I haven't seen anything come through in response to the query concerning MARY LANDERS. I have mention of her in the following information which was passed on to me a number of months ago. I have also forwarded the query to another researcher who seems to know a lot about the LANDERS family, but may not subscribe to the MOLAWREN site. I have a little LANDERS information as I come from the SHIPMAN connection to the NUTT and LANDERS families. This is rather longwinded and may give you a lot more than you want to know. MARY is mentioned a number of times, as well as a second MARY LANDERS. I hope this helps! Debra Shipman Rowe Christopher Landers/Landis is thought to be the son of Felix Landis and Rosina, however there is not records to show that Felix and Rosina had a son named Christopher. There are two lines of thinking on this family. See the notes on the Christopher Landers that is married to Phebe Lee for more details. I do not know the parents of Christopher born 1710. He was born in Germany and his will was written in German. The name of his wife is unknown. There was a Christopher married to an Anna and one married to a Mary. I do not know if either of these two are the same as Christopher born 1710. Christian Landes in 1736 arrived in PA on the ship Harle on Sept 1 from Rotterdam. This was listed in GenHome library. http://www.rootsweb.com/Genhome/ghlib02.htm We feel that the Christipher Landis who improved land in Augusta Co., VA in 1753 was ours and we can verify that the Christopher who died in Mecklenburg Co., NC in 1771 was indeed ours. We also know that his estate papers were written by his son Henry in German, so we strongly feel that he was among those large masses of people which came from Palatinate to PA ca. 1709-1727. Also, a complete list of his progeny has evaded us. Christopher Landis/Landers Ref: G G 27, page 203 For years, we searched and searched trying to identify the parents of Mary Landers/Landis without success until recently when we received records from Robert McAlear of Nice, CA. He wrote: "Chistopher Landess died in 1771 and his estate was inventoried and entered in the October Court Session of 1771. (Mecklenburg Co. Estates 1762-1929, NC State Archives). Among the buyers at the estate sale were: John Landis/Landish, Widow Landis/Landish, MICHAEL GOODNIGHT, Henry Landis/Landish, CHRISTIAN GOODNIGHT, Eve Landish." "Since we know that Michael Goodnight married a Mary Landers, it does not seem out of place for him to buy at this estate sale. Incidentally, Christopher's name is often given as Christian in the estate sale documents. It would seem that MARY was a sister of JOHN, HENRY and possibly EVE or Eva. This would make a total of four children of Christopher/Christian, if indeed the latter was the father and not a brother. One item in the estate sale seems to be particularly significant: the WIDOW was allotted L32-19-5 while the 'seven legatees' were granted L18-0-3 each. This would suggest there were seven 'heirs' other than the widow. The object is to find the remaining three heirs. The problem is very nicely solved in the October session of the Mecklenburg County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1787: (in part) ...said monies to be paid...for the orphans of Christopher Landess, dec,d., viz: JACOB, FELIX & ELIZABETH..." "This record, together with the names found in the estate sale, would seem to provide a record of the 'seven legatees' and since we know three were orphans of Christopher/Christian, it follows that these seven were all of his children." Spouse 1 Unknown Children: 1.Mary Landers 2.John Landers 3.Henry Landers 4.Eve Landers 5.Jacob Landers 6.Felix Landers 7.Elizabeth Landers Henry Landers was possibly born in Pennsylvania or Virginia. NC. and he died in Warren Co., KY. He was married to Cati not sure of her maiden name, but Hans Michael Goodnight had a daughter by his first wife called Cati Landers). The first references found concerning Henry are found in Tryon Co. (now Rutherford, Lincoln, Cleveland Counties) North Carolina, where in 1772 he purchased land on Beaverdam and Buffalo Creeks in what is now Cleveland Co. Living near him on Sandy Run and Grog Creeds was the family of his son-in-law, Isaac Lee. Isaac was the son of Robert A. and Anna Shipman Lee. Henry was enumerated on the 1790 census of Rutherford Co. NC His household consisted of 1 male 16 yrs. upwards, 3 males under 16 yrs.. smf 6 females. It appears from land records found in NC that Henry sold out about 1796 before moving to Warren Co. KY. On April 2, 1799 Henry purchased 208 acres on Bays Fork Creek, from Peter Boucher in Warren Co., KY. (Deed Bk 2 , pp25) Henry appeared on the 1799 tax list of Warren Co. There are no tax list for 1800. In Order Book 1, March 3, 1801, Catherine Landers was named administrator of the estate of Henry Landers. Surety was Christopher Landers, his eldest son. The inventory of Henry was appraised by Levi Compton, John Claypool, and John Baleys, and was filed in Warren Co. Will Book A. pp 34. The estate was valued at 133L. 9s, 6d. Henry's widow Catherine (Caty) appeared on the Warren Co. Tax list from 1800-1816. Her son, Christopher, appeared on the same tax rolls until 1807, at which time he moved with his family to Bedford Co., TN. Caty was also listed on the 1810 census of Warren Co. In 1820 Caty was not mentioned in the land transaction between her son Isaac and the other heirs of Henry Landers, found in Deed Book 10, and filed in 1820. It is presumed that Catherine died between 1816-1820. Twelve of the thirteen children of Henry and Caty were mentioned in the transaction. Some grandchildren were named in Deed Book H. pp 269 of Allen County, KY. The graves of Henry and Caty have never been found. Henry Landers was possibly born in Pennsylvania or Virginia. NC. and he died in Warren Co., KY. He was married to Cati not sure of her maiden name, but Hans Michael Goodnight had a daughter by his first wife called Cati Landers). The first references found concerning Henry are found in Tryon Co. (now Rutherford, Lincoln, Cleveland Counties) North Carolina, where in 1772 he purchased land on Beaverdam and Buffalo Creeks in what is now Cleveland Co. Living near him on Sandy Run and Grog Creeds was the family of his son-in-law, Isaac Lee. Isaac was the son of Robert A. and Anna Shipman Lee. Henry was enumerated on the 1790 census of Rutherford Co. NC His household consisted of 1 male 16 yrs. upwards, 3 males under 16 yrs.. smf 6 females. It appears from land records found in NC that Henry sold out about 1796 before moving to Warren Co. KY. On April 2, 1799 Henry purchased 208 acres on Bays Fork Creek, from Peter Boucher in Warren Co., KY. (Deed Bk 2 , pp25) Henry appeared on the 1799 tax list of Warren Co. There are no tax list for 1800. In Order Book 1, March 3, 1801, Catherine Landers was named administrator of the estate of Henry Landers. Surety was Christopher Landers, his eldest son. The inventory of Henry was appraised by Levi Compton, John Claypool, and John Baleys, and was filed in Warren Co. Will Book A. pp 34. The estate was valued at 133L. 9s, 6d. Henry's widow Catherine (Caty) appeared on the Warren Co. Tax list from 1800-1816. Her son, Christopher, appeared on the same tax rolls until 1807, at which time he moved with his family to Bedford Co., TN. Caty was also listed on the 1810 census of Warren Co. In 1820 Caty was not mentioned in the land transaction between her son Isaac and the other heirs of Henry Landers, found in Deed Book 10, and filed in 1820. It is presumed that Catherine died between 1816-1820. Twelve of the thirteen children of Henry and Caty were mentioned in the transaction. Some grandchildren were named in Deed Book H. pp 269 of Allen County, KY. The graves of Henry and Caty have never been found. Catherine or Caty Goodnight is thought to be the daughter of Hans Michael Goodnight. If this is true and I believe that it is, then her father married second Mary Landers the sister of Catherine's husband Henry. HON. ABEL LANDERS, prominently connected with public affairs in the early > settlement of Hood county, was a native of Kentucky and reared in Tennessee, > where he married Sarah Shipman. They had a family of 11 children, three of > whom are now (1896) living, viz.: Christopher Lee and Robert, farmers in > Erath county; and Elizabeth, wife of J.F. Nutt, one of the founders of > Granbury, and now a leading merchant of this place. > > Mr. Landers was reared on a farm in the early days of Tennessee and enjoyed > but meager advantages for acquiring an education, but he was one of those > positive and determined characters who rise in spite of adverse surroundings, > and by much reading and far more observation he acquired a good stock of > useful knowledge, enabling him to discern motives and press circumstances to > most advantageous results. > > He emigrated to Missouri about 1837 and located in Newton county, where he > soon became identified with public affairs. He was first elected justice of > the peace and so acceptably performed the duties of that office that he was > next elected to represent his party in the legislature, and again twice > re-elected, so faithful and unswerving was his fidelity to his constituents, > and then elected to the state senate. In 1858 Judge Landers removed with his > then large family and other relatives to Texas, settling on the west bank of > the Brazos river, in what was then Johnson county. He bought a choice body of > land and engaged in farming and stock-raising, and was soon after elected > justice of the peace, and upon the organization of Hood county in 1867 he was > elected its first county judge, serving for several years. During this period > many vexed public questions came before him, which he disposed of without > much regard for precedents which happened to stand in the way of reaching > what he deemed just results and though the location of the county site at > Granbury where it remains was most bitterly contested, yet his personal > influence and efforts were so great that he succeeded in overruling all > opposition and by a directness of purpose and methods of his own invention > established the county site at this place in spite of several popular > elections against it but finally in its favor. Subsequent events as well as > public sentiment have fully attested the wisdom of his judgment. > > Judge Landers was a man of the people but of great determination, often > amounting to bluntness which in others would have been offensive, but not so > in him. He was public-spirited; in politics a Democrat; in religion a > "hard-shell" Baptist. His good wife died a few years after their arrival in > Texas, and he about 1873, leaving in Hood and adjoining counties many > descendants and collateral relatives besides friends of lifelong attachment > who had emigrated from Missouri to Texas with him. > > SOURCE > > History of Texas, 1896, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co.