Anna (m. Eicher) Stauffer

Other Events:

• Married: Bef 1785, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn (Colket) pg 31. Was married by 27 Aug 1785 according to orphans court, Michael Eicher.

Other Events:

• Birth: Bef 1737, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Christian's birth year is not certain, however he is not listed as a minor (under 21) in his father's April 1758 will, so it can be surmised he was at least 21 in 1758.

Notes:

Peter Stouffer Jun of Caervarnon Twp. Will dated 27 Aug 1802. Proved 30 Sep 1802. Brother and sisters: Mary Stouffer (eldest) wife of David Weaver, Catharine (2nd), Christian, Barbara, Elizabeth wife of Philip Rank. Execs: David Weaver of Caernarvon and George Stauffer of Earl. Wits: James Caffryn, George Weaver, Michael Scherck.

Birth:
This is Christian Stauffer of Caernarvon Township. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn (Colket) pg 30-31. Christian is listed as child #4.

Died:
Christian Stouffer of Caernarvon Twp d. betw 26 Jun and 19 Aug 1784. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn (Colket) pg 30-31.

Christian married Anne Bef 1770, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Anne was born , Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, Colket, pg 31. Christian Stauffer of Caervarnon m. Anne, who was still living in 1797-98. She was presumably widow with a family of 4 daughters in 1790.

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.