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    Person Info
  • Name: Peter MUSSER
  • Sex: M
  • Death: 1785 in Strasburg Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania d


  • Parents:

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Anna MUSSER
  2. Elizabeth MUSSER
  3. Christina MUSSER
  4. Christian MUSSER Birth: 1760 Death: 1831
  5. Daniel MUSSER Birth: 8 Apr 1771 Death: 19 Sep 1844

Bibliography
  1. 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]*].
  2. 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]*].
  3. Musser, Edgar A, Musser Genealogy. Lancaster, PA: author, 1980. LMHS CS71.M9892 1980. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p.*].
  4. 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]



Pedigree of Peter MUSSER
Peter MUSSER



Descendants of Peter MUSSER
1. Peter MUSSER m. Frances (MUSSER)
m. Frances (MUSSER)

2nd generation

5. Christian MUSSER m. Elizabeth KENDIG
m. Elizabeth KENDIG father: Jacob KENDIG mother: Catherine NEFF
6. Daniel MUSSER m. Mary MARTIN
m. Mary MARTIN

3rd generation

7. Samuel MUSSER m. Anna BARR
m. Anna BARR father: Christian BARR mother: Susannah BRENNEMAN
13. Daniel MUSSER m1. Maria MITCHELL m2. Emily Valentine BREESE
m. Maria MITCHELL
m. Emily Valentine BREESE

4th generation

25. Daniel A MUSSER m. Mary EVANS
m. Mary EVANS

5th generation

30. Annie E MUSSER m. Albert LONG
m. Albert LONG
31. Benjamin MUSSER m. Mary Irene NORTON
m. Mary Irene NORTON
32. Timothy MUSSER m. Florence WIRT
m. Florence WIRT