Christian Musselman Jr (1752 - 1823)

Born 13 Feb 1752 in New Holland, Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Magdalena (Shelly) Musselman — married 29 Jul 1781 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1823 at age 71 in New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Private Christian Musselman Jr served with Lancaster County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Christian Musselman Jr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A083519.

Christian Musselman, Jr. was born February 13, 1752, in New Holland, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, the son of Christian Musselman and Maria (Schenck) Mussellman. Christian enlisted in the Lancaster County Militia, during the American Revolutionary War and is Ancestor #A083519 of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Christian served under Captain James McConnall's command in Company 8 of the 5th Battalion, led by Colonel James Crawford. His service records are found in the Pennsylvania Archives of the 5th SER, Volume 7, pages 457, 506, and 507.

Christian married Magdalena Shelly. Children of Christian and Magdalena include:

• John Musselman, born May 11, 1783, died September 15, 1852

• Christian Musselman, III, born April 20, 1792, died July 27, 1851, married Mary Buckwalter Nolt (1796-1869)

• Abraham Musselman (1794 - 1814)

Christian Mussleman, Jr. died October 6, 1823, in New Holland, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and is buried in the cemetery of the Groffdale Mennonite Brick Church, in Leola, Lancaster County Pennsylvania. There is a photograph of each of their headstones on their Find A Grave memorials. ^[1]

Parents

• Christian Musselman 1723–1798
• Maria Schenck 1720–1810

Children listed in Findagrave

1. John Musselman 1783–1852 m. MARY REIFF
2. David Musselman 1783–1865
3. Elizabeth Musselman Roth 1791–1828
4. Christian Musselman 1792–1851
5. Abraham Musselman 1794–1814
6. Samuel Musselman 1797–1862

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28804122

Researcher's Notes

N4571SOURCE 3: DATE: APRIL 5, 1997. PAGE: 14. THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM A BOOK BY E. HERMAN SHELLEY, TITLED " GENEALOGICAL NOTES ON THE SHELLY-SHELLEY FAMILY ", DATED MARCH 6, 1955, TO BE FOUND AT THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY UNDER NUMBERS 929, S545 OF THE CARD CATALOG, A COPY OF THIS BOOK IS IN MY POSSESSION. THE FOLLOWING WAS RECORDED: ABRAHAM SHELLY OF MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, PA., BORN ABOUT 1730, DIED PRIOR TO APRIL 3, 1786, MARRIED ANNA ELIZABETH ______, WHO DIED PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 27, 1786. THEIR CHILDREN: 1.) JACOB SHELLY. 2.) FERONICA ( VERONICA ) SHELLY, MARRIED MICHAEL HORST. ONE OF THE SONS OF THIS MARRIAGE, PETER HORST MARRIED CHRISTIANA SHELLY. 3.) MARY SHELLY MARRIED CHRISTIAN WITMER. 4.) MAGDALENA SHELLY MARRIED CHRISTIAN MUSSELMAN. 5.) ANNA SHELLY MARRIED JOSEPH MUSSELMAN. 6.) CHRISTIAN SHELLY MARRIED ANN ENGLE. BY VIRTURE OF A PATENT DATED DECEMBER 1, 1748, ABRAHAM OWNED 198 ACRES " BY CHICKIES CREEK ", IN DONEGAL TOWNSHIP. THIS LAND IS NOW A PART OF MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP. BY THEIR DEED OF NOVEMBER 28, 1758, ABRAHAM AND WIFE ANNA ELIZABETH SOLD THIS LAND TO HENRY LANDUS ( LANDIS ) FOR 250 POUNDS ( DEED BOOK G, PAGE 17, LANCASTER COUNTY. HENRY LANDUS NOVEMBER 26, 1760, TRANSFERRED THIS LAND TO HIS WIFE MARY, ( DEED BOOK G, PAGE 21 ). THE MARY REFERRED TO WAS MARY KNEISLEY SHEELY, WIDOW OF JACOB SHELLY, ABRAHAMS FATHER. AS REFERRED TO UNDER CHRISTIAN SHELLY (2-2) ABRAHAM SHELLY ACQUIRED FROM HIS BROTHER 187 ACRES IN DONEGAL ( NOW MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP ), ( DEED BOOK O, PAGE 201, LANCASTER COUNTY, FEBRUARY 1, 1759 ). BY HIS WILL OF AUGUST 30, 1784, RECORDED APRIL 3, 1786, WILL BOOK C, VOLUME 1, PAGE 333, LANCASTER COUNTY. ABRAHAM GAVE TO HIS WIFE ANNA 100 POUNDS AND MADE OTHER PROVISIONS FOR HER. TO THE ELDEATS SON 5 POUNDS AND THE PLANTATION ON WHICH HE ( JACOB, THE ELDEST SON ) LIVES. TO CHRISTIAN, THEN A MINOR, THE PLANTATION ON WHICH ABRAHAM LIVED FOR 900 POUNDS. SON JACOB SHELLY OF MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP AND SON-IN-LAW MICHAEL HORST OF RAPHO TOWNSHIP WERE NAMED EXECUTORS. SEE ALSO LANCASTER COUNTY ORPHANS COURT RECORDS 1784-1787, PAGE 497. PA. ARCHIVES, FIFTH SERIES, VOLUME 7 LISTS AN ABRAHAM SHELLY AS A MEMBER OF CAPTAIN THOMAS ROBINSON'S COMPANY OF MILITIA FROM MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP ON THE FOLLOWING DATES. 1. APRIL 20, 1778, PAGE 197. 2. AUGUST 24, 1778, PAGE 205. 3. APRIL 19, 1779, PAGE 210. DEFINITE IDENTITY OF THE ABOVE MILITIAMAN HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. ANOTHER ABRAHAM SHELLY (2-2-3) WAS APPARENTLY LIVING IN MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP AT THIS TIME.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Musselman-208 created through the import of Phillip_s Family Tree.ged on Jun 21, 2011 by Teresa Musselman
• DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A083519
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 23 August 2020), memorial page for Christian Musselman Jr. (13 Feb 1752–6 Oct 1823), Find A Grave: Memorial #28804122, citing Groffdale Mennonite Brick Church Cemetery, Leola, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Cathy Myers (contributor 47035611) .

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Musselman-210 created through the import of Phillip_s Family Tree.ged on Jun 21, 2011 by Teresa Musselman.