Isaac Kolb Hunsicker

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Isaac Kolb Hunsicker was born 28 SEP 1738 in Skippack, and died 23 FEB 1828 in Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He married Barbara Friedt (Grater or Greder) Greter 5 NOV 1767, daughter of JACOB JR. (GRATER) GRETER and MARIA STAUFFER FRIEDT. She was born 21 SEP 1740 in Pennsylvania, and died 12 JAN 1817 in Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

1. Isaac Kolb Hunsicker
2. Sex: M
3. Birth: 28 SEP 1738 in Skippack
4. Death: 23 FEB 1828 in Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
5. Burial: 1828 Cemetery at Lower Skippack Mennonite Church, Montgomery County, PA
6. PROP: 1768 His parents conveyed to him 3 tracts of land (110 acres) in Skippack that he later conveyed to his son Isaac.

Father: VALENTINE CLYMER 24911 HUNSICKER b: 1700 in Canton Aargau, Switzerland

Mother: Elizabeth Van Sintern 172 Kolb b: 23 JUN 1716 in Skippack, Perkiomen Township. Pennsylvania

Marriage 1 Barbara Friedt (Grater or Greder) Greter b: 21 SEP 1740 in Pennsylvania

   * Married: 5 NOV 1767

Children

  1. Barbara Greter Hunsicker b: AFT 1744

2. Maria Greter Hunsicker b: AFT 1758
3. Valentine Greter Hunsicker b: 1762
4. Jacob Greter Hunsicker b: 24 JUL 1766 in Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
5. Elizabeth Greter Hunsicker b: 22 SEP 1767
6. Catharine Greter Hunsicker b: 10 SEP 1768
7. Esther Greter Hunsicker b: AFT 1768
8. Hannah Greter Hunsicker b: AFT 1768
9. Sarah Greter Hunsicker b: 6 SEP 1771
10. Hannah Greter Hunsicker b: 2 JUL 1776
11. Isaac Greter Hunsicker b: 12 APR 1779 in Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Isaac Hunsicker

Valentine's son Isaac (#3) was born September 28, 1738 and died February 23, 1828. "He was born, lived and died in Skippack, and was a farmer." He married Barbara F. Greder (Grater) on November 5, 1761, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Friedt) Grater, and had 11 children. She was born September 21, 1740 and died January 12, 1817. (p20) Isaac (#3) "began signing the Skippack alms audits in 1764; and was the treasurer, 1785-1821", by author John C. Wenger. Isaac's (#3) youngest child was named Isaac(#4), that married Magdalena Cassel and had 8 children. (p298) Through the valuable notes of historian Abraham C. Hunsicker, we can report more information of the lineage of Isaac. His son Isaac (#4) that, although his birth date is unknown, he died on February 3, 1869 and is buried in the Lower Skippack Mennonite cemetery. On February 28, 1803, he married Magdalena, born May 12, 1780 and died May 15, 1838, daughter of Hubert and Magdalena (Johnson) Cassel. They had 8 children, 2 died young. His second wife was Ann Stauffer, widow of Henrich Stauffer, born November 27, 1780 and died June 9, 1870. A son of Isaac and Magdalena was named Isaac C. (#5), born October 3, 1819 and died December 15, 1895, buried at Lower Skippack Mennonite. Also listed as "Isaac, Jr., farmer", he married Mary Garges, born circa 1822 and died August 18, 1890. They had 5 children; 3 died young except for sons John G. (born June 4, 1850) and Henry G. Hunsicker (born February 10, 1855). Abraham C. Hunsicker indicates, Henry G., great-great-grandson of Valentine, married Elizabeth Croll. No other information is given. Most all may be buried in Lower Skippack Mennonite cemetery.

TIMELINE OF THE HUNSICKER PROPERTY

1768 - Valentine and Elizabeth Hunsicker sold three parcels of land encompassing 110 acres to their son Isaac Hunsicker. The deed does not mention buildings on any of these three parcels of land.

1809 - Isaac Hunsicker the Elder sold the same three parcels of land mentioned in the deed of 1768 to his son, Isaac Hunsicker the Younger. The description of the property was “All that messuage or tenement and those three contiguous tracts of land,” which indicates that a house was included in the transfer. This information suggests that Isaac Hunsicker the Elder constructed a house during his ownership. Unfortunately, township tax records do not provide the types of information which assist in establishing a date of construction.

1833 - A portion of the house appears to date to this time, based upon an inscription in the plaster and general architectural details such as muntin profiles, nail types, and the ridge construction. However, it is possible that some sections of the house predate this construction and have been heavily modified. The use of cheeked windows in the north and south sections (but not the middle section) suggests that interior remodeling took place in the 1830s or 1840s.

1849 - Isaac and Ann Hunsicker sold a 67-acre, 105 perch parcel of land to their son Isaac C. Hunsicker. This property was part of the 110 acre property mentioned in the deeds of 1768 and 1809. A messuage was mentioned in the deed.

1879 - Isaac C. and Mary Hunsicker sold the 67 acre, 105 perch property to Henry G. Hunsicker for $6,500. The deed describes the property as “all their Messuage or Tenement and Tract of Land.”

1926 - The Hunsicker House left the ownership of the Hunsickers when Henry G. Hunsicker sold it to Abraham S. Heckler.

1944 - Portions of the farm fields were subdivided from the Hunsicker House following a survey in 1944. Claude F. and Mary Ella Reinford purchased the property containing 51.615 acres of land for $8,250.

1963 - The Hunsicker property was reduced in size again, leaving the house on a tract of 16.0625 acres. Caesar and Savanne Gorski purchased the property and owned it for forty years.

2003 - The Gorski's sold the Hunsicker House to T.H. Properties for a residential subdivision.

Bulletin of the Historical Society of Montgomery County, "Deaths in the Skippack Region":

No. 311. "Old ISAAC HUNSICKER died February 23, 1828." Born September 28, 1738, son of Valentine and Elizabeth (Kolb) Hunsicker, he married Barbara Grater (No. 124) and was a brother of Nos. 98, 273 and 419. They lived in Skippack where he was enrolled in the Upper Skippack Militia Company during the Revolution. They are probably buried at Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery. Issue: Valentine (No. 200); Maria, wife of Jacob Benner; Jacob who married Anna Ziegler; Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Detweiler; Catherine (No. 490); Sarah, wife of John Keyser; Hannah, wife of John Kolb; Barbara, wife of Henry Kulp (No. 487); Esther and Hannah who both died young. (Montgy W Bk 6/476; HSL.)