Jacob (of Mountjoy) Stauffer

Male 1740 - Abt 1793  (52 years)


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  • Name Jacob (of Mountjoy) Stauffer  [1, 2
    Born 9 Aug 1740  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Known as Jacob Stouffer of Mount Joy, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, Colket, pg 17.
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1793  Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Deed 11 Dec 1795  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1795 deed releasing property bequeathed to daughters of Jacob Stouffer dec'd to Jacob's son John Stouffer. 
    Person ID I292302503427  Barton
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 

    Father Jacob (of Warwick and Donegal) Stauffer,   b. 1713, Ibersheim, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1774, Donegal Twp, Washington County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Magdalena (m. Jacob Stauffer) Hess,   b. 28 Mar 1717, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1784  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 1734  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1734  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn (Colket) pg 14. Jacob *probably* m. abt 1734 Magdalena Hess, Dau. of John and Magdalena Hess. 
    Family ID F5668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Veronica "Freany" Snyder,   b. Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1770  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ann (m. Bear) Stauffer,   b. Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary (m. Brenneman) Stauffer,   b. Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Veronica "Freany" (m. Meeshy) Stauffer,   b. Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Stauffer,   b. 1 May 1770, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Barbara (m. Hernley) Stauffer,   b. Abt 1776, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F5586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 11 Dec 1795 Deed: 2 years after the death of Jacob Stauffer of Mount Joy. Sale pf property by Henry Brenneman, et. al. to John Stouffer, et. al.
      Mentioned Feronica Stouffer, widow of Jacob, along with her children. Mentioned Henry Brenneman and wife Mary of Donegal Twp, Christian Bear and wife Ann of Hempfield Twp, Jacob Meeshy and wife Feronica of Donegal Twp.
      (The said Mary, Ann and Feronica being the daughters of the late Jacob Stouffer). Also named is Barbara Stouffer, minor daughter (under 21) of Jacob Stouffer dec'd.
      Property in question, including grist mill and saw mill, sold to John Stouffer for 2,000 pounds; had been shares bequeathed to daughters of Jacob Stouffer dec'd.
      Mentioned was the will of Jacob Stouffer dec'd, where son John Stouffer and brother of Jacob, Christian Stouffer (by the name Christley Stouffer), were named executors.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1000537073] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S960368855] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Genealogical record of Reverend Hans Herr and his direct lineal descendants : from his birth A D 16.


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