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Abraham Hiestand Sr. (abt. 1740 - abt. 1813)

Abraham Hiestand Sr.
Born about in Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Colonial Americamap [uncertain]
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Husband of — married 1763 in Virginiamap
Husband of — married about 1805 in Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Died about at about age 73 in Monroe, Kentucky, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

  • There is an excellent timeline & biography of Abraham Hiestand that was developed by Donald Wayne Haston and published online in The Heritage of Daniel Haston. Much of this WikiTree biography of Abraham Hiestand follows the "Timeline of the Known Events in the Life of Abraham Hiestand".[1]

Abraham Hiestand was born after 1740, probably in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; he was the son of Heinrich Henry Hiestand and Maria Kaufmann.[2] [See Research Notes below regarding the spelling of his surname.]

About 1763 in Shenandoah County, Virginia,[3] Abraham Hiestand married Magdalene Boehm. Magdalene's parents were Samuel & Elizabeth Boehm of Shenandoah County, Virgina.[4]

In 1776 in Dunmore County (currently Page County), Virginia,[5] Abraham Hiestandt was 1 of about 200 residents who purchased salt that was shipped to the county from Pennsylvania and distributed to members of the militia.

On 26 Mar 1777,[6] Abraham Hestant [sic] obtained from Lord Fairfax a patent for 300 acres of land in Powell's Fort, which abutted a 400-acre tract of land owned by his father, Henrich Hiestand. This land had originally been surveyed on 4 Oct 1763, but the land patent was considerably delayed.

On 27 Aug 1783 in Shenandoah County, Virginia,[7] Abram and Molly Hestand [sic] sold to James Breeding for 115 pounds a 300-acres tract, which abutted land owned by Abraham's father, Henry Hastants [sic], in Fort Powell.

Between 1785 - 1786,[8] Abraham Hiestand purchased at total of 177 acres of land along Cherokee Creek in Washington County, North Carolina (currently Tennessee).

In 1787 in Washington County, Tennessee,[9] Abraham Heston [sic] had received a land grant (acreage not listed).

In 1791 in Washington County, North Carolina (currently Tennessee),[10] Abraham Heston, Senior was taxed on 203 acres of land and 1 "poll".

About 1792,[11] Abraham Hiestand sold his land along the Cherokee Creek to John Tadlock, and then moved to Jefferson (now Cocke) County, Tennessee, where he and his wife, Magdalene, joined the Big Pigeon Baptist Church.[12]

On 31 Mar 1798 in Cocke County, Tennessee,[13] Abram Heaston requested and received a letter of dismissal from the Big Pigeon Baptist Church.

On 14 Jun 1799,[14] Abraham Hiestand purchased 200 acres of land along the Green River, Green County, Kentucky.

About 1800,[15] Abraham Hestand moved to Barren (now Monroe) County, Kentucky, and in Apr 1801, he joined the Mill Creek Baptist Church.[16]

On 23 Jun 1801,[17] Abraham Hestand appointed an attorney, Joel Moore, to represent his interest in the estate of Samuel Boehm (Magdalene's father), of Shenandoah County, Virginia.

About 1805,[18] Abraham Hestand married his 2nd wife, Elizabeth (LNU). In 1806,[16] Elizabeth Hestand joined the Mill Creek Baptist Church.

In Jul 1811,[16] Abraham and his wife, Elizabeth, Hiestand both "left" the Mill Creek Baptist Church, though they were both subsequently buried in the cemetery of that church.[19]

Abraham Hiestand died after Jul 1811 in Kentucky, and he was buried in the Old Mulkey Church Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky.[19] Note: the photo of the gravestone//marker on Find a Grave appears of more recent origins.[19]

Research Notes

  • spelling of surname - Abraham's surname was properly spelled "Hiestand", however there are many known variants, including "Hestand", which is what Abraham appears to have settled on towards the later part of his life. His children also mostly used the "Hestand" spelling of their respective surnames. Hiestand-529 00:00, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Sources

  1. ↑ Haston, Donald Wayne, "The Heritage of Daniel Haston", website (http://www.danielhaston.com/index.htm); accessed 16 Oct 2022, citing "Timeline of the Known Events in the Life of Abraham Hiestand" (http://www.danielhaston.com/people/abraham-hiestend.htm)
  2. ↑ Trimble, David B., "Hiestand Family of Page County, Virginia", self-published, San Antonia, Texas, 1974; available online, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/155401-redirection); accessed 16 Oct 2022, citing page 130, Abraham Hiestand
  3. ↑ Trimble, op. cit., page 130
  4. ↑ Trimble, op. cit., page 257
  5. ↑ Williams, William Tyman, "Purchasers of Salt in Old Dunmore County, Virginia, 1776", JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org/stable/4245121); accessed 16 Oct 2022, citing The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 49, No. 4 (Oct., 1941), pp. 342-350, Published By: Virginia Historical Society; entry for Abraham Hiestand (page 343)
  6. ↑ Northern Neck Grants Q, 1775-1778, p. 99 (Reel 297), images, WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Hiestand-124); accessed 16 Oct 2022, land patent to Abraham Hestant; transcription available online: "Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1775-1800. Vol. III", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/49391/images/FLHG_VANorthernNeckLandGrants3-0016); accessed 16 Oct 2022, citing Original data: Gray, Gertrude E., 'Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1775-1800. [Vol. III]". Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993.
  7. ↑ Gilreath, Amelia C., compiler, "Shenandoah County, Virginia, Deed Book Series, Volume 1, Deed Books A, B, C, D, 1772-1784, Abstracted", self-published, Nokesville, Virginia, October 1987, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/623310/?offset=0#page=190&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=); accessed 16 Oct 2022, citing page 185, entries for Abram Hestand selling 300 acres to James Breeding
  8. ↑ Trimble, 1794, op, cit., page 130
  9. ↑ Keefer, Virginia L., "North Carolina Land Grants in TN 1778-1791", TNGenWeb (https://www.tngenweb.org/records/washington/land/nc_grants_washington.html); accessed 16 Oct 2022, citing Microfilm # 68, Roll # 1; entry #751, Abraham Heston
  10. ↑ "Early Tax Lists", Washington County, TN Archives (https://wctnarchives.org/1791-2/r-tax-list-1791-captain-norths-company-a/); accessed 16 Oct 2022, citing Washington County, Tennessee Department of Records Management and Archives, Captain North's Company, 1791, entry for Abraham Heston, Senior
  11. ↑ Trimble, David B., "Hiestand of Virginia", self-published, Austin, Texas, 2002; available online, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/548377/?offset=49#page=159&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=); accessed 16 Oct 2022, citing pages 157-158, section on Abraham Hiestand
  12. ↑ "Big Pigeon Baptist Church Minutes - 1787 to 1797", transcribed, TNGenWeb (https://www.tngenweb.org/cocke/bpminutes1.htm); accessed 18 Oct 2022, citing Minutes of 1792, with multiple entries for Abram/Abraham &/or Magdalene Heaston
  13. ↑ "Big Pigeon Baptist Church Minutes - 1798 to 1807", transcribed, TNGenWeb (https://www.tngenweb.org/cocke/bpminutes2.htm); accessed 18 Oct 2022, citing Minutes of 31 Mar 1798, letter of dismissal for Abram Heaston
  14. ↑ Trimble, 2002, op. cit., page 158
  15. ↑ ibid.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Mill Creek (Old Mulkey) Baptist Church", Meeting Minutes 1798 - 1824, Monroe County KY Genealogy (http://kykinfolk.com/monroe/churches/millcreek.html); accessed 17 Oct 2022, citing "Mill Creek Church Membership list A-J", transcribed by Sandi Gorin
  17. ↑ ibid.
  18. ↑ ibid.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233602872/abraham-hestand : accessed 20 June 2022), memorial page for Abraham Hestand (1740–1813), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233602872, citing Old Mulkey Church Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Randy Jobe (contributor 46840841) .

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