Theobald Shollas
(1718-1788)
Magdalena
Lieut. John Heinrich Range Sr.
(1746-1826)
Magdalena
(1749-1826)
Anna Range
(1787-1861)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Beecher

Anna Range 1 2 3

  • Born: 30 Oct 1787, Manheim Twp., York, PA 1 2 4
  • Marriage (1): John Beecher
  • Died: 27 Apr 1861, Manheim Twp., York, PA at age 73 4
  • Buried: Jefferson: St. Emanuel's Cemetery, York, PA 4

   FamilySearch ID: KNX6-XZH.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Anna was listed on a Deed Book C Page 298 deed on 12 May 1806 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 5 Records state that an executor, John Range, made the final payments (or legacies) to two of Theobalt Shollas's grandchildren, officially settling the estate.
The Deceased: Theobalt Shollas wrote his will on September 5, 1788.
The Executor: John Range of Mount Pleasant Township was responsible for carrying out the will.
The Heirs (Grandchildren):
Theobald Shollas Patterson
Ann Range Beecher (and her husband, John Beecher)
Almost two decades after the will was written, the payments were finalized in 1806:
Ann Range Beecher and John Beecher received their share, $114.80, on May 12, 1806. They signed a release (a legal receipt) to confirm they were paid and would make no future claims against the executor.
Theobald Shollas Patterson received his legacy of $129.83 sometime before June 7, 1806 (that's the date his release was acknowledged). This specific payment was linked to a property sale on April 4, 1806, where Theobald Patterson sold property in Mount Pleasant Township to the executor, John Range. The sale settled his final claim against the estate.

2. Census in 1840 in Manheim Twp., York, PA. 6 John Beecher is found in Manheim Township in the 1840 Census as the head of this household:

Males (born)
60-69 (1771-1780) = 1 father John
Females (born)
15-19 (1821-1825) = 2 daughters
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 daughter
50-59 (1781-1790) = 1 wife

Living next door is his son Levi Beecher with his wife:
Males (born)
20-29 (1811-1820) = 1 father Levi
Females (born)
20-29 (1811-1820) = wife.

3. Census in 1850 in Manheim Twp., York, PA. 3 In the 1850 Census in Manheim Township in York County is John Beecher, age 70, farmer. Living with him is wife Ann, 64, and daughter Susan, 31. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1860 in Manheim Twp., York, PA. 1 John Beecher, age 80, farmer, is listed in the 1860 Census in Manheim Township in York County with real estate valued at $3,400 and possessions worth $2,000. Living with him is his wife, Anna, 72; Susan Beecher, 40, house help; and Henry Sharer, 32, farmer. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office is listed as Hetricks.

5. United Brethren in Christ, Paradise MIssion members: John Beecher, Anna Beecher, Levi Beecher, Eve Beecher, Susan Beecher in 1860 in Jefferson: Paradise United Brethren in Christ, York, PA. 7


Anna married John Beecher, son of John Beecher and Elizabeth Keplinger. (John Beecher was born on 7 Jul 1780 in Germany Twp., Adams, PA 1 2 3 8 9 10 11, christened on 23 Sep 1780 in Littlestown: Christ Reformed Church, Adams, PA,12 died on 10 Mar 1869 in , York, PA 10 and was buried in Jefferson: St. Emanuel's Cemetery, York, PA 10 13.)


Sources


1 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, York County, Manheim Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1201 Page: 539.

2 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, York County, Manheim Township, Series: M432 Roll: 839 Page: 328.

3 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, York County, Manheim Township, Reel: M432-839 Page: 328a.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32463479&.

5 FamilySearch.org, "Adams. Deeds 1800-1807," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7S-MS24-R Deed Book C Page 298.

6 1840 United States Census, Pennsylvania, York County, Manheim Township, Series: M704 Roll: 501 Page: 97.

7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 306. PA > York > West Manheim Townshp > Paradise Mission. United Brethren in Christ. Online image 12.

8 Adams County Church Records of the 18th Century (Family Line Publications, Westminister, MD 21157. No year.), Page 73.

9 Christ Reformed Church, Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania.

10 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32463461&.

11 William J. Hinke, Church Record of The Conewago Or Christ Church Congregation Near Littlestown Adams County Pennsylvania 1747-1871 (Online https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/891767 in FamilySearch.org Books), Page 13.

12 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of November 17, 2005), Batch #: C506711, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: Q974.842 LI V2Y, Printout Call #: 1002430, Dates: 1745 - 1871.

13 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Beecher, John. 1780-1869.



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