Daniel Eyster (1743 - 1798)

Born 18 Aug 1743 in Berks County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Reiff) Eyster — married 1770 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1798 at age 55 in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Katherine Patterson [send private message]

Biography

Captain Daniel Eyster served with York County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Daniel Eyster is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A038157.

Captain Daniel Eyster was born on 18 Aug 1743, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Hans Jerg and Catherine (Arendts) Eyster. Daniel was a Lt in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War. Later, he was promoted to Captain of the Third Battalion, York County, Pennsylvania Militia. This Battalion took part in the Battle of Germantown and other engagements during that year. Daniel Eyster married Elizabeth Reiff in 1770, in his home state of Pennsylvania. Daniel passed away on 14 Sep 1798, in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, United States. He was laid to rest at the St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, in Hanover, PA.

1. NSDAR Patriot Ancestor #A038157, Militia Company from Heidelberg Township, York Co PA. 2. I found no payrolls, muster lists or other records. A surviving list of troops, dated 7 Jan 1778, is in George R. Prowell, Continental Congress at York, Pennsylvania, and York County in the Revolution, 1907, is at Internet Archives at http://www.archive.org/stream/continentalcongr00prow/continentalcongr00prow_djvu.txt and other sites, with Daniel Eyster clearly marked Captain. So why did DAR tell J E Caldwell to send me a bar with "Lt. Daniel Eyster"? From Findagrave.com, 6 Nov 2010:

Hello Kathy

I just wrote a note to FAG, concerning this cemetery. It reads: " St. Matthew's Lutheran Church no longer has a cemetery. The first one was "rearranged", so that a new addition could be built onto church. The second one was completely dismantled, so a new building could be constructed on the site. The third one was left intact, except for the removal of all headstones. The site was then made to look like a lawn/park. There is a common grave site, located in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Hanover. I have never found it, so I don't know how detailed the inscription is. The employees of the cemetery don't know its location either."

Regards, Joyce Strong, FAG volunteer

Text - Kathy Patterson, "George and Margaret (Ramp) Eyster of Pennsylvania and Abilene, Kansas."

Sources

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-1DPT : 16 March 2018), Dan'L Easterty, Oct 1781; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229248.
• "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2VV-4NP : 14 February 2020), Daniel Eusther in entry for Esther Eusther, 1777.
• "Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993," for Daniel Eyster (Adams Wills, Vol C-E, 1817-1851)
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV4-7TQ1 : 26 July 2019), Daniel Oyster, 1798; Burial, Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery; citing record ID 7147376, Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7147376)
• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKR-NFY : accessed 28 May 2020), Daniel Oyster, Mixed Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 471, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 9; FHL microfilm 568,149.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRW-YXH : accessed 28 May 2020), Danl Oyster, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 643, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 35; FHL microfilm 363,338.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRW-VYH : accessed 28 May 2020), Danl Oyster, East District, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 595, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 35; FHL microfilm 363,338.
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-B2GC : 16 March 2018), Daniel Oyster, Jan 1777; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229257.
• Text: Anita L. Eyster, The Eyster Genealogy. James A. Eyster, ed. Tucson: no date. Xerox copy of entire book made at FHL, SLC, 1992, donated to Great Plains Historical & Genealogical Center, Weatherford OK, 2006. See also her articles "The Eyster Family," Historical Review of Berks County (PA) (October 1935), 22-24; and "The Pioneer Ancestor of the Oyster-Eyster Family," Historical Review of Berks County (PA) (April 1941), 87-90.

Anita Eyster consistently spells some girls' names as Susanna, Elisabeth and Catharine.

• Text: Dar Archive File, NSDAR Library, Washington DC, has many documents, including: Will Bk K, p 310, York Co PA; Will Bk D, p 276, Adams Co PA. Orphan Court Docket I, p 526; M, p 406; N or O, p 315, P, p 414. York Co PA. Mentioned in his father's will. His family Bible gives many records. His will was unfinished and unsigned, possibly indicating that he died suddenly.