Fayette County PA
Update: 3 Revised Hoover Family Pages
I’ve finally added the revised family pages for George Hoover (ca 1766-1847) of Fayette County, son of Andrew and Catharine (___) Hoover and George Hoover (ca 1735/40-1813) of Armstrong county, son of Michael Hoover. These pages—especially George Hoover of Armstrong County—include some substantial changes from their prior versions, so descendants of Christian Hoover, William Matthias [...]
George HOOVER (ca 1766—1847)
George2 Hoover (Andrew1) was born circa 1766, most likely in Frederick (now Washington) County, Maryland in the Leitersburg—Ringgold—Hagerstown area.[1. T.L.C. Genealogy, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Taxpayers 1785-1799 (Miami Beach, Florida: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991), page 77; George Hoover first appears in tax records in 1787, placing his birth year as 1766 or earlier. As census records …
Update: George Hoover of Fayette County
I’ve recently discovered that George Hoover, son of Andrew and Catharine (___) Hoover, of Fayette County lived in Union Township his whole life. Therefore, he can not be the George Hoover who owned property in Westmoreland County from 1779 through 1799 and died in Armstrong County in 1813. How Did We Get Here? Before I [...]
Update: Andrew Hoover Jr. of Fayette County
One of the pieces of data I have for Andrew Hoover Jr. has intrigued and perplexed me. During her research in this Hoover family, Luella Schuamburg Hoover was sent a deed from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in which Andrew named Yost Herbaugh as his attorney to receive from Catherine Liebrich, relict of Nicholas Liebrich, late of [...]
George HOOVER (ca 1735/40-1813)
George2 Hoover (Michael1) was likely born circa ca 1735-1740, possibly in Germany or Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Assuming George was 21 years of age at the birth of his first child in 1761, he was likely born by 1740.[1. Humphrey, John T., Pennsylvania Births, Dauphin County, 1757-1825 (Washington, D.C.: Humphrey Publications, 2005), page 122.] Although no [...]
Andrew HOOVER Jr. (ca 1755/61—?)
Andrew2 Hoover (Andrew1) was born circa 1755—1761, probably in the Leitersburg—Hagerstown—Ringgold, Maryland area. Andrew may have died sometime between 1792 and 1800 as he does not appear in the 1800 census for Fayette County. He went to the Fayette County area (then Westmoreland County) by 1780, possibly as early as 1769 with his brother Jacob. [...]
Jacob HOOVER (ca 1746—1800)
Jacob2 Hoover (Andrew1) was born circa 1746, most likely in Ellerstadt, Germany. He died in 1800 sometime between the time the 1800 tax returns were recorded and 8 Sep 1800 when his will was probated. Jacob married Anna Maria (___), most likely in Maryland. Jacob Hoover was the eldest of the three Hoover brothers who [...]
John HOOVER (ca 1744—?)
John2 Hoover (Andrew1) was born about 1744, probably in Ellerstadt, Germany, the eldest son of Andrew Hoover and his wife Catharine. John was alive at the time his father’s estate was settled. He likely died sometime after 2 Nov 1811 when a deed recording his sale of some Union Township land to James Fletcher was [...]
Andreas HUBER (1723—1784)
Andreas “Andrew” Hoover (Huber, Hubner), son of Gregor Jonas and Anna Maria (Kruetzer) Huber, was born 1 Jan 1723 in Ellerstadt, Bad Dürkheim, Germany and baptized 7 Feb 1723/5 in Ellerstadt, sponsored by Andreas Hartman. [1, 2] He died sometime between 25 May and 24 Jul 1784 in Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.[3] Andrew married [...]
Huber Emigrants
A list of Huber emigrants from Germany to Pennsylvania between 1728 and 1768 taken from the Pennsylvania Archives, Series II, Volume XVII, “Names of Foreigners who took the Oath of Allegiance, 1727-1775.”
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