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• Name: Christina ENGEL
• Sex: F
• Birth: 1750 ^b
• Death: Nov 1787 in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania ^d


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Ulrich ENGLE Birth: Canton Basel, Switzerland Death: 1764 in Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Mother:

• Anna BRECKBILL Death: 1767 in Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania

Family:
Marriage:

• Jacob MUSSER on 12 May 1772 .^m1
  
• Jacob MUSSER Birth: 20 Apr 1753 in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1784 in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania

Children:

1. John MUSSER Birth: 1 Mar 1775 in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
2. Henry MUSSER Birth: 4 Apr 1776 in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 3 Oct 1822 in East Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
3. Anna MUSSER Birth: 1 Aug 1778 in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1823

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: EngleMM ENGLE p21, Eshleman RiverBrethren p208, Kriebel MUSSER p395, Landis EarlyMussers p14, MusserEA MUSSER p12, WengerSS WENGER p1087],

parents:

[Ref: EngleMM ENGLE p21, LancasterCoPA Biog p257, Landis EarlyMussers p14, MusserEA MUSSER p12],

father:

[Ref: Sider MARTIN p38],

brother:

Jacob ENGLE [Ref: Sider MARTIN p38]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p17]

1787 [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p14, WengerSS WENGER p1087],

place:

[Ref: LancasterCoPA OrphanAbs v3p181]

Sources with Inaccurate death Information

date:

1805 [Ref: EngleMM ENGLE p21, Eshleman RiverBrethren p208]

Sources with Information about marriage to Jacob MUSSER

date:

[Ref: Kriebel MUSSER p395, Landis EarlyMussers p14, Musser Reunion1965 p5, MusserEA MUSSER p12, Stoltzfus WANNER p183]

1772 [Ref: EngleMM ENGLE p21, Recker PeopleMarsh I#9p1, Sider MARTIN p38],

names:

[Ref: Eshleman RiverBrethren p208, LancasterCoPA Biog p257]

Jacob MUSSER & Christina ___ [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds 3B-238, LancasterCoPA Wills 2Y-441]

Jacob MUSSER & ___ ENGEL [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds Y-375],

child:

[Ref: Kriebel MUSSER p395, LancasterCoPA Deeds 3B-238, Landis EarlyMussers p14, Musser Reunion1965 p5, MusserEA MUSSER p17, Recker PeopleMarsh I#9p1, Recker PeopleMarsh II#1p2, Sider MARTIN p38, WengerSS WENGER p1087]

Sources with Inaccurate marriage information

child:

Benjamin MUSSER (#144222) [Ref: EngleMM ENGLE p24]

Peter MUSSER (#144254) [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p16, MusserEA MUSSER p17, MusserEA MUSSER p19A, Recker PeopleMarsh III#5p2, Stoltzfus WANNER p37]

Susan MUSSER (#144220) wife of John GISH [Ref: EngleMM ENGLE p26]

Research Notes:
will dated 22 Nov 1786 [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds 3B-238]

will pro 16 Feb 1787 [Ref: LancasterCoPA Wills E-396]

will dated 22 Nov 1786, pro 16 Feb 1787. Two children, unnamed. Executors brother John Engle and brother-in-law Benjamin Musser [Ref: LancasterCoPA Wills 2Y-476A]

Feb 18 1789: Orphans Court, executors John Engel and Benjamin Musser produced an accounting of the estate, court approves the balance and orders the sum to be distributed to the heirs according to last will and testament: Henry Musser and Ann Musser [Ref: LancasterCoPA OrphanAbs v3p181]

----- Lancaster County PA Wills E-396, pro 16 Feb 1787:
The last Will and Testament of Christina Musser late of Manor Township in the County of Lancaster Widow deceased having been Written in the German Language and therefore could not be recorded but thereon is Endorsed as follows, viz,
Lancaster County, to wit, On the sixteenth Day of February Anno Domini 1787 Before me the Subscriber Personally Appeared Peter Wittmer and Christian Whislr the two Subscribing Witnesses to the within Will and on their Solemn Affirmation according to Law did Severally declare Affirm and say That they were present and saw and heard Christina Musser the Testatrix within named Sign Seal publish pronounce and declare the within Instrument of writing as and for her Last Will and Testament, And that at the Time of the doing thereof she was of sound and will disposing mind Memory and understanding, according to the best of their Knowledge Observation and Belief. Philip Cloninger, Dept Registrar.
Be it Remembered that on the Sixteenth Day of February Anno Domini 1787 The Last Will and Testament of Christina Musser late of Mannor Township in the County of Lancaster Widow Deceased was proved in due form of Law and Letters Testamentary thereon were Granted to John Engle and Benjamin Musser the Executors therein Named they having first been duly qualified well and truly to Administer the Estate of the said Deceased and especially to Exhibit a true and perfect Inventory thereof into the Registers Office at Lancaster on or before the Sixteenth Day of of [sic] March next enssuing the Date hereof and to render a just and true account of their Administration on the said Estate within one year or when thereto Lawfully required Given under the Seal of the said Office by me, Philip Cloninger Deputy Register. [Ref: LancasterCoPA Wills E-396]

Will dated 22 Nov 1786, pro 16 Feb 1787, translated from German and recorded in Lancaster County Court House in Book Y-2 p476 (note confusion regarding X-2 and Y-2 -- when these books were photocopied the covers were put on the wrong books, so indexes based on the original filings are wrong when compared to the County Courthouse):
I Christina Musser being very weak and sick of Body but of sound mind and memory Thanks be to God for the same do make this my last will and Testament as follows viz. I commit my Body to the Earth and recommend my Soul into the House of Almighty God Amen. Imprimis it is my will that all debts and what other expenses may accrue shall be paid out of my Estate. Item it is my will that such of my household furniture shall be reserved for the use of my two children as my Executors shall think proper and that the remainder shall be sold. Item it is my will that my wearing apparel shall be divided to and amongst such of the poor as my executors shall find necessiall(?). And further it is my will that my Estate shall be divided between my two children in equal shares and I do direct that the eldest shall have no more than the youngest. And I do ordain and appoint my Trusty friends to wit my Brother John Engel of Donegal Township and my Brother-in-Law Benjamin Musser of Manor Township to be the Executors and also the guardians of my children. Signed and sealed the twenty second day of November in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty six. Christina (X) Musser.
In the presence of witnesses Peter Wittmer, Christian Whisler.
Lancaster County to wit. On the sixteenth day of February Anno Domini 1787 Before me the subscriber personally appeared Peter Wittmer and Christian Whisler the two subscribing witnesses to the within will and on their solemn affirmation according to Law did severally declare affirm and say that they were present and saw and heard Christina Musser the Testatrix within named sign and publish pronounce and declare the within Instrument of writing as and for her last will and testament and that at the time of the doing thereof she was of sound and well disposing mind memory and understanding according to the best of their knowledge observation and belief. Philip Gloninger, Deputy Registrar
Be it remembered that on the sixteenth day of February Anno Domini 1787 the Last Will and Testament of Christina Musser late of Manor Township in the County of Lancaster widow deceased was proved in due form of Law and Letters Testamentary thereon were granted to John Engel and Benjamin Musser the Executors therein named they having first been duly qualified well and truly to administer the Estate of the said deceased and especially to exhibit a true and perfect Inventory thereof unto the Registrars Office at Lancaster on or before the sixteenth day of March next ensuing the date hereof and to render a just and true account of the administration on the said estate within one year or when thereto lawfully required. Given under the seal of the said office. Philip Gloninger, Deputy Registrar [Ref: LancasterCoPA Wills 2Y-476A]

Lancaster Co PA, Orphans Court Records of 18 Feb 1789:
At an orphans Court held at Lancaster for the County of Lancaster on the eighteenth day of February Anno Domini 1789 Before Michael Hubley Joseph Shippen and Jacob Rieger Esquires Justices of the same Court,
John Engel and Benjamin Musser Executors of the last Will and Testament of Christina Musser late of Manor Township deceased produced the account of their Executorship on the Estate of the said deceased duly passed before the Register whiereby there appears a balance of 151..3..10 in the Hands of the said Accountants which account the Court on examination allows and approves of and directs that the said balance after deducting 12 s the expences of this Court the remainder amounting to 150..11..10 be paid and distributed agreeable to the directions of the last Will and Testament aforewsaid in manner following, to wit, To Henry Musser 75..5..11, To Ann Musser 75..5..11. Total 150..11..10. [Ref: LancasterCoPA OrphansCt 18 Feb 1789]



Pedigree of Christina ENGEL
 /-----Ulrich ENGLE
Christina ENGEL
|         /-----Ulrich BRECKBILL
 \-----Anna BRECKBILL
          \-----Fannie HERR



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