 Abt 1732 - 1806 (~ 74 years)
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| Name |
Daniel (of Muckenhauserhof) Stover [1] |
| Born |
Abt 1732 |
Ibersheim, West Palatinate, Germany  |
- Source: Richard W Davis email: Daniel was born on the Muckenhauserhof farm near Ibersheim, Germany the son of Christian Stauffer.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Birth |
Abt 1732 |
Muckenhauserhof, Germany |
| Davis identifies this Daniel briefly in Stauffer Families, p 58 (Chap 8) and p 121 (Chap 14). born abt 1832, Muckenhauserhof. Emigrated 1753. Taxed at Warwick 1756-1758 as single. Reportedly "went south." Had descendants who lived in New Orleans. |
| Birth |
Abt 1732 |
| Ref: Family B: Emigrants, Refugees, and Prisoners: an aid to Mennonite family research. RW Davis, Vol 3 pg 319. Children: Christian, Daniel, Elizabeth, Nancy, Mary. |
| Emigration |
17 Sep 1753 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Daniel emigrated in 1753 to Philadelphia on the ship "Patience." He removed to Warwick Township where he was taxed as a single man living away from his parents in the late 1750s. (Source: Richard W Davis email) |
| Emigration |
Aft 1773 |
Virginia |
| His mother’s estate records in Germany stated Daniel was living in Pennsylvania in 1773. He then “went south” (to Virginia). One of several Stauffers who originated from Warwick Twp, Lancaster Co, PA who went to Virginia. (Richard W Davis email) |
| Name |
Daniel Stover [2] |
| Name |
Stover |
| Possessions |
1775 |
Beckford Parish, Shenandoah County, Virginia |
| Daniel Stauffer/Stover moved to Beckford Parish, Shenandoah Co, VA about 1775 according to deeds. He had land adjoining cousin Ulrich Stauffer/Stover. (source: Richard W Davis email). |
| Possessions |
1782 |
Shenandoah County, Virginia |
| He was taxed at Shenandoah County in 1782 with 2 horses and 7 cattle next to David Stover (son of Daniel) with 2 horses and 16 cattle and near cousin Ulrich Stover with 2 horses and 7 cattle. (Source: Richard W Davis email) |
| Possessions |
1783 |
Shenandoah County, Virginia |
| Daniel was taxed at Shenandoah County in 1783 next to cousin Ulrich Stover and they each had 2 horses and 5 cattle and near David Stover (son of Daniel) with 4 horses and 16 cattle. (Source: Richard W Davis email) |
| Possessions |
1784 |
Shenandoah County, Virginia |
| Daniel was taxed in Shenandoah County in 1784 with 2 horses and 4 cattle next to cousin Ulrich Stover with 2 horses and 3 cattle. |
| Residence |
1785 |
Hampshire County, Virginia |
| Daniel was gone from Shenandoah County by 1785, but shows up on the next list at Hampshire County, Virginia that same year. (Source: Richard W Davis email) |
| Will |
22 Aug 1805 |
Hampshire County, Virginia |
| Will written 22 Aug 1805, Proved July 1806. Will abstract of Daniel Stover d.1806. Wife: Elizabeth. Children: Daniel Jr, Christopher, Elizabeth Leatherman, Nancy Good, Mary. Witnesses: Okey Johnson, Jacob Vandiver, Denny Welch. Nm: Sam Bornfeald. |
| Died |
Apr 1806 |
Hampshire County, Virginia [1, 2] |
| Probate |
Jul 1806 |
Hampshire, West Virginia, USA [1] |
| Person ID |
I292407693801 |
Barton |
| Last Modified |
14 Nov 2022 |
| Father |
Christian (of Bolanderhof) Stauffer, b. 1695, Bolanderhof, Alzey, Germany , d. 1745, Bolanderhof, Germany (Age 50 years) |
| Mother |
Katherina Schmitt, b. Jun 1704, Erpolzheim, Germany |
| Married |
Abt 1727 |
Muckenhauserhof, Germany |
| Family ID |
F6027 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elizabeth, b. Bef 1752 |
| Married |
Abt 1765 |
Pennsylvania |
| Married |
Bef 1772 |
| Daniel Stover was son-in-law of Dunker pioneer and alleged minister Nicholas Leatherman at Beaver Run Church on Patterson Creek in Hampshire Co. Ref: Allegheny Passage, Bittinger 1990 pg 67 (probably ref to son Daniel JUNIOR who m. Catharine Leatherman). |
| Children |
| + | 1. Christian (Christopher) (of Wyandot OH) Stover, b. 1772, Probably Virginia , d. 14 Jul 1838, Tymochtee, Crawford County, Ohio (Age 66 years) |
| + | 2. Daniel Jr Stover, b. Abt 1774, Virginia , d. Bef 1847, Hampshire County, Virginia (Age ~ 72 years) |
| + | 3. Nancy (m. Good) Stover, b. Abt 1775, Virginia , d. Abt 1860, , Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, USA (Age ~ 85 years) |
| + | 4. Elizabeth (m. Leatherman) Stover, b. Abt 1775, Virginia |
| | 5. Mary Stover, b. 1787, Hampshire County, Virginia |
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| Last Modified |
14 Nov 2022 |
| Family ID |
F893 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- He was taxed at Shenandoah County in 1782 with 2 horses and 7 cattle next to David Stover (son of Daniel) with 2 horses and 16 cattle and near Ulrich Stover with 2 horses and 7 cattle. He was taxed at Shenandoah County in 1783 next to Ulrich Stover and they each had 2 horses and 5 cattle and near David Stover (son of Daniel) with 4 horses and 16 cattle. He was taxed there in 1784 with 2 horses and 4 cattle next to Ulrich Stover with 2 horses and 3 cattle. He was gone by 1785 but shows up on the next list at Hampshire County, Virginia that same year. He died at Hampshire County in 1806 and he signed his name “Daniel Stauffer” in German script. In all records in Shenandoah and Hampshire he was always called Daniel Stover.
16 Mar 1773. Daniel's mother's estate in Germany was settled. Daniel was living is Pennsylvania. 1775-1777 accounts of mother's estate; Daniel was overpaid from his father's estate, so his younger brother Jacob of Bolanerhof had to reimburse their step-father on Daniel's behalf.
Most of the Virginia Mennonites who came in 1773-1820 came from Montgomery, Lancaster, and York counties, Pennsylvania. The period 1820-1830 was the time of organization of the oldest existing continuous congregations in Rockingham and Augusta counties.
Stauffers who originated from Warwick Township, Lancaster County that went to Virginia
Hampshire Co VA was created in 1754 from parts of Frederick and Augusta Counties. It's the state's oldest county.
Hardy County WV was created from Hampshire County in 1786.
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| Sources |
- [S1029302298] West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Wills; Author: Hampshire County (West Virginia). Clerk of the County Court; Probate Place: Hampshire, West Virginia.
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