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John Beecher
(1757-1842) |
John Beecher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Other names for John were John Beeher,11 Johann Biecher,8 Johannes Bieger,12 Johannes Bucher, John Bucher,13 John Bücher 14 and John Buecher.11 FamilySearch ID: 9VH8-59W. Noted events in his life were: 1. Baptism on 31 Dec 1775 in Littlestown: Christ Reformed Church, Adams, PA. Baptism by Rev. Charles Ludwig Boehme: Jacob Bücher b. 30 Oct 1775, parents John and Elizabeth, sponsor Jacob Sell and Christine 15 Jacob, son of John Bucher and Elizabeth, born 30 Oct 1775, baptized 31 Dec 1775, sponsors Jacob Sell and wife Christine. (Typewritten transcription of original. 2. The list of communicants listed by Rev. Charles Lewis Boehme included Anna Maria Bucher, John Bucher, and Elizabeth Bucher. On 21 Apr 1776 in Littlestown: Christ Reformed Church, Adams, PA. 16 3. Fact: On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain., 4 Jul 1776, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4. Military on 23 Oct 1776 in , Washington, MD: Revolutionary War: John Beecher served in Capt. William Keyser's Company of the German Battalion organized in Washington County, MD. 17 18 From "History of Western Maryland" 5. Tax List: 1780, Germany Twp., York, PA. 19 6. Fact: The British surrender at Yorktown marked the end of major military operations in the Revolutionary War. Most Continental soldiers went home about 1783., 19 Oct 1781, Yorktown, York, VA. 7. Tax List: Beacher, John, 48 acres, 2 horses, 2 cows, valuation 239 pounds, tax 1 pound 4 shillings 11 pence, 1786, Heidelberg Twp., York, PA. 20 8. Tax List: John Bucher, 240 acres, 3 horses, 3 cows, tax 2 pounds, 1787, Germany Twp., York, PA. 21 9. Recorded in York County Deed Book 2-E page 147 on 17 May 1787 in Germany Twp., York, PA. 13 22 On 17 May 1787 Henry Beeher and Catharine his wife of Germany Township County of York sold to John Beeher of Heidelberg Township County of York for 900 pounds 250 acres in Germany Township adjoining properties of: Ludwich Miller, Thomas Carpenter, John Redick, Michael Kuntz, It being part of Patent dated 19 Jun 1764 to Nicholas Shrier in Patent Book A. A. Vol 5 page 644 which Nicholas Shrier and Catharine his wife sold on 11 May 1778 to John Groff who with his wife Elizabeth on 6 May 1779 sold to Henry Beeher by the indenture recorded in County of York in Book B. B. page 243 [Book 2-B]. And on 1 Sep 1783 Henry Beeher and Catharine his wife sold to George Klimmer 27 acres adjoining Thomas Carpenter (otherwise Adam Winterot) as recorded in Book B. B. page 292. Yet nevertheless said Henry Beher holds in reserve the house on the premises wherein Christian Reck Jr. now dwells and twelve acres of land adjoining and also the fruit of six apple trees to be chosen by Henry Beher to be holden by Henry Beeher and Catharine his wife for and during their natural lives. 10. Tax List: 1789, Germany Twp., York, PA. 23 Beecher, Henry, 75 acres, 1 horse, 1 cow, 1 house, 2 lots.valuation 64,0,0, tax 0 9 0 11. Census in 1790 in Germany Twp., York, PA. 24 The 1790 U.S. Census in Germany Township, at the time in York County, recorded John Beher with this household: 12. Tax List: John Beeker, 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cows, tax 1 pound 4 shillings 9 pence, 1792, Germany Twp., York, PA. 21 13. Newspaper: Pennsylvania Herald & York General Advertiser, 27 May 1795, York, York, PA. 25 Sheriff's Sales: Estate of John Poffenberger, one equal undivided half part of improvement & tract in Mountpleasant Twp., York co. of 180 a., adjacent lands of Martin Botosff, Nicholas Lengle, & John Beegher. 14. Court: on 5 Dec 1797 in , York, PA. 13 His father Henry's inventory is filed and sons John and William were listed as executors. 15. Tax List: 1798, Straban Twp., Adams, PA. 26 John Becher, 1 barn part log part stone, 60 x 20, 1 stone still house 22 x 20, adjoining land of David Scott & others. 158 acres. Valuation of tract $948. 16. Tax List: 1799, Straban Twp., Adams, PA. 27 The tax list prepared in 1799 for the year 1800 shows only one possible name for John: John Beeher, distiller, $1,019. 17. Census in 1800 in Straban Twp., Adams, PA. 4 The 1800 U.S. Census in Straban Township, Adams County, recorded John Beecher with this household: 18. Newspaper: The Sprig of Liberty: List of Letters Remaining in the Post Office at Gettysburg: John Beecher, John Beecher, jun., 16 Oct 1806, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 19. An inventory settling his father Henry Beher's estate was filed at the same time his will was filed. On 28 Jan 1807 in , Adams, PA. 28 Debts owed to Henry: 20. Census in 1810 in Straban Twp., Adams, PA. 29 The 1810 U.S. Census in Straban Township, Adams County, recorded John Beaker with this household: 21. Census in 1820 in Straban Twp., Adams, PA. 30 John Beecher and sons Jacob, George, and David are listed as neighbors in the 1820 U.S. Census in Straban Township. 22. Property in 1821 in Straban Twp., Adams, PA. He transferred 130 acres to George Saltzgiver. [NOTE: the 1830 census lists in Straban Townshp a George Saltsgiver age 60-69.]. 23. Property on 24 Apr 1821 in Codorus Twp., York, PA. Grantor Peter Beecher and wife Catharine of Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County, sold to grantee John Beecher, Straban Township, Adams County, for £1600 130 acres 100 p. in Codorus Township, the land sold by Peter Klinefelder to Peter Beecher 1817. Original deed in file 11154. 24. Newspaper: Gettysburg Compiler: "The tax assessed for the year 1824 is as follows, viz: John Beecher, Sen., Straban, 498 38., 2 Feb 1825, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 31 25. Property on 26 Jun 1826 in Codorus Twp., York, PA. Grantor John Beecher, Sr. and wife Elizabeth of Straban Township, Adams County, sold to grantee Peter Runk, for $800 130 acres 100 p. in Codorus Township, the land sold by Peter Klinefelder to Peter Beecher 1817, and then Peter Beecher to John Beecher 1821. Original deed in file 11154. 26. Newspaper: Adams Sentinel: Conowago Woolen Factory, David Beecher, 30 Aug 1826, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 32 Conowago Woolen Factory 27. Property in 1827 in Straban Twp., Adams, PA. He sold 20 acres to Jacob Bucher. 28. Census in 1830 in Straban Twp., Adams, PA. 33 Listed is John Beicher with this household: 29. Fact: State Representative Thaddeus Stevens read a petition from John Beecher to the House of Representatives, 2 Feb 1835, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 34 In "Journal of the Forty-Fifth House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" on 2 Feb 1835, Thaddeus Stevens, State Representative from Adams County is recorded: 30. Fact: PA Law honoring John's Revolutionary War pension., 17 Mar 1835, , , PA. 35 A law passed in 1835 at the state capitol mentions John Beecher's service in the Revolutionary War: 31. He has conflicting death information of 14 Nov 1838 and , Adams, PA. 36 Both John and Elisabeth were originally buried in the Old Reformed and Lutheran Graveyard in Arendtsville but were later moved to the Fairview Cemetery in Arendtsville. The stones were read by Rev. N. A. Gobrecht and the list published in 1909 in the Pennsylvania German Magazine, Vol. 10 - Paper VI, page 15. John's death date was recorded as 14 Nov 1838 and his age 90 y. 2 m. "A soldier of the Revolution." [Rev. Gobrecht was married to a granddaughter of John and Elisabeth.] 32. Fact: Not found in 1840 Census in Menallen Township: no listing for John Beecher, but does for his sons John, Peter, and George., 1840, Menallen Twp., Adams, PA. 33. File 2271. John Beecher died 1842. Proved 11 Jun 1842 executor Anthony Deardorff. Inventory field 21 Oct 1843. Vendue filed 4 Jul 1842. Account settled 27 Nov 1842. On 11 Jun 1842 in , Adams, PA. 34. Obituary: Adams Sentinel on 13 Jun 1842 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 5 Died. On Weds. last, John Beecher, Sr. of Menallen Twp., in the 85th year of his age - a revolutionary patriot. 35. Obituary: Republican Compiler: Another Revolutionary Patriot Gone: Died, Jun 2, 1842, Mr. John Beecher, Sr., Menallen Township, this county, aged 85 years. On 13 Jun 1842 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 9 36. Obituary: Reading Adler: Staub. Am 8ten June, in Menallen Taunschip, Adams County, Sr. Johann Biecher, sen. Ein Revolutionär patriot, im 85sten Jahre seines Alters. On 5 Jul 1842 in Reading, Berks, PA. 8 Translation: on June 8th, in Menallen Township, Adams County, Sr. Johann Biecher, sen. a revolutionary patriot, in the 85th year of his age. 37. Court: Orphans Court Records are in Vol. J pg 154, Vol. F pg 146. Acct. Docket is Vol. B pg 383. In 1843 in , Adams, PA. 38. Newspaper: Gettysburg Compiler: Estate of John Beecher, deceased., 24 Apr 1843, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 37 Estate of John Beecher, deceased. 39. Estate: 21 Oct 1843, , Adams, PA. 13 38 Administration 2271, John Beecher, Sr. filed 21 Oct. 1843. Sureties: David Beecher, Anthony Deardorf and John Gilbert. Inventory dated 14 June 1842. Purchasers were David Beecher, David Beecher, Jr., George Beecher, James Russell, Jesse Beecher, Samuel Beecher and the widow Saltzgiver. [We believe that John Gilbert was a brother-in-law of David Beecher.] He was living with his son, David, when he died. 40. Orphans Court on 27 Nov 1843 in , Adams, PA. 38 39 "Came into Court Anthony Deardorff Administrator of the estate of John Beecher Deceased and produced a document of his Administration as Settled with the Registers of this county which account appears balanced whereupon it is considered by the Court and ordered that the Same be and is herly confirmed." 41. Newspaper: The Sentinel, 4 Dec 1843, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 40 REGISTER'S NOTICES 42. Magazine: The Pennsylvania-German: article about bibles of John Christopher Gobrecht and John Beecher owned by N.A. Gobrecht, Apr 1908, , , PA. 41 N. A. Gobrecht, Altoona, Pa., has in his possession a German Bible printed at Zurich, Switzerland, by Emanuel and Johann Rudolff, printers, 1729. It was brought over by John Christopher Gobrecht, the ancestor born October, 1733, at Angerstein, Hanover, Germany; landed September 11, 1753, at Philadelphia, from the ship "Queen of Denmark," Geo. Parish, captain; settled in Bucks county; studied theology under Rev. John George Alsentz, and was licensed 1764 as the first Reformed student under the care of Coetus in Pennsylvania; died at Hanover in 1815. He has also another German Bible printed by Christopher Sauer, Germantown, Pa., 1763, having family record of John Beecher and Elizabeth Keplinger, the ancestors of the numerous Beecher families in Adams and York counties, Pa. John Beecher was a soldier of the Revolution, died in his 90th year, August 1838, and was buried at Arendtsville, Pa. This Bible comes to N. A. Gobrecht by his wife, who is a Beecher descendant of the third generation. Both German Bibles are in good condition and are in the hands of a worthy member of the Pennsylvania German Society of Pennsylvania and are cherished by him as family heirlooms. 43. Magazine: The Pennsylvania-German Vol. 10: Documentation of Gilbert-Fox-Beecher graves, 1909, Lititz, Lancaster, PA. 10 In 1909, N.A. Gobrecht Altoona, Pa., a descendant of Jacob Gilbert and son-in-law David Beecher, visited his Gilbert, Fox, and Beecher ancestors' graves in Arendtsville, and documented the cemetery in Volume 10 of the Pennsylvania-German magazine entitled "Paper VI, Tombstone Inscriptions of Persons Born Prior to 1800 and Past 16 years at Death at Arendtsville, Adams County, Pa." John married Elizabeth Keplinger, daughter of Henry Keplinger and Unknown. (Elizabeth Keplinger was born in 1755 in , , PA,10 42 43 44 died on 14 Aug 1845 in Arendtsville, Adams, PA 10 42 44 45 and was buried in Arendtsville: Old Reformed & Lutheran Graveyard, Adams, PA 6 10 44.) |
1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of November 17, 2005).
2 Records of Sharon Nickol Swope (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=nickol).
3 Christ Reformed Church, Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania.
4 1800 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Straban Township, Series: M32 Roll: 35 Page: 497.
5 The Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, PA), Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, June 13, 1842.
6 Research of Marcia S. Wilson, great grandaughter of Mary Jane Beecher Gibson (http://marciasandmeyerwilson.com and emails from Macia S. Wilson), Telephone call on 30 Mar 1997 between Lorraine Beecher Fiece and Marcia Sandmeyer Wilson, recorded in notes in the Beecher surname file at Adams County Historical Society library.
7 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244995939.
8 Reading Adler Newspaper (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania.), 5 Jul 1842, page 2. Death of Johann Biecher.
9 Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, PA), Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 13 Jun 1842, death of John Beecher.
10 N. A. Gobrecht, "Paper VI, Tombstone Inscriptions of Persons Born Prior to 1800 and Past 16 years at Death at Arendtsville, Adams County, Pa.," The Pennsylvania-German, Volume 10, 1909; Page 98. Online free at Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=cdMwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA98-IA5#v=onepage&q&f=false
11 Adams County, Pennsylvania Courthouse, Book A:376, Henry's will written 23 Feb. 1795, filed under Becher.
12 The Sprig of Liberty (Gettysburg, PA), 16 Oct 1806, page 4.
13 Records of Mary Lou Mariner (Frederick, MD).
14 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (Ancestry.com. Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.), Reel 671, Adams --> Littlestown --> St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, printed page 37, online image 47 of 279.
15 William J. Hinke, Church Record of The Conewago Or Christ Church Congregation Near Littlestown Adams County Pennsylvania 1747-1871 (Online https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE2130818&from=fhd in FamilySearch.org Books), Page 11.
16 Adams County Church Records of the 18th Century (Family Line Publications, Westminister, MD 21157. No year.), Page 86.
17 Scharf, J. Thomas, History of Western Maryland; being a history of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the earliest period to the present day; including biographical sketches of their representative men (Regional Pub. Co., 1968. Reprint of the 1882 ed. 2 volumes (1560 p.)), Page 1190. John Beecher listed in Captain William Heyser's company in the Revolutionary War.
18 Charles Francis Stein, The German Battalion of the American Revolution (The Society for the History of the Germans in Maryland.), Online at Loyola Notre Dame Library, 200 Winston Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21212 http://loyolanotredamelib.org/php/report05/articles/pdfs/Report36Steinp26-50.pdf .
19 Stemmons, John & E. Diane., Pennsylvania in 1780: A State-Wide Index of Circa 1780 Pennsylvania Tax Lists (1978. P.O. Box 20531, Salt Lake City, UT 84119.), Page 27.
20
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 (Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), PA > York > Heidelberg, Beacher, John.
21
Adams County Historical Society (Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
PO Box 4325, Gettysburg, PA 17325
http://www.emmitsburg.net/achs/), Beecher File, sheet with tax records.
22 York County Courthouse, Pennsylvania, Deed Book 2E: 147.
23
Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 (Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), PA > York > Germany Township, Beecher Henry, Beecher Frederick, Beecher John.
24 1790 United States Census, Pennsylvania, York County, Berwick/Cumberland Townships, Series: M637 Roll: 9 Page: 462.
25 The Pennsylvania Herald & York General Advertiser (York, York County, Pennsylvania.), 27 May 1795.
26 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 (United States Direct Tax of 1798: Tax Lists for the State of Pennsylvania. M372, microfilm, 24 rolls. Records of the Internal Revenue Service, 1791-2006, Record Group 58. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.), https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/304123:2060?tid=&pid=&queryId=90fe5291-99bb-43c5-af63-cc7712437510&_phsrc=wCc3342&_phstart=successSource John Becher, Straban Township.
27 History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania (Warren, Beers & Co; Chicago, IL; 1886), Page 333.
28 Adams County, Pennsylvania Courthouse, Will Book A:376.
29 1810 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Straban Township, Series: M252 Roll: 44 Page: 43.
30 1820 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Straban Township, Series: M33 Roll: 96 Page: 52.
31 Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania.), 2 Feb 1825, page 7.
32 The Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, PA), Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, 30 Aug 1826, page 1.
33 1830 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Straban Township, Series: M19 Roll: 143 Page: 51.
34 Journal of the Forty-Fifth House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PA. 1834-1835.), Page 288. http://books.google.com/books?id=LnNDAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA283&ots=1GnM0nF5y6&dq=%22mr%20stevens%22%20%22adams%20county%22%20pennsylvania&pg=PA288#v=onepage&q=beecher&f=false.
35 Limric, Vi P., Laws of Pennsylvania Genealogical Data (Copyright Vi P. Limric 1998.), 1835, Paragraph Number 53. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/1pa/xmisc/1835laws.txt.
36 N. A. Gobrecht, "Paper VI, Tombstone Inscriptions of Persons Born Prior to 1800 and Past 16 years at Death at Arendtsville, Adams County, Pa.," The Pennsylvania-German, Volume 10, 1909; Page 98.
37 Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania.), 24 Apr 1843, page 4. Estate Noice for John Beecher.
38 Adams County, Pennsylvania Courthouse.
39 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994 (Images of court probate book pages online at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196 .), Orphan's Court Vol. F. page 146, image 583 of 1061 at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28697-13630-88?cc=1999196&wc=M99F-4S5:1695714483 .
40 The Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, PA), Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, 4 Dec 1843 edition.
41 "Clippings from Current News," The Pennsylvania-German, Apr 1908, page 188; (https://books.google.com/books?id=DtMwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA189#v=onepage&q=gobrecht&f=false).
42 Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://www.Ancestry.com. Original from Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records.), Gettysburg: St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=2451&iid=40355_267549-00325&fn=Elisabeth&ln=Beecher&st=d&ssrc=&pid=6767076.
43 Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), 17 Sep 1938, page 5. Backgrounds of Adams County, No. 57.
44 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142655005.
45 The Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, PA), Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, Aug 25, 1845.
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