Is anyone researching the WASS family who settled in and around the Addison Twp, Somerset County Pennsylvania area? I am looking for information pertaining to George WASS, b. 5 Oct. 1775, and/or his parents, siblings or other connecting family lines. George is believed to have come from Philadelphia, the 1790 census for Philadelphia, PA has a George WASS as head of household, not John Adam WASS, who is thought to have been the father of George. With the family members and wife at the time the head of household person referred to in the census would not have been son George, b. 5 Oct. 1775. As son George would have only been 15 at the time of the 1790 census. If the George referred to in the census is father of George, b. 5 Oct. 1775, where does John Adam WASS come in? 1 male 16 and up including head of household 2 males under 16 2 females including wife Recently information has come to my attention that a number of George's children from his second marriage said their father was born in New Jersey, their mother Pennsylvania. Which I find holds a number of possibilities...namely, based on the fact that George settled along with migrating families from New Jersey that were part of the "Jersey Settlement" into the Addison Twp, Somerset Co, PA area. Many, if not most of these "Jersey Settlement" families intermarried. There seems to be various opinions as to the surname, WASS, being German or English...can anyone help with this? I have found the name written using the German umlaut Waß. Thank you for any help offered. Ken
Ken- your ancestor's movement from Philidelphia area to NJ and thence to this "Jesey Settlement " area is of great interest to me. Some of my Lefler/Loeffler family followed those paths as well. Can you tell me more about the Jesey Settlement--Where ,When,Who?? Good luck on your Wass family in this difficult area where records were lost during the Rev. Bob Lefler-desc of John Lefler b. 1758,Greenwich,NJ, and pos of Jacob and Ann Barbara Loeffler of Williams Lutheran Church south of Easton,Pa, abt 1740. Bob Lefler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Branches & Lil' Twigs" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 11:31 AM Subject: [NJSUSSEX-L] WASS, George - Sussex Co, NJ, Somerset Co, PA & beyond... > Is anyone researching the WASS family who settled in and around the Addison Twp, Somerset County Pennsylvania area? > > I am looking for information pertaining to George WASS, b. 5 Oct. 1775, and/or his parents, siblings or other connecting family lines. > > George is believed to have come from Philadelphia, the 1790 census for Philadelphia, PA has a George WASS as head of household, not John Adam WASS, who is thought to have been the father of George. With the family members and wife at the time the head of household person referred to in the census would not have been son George, b. 5 Oct. 1775. As son George would have only been 15 at the time of the 1790 census. If the George referred to in the census is father of George, b. 5 Oct. 1775, where does John Adam WASS come in? > > 1 male 16 and up including head of household > 2 males under 16 > 2 females including wife > > Recently information has come to my attention that a number of George's children from his second marriage said their father was born in New Jersey, their mother Pennsylvania. Which I find holds a number of possibilities...namely, based on the fact that George settled along with migrating families from New Jersey that were part of the "Jersey Settlement" into the Addison Twp, Somerset Co, PA area. Many, if not most of these "Jersey Settlement" families intermarried. > > There seems to be various opinions as to the surname, WASS, being German or English...can anyone help with this? I have found the name written using the German umlaut Waß. > > Thank you for any help offered. > > Ken > >