chambers
Wynn |
273 |
v. |
Mary
Wynn (8 Feb 1840 - 26 May 1880),m. Levi Kauffman (27 Dec 1842 - 14 Nov 1914) |
274 |
vi. |
Jemima
Wynn, m. Mr. Brady |
275 |
vii. |
Albert
Wynn |
276 |
viii. |
Martha
Wynn - Never married |
277 |
ix. |
Sarah
J. Wynn, m. Mr. Haupt. |
_________________________________________________________
Adam Snyder, son of Marie Margaret
(Fisher) Snyder (daughter of John Adam, son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born
near Fishers Ferry, Northumberland County, PA. His father was
"Colonel" John Snyder.
Children
of Adam Snyder and His Wife. [Wife's Name Unknown]
279 |
i. |
Andrew
Snyder |
280 |
ii. |
Amanda
Snyder, m. Mr. Renn |
281 |
iii. |
Savilla
Snyder |
282 |
iv. |
Elizabeth
Snyder, m. Mr. Seers |
283 |
v. |
Mary
Snyder, m. Mr. St.Clair |
284 |
vi. |
Alfred
Snyder |
285 |
vii. |
Alem
Snyder |
_________________________________________________________
Thomas
Snyder, son of Marie Margaret (Fisher) Snyder (daughter of John Adam, son of
John Jacob, Sebastian), was born near Fishers Ferry, Northumberland County, PA.
His father was "Colonel" John Snyder.
Children
of Thomas Snyder and His Wife. (Wife's Name Unknown)
286 |
i. |
Matilda
Snyder, m. Mr. Speece |
287 |
ii. |
Harriet
Snyder, m. Mr. Thomas |
288 |
iii. |
Barbara
Snyder, m. Mr. Shipman |
288-A |
iv. |
Silas
Snyder |
288-B |
v. |
Martha
Snyder, m. Mr. Sterling |
288-C |
vi. |
Elizabeth
Snyder, m. Mr. Ely |
288-D |
vii. |
Sallie
Snyder, m. Mr. Swinehart |
288-E |
viii. |
Jany
Snyder, m. Mr. Yordy - No issue |
_________________________________________________________
John
Snyder Jr., son of Marie Margaret (Fisher) Snyder (daughter of John Adam, son
of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born near Fishers Ferry, Northumberland County,
PA. His father was "Colonel"
John Snyder.
Children
of John Snyder Jr. and His Wife. (Wife's Name Unknown)
289 |
i. |
John
N. Snyder |
290 |
ii. |
Stephen
Snyder |
291 |
iii. |
Jemima
Snyder |
292 |
iv. |
Lydia
Snyder, m. Mr. Smith |
293 |
vi. |
Henry
Snyder |
294 |
vii. |
Mary
Snyder, m. Mr. Shipman |
295 |
viii. |
Levi
Snyder
|
296 |
ix. |
Matthew
Snyder |
297 |
x. |
Maria
Snyder, m. Mr. Shipman |
298 |
xi. |
William
Snyder |
299 |
xii. |
Susan
Snyder, m. Mr. DeWitt |
Sallie
Snyder, daughter of Marie Margaret (Fisher) Snyder (daughter of John Adam, son
of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born near Fishers Ferry, Northumberland County,
PA. Her father was "Colonel" John Snyder.
Children
of Sallie Snyder and Her Husband, Mr. Ebright.
300 |
i. |
Sallie
Ebright |
301 |
ii. |
William
Ebright |
302 |
iii. |
Clarinda
Ebright |
303 |
iv. |
George
W. Ebright |
304 |
v. |
Jacob
Ebright |
305 |
vi. |
Charlotte
Ebright |
306 |
vii. |
Harriet
Ebright |
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Peter Snyder, son of Marie Margaret
(Fisher) Snyder (daughter of John Adam, son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born
near Fishers Ferry, Northumberland County, PA. His father was
"Colonel" John Snyder.
Children
of Peter Snyder and His Wife. (Wife's Name Unknown)
307 |
i. |
Mary
Snyder, m. Mr. Cooper |
308 |
ii. |
Jacob
Snyder |
309 |
iii. |
Emaline
Snyder, m. Mr. Wilkinson |
310 |
iv. |
Jackson
Snyder |
311 |
v. |
Jane
Snyder |
312 |
vi. |
Abigail Snyder, m. Mr. Wilkinson |
313 |
vii. |
David
Snyder |
314 |
viii. |
Malinda
Snyder, m. Mr. Smith |
315 |
ix. |
Martha
Snyder, m. Mr. Cass |
_________________________________________________________
George Snyder, son of Marie Margaret
(Fisher) Snyder (daughter of John Adam, son of John Jacob, Sebastian), was born
near Fishers Ferry, Northumberland County, PA. His father was "Colonel
John Snyder."
Children
of George Snyder and His Wife. (Wife's Name Unknown)
316 |
i. |
John
C. Snyder |
317 |
ii. |
Morris
Snyder |
318 |
iii. |
Samuel
Snyder |
319 |
iv. |
Solomon Snyder |
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Leah
Fisher, daughter of John Jacob, (John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in
Penn Township, Union County (now Snyder) County, PA, on November 13, 1818, and
died near Bristol, Indiana, on November 22, 1893; the cause of her death being
neuralgia of heart and stomach. Her mother was Leah __________. In 1842, she married George B. Garman, who
was born in what is now Wash-ington township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA,
on July 25, 1822, and died in Indiana on February 27, 1885. In early life, Mr.Garman learned the trade
of Blacksmith, which with farming he followed all of his life, first in
Pennsylvania and later in the state of Indiana. He discovered a special method
for tempering iron, but not being careful in his negotiations for the sale of
his secret, it was patented by another.
An
agreement in the hands of the writer shows that in 1848, the Garmans occupied
the farm along the Middle Creek in Penn Township owned by Leah's father, John
Jacob Fisher. This farm later was purchased by Michael Fisher and then fell to
his son M. Oliver, who sold it to Calvin Forry. Calvin then sold it to Robert
Stauffer, and in 1935 it was owned by a Mr. Stauffer. The exact date of the
Garmans removal to Indiana is not known to the writer, but it is believed to
have been about 1855. Mrs. Garman
became a member of the Lutheran Church at the age of sixteen and remained a
consistent member all of her life. She had chosen for her funeral text the 6th
and 7th verses of the 4th Chapter of Second Timothy. Both Leah and George
Garman are buried somewhere in the vicinity of Bristol, Indiana.
Children of Leah Fisher and Her Husband, George B.
Garman.
320 |
i. |
Jonathan
F. Garman (22 Aug 1845-9 Jan 1906),m.(1)Mary Menges(Apr1844-28 Aug 1873) m.(2) 13 Dec 1896 Anna Wingard (20
Apr1875- ? ) |
321 |
ii. |
Lydia Garman, m. Joseph Weikel |
322 |
iii. |
Henry
Garman, m. Caroline Gamby
- No issue |
323 |
iv. |
Ellen
Garman, m. Asher Erdly
- No issue |
324 |
v. |
George
Calvin Garman (Jan 1858 - ? ),m. 1 Jan ;1900 - Carrie B.
Green |
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Agreement between
George B. Garman, husband of Leah Fisher (117)
and Adam J. Fisher, brother of Leah Fisher
Articles of Agreement made and agreed upon this 25 day of March, A.D.
1848, Between George Garman of Penn Township, Union (now Snyder) County and
State of Pennsylvania, and Adam J. Fisher of the same place, as follows, to
wit, viz; that the said Garman agrees to take that part of the late farm of
(John) Jacob Fisher, Deceased, on which the buildings are erected and to give
to Adam J. Fisher as boot, the sum of Four hundred and fifty dollars in the
following manner, viz., sixteen acres
of land in Neitz's Valley, and one new wagon to be in possession of the
said Fisher, on and after the First day of April, next, and two hundred and
fifty dollars in the manner following; one hundred dollars on the First day of
April, A.D. 1849, and without Interest, and seventy-five dollars on the First
day of April, A.D. 1850, and seventy-five dollars on the First day of April,
A.D. 1851, all without interest. And the said Garman shall give unto the said
Fisher a clear title to the other part of the said farm, on the first day of
April, next, and the said Fisher shall do the same unto the said Garman for his
part, and the said Garman shall leave unto the said Fisher the dwelling place
in the house and the liberty in the barn and garden which he now possesses,
until the said Fisher shall have erected buildings on his land, the said
parties further agree to take rails from the newland as much as they need to
make the line fence between them, taking in the rails from the old fence, and
if then there be any new rails left, after the newland fence is made said
Fisher shall give said Garman liberty to make a like number of rails on his
land, and further, the said Garman agrees to give unto the said Fisher, as many
apples as he needs for cider and other house use, if there be any apples on
said Garman's land, until said Fisher can raise apples on his land, and
further, the said parties agree that the crop of winter grain which is in the
ground, now on the whole of the said farm, shall be in partnership, each
one-half, and further that the said Garman shall have the privilege of cutting
his firewood on the said Fisher's land for one year, but he shall cut no wood
that is suitable for rails or other particular use, and further, the blacksmith
concern shall continue in partnership until the first of April, next. To the
true and faithful performance of all of the above articles of agreement, each
binds himself to the other for the penal sum of five-hundred dollars. In
Witness whereof, the said parties have hereunto subscribed their names the day
and year first written.
WITNESSES PRESENT:
Phillip Kantz George
Garman
John Kantz A.J.
Fisher
E. R. Menges
Jacob Young
Compilers Notes:
The above is in the handwriting of Adam J. Fisher
and is evidently a copy of the original. This agreement may refer to the farm
of Sherman Hoover in "Smoketown." Adam J. Fisher built the house on
that farm and possibly the barn too. The buildings of John Jacob Fisher's farm
were about a half a mile southwest of the Hoover buildings on the farm owned
for so long by Calvin Forry and later by the Stauffers. Adam Fisher is also
known to have built the barn on the farm he occupied along the Middle Creek,
later owned by his son, Jacob A., then by William Musselman and today by Mr.
Crouse. The writer is not sure as to which of these two farms this agreement
refers, as both touched to holdings of John Jacob Fisher, who died in 1846.
_________________________________________________________
David
Fisher, son of John Jacob (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born
on his father's farm along the Middle Creek, opposite the end of Neitz's Valley
in Penn Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on February 10, 1820. He had a
twin brother, Henry. His mother, Leah __________, died soon after his birth,
and relatives in Northumberland County raised him. A story is current that
relatives on the west side of the Susquehanna raised his twin brother, Henry,
and that the brothers did not meet until young manhood. When they met, they
could not converse with each other; because David had been taught entirely in
the English language and Henry entirely in the German. However, this handicap
did not remain for a long time, and beginning as young adults they lived close
to each other. On November 24, 1844, David married Abigail E. Shipman, who was
born somewhere between Fishers Ferry and Sunbury in Northumberland County, PA,
on June 4, 1820. Their marriage took place at Sunbury, the county seat. David
was a farmer all his life. In 1866 they moved to northern Indiana, settling
near Bristol; but later they moved to Cass County, Michigan, just north of
Elkhart, Indiana, where they had large
land holdings.
In
the spring of 1887, David came to Elkhart with his team; a mishap occurred and
the team backed the wagon into a canal.. From this, David received a wetting
and contracted Pneumonia, causing his death on March 18, 1887. His wife died on February 24, 1907. Both are
buried in the Five Points Cemetery in Cass County, Michigan. They were members
of the United Brethren Church. David's father was a soldier in the War of 1812,
and his grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Children
of David Fisher and His Wife, Abigail E. Shipman.
325 |
i. |
Keturah
(12 May 1846 - 20 Feb 1907),m.14 Jan 1869 Aaron Dickerhoof (11 Dec 1842 - 25
Jan 1887) |
326 |
ii. |
Candace
(5 Dec 1847 - 8 Apr1928), m. Newell Miller |
327 |
iii. |
Harmon
S. (30 July 1849- 21 Jan 1916), m.30 Dec 1874 Nancy F. Karr (9 Jun 1856 -16 Jul 1892)
, m. Rachael
_____________ |
328 |
iv. |
Rossetta
C. (15 Apr 1853 - 5 Nov 1885),m. 1872 Mathias Bird (18 Jun 1851 - 28 Oct
1879) ,m. 1
Sep 1883 Peltire Hill (13 Aug 1841- 17 Jan 1910) |
329 |
v. |
Eliza
Jane (1851-1852) |
330 |
vi. |
Ely
Ammon (1855 - 1857) Never
married. |
331 |
vii. |
Lenorah
(1857 - 1857) |
332 |
viii. |
Edward
A.(30 Apr 1859- ? ),m. 29 Aug 1880 Ida Warner (14 Oct 1854 - 4 Jun 1908) ,m. 26 Jun 1913 Rhoda C. Work |
333 |
ix. |
Wm.
Reed (3 May 1862 - ? ),m.
17 Mar 1884 Idella Metcalf (16 Sep 1862 - 3 Oct 1909)
,m. Agatha Gay
,m. 23 Feb 1918 Clara Silvens (2 Aug 1873 - ? ) |
334 |
x. |
Harriet
Addie (7 Dec 1866 - ? ),m. 3 Jun 1887 Peltire Hill (13 Aug 1841
- 17 Jan 1910) , m. 30
Oct 1932 Herbert Graham (26 Jun 1864 - ? ) |
_________________________________________________________
Henry
Fisher, son of John Jacob (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), a twin
brother of David, was born in Penn Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on
February 10, 1820. His mother was Leah ____________. At the time of Henry's birth, his parents lived along the Middle
Creek opposite the end of Neitz's Valley on the farm now owned by Jacob Stauffer,
but formerly by Robert Stauffer, Calvin Forry, Oliver Fisher, and Michael
Fisher, his father. Henry's mother died soon after his birth and he and his
twin brother, David, were raised in different communities. It said that when
they later met as young men, they could not converse with each other due to the
fact that Henry spoke only German, and David spoke only English. About 1845,
Henry married Catherine Hiltobitle, whose parents lived in what is now Union
Township, Snyder County, near the old aqueduct across the Penn Creek. In 1853,
he became inoculated with the "Western fever" and with his family
moved to Illinois and later to Michigan. He was a farmer all of his life. Henry
Fisher died on April 17, 1894, and is buried at Mottville, Michigan.
Children Of Henry Fisher and His Wife, Catherine
Hiltebitle.
335 |
i. |
James A. (8 Feb 1846 - 6 Jun 1909), m. 19 Dec 1869 D.A. Dwyer (20 Dec 1851 - 10 Oct
1922 |
336 |
ii. |
Lydia (Abt 1848 - ? ),m. Pierce
Bittenbender No Issue. |
_________________________________________________________
Levi
Fisher, son of John Jacob (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born
on his father's farm along the Middle Creek, opposite the end of Neitz's
Valley, in Penn Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on May 9, 1821. His
mother was Rebecca Speece, the second wife of John Jacob Fisher, and Levi was
the oldest child of this second marriage. Levi was a laborer and a farmer. He
was a large and very strong man, and it is said that he could easily cradle six
acres of grain in a day, a prodigious feat at any time or place. On November
12, 1843, he married Elizabeth Aigler of Beaver Township, Snyder County. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. J.P. Shindle Jr., a Lutheran Minister of
that section. During the Civil War, Levi enlisted in Company G, 172nd Regiment,
Pennsylvania Infantry, and in the fall of 1863, he was returned to his home on
sick leave, where he died September 19,
1863, in the prime of manhood. He is buried in the Union Cemetery at
Beavertown, PA, where he had lived after his marriage. The inscription on his
tombstone states the following: "Levi Fisher, born May 9, 1821, died Sept
19, 1863, aged 42 yrs. 4 mos, 10 days. Text; Mark, 13th Chapter, Verses 33, 34,
35, 36." Levi's wife, Elizabeth, was born on November 1, 1824, and died at
Beavertown, PA, on September 23, 1901. They were no children of this marriage,
but after Levi's death his widow adopted a daughter, who married Rev. Shortes
and later inherited the Levi Fisher property in Beavertown. Levi's wife,
Elizabeth is buried in the same cemetery as her husband. A tintype photo of
Levi Fisher in his military uniform is in the possession of his nephew Jacob A. Fisher of Selinsgrove, PA.
_________________________________________________________
Adam
J. Fisher, son of John Jacob (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was
born on his father's farm, along the Middle Creek, in Penn Township, Union (now
Snyder) County, PA, on April 7, 1826. His mother was Rebecca Speece, the second
wife of John Jacob Fisher. Adam J. fisher, was named for his grandfather and
baptized, John Adam, but early on he began to write his name "Adam
J." and continued the practice until the end of his life. Adam was a large
man, about six feet three inches tall, and in his prime weighed well over two
hundred pounds. In early life he had raven black hair, but in later years he
had a fine head of gray hair and plenty of it. Most of his life, he wore a
small beard. As a young man, he secured a fair education, was a good penman,
and could read English and German. While still a young man, he taught school
for several years, but most of his life was given to laboring and farming. The
writer remembers him as the only man he ever saw making a quill pen and using
it, and even when steel pens were plentiful, he preferred to write with a goose
or turkey quill.
On
January 10, 1847, he married Barbara, daughter of William Woodling of the
neighboring township of Washington. During the first years of marriage, they
both labored for their neighbors in the
harvest fields from sun up to sundown, Adam receiving fifty cents per day and
his wife twenty-five cents per day for their work. Later, they rented the farm
now owned by Sherman Hoover in Penn township and during the Civil War days were
tenants on the Michael Fisher farm, formerly owned by Adam's father. When Adam
was drafted for service in the Union Army, he had a large crop of wheat just
maturing, and the government was offering $3.00 per bushel for it. Considering
the possibility that the crop might be lost, Adam's landlord urged him not to
go and offered to secure a substitute for him, if he would stay and garner the
grain. A substitute was arranged for,
and Adam stayed home to harvest the grain, but ever after, he regretted that he
did not take his tour of duty.
Being
thrifty people, Adam and his wife saved their money and purchased a small tract
along the Middle Creek just east of the Michael Fisher farm. Later, they moved
onto this tract, and from the Rhoads tract to the east, now the Seigfried Apple
Orchard Property (1935), they purchased a few acres at a time, until by 1870
they had a farm of some 65 acres. They tilled this farm until about 1890, when
they bought twenty-four acres of Smoketown Valley property from Mrs Peter Shaffer (Hannah Fisher),
who was a first cousin of Adam. About
this same time, Adam's wife inherited from the estate of her late parents about
twenty-four acres in the Flint Valley in Washington Township, which was her old
home.
In
his younger days, Adam was a member of the "Emmitt Guards", a
Selinsgrove Militia organization, and was also one of the Charter Members
of the Selinsgrove Lodge of Odd Fellows, where in later years at the same
lodge, his son and grandson were also members. Adam was considered a man of
integrity and good judgement and his neighbors often elected him to public
office. At various times in his native township, he held the positions of Road
Supervisor, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, and School Director. Most of these
positions, he held for more than one term, and from 1871 to 1874, he held the
office of County Commissioner. He served on many boards of viewers. Adam was a
man of strong personality and a leader in his community.
He
was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Selinsgrove and a regular attendant.
From the time of its formation, he was a member of the Republican Party and a
strong believer in its principles. On October 13, 1901, near the place of his
birth, Adam died of dropsy and is buried near his parents in the Baker Cemetery
near Selinsgrove, PA.
Adam's
wife, Barbara, granddaughter of the pioneer, John George Woodling, was born on
October 15, 1828, in the Flint Valley, Washington Township, Union (now Snyder)
County, PA, and died at the home of her son, Jacob A. Fisher, in Selinsgrove on
December 24, 1910. She was a woman of many remarkable traits. And although she
could neither read nor write, other than a little in the German Primer, which
she studied in her early childhood for a the few months in the subscription
school, she was exceptionally quick and accurate with figures. She was nearly
sixty years old when she began to give real attention to the study of English,
so that she could converse with her oldest grandchild (the writer), and in her
later days, she was able to carry on a good conversation in both languages.
Physically, she was a small woman seldom weighing over one hundred pounds, but
was extremely active and often walked miles to visit relatives and friends. She
was kind to a fault and would deny herself in order to give to others,
particularly to her only child and her grandchildren. A hard worker, she knew
how to spin and weave, and in her younger days she made all her own and her
husbands clothes. The fit of these homespun garments sometimes left much to be
desired, but the wearing qualities were
almost endless. She was an expert gardener and always had a well filled larder
of canned and dried goods of all sorts. Even when she was past eighty years of
age, she would think only of doing things for others. The writer well remembers
the first and only pair of leather top
boots he had; they were a gift from his grandmother, Barbara Woodling Fisher.
She was a member of the Lutheran Church and is buried beside her husband, Adam,
in the Baker Cemetery, near Selinsgrove, PA.
Children of Adam J. Fisher and His Wife, Barbara
Woodling.
337 |
i. |
Jacob
A. Fisher (7 Oct 1863 - ? ), m. 25 Dec 1884 Clara Ella Herrold (17
Sept 1865 - ? )
|
_________________________________________________________
Agreement between Adam J. Fisher and Dr. Henry A. Lechner
Agreed
the 20th day of January 1851, between Adam J. Fisher of the Township of Penn in
the County of Union (now Snyder) and State of Pennsylvania of the one part, and
Henry A. Lechner of the township, county and state aforesaid of the other part,
as follow, to wit; The said Adam J. Fisher for the consideration hereinafter
mentioned, doth for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators covenant,
promise, grant, and agree to and with the said Henry A, his heirs, and assigns
by these presents, that he the said Adam J., shall and will on or before the
first day of April , next, ensuing after the date hereof, by such deed or deeds
of conveyance, well an sufficiently grantly grant, convey and assure unto the
said Henry A., he heirs and assigns, all that plantation or farm, containing
sixty-seven acres and one hundred and forty-seven perches, strict measure,
situate in the township and county aforsaid, adjoining the lands of George B.
Garman, Henry W. Snyder, and others, and now in possession of the said Adam J.,
together with all and singular the buildings, improvements, and other things on
the premises hereby devised, with the appurtenances. In consideration whereof
the said Henry A. for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, doth
covenant, promise and agree to and with the said Adam J., his heirs and
assigns, by these presents, that the said Henry A., his heirs, executors,
administrators, or some of them, shall and will well and truly pay, or cause to
be paid unto the said Adam J., his executors and assigns the sum of thirteen
hundred dollars, in manner following; One thousand dollars on the first day of
April, next, on the delivery of the deed of the premises; one hundred and fifty
dollars on the first day of April, 1852, and one-hundred and fifty dollars on
the first day of April, 1853, and five hundred dollars, the dower of Rebecca
Fisher in the said land. The said Henry A. binds himself, his heirs, executors,
and administrators to pay to the heirs of John Jacob Fisher, deceased, also the
interest on the said dower, to the said Rebecca Fisher, and for the true
performance of all and every, the covenants and agreements, aforesaid, each of
the said parties bindeth himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, unto
the other, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns in the penal sum
of five hundred dollars. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents,
have hereunto set their hands and seals, on the day and year first above
written.
Sealed
and delivered in the presents of Adam
J. Fisher ( Seal )
Charles
Fisher H.A.
Lechner ( Seal )
John
Emmitt
I certify that the above is a true copy
of the original agreement now in my possession. Nov 8, 1854.
John
Emmitt
_________________________________________________________
Comments of the Compiler:
The
above copy is in the possession of the compiler. It was in the handwriting of
Captain John Emmitt, a Justice of the Peace in Selinsgrove at that date. The
writer is not sure what tract of land is referred to in the above agreement,
but believe that it was the one now owned by Sherman Hoover in
"Smoketown" Valley. Henry A. Lechner was married to Mary Fisher
(1813-1896, daughter of John Fisher (1773-1826). She was a full first cousin of
Adam J. Fisher. Dr. Henry A. Lechner was a physician in Selinsgrove for about
twenty-years. He was a nephew of Governor Simon Synder. Dr. Lechner studied
under Dr. Jack Wagenseller.
_________________________________________________________
Elizabeth
Fisher, youngest daughter of John Jacob (son of John Adam, John Jacob,
Sebastian), was born on her father's farm along the Middle Creek in Penn
Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on March 24, 1840, and died at Milton,
PA, on May 30, 1882. On February 2, 1860 she married Samuel Woodling
(1835-1913), a cousin of Barbara Woodling who was the wife of Elizabeth's brother
Adam J. Fisher. Prior to moving to Milton the Woodlings lived on the "Sand
Hill" and for a few years on the farm now owned by Hiram and Edward
Seigfried near the Middle Creek Hydroelectric Plant (1935). While living in
Milton, Mr. Woodling worked for various manufacturing concerns and in latter
years for his daughter, who operated a laundry. The Woodlings were members of
the Lutheran Church.
Children of Elizabeth Fisher and Her Husband, Samuel
Woodling.
338 |
i. |
Francis
I Woodling (27 Nov 1860 - ? ), m. 2 Sept 1882 Amelia Row (1 Apr 1863
- ? ) |
339 |
ii. |
Lydia
Izora Woodling (21 Jul 1863 - 5 Jan
1931) - Never married. |
340 |
iii. |
Esther
Caroline Woodling (23 Jan 1868 -
? ), Never married. Living Milton, PA - 1935 |
341 |
iv. |
Emma
Rebecca Woodling (2 Jul 1873 -
? ), Never married. Living Milton, PA - 1935 |
342 |
v. |
Dennis
Isaac Woodling (18 Jan 1879 - 15 Apr 1903), Never married. |
Amelia
Fisher, oldest daughter of John Michael Fisher (son of John Adam, John Jacob,
Sebastian), was born in Washington Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on
May 23, 1814. Her mother was Catherine Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Morr and
granddaughter of Andrew Morr Jr. In 1777, Andrew Morr Jr. was a member of the
Penn Township Committee of Safety, a position of honor and responsibility
during the Revolutionary War. On November 26, 1835, Amelia married John Adam
Hilbish, who was born at Freeburg, PA, on January 1, 1814. He was a farmer and
spent the greater part of his life at Montgomery's Ferry, PA. He died on March
8, 1850 and she on January 19, 1872. They were members of the Lutheran Church
and both are buried in the Lutheran Church Cemetery at Liverpool, PA.
Children
of Amelia Fisher and Her Husband, John A. Hilbish.
343 |
i. |
Sarah
C. (2 Mar 1837- 23 Mar 1926),m. 18 Dec 1860 W.Moyer (27 Sep 1834 - 14 May
1924) |
344 |
ii. |
Andrew
J. (18 Mar 1840 - 11 Mar 1850) |
345 |
iii. |
John
A. (12 Feb 1843 - 19 Apr 1920), m. Mary Finton (23 Aug 1846 - 13 Sep 1923) |
346 |
iv. |
Zachary
Taylor (28 Aug 1847 - ? ), m. Permilia Patterson |
_________________________________________________________
Henry
P. Fisher, son of John Michael (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was
born in what is now Washington Township, Snyder County, PA, on December 29,
1815, and died at Loysville, Perry County, PA, on May 21, 1885. His mother was
Catherine Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Morr. His trade was that of tailor. He
was never married and is buried at Loysville, PA.
_________________________________________________________
Eliza
Fisher, daughter of John Michael Fisher (son of John Adam, John Jacob,
Sebastian), was born in what is now Washington Township, Snyder County, PA, on
July 3, 1819, about a year before the death of her father. Her mother was
Catherine Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Morr. On February 1, 1842, Eliza
married the Hon. George C. Moyer, who was born near Freeburg on April 7, 1816
and died in Freeburg on March 6, 1900. He was a merchant and held various
public offices. On December 17, 1905, Eliza died and was buried next to her
husband in the Fairview Cemetery of that place. They were members of the
Reformed Church.
Children of Eliza Fisher and Her Husband, George C.
Moyer
347 |
i. |
Calvin Fisher Moyer (18 Sep 1843 - 6 Jan 1933) -
Never married |
348 |
ii. |
Charles A. Moyer (24 Nov 1845 - 24 Dec 1845) |
349 |
iii. |
James P. (9 Nov 1846 -1 Dec 1924),m 20 Oct 1868
Emma Maurer(25 Mar1848 -24 Mar 1909) |
350 |
iv. |
George J. Moyer (24 Mar 1850 - 16 Sep 1850) |
351 |
v. |
Infant (Born and died 1 Oct 1853) |
352 |
vi. |
Emeline (23 Sep 1854 - ? ), m. 8 Jan 1878
Wm. H. Mertz (6 Jun 1853 - 18 Dec 1915) |
352 |
vii. |
Sarah A. (5 Apr 1859 - ? ), m. 17 Oct 1880
George M. Witmer (14 Jul 1859 - 17 Mar 1922) |
353 |
viii. |
Katherine M. (8 Oct 1856 - ?
), m. 7 Feb 1895 W. Henry Phillips (6 Sep 1846 - 11 Nov 1913) |
354 |
ix. |
William C. Moyer (28 Feb 1861 - 22 Mar 1861) |
355 |
x. |
Eliza Jane Moyer (31 Jan 1866 - 10 Mar 1866) |
___________________________________________________________
127.
Eliza Fisher ( 1816 - 1896 ), Wife of John Reed
Eliza Fisher, daughter of
David (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn Township,
Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on June 11, 1816, and died in the same township
on October 18, 1896. She married John Reed who was born on May 20, 1912, and
died on June 30, 1897. Both are buried in the Salem (Rows) Cemetery in Penn
Township, and many of their descendants remain in the vicinity (1936).
Children
of Eliza Fisher and Her Husband, John Reed.
357 |
i. |
David
Fisher Reed |
358 |
ii. |
Henry
Reed, m. Nancy Winkleblech (1843 - 1884) m. 24 Dec 1892 Hettie Woodling |
359 |
iii. |
John
Reed (1851 - 1926), m. Rebecca Long |
360 |
iv. |
Mary
Reed, m. 12 Sep 1852 Warren Erdly |
361 |
v. |
Anna
Reed, m. 28 Aug 1870 Daniel Boyer |
362 |
vi. |
Catherine
Reed, m. Frank Ritter |
___________________________________________________________
128. Moses Fisher ( 1818 -
1894 )
Moses Fisher, son of David
(son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn Township, Union
(now Snyder) County, PA, on February 12, 1818. His mother was Anna Marie and
her maiden name was probably Yocum. Of the five surviving children of David
Fisher, who died in 1827, Moses was the oldest son. Moses's grandmother
Margaret Elizabeth, wife of John Adam Fisher, mentioned the five children of
David in her will made in 1829. David was a soldier in the War of 1812. He
lived on a farm in the "Smoketown Valley" section of Penn Township,
and a descendant, Mrs. George Schrey, still lives on some of the land that
David owned (c.1936). The ownership history on this tract of land is from David
Fisher, to Moses Fisher, then Moses's son Ammon, and now Ammon's daughter, Mrs
Schrey. Moses was a farmer for the greater part of his life, and when he
retired, his son Ammon succeeded him on the same farm. The writer knew
personally the subject of this sketch. Moses married Annie Esterline, who was
born on January 30, 1827, and died on December 10, 1876. Moses died on May 23,
1894, and with his first wife is buried in the Baker Cemetery at Selinsgrove,
PA. After the death of his first wife, Moses married Matilda Sprankle, who was
many years his junior. She was still living in 1935. Moses served in the Civil
War as a Private in Company F, 172nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry; the First
Sergeant of this company, Oscar H. Coldren, was a kinsman of Moses.
Children
of Moses Fisher and His Wife, Annie Esterline
363 |
i. |
Jonathan
(5 Dec 1849 - 10 Sep 1904), m. Lavina Dunkelberger (5 Jul 1847 - 23 Feb 1916) |
364 |
ii. |
Jefferson
Elkhart, IN |
365 |
iii. |
Abia
Fisher, m. --------- Binger Chicago, IL |
366 |
iv. |
Ellen
Fisher, m. 22 Jul, 1866 Henry W. Fisher (30 Nov 1842 - ?
) |
367 |
v. |
Catherine
Fisher, m. W. Gumby |
368 |
vi. |
Ammon
Fisher ( 1866 - ? ), m. 27 Apr 1886 Frances Burns |
___________________________________________________________
129. Aaron Fisher ( 1823 -
1901 )
Aaron Fisher, son of David
(son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn township, Union
(now Snyder) County, PA, in 1823. His mother was Anna Maria, whose maiden name
was probably Yochim. He died on February 25, 1901. On November 19, 1848, he
married Sarah Ann Lenig, who was born on June 18, 1825, and died at Sunbury,
PA, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stepp, on October 5, 1917. Both are
buried at the Grubb's Church in Chapman township. As Aaron's father, David, died in 1827, Aaron's grandmother in
her will made in 1829, mentions Aaron and his brother and sisters as among her
heirs. Aaron was a farmer all his life and lived about two miles southwest of
Selinsgrove. His land adjoined the property of his brother, Moses. Aaron served
as a Teamster in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Children
of Aaron Fisher and His Wife, Sarah Ann Lenig.
369 |
i. |
Amelia
Fisher (25 Feb 1854 - ? ), m. 28 Feb 1882 Jno A. Stepp (5 Sep 1857 - 1 Jan 1928) |
370 |
ii. |
David
Franklin (12 May 1856 - 25 Oct 1934), m. 25 Dec 1881 Mary M. Moyer |
130. Margaret
Fisher, Wife of Benjamin Neiswender
Margaret
Fisher, daughter of David (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born
in Penn Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA. Her mother was Anna Maria,
probably Yochim or Yocum. Her father
died in 1827. In the will of Margaret's paternal grandmother, which was made in
1829, she and her brothers and sisters are mentioned. She married Benjamin
Neiswender on April 9, 1858.
Children
of Margaret Fisher and Her Husband, Benjamin Neiswender.
371 |
i. |
______________
Neiswender (believed to have been a son)
|
___________________________________________________________
131. Hannah Fisher, Wife of Peter Shaffer
Hannah Fisher, daughter of
David (son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn Township,
Union (now Snyder) County, PA., around 1830. Her mother was Anna Maria, whose
maiden name was probably Yochim or Yocum.
Hannah's father died in 1827 leaving a widow and five young children.
When her paternal grandmother made her will in 1829, Hannah and her brothers
and sisters were named as beneficiaries. Hannah married Peter Shaffer and they
lived on a property in "Smoketown" just west of that tract owned by
her brothers, Aaron and Moses. About 1887, they sold the property to her first
cousin, Adam J. Fisher (grandfather of the writer), and moved to the vicinity
of Elkhart in northern Indiana.
Children
of Hannah Fisher and Her Husband, Peter Shaffer.
380 |
i. |
Aaron
Shaffer |
381 |
ii. |
Mary
Shaffer, m. Mr. Hiltebitle |
382 |
iii. |
Samuel
Shaffer |
383 |
iv. |
Maggie
Shaffer, m. Mr. Mains |
384 |
v. |
David
Shaffer |
385 |
vi. |
Henry
Shaffer |
___________________________________________________________
132. Henry Fisher
Henry Fisher, son of
Christian Jr. (son of Christian, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Berks
County, PA.
Children
of Henry Fisher and His Wife (Name Unknown)
390 |
i. |
(first
name unknown) Fisher, a son |
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133. Mary Fisher, Wife of Jacob Winters
Mary
Fisher, daughter of Christian Jr. (son of Christian, John Jacob, Sebastian),
was born in Berks County, PA, in 1808 and died in 1887. Her mother's maiden
name was Zimmerman. Mary married Jacob Winters, who was born in 1806 and died
in 1865. Both are buried in the old part of the Tulpehocken (Christ) Lutheran
Church about a mile west of Stouchsburg, Berks County, PA.
Children
of Mary Fisher and Her Husband, Jacob Winters.
391 |
i. |
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392 |
ii. |
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134. George Fisher
George Fisher, son of
Christian Jr. (son of Christian, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Berks
County, PA, about 1810. His mother's maiden name was Zimmerman.
Children
of George Fisher and His Wife, (name unknown)
395 |
i. |
Angelina
Fisher, m. Jonathan Mayberry. |
396 |
ii. |
Edmund
G. Fisher (1839 - 1918), m. Mary Reed (1850 - 1898) -- Civil War |
397 |
iii. |
John
L. Fisher (9 Apr 1844 - 17 Oct 1902), m. Elizabeth Klopp (23 Sep 1847 - 23
Mar 1910) |
398 |
iv. |
Levi
Fisher ( 1853 - ? ) , m. Elizabeth Kline -- Myerstown |
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Sixth Generation
140. Joseph Fisher ( 1822 -
1907 )
Joseph Fisher, Son of John
(son of Christian, John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Union (now
Snyder) County, PA, on May 22, 1822. His mother was Anna Zern. He married Mary
McCullough. His death occurred at Lewisburg, PA, on November 9th, 1907. His
wife, Mary, died at Lewisburg, PA, and
both Joseph and Mary are buried at Lewisburg.
Children
of Joseph Fisher and His Wife, Mary McCullough.
399 |
i. |
Annie
L. Fisher (28 Feb 1849 - 13 Jan 1852) |
400 |
ii. |
Theodore
W. (9 Nov 1855 - ? ), m.23 Feb 1882 Ellen Row ( ?
- 23 Apr 1891) , m.
9 Sep 1892 Ella Boyer (17 Jul 1869 -
? ) |
401 |
iii. |
John
Fisher, M.D. (14 Feb 1853 - 13 Feb 1931), m. 2 May 1876 Mary Batdorf. |
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141. Mary Fisher, Wife of Nathaniel Yoder.
Mary Fisher, daughter of
John (son of Christian, John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Union
(now Snyder) County, PA, on December 8, 1825, and died at New Berlin, PA, on
February 27, 1896. On December 25, 1849, she married Nathaniel Yoder, who was
born on October 30, 1815, and died on January 11, 1902. Both are buried at New
Berlin, PA.
Children
of Mary Fisher and Her Husband, Nathaniel Yoder.
402 |
i. |
Sarah
C. Yoder (24 Sep 1850 - 29 Mar 1901), m. Joel Baker (2 Apr 1846 - 25 Nov
1918) |
403 |
ii. |
Emma
J. Yoder (12 Jul 1852 - 1934), m. 8 Mar 1883 Rev. E.D. Keen (26 Jul 1849 - 2
Feb 1912) |
404 |
iii. |
Annie
(5 Jan 1854 - ? ), m. 16 Dec, 1873 J. Newton Chambers |
405 |
iv. |
Charles
Fisher Yoder (4 Jul 1858- 28 Apr 1926), m. 1880 Emma J. Leitner (23 May
1862- ? ) |
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142. Isaac Fisher ( 1827 - 1890 )
Isaac Fisher, son of John
(son of Christian, John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born near
Selinsgrove, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on September 6, 1827, and died on
December 10, 1890. In early life, he
learned the trade of boot and shoe maker and for a number of years conducted a
retail boot and shoe business in Selinsgrove with his son Charles Kantner
Fisher. In 1872, he was a member of the Selinsgrove School Board. On January
23, 1849, he married Lovina Kantner. Some years after her death, Isaac married
Catherine M. Kohler, who was born on November 29, 1828, and died on July 2,
1918. Isaac and his second wife are buried at New Berlin. His first wife is
buried in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Selinsgrove. There was no issue from
the second marriage.
Children
of Isaac Fisher and His First Wife, Lovina Kantner.
406 |
i. |
Charles
K.(21 Feb 1853-24 Mar 1925),m. 29 Jul187? E. Clara Kreeger (26 Mar 1856-30
Jan 1914) |
407 |
ii. |
Rufus
J.C. (21 Dec 1857-7 Jun 1907),m. 4 Sep 1883 Sadie Berry (10 Jul 1862- ?
) |
143. William Fisher ( 1829
- ? )
William
Fisher, son of John (son of Christian, John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was
born in Union (now Snyder) County, PA, in July of 1829. His mother was Anna
Zern. He went west as a young man, and trace of him was lost. He married, but
there were no children. The time and place of his death is unknown to the
writer.
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144. Elizabeth Fisher ( 1831
- 1897 )
Elizabeth Fisher, Daughter of John (son of
Christian, John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Union (now Snyder)
County, PA, on March 8, 1831. Her mother was Anna Zern. On February 6, 1851,
she married John Graybill from near Richfield, PA. John was born on October 8,
1821, and died July 24, 1855, leaving his widow and two small children. About
1857, Elizabeth married John Winey, who was born on March 1, 1820, and died on
January 15, 1893. He too, was from the Richfield section. Elizabeth died 15 Oct 1897,
and she and both of her husbands are buried at Richfield,
Juniata County, PA.
Children
of Elizabeth Fisher and Her First Husband, John Graybill.
408 |
i. |
Ellen
Graybill (20 Nov1853 - 16 Dec 1926),m. Dr. Thos Leas (26 Sep 1853 - 2 Feb
1881) m.
Rev. John A.Yarkers(28 Apr 1859 - 22 Mar 1915) |
409 |
ii |
John
S. Graybill (23 Nov 1855 - 1919), m. Amanda Haldeman (1858 - 1929) |
Children
of Elizabeth Fisher and Her Second Husband, John Winey.
410 |
iii. |
Lydia (24 Jul 1858- 2 Nov 1896), m.3 Oct 1878
John G.Gingrich (22 Feb 1854 - 2 Apr 1922) |
411 |
iv. |
Jacob
H. Winey, m. Phoebe Snyder |
412 |
v. |
Jane
Winey -- died in infancy. |
413 |
vi. |
Emily
Winey -- died in infancy. |
414 |
vii. |
Wilson
Winey -- died in infancy. |
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145. Sarah Fisher, Wife of Andrew Kohler
Sarah Fisher, daughter of
John (son of Christian, John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Union
(now Snyder) County, PA, on April 4, 1833. Her mother was Anna Zern. She
married Andrew Kohler.
Children
of Sarah Fisher and Her Husband, Andrew Kohler.
415 |
i. |
Dr.
Andrew Kohler -- Lived in Akron, Ohio. |
416 |
ii. |
|
417 |
iii. |
|
418 |
iv. |
|
419 |
v. |
|
420 |
vi. |
|
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146.
Lydia Fisher, Wife of Augustus Cox
Lydia Fisher, daughter of
John (son of Christian, John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Union
(now Snyder) County, PA, on March 28, 1835, and died on October 15, 1897. She
married Augustus Cox, but they had no children. Both are buried at New Berlin,
PA. Lydia's mother was Anna Zern.
147. John P. Fisher ( 1837 - ? )
John
P. Fisher, son of John (Christian, John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born
in Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on March 29, 1837. He was a photographer and
conducted a business in Pittsburg, PA. His mother was Anna Zern. He was married
but his wife's name is unknown to the writer.
Children of John P. Fisher of Pittsburg, PA.
421 |
i. |
Charles
Fisher |
422 |
ii. |
John
Fisher |
423 |
iii. |
Edward
Fisher |
424 |
iv. |
Wallaco
Fisher |
425 |
v. |
Harrison
Fisher |
426 |
vi., |
Norman
Fisher |
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148. Solomon George Fisher ( 1840 -
? )
Solomon
George Fisher, son of John (Christian, John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was
born in Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on March 1, 1840. In young manhood, he
went tot he state of Missouri and there married Nannie Eaton. He and his wife
lived and died somewhere in the vicinity of St. Louis. Solomon's mother was
Anna Zern.
Children of Solomon George Fisher and His Wife
Nannie Eaton
427 |
i. |
Emma
Fisher |
428 |
ii. |
Annia
Fisher |
429 |
iii. |
Lulu
Fisher |
430 |
iv. |
Mary
Maude Fisher ( ? - 1929), m. Gill M. Lewis Sr. --
St Louis, Missouri |
431 |
v. |
Harry
H. Fisher |
432 |
vi. |
Joseph
C. Fisher |
433 |
vii. |
Homer
G. Fisher |
434 |
viii. |
Bert
S. Fisher |
435 |
ix. |
Charles
V. Fisher |
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149.
John Christian Motz ( 1832
- ? )
John Christian Motz, son of
Elizabeth Fisher (daughter of Christian, son of John Adam, John Jacob,
Sebastian), was born on June 22, 1832, in Centre County, PA. His father was
John Motz Jr. On the death of his father in 1849, John Christian Motz took over
the hotel, gristmill, and general store and operated it for the accommodation
of those from Centre Hall and the upper Penns Valley, who were going to
Mifflingburg and farther east. This was before the construction of the
turnpike. He had large barns for housing wagons loaded with grain and other
products on the way to the marker. In November of 1869, he married Maranda A.
Reigard, whose home was six miles south of Freeport, Illinois.
John
Christian Motz was known as "Crist" or "Christian." He was
a merchant and lumber dealer, and a leading citizen of Woodward, Center County,
PA. It was through his instrumentality, that the Mifflinburg to Old Fort and
the Millheim to Coburn turnpikes were laid out and constructed. He owned the
controlling stock in both.
John
Christian's grandfather John Motz Sr. was born in Berks County, PA, about 1758
and was assessed in Penn Township, now Snyder County, as early as 1776. In
1786, he and his brother Captain Michael Motz moved to what is now Haines
township, Center County. John Motz Sr. married a daughter of Peter Witmer Sr.,
who was a resident of what is now Union Township, Snyder County, PA. and a
soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Children of John Christian Motz and His Wife,
Maranda A. Reigard.
436 |
i. |
William
Motz (1 Sep 1870 - ? ) -- Youngtown,
Ohio |
437 |
ii. |
Frank
Motz (5 Feb 1874 - ? ), m.
Elizabeth E. Brubaker (29 Mar 1876 -
? ) |
438 |
iii. |
Fisher
Motz Sr. ( ? - 19 Feb 1919) |
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150. Catherine Motz, Wife of George Peter Weaver
Catherine
Motz, daughter of Elizabeth Fisher (daughter of Christian, son of John Adam,
John Jacob, Sebastian), was born on November 14, 1836, at Woodward, Centre
County, PA, and died in Philadelphia, PA, on April 30, 1918. She is buried at
St. Pauls Cemetery, Aaronsburg, PA. Her
father was John Motz, and she married
Rev. George Peter Weaver on August 20, 1861. In her trousseau were several fine
quilts made by her sisters.
George
Peter Weaver was born February 21, 1836, and died in Philadelphia, PA, on April
8, 1908. He graduated from Missionary Institute, now Susquehanna University and
was actively engaged in the ministry, serving charges at Schuylkill Haven,
Millersburg, Annville, Wrightsville, Bainsbridge, and Maytown, all in
Pennsylvania. At one time, he served as principal of the Female High School in
New Albany, Indiana. Later, he studied
medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and practiced his profession at
Hanover, PA, from 1877 to 1891. Because of their two sons locating in
Philadelphia, Dr. Weaver and his wife, Catherine, moved to that city, where he
continued the practice of medicine and conducted a large drug store known as
Weaver's Pharmacy, located at 6300 Woodland Avenue. The business prospered and
warranted the erection of a large yellow brick structure at 6301 Woodland
Avenue. His sons later conducted this business, but at the present time
(c.1935), the building is rented to others. The death of George Weaver was
caused by an infection after the amputation of one of his legs, the amputation
being necessary because of diabetes. His wife survived him by ten years, living
at their home at 5533 Woodland Avenue
until her death. In her later life, she marveled at the advances of science,
especially electricity and the automobile, and wondered what the outcome of the
World War would be, but she did not live to see the close of the war. [World
War I]
Children of Catherine Motz and Her Husband, George Peter Weaver, M.D.
439 |
i. |
Luther
M. Weaver, M.D. (20 May 1862 -
? ) |
440 |
ii. |
Warren
Weaver (4 Apr 1864) |
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151.
Lydia Motz, Wife of Charles E. Gutelius
Lydia Motz, daughter of
Elizabeth Fisher (daughter of Christian, son of John Adam, John Jacob,
Sebastian), was born in Centre County, PA, on April 25, 1835. Her father was
John Motz. She married Dr. Charles E. Gutelius on October 25, 1870. He was the
only ethical dentist in Mifflinburg, Pa, at the time. Lydia died on May 3,
1882, and Dr. Gutelius died on December 8, 1913.
Children
of Lydia Motz and Her Husband, Dr. Charles E. Gutelius.
443 |
i. |
Elizabeth
M. Gutelius (24 Jan 1872 - ? ), m. 16 Nov 1898 Robert J. Baker (25 May
1874 - ? ) |
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152. Sarah Motz, Wife of Peter B. Neff, M.D.
Sarah
Motz, daughter of Elizabeth Fisher (daughter of Christian, son of John Adam,
John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Centre County, PA, on February 21, 1831.
Her father was John Motz. She married Dr. Peter B. Neff, who was born November
23, 1816, and died at the bedside of a patient from a heart attach on April 7,
1880. They were married on February 18, 1851. Dr Neff graduated from Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia, PA. He was a prominent physician of Aaronsburg
and later Centre Hall, PA. Sarah Caroline Motz was confirmed a member of the
Lutheran Church by the Rev. Reese at Woodward, PA, her ancestral home, on April
6, 1851.
Children
of Sarah Motz and Her Husband, Dr. Peter B. Neff.
444 |
i. |
Flora
Neff (2 Feb 1855-15 Aug 1929), m. Sydney W. Bairfoot (8 Aug 1854- 26 Oct
1888) |
153. Mary E. Motz ( 1845 - 1863 )
Mary
E. Motz, daughter of Elizabeth Fisher (daughter of Christian, son of John Adam,
John Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Centre County, PA, on February 11, 1845.
Her father was John Motz. She was a promising musician. On a visit to
Philadelphia, she took ill with pneumonia and died there on October 31, 1863.
She was buried at the cemetery at St. Paul's Church, Aaronsburg, PA. Mary E.
Motz was never married.
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154. Henry Moyer ( 1827 - 1900 )
Henry
Moyer, son of Margaret Fisher (daughter of Christian, son of John Adam, John
Jacob, Sebastian), was born in Penn Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on
October 28, 1827. His father was William Moyer. He was educated in the local
public schools and taught in Penn Township for two years. He then served as a
clerk in the Schnure and Davis enterprises in Selinsgrove, and later began the
operation of his father's farm. He was one of the best known agriculturists of
the section and prospered. He was a Republican in politics and held numerous
offices in his native township of Penn. On March 27, 1860, he married Mary
Dagle who was born in Lahm, Bavaria, Germany, on April 11, 1838, and died on
the Moyer farm, just west of Salem in Penn Township, on October 6, 1913. Henry
and his wife were members and faithful attendants of the Lutheran Church. He
died on February 5, 1900. Both are buried, a short distance from the Moyer
farm, in the Salem (Row's) Cemetery,. The writer's grandfather, Adam J.
Fisher, and Henry Moyer were nearly the same age and great friends. Adam was a
first cousin of Henry's mother.
Children
of Henry Moyer and His Wife, Mary Dagle
445 |
i. |
John
F. Moyer (3 Aug 1860 - ? ), m. 26 Dec 1882 S. Eliz. Herman (10 Jan
1863 - ? ) |
446 |
ii. |
David
W.Moyer (10 Mar 1862 - ? ), m. 21 May 1891 Kath.V.Kessler(8 Sep 1869-29 Oct
1925) |
447 |
iii. |
Charles
A. Moyer (23 Mar1864 - ? ),m.11 Aug 1885 Sarah E.Yoder (15 Mar1867- 6
Apr1921) |
448 |
iv. |
Mary
A. Moyer (17 Apr 1866- ? ),m. George P. Miller, M.D. (9 Jan 1867 -
18 Sep 1895) ,
m. 28 Apr 1898 Rev. H.G. Snable |
449 |
v. |
Annie
Moyer (29 Apr 1867- ? ),m. 1 Sep 1892 Dr. J.I. Woodruff (24 Nov
1864 - ? ) |
450 |
vi. |
Clara
Moyer (1870 - 1889) |
451 |
vii. |
Cora
V. Moyer (21 Dec 1873 - 9 Jun 1910),m. 5 Apr 1894 Charles Gable (9 Jun 1872 -
? ) |
452 |
viii. |
Sarah
J. Moyer (23 Sep 1868 - ? ), m. 5 May 1891 J.W. Seip, M.D. |
453 |
ix. |
Della
Moyer (23 Sep 1879 - ? ), m.27 Sep 1905 Walter E.Haybarger(16 Feb 1872-19 Mar
1914) |
454 |
x. |
Vera
E. Moyer (2 Aug 1881 - ? ),m. 1 Feb 1906 George C. Gemberling (16
Dec 1879 - ? ) |
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156. Lydia Moyer ( 1830 - 1850
)
Lydia Moyer, daughter of
Margaret Fisher (daughter of Christian,
son of John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was born on the old Moyer farm, west
of Salem in Penn Township, Union (now Snyder) County, PA, on October 10, 1830.
She attended the local schools and lived with her parents until the time of her
death on August 3, 1850. She is buried in the Salem Cemetery. She was
unmarried. Her father was William Moyer.
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157. Susanna Moyer, Wife of Robert Kern
Susanna Moyer, daughter of
Margaret Fisher (daughter of Christian, John Adam, John Jacob, Sebastian), was
born on the old Moyer farm, west of Salem in Penn Township, Union (now Snyder)
County, PA, on October 8, 1833. She attended the local schools and on December
26, 1854, she married Robert Kern. Her father was William Moyer. She died on
September 8, 1863, and is buried in the Salem Cemetery, near her former home.
Robert W. Kern was born on April 20, 1828, and died on September 8, 1883, at
Ashland, PA. He is probably buried there. His occupation was that of
Photographer.
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