Mrs. Linda K. Larson
Scandinavian Research Specialist
21 February 2001
Jerry Mower
615 County Road 123
Bedford, WY 83112
Dear Jerry:
As requested, I have done twice the usual amount of research. There are some additional family group sheets and most of them are very well documented, and I believe that you will find that you have a good number of names to submit to the temple this time. I have been able to extend a good number of your early direct lines, particularly at Lindesberg parish. Many of these have been very difficult to extend, in as much as the early clerical survey records are very incomplete, with no birth dates, and many later dates given in the clerical surveys are incorrect.
The first family group sheet is from pedigree chart #3, the family of Anders Andersson and Maria Hansdotter (family #6), who are your 6th great grandparents. You will note that I have now identified the parents of Maria Hansdotter, although I still have not been able to document her birth. More about this shortly.
The husband, Anders Andersson was originally from Ljusnarsberg parish. His parents were Anders Larsson and Karin Andersdotter (family #9). They had at least four children at Ljusnarsberg parish and then moved to Lindesberg, where they had two more children. I still need to document the births on children #3, #5, and #6. Anders Larsson was born in 1716 at Wasselhyttan in Lindesberg parish, the son of Lars Johansson and Kirsten Hansdotter (family #46).
Lars Johansson was also born at Wasselhyttan, in 1683, apparently the first child of Johan Eliasson and his wife Marit Larsdotter (family #86). They were married about 1682 and it appears that they had seven children. I have not been able to locate the birth of the last child as yet. Witnesses and clerical survey records indicate that Johan Eliasson was the son of Elias and his wife Gertrud (family #184) from Wasselhyttan. They had at least two other children.
Kirsten Hansdotter, wife of Lars Johansson, was also from born at Wasselhyttan in Lindesberg. She was the daughter of Hans Ersson and his wife Ingeborg Ersdotter (family #87) who were married about 1675 and it appears that they had 13 children. Their son, Anders Hansson was married to Cherstin Johansdotter (family 185).
Now to return to the lineage of Maria Hansdotter, wife of Anders Andersson. There is considerable discrepancy in her birth date, as given in clerical survey records. However, by following her back in the clerical survey records, I was able to definately determine that her parents were Hans Nilsson and Chirsten Nilsdotter (family #89) from Ingelshyttan in Lindesberg. They were married in 1715 and it appears that they had five children. I have so far been able to locate the birth dates of only two of these. The birth records during this period are quite faint and difficult to read and further study is required. However, this is definately the correct family. Two of the other children in this family were married as follows:
Erich Hansson was married in 1744 to Brita Andersdotter (family #180).
Kierstin Hansdotter was married about 1750 to Anders Joransson (family #179).
Hans Nilsson was born in 1691 at Ingelshyttan, the son of Nils Ersson and Ingebor Hansdotter (family #181) They were married in 1687 and were the parents of seven children. Their oldest daughter Anne was married to Erich Nilsson (family #183) who is also your relative.
Hans Nilsson's wife, Chiersten Nilsdotter, was born in 1687 at Granshyttan in Lindesberg, the daughter of Nils Persson and Brita Nilsdotter (family #182). They were married in 1686 at Lindesberg and were the parents of five children.
Brita Nilsdotter was from Armanboda in Lindesberg parish. Witnesses and records indicate that she had at least two brothers (family #188). These were:
Par Nilsson, who was married in 1686 to Brita Larsdotter (family #189).
Hans Nilsson, who was married about 1696 to Kerstin Larsdotter (family #190).
Next we go to pedigree chart #6 where we have the family of Lars Svensson Grasten and Maria Larsdotter (family #22). They were from Gratorp in Ljusnarsberg parish, where they had four children.
On pedigree chart #7 we begin with the family of Pehr Persson and Elisabet Andersdotter (family #19) from Fornaboda in Lindesberg, who are your 6th great grandparents. They were the parents of nine children. Pehr Persson was born in 1733 at Fornaboda in Lindesberg, the son of Pehr Andersson and wife Kerstin Jansdotter (family #24). They were married in 1729 at Lindesberg and were the parents of nine children, all born at Fornaboda.
Pehr Andersson was born in 1708 at Biorkhammar in Lindesberg, the son of Anders Pehrsson (family #93). I also found record of one other child, but neither birth record gives the name of the mother. Further research is needed.
I also have finally been able to identify the birth record of Elisabet or Lisa Andersdotter, wife of Pehr Persson. She was born in 1740 at Ingelshyttan in Lindesberg parish, the daughter of Anders Andersson and wife Anna Persdotter (family #96). I was unable to find record of any other children in this family.
Anna Persdotter, mother of Elisabet Andersdotter, was apparently the youngest child of Pehr Hansson and Elisabeth Olsdotter of Snuggan (family #186). They were married in 1706 and it appers that they had seven children.
Finally, on pedigree chart #9 we have the family of Mans Jacobsson and wife Anna Pehrsdotter (family #85) of Sorsjon in Ramsberg parish. They are your 8th great grandparents. The remaining 2 family group sheets are on other relatives from Ramsberg parish.
That covers the research which I have done for you this period. If you wish to have double the usual amount of research again, this would be fine. However, I would need to put your report on a six month period, rather than the usual 4 month period. Completing this much research in such a short period has kept me extemely busy. I am certainly glad to do additional research, but I still need time to keep current with my other clients as well. Best wishes.
Sincerely yours,
(Mrs.) Linda K. Larson
Hi Jerry...
I recently used your translation of the St. James United Church of Christ (Reformed) register while fleshing out my research on Peter Maurer, who came to Lovettsville from Frederick, MD in 1770. He was a deacon at St. James, and stayed in the area with his sizeable family until late 1792, after which he moved to Fauquier County. While looking at the entries, I noticed a baptismal witness by Johannes and Maria Emich in 1796. Are these two the John and Mary Brill Amick of Bedford County from which I'm descended? My gr-grandmother was Alice Virginia Amick, a daughter of David Amick. I think he was a son of John and Mary. Have I missed a generation there?
I was given to understand that the Amick's came to Bedford County from Loudoun around 1800. I believe the family continued in some form around Lovettsville well into the 1800's, rendered as Eamick in the St. James churchyard. I also noticed a Samuel Brill, with wife Catharina, baptizing a daughter about the same time as the reference to Johannes and Maria Emich. Were this Samuel, and Anna Maria, related?
Lots of questions, I know! We may have corresponded before.....I've been working with Tom Clabaugh on the Bedford County Ancestor Connection website. The Fletcher Cemetery brochure displayed there, and many of the Fletcher pictures, are my doing (Alice Virginia Amick and Lyman Cobb Fletcher were my gr-grandparents).
David Fletcher
Richmond, VA
HI Jerry...
I will gladly send you all that I have on Peter Mauer. I wondered about the Andreas Maurer in the St. James Register. Do you know if he and Peter emmigrated at the same time, or whether he pre-dates Peter in Loudoun County? I know that according to Peter's family record--the original is in German--his first born son Johannes was born in Frederick, in 1769. The next child, Adam, is listed as being born in Loudoun in 1771, along with the next 10 children. The last child, number 12--Daniel, was born in Fauquier County, where Peter died ca. late 1797.
By the time Peter came to Fauquier, around 1792, he'd begun to use the English equivalent "Mason" as his surname. I've found no record showing that Peter owned land in Loudoun; he apparently held a lease on some land in the Lovettsville area, which he'd purchased from Joseph Teel--another St. James member. Maurer re-sold the lease to Jacob Barrick in April of 1792. Daniel was born in August of that year in Fauquier, so I imagine they moved house in May. His estate was probated under "Peter Mason," by his wife Sarah, in Fauquier County, beginning in 1798. The Mason farm lay about three miles north of the village of Markham, just off I-66 and east of Front Royal. The family sold Peter's farm to wealthy neighbor Moses Glasscock, who also became guardian of the youngest children. Mason had originally purchased the parcel from a James Kincheloe.
My line of descent from Peter and Sarah runs like this:
My Amick descent is via my dad, Richard Allen Fletcher. I can summarize it this way:
In subsequent emails, I'll send along the detailed material I've gathered so far, along with citations. Peter Maurer was a weaver by trade, according to a 1775 tithable list for the Lovettsville area. I suspect that his holdings, leased as they were, might have been a few acres.
I've also corresponded a little with Craig Trout of Lovettsville. Did he get his Brill file from you? He'd only done some sketching in, since the Brill's were only an allied line--Samuel Brill married Anna Catherina Ament, who is part of his Ament/Trout background. What interested me in the Brill material he sent, was his listing of Anna Margaret Maurer, dau. of Michael and Anna Elizabeth Maurer, as the mother of Anna Maria Brill--John Amick's wife. Was Michael Maurer an uncle or older brother to Peter? And Andreas?
I began my Peter Maurer research via his anglicized name, Mason. They had re-established themselves in Fauquier County by 1792, with spurs leading west and southwest from there. My biggest lead came from descendants of Peter's son David, who ended up in Rappahannock County. A gr-grandson of David Mason had the Peter Maurer bio-ledger-journal-bible compilation that son David apparently inherited, all in German script. His translated version of the info took the family line back to Germany, and had Peter Maurer arriving in Frederick in 1764. A summary of his background, from this info, follows:
Peter Maurer, son of Nicholas Maurer and Anna Eva ___ Maurer, was born on February 11, 1737, in Hoch Eschweiler, Leiningen, Germany. On April 26, 1764, Peter Maurer came to Frederichstadt (Frederick), Maryland. He was married, by a Lutheran minister, in May 1768 at Frederichstadt to Sarah Finsch, who was born there on December 15, 1747, a daughter of Johannes Finsch and Anna ___ Finsch.
I did a quick look through Strassburger and Hinke, and found a Peter Maurer on the passenger list for the "Louisa" dated 3 October, 1753. This seems to be about the right timeframe. He'd be 16. The Peter Maurer record does not specify the year he emmigrated, but only the year he came to Frederick.
I've just now posted a query on the Bucks Co. PA Rootsweb page regarding a possible relationship between Peter Maurer and Michael Maurer--Anna Maria Brill's grandfather. I wonder if Peter came first to Bucks Co., and then to Frederick and Loudoun? The farther you go back, the thinner the strands of the web seem to get, don't they?
I'd be grateful for whatever light you can shed. As I said, I'll gladly send you the Peter Maurer/Mason material I have. Thanks again.
David
I am researching a relative from Bedford Co. Pa. The name is ANNA MARIA MAURER, who m. Jacob Reed. They had a daughter, that I know of, named Catherine. I have two different dates for Catherine's birth. One is 10,Jan. 1805 and another 3 May, 1811. Catherine m. John Swan abt. 1820 and died in OH. Do you have any information on these families?
Thanks,
Donna Kennedy