Luise Küchle ^{1 2 3}

   Other names for Luise were Louisa Kuchle ² and Louise Küchle.

   FamilySearch ID: 27W6-TPK.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Bible: George Hamman Family Bible, 11 Mar 1797, South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County, PA. ⁶ Georg Hammann Sohn von Jacob Hammann u. seiner Ehe Louisa geb. Küchle wurde geboren den 11ten März, 1797 in Whitehall Township. Lehigh Co., Pa. getauft d. 2 Mayrill. Taufzeugen waren Peter Schill u. dessen frau Magdalena.
Translation: George Hammann son of Jacob Hammann and his wife Louisa née Küchle was born on the 11th of March, 1797 in Whitehall Township, Lehigh Co., Pa. baptized the 2nd of May. Witnesses were Peter Schill and his wife Magdalena.

Louisa Tochter von Jacob Hammann u. seiner Ehefrau Louisa geb. Küchle wurde geboren den 5ten September 1804 in Hanover Township, Montgomery Co. getauft d. 8ten November. Taufzeugen waren Jacob Gliem.
Translation: Louisa daughter of Jacob Hammann and his wife Louisa née Küchle was born on the 5th of September 1804 in Hanover Township, Montgomery Co. baptized the 8th of November. Witnesses were Jacob Gliem.
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2. Probate of Jacob Hamman on 22 Apr 1808 in Easton, Northampton, PA. ⁷ This court record, dated April 22, 1808, from the Orphans Court in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, documents a petition concerning the estate of Jacob Haman, late a Yeoman of Whitehall Township, who died without a will (intestate).

Key Details:
Petitioners: Jacob Mohr and his wife, Hannah (late Hannah Haman).

Deceased: Jacob Haman.

Surviving Family:

Widow: Louisa Haman.

Children/Heirs (8 total):
Hannah Mohr (the petitioner)
Margaretta
Isaac
Rachel (a minor)
Susanna (a minor)
Jacob (a minor)
George (a minor)
Jonathan (a minor)

Estate Property: Jacob Haman died seized of two tracts of land (messuages) in Whitehall Township:

Tract 1: Approximately 200 acres, adjoining land of Henry Koch, Peter Guth, George Knauss, and others.

Tract 2: Approximately 9 acres, adjoining land of Peter Guth and others.

Court Action Requested & Ordered:
The petitioners prayed for the Court to award an Inquest (jury) to:

Partition the land among Jacob Haman's eight children and representatives according to state law, if such a division could be made without prejudice or spoiling the whole property.

Value and appraise the property if partition was not possible.

The Court granted the petition and ordered a writ to be issued to the Sheriff of Northampton County. The Sheriff was commanded to take twelve "honest and lawful men" (the Inquest) to the property to:

Make a just and true partition under oath or affirmation.

Or, if full partition was not possible, value and appraise the whole.

Or, if the land could accommodate more than one child/representative without being spoiled, divide it into accommodating portions and value/appraise those portions.

The Sheriff and the Inquest were ordered to present their report of the partition or valuation to the Judges at the Orphans Court in Easton on Friday, August 19th next (August 19, 1808).

Luise married Jacob Hamman, son of Baltzer Hamman and Anna Margaretha Zimmerman, about 1785 in , Lehigh, PA. (Jacob Hamman was born on 16 Jan 1752 in South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County, PA,^{8 9} died on 9 Oct 1804 in South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County, PA ^{8 9} and was buried in Orefield: Jordan Lutheran Church, Lehigh, PA ^{8 9}.)