Mary (Herr) Kauffman (1761 - 1838)

Born 1761 in Millersville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Died 1838 at about age 77 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Mary Herr (1761-1838) was born in Millersville, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, a daughter of John and Mary (Myer) Herr and grand daughter of Abraham and Anna (Miller) Herr. Mary married Andrew Kaufman (aka Coffman) the eldest son of Christian Kaufman (1723-1806) and his wife Barbara (?nee). In 1796, Andrew was given almost one hundred acres of farmland in Manor Township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, by his parents. Andrew sold his portion of the 462 acres of land owned by his father, at a great profit, after which Andrew migrated to Fayette county, Pennsylvania, where he took up a larger tract of land in German Township, near present day McClellandtown, Pennsylvania. Mary and Andrew were Mennonites. ^[1]Mary and Andrew gave the middle name of "Herr" to most, if not all, of their ten children:

• Andrew H. Coffman, born January 27, 1789, died March 16, 1866, married Mary Dunaway, born March 24, 1805, died November 16, 1873

• David Herr Coffman, born June 21, 1792, died October 15, 1867, married Mary Hostetler, born 1792, died April 18, 1883, in Fayette county, PA

• Barbara Herr Coffman, born 1801, married John Gilliland, born 1795

• Mary Herr Coffman, married Christian Weightman

• Elizabeth Herr Coffman, married Isaac Blosser, and moved to Fairfield county, Ohio

• Benjamin Herr Coffman

• Nancy Herr Coffman, married William Dunaway

• John Coffman, possibly the same who died in Jackson Township, Perry county, Ohio and married Mary Moore, on August 18, 1864

• Abraham Herr Coffman

• Michael Herr Coffman

Sources

1. ↑ A genealogy and history of the Kauffman-Coffman families of North America, 1584 to 1937, compiled by Charles Fahs Kauffman, Published by the Author, York, Pennsylvania, 1940, Ancestor A31, page 23-24

• Genealogical record of Reverend Hans Herr and his direct lineal descendants : from his birth A.D. 1639 to the present time containing the names, etc. of 13223 persons, , by Theodore W. Herr, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Examiner Printing House; ©1908; Ancestor #188, FHL film #985738
• Source: S119 Author: JANET MARIE GOETZ Title: Janet Marie Goetz Home Page - World Family Tree. Com Publication: Name: ANDREW KAUFFMAN'S FAMILY; Repository: #R7 NOTESource Medium: Electronic Source Quality: EXCELLANT. Lists Kauffman family and allied families.
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Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Richard Ludwig for creating WikiTree profile Herr-276 through the import of Richard Ludwig's Family.ged on Jan 18, 2013