Hello All, I have added another 10 pages to the book "Pennsylvania Historical Society Memoirs". It is available at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com You can click on the link on the index page to jump to the start of the most recently added section. Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Abernathy and related families No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.6/1318 - Release Date: 3/7/2008 2:01 PM

roth, paul, died at the battle of frederichksburg, dec. 1862 roth, john, died 1/12/ 1863 age 63y 3m 25d roth, charles died 5/27/1863, age 44 doll, solomon died 1/2/1864 age 38 roth, daniel, died 2/23/1864 age 68 roth, peter, died 2/28/1864 age 72 lentz, william, 5/6/1864, age 79 rath, matthais, died 8/18/1864 age 49y 5m 24d Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: geri brennan Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 11:16 AM To: pamonroe@rootsweb.com, panortha@rootsweb.com Subject: [PANORTHA] odds and ends northampton co. valuation of real estate, 16 nov. 1789 owner; michael butz-forks twp. deceased execs; elisabeth messinger( late elisabeth butz) (elisabetha), christian butz, benjamin siegel. mortgage, 27 oct. 1789 for 66 pounds, 14 shillings mortgagor; john messinger deed, 31 march 1791 for 50 pounds grantors; michael messinger, fork twp. and elisabeth deed for 1050 pounds, 19 march 1771 grantor; joseph potts, phila. co., and his wife sarah ( late sarah powel, granddaughter of samuel powel, the elder, phila., carpenter, deceased) grantee. michael messinger, forks twp. wits. hester griffiths, isaac potts. deed for 342 pounds, 18 may, 1763 grantor; paul boger, gwynedd, phila. co., innholder and his wife catharine. grantee; abraham kner (knerr) lowhill twp. property; 3 tracts in lowhill twp; which barbara paltzgroff (alias barbara trumbore), widow and exec, of george paltzgroff, late of hanover twp., phila., blacksmith, granted to boger. 1) 126 acres, 47 perches of vacant land 2) 52 and 1/2 acres by land of michael ebert,vacant land, jacob klotz, nicholas smith 18 dec. 1783, estate of samuel meyer, upper mildord twp. 3 daughters; mary, wife of philip hess-philip accepted the land. others not named; one deceased. kressly, alvin, died 5/31/1874. age 14, father joseph, cause; kicked by a horse mrs. james roth, died 10/23/1896 age 71, husband james, deceased harlacher, milton did 10/27/1896, insane from heat at lehigh zinc works mrs. moses lentz died nov. 1896, in dayton, ohio. father conrad roth lentz, david (rev.) died 5/5/1898 age 63 roth, daniel, died 11/19/1898 montgomery co. johan balthaser missinger, april 28, 1746, johan ludewig and catharine missinger, sp. balthaser sahler and wf. Best Wishes, Geri PAGenWeb Northampton http://pa-roots.com/~northampton/ Northampton Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/northampton/ PAGenWeb ~ Bucks County http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks Bucks County History and Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buckscounty Pennsylvania GenWeb http://www.pagenweb.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PANORTHA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

northampton co. valuation of real estate, 16 nov. 1789 owner; michael butz-forks twp. deceased execs; elisabeth messinger( late elisabeth butz) (elisabetha), christian butz, benjamin siegel. mortgage, 27 oct. 1789 for 66 pounds, 14 shillings mortgagor; john messinger deed, 31 march 1791 for 50 pounds grantors; michael messinger, fork twp. and elisabeth deed for 1050 pounds, 19 march 1771 grantor; joseph potts, phila. co., and his wife sarah ( late sarah powel, granddaughter of samuel powel, the elder, phila., carpenter, deceased) grantee. michael messinger, forks twp. wits. hester griffiths, isaac potts. deed for 342 pounds, 18 may, 1763 grantor; paul boger, gwynedd, phila. co., innholder and his wife catharine. grantee; abraham kner (knerr) lowhill twp. property; 3 tracts in lowhill twp; which barbara paltzgroff (alias barbara trumbore), widow and exec, of george paltzgroff, late of hanover twp., phila., blacksmith, granted to boger. 1) 126 acres, 47 perches of vacant land 2) 52 and 1/2 acres by land of michael ebert,vacant land, jacob klotz, nicholas smith 18 dec. 1783, estate of samuel meyer, upper mildord twp. 3 daughters; mary, wife of philip hess-philip accepted the land. others not named; one deceased. kressly, alvin, died 5/31/1874. age 14, father joseph, cause; kicked by a horse mrs. james roth, died 10/23/1896 age 71, husband james, deceased harlacher, milton did 10/27/1896, insane from heat at lehigh zinc works mrs. moses lentz died nov. 1896, in dayton, ohio. father conrad roth lentz, david (rev.) died 5/5/1898 age 63 roth, daniel, died 11/19/1898 montgomery co. johan balthaser missinger, april 28, 1746, johan ludewig and catharine missinger, sp. balthaser sahler and wf. Best Wishes, Geri

lehigh co. roth, william to anna kramer, 12 aug. 1827 roth, joseph to lydia dutt, feb. 10, 1828 nagel, christian to maria rubright, 8 oct 1829 harlacher, levi to susanna bauer, 14 feb 1846 kern jonas to elizabeth ritter, 24 sept 1832 bortz, henry to elvina roth, 30 sept. 1847 roth, adam to catharine held, 18 nov 1849 mohr, james to helena kern, 18 jan. 1852 roth, jeremiah to angelina s. mink, 24 aug.1858 kern, thomas to eleanora keck 21 oct 1858 roth, daniel to zenobia c. schneck, 15 may 1875 kern, jonas to maria e. de long, 8 feb. 1875 roth, john to catharine klein, 29 march 1822 montgomey co. roth, peter to maria kuter, 11 march 1804 roth, david, to widow catharina steltz nee schnell, 6 april 1801 hess, george to __ yung, 26 dec. 1814 spatz, samuel to elisabeth roth, 24 march 1822 roth, jacob to sarah romig, 28 dec 1823 otto, wilhelm to elizabeth yorger 25 july 1824 hess, daniel to harriet leh, 7 jan 1844 roths, enos to elizabeth lang, 15 nov 1840 roths, jonas to rahel hunter, 31 dec 1840 horner, samuel to rebecca roths 28 feb 1841 fisher, samuel to elisabeth roths, 11 april 1841 hess, david or daniel to elisabeth bear, 31 july 1842 roths, obed to hanna baer, 7 oct 1838 roth, jacob to catharine pommer, 12 march 1837 eschlyman, abram to sarah roths, 20 nov 1837 roth, conrad, to elizabeth bauman, 27 sept. 1835 roths,, abram to elizabeth lorah, 18 dec 1811 weiss, david to hanna roth, may 1828 roth, solomon to catharine gilbert, 24 aug 1828 hess, frederick to amelia rohrbach, hiester, daniel to sarah zerr, 28 april 1850 hess, thomas to maria frohnheiser, 12 may 1850 roth, samuel to rebecca gooldin 10 may 1851 Best Wishes, Geri

In a message dated 3/3/2008 9:59:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, sojoroki@home.nl writes: Robert M Kopfer born 1922, killed in action 27 Febr. 1945 in Germany. He is buried here at Margraten Netherlands. He was married and lived in Bethlehem PA. Try to find newspaperadds about him and if possible relatives.? Thank you very much for your help. mrs. Fietje Quaedvlieg (Netherlands) sojoroki@home.nl Hello Fietje, Checked Ancestry's database and only found a few records. There were several Kopfer's living in PA during that time. Do you know his parents names? Here's what I found: WWII Enlistment Record Name:Robert M Kopfer Birth Year:1922 Race:White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country:Pennsylvania State:Pennsylvania County or City:Northampton Enlistment Date:29 Apr 1944 Enlistment State:Pennsylvania Enlistment City:New Cumberland Branch:No branch assignment Branch Code:No branch assignment Grade:Private Grade Code:Private Term of Enlistment:Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component:Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source:Civil Life Education:4 years of high school Civil Occupation:Addressing-Embossing Machine Operator or Clerk, General Marital Status:Married ------------- World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas Name: Robert M Kopfer Inducted From: Pennsylvania RANK: Private First Class Combat Organization: 405th Infantry 102nd Division Death Date: 27 Feb 1945 Monument: The Netherlands Last Known Status: Buried U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal Description: This database is a listing of American servicemen who fought in the Second World War or the Korean Conflict and were interred outside of the contiguous forty-eight states. Each entry provides the individual's name, rank, unit, death date, and location of interment (listed as monument). Additionally, place of induction into the service is provided along with a list of awards presented by the military. ---------------- Thought I would check the 1920 PA Census to see if I could find his parents. Here are the Kopfer's found in that record (County listed such as Allegheny, Lehigh, etc.) John (b. 1882 Austria), Anna & Walter Kopfer - Allegheny, PA Joseph Kopfer (b. 1878 Hungary), Allegheny, PA John (b. abt. 1896 Hungary), Mary & Frank Kopfer Lehigh, PA Robert Kopfer (b. abt. 1897 Hungary) Lehigh, PA J.S. (b. abt. 1869 PA), Flutie Kopfer, Lycoming, PA IgnotzKopfer (b. abt. 1880 Hungary), Northampton, PA Ignatz Kopfer (b. abt. 1904 Austria), Northampton, PA Lucas Kopfer (b. abt. 1874 Hungary) Northampton, PA George Kopfer (b. abt. 1895 NY), Philadelphia, PA --------------- Hopefully someone has some additional information to help you. Take care, Gail O'Brien - Florida **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

Hello list Robert M Kopfer born 1922, killed in action 27 Febr. 1945 in Germany. He is buried here at Margraten Netherlands. He was married and lived in Bethlehem PA. Try to find newspaperadds about him and if possible relatives.? Thank you very much for your help. mrs. Fietje Quaedvlieg (Netherlands) sojoroki@home.nl

Hello Here is a link to the Bethlehem Area Public Library I see that they do not have the actual time frame from 1945 yet on microfilm. Maybe you could send them an email and ask what they could do for you in looking themselves for something. http://www.bapl.org/lochist/news/lhnews2.htm Good luck Lindsey -----Original Message----- From: Fietje Quaedvlieg <sojoroki@home.nl> To: PANORTHA@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 9:59 am Subject: [PANORTHA] Robert M Kopfer Hello list Robert M Kopfer born 1922, killed in action 27 Febr. 1945 in Germany. He is buried here at Margraten Netherlands. He was married and lived in Bethlehem PA. Try to find newspaperadds about him and if possible relatives.? Thank you very much for your help. mrs. Fietje Quaedvlieg (Netherlands) sojoroki@home.nl PAGenWeb Northampton http://pa-roots.com/~northampton/ Northampton Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/northampton/ PAGenWeb ~ Bucks County http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks Bucks County History and Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buckscounty Pennsylvania GenWeb http://www.pagenweb.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PANORTHA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

phila, pa. 1776, april 11, john otto to catharine hitner (L) 1776, jan 1, carl nagle to catharine rosch 1775, april 27, thomas brellsford to sarah hackhouse 1774, may 31, adam dieter to catharina schwerer 1770, dec. 8, john christian roth to catharine hafner (W) 1774, may 31, adam dieter to catharine schwerer 1775, july 23, henry otto to anna maria harrison (W) 1776 jan 1, carl nagle to christine rosch 1776, april 11 john otto to catharina hitner (L) 1778 oct 4 anton kearn to catharine lang 1784, sept 7, henrich nagel to christina maesser 1784, nov 18, william farley to elizabeth mills 1784, nov 26, gabriel kern to maria magd. bastin 1796,feb 4, jacob senderling to catharine nagel 1796 july 7, henrich nagel to elisabeth eberhard 1797 july 27, peter roth to catharina schaefer (W) 1797, aug 25, phiip roth to maria gilbert 1795, april 9 johann hess to eva catharina zehrkuebler 1796, april 21 francis mills to juliana beck 1796 nov 13, david lenz to elisabeth schuessler 1799, march 3, wilhelm mills (W) to cath. margar trappy 1800, jan 30 jacob lentz (W) to sophia schoeneck 1800 feb 27 william farr (W) to jane north 1800, june 2, dieter _ (w) to frederich lentz Best Wishes, Geri

Hello All, I have added another 10 pages to the book "Pennsylvania Historical Society Memoirs". It is available at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com You can click on the link on the index page to jump to the start of the most recently added section. Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Abernathy and related families No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1 - Release Date: 2/25/2008 12:00 AM

I have not found these microfilms at the Library or Historic Society, only in the Courthouse. --Jeff McGuire On Feb 29, 2008, at 12:03 AM, Marie Robinson wrote: > Can anyone confirm if the Easton Library or the Northampton County > Historical Society has a copy of the same microfilm of wills and > estate > administration information that the employees of the Register of Wills > office use? Specifically the same period covered in the reference > "Index to > Wills and Administration Records, Northampton County, > Pennsylvania...." by > Richard T. Williams. I would like to try to get the microfilm through > interlibrary loan if there are copies other than what the Register > of Wills > has. > > Marie. > > > > PAGenWeb Northampton > http://pa-roots.com/~northampton/ > > Northampton Archives > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/northampton/ > > PAGenWeb ~ Bucks County > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks > > Bucks County History and Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buckscounty > > Pennsylvania GenWeb > http://www.pagenweb.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PANORTHA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Can anyone confirm if the Easton Library or the Northampton County Historical Society has a copy of the same microfilm of wills and estate administration information that the employees of the Register of Wills office use? Specifically the same period covered in the reference "Index to Wills and Administration Records, Northampton County, Pennsylvania...." by Richard T. Williams. I would like to try to get the microfilm through interlibrary loan if there are copies other than what the Register of Wills has. Marie.

Hi, Would you do a look-up for Martin Cyrus Frey from Bushkill Falls? Thank you in advance. Elaine Frey lany@frontiernet.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <vlhartman@mindspring.com> To: <marie50@charter.net>; <panortha@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:31 AM Subject: Re: [PANORTHA] Wills and Administration Records >I own this book. What did you need? > > > > > Vicki Koller Hartman > www.waggleswood.com > NAVHDA Member, Ducks Unlimited Member > > "Any woman who does not thoroughly enjoy tramping across the country on a > clear frosty morning with a good gun and a pair of dogs does not know how > to enjoy life." > Annie Oakley 1860–1926 > > > PAGenWeb Northampton > http://pa-roots.com/~northampton/ > > Northampton Archives > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/northampton/ > > PAGenWeb ~ Bucks County > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks > > Bucks County History and Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buckscounty > > Pennsylvania GenWeb > http://www.pagenweb.org > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PANORTHA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I own this book. What did you need? Vicki Koller Hartman www.waggleswood.com NAVHDA Member, Ducks Unlimited Member "Any woman who does not thoroughly enjoy tramping across the country on a clear frosty morning with a good gun and a pair of dogs does not know how to enjoy life." Annie Oakley 1860–1926

berks co. musskenug johann jacob 10 oct 1770, jacob and elisabeth mussenug juliana elisabeth 16 sept 1772, jacob and anna elisabetha trautmann george peter, 8 march 1767 peter and eva jacob 22 sept 1768 peter and anna elizabetha john david 13 dec 1760 peter and eva johann heinrich 27 dec 1764 peter and eva johannes adam 3 sept 1768 adam and marcretha Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: C Clark Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 6:19 PM To: Geri Brennan Subject: MUSE Hello Geri I would appreciate a lookup of any MUSE in your book "Commemorative Biographical Record for Northeastern Pennsylvania" or any other resouces. I want to connect Elizabeth MUSE, born about 1771 PA, to her parents. Elizabeth MUSE married about 1789 George TROUTMAN. He was christened in 1767 Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, Berks County, PA. Troutman is sometimes spelled Trautman. Thank you very much. Regards, Carol

rev. war-pensions muse fauntley, wf margaret, pa. line, pension and blw. soldier was born near winchester, va. and lived 16 miles from pittsburg, pa. at enlistment. applied 1832 allegheny co., pa. soldier married margaret widow of nathan pattersons (her maiden name was margare mente) on 7 june 1820 in mercer co., pa. soldier died 12 sept 1840 near mc keesport, widow applied 1853 in mercer co., pa. age 73. and in nov. 1854 she moved to clark co. ohio. george, va. line, soldier was born 23 july 1754, he enlisted in hampshire, va. applied in flemington, ky. thomas, wf elisabeth, sc. line, soldier was born 15 march 1748, soldier married elizabeth__ 25 feb 1769 and she was born 9 nov 1752 walker, md. line, blw. srv as a capt. no papers.. war of 1812 muse daniel, wf betsey, ga. mil. fauntly or fauntely, no pension, srv. lt. warren's co. pa. mil. as a cpl henry, wf anna, va. mil. as cpl. john wf susannah, va john j. no pension, srv lt. elrod's co., pa. mil. as 1st sgt richard, margaret, w. tn. mil thomas, s. eliza m. va. mil elrod, william, wf mary j. massey, lst h. massey, 2nd wfie, married 2 june 1853 ripley, ohio soldier died 19 dec 1876 clermont, ohio, srv ky mil. 1st wf margaret muse. lehigh/northampton maria barbara muse, d/o samuel (jordan ch.) age 2y 3m 1d, feb. 15, 1774 muse anthony, 16 sept 1775 samuel and dorothea barbara, 18 june 1777 samuel and dorothy maria elisabeth 3 july 1770 samuel and dorotheas samuel 30 sept 1765 samuel and maria magd-all at jordan nothing in the book. lehigh co. history muse family ship. "nancy". sept. 27, 1752 came jacob mussgengug. came from bingerloch he located in whitehall twp. he is known to have 2 sons, jacob and david, and 3 daus. dorothea married 1. samuel musick, 2, andrew knedler, juliana born 1758, died 1841 married peter roth, and christina swartz, who had 2 dau. salome and catharine. he died about nov. 1798 david musgenung, s/o jacob, he is said to have srv. in the rev. as a pvt under capt. serfass. his wf was anna maria meyer. children, jacob, jan 29, 1786, john henry, nancy, wf of john dongle and betsey, never married. he died of a rib puncture. henry moose, s/o david was born march. 25,1808, married maria danner, who was born march 21, 1801. children; charles, married sarah hartzell, ed., married to maria dorney, of cetronia, willoughby, eliza married john fahringer, of allentown, catharine ann married charles a. keck, of cetronia and elias marrid 1st amanda fahringe, 2nd rebecca grate willoughby h. muse, s/o elias sr. was born at cetronia, nov. 11, 1837, died dec, 3, 1894. he married s. amelia, born 1847, died april, 1909, d/o george and sallie nee brobst danner. children; alverdo l. 1863-65, hirmeno v., 1865-1865, herbert p.w. mrs muse was married 2nd to moses b. schadt herbert p.w., he married april 29, 1899 to mary j.. d/o john b. and elisabeth nee kast, stuart. children; miriam jean, evely stuart, elisabeth ameilia. lehigh co. musgeming, jacob ca 1757 david and _ musgenug elisabeth, ca 1792 david and maria nee mayer musgenung jacob 29 jan 1786 david and anna maria johann georg 26 sept 1774 jacob and elisabeth johannes 12 oct 1794 david and anna maria mussgenung christian 20 march 1795 jacob and magd. mussenung/kuntz, susanna (ill) david kuntz and barbaa mussenung mussgenung anthony, 14 feb. 1796 david and maria daniel 23 nov 1782 jacob and elis. elisabeth 21 nov 1793 jaco and magd johann heinrich 27 nov 1780 jacob and eliz johannes 16 sept 1778 same parents m. barbara, 28 aug 1783 david and maria salome 21 april 1780 david and anna maria musskenug juliana elisabeth 16 sept 1772, jacob and anna elisabeth. Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: C Clark Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 6:19 PM To: Geri Brennan Subject: MUSE Hello Geri I would appreciate a lookup of any MUSE in your book "Commemorative Biographical Record for Northeastern Pennsylvania" or any other resouces. I want to connect Elizabeth MUSE, born about 1771 PA, to her parents. Elizabeth MUSE married about 1789 George TROUTMAN. He was christened in 1767 Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, Berks County, PA. Troutman is sometimes spelled Trautman. Thank you very much. Regards, Carol

Does anyone have this book? "Index to wills and administration records, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1752-1850; Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, 1812-1850," by Williams, Richard T. Marie

Hello All, I have added another 20 pages to the book "Pennsylvania Historical Society Memoirs". It is available at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com You can click on the link on the index page to jump to the start of the most recently added section. Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Abernathy and related families Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5 - Release Date: 2/14/2008 12:00 AM

In a message dated 2/21/2008 3:36:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, mam415@yahoo.com writes: Try: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/northampton/wills.htm This list includes Wills from 1752-1802. Does anyone know if a similar list is available for later time frames - perhaps the 1820's, 1830's and the 1840's? Thank you. Gail O'Brien - FL **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

Try: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/northampton/wills.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:54:27 -0800 (PST) > From: <bbuildertwo-artist@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [PANORTHA] Northampton county wills > To: panortha@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <781793.87931.qm@web84011.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > HI , I connot find the index to wills for NH Co., > can you help with a web site? > LU > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

Just wondering if HESTER and HERSTER are alternatives for HEISTER / HIESTER ? On Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at 03:01 AM, panortha-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >> I am checking the Index of Wills for Northampton 1752-1850 and I do >> not see >> any Hester mentioned. >> >> I do see HERSTER -