Hendrick Hover (1740 - abt. 1804)

Born 4 Apr 1740 in Walpack, Sussex County, New Jersey

Descendants

Died about 1804 at about age 63 in Trumbull, Ohio, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Henry Hover lived in Appalachia, in Ohio.

Name

Henry /Hover/Hoover

Birth

Henry Hover was born either at Walpack, Sussex, NJ or Smithfield, Monroe, Pennsylvania ca. April 04, 1740. This baptism predates the Minisink area churches...baptisms were performed by traveling dominies and were recorded at RDC Kingston, Ulster, New York. the first records recorded at the central Minisink Area Reformed Dutch Church at Machackemeck (Deerpark), Orange County New York commenced September, 1740. Smithfield was immediately across the Delaware from Walpack, and Pennsylvania church members crossed the river to attend services. There was no church in Smithfield, PA at the time.

Origin

Henry was born April 4, 1740 at Walpack, Sussex County, New Jersey.^[1] The family removed to Pennsylvania soon after the birth, and Henry's father joined the Reformed Dutch Church of Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania on 22 June 1745.^[1] Henry was a son of Johan Hendricus Huber and Susanna Hohleysen.^[1]

Reformed Dutch Church

Henry Hover and his family were members of the Reformed Dutch Church.^[2] Church Register of the Walpeck Congregation

April 15, 1764, parents Benjamin Cortregt and Katrina Hover, birth of child, Cornelus. Witnesses were Henry Hover and Cornelia Cortregt (pg 269)^[2]

August 14, 1766, parents Henry Hover and Cornelia Cortregt, birth of son Hendrick. Witnesses were Manuel Hover and Greitje Ennes (pg 271)^[2]

Revolutionary War

Captain Henry Hover served with 3rd Battalion, Sussex County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Henry Hover performed Patriotic Service in New Jersey in the American Revolution.

Henry Hover is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A057831.

Henry was a Captain in the militia during the Revolutionary War, 3rd Battalion Sussex County, New Military. Also Committee of Safety. He took the Oath of Allegiance, 1781. ^[3] New Jersey- under the command of Col Silvanus Seely and General George Washington.

Parents

• Father: Johan Hendricus Huber (1705-1761 aka Hover
• Mother: Susanna Hohleys (1716-1756

Siblings

• Lodewyck Hover, b. ca. 1749
• John Hover; Catherine Brinck; Susanna Johnson; Capt. Samuel Hover; Capt. Henry Hover

Marriage

Henry married twice.

• He married c. 1765, as his 1st, to Cornelia Cartwright/Cortright (bpt June 21, 1749 Walpeck, Sussex, NJ).^[1][4]
• He married c. 1777, as his 2nd, to Maria Van Ness.^[1]

Children of Henry and Cornelia Courtright/Cartwright/Cortright:

1. Hendrick Hover, II b 12 July 1766 Walpack, Sussex, NJ; mar Elizabeth (b 1766)
2. Jane Cartwright Hover b 8 Oct 1768 Walpack, Sussex, NJ
3. Manuel Hover b 2 Jan 1771 Walpack, Sussex, NJ
4. Catherine Hover b 11 April 1772 Walpack, Sussex, NJ
5. Jonathan Hover, Sr., b 23 Dec 1775, Walpack, Sussex Co, NJ; d. Aft. 1855, West Salem Township, Mercer Co., PA.

Children of Henry and Maria Van Nest:

1. Mary Hover
2. Isaac Vanness Hover
3. George Hover
4. Peter Calvin Hover
5. Samuel Hover
6. Judith Hover
7. John Hover
8. Joshua Hover
9. Susanna Hover

Children

Children by Cornelia Cortright:

• Henry Hover was born in Walpack on 14 Aug 1766 to Henry Hover and Cornelia Courtright. Henry married Elizabeth Hunt and had 6 children. He passed away on 1847 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Hendrick Hover was born on 1766 to Henry Hover and Cornelia Courtright.

• Jane Ho(o)ver was born in Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey on 1768 to Henry Hover and Cornelia Courtright. Jane married Thomas Reed and had 4 children.

• Emanuel|Manuel Hover was b. circa January 2, 1771 at Walpack, Sussex, NJ.

• Catherine Hover Catharine Hover was born in Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey on 10 Apr 1773 to Henry Hover and Cornelia Courtright. Catherine married Benjamin Truesdale and had 4 children. She passed away on 7 Mar 1845 in Shawnee, Allen, Ohio, USA.

• Johnathon|John Hoover was born in New Jersey on 1780 to Henry Hover and Cornelia Courtright. John married Elizabeth Shingledecker and had 7 children. He passed away on 1855 in Missouri, USA.  ????

Children by ------ Van Nest:

• Peter Calvin Hover was born in New Jersey on 10 Apr 1779 to Henry Hover and ----- Van Nest. Peter Calvin married Elizabeth McIllwain. Peter Calvin married Sarah Clinging and had 8 children. He passed away on 29 Nov 1854 in Kosciusko, Indiana, USA.

• George Hover was born in Sussex, New Jersey on 15 May 1781 to Henry Hover and ----- Van Nest. George married Mary Moore and had 13 children. He passed away on 1812 in Logan, Ohio, USA.

• Samuel Hover was born in Sussex, New Jersey on 1783 to Henry Hover and ----- Van Nest. Samuel married Harriet Charlotte Smith and had 13 children. He passed away on 19 Apr 1861 in West Newton, Ohio, USA.

• Judith Hover was born in Sussex, New Jersey on 1785 to Henry Hover and ----- Van Nest. Judith married James Storer and had 2 children. She passed away in Logan, Ohio, USA.

• John Hoverwas born in Sussex, New Jersey on 1788 to Henry Hover and ----- Van Nest. John married Susanna Johnson and had 10 children. He passed away on 1867.

• Mary Hover was born in New Jersey on 15 Apr 1790 to Henry Hover and ----- Van Nest. Mary married Thomas McCormick. Mary married David Price. Mary married William Payton and had 10 children. She passed away on 1859 in Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio, USA.

• Isaac Hover was born in New Jersey on 25 Jul 1793 to Henry Hover and ----- Van Nest. Isaac married Cornelia Cortright. Isaac married Margaret Roof Hall and had 8 children. He passed away on 15 Dec 1855 in Sussex, New Jersey, USA.

• Joshua Hover was born in Sussex, New Jersey on 24 Aug 1796 to Henry Hover and ----- Van Nest. Joshua married Emily Ann and had 9 children. He passed away on 14 Sep 1867 in Union, New Jersey, USA.

• Susanna Hover was born in Mercer, Pennsylvania on 2 May 1798 to Henry Hover and ----- Van Nest. Susanna married William Hall.

Death

Henry Hover died on 1804 in Trumbull, Ohio, USA. Henry Hover Died November 13, 1822 in Hubbard twp, Trumbull, OH

Hendrick (Henry) Hover I aka Hoover, Huber (Johan/John Hendricus/Hendrick Huber/Hover)^[1]

Death and Legacy

Henry died in 1804 in Wheatland, Hickory Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.^[1] He was buried at Disciple Cemetery, Hubbard, Ohio, which is just across the Pennsylvania/Ohio state line.^[1] The DAR lists his death place as Hubbard Township, Trumbull County, Ohio.^[3] This is in error, probably because this is his place of burial.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Hembree, Marla Miller, [1] citing the Historical Society in Mercer, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, accessed January 2, 2015
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Greene, Richard Henry, editor, with others, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 40 (page 269, 271) New York: Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1909, Google accessed January 2, 2015
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Henry Hoover Ancestor # A057831, DAR Ancestor Search accessed January 2, 2015
4. ↑ Abbott, John Howard, The Courtright (Kortright) Family : Descendants of Bastian Van Kortryk, a Native of Belgium who Emigrated to Holland about 1615 (Pages 39, ) New York: T.A. Wright, 1922, Archive.org accessed January 2, 2015

• Minisink Church Records: Records of Baptisms of the Reformed Church at Machackemeck (Deerpark), Orange County New York 1716-1830 The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Vol. V.; 1913.
• Source: Ancestry.com -- Henry Hover
• Source: GENI--Manuel-Hover
• Source: GENI--Capt. Henry Hover

Acknowledgements

• Hover-1 was created on 09 March 2010 through the import of howard.ged.
• Hover-1 was adopted by Tom Quick, Quick-803 16:32, 8 May 2016 (EDT).

See also:

• Breese, John E. and Mary L., compilers, assisted by Robert Breese Shaffer, Hover family: Descendants of Manuel Hover. Lima, Ohio: Allen County Historical & Archaeological Society, 1938.
• Ancestral File Number: D3TW-F5, Record for Record for Henry HOVER