Person Info
- Name: Peter MUSSER
- Sex: M
- Death: 1785 in Strasburg Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania d
Parents:
Family:
Marriage:
Children:
- Anna MUSSER
- Elizabeth MUSSER
- Christina MUSSER
- Christian MUSSER Birth: 1760
Death: 1831
- Daniel MUSSER Birth: 8 Apr 1771
Death: 19 Sep 1844
Bibliography
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Wevodau, Edward, Abstracts of Lancaster Co PA Orphans Court Records 1742-1791. Apollo, PA: Clossen, 2001. NYPL APR (Lancaster Co PA) 02-451 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA OrphanAbs v[1-3]p[0-9]*].
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Landis, Ira D, Early Lancaster County Mennonite Mussers, in Mennonite Research Journal vol 17 No 2, Apr 1976. LMHS. Available (for purchase) at https://www.lmhs.org/research/lmhs-publications/research-journal/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p[0-9]*].
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Musser, Edgar A, Musser Genealogy. Lancaster, PA: author, 1980. LMHS CS71.M9892 1980. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p.*].
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Recker, Charles, People of the Marsh, Newsletter of the Musser Family 1972-75. Grenada Hills, CA: author, 1972-5. NYPL APV (Moser) 87-2041. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh [IVX]*#[0-9]p[0-9]].
Sources for birth and parent Information
- cousin:
- Jacob Musser of Strasburg, #157058 [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p101]
Sources for death Information
- date:
- [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p85]
- 1784 [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p101]
- before 8 Dec 1785 [Ref: LancasterCoPA OrphanAbs v3p105],
- place:
- [Ref: LancasterCoPA OrphanAbs v3p105, Landis EarlyMussers p22]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
- date:
- 1794 [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p22]
Sources with Information about marriage to Frances (MUSSER)
- names:
- Peter MUSSER & Frances ___ [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p22, MusserEA
MUSSER p101, MusserEA MUSSER p85, Recker PeopleMarsh III#1p2],
- child:
- [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p101, MusserEA MUSSER p85, Recker PeopleMarsh
III#1p2]
Research Notes:
1747: emigrated, ship "Restauration" [WTM: as in MusserER 1980, and Landis
EarlyMussers 1976, but may be superceeded with Peter #157044 as in MusserRW
1998] [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p22, MusserEA MUSSER p85]
1756: appears on tax rolls of Strasburg Twp (now Paradist Twp), Lancaster
Co [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p85]
1769: had a bound servant and 100 acres of land [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p85,
Recker PeopleMarsh I#8p1]
1777: paid the "Non-Associators" tax [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p85]
had a substitute, John Simson, serve for him in Revolutionary War [Ref: Landis
EarlyMussers p22, MusserEA MUSSER p85, Recker PeopleMarsh I#8p1]
died intestate; court records give name of wife Frances, sons Christian
and Daniel, and three daughters Anna, Elizabeth, and Christina [Ref: Recker
PeopleMarsh III#1p2]
Dec 8 1785: administrators of estate, Frances Musser, Isaac Herr, and
Henry Resh; estate distributed according to law [Ref: LancasterCoPA OrphanAbs
v3p105]
Mar 7 1786: orphans court appointed Christian Hare of Lampeter Twp
guardian of Daniel & Christina, both under 14 [Ref: LancasterCoPA OrphanAbs
v3p108]
Mar 7 1786: Petition to Orphans Court by eldest son Christian: Father died
intestate seized in possession of a 139 acre tract of patented land in
Strasburg Twp, and also a 100 acre tract of warranted land in martic Twp, both
of which the petitioner desires to hold. Deceased left a widow and five
children. Report to be made at next Orphans Court [Ref: LancasterCoPA
OrphanAbs v3p110]
Jun 6 1786: Orphans Court report from "SHF", 139 acre Strasburg (patented
land) and 100 acre Martic Twp (warranted land) confirmed to eldest son
Christian Musser; he to pay the other heirs. Widow Frena Musser to receive a
y early sum. Distribution to Christian Musser (eldest son), Daniel Musser,
Anna wife of Henry Coghenower, Elizabeth wife of John Hess, and Christina
Musser. Henry Resh is security for Christian Musser. [Ref: LancasterCoPA
OrphanAbs v3p119]
Jun 8 1786: Orphans Court, Administrator Frances Musser, Isaac Herr, and
Henry Resh. Administrators produced their Account of the estate. Court
approves the balance and orders the sum to be distributed to the heirs:
Frances Musser (the widow), Christian Musser (eldest son), Daniel Musser,
Anna wife of Henry Gochenower, Elizabeth wife of John Hess, and
Christina Musser [Ref: LancasterCoPA OrphanAbs v3p123]
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