Elizabeth Fretz

Notes:

Birth:
A Brief History of John Valentine Kratz, p64.

Christian married Mary (m. Fretz) Stover 14 Apr 1808, Warwick, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary (daughter of Ralph (of Bedminster) Stover and Catharine Funk) was born 15 Dec 1787, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 27 Nov 1855, , , New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

John — Anna Kratz. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Occupation: 1793, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; Ralph Stover was a Justice of the Peace for many years. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1793 to 1799, during Greoge Washington's administration.

Notes:

Will dated 13 Oct 1811. Proved 9 Dec 1811. Wife Catharine. 5 children. Sons Abraham and William (minor under 14). Daus Mary wife of Christian Fretz, Elizabeth wife of Philip Fretz, Ann. Execs: son Abraham and neighbor John Meyer of Tinicum. Wits: George Burgess, Abraham Fretz.

Birth:
Ref: A Brief History of Bishop Henry Funck 1899, pg 580.

Ralph married Catharine Funk 1784, , , Pennsylvania, USA. Catharine (daughter of Abraham Funk and Mary Landis) was born 1763, , , Pennsylvania, USA; died 15 April 1838, , , Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Birth about 1763 is estimated. Bulk of her information - Ref: A Brief History of Bishop Henry Funck 1899, pg 580.

Other Events:

• Emigration: Sep 1749, , , Pennsylvania, USA; Stauffers listed arriving on the ship "St Andrew" Sep 1749: Christian Stauffer, Ulrich Staufert, Daniel Staufer, Henrich Stawffer, Henrich Stauffer, Ulrich Stover.
• Emigration: 8 Sep 1749, , , Pennsylvania, USA; Henry and new wife Barbara (Hockman) Stauffer sailed for Pennsylvania on the ship "St Andrew," accompanied by Christian, Daniel and Ulrich Stauffer (probably Henry's brothers). Ref: History of Bucks County Vol 3, page 226.
• Emigration: 9 Sep 1749, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Ref: History of Bucks County Vol 2, page 56. Henry Stauffer landed at Philadelphia, Sep 9 1749. He later settled in Bedminster on 23 acres purchased of William Allen, Jun 12, 1762.
• Possessions: 12 June 1762, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; Henry Stauffer purchased his land from William Allen, the deed dated June 12, 1762, for 213 acres and 91 perches, for the sum of 400 pounds, 8 shillings and 8 pence, lawful money of Pennsylvania.

Notes:

Birth:
Henry Stauffer of Bedminster: Born in Alsace (now Germany) and emigrated from Rheinish (Province of Alsace or Manhiem) Prussia to America in the early 18th century. Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899, pg 17.

Heinrich married Elizabeth Hackman Aug 1749, Alsace. Elizabeth (daughter of Rudolph Hackman and Elizabeth) was born Abt 1722, Alsace; died 1 Nov 1799, Bedminster Twp, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Some records show spelling of HOCKMAN or HACKMAN. Some references list her IN ERROR as BARBARA MERCKLE HOCKMAN. Correctly named as Elizabeth Hackman in From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Bly Vol3 p97.

Other Events:

• Residence: 27 May 1763, Springfield Twp, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; In 1863 Abraham bought a 300 acre "plantation of land with a water grist mill, houses and out-houses, mill and mill-houses, and other buildings, races, dams and water rights." Ref: A Brief History of Bishop Henry Funck 1899, pg 503.

Abraham married Mary Landis 19 Jan 1758, , , Pennsylvania, USA. Mary died Feb 1826, , , Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]