Ulrich Hoover of York & Adams Counties, Pennsylvania

Kris Hocker on 6 Jan 2013

Ulrich Hoover of York and Adams counties became of interest to me because of a possible connection to Christian Hoover of Heidelberg Township, York County. Ulrich had come up in the data I’ve been compiling on Hoovers of Pennsylvania and Maryland, but since I’ve been focusing on Lancaster County Hoovers, I hadn’t researched him.

Most of what I know about Ulrich came from a Hoover mailing list posting by Richard Smallwood. However, his estate records have been enlightening.

Ulrich’s estate records—from both Adams and York counties—are consistent in the names of his children and, for the most part, list them in the same order. Based on these records alone, I would list his children as:

  1. Johannes “John” Hoover
  2. Susanna Hoover, m. Johannes “John” Rohrbach
  3. Michael Hoover
  4. Catharine Hoover
  5. Eve Hoover, m. George Werley
  6. George Hoover
  7. Henry Hoover
  8. Peter Hoover
  9. Elizabeth Hoover
  10. Mary Hoover
  11. Barbara Hoover
  12. David Hoover
  13. Sarah Hoover
  14. Magdalena Hoover, dec’d., m. to Philip Keller

Johannes is consistently named as Ulrich’s eldest son.

When he died in 1805, Ulrich Hoover owned property in York County spanning the border between Manheim and Codorus townships and in Adams County in Reading and Latimer townships.1 Henry Hoover— “fourth son of Ulrich Hoover”—took 132 acres on the border of Manheim and Codorus townships in York County that included the merchant and saw mills.2 His brother George— “third son of the intestate”—took a tract of 300 acres in Codorus Township.3  Eldest son John initially refused to take any of the York County land, but eventually accepted a third tract of 111 acres in Manheim Township, adjoining the other tracts.4

According to Adams County Orphans Court records, John also accepted land in Reading Township, containing 223 acres.5 John accepted the second Adams County tract, containing 105 acres in Latimer Township, acting as Michael Hoover’s assignee.6

While I did not find any warrants for Ulrich Hoover in Adams County, I found several for “Ulrich” in York County. The first warrant was for John Ulrich Hoober for 50 acres in Codorus Township, dated 18 Dec 1751.7 I believe Ulrich sold this tract to Conrad Supinger on 4 Nov 1760.8 At the time of the land warrant, this tract adjoined land that had recently belonged to Christian Hoober. While this tract picques my interest the most, I’m not entirely convinced that it applies to this Ulrich Hoover.

Ulrich received another land warrant on 30 Apr 1765 for 50 acres in Codorus Township, adjoining Stephen Peter and Johan George Werley.9 It was noted on the warrant that the interest and quit rent were to be from 1 Mar 1758.10 This tract was surveyed on 14 Jul (5th month) 1766.11 Ulrich received a warrant for 200 acres, adjoining land of Philip Miller, George Keller, Francis Hoff, Anthony New/Neu, and Jacob Lingefelta on the same day.12 This warrant, too, noted that the interest and quit rent were to start from 1 Mar 1758. It was originally surveyed on the same day as the first tract, but two surveys were recorded for this tract—one in the name of George Hoover13 and one for Jacob Keller.14

A third warrant was issued for Ulrich Huber on 13 Sep 1774 for 100 acres, adjoining his other tracts.15 It was surveyed on 12 Sep 1794 for 108 acres and 12 perches.16

Based on these land warrants, Ulrich was probably living in York County by 1758, and possibly as early as 1751. This means he was probably living in York County from the time he was a young adult, so his children were likely born there. Check back next time to see what records I was able to find for them.

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Footnotes

  1. Petition of Henry Hoover, Ulrich Hoover estate (1805), PDF, “Estate Files (1749-1958),” York County Archives, York, Pennsylvania; and Petition of John Hoover, Ulrich Hoover estate (1808), Orphans Court Book A:307, digital image, FamilySearch, “Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994” (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Jul 2012), citing Adams County Clerk of the Orphans Court, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. ↩
  2. Partition Return, Ulrich Hoover estate, Orphans Court Book I:222, digital image, FamilySearch, “Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994” (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Jul 2012), citing York County Clerk of the Orphans Court, York, Pennsylvania. ↩
  3. Partition Return, Ulrich Hoover estate, Orphans Court Book I:220, digital image, FamilySearch, “Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994” (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Jul 2012), citing York County Clerk of the Orphans Court, York, Pennsylvania. ↩
  4. Partition Return, Ulrich Hoover estate, Orphans Court Book I:402, digital image, FamilySearch, “Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994” (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Jul 2012), citing York County Clerk of the Orphans Court, York, Pennsylvania. ↩
  5. Estate Partition, Ulrich Hoover estate (1810), Orphans Court Book A:385, digital image, FamilySearch, “Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994” (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Jul 2012), citing Adams County Clerk of the Orphans Court, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. ↩
  6. Estate Partition, Ulrich Hoover estate (1813), Orphans Court Book B:87, digital image, FamilySearch, “Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994” (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Jul 2012), citing Adams County Clerk of the Orphans Court, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. ↩
  7. John Ulrich Hoober warrant, 18 Dec 1751, York County land warrant H35 (microfilm), Records of the Land Office, Record Group 17, series 53, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ↩
  8. Mary Marshall Brewer, Land records of York County, Pennsylvania (Lewes, Delaware: Colonial Roots, 2002-2004), volume one, page 96. ↩
  9. Ulrich Huber warrant, 30 Apr 1765, York County land warrant H116 (microfilm), Records of the Land Office, Record Group 17, series 53, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ↩
  10. The year is somewhat difficult to read. It could be 1750 or 1758, but I believe it to be 1758 based on the note on Ulrich’s second land warrant, #H117. ↩
  11. Ulrick Hoober survey (1766), Pennsylvania Copied Survey Book C97:27 (online), Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, “Copied Surveys” (http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-114CopiedSurveyBooks/r17-114MainInterfacePage.htm : accessed 25 Mar 20120); citing Records of the Land Office, Record Group 17, series 114, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ↩
  12. Ulrich Huber warrant, 30 Apr 1765, York County land warrant H117 (microfilm), Records of the Land Office, Record Group 17, series 53, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ↩
  13. Ulrick Hoober survey (1766), Pennsylvania Copied Survey Book B12:103 (online), Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, “Copied Surveys” (http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-114CopiedSurveyBooks/r17-114MainInterfacePage.htm : accessed 25 Mar 20120); citing Records of the Land Office, Record Group 17, series 114, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ↩
  14. Ulrick Hoober survey (1766), Pennsylvania Copied Survey Book B12:130 (online), Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, “Copied Surveys” (http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-114CopiedSurveyBooks/r17-114MainInterfacePage.htm : accessed 25 Mar 20120); citing Records of the Land Office, Record Group 17, series 114, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ↩
  15. Ulrich Huber warrant, 13 Sep 1774, York County land warrant H199 (microfilm), Records of the Land Office, Record Group 17, series 53, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ↩
  16. Ulrick Hoober survey (1766), Pennsylvania Copied Survey Book C97:26 (online), Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, “Copied Surveys” (http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-114CopiedSurveyBooks/r17-114MainInterfacePage.htm : accessed 25 Mar 20120); citing Records of the Land Office, Record Group 17, series 114, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ↩

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