John Jacob Fischer (abt. 1720 - 1803)

Born about 1720 in Schoharie, New York

Husband of Maria Elizabeth (Frederick) Fisher — married 9 Dec 1743 in Tulpehocken, Berks Co; Pennsylvania, Colonial America

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1803 at about age 83 in Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

1723: Young John Jacob Fisher migrated from New York to Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania with his father Sebastian.

Spring 1743: John Jacob Fisher, his father Sebastian, and one-hundred-sixty others founded the Tulpe­hoc­ken (Christ) Lutheran Church. Jacob's name appeared on the list. Many of these people formerly belonged to the Reed's (Reith's) Lutheran Church located some two miles east of the Tulpehocken Church.

9 Dec 1743: Johann Jacob Fischer married Maria (Margaretha) Elisabetha Frederich. ^[1]

14 Oct 1744: Birth of son John Adam, sponsor were Philip Schneider and his wife

1745: Johan Jacob and his wife sponsored a child Anna Catherine born to his sister Anna Elisabetha, and her husband Johannes Anspach^[2]

1767: Tax assessment for Tulpehocken Township. Jacob owned 145 acres, 4 horses, 3 cattle, and 3 sheep.

9 Sep 1767: Jacob bought a tract of land known as "Mouse Hole" in what is today Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, from Philip Erp (Erb). The same year his second son, John, became a tenant on this land. In those days it was known as Mahanoy Township, and after 1772 was part of Northumberland County.

16 Oct 1773. Rev Henry Muhlenberg of Philadelphia and his wife Mary sold land to Jacob Fisher.

1802: Will of John Jacob Fischer[see below].

Johan Jacob Fischer and Mary Elizabeth Frederick had the following children:

1. John Adam (1744-1825) m Margaret Elizabeth Reed/Reith/Reidt (1752-1830)
2. Johan Jacob (1746-1826 ) m1 Magdalene Meffert, m2 Catherien Shaffer, m3 Susannah Leffler
3. Anna Catherine (1747- ) m Christian Noecker (1744-1809)
4. Magdalene (1749- ) m Jacob Reed
5. Christian (1751- ~1832)
6. Anna Elizabeth (1754- ) m Adam Kreitzer (1748- ~1811)

Will

In the name of God, Amen. I, Jacob Fisher, of Tulpehocken Township in the County of Berks and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, being at present in perfect health of body and sound mind, memory, and understanding, blessed by God for the same, but considering the uncertainty of this transitory life and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and publish this my last will and testa­ment, in manner and form following, to wit: Principally and first of all, I commend my immortal soul into the hands of God, who gave it - hoping through the merits of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, to receive remis­sion of all my sins and a happy admission into the realms of bliss and immortality - and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and Christianlike manner at the discretion of my executors, hereinafter named. And as to such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following manner, to wit: IMPRIMIS - It is my will and I do order and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid and satisfied, as soon as conveniently may be after my decease. ITEM - I give and bequeath to each and every of my three daughters, to wit; Catherine, the wife of Christian Noecker; Magdalene, the wife of Ja­cob Reed; and Elizabeth, the wife of Adam Kreitzer; the sum of £500 lawful money of Pennsylvania, to be paid and delivered by my executors, hereinafter named, unto each and every of my aforesaid three daugh­ters or to their respective heirs or representatives from my estate, provided, always that my execu­tors shall have due regard and power to deduct such articles and sum or sums, from either of my aforesaid daughters bequeathed £500 which I have advanced to each of them in my lifetime, or by me charged upon a piece of paper to them in order to bring them or their heirs or representatives upon an equal portion of £500, as aforesaid. ITEM - It is my will and I do order that neither of my three sons: Adam, John, or Chris­tian, or their heirs shall have any demands against my estate, until each of my said three daughters or their heirs or representatives have fully received their several legacies of £500, as aforesaid, because I have allowed and advanced unto each of my aforesaid three sons in the lands and other articles, which I have given and granted unto them in my lifetime, and whenever the aforesaid legacies to my daughters are paid and satisfied, as aforesaid, it is my will that my six children, to wit: my three sons, Adam, John, and Christian, and my aforesaid three daughters, or their several heirs or representatives, shall equally divide the remain­der of my estate amongst them, share and share alike. AND, WHEREAS, I am bound in a certain instrument of writing unto the late Reverend Henry Muhlenberg, deceased, to pay 1/8 part of all the costs and charges, which would, or if any should accrue upon or concerning some lands, in company with the heirs of Conrad Weiser, Esquire, deceased, as in and by the said Instrument of Writing will more fully appear. It is there­fore further my will and I do order and direct my executors, hereinafter named, or the survivors of them, shall and do appropriate the sum of £300, out of my estate, for the use and payment of such part of the costs, should any accrue, as I am bound in the aforesaid Instrument of Writing, and I do hereby authorize and empower my executors, hereinafter, named, as soon as conveniently may be after my decease, to draw the aforesaid £300 from my estate, and as soon as they conveniently can, place the same out at interest, for the fulfillment of my part in the said Instrument of Writing, mentioned, but in case the said £300 with the interest it may have gained should not be sufficient to pay or discharge such debt, then and in such case, shall my six children, their heirs or legal representatives, shall pay each a proportional part toward the discharge of such deficiency. AND, lastly, I nominate, constitute, and appoint my son, Christian Fisher, and my son-in-law, Christian Noecker, to be my executors of this my last will and test­ament, hereby revoking and disannulling all former wills by me made, and --- In witness whereof, I the said, Jacob Fisher, have hereunto set my hand and seal this Fifth day of October in the Year of our Lord, One-Thousand-Eight-hundred and Two.

Son of Sebastian Johannes Fisher and Susanna Ulrich.

Husband of Mary Elizabeth Frederick.

His son, John Adam Fisher served in the Revolutionary War.

Sources

1. ↑ marriage records of Reverend John Caspar Stoever
2. ↑ church books in Tulpehocken

• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sebastianfisher/genealogy/fisher_1%20(1-157).htm
• HZ Jones Jr, The Palatine Families of New York (1985), pp. 240-241
• Harding, Gertrude Fisher Fisher Genealogical History (1942) Page 10

• http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/i/e/Lois-B-Wiese/GENE1-0007.html

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sebastianfisher/fisher_1%20(1-157).htm

• http://berks.pa-roots.com/wills/JohnJacobFisher.html

• http://hackerscreek.com/norman/FISHER/SEBASTIAN.htm

• https://archive.org/stream/fishergenealogic00hard#page/10/mode/2up

• "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N87P-C9Y : 11 February 2018), Jacob Fischer in entry for Johann Jacob Gaiss and Maria Magdalena Fischer, 10 Sep 1776; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,184,944.

• Strausstown Roots