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    Person Info
  • Name: Maria (Polly) HARPSTER
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 18 Feb 1790 b
  • Death: 3 Jan 1859 in Pickaway Co, Ohio d


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Jacob HARPSTER Birth: 1756 in Pennsylvania Death: 24 Jul 1832 in Beaver Twp, Union Co, Pennsylvania
  • Mother:
  • Ann Eva OVERMIER Birth: Abt 1765 Death: 1832

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Amos HOFFMAN
  2. David HOFFMAN Birth: 1808
  3. Peter HOFFMAN Birth: 2 May 1809 Death: 15 May 1894
  4. John HOFFMAN Birth: 1810 Death: 23 Aug 1881
  5. Elizabeth HOFFMAN Birth: 1816 Death: Mar 1890
  6. George HOFFMAN Birth: 25 Apr 1821 in Washington Twp, Pickaway Co, Ohio Death: 30 Nov 1890 in Washington Twp, Pickaway Co, Ohio

Bibliography
  1. Dale, Beverly, Harpster, private email 12/28/1995. Author address: revbev at pobox dot upenn dot edu Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995].
  2. Bruders, Robert K, Descendants of David Harpster, Gresham, OR: 2/10/2003. Avail http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/u/Robert-K-Bruders/ Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bruders HARPSTER #[0-9]*].
  3. Byrd, Freida, Harpster, Herbster, Herpster, Harbster, in Boucher Family Newsletter, Mar 1987. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Byrd HARPSTER].
  4. DAR Application 415660, Kirchman, Joanne Galbrener Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #415660].
  5. DAR Application 526237, Gibbons, Erma Bledsoe Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #526237].
  6. Fisher, Charles A, Snyder County PA Probate and Orphan Court Records, 1772-1855. Selinsgrove, PA: author, 1940. DAR PENN Counties Snyder PEN. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Fisher SnyderCoPA p[0-9]*].
  7. Moschella, Julia, Harpster-Bledsoe families. Private email 9/6/2009. Author address: mpinetree at citlink dot net Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Julia Moschella 9/6/2009].
  8. Slentz, Roy Shoemaker, Jacob Hoffman - Patriot of the Revolutionary War, 1986. FHL 929.273 H675s. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Slentz HOFFMAN p[0-9]*].
  9. Union County Orphans Court, Docket Book 3, page 310, May Term 1837. Available through DAR Genealogical Research System, Supporting documentation for National #415660 Patriot A051119. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: UnionCoPA OrphansCt 3-310].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Slentz HOFFMAN p2],
parents:
[Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995, Byrd HARPSTER, Julia Moschella 9/6/2009],
father:
[Ref: DAR #415660, DAR #526237, Fisher SnyderCoPA p66, UnionCoPA OrphansCt 3-310]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
1786 [Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995, Bruders HARPSTER #2, Byrd HARPSTER, Julia Moschella 9/6/2009],
mother:
Mary ___ (#1760) [Ref: DAR #415660, DAR #526237]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Slentz HOFFMAN p2],
place:
[Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
1870 [Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995, Bruders HARPSTER #2, Byrd HARPSTER, Julia Moschella 9/6/2009]
Sources with Information about marriage to Johan George HOFFMAN
names:
[Ref: Byrd HARPSTER, DAR #415660, DAR #526237, Fisher SnyderCoPA p66, Julia Moschella 9/6/2009, Slentz HOFFMAN p10, UnionCoPA OrphansCt 3-310],
child:
[Ref: Slentz HOFFMAN p14, Slentz HOFFMAN p16, Slentz HOFFMAN p18, Slentz HOFFMAN p2]
Research Notes:
Moved to Pickaway County, Ohio, in 1806 [Ref: Byrd HARPSTER]



Pedigree of Maria (Polly) HARPSTER
                   /-----George Frederick HERBSTER
          /-----David HARPSTER
         |        |         /-----Martin WEICK
         |         \-----Anna Christina WEICK
         |                  \-----Anna Christina HOSIN
 /-----Jacob HARPSTER
|         \-----Rosina CAMPBELL
Maria (Polly) HARPSTER
|                  /-----John George OBERMAYER
|         /-----John George OBERMAYER
|        |        |         /-----John George BANE
|        |         \-----Anna BANE
 \-----Ann Eva OVERMIER
         |         /-----Jonas VOGT
          \-----Anna Barbara VOGT



Descendants of Maria (Polly) HARPSTER
1. Maria (Polly) HARPSTER m. Johan George HOFFMAN
m. Johan George HOFFMAN father: Johann Jacob HOFFMAN mother: Katherine KEASEY

2nd generation

2. Amos HOFFMAN m1. Catherine HITTLER m2. Catharine LEIST
m. Catherine HITTLER
m. Catharine LEIST father: John D LEIST
4. Peter HOFFMAN m. Elizabeth LEIST
m. Elizabeth LEIST
5. John HOFFMAN m. Mary Ann EASTER
m. Mary Ann EASTER
6. Elizabeth HOFFMAN m. Samuel WINSTEAD
m. Samuel WINSTEAD
7. George HOFFMAN m1. Catharine NEFF m2. Elizabeth LEIST
m. Catharine NEFF father: Abraham NEFF
m. Elizabeth LEIST

3rd generation

11. Emma HOFFMAN m. (Unk) GEHRIS
m. (Unk) GEHRIS
12. Jacob HOFFMAN m. Elvina SHOEMAKER
m. Elvina SHOEMAKER
13. Catharine HOFFMAN m. Abraham ADAMS
m. Abraham ADAMS
14. Mary Amanda HOFFMAN m. Manoah SHOEMAKER
m. Manoah SHOEMAKER
15. Peter HOFFMAN m. Samantha (HOFFMAN)
m. Samantha (HOFFMAN)
16. Isaiah HOFFMAN m. Emma STOUT
m. Emma STOUT
19. Jacob P WINSTEAD m. Lizzie McELROY
m. Lizzie McELROY
21. John HOFFMAN m. Susanna (HOFFMAN)
m. Susanna (HOFFMAN)

4th generation

23. Peter HOFFMAN m. Catherine (HOFFMAN)
m. Catherine (HOFFMAN)
24. Elizabeth HOFFMAN m. Allen SPANGLER
m. Allen SPANGLER
32. Elizabeth SHOEMAKER m. Charles Peter SLENTZ
m. Charles Peter SLENTZ
33. Charles H SHOEMAKER m. Alice SLENTZ
m. Alice SLENTZ
35. Mertie HOFFMAN m. Eugene W NEWTON
m. Eugene W NEWTON
36. Earl HOFFMAN m. Elizabeth SHATTER
m. Elizabeth SHATTER

5th generation

47. Roy Shoemaker SLENTZ m. Byrde Elizabeth MILLER
m. Byrde Elizabeth MILLER
48. Jennie SHOEMAKER m. Leonard GRITEMAN
m. Leonard GRITEMAN
49. Lewis Slentz SHOEMAKER m. Nellie JENNINGS
m. Nellie JENNINGS
52. Living HOFFMAN m. Living GARDNER
m. Living GARDNER