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Elizabeth Hamilton.
Sarah Haycs. (non com.)
Jan. 29. Francis McCluie.
1809. (non.)
May. Robert Hayes, Sr.
July. Mary Wray. 1810.
Jan. 5. Eleanor Rogers.
1811.
Aug. 22. Thomas McCord. 1812.
Apr. 27. John Elder. sr. (non.)
Aug, 4. William Snodgrass (an Elder)
March 22. Mrs. Patton. 1813.
Jan. 16. Mrs Widow Robinson.
Feb. 11. James Kelly. (non.)
Aug. 7. Ann Boal.
Aug. 9 Walter Clark. (an Elder. )
Sept. 24. Charles Clark.
Oct. 2. Thomas Mitchell.
(an Elder.)
Robert Robinson.
(non.)
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1814.
Feb. 18. Mary Frazer.
Rebecca Davidson.
1816.
Feb. William Frazer. (non.)
Mar. 3. Henry Kelly.
Mar. 30. William Patton. (non.)
Thomas McIlwrath.
Mrs. Johnson.
1819.
July 6. Robert Robinson. (an Elder. ) Aug. 24. Sarah Graydon. (non.)
Nov. 15 Rachel Hamiltou. 1820.
Jane Boyd. 1821.
Oct. 16. Mary McCallen
Oct. 21. Elizabeth Haggerty.
Oct. 22. Mary McNair.
Oct. 29 Jane Haggerty.
Nov. 4. Margaret McElheny.
Isabella Haggerty.
Esther Boyd.
1822.
July 5. Samuel Johnson. July 18. Jane McCord.
Elizabeth Kelly. (non.)
Oct. 2. John Mellwr: th. 1823.
Feb. 15. Sarah Wallace
May 16 .James Rogers.
(an Elder. )
Oct. 7. Samuel Wilson.
Dec. 18. James Wallace. 1824.
March 10. Robert Moorhead, sr. Oct. John Simonton.
Oct. Jane Simonton.
1825. (non.)
Apr. 6. Samuel Bell. June 25. Agnes Robinson. Dec. 22. Andrew Robinson. 1826.
Jau. 9. Moses Wilson. (an Elder. )
Feb. 24. Sybyl Wilson.
Aug. 12. Elizabeth McDonald.
Aug. 20. William Glenn.
Nov. 16. Henry McDonald.
Dec. 20. Sarah Buyers. 1827.
Sept. 2. Richard McBey. (non.)
1829. March 12. Eleanor Clark.
1830.
March 14. Samuel McClure. (non ) July 25. Thomas Mc Nair, sr. (an Elder) 1831.
Aug. 14. Jane Wilson. Sept. 5. Sarah Ann Sharon. O ct. 16. Eleanor Wilson. Mar. 1. Mary Moody.
1833. July 8. Elizabeth Clark. Mary Baird. Dec. 23. Elizabeth Clark. John Welsh. (non.)
1835.
Apr. 7, James Wilson. 1836.
(an Elder.)
May Matilda Porter. 1837.
June 1. Nancy Malony. July 4. Jane Moody. 1838. Robert Moodey Esq. 1839. Aug. 24. Martha Rogers. NOTES AND QUERIES
Relating to the History of Dauphin County.
XXVIIL.
CAPT. MATTHEW SMITH'S COMPANY OF PAXTANG, was the first military organi- zation south of the Hudson river which reached Washington's army in front of Boston in 1775. The following informa- tion concerning it, we find in the Penn'a Evening Post. An extract from a letter therein dated at Hartford, Conn., on the 1st of August 1775, says: "Yesterday came to town a number of Paxtang boys dressed and painted in the Indian fashion, being part of a body of two hundred volunteers who are on their way to Gen. Washington's army at Cambridge. Several of these we hear are young gen- tlemen of fortune." With Capt. Smith's company marched Capt. Hendricks' of Cumberland county, the whole number- ing about one hundred and eighty men. These companies were subsequently selected by the Commander in Chief of the American army to accompany the
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expedition to Quebec under Arnold, which resulted so disastrously. They were the only troops from Pennsylvania connected with that campaign.
GENEALOGICAL DATA.
KERR. I. JAMES KERR, of Paxtang, d. prior to 1748, leaving a wife and children:
i. Joseph.
ii. William, m. Eleanor
- -.
iii. Mary.
iv. James, v. Nathaniel.
II. JOHN KERR, of Derry, d. Oct- ober 1754, leaving children:
i. Sarah, mn. - Carothers.
ii. Robert. iii. Esther.
iv. James.
KIRKWOOD.
ROBERT KIRKWOOD, of Hanover, d. Sept. 1771, leaving children :
i. William, removed to North Carolina. ii. Robert.
Also bequeathing a portion of his estate to his brother William and sister Jane.
KNUPP.
JACOB KNUPP, of Londonderry, d. Sept. 1782, leaving a wife Catharine who in 1776 had married Ulrick Weltner, and children :
i. Jacob.
ii. Anna, m. Felix Landis.
iii. Elizabeth, d. between 1782 and 1786.
iv. Mary. v. Catharine.
LAIRD
I. JAMES LAIRD, of Derry, d. Decem- ber 1741. leaving a wife Janc, and chil- dren:
i. David. ii. Mary.
II. JOHN LAIRD, of Derry, d. in 1765, leaving a wife Agnes who d. March 4, 1779, and among other children:
i. James, m. Margaret ---
ii. William.
iii. John, in 1792, resided in Warring- ton township, York county Penna.
iv. Hugh.
v. Elizabeth m .- - Mckinney.
vi. Mary, m .-- Biggar.
vii. Jean, m. - Parkhill.
viii. Samuel.
III. WILLIAM LAIRD, son of the above, d. April 25. 1809, leaving a wife Elizabeth, and children:
i. John, b. January 25, 1796.
ii. Jane, b . August 3, 1797.
iii. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 1, 1799.
iv. Polly, b December 14, 1801.
v. Susanna, b. May 26, 1805.
LUSK.
I. JAMES LUSK, of Paxtang, d. June 1768, leaving a wife Mary, and child- ren :
i. James.
ii. Patrick.
iii. William.
iv. Margaret. v. Martha. vi. Mary.
vii. Sarah, m. - Hall.
II. PATRICK LUSK, aged 35 years in 1786, certifies that he was a sergeant in Capt. John Murray's company of the Second Penn'a State Battalion, Col Sam- uel Miles, and in the action at Prince- town was wounded in the right wrist- (See Hume.)
McCALL.
I. JAMESMcCALL, of Upper Paxtang, d. January 1788, leaving a wife Mary and children :
i. Robert.
ii. James Plunket.
iii. Lydia.
iv. Ann. v. Margaret. vi. Jean.
II. ROBERT McCALL. of Halifax town- ship, d. March 1816. He left his estate to his nephew Robert McCall Taylor, son of William Taylor, and his neices Mary McCall Jackson, and Cynthia Beek- man.
MCCAMMON.
WILLIAM McCAMMON, d. prior to 1768, leaving children :
i. Elizabeth, m. Thomas Wilson. ii. John.
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iii. Alexander.
iv. William.
[The foregoing surname is probably McCammant-as there are no McCam- mants on the assessment lists at this date. ]
McCALLEN.
I. THOMAS MCCALLEN, of London- derry, d. leaving a wife Sarah b. 1700; d. March 8. 1785, and children:
i. Robert, b. 1732; d. Oct. 1, 1800; m. Isabel- -b. 1731; d. March 24, 1798. ii. Thomas b. 1735; d. Oct. 12, 1806;m. Mary - -b. 1751; d. Oct. 16, 1822.
iii. John, m. Jean
iv. Jean, m. - Huston.
v. Sarah, m. Robert Gcddis.
vi. [a dau. ] m. William Brown jr.
vii. Margaret, m. -Donaldson.
II. JOHN MCCALLEN of Londonderry, left a wifc Jean and children.
i. Thomas.
ii. John.
iii. Sarah.
iv. Jean. v. Robert. vi. Mary.
III JEAN MCCALLEN, daughter of Thomas ofLondondery, m .- Huston, and had children:
j. William.
ii. Margarett, in. James Mays. iii. John.
iv. Andrew, d. May 1782. v. Sarah.
vi. Jean.
vii. James, and had Andrew, James William and John.
IV. SARAH MCCALLEN, daughter of Thomas of Londonderry, m. Robert Geddis and had children:
i. James.
ii. Margarct.
iii. John.
iv. Robert.
v. Paul.
V. MARGARET MCCALLEN, daughter of Thomas, of Londonderry, m. - Donald- son, and had children:
i. Robert.
ii. Isabel.
iii. John.
iv. Thomas.
McCONNELL.
I. SAMUEL MCCONNELL d. prior to 1774, leaving a wife Mary, and children: i. Walter.
ii. Martha. iii. Mary. iv. Fanwell. v. Isabel.
II. ROBERT MCCONNELL d. prior to 1784, leaving a wife Esther and children: i. Robert.
ii. Mary m. Willian Dickey.
iii. Ruth, d. prior to 1784; m. Peter Sturgeon.
iv. Ann. v. Elizabeth.
MCCORMICK.
I. HENRY MCCORMICK of Hanover, d. in 1777, leaving a wife Elizabeth who d. in 1788, and children.
i. William, d. March 1809.
ii. Henry, m. Jean Mitchell.
iii. James, d. 1788 ; unm.
iv. John.
v. David.
vi. Isabella, m. William Sterrett.
vii. Agnes, m. David Ritchie.
II. JOHN MCCORMICK of Hanover, d. February 1784, leaving a wife Mary and children.
i. Margaret, m. -McCord.
ii. Sarah.
iii. Henry.
iv. James.
v. John.
SHOOP'S CHURCH RECORDS.
BAPTISMS FROM 1783 TO 1830.
[Our readers are indebted to E. W. S. Parthemore, Esq., for the extremely val . ulable baptismal records of Shoop's church, the first portion of which is given in this number of "Notes and Querics." They cover the period from the date of organization of the church in 1783 to the ycar 1830, when the original log building gave place to a more sub- stantial edifice. Shoop's Reformed church is located about three miles from Harris- burg on the road to Jonestown. It was
named upon its organization "Beckstein" but subsequently in honor of one of its principal "founders named "Schupp's Kirche." At present the congregation
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belongs to the Hummelstown charge. There are some of the surnames which have of late years been greatly changed, but we prefer giving them as in the record. The abbreviations used are s. for son, d. for daughter, b. for born, and bap. for baptized. The entire record will occupy four numbers of N. & Q.] I.
Hypsher, Henry, s. of Lorenze and Mag- dalena Hypsher; b. Oct. 1782; bap. May, 1783. Sponsors, Christopher Shupp and wife Rosina.
Midt, Anna Maria, d. of Philip and Maria Midt, b. April 19 1783, bap. May ; 1783. Sponsors, Christopher Shupp and wife Rosina.
Shupp, John, s. of Christopher and Rosina Shupp; b. May 15,1771; bap. June 5. 1771. Sponsors, John Parthemore and wife Catharine.
Shupp, Daniel, s. of Christopher and Rosina Shupp, b. Feb. 15, 1774; bap. Mar. 3, 1774. Sponsors, Christopher Shupp and wife Margaret.
Shupp, Catharine, d. of Christopher and Rosina Shupp, b. Sept. 12 1775; bap. Nov. 3, 1775. Sponsors, John Shupp and Catherine Blessly, both single. Shupp, Jacob, s. of Christopherand Rosina Shupp, b. Feb. 10,1178; bap. Mar. 7, 1978. Sponsors John Parthemore and wife Catharine.
Loefle, Jacob, s. of John Adam and Magda- lena Loefle, b. May 1, 1783; bap.June 18, 1783. Sponsors, Jacob Meyer and wife Barbara.
Parthemore, Christopher, s. of Philipand Ann Eve Paithemore; b June 17 1783; bap. June 19, 1783. Sponsors, John Parthemore and wife Catharine.
Schweitzer, John Adam, s. of Frederick and Catharine Schweitzer; b. May 23, 1783; bap. June 9, 1783. Sponsors, Thomas Mohr and wife Barbara. Foltz, Christiana, d. of Barnhard and Christiana Foltz; b.July 28, 1782; bap. Nov. 1782.
Fritz, Elizabeth, d. of Jolin and Catharine Fritz;b. Aug.17, 1783; bap. Oct.7, 1783. . Sponsors, John Dietz and Elizabeth Pancake.
Shupp, Elizabeth, d. of Christopher and Rosina Shupp; b. Nov. 9 1783; bap. Dec. 7, 1783; Sponsors, Martin Shell and Catharine Parthemore, both single
Bobb, Conrad, s. of Peter and Barbara Bobb, b. July 12, 1780; bap. Sept 10 1780; Sponsors, Conrad Bobb and wife Eve.
Meyer, John George, s. of Henry and Juliann Meyer; b. Nov. 24,1783; bap. Feb. 22.1784. Sponsors, George Shupp and wife Louisa.
Bobb, John George, s. of Conrad and Eve Bobb, b. Dec. 26, 1783; bap. Mar. 21, 1784.
Diefenbach, Anna Christiana, d. of John George and Magdalena Diefenbach; b. Dec. 29, 1783; bap. Mar. 24, 1784. Sponsors, Jos. Keller and wife Eliza- beth.
Moore, John Peter, s. of John and Bar- bara Moore; b. Jan 22, 1784; bap. March 21, 1784. Sponsors, Frederick Schweitzer and wife Catharine.
Moore, John Thomas, s. of John and Barbara Moore, b. March 3, 1781; bap. Mar. 21,1781. Sponsors, Freder- ick Schweitzer and wife Catharine.
Moore, John, s. of John and Barbara Moore; b. Aug. 18, 1782; bap. Sept. 1782. Sponsors, Frederick Schweitzer and wife Catharine.
Pol, Anna Barbara Elizabetb, d. of Henry and Margaret Pol; b. Jan. 25, 1784; bap. April 18, 1784. Sponsors, John Gomsert and Fanny Pol, both sin- gie,
Snyder, Anna Christiana, d. of John Valentine and Elizabeth Snyder b. Nov. 18, 1783; bap. April 19, 1784. Sponsors, John Tice and Christiana Schmidt, both single.
Schmidt, Christina and Justina, twin daughters of Michael and Elizabeth Schmidt, b. Mar. 22, 1784; bap. Apr. 19, 1784. Sponsors, Jacob Hosinger and Cath. Schmidt, both single, and John Miller and wife Margaret.
Strock, Jolin Conrad, s. of John and Catharine Strock; b. Sept. 30, 1783; bap. April, 1784. Sponsors, John Miller and wife Margaret,
Sheetz, Maria Elizabeth d, of George and Barbara Sheetz; b. 1784; bap. May 16, 1784.
Leim, Catharine, d. of Michael and Catlı- arine Leim; b. 1784; bap May 16, 1784. Sponsors, Jacob Meyers and wife Barbara.
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Eisenhower Barbara, d. of Peter and Anna Eisenhower; b. Mar. 9,1784; bap. May 16, 1784. Sponsors, John Shui and wife Catharine.
Phillipi, Catharine, d. of Michael and Elizabeth Phillipi; b. April 9, 1784; bap. May 16, 1784 Sponsors, Peter Felty and wife Catharine.
Tittle, Anna, d. of Henry and Magda- lena Tittle; b. Mar. 4. 1784; bap. May 16, 1784. Sponsors, Peter Eisen- houer and wife Anna.
Reel, Jacob, s. of Vinton and Phillipina Reel; b. Mar. 29, 1784; bap. August S, 1784. Sponsor, Jacob Whit- mer.
Martin, John, s. of John and Regina Martin, b. July 10, 1784; bap. Aug. 8, 1784. Sponsors, Henry Kisiner and Barbara Bindnagle.
Bobb John, s. of John and- -Bobb b. Jan 25, 1784; bap. Aug. 8, 1784. Sponsors, Jacob Hosinger and Fanny Poling, both single.
Kern, Elizabeth, d. of Thomas and Sophia Kern; b. April 6, 1785; bap. May 16, 1785.
Stroek, Christiana, d. of John and Cath- arine Strock: b. Mar. 6, 1782; bap. May 16, 1785. Sponsors, Frederick Cassel and wife.
Lennert, Elizabeth, d. of Frederick and Maria Lennert; b. April 12,1785; bap. May 16,1785. Sponsors, John Michael Felty and Elizabeth Brown.
Toy or Troye, Sabine, d. of Jacob and Barbara Toy or Troye; b. Mar. 3, 1785; bap- May 16, 1785. Sponsor, Sabine Kisszen.
Reinmaker, Catharine Susan, d. of George and -Reinmaker, b. Aug. 5, 1784; bap. May 16, 1785.
Midt, John, s. of Phillipand Maria Agnes Midt; b. Feb. 21, 1784, bap. May 16, 1785, Sponsors, Martin Shell and Catharine Parthemore.
Shupp, Louisa, d. of George Shupp; b. Jan. 9, 1785; bap. May 16, 1785. Sponsors, John Parthemore and Cath- arine Bobb.
Shupp, John Frederick; s. of Christopher and Rosina Shupp; b. July 14, 1785; bap. July 24, 1785. Sponsors, John Martin Shell and wife Catharine.
Shell, Anna Catharine, d. of John Martin and Catharine Shell; b. July 28,
1786; bap. Oet. 10, 1786. Sponsors, John Parthemore and wife Catha- rine.
Valentine, Christiana, d. of Peter Valen - tine; b. Jan. 21, 1786; bap. Oet. 10, 1786.
Poorman, Elizabeth, d. of Miebael and Anna Maria Poorman, b. Dee. 1786; bap. April 2, 1787. Sponsor, Maria Poorman.
Fahrling, Maria Salome, d. of Jacob and Maria Salome Fahrling; b. Oet. 19, 1786; bap. April 2, 1787. Sponsors, Franeis Albert and wife.
Shupp, Maria Magdalena, d. of Stofel and Rosina Shupp. b. July 23, 1787; bap. Sept. 3, 1787. Sponsors, John Parthe- more and wife.
Meyers, Catharine Elizabeth, d. of Henry and Julia Ann Meyers; b. Sept. 24. 1787: bap. Oct. 21, 1787. Sponsors, Henry Emerich and wife Cath. Eliz.
Lingle, Thomas, s. of Martin and Eliza- beth Lingle; b. Oct. 7. 1787; bap. Oet. 21, 1787. Sponsors, Thomas Lingle and wife Ann Maria.
Wagner, Barbara, d. of John Christian and Anna Maria Wagner; b. Oet, 14, 1787; bap- Mar. 24, 1788.
Poorman, Anna Maria wife of Michael Poorman, b. May 20, 1766; bap. May 24, 1788.
[After the foregoing entries are the follow- ing but no name of Parents, except it may be the sisters of Anna Maria Poor- man whoever she may have been.]
"A daughter is born March 31 and baptised May 24, 1788, and received the name of Martha. Sponsors,
Jacob Seiders and wife.
"Esther is born, Dec. 1772 and bap. May 24, 1788. "Anna is born at the elosc of the year 1769; bap. May 24, 1788.
"Elizabeth is born April, 1764, and bap. May 24, 1788.
Heineeke, - -, s. of Casper and Mag- dalena Heineeke ; b. Aug. 17, 1788. Schmidt, George, s. of George and Eve Sehmidt ; b. Oet. 16, 1788 ; bap. 26 Oet. 1788. Lorenze
Sponsors, Schmidt and wife.
Baroff, Maria Dora, d. of Adam and Bar- bara Baroff ; b. Dec. 27, 1777 ; bap. Jan. 25, 1788.
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Meyer, Maria Barbara, d. of Henry and Julia Ann Meyer, b. Dec. 10, 1786 ; bap. May 13, 1786.
Meyer, John Henry, s of Henry and Julia Ann Meyer ; b. Jan. 27, 1790 ; bap. May 9, 1790.
Eisenhower, John Peter, s. of Peter and Ann Eisenhower ; b. Jan, 4, 1790 ; bap. Aug. 22, 1790.
Shupp, Christiana, d. of Christopher and Rosina Shupp . b. May 4, 1791 ; bap. June 13, 1791.
Fehrling, Catharine, d. of Daniel and Catharine Fehrling ; b. 1793. Spon- sors, Jacob Fehrling and wife Salome.
Lacksly, Catharine, d. of William and Anna Maria Lacksly ; b. Aug. 27, 1793. Sponsors, George Hain and wife Catharine.
Fehrling, John, s. of Daniel and Catha- rine Fehrling ; b. Sept. 27, 1795 ; bap. Dec. 27, 1795. Sponsors, Mathias Wolf and wife Anna Maria.
Walborn, Anna Maria, d. of Christian and Elizabeth Walborn ; b. Jan. 1, 1796 ; bap. Feb. 14, 1796.
Groff, John George, s. of Jonas and Eliza- beth Groff : b. J.n. 5, 1796 ; bap. Feb. 26, 1796. Sponsors, Frederick Schweitzer and wife Elizabeth.
Schmidt, John George, s. of Mathias and Barbara Schmidt ; b. Oct. 27, 1795 ; bap. May 1, 1796. Sponsors, Henry Schmidt and wife Anna Maria.
Kunkle, John George, s. of Michael and Christiana Kunkle; b. Mar. 14, 179 -; bap. Aug. 2, 1796. Sponsors, George Vogt and wife Maria.
London, Samuel, s, of John and Kate London ; h, Mar. 15, --; bap, Mar. 15, -
Poorman, Maria Elizabeth, d. of Daniel and Christiana ; b. July 14, 1796 ; bap. - -. Sponsors, Jacob Beck and wife Maria.
Bobb, Peter, s. of Philip and Gertrude Bobb ; Nov. 22, 1796 ; bap. Dec. 4, 1796. Sponsors, Peter Bobb and wife Barbara.
Reel, Maria Magdalena ; d. of Philip and Catharine Reel ; b. Nov. 26, 1796 ; bap. Jan. - , 1797. Sponsors, Philip Bobb and wife Gertrude.
Beck, Rachael, d. of John and Barbara Beck; b. Nov. 30, 1796; bap. Feb. 5, 1797. Sponsor, Rachael Fackler. Poop, Eva Catharine, d. of Peter and Elizabeth Poop; b. Jan 23, 1797; bap. Mar 5, 1797. Sponsors, Philip Reel and wife Catharine.
Snider, John. s. of George and Cathar- ine Snider; b. Oct. 22, 1796; bap. Mar. 5, 1797. Sponsors, John Snider and wife Magdelena.
Keplinger, Maria Barbara, d. of Jacob and Barbara Keplinger; b. Mar. 1, 1797; bap. April 2, 1797.
Stoeber, Benj., s. of Casper and Eve Stoeber; b. Nov. 24, 1796; bap. Mar. 15,1797. Sponsors, Casper Stoeber, Jr. and wife Barbara.
Leneken, Maria Rosina, d. of Lucas and Catharine Leneken, b. Apr. 22, 1797; bap. May 14, 1797. Sponsor, Rosina Mayer.
Pfannekuchen, Maria, d. of Frederick and Catharine Pancake; b. Mar. 14, 1797; bap. -. Sponsor, Polly Poorman.
Cassel, Christiana, d. of Frederick and Christiana Cassel; b. Apr. 20, 1797; bap. June 18, 1797. Sponsors, Chris- tian Walborn and his wite Eliza- beth.
Scheile, Mary Magdalena, d. of Peter and Cath. Scheile; b, July -; bap. July 16, 1797. Sponsors, George Scheile and wife Catharine. Kern, Jacob, s. of Thomas and Cathar- ine Kern; b. May 1, 1797; bap. Aug. 6, 1797. Sponsors, Jacob Milisen and wife Maria.
Eisenhower, Maria Elizabeth, d. of Jolin and Catharine Eisenhower, b. Nov. 3, 1797; bap. Dec. 3, 1797. Sponsors, Thomas Kalnat and wife Eliza- beth.
Koch, Maria Christiana, d. of Martin and Eve Koch, b. Dec. 24, 1797; bap. Jan. 4, 1798. Sponsor, Christiana Felty.
Fehrling, Maria Magdelena, d. of Daniel and Cath. Fehrling; b. Dec. 29,1797; bap. April 22, 1798. Sponsor, Magda- lena Felty.
Fehrling, Abraham, s. of Jacob and Sal- ome Fehrling; b. Feb. 4, 1798; bap. May 22, 1798. Sponsor, Balthaser Alberthal.
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Bobb, Elizabeth, d. of Philip and Ger- trude Bobb; b. May 13, 1798; bap. June 10, 1798. Sponsor, Elizabeth Stauch.
Poorman, Jacob, s. of Daniel and Chris- tina Poorman; b. June 16, 1798;bap. July 22, 1798. Sponsors, Jaeob Kep- linger and wife Barbara.
Kunkle, Sarah, d of Michael and Chris- tiana Kunkle; b. June 16 - bap. Aug. 26, 1798. Sponsor, Sarah Shupp.
NOTES AND QUERIES
Relating to the History of Dauphin County.
XXIX.
POPULATION OF HARRISBURG IN 1810 AND 1820 .- From our note books we find that in 1810 the population of the borougli of Harrisburg was as follows:
White males. 1,162
White femalea. 1,060
Free negroes. Slaves. 2
81
Making a total of 2,305. During the next decade, notwithstanding the removal of the seat of government of the State here, the population had not increased very rapidly. There were in 1820, of- White males. 1,402
White females. 1,395
Free people of color. 187
Slaves. . 1
Making a total of 2,985. It will be seen that the colored population more than doubled itself.
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
GEN. WILLIAM REILY.
WILLIAM REILY, the son of Capt. John Reily [1752-1810] and Elizabeth Myers [1755-1800], was born August 14, 1792, in Heidelberg township, now Lebanon county, Penn'a. His father was a gallant offieer of the Pennsylvania Line of the Revolution, was severely wounded in the serviee, and subsequently praetieed law at the Dauphin county bar-a gen. tleman of culture and erudition. The son learned the trade of eabinet maker and carpenter at Myerstown, and for a number of years worked at that business.
He was elected a representative from the county of Lebanon to the Legislature, subsequently removing to the neigh- borhood of Harrisburg, where he passed his later years in farming. He became quite prominent in public affairs, and was for a long time brigade inspector of this military district. He was afterwards ap- pointed by the Governor brigadier gen- eral of the Pennsylvania militia, a posi tion he held at the time of his death. He died at his residence in Susquehanna township, now within the limits of the eity of Harrisburg, on the 28th of July, 1843, aged nearly fifty one years. He inherited the military spirit and personal magnetism of his father, and was always exceedingly popular as an officer, and honored and respected as a eitzen. Gen. Reily, married, September 28, 1818, by Rev. William HIendel, Salome Valentine, daughter of Michael Valentine. She died at Harrisburg in May, 1866, at the age of sixty-six years. They had a family of sixteen children, nearly all of whom reached mature years. Only four survive, Mary Ann, wife of R. F. Kelker, John A., Margaret Martha, wite of James B. Thompson, and Edward Franklin.
CAPTAIN PETER YOUNG.
PETER, YOUNG, eldest son of Valentine and Margaret Young, was born about 1750, in Exeter township, Berks co., Penna. IIe seems to have received a good education, and at the outset of the Revolution was a man of prominence in his loeality. He was on the committee of observation for the county, and was instrumental in the equipping of Capt. Nagle's company, raised in Berks county for Col. William Thompson's battalion of the Continental Line. He was
the commissioned by Council of Safety, December 14, 1776, seeond lieutenant in the Third Associated Bat- talion of Berks eounty; by the Supreme Executive Couneil, May 17, 1777, second lieutenant in the Fourth Battalion of Foot for Berks county; and by the same authority, May 10, 1780, lieutenant in the Sixth Battalion Berks eounty militia. He was in active service during a portion of the Jersey campaign, and iu that around Philadelphia, made famous by the con- fliets at Brandywine and Germantown.
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In 1780 he was on the frontiers, then threatened by the perfidious Indians from New York and their white allies, the Tories, from the same neighborhood. Af- ter the war was over he removed to Dau- phin county, at now Lochicl mills, where he resided several years, when he settled in Harrisburg, where he died prior to 1795. Captain Young married about 1774, and had a large family of children. He was the grandfather of Colonel Jamcs Young of Middletown.
SHOOP'S CHURCH RECORDS.
Baptisms From 1783 to 1830.
II.
Gaul, Anna Maria, d. of John and Anna Maria Gaul; b. Nov. 20, 1797; bap. Sept. 23, 1798. Sponsors, John Beck and wife Barbara.
Ewen, Anna Maria, d. of William and Christina Ewen; b. Aug. 28, 17 --; bap. Oct. 21, 1798 Sponsors, Michael Wohlfarth and wife Elizabeth.
Reem, Jacob, s. of Philip and Catharine Reem; b. Sept. 5, -; bap. "ut supra." Sponsors, Jacob Stauch and wife Catharinc.
Walborn, Sarah, d. of Christian and Eliz- abeth Walborn; b. June 16, -; bap. Sept. 24, 1798.
Sherk, John George, s. of Henry and Elizabeth Sherk; b. Dec. 24, 1798; bap. April 21, 1799. Sponsor, Bar- bara Seider.
Schultz, Maria Catharine, d of George and Maria Schultz; b. Feb. 19, -, hap April 21, 1799. Sponsors, John Beck and wife Maria.
Cassel, Esther, d. of Frederick and Chris- tiana Cassel; b. Nov. 3, 1798; bap. June 2, 1799. Sponsors, Henry Berry and wife Esther.
Schell, John Jacob, s. of Martin and Catharine Schell; b. April 4, 1799; bap. June 1, 1799. Sponsors, Chris- topher Shupp and wife Rosina.
Stoever, John Casper, s. of Casper and Eve Stoever; b. March 5, -; bap. June 2, 1799. Sponsors, John Felty and Catharine Schupp.
Laneken, John, s. of Lucas and Catha- rine Laneken; b. June 13, 1799; bap. July 14,
1799. Sponsor, John Meyer.
Bobb, John Jacob, s. of Peter and Eliz- abeth Bobb; b. March 15, 17 -: bap. 20 ejusd. Sponsor, Eve Margaret Bomberger.
Reel, Sarah, d. of Philip and Catharine Reel; b. Jan. 31, 17 -; bap. ut supra. Sponsor, Barbara Bobb.
Fehrling, Jacob, s, of Daniel and Catha- rine Fehrling; b. Feb. 19, 1890; bap. May 18, 1800. Witnesses, Martin Koch and wife Eve.
Garverich, Maria Elizabeth, d. of John Garverich and wife Barbara; b. April 3, 1800; bap. Aug. 31800. Witnesses, Philip Bobb and wife Gertrudc.
Schultz, George, s. of George and Maria Schultz; b. Oct. 20, 1800; bap. Feb. 22. 1801. Witnesses, George Schultz and wife Elizabeth.
Laneken, Margaret, d. of Lucas and Catharine Laneken; b. April 17, ---; bap. May 24, 1801. Witness, Margaret Meyer.
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