Matthias Hoffer (1718 - 1803)

Born 24 Aug 1718 in Kleinhüningen, Basel, Switzerland

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Wohlweider) Hoffer — married 25 Aug 1745 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Colony

Descendants

Died 19 May 1803 at age 84 in Conewago Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Private Matthias Hoffer served with Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Matthias Hoffer performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.

Matthias Hoffer is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A056315.

Hoffer, Matthias was a patriot in Pennsylvania. He was a private in the 9th Battalion Lancaster Co, PA and he paid the supply tax in 1779. Spouses: 1) Maria Wohlweider 2) Anna Groh. Children in patriot file: Rudolf who m. Mary Catherine; Christian who m. Catherine Keener, George who m. Catherine Hershey, Maria Barbara who m. Daniel Poorman, John who m. Barbara Long. Jacob who m, Catherine Levengood, Magdalena who m. John Arminschong Long. ^[1]

Revolutionary War Soldier. Patriarch of some branches of the Hufford/Huffard family. He was my grandfather, with four "greats" in front of it. Landed on the "Loyal Judith" in Philadelphia September 2, 1743; married Maria Wohlweider, by whom he had 6 sons and 6 daughters between 1746 and 1765, and lived near Manheim, Lancaster County, PA. After Maria's death from smallpox on January 25, 1778, he married Anna Groh and produced 5 sons and a daughter between 1779 and 1785. Despite advanced age Matthias served as a Pennsylvania Militiaman in the Revolution (proof of which I have via DAR records) (served 1777-1780, 1st Co., 9th. Battalion, Lancaster Co. Militia). (I THINK he was at Valley Forge with Washington; Maria's smallpox was caught from British Hessian mercenaries quartered in the home). His oldest son Rudolph Hoffer (1747-1826) lived in Brooke County, VA (now WV); Rudolph's fourth child and third son was Henry Hoffer (1781-1850), who became Henry Huffard and moved to Wytheville, VA after serving in the War of 1812...Henry is patriarch of the "Wytheville" line of the family. As to religion, Matthias was Lutheran, Rudolph United Brethren, and the Huffords predominantly Methodist, but with all varieties of Christian faith represented. Reference: "Genealogy of Matthias Hoffer and His Descendants in the United States of America" (1868), by Isaac Hoffer; revised by Paul Huffard (1945). I won't loan-out my copy, but will gladly look-up anything for you. The DAR library in Washington has it ^[2].

Name

Name: Matthias /Hoffer/^[3]

Birth

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1718

Place: Klein Heunigen, Basle, Switzerland^[4]

Emigration

Emigration Date: 2 Sep 1743 to Philadelphia aboard the ship Loyal Judith.

Death

Death Date: 19 May 1803

Place: Conewango, Dauphin, Pennsylvania^[5]

Residence

Residence Place: United States^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 2, 2021), "Record of Hoffer, Matthias", Ancestor # A056315.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #35078411
3. ↑ Source: #S-1799170381 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=1247382&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 24 Aug 1718 Birth place: Klein Heunigen, Basle, Switzerland Death date: 19 May 1803 Death place: Conewango, Dauphin, Pennsylvania Residence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::1247382
4. ↑ Source: #S-1799170381 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=1247382&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 24 Aug 1718 Birth place: Klein Heunigen, Basle, Switzerland Death date: 19 May 1803 Death place: Conewango, Dauphin, Pennsylvania Residence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::1247382
5. ↑ Source: #S-1799170381 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=1247382&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 24 Aug 1718 Birth place: Klein Heunigen, Basle, Switzerland Death date: 19 May 1803 Death place: Conewango, Dauphin, Pennsylvania Residence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::1247382
6. ↑ Source: #S-1799170381 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=1247382&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 24 Aug 1718 Birth place: Klein Heunigen, Basle, Switzerland Death date: 19 May 1803 Death place: Conewango, Dauphin, Pennsylvania Residence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::1247382

• Source: S-1799170381 Repository: #R-2144684502 Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0 Repository: R-2144684502
• Source: S-2124337369 Repository: #R-2144684502 Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=621794&pid=88

Acknowledgements

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