"Lancaster Co., PA Tax Lists 1751, 1756, 1757, 1758"
Jacob Houser freeman Lampeter Twp. 1751
Mathias Houser Leacock Twp., 1758
"Index to the 1770 Tax Records of Lancaster Co., PA" by Gary Hawbaker and Clyde Groff
Henry Hauser 1769 WA Hausser '71
Jacob Hauser 1771 ER
Conrad Houser 1770 EL Howser 1769
Frederick Houser 1770 WA Inmate
Jacob Houser 1769 ER Houzer 1777
Jacob Houser 1770 PX Houzer 1777
Martian Houser 1770 PX Houzer 1777
Matt. Houser 1770 EL Inmate Hawser 1769
"Index to the 1780 Tax Records" by Gary Hawbaker and Clyde Groff
Jacob Houser LM 1780
"Notes and Queries" Third Series Vol. II" William Egle
Martin Houser of Lancaster d July 1779 leaving wife Catharine and children:
1. Martha m David Lanuth
2. Margaret m Christian Wirtz
3. Dorothea
4. Hannah m Richard White
5. Barbara m Martin Lowman
A legacy was left to his grandchildren, Christopher and Magdalena Houser
Ibid, 1st and 2nd Series Vol. 1
1770 Assessment in Paxtang - Andrew Houser
1779 Martin Houser on roster for Capt. Rutherford's Co.
"An Index to the Will Books and Intestate Records of Lancaster Co., PA" by Eleanore Fulton and Barbara Mylin. Page 20.
Martin Houser 1779 Book C Vol. 1 Page 51
Ulrich Hauser 1754 Book B Vol. 1 Page 14
Mathias Hausser 1784 Book E Vol. 1 Page 14
"Abstracts of Lancaster Co., PA Wills"
1 Dec 1768 27 Dec 1771
John Rohrer. Wife Mary Rohrer. Children: Jacob, Christian, John, Martin, Anna wife of Jacob Houser, Elizabeth wife of Frantz Smith, Mary wife of John Buckman and Susanna wife of Peter Miller. Ex. Christian Hare and Jacob Carpenter. Lampeter Twp.
3 July 1779 17 July 1779
Martin Hauser
Wife Catharine. Children: Martha wife of David Lauch, Margaret wife of Christian Wirtz, Dorothea, Hannah wife of Richard White, Mary wife of Henry Zihler and Barbara wife of Martin Lowman. Ex. Catharine Hauser and Christian Wirtz. Lancaster Borough.
"PA Births Lancaster Co. 1723-1777" by John T. Humphrey
Hauser
Barbara 15 Dec 1754 Jacob and Barbara
son bp 17 Aug 1756 Elias and wife
Ann Marg. Oct 1758 Charles and Sophia
Reinhard 10 Sept 1759 Jacob and Ann Maria
Christopher 23 Aug 1762 Jacob and Anna Maria
Johan Jacob 30 Nov 1763 Jacob
Jacob Nov 1764 Jacob and Margreta
John 10 Mar 1767 Henry and Maria Margaret
George Peter14 Feb 1771 Henry and Maria Margaret
Anna Maria 27 Sept 1772 Heinrich and Magdalena
Eva 19 Aug 1773 Henry and Margaret
Hausser
Ana Christina 8 Feb 1754 Jacob
Ann Maria 2 May 1756 Jacob and Ann Maria
Maria Catharina5 Aug1756 Jacob
John George 1 Jun 1757 Jacob and Ann Maria
Laurentius 25 1761 Jacob and Margaretha
John Wendel 3 May 1769 Henry and Maria Margaret
Johann Jacob 20 Aug 1770 Jacob and Susanna
"PA Births Lancaster Co. 1778-1800" by John T. Humphrey
Hauser
George 17 Jan 1790 George and Catharine
Catharine 23 Mar 1791 George and Catharine
Jacob 14 Dec 1796 Catharine
David 3 May 1799 George and Catharine
"Lancaster Co., PA Church Records of the 18th C Vol. 1" F. Edward Wright
George Peter of Henry Hauser and Maria Margaret b February 14, 1771. Sponsors Matthias Houser and wife Magdalene.
"Lancaster Co., PA Church Records of the 18th C Vol. 2" F. Edward Wright
Reinhard, son of Jacob Houser and Anna Maria b September 10 1759.
Christopher, son of Jacob Hauser and Anna Maria b August 23, 1762. Sponsors Christopher Graffert and Anna Maria
"Lancaster Co., PA Church Records of the 18th C Vol. 5" Robert Hess and F. Edward Wright
Elisabeth, of Jacob Haufer [Hausser] and wife Barbara b 4 Dec 1752. Sponsors Michael Stoltz and Elisabeth Kohl.
"Trinity Lutheran Church Records Lancaster, PA 173001767" Debra Smith and Frederick Weiser
Martin Houser servant of Jacob Huber
"The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Lancaster, PA Volume V Burial Records 1744-1900" Joan Kahler, Debra Smith and Pastor Weiser
7 Jul 1779 Martin Hauser died and was buried the 8th. 64 years and 11 mos. [so born 1714]
"Abstracts of Lancaster Co., PA Orphans Court Records 1768-1782" Edward Wevodau
6 Apr 1770
"Abstracts of Lancaster Co., PA Orphans Court Records 1782-1791" Edward Wevodau
8 June 1786
24 June 1788
"Lancaster Co., PA Land Records 1729-1750" Marsha Martin
27 June 1749 - Ulrick Houser of Strasburg Twp., Lancaster Co., yeoman and Frena his wife to Jacob Houser one of the sons of Ulrick 150A.
"Persons Naturalized in the Province of PA 1740-1773"
Jacob Houser, Earl Twp. Lancaster Co. Sept. 8, 1764
"German Settlers of PA" Edward Hocker
January 22, 1757 Martin Hauser, one mile from Lancaster, on Jacob Mayer's place
"Snyder County Pioneers" Charles A. Fisher.
Matthias Houser seems to have been a non-resident landowner in Penn Township. In 1771, 1772, and 1773, he lived in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster Co., PA. He was assessed in Penn Township for the first time in 1778, but there is no evidence that he lived in the township. Jacob and John are believed to have been his sons and that one or both of them may have been tenants on their father's property in what is now Snyder County. Matthias was born in Germany and embarked for America at Rotterdam, Holland, on the British Ship "Phoenix", Captain Spurrier, master. He arrived at Philadelphia, where he took the English oath of allegiance on September 15, 1751.
As late as April 1750 he was living in the vicinity of Barbelroth, Pfalz Bayern, Germany. His eldest son, Henry, as well as at least three other children were baptized there. After immigrating in September 1751 on the ship Phoenix, he lived in Leacock Twp., Lancaster Co., in the years 1757, 1758, 1759 and was on the Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., tax lists in 1769 and 1770 as an inmate which means a renter as opposed to a freeman who was a property owner.
"Volume 2 History of that part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys PA" "Prior to 1787 the only township existing on the territory of what is now Snyder County was Penn's." [In 1787 Penn Township was divided into two townships - one being Beaver] In 1789 there was a Jacob Houser living in Beaver Township.
Will book E., Vol. 1, page 14, Lancaster Co., PA
Mentions wife Susanna and daughter Susanna and sons Henry and Jacob.
"300 Years of an Alsatian-American Family: Martin Houser and Seven Generations of his Descendants" Paul Bardell, Jr.
Martin Houser and family were in Lancaster County at Conewago in 1736. This part of PA was claimed by both Maryland and PA in the early 1700's. Daughter Barbara and son Peter were born there in 1736 and 1740. Martin was a carpenter and was away from home often all day. Margaretha was alone raising the children. In 1751 the two older sons, Johann George age 21 and Michael age 20 set out for NC. Martin's daughter, Barbara married Dietrich Danner.
The young Houser boys returned to PA in 1752.
In an effort to put these Housers into families and to sort out all the "Jacobs", from the above information we have:
Martin Houser, died 1779 and wife Catharine
Jacob Houser and Barbara
Jacob Houser and Anna Maria [Roher?] [same Jacob as above?]
Jacob Houser and Margaret
Henry Houser and Maria Margaret
George [above?] and Catharine
Martin and Margaretha
This is from Jason Houser who descends from Martin Hauser and Elizabeth Hess:
Here are some of the early Hauser families that I've pieced together (at least partially). I now have a Y-DNA sample from a descendant of Ulrich Hauser listed below which indicates that the Haplogroup is R1b1a2. These Housers were Reformed Mennonites in the Lampeter Twp area of Lancaster Co.
Christian Hauser of Worb, Switzerland
CH Christian Huser, b. ca. 1658, Worb, Canton Bern, Switzerland; in Worb
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[1] For this family, see Davis, Vol. I, p. 205.
Here is a very general outline of some of the colonial era Hausers that I found.
1. Martin Hauser (1696-1761) of Riquewihr, Alsace, France, wife Maria Margaretha Schafer -- Arrived on the Molly, 30 Sep 1727; lived near Conshohocken (west of Philadelphia), then moved to "Berkiana River" (maybe Perkiomen Creek?); then to Skippack; then to Conewago, York Co; then into Maryland (ca. 1746); then to North Carolina (1763). They were of the Reformed religion and later joined the Moravian Church. They had a son Martin who died on the voyage over, and another son Martin who lived in North Carolina. Their descendants in NC have done extensive DNA studies, and I am not related to them. They are part of Y-Haplogroup "G".
2. Hans Martin Houser (1714-1779) - Based on his signature on a document in Germantown in 1763, he is the Johann Martin Hauser who came on the ship Fane in 1749. I think he was married first in Europe, because his dau. Dorothea was born in 1737; he married (second?) in Germantown to Maria Anna Mauser in 1750 (she d. 1757); he married (third?) to Maria Catharina Pflieger in 1760 in Germantown (she was living in the 1790 census). He was a Lutheran and lived at Germantown, Montgomery Co, PA, and was a tailor by trade. In the 1770s he moved with his family to Lancaster City where he died in 1779. His children, all girls, are named in his will. Here are some sources on this man:
1750 Marriage Record - St. Michael's & Zion Lutheran Church, Philadelphia - Hans Martin Hauser and Maria Anna Mauser were married March 4, 1750.
From Egle's Notes and Queries --
3. Another Martin Hauser early in Lancaster, a Lutheran: I think he was the Lutheran Martin Houser who went to communion at Holy Trinity Lutheran in Lancaster in 1750 and married Elisabetha Margretha there by 1752.
3. Martin Houser (1731-1800) - My ancestor. He could possibly be the Georg Martin Hauser who came on the Phoenix in 1751, or perhaps another immigrant, or perhaps born here. Richard Warren Davis, Mennonite researcher, thinks that he and Henry Hauser of Shenandoah County, VA were sons of Martin Hauser of Wachenheim, Germany; this Martin died before 1738 at Wachenheim. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Hess, a Mennonite. (I will try to get a copy of the release from Christian Hess's estate to further document this.) He was taxed at Warwick Twp, Lancaster Co, PA in 1759. He may be the one who warranted 50 acres in Derry Twp, Dauphin/Lebanon Co, PA, and who was taxed there in 1769. He bought land in what is now Lower Paxton Twp, Dauphin Co, PA, in 1770 and lived there the rest of his life. His wife and children named in a deed disposing of his estate are as follows:
Elizabeth Houser of Swatara Township, widow and relict of Martin Houser
Y-DNA testing shows that he is not related to the Mennonite brothers Ulrich Hauser (1693-1754) and Hans Hauser (1699-1774) who settled in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, PA, and who were sons of the Mennonite Christian Huser/Hauser (b. ca 1658) and wife Verena Haldiman, who left Signau, Canton Bern, Switzerland and fled to Monsheim, Germany, ca. 1699 to escape the persecution of the Anabaptists.
Here is what I wrote about this Martin in my article in the 2010 PA Mennonite Heritage magazine:
Family tradition, however, recounts that he arrived in this country as a redemptioner, and was compelled to work for someone for seven years after arrival to pay for his passage. A notice placed in Pensylvanische Berichte, the German-language newspaper published by Christopher Sauer at Germantown, Pa., on 22 January 1757 reads as follows:
Martin Hau�er eine Meile von Lancaster auf Jacob Mayers Platz mache bekant, da� \ich ein heilbraun Pferd zu \einem Vieh halte. Wer die �brige Nennzeichen anzeigen kan, und Eigner i\t, kan es abholen gegen Zahlung billiger Unko\ten.[1]
It is believed that Jacob Mayer who lived �one mile from Lancaster� was the Jacob Meyer (c1720/21-1793), first married to Adi/Addy/Edith Erisman (d. bef. 1759), second to Anli/Ann (d. 1777), and third to Anna. This man is known to have lived one mile west of Lancaster near Rohrerstown, in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. He is believed to have been a Mennonite, and a native of Pennsylvania. Whether Martin Hauser was indentured to Jacob Meyer for seven years, or whether he tenanted there after his period of service, is not known, but this 1757 article marks the first post-immigration record of Martin Hauser in America.
In 1759, Martin Hauser appears on the assessment list for Warwick Township, Lancaster County. About this time he married to Elizabeth Hess, daughter of Jacob Hess and Veronika (B�r?) Hess. Elizabeth was born and raised on her father�s 200 acre tract one mile east of Lititz, in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, and was a granddaughter of Hans and Magdalena Hess, immigrants of 1717, who have been featured in a previous edition of Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Her maternal grandparents are believed to be Hans Jakob and Barbara (Frederick) B�r, Mennonites from Hausen, Canton Z�rich, Switzerland, by way of Ittlingen, Germany, who settled early in Lancaster County. Elizabeth�s father, a farmer, who also had interests in smithing and shoemaking, served the Lord as a Mennonite deacon, and died in 1741 when Elizabeth was only six years old. Her mother died in 1760.[2]
On 15 December 1761, Martin Howser and Elizabeth his wife joined her siblings in signing a deed to dispose of their interests in the 200 acre property of her late father, Jacob Hess. At that time they were still living in Warwick Township.[3]
By 1770, "Martian Houser" is enumerated in Paxtang township, now Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pa.[4] That same year, on May 15, Martin Houser purchased from John Collier and his wife Margaret, a tract of 214 � acres, ostensibly in Hanover Township, but in reality the land was located in what became Lower Paxton Township. The property had been patented to Samuel Neave in 1762.[5]
Robert Ellenberger, a great-great-great-grandson of Martin and Elizabeth, remembered his ancestors in an undated manuscript (circa 1930):
[Martin Houser] purchased the farm now owned by his great grandson Jonathan Miller in Lower Paxton Township Dauphin Co Pa. where many of his descendants are buried. The grave yard is still standing there. . . Grandfather Houser and all his children were members of Mennonite Church . . . There are no other Housers related as grandfather Houser had no Bros. Martin Houser died in 1800 his wife Elizabeth Houser died in 1803. Both are buried in the old grave yard near the old mansion where the brethren met once a year [sic] or every four weeks to preach, pray and praise the Lord, read His Word in simplicity and truth. Martin Houser enlisted April 1, 1779 as a soldier in Revolutionary War, under Capt John Rutherford Pa Archives II series Vol. XIII Page 364.[6]
Available records challenge the long-held belief that this Martin Houser was a soldier in the American Revolution. He paid a fine of �30.0.0 as one of the �Delinquents of the Fourth Battalion of Lancaster County Militia� in 1777, to Joshua Elder, Esq. Martin Houser and Jacob Houser are consistently enumerated as members of the 3rd class of Captain John Rutherford�s Company, Third Class, Fourth Battalion of Lancaster County Militia on December 26, 1778 and October 28, 1779. It is believed that these entries refer to the sons of Martin Houser Sr., and that Martin Jr. was the man by that name included in a �detachment under command of Captain John Rutherford, marched to Bedford County April, 1779, for the protection of the inhabitants.� It seems much more likely that as a devout Mennonite, Johann Martin Hauser would have paid a fine rather than serve in a local militia during the Revolution. His sons, Martin Jr., who apparently identified with the German Reformed Church and Jacob, whose family came under United Brethren influence, are much more likely candidates for this record of service.[7] Even so, Martin Jr. paid militia fines after the end of the war, for the period 1785-1788, amounting to �7, for the Dauphin County militia, and Jacob Houser paid fines for failure to serve from 1781 to 1783, and 1787 to 1788, amounting to a little over �12.[8]
Martin Houser is consistently assessed in Lower Paxton Township in 1777, 1780, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1793, 1795, and 1799.[9] During these years, his landholdings vary from 212 to 200 acres. In 1795, Martin is assessed as having two dwellings made of log, a log back building, and a log barn. At the time, he owned three cows. In 1799, Martin was assessed with a one-story log house, one barn, five stables, and a spring house, with three horses and seven cows.
John Parthemore Sr., the Overseer of Roads for Paxtang Township, Lancaster County, �warned� Martin Houser to assist with maintaining the roads, on Nov. 11, 1782, and Houser worked on the �Hanover Road from Harris Hill towards Hanover� the following day.[10]
Undocumented family notes indicate that Johann Martin Hauser was born on 12 June 1731, and died on 22 April 1800.[11] These dates fit well with the facts, as letters of administration on his estate were granted to Daniel Houser, his son, and Jacob Good, a son-in-law, in Dauphin County Court on 12 May 1800. The administration bond was valued at �2000. [12] When the administrators presented their accounting of the estate, it was noted that "there appears to be a balance in the hands of the Accountants of two hundred and nine pounds three shillings and ten pence," which, after court costs, was distributed among the heirs.[13] This cash, however, paled in value to the homestead property, sometimes called a "plantation."
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[1] Thus, �Martin Hausser, one mile from Lancaster at Jacob Mayer�s place, makes known that he holds a light brown horse with his cattle. Whoever can identify the horse�s details, and is the owner, can fetch it for the payment of incidental expenses.� I wish to publicly thank Marilyn Moorehead, a regular sleuth at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum in Bellefonte, for alerting me to this item in Hocker, Genealogical Data Relating to the German Settlers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Territory.
Here are other early Mennonite Hausers in PA and MD:
- Jacob (1759-1846) who moved from Bucks County to Ontario, Canada; his wife was Susannah Kolb and they had many children. His father is said to have disappeared during the French and Indian War
I also found a few other Martins that I can't yet connect:
5. Martin Hauser (born ca 1765/74) - He lived at Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co, PA, in 1800, and later moved on to Augusta Twp, Northumberland Co, PA, where he died ca. 1830. He had several daughters. I have no idea how he connects to any of the above.
6. Martin Hauser (born ca. 1750?) - Wife Catharine; his dau, Catharine, b 11 Dec 1775, bp 5 Jul 1776 at St. Michael's Lutheran Church at Greenwood Twp, Perry County, PA. I don't have a clue how they connect.
Here is the line I worked on of a John Hauser whose family was killed by Indians. He may be related to the Isaac Hauser line in Washington County, MD. Not sure.
John Houser patented Cracket Hook, 12 acres, surveyed Apr. 1, 1760, examined and passed Mar. 14, 1761, patented Apr. 1, 1760, B. Col. SM 27 f 342. (In pursuance of a warrant for 40 acres dated Oct. 6, 1759 off Conoegockinge [Conococheague?] Mountain.
Maryland Archives, Frederick County Land Patents
I don't know if this is the same John that shows up in Bedford Co. The 1790 census of Maryland shows these Housers --
In Bedford County, we find:
History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania (1884), page 541: "Nicholas Barron emigrated from Germany to Berks County, and thence to Somerset county; he settled and died on a farm of 300 acres in Somerset township. His children were: George, John, Nicholas, Philip, and Barbara (Young). Nicholas, Jr., was born in Berks county in 1765. About 1795 he settled in the northern part of Milford township, where he bought and cleared a farm, the same now owned by his son Nicholas. He died in 1831. His wife was Rachael Houser, and their children: George, Adam, Henry, Isaac, John, Nicholas, Elizabeth (Barclay), Catharine (Barclay), Mary (Levan) and Effie (Putman) all are dead except Nicholas, Isaac, and Effie. Nicholas purchased the farm after his father's death, 334 acres for $340. Rachael (Houser), the mother of Nicholas Barron, was captured by the Indians in Morrison's Cove, Bedford county, during the revolution. Her father and her brother John were killed on the spot at the time of her capture. Martin, another brother, was present but escaped. The mother was absent at Pittsburgh. Rachael and one of her brothers were taken by the Indians to Detroit. Her brother escaped and returned home after two years' captivity. Rachael remained seven years and was then permitted to return home. Her mother paid a man twenty dollars to conduct her from Detroit to Pittsburgh. Adam Barron, brother of Nicholas, and the father of Abraham and William H., of this township, was born and reared in Milford township. He lived on a farm adjoining his father's, and died in 1843. On the death of his widow the farm came into possession of his two sons, who were the only heirs. The farm is a valuable one, containing nearly 300 acres."
History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania (1883), page 219, section on Taylor Township. "During the Revolutionary war, probably in November, 1777, the Indians killed the father and a brother of Martin and Jacob Houser, and took away with them as prisoners Martin and one of his sisters. Jacob escaped on horseback to Hagerstown, Md., while the wife and mother of the family, who had succeeded in secreting herself, thus escaping death or capture, remained and took care of the cattle, etc., during the dreary winter which followed. This family then lived on the farm now owned by David Rice."
Frankstown Township assessment of 1783 ("supply tax") shows John Houser with 200 acres.
1784 Martin Houser Aug. 31, 1784
Justin may be contacted at [email protected] if you have questions or comments on his line.
John and Margaret Bower [under 14] CA Jacob Houser of Lampeter Twp. GDN
John Eversole, deceased, late of Rapho Twp.
Surviving Ex. Jacob Houser and Jacob Snyder
Feronica Houser, deceased, late of Lampeter Twp.
Ex. Jacob Houser
Dist. according to last will and testament; to wit, Abraham Houser, Salome Eversole, ........................[Note: Abraham Houser, Salome Eversole and Margaret Boyer will all receive a share of 65.14.]
Written April 18, 1783
Recorded April 24, 1784
1. Martha married David Lauch
2. Margaret married Christian Wirtz
3. Dorthea
4. Hannah married Richard White
5. Mary married Henry Zihler
6. Barbara married Martin Lawman
1. 1752 Elisabeth
2. 1754 Barbara
1. 1756 Anna Maria
2. 1757 John George
3. 1759 Reinhard
4. 1762 Christopher
1. 1761 Laurentius
2. 1764 Jacob
1. 1767 John
2. 1769 John Wendell
3. 1771 George Peter
1. 1790 George
2. 1791 Catharine
3. 1796 Jacob
4. 1799 David
1. 1730 Johann George
2. 1731 Michael
3. 1736 Barbara She married Dietrich Danner
4. 1740 Peter
1596; left Signau, Bern, after 1699; m. Verena Haldiman.[1] An Anabaptist.
CH1 Trini Huser, b. Apr. 25, 1686, Signau.
CH2 Christian Huser, b. May 12, 1689, Signau, d. June 5, 1756 in Monsheim,
Hesse, Germany. A Mennonite.
CH4 Ulrich Hauser, b. Aug. 15, 1693, Signau, d. ca. June 1754 in Conestoga,
Lancaster Co.; m.(1) by 1721 Agnes; m.(2) Feronica, b. ca. 1704, d. 1786,
Lampeter Twp., Lancaster Co, Pa. Mennonite; arrived in Lancaster Co.,
Pa. 1717.
CH41 Jacob Hauser, b. ca. 1722; m. Anna Rohrer (b. Feb. 2, 1738), dau. of John Rohrer, who d. 1771 Lampeter Twp. Taxed in Lampeter Twp. 1758
and 1779, did not swear the oath.
CH42 Christian Hauser, b. ca. 1724, witnessed his mother�s will in 1786.
CH43 Magdalena Hauser, b. ca. 1726, m. Jacob Gieger by 1768.
CH44 Abraham Hauser, b. ca. 1729.
CH45 Salome Hauser, b. ca. 1731, m. John Ebersole, son of Jost Ebersole of
Rapho Twp.
CH46 Margaret Hauser, b. ca. 1733, m. Martin Boyer.
CH47 Elizabeth Hauser, b. ca. 1738, d. by 1786, m. Henry Meyer.
CH471 Andrew Meyer
CH472 John Meyer
CH473 Valentine Meyer
CH474 Elizabeth Meyer, m. by 1788 Conrad Hook.
CH475 Esther Meyer, m. by 1788 Charles Philips.
CH5 Verena Hauser, b. Aug. 23, 1696, Signau.
CH6 Hans Hauser, b. Jan. 6, 1699, Signau, d. 1774, Lancaster Co., Pa., m.
Anna Meyli.[2] A weaver by trade, owned land in Lampeter Twp.,
Lancaster Co. Mennonite.
[2] See PMH, Spring 2005.
Philadelphia County, PA Will Book J-361 -- Martin Houser and Johannes Mourer witnessed the will of the Lutheran Jacob Ziegler of Germantown, signed Jan. 23, 1750-1, probated Feb. 18, 1750-1.
Hannah Benner Roach, The Back Part of Germantown: A Reconstruction [available in Snippet View on Google Books], page 29 discusses Martin Hauser, who bought the lower house of Jacob Swenck from his Swenck's stepsons, Felix Detwiler and John Surber. This Martin, a Lutheran, was first married to Maria Ann Mauser in 1750; she died in 1757. Then he married Maria Catharina Pflieger in 1760. There is a mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book X-4, page 305, connected with the acquisition of this property.
Philadelphia Proprietary Tax, 1769. Martin Houser, 1 acre, 1 cow. PA Archives, Series 3, Volume 14, page 95. [Also listed on page 93 with no property.]
Philadelphia Proprietary Tax, 1774. Martin Houser, taylor, 4 acres, 1 cow. PA Archives, Series 3, Volume 14, page 343.
Hannah Benner Roach, The Back Part of Germantown: A Reconstruction [available in Snippet View on Google Books], page 55 - Martin Hauser rented his place out to Tobias Kepler from Frederick, and moved to Lancaster.
Martin Houser of Lancaster died July, 1779.
Wife, Catharine, and children:
1. Martha wife of David Lanuth
2. Margaret wife of Christian Wirtz
3. Dorothea
4. Hannah wife of Richard White
5. Mary wife of Henry Zihler
6. Barbara wife of Martin Lowman
Grandchildren: Christopher and Magdalena Houser
Jacob Houser of Bald Eagle Township, Centre County, and Barbara his wife (my ancestor)
Martin Houser of Allen Township, Cumberland County, and Anne his wife
Jacob Good of Swatara Township, Dauphin County, in right of his wife Ann Good (deceased)
Daniel Houser of Paxton Township, Dauphin County, and Anne his wife
John Houser of Paxton Township, Dauphin County
[2] Hess, Irvin David. John (Hans) Hess of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and His Descendants, 1685-1977. Yuma, Ariz.: The Compiler, 1977. The Hess Historians are currently undertaking the 2nd edition of an extensive genealogical study of the descendants of Hans and Magdalena Hess, immigrants of 1717. More information can be obtained by contacting Joanne Hess Siegrist, [email protected], or (717) 656-6429. Also, see Best, PMH, _____.
[3] Lancaster County, PA Deed Book G, page 346.
[4] Kelker, Luther Reily. History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, With Genealogical Memoirs. New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1907. Vol. 1, p 395.
[5] Lancaster County, PA Deed Book N, page 244.
[6] Ellenberger, Robert B. "The Housers." Undated manuscript in vertical surname file of the State Library, Harrisburg, Pa., under "Houser."
[7] Pennsylvania Archives, 2nd Ser., Vol. 13, p. 363; 3rd Ser., Vol. 6, p. 328; 5th Ser., Vol. 7, pp. 375, 380, 389, 401, 407, 516, 1003.
[8] Ibid., 3rd Series, Vol. 6, p. 549, 598; Vol. 7, p. 154, 159.
[9] Kelker, p. 399, 730, 768, 864, also original assessments of Lower Paxton Twp, LDS Film #21286.
[10] Egle, William Henry. Notes and Queries, 3rd Ser., Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 125.
[11] Lee, J. Marvin. Descendants of Jacob and Barbara Shirk Houser. Houserville, Pa.: The Author, 1976. 3rd ed. These dates also appear in the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society's card file.
[12] Rice, Philip A., Jodi A. Germani, Jean A. Dellock. Dauphin Co., PA Vital Records. (Laughlintown, Pa.: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991), Vol. 1, p 435.
[13] Dauphin County, PA Orphans Court Book B, p 196.
- Isaac (born ca 1720?), a Mennonite minister at Beaver Creek, Washington Co, MD. He had a son named Abraham and also a son named Isaac Jr. John Hauser of Bedford County may be from this line.
- Abraham (1740-1825), of the Church of the Brethren; lived in Md., Kentucky, and Claremont County, Ohio; married Nancy Rohrer. He is not the son of Isaac, above; not sure how to make the connection.
- Henrich (c1737-1795); wife Magdalena; res. Shenandoah Co, VA; his children went to Ohio. He may be a brother of my Martin. He had sons Martin and Jacob and I'd like to get their DNA samples.
John Houser, 28 acres, Wackra, BC & GS # 43, 471, surveyed Apr. 1, 1760, examined Oct. 22, 1772, patented APr. 29, 1766.
John Houser, Workingham & Heidleburgh, surveyed Sept. 18, 1766, examined Nov. 13, 1766, patented Oct. 22, 1772 [resurveyed], 177 acres. BC & GS # 44, 47.
Maryland Proceedings of General Assembly, Volume 63, page 406.
Statute for the release of those in debtor's prison, includes John Houser of Frederick County. I think this was 1773 but I didn't write down the date. This would seem to be a good reason for a move to Bedford County PA if it is the same man.
Jacob Hauser - Washington County
Jacob Hauser - Baltimore Town
Abraham Houser - Washington County
Abraham Houser - Washington County
Isaac Houser Senior - Washington County
Isaac Houser Junior - Washington County
Jacob Houser - Washington County
Jacob Houser - Washington County
John Houser - Washington County
Lewis Houser - Montgomery County
Martin Houser - Montgomery County
Michael Houser - Frederick County
Margaret Howser - Frederick County
John Houser - Washington County
Frankstown Township assessment of 1784 (marked as a census) shows John Hoser with 200 acres.
Martin Houser applies for 400 acres of land in Morris� [Morrison�s?] Cove on the Head Waters of the Frankstown Branch of Juniata adjoining lands belonging to James Biddle on the South Including an Improvement made by Robert Fricks and purchased from the said Robert by John Houser deceased.
Interest from March 1772
Bedford County
Upon the solemn affirmation of the above named Martin Hauser this Day taken before us, We do herby certify that there was no Improvement made on the Land for which the above application is made before the year 1772 at which time it appears to us the first Improvement was made on the same. Witness Our Hands the 31st Day of August 178[a blotch obscures the last number, but Ancestry claims this was 1784.]
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