We received a report from Linda Larson regarding the Amelia Augusta (Anderson) Mower research she is conducting in Sweden. Here is that report. We also received a few e-mails and information from Trudy Schenk. Her report will be coming soon and we will get it on the net.
28 June 2001
Dear Jerry:
I have finished your research hours for this period, and I have been able to further extend some of your lines. Therefore, you will find a new set of pedigree charts.
Before I begin with the regular report, I want first to go over the sheet on Nils Ersson and Ingebor Hansdotter (family #181). I have checked the additional information which your wife found, and want to report on these items first. She did indeed find some additional children, listed only in the death records. However, there are some problems with the dates.
Regarding the marriage date, 18 Sept 1687 is the correct date, not 27 Feb 1687. The problem here apparently comes because your wife misunderstood the format of the records during this time period. For this period, the Lindesberg records have three columns: The first column is for the birth/chr records, the second column is the marriage records, and the last column is the death/bur records. The date which you wife took is from the last column, Dom Oculi is the burial date, from the last column, and the individuals whom she thought were witnesses, were instead individuals buried on that date. The marriage date is given on the previous page in the middle column, Sunday 17 past Trinitatis 1687 is 18 Sept 1687, and several couples were married on this date.
There are also some problems with the death records which your wife recorded. This section or time period lists only one date which is the burial date, not the death date. Begraven means burial. Therefore, it is impossible to calculate an exact birth date from a burial date, in as much as it is not known how many days elapsed from the death to the burial. The age given is the age at death, but only the burial date is given, during this time period. Therefore, for example, on child #4 Erich Nilsson, we must list only 1699 as his birth date, since he could have died at the end of February or the first part of March. In the winter it was not uncommon to wait for even two or three weeks or longer to bury an individual. I hope this helps to clarify things.
I will now proceed with the report. The first family group sheet is from pedigree chart #1. Jan Pehrsson and Elisabeth Jansdotter (family #17) are your 5th great grandparents. Their daughter Catharina Jansdotter was married in 1832 to Jonas Carlsson Lind (family #79).
Next we go to pedigree chart #3 where we find the family of Anders Larsson and Karin Andersdotter (family #9) are your 7th great grandparents. I have now verified all of the children in this family, as well as the information on the parents. This sheet is complete.
Also on pedigree chart #3, we have an updated sheet on Hans Nilsson and Chirsten Nilsdotter (family #89). Hans Nilsson is the son of Nils Ersson and Ingebor Hansdotter listed previously. Hans Nilsson and Chirsten Nilsdotter are your 7th great grandparents. I still have not been able to locate birth/chr dates on the children Per and Anders. The Lindesberg records during much of this period are nearly totally unreadable.
Kierstin Hansdotter, daughter of Hans Nilsson, was married in 1750 to Anders Joransson (family #179). They had three children, all who died young. Erich Hansson, son of Hans Nilsson, was married in 1744 to the widow Brita Andersdotter (family #180).
On pedigree chart #4 we have the family of Matts Olsson and Anna Zachrisdotter (family #50) who are your 8th great grandparents. They were married in 1707 and were the parents of seven children. Their daughter, Ingrid, was married in 1734 to Hindrich Hindrichsson (family #126) who is also your relative. His parents are Hindric Danielsson and Bryta Hindrichsdotter, also shown on pedigree chart #4 (family #53). They are also your 8th great grandparents.
On pedigree chart #6 I was finally able to extend the lines of Maria Nilsdotter, wife of Lars Larsson (family #18). The Lindesberg clerical survey records show that she was born in 1742 at Forbohyttan in Lindesberg. However, I have checked before and there was no Maria Nilsdotter born in 1742 at that place in Lindesberg. Actually I had checked a couple of years either side of 1742, but without success. This time I wrote down all of the Maria Nilsdotters born in 1742 at Lindesberg, and then checked to see if the family of any of these later moved to Forbohyttan. This correctly identified Maria Nilsdotter.
Maria Nilsdotter was born 6 Dec 1742 at Hidinge in Lindesberg. She was born out of wedlock to Bryta Ersdotter of Hidinge and her father is listed as Nils Hansson Berggren (family #23). These individuals were lated married in 1745 and did later reside at Forbohyttan. I have not been able to locate the birth/chr of child #2 Hans, but his date is taken from the clerical survey records.
Nils Hansson Berggren was born in 1721 at Torphyttan in Lindesberg, the son of Hans Nilsson Berggren (family #217) and his wife Maria Hansdotter Lov. They were married in 1714 and were the parents of nine children. Hans Nilsson Berggren also had a child born out of wedlock in 1725 (family #222).
Maria Hansdotter Lov was the daughter of Hans Lov and his wife Elisabet Nilsdotter (family #220) of Torphyttan. They may have moved into the parish from another place; I have been unable to locate birth/chr records on the children.
Bryta Ersdotter, wife of Nils Hansson Berggren was born in 1721 at Hidinge in Lindesberg, the daughter of Erich Nilsson and wife Margreta Pehrsdotter (family #218). They are your 7th great grandparents. I was unable to locate the births of Erich and Nils. The first child in this family, Petter Ersson, was married in 1743 to Brita Ersdotter (family #219).
On pedigree chart #7 you will see the family of Anders Andersson and Anna Pehrsdotter (family #96). It appears that they only had the one child. Anna Pehrsdotter was born in 1717 at Snuggan, the daughter of Pehr Hansson and his wife Elisabeth Olsdotter, who are your 8th great grandparents (family #186). The oldest son, Pehr Pehrsson, was married to Karin Larsdotter (family #187). The father, Pehr Hansson, was married secondly to Elisabeth Hansdotter (family #213).
Pehr Hansson was born in 1680 at Aspa in Lindesberg, the son of Hans Pehrsson (family #198). I have not yet determined the name of the mother, nor checked for other children. Elisabeth Olsdotter was from Garphyttan and was apparently the daughter of Olof Svensson and Kerstin Svensdotter (family #199). Their names are given in the marriage record of Elisabeth's brother, Sven Olsson, who was married in 1697 to the widow Anna Pehrsdotter (family #214).
The next family is from pedigree chart #9. Johan Ersson and Maria Jacobsdotter (family #21) are your 6th great grandparents. Lastly we go to pedigree chart #11 where you will see the family of Per Eliasson and Anna Hansdotter (family #76) who are your 9th great grandparents. I was able to locate the death/bur of Per Eliasson, and thus calculate his age. The last two family group sheets are updated sheets on two other relatives of yours.
That covers the research which I have done for you this period. A copy of this report will be sent by e-mail, as per your request. Please let me know if you do not receive it promptly. I look forward to hearing from you soon and continuing with your research.
Sincerely yours, Linda K. Larson
Yesterday, I spent some time at the library looking into your recent request on the Maurer research.
I searched the gazatteers for Hoch Eschweiler. The only Eschweiler I found is in Alsace in the former county of Leiningen. This Eschweiler is very small and only has a Catholic parish. The records of this parish begin in 1768. The neighboring village which has a Lutheran parish is Wolfskirchen. I have done much research in this area in the past. The name Maurer does not show at all.
If this man's ancestor Peter Maurer came from this area, I would really like to know where he was found. I am still 120% positive that your George Michael Maurer came from Goggenbach in Wuerttemberg. If the records were available I would find his christening.
There are too many incidences that prove this to be right. As you remember on the ship where Georg Michael is listed are several passengers who all come from this area. This area is where Pastor Muehlenberg came from and I had established that wherever he was transferred, certain groups from his congregation followed him including your Maurers.
There is no other area of that time period that uses the combination Georg Michael as a given name.
Mrs. Burgert of Pennsylvania who published several books on emigration in the 18th century to Pennsylvania did extensive research in the Alsace Region. Her book, "Emigrants from the Elsace Region to Pennsylvania" does not include an emigrant Maurer family. She has the name Maurer listed in the index of this book, but only in conjunction with records of Pennsylvania. This is definitely not the area where your people came from.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Brill:
I have heard of a book that an individual has published on early emigration from the Hesse-Kassel region. It supposedly includes a Heinrich Brill. I have searched the internet for this book. The author is Kurt Gunther. I have called Germany to see if this book store whose owners I know could locate it on one of their catalogs. The Family History Library does not have it in their collection, but it is so important for me to find this book, to find the right place of origin for the Brills.
I will continue trying and hope I will receive an answer this weekend from Germany. That's all for today.
Trudy Schenk
Since corresponding with you last, I have found the address for Dr. Kurt Gunther whose book I'm trying to find. I received it from the archive in Marburg and have since written to Dr. Gunther who lives in Kassel.
I have not received an answer from him, but I'm planning a trip to Germany and will be in Kassel in your behalf in the Lutheran archive and hope to be able to contact him before so I know which town the Brills came from if they are indeed listed in his book.
I still have $500.00 in your account to work with.
Trudy Schenk
I am from Germany/Munich. I found your website by searching for "Meurer". May be we are related because of my name "Kolb", may be also in another way.
At the moment I am researching re my family branch "Leisler". In Germany at Weißenburg in Bavaria I found forgotten archives of my ancestors about 1600 three weeks before. A Johannes Meurer is mentioned to be brother-in-law to my g-g-.....granduncle Caspar Leisler and my g-g-... grandfather Jacob Leisler (the second is the grandfather of Jacob Leisler, Gouv. of New York 1689-91). Caspar and Jacob had two sisters, Elisabeth and Margaretha. Noone til yet knows if they had married. If Johann Merer really was brother-in-law to Caspar and Jacob, he must have been husband of one of the sisters, because the names of Caspar and Jacob´s wives were not Meurer.
I am in the middle of my research, at the moment I am not able to prove or disprove a relationship. But I have copies of documents from Speyer, where the imperial court had been. There is a list of all jurists who had adjoined the court. In 1588 Caspar Leisler joined the court, and before, in 1548, a NOE MEURER was also advocat there. This is very exciting! It´s the second proof for a connection between Leislers and Meurers!
If I have more material, I will inform you. And please, if YOU have any additional information about your Hans Meurer, please tell me about it! May be your Hans iy "my" Johannes (Hans is a shortened form for Johannes). - Cousins of Caspar and Jacob Leisler attended the university Marburg, where "your" Hans is coming from.
Sorry for my poor English. Greetings from Munich! Hope we will be in contact!
Yours sincerely,
Antonia Kolb
I recently used your translation of the St. James United Church of Christ (Reformed) register while fleshing out my research on Peter Maurer, who came to Lovettsville from Frederick, MD in 1770. He was a deacon at St. James, and stayed in the area with his sizeable family until late 1792, after which he moved to Fauquier County. While looking at the entries, I noticed a baptismal witness by Johannes and Maria Emich in 1796. Are these two the John and Mary Brill Amick of Bedford County from which I'm descended? My gr-grandmother was Alice Virginia Amick, a daughter of David Amick. I think he was a son of John and Mary. Have I missed a generation there?
I was given to understand that the Amick's came to Bedford County from Loudoun around 1800. I believe the family continued in some form around Lovettsville well into the 1800's, rendered as Eamick in the St. James churchyard. I also noticed a Samuel Brill, with wife Catharina, baptizing a daughter about the same time as the reference to Johannes and Maria Emich. Were this Samuel, and Anna Maria, related?
Lots of questions, I know! We may have corresponded before.....I've been working with Tom Clabaugh on the Bedford County Ancestor Connection website. The Fletcher Cemetery brochure displayed there, and many of the Fletcher pictures, are my doing (Alice Virginia Amick and Lyman Cobb Fletcher were my gr-grandparents).
David Fletcher
Richmond, VA
I will gladly send you all that I have on Peter Mauer. I wondered about the Andreas Maurer in the St. James Register. Do you know if he and Peter emmigrated at the same time, or whether he pre-dates Peter in Loudoun County? I know that according to Peter's family record--the original is in German--his first born son Johannes was born in Frederick, in 1769. The next child, Adam, is listed as being born in Loudoun in 1771, along with the next 10 children. The last child, number 12--Daniel, was born in Fauquier County, where Peter died ca. late 1797.
By the time Peter came to Fauquier, around 1792, he'd begun to use the English equivalent "Mason" as his surname. I've found no record showing that Peter owned land in Loudoun; he apparently held a lease on some land in the Lovettsville area, which he'd purchased from Joseph Teel--another St. James member. Maurer re-sold the lease to Jacob Barrick in April of 1792. Daniel was born in August of that year in Fauquier, so I imagine they moved house in May. His estate was probated under "Peter Mason," by his wife Sarah, in Fauquier County, beginning in 1798. The Mason farm lay about three miles north of the village of Markham, just off I-66 and east of Front Royal. The family sold Peter's farm to wealthy neighbor Moses Glasscock, who also became guardian of the youngest children. Mason had originally purchased the parcel from a James Kincheloe.
My line of descent from Peter and Sarah runs like this:
My Amick descent is via my dad, Richard Allen Fletcher. I can summarize it this way:
In subsequent emails, I'll send along the detailed material I've gathered so far, along with citations. Peter Maurer was a weaver by trade, according to a 1775 tithable list for the Lovettsville area. I suspect that his holdings, leased as they were, might have been a few acres.
I've also corresponded a little with Craig Trout of Lovettsville. Did he get his Brill file from you? He'd only done some sketching in, since the Brill's were only an allied line--Samuel Brill married Anna Catherina Ament, who is part of his Ament/Trout background. What interested me in the Brill material he sent, was his listing of Anna Margaret Maurer, dau. of Michael and Anna Elizabeth Maurer, as the mother of Anna Maria Brill--John Amick's wife. Was Michael Maurer an uncle or older brother to Peter? And Andreas?
I began my Peter Maurer research via his anglicized name, Mason. They had re-established themselves in Fauquier County by 1792, with spurs leading west and southwest from there. My biggest lead came from descendants of Peter's son David, who ended up in Rappahannock County. A gr-grandson of David Mason had the Peter Maurer bio-ledger-journal-bible compilation that son David apparently inherited, all in German script. His translated version of the info took the family line back to Germany, and had Peter Maurer arriving in Frederick in 1764. A summary of his background, from this info, follows:
Peter Maurer, son of Nicholas Maurer and Anna Eva ___ Maurer, was born on February 11, 1737, in Hoch Eschweiler, Leiningen, Germany. On April 26, 1764, Peter Maurer came to Frederichstadt (Frederick), Maryland. He was married, by a Lutheran minister, in May 1768 at Frederichstadt to Sarah Finsch, who was born there on December 15, 1747, a daughter of Johannes Finsch and Anna ___ Finsch.
I did a quick look through Strassburger and Hinke, and found a Peter Maurer on the passenger list for the "Louisa" dated 3 October, 1753. This seems to be about the right timeframe. He'd be 16. The Peter Maurer record does not specify the year he emmigrated, but only the year he came to Frederick.
I've just now posted a query on the Bucks Co. PA Rootsweb page regarding a possible relationship between Peter Maurer and Michael Maurer--Anna Maria Brill's grandfather. I wonder if Peter came first to Bucks Co., and then to Frederick and Loudoun? The farther you go back, the thinner the strands of the web seem to get, don't they?
I'd be grateful for whatever light you can shed. As I said, I'll gladly send you the Peter Maurer/Mason material I have.
Thanks again.
David
Jerry Mower
615 County Road 123
Bedford, Wyoming 83112
jmower@silverstar.com