Samuel Earl Stahley

Notes:

Birth:
Magdaline Stauffer m. 11 Oct 1790 New Holland Church, George Stealey Jr of Earl Twp. Ref: Book of Oberholtzer Immigrants pg 61. Some records show Staley or Stealey.

Died:
1832 will of George Stauffer mentions sister Magdalena Stahly, wife of George Stahly dec'd.

George — Magdalena "Madlin" (m. George Stahley) Stauffer. Magdalena (daughter of Peter Sr (of Earl Twp) Stauffer and Maria (m. Peter Stauffer) Weaver) was born Abt 1770, , , Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]

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.