John Hooley

Burial Hooley Cemetery, Belleville PA

ID: I16183

Name: John HOOLEY

Sex: M

Birth: 1739 in Switzerland

Death: 4 Oct 1805 in Brown twp., Mifflin co., PA 1 2

Buried in Hooley Cemetery, Belleville, Mifflin Co., PA.2 Occupation: Farmer and minister. Religion: Amish Mennonite.

John left Bern Twp on account of Indian looting and destruction. Settled in Pequea Valley, Lancaster County. In April 1791 he moved with his family from Salisbury Twp, Lancaster Co. to Brown Twp, Mifflin Co., PA where he died in 1805.

    He was rendered insolvent from his financial means at the former place by the depression which came from Continental currency among American Colonies in the Revolutionary War. (HlDn)

He was the first Amish minister in Mifflin County (Short Hist of Imm Jacob Beiler)2
Note:

John Hooley, son of Andreas, was born in Switzerland and arrived with his family on the "Brotherhood". He lived with his family in Berks County, later marrying Catherine Blank, Catherine died on 21 Apr 1812 in Mifflin Co., PA.1 Buried in Hooley Cemetery, Belleville, Mifflin Co., PA.2 the daughter of Dr. Hans Blank,(abt 1710-Jan 1790) in Lancaster Co., PA & Magdalena (abt 1715-Apr 1796). Hans had a practice in Europe and later in Berks and Lancaster Counties. In 1769 Dr. Blank purchased a farm near Cains, partly in Lancaster and Chester Counties. Before his death he divided his 305 acre farm giving 166 acres to his son John Blank and 137 acres to his daughter, Catherine and her husband, John Hooley. This is probably the "Waterloo" farm just east of Cains on route 340.

John and Catherine Hooley moved to Mifflin County in 1791 because of financial difficulties brought on by the Revolutionary War, and partly because his conservative convictions were threatened. John ministered in the Amish Church in Mifflin County, where he died in 1805.

Father: Andreas HOELLY b: Abt 1716 in Switzerland

Mother: NN TROYER b: Abt 1718 in Switzerland

Marriage 1 Catherine BLANK b: Abt 1744 in Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Married: Bef 1761 in Lancaster Co., PA 3

Children

Magdalena HOOLEY b: 4 Aug 1761 (1761-1840)

Catherine HOOLEY b: Jul 1763 in Lancaster Co., PA (1763-1853)
John HOLLY b: 3 Nov 1764 in Lancaster Co., PA (1764-1861)
Christian HOOLEY b: 19 Dec 1767 in Lancaster Co., PA (1767-1857)
Barbara HOOLEY b: Abt 1769 in Lancaster Co., PA (1769-1832)
Christina HOOLEY b: 1775 in Lancaster Co., PA (1775-)
Peter J. HOOLEY b: Abt 1778 in Lancaster Co., PA (~1778-)
Elizabeth HOOLEY b: 30 Jan 1783 in Lancaster Co., PA (1783-1874)
Mary HOOLEY b: Abt 1785 in Spring Garden, Salisbury twp., Lancaster Co., PA(1785-~1819)
Veronica "Fanny" HOOLEY b: 22 Nov 1787 in Lancaster Co., PA (1787-1858)
David HOOLEY b: 29 Oct 1791 in Lancaster Co., PA (1791-1828)
Sources:

Title: Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage

Publication: Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, PA

Page: July 1986, pg 37

Title: A Brief History of Bishop Jacob Mast and Other Mast Pioneers

Author: C. Z. Mast

Publication: © 1911 by C. Z. Mast, reprinted 1989 by Mennonite Family History, P.O. Box 171 Elverson, PA 19520

Page: pp 445-447

Title: A Brief History of Bishop Jacob Mast and Other Mast Pioneers

Author: C. Z. Mast

Publication: © 1911 by C. Z. Mast, reprinted 1989 by Mennonite Family History, P.O. Box 171 Elverson, PA 19520

Page: pg 445

Name changed from Holly to Hooley Left Bern Twp on account of Indian looting and destruction. Settled in Pequea Valley, Lancaster Co. In April 1791 he moved with his family from Salisbury Twp, Lancaster Co to Brown Twp, Mifflin Co, PA where he died in 1805. - He was rendered insolvent from his financial means at the former place by the depression which came from Continental currency among American Colonies in the Revolutionary War. (HlDn) - He was the first Amish minister in Mifflin County (Short Hist of Imm Jacob Beiler)

john hoelly-hooley married catherine blank. (johns parents were andreas hoelly and ___ troyer)john and catherine had a daughter named magdalena hooley born 1761 pa. my greatgrandmother.

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Children:

 Christian Hooley (1767 - 1857)

 Veronica Hooley Kanagy (1787 - 1858)

Burial: Hooleys Cemetery Mifflin County Pennsylvania, USA Created by: alicia king Record added: Mar 09, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34619539