Jacob Friederich Mauser (1740 - 1799)

Born 26 Sep 1740 in Charlottenhof, Uhingen, Göppingen, Württemberg, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Heap) Mauser — married 1758 in Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania

Husband of Anna Maria (Hauck) Mauser — married 25 Dec 1764 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1799 at age 58 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Jacob Friederich "Fried" Mauser was born on Sep 26, 1743 at Charlottenhof near Uhingen. **SEE Note about birth date** He was the son of Hans Michel Mauser and [[Gomminger-1|Agatha (Gomminger) Hans Mauser]].^[1] As a boy he immigrated to America with his 5 siblings and both of their parents: "Hans Michel Mauser arrived in the port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on about Oct 16, 1751 onboard the ship Duke of Wirtenberg from Rotterdam. The primary immigrant was a Mauser, Hs Mich, who arrived with his wife Agatha Gomminger, daughter A. Maria, age 5; son Nicolaus, age 2; son Joh Jac, age 8; son Johs, age 16; son Joh Friedr, age 10; and daughter Agnes, age 14."^[2] Regarding the family's immigration: * The record states the following occured at the Court House at Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the 16th October, 1751[4]:

* Present: The Worshipful Robert Strettell, Esquire, Mayor of Philadelphia. The Foreigners whose Names are underwritten Daniel Baumann Michel Moser Captn Montpelier, Commander, from Rotterdam & Cowes in England, did this Day Take and subscribe the usual Qualifications. List 169. Whole Freights 406. Messrs Stedman. Record ID: 291238

The Pennsylvania Foreign Oaths of Allegiance were issued to the following individuals arriving on the ship Duke of Wirtenberg on Oct 16, 1751:

Name: Daniel Baumann, Ship: DUKE OF WIRTENBERG Place: ROTTERDAM. QUALIFIED Date: OCT. 16, 1751 Name: Hans Michael Moser, Ship: DUKE OF WIRTENBERG Place: ROTTERDAM. QUALIFIED Date: OCT. 16, 1751 ^[3]

Jacob later met and married Anna Maria Haucke. The couple had several children including: * Mts. Catherine Smith 1771- 1828 * John Mouser - 1783- 1872 * Mrs. Elizabeth Bolch - 1785- 1845

Jacob died April 23, 1799 in Lincoln County, North Carolina and was buried at Old St Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newton, Catawba County North Carolina, United States.

Facts

Born 26 Sep 1740. Uhingen, Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ^[4] alt year from gravemarker. 26 Sep 1743. Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Died 23 Apr 1799. Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. ^[4]

Buried Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America. ^[4]

Residence 1780 Burke County, North Carolina, United States. ^[5]

Arrival 16 Oct 1751. Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Fact: Residence (1740) Uhingen, Württemberg, Germany
• Fact: Christening (26 Sep 1740) Uhingen, Württemberg, Germany
• Fact: Immigration (1751) Came to America Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
• Fact: Burial Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Notes

Variations on Surame

As was common for the time this family had several children and several names were used multiple times but in different combinations. Often there was special significance placed on specific family names, making it important to use them when naming children, especially sons, in case one died early or for legacy purposes. Agatha and Hans Michael used the names Johann, Jacob and Friederick (various spellings are excepted for each) for several of their sons which has led to data confusion and misinformation that has rapidly spread through the online Geneology databases. The LDS site has the following birth records for their sons:

* Johannes Mauser: February 11, 1735 * Jacob Friederich Mauser: Sep 26, 1740 * Johann Jacob Mauser: April 12, 1743

Ancestry.com has a question/answer section for "When did this line switch the spelling from Mauser to Mouser?" The most comprehensive answer is as follows:

* Surnames: Mauser, Mouser " In NC after 1767 'Fried' Frederick Jacob Mauser with wife Anna Maria Hauck migrated from Pa to NC near Newton. with his father-in-law Thomas Winckler. Their fifth son, Frederick Mauser(b.1774) left home with his friend Alexander Pope in 1797 down 'the Wilderness Road' for the Kentucky frontier. In Stanford,Ky, he met Betsy Donann, and married her with his friend Pope as a witness. The marriage licence bore the name Frederick Mouser. The couple moved to Marion Cty,Ky, at Gravel Switch and raised ten childern. All of these children went by the name Mouser. The remaining siblings in NC continued to use Mauser, esp.John Mauser. His father 'Fried' had signed the Tyron Declaration of Independence in August,1775. His estate was settled Oct.28,1799. It involved 381 acres of land plus.Frederick in Kentucky on a deed Aug.26,1816, sold his inherited interest in the land to his younger brother John Mauser for .00,Lincoln Cty, NC. Three of his older brothers, Michael&George together with a younger brother, Heinrich Mauser, bought 2057 acres of land in SE Missouri in 1804. I do not know if they had changed the name at that time.'Fried'Mauser had arrived in America@ age 11 with his father, Hans Michael Mauser, they had left their village of Osechingen,Germany,in Sept.1751@Philidelpia. The 'Mauser Haus' still stands in Osechingen to this day. His family were reformed Lutherans. Yours, Art Mouser"

Notes on Immigration

• Johann Daniel Baumann/Bowman's father, Daniel Baumann (born 1716) and Anna Maria Moser/Mouser/Mauser's father, Hans Michael Moser (born 1707), came together to Philadelphia on the same ship, Duke of Wirtenberg. (Both of these families ended up in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Please note that Hans Michael Mauser is recorded as Mauser, Hs Mich, on that same ship list.)[3]

Family in NC History

* "Tyron Resolves, Fried was a signer (his name is listed on Wikipedia!!): The Tryon Resolves were a brief declaration adopted by the citizens of Tryon County in the Province of North Carolina in the early days of the American Revolution. In the Resolves, the county vowed resistance to coercive actions by the British Empire against its North American colonies. The document was signed on August 14, 1775." ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Church book Uhingen, Württemberg: Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart > Dekanat Göppingen > Uhingen > Mischbuch 1634-1838 Band 1 Archion image 136
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4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: #S51823244 Ancestry Record 60525 #22206855
5. ↑ Source: #S59989635 Document: Series: General Assembly; Box: Jan - Feb 1779 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Petitions; Page Number: 1; Family Number: 4 Ancestry Record 2234 #168376
6. ↑ [3]

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 May 2021, 03:04), entry for Jacob Friederich Mauser (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LV8V-2VG ); contributed by various users.

• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNH8-94D : 25 February 2020), Jacob Friderich Mauser, 1740.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/60869056/jacob-friederich-mauser : accessed 25 June 2021), memorial page for Jacob Friederich Mauser (26 Sep 1743–23 Apr 1799), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60869056, citing Old Saint Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Jeff Propst (contributor 46833814) .

Findagrave Memorial Here: [4]

• Find A Grave: Memorial #60869056, jacob-friederich-mauser, Created by: Jeff Propst, Record added: Oct 30, 2010

• Source: S51823244 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60525

• Source: S59989635 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2234

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