BREEZE0422@aol.com writes: John T. or P. Stetler This was the closest I have found, age wise, in the Miracode which is all I have <G> Eliz Daniel Stetler Age: 41 State: PA Color: W Enumeration District: 0098 Birth Place: Pennsylvania Visit: 0058 County: Lycoming, Williamsport Relation: Head of Household Other Residents: Relation Name Age Birth Place Wife Mary S 37 Pennsylvania Daughter Maud 19 Pennsylvania Daughter Francis 17 Pennsylvania Son John 15 Pennsylvania Son Thomas 12 Pennsylvania Son Robert 01 Pennsylvania ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GEORGE V STETTLER born Aug. 31, 1739, died Apr. 23, 1815 JOURNEY FROM PENNSYLVANIA -The earliest known ancestor in our Stettler family is George Stettler who first appears in the 1768 tax list for Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pa. as a Labourer. George was born 31 August 1739, birthplace unknown. He married Eva Catherine, probably in the early 1760s. She was born 16 February 1742, a daughter of Johannes Moyer (Mayer) of Tulpehocken Twp. On 15 June 1772 George Stettler purchased a plantation called "Huberton", 160 acres 75 perches, in Bethel Twp., Berks Co., Pa., from Frederick Huber. The indenture covering this transaction was not recorded until 10 February 1798. (Berks Co., Pa. Deed Book 16, page 141) George and Eva Catherine had five sons and three daughters, all prob born Berks Co.: George, b ?, d c 1832, m Teany (Christine) Jacob, b ?, d 1849, m (1) Elizabeth (Strauss?), (2) Mary ? Henry, b 13 Mar. 1769, d 26 Jan.'1825, m Anna Margaret Gundrum **Daniel, b 6 July 1773, d 15 May 1853, m Catherine Gehres ** J. William, b 31 Mar. 1777, d 11 Feb. 1836, m (1) Catharine ? (2) Anna Maria ? Eva Catherine, b 28 Sept.1778, d 3 Nov. 1862, m Abraham Pontius Elisabeth, b ?, d ?, m1 Jacob Shupert Chadrina, b ?, d ?, m2 John Barlet During the Revolutionary War George was enrolled during the period 1781-82 as a Private in Capt. John Fulmer's 8th Company, 2nd Battalion, Berks Co. Militia, according to the evidence of the Fine Book of Berks Co., page 27. George Stettler apparently lived on his farm in Bethel Twp., Berks Co. from 1772 until he and his family removed to Montgomery Co., Ohio in 1804. In the year 1803, four men from Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. came to Ohio to see the country and, if they liked it, planned to buy some property and move their families onto it. They found some land they liked about 60 miles east of Cincinnati which was owned by a man in Virginia. They met with the owner's agent in Ohio and contracted to purchase 1,000 acres, then started for Virginia to close the deal with the owner. However, by the time they arrived at the man s residence, he had died. Disappointed and exhausted from the trip, they returned to their homes in Berks Co. There they gave such glowing accounts of the State of Ohio that the "western ern fever" became an epidemic in the neighborhood. As a result, 24 families 2 decided to sell out and move to Ohio the following spring. A few in the meantime had moved to Center Co, Pa, but arrangements to join the group were made with them by letter. It was agreed that all would start at such a time as to meet in Pittsburgh on or about the same day. In this group from Berks Co. were our George Stettler, his children and grandchildren. George was nearly 65 years of age at this time. " Histories of Montgomery Co, Ohio tell that George Stettler and his five sons, William, Henry, Daniel, George and Jacob came from Berks Co., Pa. in 1804 and that George entered Sections 15 and 16 of Miami Twp. (at that time part of German Twp.) The term "entered" means that he was the first individual to own and 1 live on it, having purchased it directly from the federal government on18 July 1804. Sec. 15 was a fractional section of about 382 acres; Sec. 16 contained about 663 acres; in total about 1045 acres. Sec. 15 is bordered on the east by the Great Miami River. George settled his children over this land. Six deeds, all dated 11 December 1807, show that he "sold" tracts in Sections 15 and 16 to his children: 166 acres to Henry, 166 acres to Elisabeth (apparently still single at that time), 191 acres to Daniel, 166 acres to William, 191 acres to John Barlet (his daughter Chadrina's husband) and 165 acres to Abraham Pontius (his daughter Eva Catherine's husband). The selling price in each transaction was $10, which of course indicates that it was a gift of land. A few years later George sold two quarter sections in Sec. 5 in German Twp. to his sons George and Jacob for $100 each. George Stettler's will was written in German and dated 13 Nov. 1814. It was filed for probate on I May 1815. He mentions his wife Eva Catharine and each of his children by name. He stipulates that each of the children is to have as his inheritance the land he is living on. With regard to his daughter Chadrina, however, he states that the land he had given John Barlet and his former wife Chadrina is all that Chadrina should receive as her inheritance. 5 Then he goes on to say that she is to get $150 which is for her or for her children but it is not to fall into John Barlet's hands. Within a few years of receiving his 191 acres, John Barlet had sold the land in two transactions. One wonders how George may have felt toward another of his sons-in-law. _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 Dial-up Internet Service FREE for one month. Limited time offer-- sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup