Christian Christley (of Lebanon Twp) Stauffer

1744 - 1795  (50 years)

• Name	Christian Christley (of Lebanon Twp) Stauffer  [1]
  Born	31 Jul 1744	Warwick Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
  	Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 130.
  Gender	Male
  Birth	31 Jul 1744	Pennsylvania   [1]
  	Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis, pg 106, 130. Also Ref: Westward, Bowman Family History 2018 pg76. Ref: Genealogy of John Wesley Stauffer 1940 pg 3.
  Possessions	Aft 1767	Warwick Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
  	After his father's death in 1767, Christian and brother Jacob sold his father's farm in Warwick. They then moved to Londonderry Twp, Lebanon Co. Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 130.
  Death	1795	Londonderry, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
  	Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis, pg 130.
  Died	Feb 1795	Lebanon Twp, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  	Will-Estate found in Dauphin County records, with some records showing Lebanon Twp in Dauphin Co or Lancaster Co. Dauphin Co was created from Lancaster Co in 1785. Lebanon Twp is now in Lebanon County.
  Death	17 Feb 1814	Pennsylvania   [1]
  	Death 17 Feb 1814 (ERROR). This death found in Ref: Westward, Bowman Family History 2018 pg76. No will found in Lancaster County for that year. THIS DEATH IS AN ERROR. Turns out his sister Christina d. on this date.
  Person ID	I292423046644	Barton
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Johannes John (of Warwick) Stauffer,   b. 6 Aug 1715, Wartenberg, Germany ,   d. Abt 1767, Warwick Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Catharine (m. John Stauffer) Schenk,   b. 1720, Conestoga Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Nov 1760, Pennsylvania  (Age 40 years)
  Married	1738	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Family ID	F2195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Veronica "Frances" Hochstetter,   b. Hockstetter May also be spelled Hochsteder.
  Married	2 Mar 1766	Pennsylvania   [1]
  Children	1. John (m. Marg. Barth) Stauffer,   b. 24 Jul 1767, Pennsylvania ,   d. Abt 1810, Pennsylvania  (Age 42 years)   2. Jacob (m. Eliz. Reist) Stauffer,   b. 17 Feb 1769, Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Apr 1845, Pennsylvania  (Age 76 years)   3. Henry Stauffer,   b. Abt 1778, Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Sep 1828, Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 50 years)   4. Elizabeth Stauffer,   b. Abt 1780, Pennsylvania   5. Barbara (m. Doughterman) Stauffer,   b. Abt 1781, Pennsylvania   6. Michael Stauffer,   b. Abt 1784, Pennsylvania   7. Christian "Christley" (m. Peter) Stauffer,   b. Abt 1784, Pennsylvania   8. Abraham Stauffer,   b. 9 Mar 1795, Pennsylvania
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2022
  Family ID	F81	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (2 PAGES) This will located in Dauphin Co, PA Wills v. 1A-1C 1785-1814, pgs 333-334. Christian Stouffer of Lebanon Twp, Lancaster Co, PA, dated 24 May 1784. Proved 12 Mar 1795. Wife Frances or Fronica. Eldest son John, not yet 21. Seven children: John, Jacob, Henry, Elizabeth, Barbara, Michael and Christian. Execs: Brother-in-law Henry Ober and wife Fronica. Wits: Thomas Clark, Joseph Douglass. (3 PAGES) Estate/Orphans Court documents found in Dauphin Co, PA Orphans Court Dockets v. 1A-1C 1785-1811, pgs (A) 544-545, (B) 78, 171, 192, 198, 199. Index dated 1796. Henry Ober and Francis Stouffer, executors of Christian Stouffer dec'd of Lebanon Twp, Dauphin Co. Mentions widow Frenica. Children: John, Jacob, Henry, Elizabeth, Christley Doughterman m. to Barbara Stouffer, Michael, Christian. New entry: Michael Stouffer son above age of 14 chooses John Stouffer of Mountjoy Twp as guardian. New Entry: Michael Breidenbach of Lebanon Twp is appointed guardian of Abraham amd Christian Stouffer minors under 14. New Entry: Barbara Landis (late Stouffer) minor over the age of 14 chooses husband Christian Landis as guardian. New Entry (1801): Michael Stouffer minor above 14 chooses Christian Landis of Annville Twp as guardian. New Entry: Michael Stouffer minor above 14 chooses John Stouffer of Londonderry Twp as guardian in the room of Christian Landis his late guardian. New Entry (1801): Upon the petition of Christley Stouffer minor son above 14 to appoint Jacob Stouffer of Sungrum Twp, Franklin Co. New Entry: Upon the Petition of Abraham Stouffer minor above 14 to appoint his brother Jacob Stouffer guardian.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1000537073] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1033229842] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).