Jacob
Souder
Born in Soudersburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of John Souder
and Anna Maria (Baumann) Souder
Brother of
Esther Souder, Mary (Souder) Miller, Benjamin Souder, David Souder, Elizabeth Souder, Anna (Souder) Spence and Joshua Souder
Husband of
Elizabeth Rohrer
— married
1 May 1787 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel Souder, Elizabeth Souder, Jacob Souder, John Souder, Nancy Ann Souder, David Souder, John Souder, Mary Souder, Susanna Souder, Lydia Souder and Martha Souder
Died
at age 55
in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jan 2019
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Biography
Name: Jacob W. Souder. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Born 6 APR 1765. Soudersburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. [2] [3] [5] [6]
Died 18 AUG 1820. Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA. [3]
Residence Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA [4] [5] [6]
Sources
- ↑ Source: S1430488725 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 29 JAN 2019 Time: 08:28:45
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Source: S1430488709 American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Note: #N16354 29 JAN 2019 Time: 08:28:32
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Source: S1430488746 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 29 JAN 2019 Time: 08:28:51
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Source: S1430488750 Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 29 JAN 2019 Time: 08:27:42
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Source: [1] 1790 Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 95; Image: 786; Family History Library Film: 0568148
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Source: [2] 1800 Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 39; Page: 110,111; Image: 63; Family History Library Film: 363342
See also :
- Lancaster Intelligencer 9 Sep 1820, p.3 col.4, viewed at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98897276/death-of-jacob-souder-18-aug-1820/
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Upon viewing of the actual MD deeds (not the transcription), of 1885/1887 that "Jacob W," signed, the "W" is actually not an initial...
It is his "Mark" for signature, and it is similar to a "W" but in fact is not a letter...it is an indication that he was illiterate, and did not use the usual "X" as his "mark." (Possibly because his wife Ann signed the 1887 deeds with an "X" for differentiation.)
In fact, the same and similar "mark" is used on the final will of a well researched Jacob Sowder (1734-1819) of VA leading to the possibility that he may be the same person who scratched his mark on the 1885/1887 MD deeds.
But the bottom line is, Jacob Souder (1865-1820) is not a "Jacob W, Souder" even if there was one...also, refer to the headstone photograph...no "W" in the inscription.
edited by Robert Souders
The son of John Souder (1726-1788) and Ann Bowman 1730-1794) should be Jacob Souder (1765-1820) which has been recently corrected and updated.
This has been a source of misinformation for a very long time. Jacob W. Souder is recorded on land deeds in MD as having a wife with a differing name at the same time as the confirmed wife of Jacob Souder (1765-1820).
In two of the sale transactions in 1887, this same man has a wife named Ann his seal is affixed to the name of “Jacob W. Souder.” One of the deeds states: “Aug 7 1787, Frederick County Court House, Frederick Maryland. Land Record Book WR-7 pages 405-406. Deed for 11 acres of land recorded in Frederick County, Maryland. Land that Jacob and Ann Souder sold to Ludwick Birely. At the request of Ludwick Birely the following deed was recorded August 7, 1787. to wit: This Indenture made this fifth day of March one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven by and Between Jacob Souder of Frederick County Farmer of the one part and Ludwick Birely of the other part.” This also identifies the “Jacob W. Souder” as being a farmer from Maryland…again, not a correct description of Benjamin’s brother Jacob (1785-1820) who was a resident of PA at that time.
Jacob Souder (1765-1820) married Elizabeth Rohrer (1765-1840) on May 1, 1787. He could not have been the same Jacob W. Souder who is recorded with the land deed also signed by Ann his wife on Aug. 7, 1787.