John
Houck
Born about in Province of Maryland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Catharina (Kämpff) Houck
— married
[date unknown] in Frederick County, Province of Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Johannes Houck, Margaretha (Houck) Gittinger, Anna Barbara (Houck) Zealer, Jacob Houck and Catharina (Houck) Shriver
Died
at about age 74
in Frederick, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Apr 2017
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Biography
Find A Grave has John's birthplace as Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
John wrote his will on 8 May 1819; it was proved on 20 December 1819. The witnesses were John Cronise, John Brukaker, and Valentine Doub. The will names these heirs:[1]
- wife Catherine
- son John
- son Jacob
- daughter Margaret, wife of John Pittinger (Gittinger?)
- daughter Barbara, wife of George Zeiler
- daughter Catherine, wife of Henry Shriver
The will references land tracts named Myers's Beauty, David's Choice, and Resurvey on John and Catherine.
Sources
- ↑ Will of John Houck, Frederick County, Maryland, Liber HS-2-310. Viewable online at "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9T1K-9B?cc=1803986&wc=SNYH-16D%3A146535301%2C147342901 : 20 May 2014), Frederick > Wills 1816-1822 vol 2 > image 169 of 297; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59412841/john-george-houck: accessed 15 January 2023), memorial page for John George Houck Sr. (14 Jul 1745–8 Sep 1819), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59412841, citing Rocky Springs Cemetery, Rocky Springs, Frederick County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by C.H. (contributor 46915122).
- Donald Lewis Osborn. Joseph Brunner of Rothenstein, Schifferstadt, and Frederick. Walsworth Publishing Company: Marceline, Missouri. 1991. ISBN 0-9629126-1-1. Page 62.
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