Abraham Stauffer (abt. 1752 - 1826)

Born about 1752 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Husband of Anna (Nissley) Stauffer — married 1772 in Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1826 at about age 74 in Tyrone Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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On FamilySearch.org X sources of information for: Reverend Abraham Stauffer; born 1752– died 1826 • LXSS-9CN

Life Sketch • Abraham Stauffer, b. 1752. d. 26 Sep 1826, Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, age 74 years. He wrote his will on 22 Jan 1819 and it was proved 25 Jan 1827. The executor of his will was Martin Stauffer and John Stauffer. He married first Anna Nisley (20 Sep 1752-1817), daughter of Martin Nisley and Anna Snyder. According to his will his second wife that had been married before. On 15 Aug 1768, he was a minor child of Christian Stauffer, late of Donegal Township, over the age of 14 when he chose John Hertzler of Hempfield Township and Jacob Ebersole of Donegal Township as his guardians. Abraham was taxed at Donegal Township in 1771 as a single man and then his name was crossed of which would indicate that he married in 1771. He was taxed at Donegal Township from 1773 to 1778 and then he was taxed at Manor Township from 1779 to 1789. He purchased his father’s land in Manor Township in 1772 from his brother John. In 1780 he owned 134 acres with his brother John at Manor Township. He was taxed on 136 in 1785 and 137 in 1786. He moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania from Manor Township in 1790, where he was a Mennonite Minister. He was of Lancaster County when he bought bought 278 acres in Tyrone Township, Fayette County on 6 Mar 1790 from Benjamin Wills. On 11 Jun 1793 he bought 43 acres in Tyrone Township with John Stauffer from Moses Smith and they sold that land with their wives on 10 Sep 1801 to Jacob Baltzly. He bought 92 acres in Franklin Township (later Dunbar Township) on 8 Nov 1791 from Thomas Hall which he sold to his son Abraham on 18 May 1800. He bought 100 acres on Jacob’s Creek in Tyrone Township from Isaac Meason on 25 Apr 1795 and sold that 100 acres with his wife Anna to Jacob Eckman on 3 Oct 1795. On 1 Mar 1796 he bought land in Bullskin Township from Francis Moriarity. On 15 Sep 1796 he bought land in Franklin Township from Thomas Hall. In 1810 he sold his Franklin Township land to his son Christian. He patented 120 acres on Jacob’s Creek in Tyrone Township on 8 Sep 1790 which he sold to his son Martin on 2 Jun 1806. He was living at East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland on 20 Apr 1817 when he and his wife Anna sold land in Tyrone Township to their son Abraham. He bought 30 acres in Bullskin Township on 20 Apr 1820 and he was living at East Huntingdon Township on 20 Feb 1824 when he and his unnamed wife sold the 30 acres to Martin Stouffer of Tyrone Township and John Stouffer of East Huntingdon Township. He was living at Tyrone Township in the 1800 census (02101-20101).

Children:

1. Barbara Stauffer, b. 15 Jul 1773. d. 6 Sep 1847, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. She married Henry Smith of Lancaster County.

2. Anna Stauffer, b. 16 Dec 1775, Donegal Township, Lancaster County. d. 16 Aug 1857, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. She married John Sherrick on 16 Sep 1791.

3. Christian Stauffer, b. 1 Dec 1777. d. 6 Jul 1852, Dunbar Township, Fayette County. He wrote his will at Dunbar Township on 10 Mar 1852 and it was proved Jul 1852. He married first Agnes Overholt (12 Feb 1773-14 Jun 1845). He married secondly Nancy (b. 1791).

4. Martin Stauffer, b. 31 Aug 1780, Manor Township, Lancaster County. d. 8 Mar 1869, Tyrone Township. He was married to Elizabeth Overholt (1777-1832). He married secondly Anna Overholt (d. before 1850). He married thirdly, Elizabeth Sherrick (b. 1790).

5. Frances Stauffer, b. 1782. She married John Tintsman (21 Aug 1776-8 May 1849) of Bucks County. John was buried in the Mennonite cemetery in Harmony, Pennsylvania. They lived in Fayette County in 1810.

6. Abraham Stauffer, b. 22 Feb 1786, Lancaster County. d. 31 May 1853, Tyrone Township. He wrote his will on 6 Apr 1848 and it was proved 5 Aug 1853. He was married to Elizabeth Myers (b. 1783) who was alive in 1848.

7. John W. Stauffer, b. 10 Sep 1788. d. 22 Feb 1852, Fayette County. He wrote his will on 9 Feb 1849 and it was proved 26 Mar 1852. He was married to Catherine Loucks (b. 1792) in about 1812.

8. Maria Stauffer, b. 13 Jul 1791. d. Nov 1874, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. She married Abraham Overholt on 20 Apr 1809.

9. Elizabeth Stauffer, b. 19 Jan 1794. d. 21 Nov 1887, Hancock County, Ohio. md Christian Overholt. She was a widower, age 87 living with her son Abraham, age 66 and Abraham’s wife Barbara, age 66 at Washington, Hancock County, Ohio in the 1880 census.

mennosearch.com research by Richard W. Davis

Vitals: Name • • Rev Abraham Stauffer • • Sex • • Male Birth • • 1752 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Christening Death • • 3 September 1826 Tyrone Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States Burial • • 5 September 1826 Pennsville Mennonite Cemetery, Tyrone Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Other Information:

Alternate Name • Birth Name Abraham Stauffer Last Changed: July 18, 2014

Alternate Name • Also Known As Abraham "John" Reason This Information Is Correct: I have seen references to Rev John (History of Westmoreland Co. Pennsylvania) and Rev Abraham (Mennonite record) both fathers to Maria Stauffer Last Changed: February 10, 2017

On findagrave.com:

Rev Abraham Stauffer BIRTH 7 Jan 1752 DEATH 3 Sep 1826 (aged 74) BURIAL Pennsville Mennonite Cemetery Pennsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID 16702513 ·

Mennonites settled in the Jacobs Creek Valley in the late eighteenth century. They chose this place for a burial ground and meetinghouse. The first building was built of logs before 1800. It was replaced by a brick meetinghouse in 1852. Abraham Stauffer (1752 - 1826), the first minister, and his wife, Anna Nissley Stauffer (1752 - 1817), were buried here.

Inscription THIS MEMORIAL STANDS ON THE SITE | OF TWO STONES WHICH SAID | REV ABRAHAM STAUFFER | DIED SEP 3 1826 AGED 74 YEARS | 1817 ANNA STAUFFER GESTORBEN | DEN 20 SEPT ALTE 65 JAHR | 1996

Translation of German: 1817 ANNA STAUFFER DIED | THE 20 SEPT(EMBER) AGED 65 YEARS |

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LXSS-9CN
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16702513/abraham-stauffer

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVX-BGVJ : 13 December 2015), Abraham Stauffer, 1826; Burial, Pennsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Pennsville Mennonite Cemetery; citing record ID 16702513, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16702513/abraham-stauffer.

• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFXQ-8FM : 24 June 2015), Abraham Stauffer, died 03 Sep 1826; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Pennsville Mennonite Cemetery (Alte Meniste) (Mount East), Upper Tyrone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.