Anthonius Heilman

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'Antonius "Anthony" Hallman was born Abt. 1671 in Germany, and died 1759 in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery Co., PA. He married Maria Salome in Germany.

Immigratn/Nat'ln: 1721, Came to America; Naturalized 1731. Occupation(s): Farmer. PlaceBuried/Age: Old Mennonnite Church Cemetery, Perkiomen Twp. next to their farm; age 88y. Religion: Lutheran. Residence: near Schwenksville, Perk. Twp. (now part of "The Spring Mountain House" resort. SpecialExperienc: Helped organize the Trappe Augustus Lutheran Church..

Children of Antonius "Anthony" Hallman and Maria Salome are: +Maria Salome Hallman, b. Abt. 1699, Probably Klein Niedesheim (near Worms, Palatine), d. Aft. 1755. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/a/Kay-A-Stahl/WEBSIT...

Anthony Hallman died July 16, 1759, at the age of 88 years, having been born 1671. At the time of his death he was 'Church Warden' of Augustus Lutheran Church. There is no record as to the place of burial, though in all probabilty he lies buried at the side of his wife in the graveyard of the Mennonite Church at Skippack.

Transcript prepared by Martha A. Hallowell based on typed transcription found with photos of will in Hallman Family Association files (author unknown) and a transcription posted on GenForum’s Hallman Message Board by Penny, dated Sept. 8, 2000.

Anthony Hallman's Will In the Name of God Amen, I Anthony Hallman of the Township of Skepack and Perquiomy in the County of Philladelphia, Yeoman..being through the Favour of the Divine Mercy of God..in my Usual Health..and my Memory being Sound and Perfect..Thanks be to God for the same. Nevertheless Considering the Uncertainty of this Life...do make and Ordain this my last will and Testament..this 25th day of January In the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and fifty five - In the following Manner and Form – That is to say..First I Recommend my Soul to God that gave it and my Body to the Earth from whence it came to be Buried in a Decent Manner at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter Mentioned..and as for my Worldly Goods..I give and Bequeath them in Manner following - ---That is to say--- Imprimis. I will and Direct that all my Just Debts and Funeral Charges be Duly and faithfully paid and Discharged by my Executor as aforesaid. Secondly It is my Irrevocable Will, and that for Reasons best known to myself, that my Eldest Son John Hallman be Disinherited from any part Whatsoever of any Estate Real and Personal and he is and shall be forever Disinherited from all and every part, save one English Shilling which shall be paid unto him by my Executor hereafter mentioned within Ten Days from the Day of my Decease – Thirdly I give and Bequeath unto my Eldest Daughter Dorothy Heizer, wife of John Heizer the sum of five Pounds Currant Lawful Money of Pennsylvania, to be paid unto her or the Lawful Issue Born of her Body by my Executor within one Year from the Day of my Decease. Fourthly I give and Bequeath unto my Second Daughter Christian Leffebber the sum of Five Pounds Money aforesaid, payable as above within one Year from the Day of my Decease. Fifthly I give and Bequeath unto my Third Daughter Catherine Kresseman the sum of Five Pounds Money aforesaid payable as above within one Year from the day of my Decease— Sixthly I give and Bequeath unto my three Grandsons Leonard, Valentine and George, My Daughter Mary Salome Perkymers Children, the sum of [1 pound, 13 shillings, 4d.], Money aforesaid to each each and every of them, payable as above within one Year from the Day of my Decease. Seventhly I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Barbara Jacobs the sum of Five Pounds, Money aforesaid, payable as above within one Year from the Day of my Decease— Eighthly I give and Bequeath unto my Youngest Daughter Anna Maria Ketchy ye [ministers] wife the sum of Five Pounds Money aforesaid..Payable as above within one year next after the day of my Decease— Ninethly I Likewise hereby Declare that the provisions Made in the foregoing part of this my Will in regard to the issues: is in Case any of the Legatees should Die before the Legacies should become due and payable by my Executor aforesaid— Tenthly I give and Bequeath unto my Youngest Son Henry Hallman all and singular my Household Goods, Chattels, Husbandry Implements and all my Dues Demands, Specialties and Movables Whatsoever that I am at this present proper Owner And also all that my be justly called mine at the Time of my Decease. And I also give and Devise unto my said Son Henry Hallman all my Land Plantation with the Appurtenances and--Improvements thereunto belonging or otherwise Appertaining thereto, Situate Lying and being in the township of Skepack and Perquiomy aforesaid containing as by Estimation about one Hundred and fifty Acres, be it more or less-- To him my said Son Henry Hallman his Heirs and Asigns to be freely and fully Enjoyed and Passed by him and Heirs or Assigns from the Day of my Decease..Thence forward and for Ever--- And I do hereby Constitute. Depute and Appoint him my said Son Henry Hallman my Only and Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, giving him by these Presents full Power and Absolute Authority to ask. Demand. Sue for Levy and Recover all my Rights and Credits Whatsoever..In Order to Enable him to pay my Debts and Legacies in manner aforesaid. And I do hereby Revoke. Disannul Utterly Disallow all and every other Former Testaments, Wills, Legacies and Executors by me in any wise before this time I willed Named and Bequeathed--Ratifying this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament-- In Witness Whereof I the said Anthony Hallman have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year first above Written. Signd Seald Published and Declared by the said Anthony Hallman … as his last will and Testament in the Presence of us … the Subscribers-- Deter Welchor Jacob (illegible) Charles Cornelius Raboteau Ext. Jus 3 Aug 1759 Will of Anthony Hallman, Will Book L, page 301 City Hall, Philadelphia

  Old Trappe Church - The First Century A small backwoods settlement developed near a tavern on the trail of the Perkiomen Creek to the frontier in 1717. As more and more families settled in the clearings in the forest, the community adopted the name Providence. A religious service was few and far between especially for Lutherans since the nearest congregation (Falkner Swamp) was twelve miles away. The Providence Lutherans were left to the doubtful spiritual care of whatever self-styled pastor ventured onto the frontier. The deacons decided to join local Lutherans (Falkner Swamp) and the Philadephia Lutherans in a call to Europe for a regularly ordained pastor. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg answered the call. Before the first church was built, Pastor Muhlenberg preached in a barn to the Providence congregation. The congregation was anxious to build a church building and began hauling stones to the site in January 1743. The structure was erected through the spring and summer months and the first service was held in the unfurnished interior on September 12, 1743. The building was completed and dedicated on October 6, 1745, at which time the dedication stone was placed over the west portico. The first church building of Augustus Lutheran Church is still standing and is the oldest unchanged Lutheran Church building in continuous use in the United States. The church building predates the Declaration of Independence by one generation, and through its simple and sturdy construction speaks to us in the language of another age. It expresses the resourcefulness of the pioneers in building homes, and schools, and churches, and in training men and women who later helped to carve Liberty out of hard conditions and desperate circumstances.

Please check out this link for the source: http://www.umstead.org/lsmburialnotproof.html It has also been pasted below: " From THE PERKIOMEN REGION VOLXII Nos 3+4, October, 1934 Whole Nos 46, 47, pages 154 ff: "Anthony Hallman was a resident of Skippack, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) Co, PA, probably as early as 1708, where, we learn, he held a farm in 1720 of 150 acres. He was born in 1671, and died in 1759, age 88 years. Although he lived in Skippack, adjacent to the Mennonite Church property, he was a member of the Lutheran Church, at Trappe, PA, where he served on the building committee in 1743. Over the east door of the ancient structure with a hip roof is a stone containing the name in Latin A. Heilmano. He was a warden of the church, BUT WAS BURIED ON JULY 16 AS AFORESAID IN THE BURIAL GROUND ADJACENT TO HIS FARM. "His wife, Mary Salome, died, aged 73, and was buried September 26, 1745, at the Skippack Mennonite Burying Ground, where beside her, her husband was afterwards buried." (Note: They are not listed in Reinford's listing of LSMCem nor in DEATHS IN THE SKIPPACK, but their stones were probably obliterated, as many were, well before Reinford made his list in 1961.) This was written in regard to Anthony's wife: "Halle: Part of a letter written by Rev H M Muhlenberg to 'Nachrichten' by Schulze, 1787 (from the German.) A church elder's wife in Providence (Trappe) had much worry and care with worldly duties, but these she laid aside half a year before her death and she lamented that her prayer might be more sincere in every detail. She more carefully pondered her prayers in her heart than formerly and harkened with tears. Her husband read diligently to her at home from the holy prayer book of Arnd about real Christian life and pointed out the way for her duties, so that she underwent a real change. She selected for her funeral text the words out of the Lamentations of Jeremiah 5, 16: 'The crown of our head has fallen off. Woe to us that we have sinned and die so soon.' Her husband dwelt near the Mennonite Meetinghouse, and had in former times helped to build their churchyard, wherein he had permission to have a plot for his family, for that reason he wished to have his wife buried there. There had gathered a large group for the funeral since they say, every one as he wished might go to the burial. After we had covered the corpse with earth, I wished to have the sermon under a tree because of the hot weather. The Mennonite minister who was present stepped up to me and said, I would like you to hold the sermon in our large Meeting House. I answered: that under our gracious king's sovereignty all parties (beliefs) are permitted in this land, so I will not interfere with your freedom nor cause strife. But the Mennonite minister continued to urge it and I said I wish you would not shun our church. I thought, perhaps, they might be more willing to grasp the word if their desires were granted. However, while entering, the aged minister said in my ear, I wish though that there be used no strange ceremonies. To which I replied, There will be employed by me none other than those of the Evangelical Lutheran (church) custon. After the sermon was over, the aged one excused himself and said, would I forgive him for his words, that he had not understood what were our usages. They were thankful with weeping eyes, that I, the Heavenly Messenger (a they called me), had spoken in their edifice (midst). Since then I have frequently been obliged to speak in the same place at funerals of our neighbors. The ministers were always present and declared that their souls were revived and hallowed thereby and bespoke for themselves good friendship and neighborliness. I have in such sermons not spoken upon the disputed points between us and them, but have proclaimed atonement, faith, and holiness - so we all without discrimination may be complete in all things necessary." "Anthony's youngest son Henry inherited the farm in Skippack township and resided on it all his life. He, like his father and brother John was a member of the Augustus Lutheran Church. The son contributed to the support of the pastor as was recorded in 1760. According to the example of his father, he and his wife are buried in the Old Mennonite Cemetery, over the fence from his plantation." "

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