George (m. Esther Zimmerman) Stauffer

Other Events:

• Probate: 12 Jun 1832, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
• Will: 12 Jun 1832, Earl Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; George Stover will written 12 Jun 1832. Proved 10 Oct 1832. No children listed. Wife Esther. John Markly. Brothers Samuel., Peter, Matthias, Christian, Jacob. Sisters Franey Warner, Magdalena Stahly. Others in Family.

Notes:

George Stauffer will written 12 Jun 1832. Proved on 10 Oct 1832. George Stauffer mentioned wife Esther. Mentions $50 to Jacob Zimmerman for the Mennonist Society, use of the congregation. Sister Magdalena Stahly and her son Samuel Stahly. Catharine, wife of Jacob Scultz, dau of Joseph Zimmerman. John Markly, whom I raise from infancy. Brother Samuel Stauffer. All the children of my brothers and sisters. Of my brothers: Peter, Matthias, Christian, Jacob, and Samuel. My sisters Franey, wife of John Warner. Magdalena, wid. of George Stahly. Appoint executors; my brother Samuel Stauffer, Samuel Weaver (John's son) both of Earl Twp, and Peter Zimmerman, son-in-law of my brother Jacob. Wits: Roland Diller, Jacob Stauffer, Joseph Stauffer.

Birth:
George Stauffer (Spelled Stouffer in his will) or Earl Township.

George married Esther Zimmerman , , Pennsylvania, USA. Esther (daughter of Hans Zimmerman and Anna) was born 30 Jan 1766, , , Pennsylvania, USA; died 28 Oct 1833, , , Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , East Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

George — . [Group Sheet]

1. John (adopted) Markly was born , Pennsylvania.

Other Events:

• Name: Peter Stouffer
• Birth: Abt 1733, Rapho Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn (Colket) pg 30-31. Peter is listed as child #3. Also Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 79.
• Will: 1787, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; STOUFFER, PETER Earl Twp. Nov 2, 1787, Dec 20, 1787. Wife: Mary Stouffer. Children: Mathias, George, Peter, Jacob, Madlin, Fanney, Christian and Samuel. Execs: Peter Carpenter and George Stouffer. http://genealogytrails.com/penn/lancaster/wills/S3.html
• Death: Bef 1807, Pennsylvania; Peter listed in 1807 will of sister Susanna as deceased. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn (Colket) pg 30-31.

Notes:

WILL Susanna Stouffer of Earl Twp. Will dated 7 Jun 1796. Proved 8 Jan 1808.
Brother Peter dec'd, his 8 ch: Matthias, George, Peter, Magdalena, Franey, Jacob, Christian and Samuel. Brother Christian Stouffer dec'd, his 12 ch: Ann, Matthias, Susanna, Franey, Hester, Mary, Catharine, Christian, Peter, Barbara, Elizabeth and Sarah. Execs: Trusty friends Matthias Stouffer and Jacob Stouffer. Wits: Joseph Weaver, Peter Staufer, George Staufer, Wm. Smith.

Birth:
Peter Stauffer of Earl Township. He was made executor of his father's will, so he may be the eldest son. Surname also recorded "Stouffer." Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Pennsylvania, Meredith B Colket, Jr. pg 31

Peter married Maria (m. Peter Stauffer) Weaver Bef 1757, , , Pennsylvania, USA. Maria was born 30 Dec 1730; died 30 Jul 1791; was buried , Weaverland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Maria Weaver (German spelling) or Weber. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Pennsylvania, Meredith B Colket, Jr. pg 31.

Other Events:

• Birth: Mathias is listed in father's (Christian Stauffer) will as his eldest son. Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899, pg 149, however no other info for Mathias is found in this reference. Oberholtzer reference below offers more.
• Name: Mathias Stauffer
• Emigration: 1718, , , Pennsylvania, USA; Mathias Stauffer is believed to have emigrated from Germany in 1718.
• Possessions: 1725, Rapho Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Before his marriage, Mathias took out a warrant on land in Rapho Twp in 1725, but did not patent that land. Later in 1734 he received 150 acres in Earl Twp. Ref: A Midwest Line of Matthias Stouffer, Lancaster Co (2008) pg 18.
• Possessions: 1734, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; In 1734 Mathias received 150 acres in Earl Twp. Ref: A Midwest Line of Matthias Stouffer, Lancaster Co (2008) pg 18.
• Will: 6 Feb 1758, Earl Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; The will of Mathias Stauffer (Stover) was dated 6 Feb 1758.

Notes:

Mathias is listed in father's (Christian Stauffer) will as his eldest son. Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899, pg 149, however this reference offers no family or descendant information for Mathias.

Oberholtzer reference below offers more.
Ref: Book of Oberholtzer Immigrants, p 61. JF3 Anna Oberholtzer b c1711 Europe m Matthias Stauffer c1704 Germany-will proven 4/10/1758, son of 1718 Immigrant Christian Stauffer.

Oberholtzer references may be mixing different Mathias Stauffers who had wives names Anna.

Ref: Some Account of Jacob Oberholtzer pg 61 discusses Anna Oberholtzer, wife of Mathias Stauffer of Conestoga Township, Lancaster Co. This Mathias is identified as from Earl Township. Both are in Lancaster County (near Lancaster City), but are about 30 miles apart.

Ref: A Midwest Line of Matthias Stouffer of Lancaster County pg 18. The 1756 will of Mathias' father-in-law, Jacob Oberholtzer, names dau. Anna as the wife of Matthias Stauffer of Conestoga. During this time Lancaster County was known as Conestoga Township and was within the Conestoga Valley of Pennsylvania.

Birth:
This is Mathias Stauffer of Earl Township, Lancaster County, Penn (Also spelled Matthias). Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, pg 30, Meredith B Colket Jr.

Died:
Will was proven on 1 Apr 1758, so Mathias died before this date. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn (Colket) pg 30-31. Matthias Stauffer of Earl Twp d. after 6 Feb 1758 (will date).

Mathias married Anna Oberholtzer Bef 1729, Pennsylvania. Anna (daughter of Jacob Oberholtzer and Deborah Krey) was born 1710, Germany, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania; died 1798, Rapho, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Married: Bef 1729, , , Pennsylvania, USA; Wife Anna's last name has some doubt. Mathias' will mentioned his brother-in-law, Christian Zimmerman, suggesting Mathias married a Zimmerman. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn. I believe the evidence of Anna Oberholtzer to be more compelling.

Notes:

Birth:
Some records claim Anna's last name was Zimmerman, some suggest Oberholtzer. See comment attached to Mathias Stauffer.

Other Events:

• Birth: Abt 1680, Dirmstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; Possibly son of Ulrich Stauffer b.1652 in Eggiwll, Bern Switzerland, who was exiled with other Stauffers abt 1671 to Palatinate, Germany. Ref: Stauffer descendant register, https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/stauffer/510
• Residence: 1706, Mannheim, Germany; Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 46.
• Emigration: Aft 1717, Pennsylvania; Christian left Mannheim Germany after 1717 and was in Salford Twp., Montgomery Co in 1719. Ref: A Midwest Line of Matthias Stouffer, Lancaster Co (2008) pg 15.
• Residence: 28 Nov 1728, Harleysville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; Christian Stauffer of Salford purchased his farm in Harleysville in 1728 from Henry Pennepacker and wife, Eve, of Skippack. See Stauffer Stover History, Genealogical Record of Henry Stauffer 1899 pg 145.

Notes:

Ref to: Stover Genealogy (Bertha Hughey) pg 221.

It is generally accepted (but not proven) that this Christian Stauffer (Stover) had brothers Hans and Jacob (pg 224) and that this brother, Jacob Stover, is the Jacob who married Sarah Boone on 15 Mar 1715 in Pennsylvania, aunt of Daniel Boone. Jacob and Sarah had nine children in Pennsylvania. After Sarah's death, it is believed Jacob left his children with the Boone in-laws and traveled to explore the "Valley of Virginia."

It is also speculated that Bishop William Stover (abt 1725-1800) was closely related to Jacob, the Pioneer of the Valley of Virginia and other Stovers.

Birth:
Known as Christian Stauffer of Salford. Believed to have emigrated from Germany (year not known). His birth is estimated about 1680. Earliest record is a Pennsylvania land purchase in 1728. Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 145.

Died:
Ref: Will of Christian Stauffer. Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 146.

Other Events:

• Emigration: Before 1710, , , Pennsylvania, USA; No records are available concerning Jacob's move to America, but it's appears it took place sometime in the first decade of the 18th century. Ref: Some account of Jacob Oberholtzer, pgs 49-53.
• Will: 1756, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Ref: A Midwest Line of Matthias Stouffer of Lancaster County pg 18. Will names dau. Anna as the wife of Matthias Stauffer of Conestoga. During this time Lancaster County was known as Conestoga.

Notes:

Ref: A Midwest Line of Matthias Stouffer of Lancaster County pg 18. The 1756 will of Mathias' father-in-law, Jacob Oberholtzer, names dau. Anna as the wife of Matthias Stauffer of Conestoga. During this time Lancaster County was known as Conestoga Township and was within the Conestoga Valley of Pennsylvania.

Jacob married Deborah Krey Bef 1710, , , Pennsylvania, USA. Deborah was born Abt 1690, Pennsylvania; died After 1742, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Telford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Find a Grave claims a birth of 1711, however this is not likely if your first child Barbara was born in 1710, unless Deborah was Jacob's SECOND wife..

Died:
Death is believed to be after 1742 and before July 1756. Ref: Some Account of Jacob Oberholtzer, pg 51.