Johan Pieter Heuser / Houser

A Patriot of the American Revolution for PENNSYLVANIA with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor # A057577

Biography

From the book"Descendants of John Houser 1709-1763" by Elmer A Houser Jr. published 1991: See page 15

John Houser 1747-1833 was about 17 years old when his father, John, died in 1763. Though the family received considerable help fro Uncle Jacob who lived nearby, it fell to John as the eldest son to take up major responsibility for the welfare of his mother (Mary E. George) and his six young brothers and sisters. He inherited several hundred acres from his father and with great determination, John turned to farming.

He grew to manhood and married Anna Maria Elizabeth Herleman about 1775. She was born on 5 Mar 1747 in New Providence Two. Montgomery Co, PA, the daughter of Sebastian and Maria Magdalena Herleman She was baptized on 31 March 1747 at Augustus churn in Montgomery Co.

In 1776, John Houser, Private in Capt. John Shyrer's Copany, 2nd Battalion of the York Co. Militia, marched to Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He also served under Captain George Gyselman, Pennsylvania Militia.

Elizabeth Herleman Houser died about 1790 and John remarried, Elizabeth Boytkin born about 1770, some 23 years younger than John. It is interesting to note that Sebastian Herleman's will, written in 1791 and probated in 1794 after his daughter's death, named John as one of his sons in law. While there is no certain explanation for this, it is likely that Sebastian simply wanted to pass part of his estate to his grandchildren and the fact that his daughter was dead and her husband had remarried, did not change that desire. I think he trusted his son in law. Contributor: Carolyn Shelhamer

Family

• Father: John Houser b: ABT 1709 Mother: Mary E. George b: 1720 [sic: Maria Werlie]

Marriage 1 Anna Maria Magdalena Herleman b: 5 MAR 1746 in Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Married: ABT 1775

Children:

• 1. Maria Magdalena Houser b: 18 DEC 1776 in York Co., Pennsylvania
• 2. Anna Barbara Houser b: 5 FEB 1779 in York Co., Pennsylvania
• 3. Maria Elizabeth Houser b: 19 JUN 1781 in York Co., Pennsylvania
• 4. Henry Houser b: 18 OCT 1783 in York Co., Pennsylvania
• 5. John Houser b: 23 MAR 1786 in York Co., Pennsylvania

Marriage 2 Elizabeth Boytkin b: 1770

Children:

• 1. Jacob Houser b: ABT 1791 in York Co., Pennsylvania
• 2. David Houser b: 25 OCT 1792 in York Co., Pennsylvania
• 3. Juliana Houser b: 8 NOV 1793 in York Co., Pennsylvania
• 4. Jonathan Houser b: 21 JUL 1795 in York Co., Pennsylvania
• 5. Joseph Houser b: ABT 1797 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina
• 6. Daniel Houser b: ABT 1799 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina
• 7. Sarah Houser b: 25 JAN 1802 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina
• 8. Sally Houser b: ABT 1804 in Lincoln Co., North Carolina

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Will

Note: January 3, 1829 - Knox Co., Tennessee: In the name of God amen, this 3rd day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, I John Howser, Sen. Of the county of Knox and the State of Tennessee being in a weak state of health but of sound mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body and that is appointed for all men to die I do make and appoint this my last will and testament in the manner and form following to wit.

First, I recommend my soul to the Almighty God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian Manner at the discretion of my Executors and as touching such worldly estate when with it has pleased God to bless me with in this life - I bequeath and dispose of it in the following manner to wit - First I allow all my just debts and funeral charges to be fully paid and discharged then to my beloved wife Elizabeth Houser I give and bequeath my Mansion house and all the cleared land which is lying in what I call the Spring Valley with timber land round it to support it, two feather beds and furniture and two cows and on heifer and all my hogs and chickens and ducks that I have, during her natural life or widowhood also one chest and table and a spinning wheel and the rest of my perishable property I allow to be valued and when the property is valued I allow my wife to take the one-third of it at is valuation of such articles as she may please and the rest of my property I allow to be sold at public demand and the money arising from this sale bequeath one hundred dollars.

To my daughter Sarah Baker I bequeath fifty one dollars and twenty five cents and unto my daughter Sally Doyle I bequeath twenty dollars which allowed to make them then equal to the rest of my children and then the rest of the estate I allow to be equally divided with my widow Elizabeth Howser, Sarah Baker, Daniel Howser, Mary Magdelina Finger, Barbara Sayne, Elizabeth Sayne, and Sally Doyle.

Equally divided among them and as to my land, I allow it to be managed in the following manner that is to say I allow my executor here after to be named to rent out my land that bequeaths can then review yearly to the highest bidder during my wife's lifetime and to be equally divided amount all my childred after paying for the necessary repairs to keep the plantation in good repair and at my widows death I allow my Executor hereafter to be named to sell all my land at public sale and when the money is collected and the necessary expenses all paid to be equally divided amongst all my children at is Mary Magdelina Finger, Barbara Sayne, Elizabeth Sayne, John Howser, Jacob Howser, David Howser, Judith Spangler, Jonathan Howser, Joseph Howser, Daniel Howser, Sarah Baker, Sally Doyle, and I do hereby Ordain constitute and appoint my son in law John Sayne and my son David Howser to be sole Executors of this my last will and testament and to see that all may be performed according to the true intent and meaning thereof - And I hereby utterly revoke and disannul all my former wills and testaments and bequeaths whatsoever and declare this to be my last will and testament. In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and data above written.

John howser

Signed sealedand for the purpose therein namedin presence of Samuel Flenniken

his Joel x Coker mark

Elizabeth Willoughby

Whereupon David Howser one of the executors was duly qualified and entered into Bond with security and letters testamentary.

(rootsweb.com) "The Houser Family" [2007] contact: Melissa Banks (Snmbanks@comcast.net): same vital data, citation of will, and listing of marriages & children as foregoing internet resource Person ID I58495 Ellingham Last Modified 30 Jan 2008

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