George Simon Herrold (1754 - 1827)

Born 1754 in Heidelburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Elizabetha (Kerstetter) Herrold — married about 1778 in Northumberland, PA

Descendants

Died Mar 1827 at about age 73 in Chapman Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

George Simon Herrold was born in 1754 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in an area that is now Berks County. His parents were John George Hoeroldt (1728–1803) and Anna Maria Benesch (1725–1802). The surname began to transform from Hoeroldt to Herrold during Simon's generation.

He married Maria Elizabeth Kerstetter in about 1778. Their children included:

1. Anna Maria Herrold (1778-1863) - married John Peter Shaffer Jr.
2. Simon K. Herrold (abt. 1786 - abt. 1876) - married Mary Hocker
3. Philip K. Herrold (1792–1855) - married Susanna Clarissa Ferry

Military Service:
In 1779 during the American Revolution, George was found in the muster rolls for Captain John Moll's Company, belonging to the Third Battalion of the Northumberland County Militia.^[1]
The following needs to be verified. Two possible records have been reported, but not properly documented. Benfer-47 11:19, 25 January 2015 (EST)

• 1780 - Ensign in Frontier Rangers, Lieutenant in Captain Motz' Company of the Northumberland Militia
• 1790 - Captain, 2nd Company, 3rd Regiment of the Northumberland County Militia.

Based on PA State Tax records for Penns Township, Northumberland County, in 1786-1788, Simon had 200 acres, 2 horses, 2 cows, a grist and hemp mill, and 1 ferry.

Buried in St. John's Cemetery, Chapman Township., Snyder County, PA. A government headstone for military veterans was added in 1936.

Find A Grave: Memorial #59747224 George Simon Herrold

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL65-2F9G : 15 March 2018), George Herold, 27 Jul 1779; citing 27 Jul 1779, Pennsylvania, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,363; Image 332 of 692.

• First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Census Place: Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 84; Image: 300; Family History Library Film: 0568149. Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. - http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=333413&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t74889700_p30343520729_kpidz0q3d30343520729z0q26pgz0q3d32770z0q26pgplz0q3dpid
• 1800 United States Federal Census
• 1810 United States Federal Census
• 1820 United States Federal Census
• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots: book, Hatcher, Patricia Law; Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987; Volume: 2; Page: 145; Serial: 11999; Volume: 8
• U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Memorial# 59747224; created by Linda Stienstra; record added Oct 08, 2010
• U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 - application submitted in 1936 by Dr. Charles A. Fisher, shipped to Dewey S. Herrold
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
• Tax & Exoneration Lists: 1786; Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Microfilm Roll: 332
• Tax & Exoneration Lists: 1787; Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Microfilm Roll: 332
• Tax & Exoneration Lists: 1788; Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Microfilm Roll: 332
• Research by Joan(Snyder)Simpson in Union, Snyder & North'd. Cos at cemeteries & courthouses; Snyder Co. Pioneers p. 39; Early PA Births pgs. 12 & 105; SCHS Bulletin Vol. 1 p. 174 "The Herrold Family"; SCHS & NCHS lib.