Johannes "John" Kolb Stauffer

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• Name: John Stauffer
• Birth: 25 Mar 1781, , , Pennsylvania, USA; "Young John Stauffer." Ref: Montgomery Co Hist Society Bulletin Vol8 No4 pg 323.
• Death: 24 Jun 1820

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Buried:
Tombstone inscription: "Young John Stauffer died June 24, 1820." Ref: Montgomery Co Hist Society Bulletin Vol8 No4 pg 323.

Johannes married Catharine Kolb Bef 1807, , , Pennsylvania, USA. Catharine (daughter of Jacob Kolb and Nancy "Annie" Yoder) was born , Pennsylvania; died 11 Dec 1824, , Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried Dec 1824, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

1. Margaret "Peggy" Stauffer was born 17 Apr 1805, , , Pennsylvania, USA; died 26 Nov 1824, , , Pennsylvania, USA.
2. Jacob Kolb Stauffer was born 19 Aug 1807, , , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1851.
3. Garret Kolb Stauffer was born 10 Dec 1808, , , Pennsylvania, USA; died 6 Jun 1886, Pennsylvania, USA.
4. Hannah Stauffer was born 22 Oct 1810, , , Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 Apr 1881.
5. Anna Stauffer was born 15 Sep 1812, , , Pennsylvania, USA.
6. John Kolb Stauffer was born 5 Mar 1814, , , Pennsylvania, USA; died 29 Apr 1875.
7. Abraham Kolb Stauffer was born 25 Dec 1815, , , Pennsylvania, USA.
8. Dillman Kolb Stauffer was born 16 Feb 1818, , , Pennsylvania, USA; died Apr 1885.

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• Name: Gerhard Stauffer
• Possessions: 14 Dec 1784, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Garret Stauffer bought his father's 193 acre farm 14 Dec 1784. He later sold it to Jacob Reiff Jr on 1 May 1788. Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 169.
• Residence: 1 May 1788, Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; After selling his farm to Jacob Reiff Jr on 1 May 1788, Garret Stauffer moved to Skippack. Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 169.
• Will: 24 Mar 1812, Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Garret Stauffer's will was made on 24 Mar 1812. Mentions wife Margaret and children Catharine, Dillman, John. Will was the proven on 31 Mar 1813. Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 169.
• Probate: 31 Mar 1813, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

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Buried:
Ref: Montgomery Co Hist Society Bulletin 1952 Vol8 No2 pg 110. Cemetery Inscription: "Gerhart Stauffer died March 18, 1813." Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery.

Died:
Ref: Montgomery Co Hist Society Bulletin 1952 Vol8 No2 pg 110.

Gerhart married Margaret Kolb Bef 1777, , , Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret (daughter of Dilman Kolb and Susanna "Hanna" Krister) was born , Pennsylvania; died 15 May 1812, , Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried May 1812, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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• Birth: , , Pennsylvania, USA

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Buried:
Tombstone inscription: "Gerhart Stauffer his wife died May 15, 1812." Margaret Kolb Stauffer. Ref: Montgomery Co Hist Society Bulletin 1952 Vol8 No2 pg 108.

Died:
Ref: Montgomery Co Hist Society Bulletin 1952 Vol8 No2 pg 108.

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• Name: John Ulrich Stauffer
• Birth: Abt 1714, Pennsylvania; Surname shown as Stauffer in Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 169. Surname shown as STOVER in Veach and Stover Families, 1913.
• Emigration: 1727, Pennsylvania; No certain connection, however an Ulrich Stauffer landed in Pennsylvania on 27 Sep 1727. Ref: Stauffer Family History in America 1917 pg 18.
• Residence: 17 Apr 1745, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; John Ulrich Stover settled in Lower Salford Twnshp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1745. Pg 58, Veach and Stover Families, 1913.
• Possessions: 14 Dec 1784, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; John Ulrich Stauffer sold his 193 acre farm to his son, Garret on 14 Dec 1784. Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 169.
• Possessions: Aft 1784, Worcester Twp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; After selling his farm in Lower Salford, John Ulrich Stauffer owned a smaller 20 acre farm in Worcester Township, where he lived until his death. Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 169.
• Will: 20 Sep 1800, Worcester Twp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; John Ulrich Stauffer made his will on 20 Sep 1800. Execs: Son Garret and son-in-law Henry Roosen. Wit: Henry Hunsicker, Benjamin Rittenhouse. Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 169.

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John Ulrich Stauffer of Worcester, Montgomery Co, PA, dated 20 Sep 1800. Proved 15 Feb 1803. Wife Catharine. Daughters: Jinna wife of Henry Roosen. Dorothy wife of Mathias Moyer. Sons: Christian, Garret. Execs: Son Garret and son-in-law Henry Roosen. Wit: Henry Hunsicker, Benjamin Rittenhouse.

Birth:
Ulrich Stauffer b. in Mannheim. Lived at Montgomery Co. Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 86.

Hans married Catharine Clemens Bef 1746, , , Pennsylvania, USA. Catharine (daughter of Gerhart Clemens and Anneli Heistand Reif) was born Abt 1720, , , Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Dillman Kolb
• Birth: 2 Sep 1725; History of Kolb, Kulp, Culp 1895 p150.
• Death: Abt 1804, Pennsylvania, USA
• Burial: 12 Dec 1804, Pennsylvania, USA

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Buried:
Tombstone inscription: "Dilman Kolb died December 6, 1804. "Ref: Montgomery Co Hist Society Bulletin 1951 Vol8 No1 pg 11. Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery.

Dilman married Susanna "Hanna" Krister Pennsylvania. Susanna was born Abt 1729; died 21 May 1825, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; was buried May 1825, Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Susannah "Hanna"

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Buried:
Ref: Montgomery Co Hist Society Bulletin 1954 Vol9 No3 pg 233. Cemetery inscription: " Old Hanna Kolb died May 21, 1825 aged 96 yrs."

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• 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.

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• Emigration: Bef 1709, New York; Gerhart Clemens emigrated from Holland to America before 1709 and first lived in New York. Ref: Clemens Family, by Lewis Clemens, 1930, pg 2.
• Emigration: 1709, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Gerhart Clemens emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1709 and settled in Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery County. Ref: A Brief History of John Valentine Kratz pg 13.

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Birth:
Location of Gerhart's birth is not certain, but is believed to be Holland. Ref: Clemens Family, by Lewis Clemens, 1930, pg 2.

Gerhart married Anneli Heistand Reif 1702, Weissenau, Germany. Anneli (daughter of Michael Reif and Kinget Heistand) was born 1682, Zürich, Switzerland; died 1745, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anneli Heistand
• Emigration: 1710, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Influenced by step-son-in-law, Gerhart Clemens, Hans Stauffer and family emigrated to America, arriving in spring of 1710. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, pg 44.

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Birth:
Anneli Reif Heistand. Her mother, Kinget Heistand, first married Michael Reif. After he died, she married Hans Stauffer. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, pg 44.

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Died:
Jacob Kolb of Skippack was pressing cider and a beam fell on his head. He died of his wound, aged 55 years. Ref: History of the Mennonites 1888 pg 346.

Jacob married Sarah Von Sintern 2 May 1710. Sarah was born 6 Jan 1690; died 21 Mar 1766. [Group Sheet]