John (1802–1881, Jemima (1805–1895),
Samuel (1805–1805), Frances (1812–1875), Magdaline/Magdalana (1814–1867),
Barbara (1816–1849), Elizabeth (1819–1863), Catherine (1821–1839), and
Mary (1823 – ?)
Daniel (? – 1777), Jacob (1773 – ?), Maria (1775
– ?), Regina (1777–1855), John (1778–1866), Barbara (1782–1839),
Joseph B. (1784–1864, Catherine (1794–1832), and Andrew (1796–1883)
Daniel (? – 1777), Jacob (1773 – ?), Maria (1775
– ?), Regina (1777–1855), John (1778–1866), Barbara (1782–1839),
Joseph B. (1784–1864, Catherine (1794–1832), and Andrew (1796–1883)
arrived in Philadelphia, age 20 on the ship Pink Plaisance on 20 Sep 1732 with a large group of Mennonites
including Daniel Stauffer, his probable brother
Halbstein/Parrish genealogy pages, citing Joanne K. Hoover (Jan
1987) 'Elizabeth Township Kinsmen and Some of Their Descendants from the
Time of Settlement', Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage vol. X no 1
1734/1768
lived at Warwick Township
1735-03
m. Magdalena Hess,
Hammers Creek, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
warranted 300 acres of land in Warwick Township
next to John Brubaker; established a mill on the Hammer Creek adjacent
to Brubaker lands (Lewis tract). He also acquired the 141-acre Lawrence
Hoff tract adjacent to Christian Eby. Several deeds connect Jacob and
his wife Maudlin to their gristmill and mill dam on Mill Creek."
Halbstein/Parrish genealogy pages, citing Joanne K. Hoover (Jan
1987) 'Elizabeth Township Kinsmen and Some of Their Descendants from the
Time of Settlement', Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage vol. X no 1
1746-06-05
patented his Warwick Township land warrant
1747-04-23
bought 140 ½ acres in Warwick Township from
Lawrence Hoff
1747-12-18
called Jacob Stauffer Sr when he, John Stauffer
(his brother) and Barbara Stauffer (Christian's widow) were the
administrators of his brother Christian's estate at Warwick Township
with Jacob Stauffer Jr (probably his cousin and younger than him), John
Brubaker Jr and Abraham Meyer as bondsmen
1748-07-11
sold 188 acres of his patented 300 acres
(1746-06-05) to Jacob Musselman, the elder
1756
bought land in Warwick Township as tenants in
common with his nephew John Stauffer (1734–1799)
1758
taxed at Warwick Township as a miller on 300
acres
1765-02-12
bought land in Mt Joy Township from John Wilkin
and Jacob "the Elder" and his wife Magdalena of Donegal Township this
land to Christian Whitmore of Rapho Township
1768
of Warwick Township when he bought 217 acres in
Donegal Township from Samuel and Mary Smith in 1768; the Donegal land
was adjacent to the land of the late Christian Stauffer
1769/1775
taxed at Donegal Township from 1769 to 1775;
apparently part of his Donegal Township land was in Mt Joy Township as
he was also taxed on 250 acres at Mt. Joy Township in 1769 and 1770. In
his estate papers, he was sometimes referred to as of Donegal Township
and sometimes Mt Joy Township
1772-09-22
Abraham Stauffer of Warwick Township and his wife
Barbara sold to Christian Stauffer of Warwick Township part of the tract
of 140 ½ acres in Warwick which Jacob, his father, bought from Lawrence
Hoff
1773
of Donegal Township when he and his wife
Magdalena sold his 140 acres in Mt Joy Township to John Stauffer. His
daughter Anna left a Bible record which shows Jacob Stauffer born 1714,
Magdalena Stauffer born 1717, Anna Stauffer born 26 Jan 1759, Christian
Martin born 1726, David Martin born 22 Nov 1751 and the birth dates and
names of the Martin children.
probably Christian (c. 1711 – 1759), probably
Hans (fl. 1744.), Jacob (1713–1775), at
least two daughters, names not known, and Daniel (c. 1728 – 1785)
1727
his brother Christian returned from Mannheim and
paid him money, apparently to take over the lease for the
Mückenhäuserhof; Daniel probably then moved to nearby Alsheim that same
year
the two tenants at Mückenhäuserhof were Daniel's
brother Christian Stauffer and his step-brother Johann Jacob Brubacher
1730-12-05
found on a list of persons in the court records
of Alsheim
1733-04-07
bought two pieces of land for cultivation in
Alsheim at a local auction
1733-07-14
mentioned in a tax matteras "Daniel Stauffer from
Stiftneyhausen", which probably refers to Stift Neuhausen who might have
owned properties at Alsheim, cultivated by Daniel Stauffer, and not
meaning that Daniel Stauffer lived at Neuhausen
1734-05-18
as Daniel Stauffer of Alsheim, made a transaction
at the cattle market at Guntersblum
1737-10-29
mentioned as "of Alsheim" at the Guntersblum
cattle market
1738
three different Mennonite census reports made; on
the first list he was listed but no statistics were given on the
families; on the second, where there was a total of 3 men, 4 women and 9
children, but no names given; and on the third list (Bender's list) it
shows that Daniel Stauffer had a wife and four children
1739-10-06
in a letter written by Daniel Stauffer to the
bailiff at Alzey, he wrote "I am the temporary leaseholder of the Ducal-Lorrainese
superior bailiff Herr von Langen at Alsheim . . . in my responsibility
there are several goods that are owned by the orphans that are placed
under my care as a guardian . . ."; he complains that he had to pay Turk
tax and poll tax twice, though temporary leaseholders usually were
exempted; no other names or family dates are given in the letter
1743
listed in the Mennonite census report for Alsheim
as a widower with one son and two daughters
in inheritance matters of the court of Alsheim
from 1734–1773, there were letters written by the district office of
Alzey sent to the village authorities of Alsheim concerning the "Obsignierung"
of Daniel Stauffer; the first was very short, dated 13 Oct 1751 and
contains the sentence "regarding the deceased Mennonite Stauffer,
leaseholder of von Lang"; the second letter is dated 2 Nov 1751 and only
contains the information that Daniel Stauffer was the leaseholder of
Freiherr von Lang at Alsheim
a Mennonite living at Branchweilerhof near
Neustadt, Bayern; made a lease for the property at Branchweilerhof in
1682 with his wife Anna, Jacob Weber and Fritz Dester and their wives
Hans (c. 1682 – c. 1727), Daniel (1685–1751),
Ulrich (c. 1688 – after 1749), daughter (1692 – after 1743), Christian
(c. 1695 – 1743, b. Muckenhauserhof), and Susanna (c. 1700 – c. 1758)
1685
a Mennonite living at Branchweilerhof near
Neustadt, Bayern
moved from Branchweilerhof to Mückenhäuserhof
near Ibersheim
after about 1698
m.2. the widowed mother of Hans Jacob Brubacher
(1692 – ?)
1705/1706
probably living at Mückenhäuserhof when Hans
Stauffer (b. 1644) of nearby Alsheim referred to his cousin Daniel
Stauffer in 1705/1706 his day book; Hans Stauffer also said Daniel
Stauffer was hired by him and promised as wages 15 thalers, a smock and
half a gulden (earnest money); and that he had "money lying with me" 31
guldens and later 28 guldens
1710-08-29
Daniel Stauffer and Samuel Bayer were the
temporary tenants at Mückenhäuserhof near Alsheim; Daniel owned one
field of farmland and one meadow, no house, no vineyards, no woods, no
fortune, no debts and no cattle in 1710
1721-08-14
grant of probate made for the inheritance for his
son Christian Stauffer and step-son Jacob Brubacher; the assets listed
in the inheritance of Christian Stauffer and Jacob Brubacher in 1721
from "their parents" included a horse, cows, oxen, pigs, carts, crops,
etc.
Christian (c. 1647 – ?), Ulrich (1650 – before
1652); Ulrich (1652–1719), Adelheid (1654 – ?),
Daniel (1657 – ?), Madle (1659 – ?),
Hans (1662 – ?), and Jacob (1664 – 1724/1753), all b. Eggiwill
listed as an Anabaptist living at Dirmstein,
Bayern, with his wife, some children, his father, two brothers and their
families; it states that he and his two brothers had a total of 21
children, many of whom were still
in Switzerland
Madlena (1611 – ?), Hans (1613 – ?), Christian (1615
– after 1672), Anna (1617 – ?), all b. Luchsmatt farm, Eggiwill; Barbara
(c. 1620 – ?), Peter (1622 – ?), Margaret (c. 1624 – ?), Elsbeth (c.
1626 – ?), Ulrich (1629 – ?), and Daniel (1632 – ?), all b. Glashutte,
Eggiwill
He was an Anabaptist and was exiled with his
second wife from Glashütte farm in Eggiwil in the fall of 1671. He was
living at Dirmstein, Germany in December 1671 and at Ibersheim, Germany
in January 1672. Some of his children and grandchildren were exiled with
him. He may have been the Christian Stauffer who was an Anabaptist
preacher who with Uli Zaugg and Uli Neuhaus were being hunted by the
government in 1644. His children were christened at Röthenbach, but were
probably all born at Luchsmatt farm in Eggiwil which lies near the
border of Eggiwil and Röthenbach parishes.
Eggiwil is situated in the Emmenthal Valley in
Bern. The Emmenthal Valley was a hotbed of Anabaptist activity and their
numbers were growing, which greatly alarmed the authorities in Bern. By
1671, Eggiwil had a large group of Anabaptists, numbering about 40
adults, which when you add in their children probably totalled over 100
people
[ . . . ] the magistrate of Signau received orders
from Bern to seize the Anabaptists of Eggiwil and bring them to the
prison in Bern, where they would then be led out of Switzerland. The
village community of Eggiwil refused to permit this, probably because so
many of them had relatives who were Anabaptists and also because many
themselves had leanings toward the Anabaptist faith. Shortly thereafter
twelve of the wealthiest residents of Eggiwil were sent to the city of
Bern as hostages until the Anabaptists agreed to be delivered to the
Bern prison or to leave the land. They agreed to the latter.
1671-10-16
[ . . . ] the Reformed pastor of Eggiwil was able
to report that the Anabaptists had left of their own accord4. They were
not allowed to take much and probably had some of their possessions and
lands confiscated as an emigration tax, as well as having their
citizenship taken away. They would become refugees without a country.
1671-12-14
According to Valentine Hütwohl, a Mennonite
Minister in the Pfalz, 450 Anabaptists from Bern had recently arrived in
the Pfalz. "These are scattered among the fellow believers throughout
the region over a twelve-mile territory. Among these you will find those
who need canes, being 70, 80 and 90 years old. On the whole they need
clothing sorely; they didn't take more along than what they had on their
backs. With little bedding, we don't know how to keep them warm. Some
amongst us have seven, eight or nine living with them. When you speak of
their property, they sigh, wishing that they had their houses and farm
land here as before. There are men who left their wives and children,
and women, older as well as younger, who have left husbands and
children; others who brought along some, leaving the rest with the
husbands, also expectant mothers; also children who left father, mother,
brothers and sisters behind". Included in the Hütwohl letter was a list
of the Swiss refugees.
1672-01-01
[ . . . ] listed as a Swiss Anabaptist refugee,
age over 90 years old living at Ibersheim, Germany with his second wife,
age 70 years. It states that he was he was the father, grandfather and
great grandfather of 94, of whom 16 were dead and 78 living.
c. 1672
mentioned as age 92 in a record of a letter from
the Baptists of Crefeld to the Baptists of Rotterdam seeking help for
the migrants of the 1671 exodus; reference cited from the "Chronicles of
Berne"
[ . . . ] living at Dirmstein, Bayern, Germany,
age 90, with his wife Asenath Frederick, age 70. Also living in his
household were Daniel Stauffer, Ulli Stauffer, Christian Stauffer, age
65 (sic 56) and their wives, Babbi Galli, age 43, Babbi Stauffer, age 41
and Margriet Antony, age 50 years. It stated that "they live together
and have altogether 21 children, of whom many were left in Switzerland.
They said they have debts to repay, and cows and tools to buy and would
manage with 100 Reich Dollars". They were given 250 florins.
Christian (c. 1647 – ?), Ulrich (1650 – before
1652); Ulrich (1652–1719), Adelheid (1654 – ?),
Daniel (1657 – ?), Madle (1659 – ?),
Hans (1662 – ?), and Jacob (1664 – 1724/1753), all b. Eggiwill
probably Christian (c. 1711 – 1759), probably
Hans (fl. 1744.), Jacob (1713–1775), at
least two daughters, names not known, and Daniel (c. 1728 – 1785)