Abraham (m. Anna Nissley) Stauffer

Other Events:

• Birth: 1752, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Abraham is shown as NOT the son of John and Veronica Stauffer, which is proved by John's will. SOURCE: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn (Colket) pg 39.
• Birth: 1752, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Abraham Stauffer 1752-1826 is listed as son of John and Veronica (Buchwalter) Stauffer. According to Ref: History of Westmoreland Co. PA Vol3 pg 257.
• Birth: 1752; Birth of Abraham Stauffer to Christian and Elizabeth (Meyer) Stauffer shown in FINDaGRAVE listing is in ERROR and refuted by SOAR Applications.
• Death: 1817, Pennsylvania; Abraham's death in 1817 is shown in SOAR application and in Ref: A Biographical History of Lancaster Co PA pg 427.

Notes:

The Stauffer Circle. A connection between the family of John 1734-1799 of Warwick and Christian 1715-1759 of Donegal is suggested by the fact that Martin Nissley Sr. 1723-1783 of Mountjoy m. the widow of Christian 1715-1759. Martin had a dau Anna Nissley who m. a son of Christian (Abraham). Martin also had a son, Martin Jr., whose dau Anna Nissley m. Jacob Stauffer 1770-1802, son of John 1734-1799. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, Colket, pg 13.
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Birth of Abraham Stauffer to Christian and Elizabeth (Meyer) Stauffer is not proven. Most records show only daughters. This information and his wife/children is found only in his Find a Grave memorial. It is REFUTED by below info.

STAUFFER GENERATIONS:
http://www.karensbranches.com/StaufferGenerations/StaufferGenerations.html
According to this source Christian Stauffer's (abt 1714-1759) son Abraham had 9 children. Lists Christian Stauffer's wife as Barbara Fellman.
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--From The Stauffer Families of Switzerland Germany America, Richard W Davis, pp. 210.
Abraham Stauffer, b. 1752. d. 26 Sep 1826, Tyrone Township, Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, age 74 years. He wrote his will on 22 Jan 1819 and it was proved 25 Jan 1827. The executors were Martin Stauffer and John Stauffer. He married first Anna Nissley (20 Sep 1752-1817), daughter of Martin Nissley and Anna Snyder. According to his will his second wife had been married before. On 15 Aug 1768, he was a minor child of Christian Stauffer, late of Donegal Township, over the age of 14 when he chose John Hertzler of Hempfield Township and Jacob Ebersole of Donegal Township as his guardians. Abraham was taxed at Donegal Township in 1771 as a single man and then his name was crossed of which would indicate that he married in 1771. He was taxed at Donegal Township from 1773 to 1778 and then he was taxed at Manor Township from 1779 to 1789. He purchased his father’s land in Manor Township in 1772 from his brother John. In 1780 he owned 134 acres with his brother John at Manor Township. He was taxed on 136 in 1785 and 137 in 1786. He moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania from Manor Township in 1790, where he was a Mennonite Minister. He was of Lancaster County when he bought bought 278 acres in Tyrone Township, Fayette County on 6 Mar 1790 from Benjamin Wills. On 11 Jun 1793 he bought 43 acres in Tyrone Township with John Stauffer from Moses Smith and they sold that land with their wives on 10 Sep 1801 to Jacob Baltzly. He bought 92 acres in Franklin Township (later Dunbar Township) on 8 Nov 1791 from Thomas Hall which he sold to his son Abraham on 18 May 1800. He bought 100 acres on Jacob’s Creek in Tyrone Township from Isaac Meason on 25 Apr 1795 and sold that 100 acres with his wife Anna to Jacob Eckman on 3 Oct 1795. On 1 Mar 1796 he bought land in Bullskin Township from Francis Moriarity. On 15 Sep 1796 he bought land in Franklin Township from Thomas Hall. In 1810 he sold his Franklin Township land to his son Christian. He patented 120 acres on Jacob’s Creek in Tyrone Township on 8 Sep 1790 which he sold to his son Martin on 2 Jun 1806. He was living at East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland on 20 Apr 1817 when he and his wife Anna sold land in Tyrone Township to their son Abraham. He bought 30 acres in Bullskin Township on 20 Apr 1820 and he was living at East Huntingdon Township on 20 Feb 1824 when he and his unnamed wife sold the 30 acres to Martin Stouffer of Tyrone Township and John Stouffer of East Huntingdon Township. He was living at Tyrone Township in the 1800 census (02101-20101).

STAUFFER, ABRAHAM, Colebrookdale.
August 4, 1799 - March 11, 1800. Provides for wife Susanna. To son Henry my plantation where I now live containing about 150 acres, except a part devised to son Jacob, at appraised value.
To son Jacob a part of the plantation at appraised value.
Estate divided among all children, viz: John, Samuel, Margaret wife of John KINDIG, Jacob, Elizabeth wife of Jacob MEYER, Maria and Henry.
Exrs: Sons John and Jacob.
Wits: Jacob BAUMAN, Isaac BAUMAN and Peter RICHARDSON.

Birth:
Abraham Stauffer 1752-1826 is son of Christian Stauffer and Barbara Fellman. http://www.karensbranches.com/StaufferGenerations/StaufferGenerations.html.

Abraham married Anna Nissley Bef 1773, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Anna (daughter of Martin Sr (of Mountjoy) Nissley and Barbara Fellman) was born 20 Sep 1752, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 20 Sep 1817, Pennsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Pennsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

1. Frances Stauffer
2. Barbara Stauffer was born 1773; died 6 Sep 1847; was buried , Pennsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
3. Nancy Ann Stauffer was born 16 Dec 1775, Donegal, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; died 16 Apr 1857, Pennsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Pennsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
4. Christian (m. Overholt) Stauffer was born 1 Dec 1777, Pennsylvania; died 6 Jul 1852, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
5. Martin Stauffer was born 31 Aug 1780, Manor Ridge, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 8 Mar 1869, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , Pennsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
6. Abraham O Stauffer was born 25 Feb 1786, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 31 May 1853, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
7. John W Stauffer was born 10 Sep 1788, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; died 22 Feb 1862.
8. Maria Stauffer was born 13 Jul 1791, Fayette City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; died 1 Nov 1874, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County.
9. Elizabeth Stauffer was born 19 Jan 1794, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; died 2 Oct 1887, Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio; was buried , Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio.

Other Events:

• Birth: Abt 1715, Ibersheim, Hesse, Germany; This Christian Stauffer may be same as mentioned in Reference: Son of Joseph R Stauffer, father of John Stauffer. SOURCE: History of Westmoreland Co PA pg 257.
• Emigration: 22 Dec 1744, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Brothers Christian and John Stauffer arrived together in 1744 on ship "Muscliffe Galley." John d.1748 in Lancaster Co. Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 94, 109.
• Probate: 1759, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; Christian Stauffer will 1759 is listed in will index only with no will book or page location. Noted as "not proven." No will has been found so far.

Notes:

The Stauffer Circle. A connection between the family of John 1734-1799 of Warwick and Christian 1715-1759 of Donegal is suggested by the fact that Martin Nissley Sr. 1723-1783 of Mountjoy m. the widow of Christian 1715-1759. Martin had a dau Anna Nissley who m. a son of Christian (Abraham). Martin also had a son, Martin Jr., whose dau Anna Nissley m. Jacob Stauffer 1770-1802, son of John 1734-1799. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, Colket, pg 13.

STAUFFER GENERATIONS:
http://www.karensbranches.com/StaufferGenerations/StaufferGenerations.html
According to this source Christian Stauffer's (abt 1714-1759) son Abraham had 9 children. Lists Christian Stauffer's wife as Barbara Fellman.

Birth:
1AB522 Christian Stauffer b. abt 1711, Ibersheim. Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 109.

Christian married Barbara Fellman 1742, Germany. Barbara died Abt 1792, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Stauffer

Notes:

The Stauffer Circle. A connection between the family of John 1734-1799 of Warwick and Christian 1715-1759 of Donegal is suggested by the fact that Martin Nissley Sr. 1723-1783 of Mountjoy m. the widow of Christian 1715-1759. Martin had a dau Anna Nissley who m. a son of Christian (Abraham). Martin also had a son, Martin Jr., whose dau Anna Nissley m. Jacob Stauffer 1770-1802, son of John 1734-1799. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, Colket, pg 13.

Notes:

Birth:
Ref: Emigrants, Refugees, Prisones, Vol 1, Ravid pg 365. Hans Stauffer b. c.1687, probably the Mennonite widower who m. Elizabeth Risser 10 Jun 1713.

Hans married Elizabeth (m. Hans Stauffer) Risser 10 Jun 1713, Ellerstadt, Germany. Elizabeth was born , Germany. [Group Sheet]