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Who were the Frysinger's

 

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Frysinger Ancestors

Ludwig F. Freisinger [64] d. 1792

Elizabeth Bletz [65] d. 1818

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Jacob Freysinger [32], 1773-1845

Catharine Miller [33]

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Jacob Frysinger [16], 1809-1890

Magdalena Rauhauser [17], 1813-1897

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Jacob R. Frysinger [8], 1846-1899

Susanna May [9], 1846-1919

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George M. Frysinger [4], 1885-1949

Clara B. Schaffner [5], 1888-1975

 

 

 

 

 

Frysinger

 

(Freysinger, Freisinger, Frisinger)

Excerpt from the book
 

 

copyright 1999 by
 Anne Frysinger Shifflet, Ph.D.


her E-mail address

contact her in regard to family history questions

 

One who comes from Freising is a "Freisinger." Freising, now a suburb of Munich, Germany, was a fortified medieval town, long under control of the Catholic Archbishops. Probably some long ago ancestor set forth from that area. By the 18th century, there were Freisingers sparsely scattered throughout Germany and Austria, many Catholic and some embracing Protestant faith. 1 Because the birthplace of our emigrant ancestor has not been discovered, the story begins in America.

Ludwig Friderich Freisinger [64] arrived in the port of Philadelphia on Wednesday, 16 Oct 1754 aboard the ship Peggy. 2 Captain James Abercrombie had sailed the Peggy from Rotterdam to Gosport and thence to America. The passengers, 108 souls from Württemberg and the Palatinate, were immediately directed to the Philadelphia Court House where they took an oath of allegiance to their new country. The Worshipful Charles Willing, Esquire, Mayor, presided while Ludwig Fridrich Freisinger signed his name with small, neat handwriting.3

Unfortunately, we have no records of Ludwig's activities during his first nine years in America. It is quite likely that he served as an indentured servant in the Philadelphia area. Under this system, a person of means would pay the ship's passage fee for an arrival. The immigrant then would work for a specified number of years to pay back the debt.

The first evidence of Ludwig Frisinger in Lancaster County was in 1763 when he served as a witness to the sale of three acres of land in Warwick Township from Peter Raffensberger to George Gayer and Isaac Bart. 4 Soon thereafter, Ludwig married Elizabeth Bletz [65], the daughter of Frederick Bletz [130] and Ann Elizabeth ___ [131] of Warwick Township. 5 Their son Johannes was born in Lancaster County in 1766. 6 A son, Ludwig, Jr. was baptized in Lancaster in 1768. 7

In 1769, Lutwick Freisinger was taxed in Manheim Township, but his name did not appear on the tax lists there the following year. 8 Sometime around 1770 the family moved across the Susquehanna River to Windsor Township in York County. A fraktur commemorating the birth of Jacob [32] in 1773 states that he was born in Windsor Township. 9 Ludwig and Elizabeth's daughter Anna Maria may also have been born there. Few birth records from the early churches in that area exist, and none have been located for these children. Ludwig's name did not appear on the 1775 Windsor Township tax assessment list, dated 8 Dec 1774. 10

When Ludwig purchased the farm in York County which was to be his final home on 1 Nov 1775, the deed stated that he was from Windsor Township, York County. 11 For the sum of "twenty pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania," John Demind sold thirty-seven and one-half acres of land in Dover Township to Ludwig Frysinger, mason, of Windsor Township. 12 The tract adjoined lands of John Spade, Jacob Miller, and Michael Long. Although the deed stated that the price was paid in full at the time of signing, Ludwig's name did not appear on the Dover Township tax lists in 1777 and 1779. It appears that record keeping was lax during the confusion of the Revolutionary War years.

Money and provisions were needed to support the long war. Heavy assessments were laid upon those men not in active service who were classified as in the home guards or militia. In May of 1779, a three pound fine for non-performance of military duty was levied against Ludwig Frysinger of Cap't May's Company. 13 This amount was considerably less than the 15 to 20 pound levies against some of Ludwig's more prosperous neighbors.

As the war continued and intensified, there was also the problem of finding enough men to fight. The Pennsylvania Assembly passed "An Act to compleat the Quota of the Federal Army" which put the burden to find recruits on the local communities. Along with the January 1781 tax assessments came the Proclamation: " . . . you are classed together, and required to provide, in fifteen Days from this Date, one able-bodied Recruit for the Continental Army, to serve during the War; such Recruit, when enlisted and entered in the Army, to be entitled to receive from the Public a Suit of Cloaths each Year, and to be entitled at the End of the War to Two hundred Acres of Land, and all other Pay, Gratuities, Exemptions, to which other Soldier in the Line of this State shall be entitled. Such Recruit, when engaged by you, is to be taken to some Justice of the Peace for his Approbation, and to be attested, and then delivered by you to the Lieutenant or Sub-Lieutenant of the County. - On Failure hereof, your Class will be liable to pay Fifteen Pounds Specie, State Money, or the new Continental Money, issued persuant to the late Laws of this State, or an Equivalent in old Continental Money, viz. Eleven Hundred and Twenty-five Pounds, to be levied upon you respectively, as the Taxes now are." Each community had to come up with a recruit by March 1. Ludwig Freisinger's name was 24th on the list of neighbors residing in the "First Class of Dover Township." 14

Ludwig's county tax in 1781 was one shilling and five pence. In 1782, another £1.5 was required of Ludwig Freisinger for the special Appeal Warrants for the State Supplies. On the 1783 Dover Township returns, Ludwig Frisinger's possessions, valued at 14 pounds and taxed eight shillings and two pence, included 30 acres of land, two horned cattle, two sheep, and one house. At that time, the household was comprised of four males, and three females.

After the Revolutionary War had ended, on 16 Sep 1786, Ludwig Frysinger had a survey made of his 36 acres and 137 perches of land in Dover Township. 15 When the first United States census was conducted in 1790, the household of Ludiwick Frisinger in Dover Township had two men age 16 or over, three boys under 16, and three females. 16

The 1792 Dover Township assessment was the last for Ludwick Frisinger, his 36 acres, and two cows. On 19 May 1792, Letters of Administration were granted to Elizabeth Frysinger on behalf of the estate of Ludwick Frysinger who had died intestate. 17

His friend Andreas Miller had made an inventory of the estate on 8 May 1792. 18 At the time of his death, Ludwig's most valuable possessions were his livestock. He owned a black and white cow, a red and white cow, and a bull, each valued over three pounds, and one pig, two sheep, and a big and a small goat. In addition to the usual household and farm accouterments, Ludwig left the tools of a mason and a metal square. He had a scarf, a linen jacket, monocles, and a pair of glasses. He left a prayer book, a Bible, and two songbooks.

Elizabeth [65] lived 26 years after Ludwig died. Widow Freisinger continued to pay taxes on the 36-acre farm until about 1796. It is likely that one of the children took over the farm then. David Fetrow was holding the land at the time of Elizabeth's death.

After Elizabeth died in 1818, 19 John Freysinger, oldest son, petitioned the Orphans Court for settlement of the estate. Following the usual custom, the sheriff and "twelve good and lawful men of his Bailiwick" determined that the "Plantation and Tract of Land" in Dover Township (now fifty-four acres) could not be divided among the eight heirs without "prejudice to or spoiling the whole." It was agreed that John would purchase the tract for the appraised amount of eight hundred and ten dollars, and would pay respective shares to his brothers and sisters within one year. Jacob [32] was to receive two shares because his brother Peter had conveyed his inheritance to Jacob. 20

David Fetrow was administrator of Elizabeth's estate. A misunderstanding between Fetrow and Jacob Frysinger [32] was taken to the Court of Common Pleas of York County. On 24 Feb 1819, arbitrators mutually agreed upon ruled that the sum of ninety-four dollars out of the assets in Elizabeth's estate should be paid to Jacob Freysinger. 21 The final settlement of her estate was filed on 11 May 1819. 22

The burial places of Ludwig Freysinger [64] and his wife Elizabeth Bletz [65] are unknown.

 

Children of Ludwig Freysinger [64] and Elizabeth Bletz [65]

 

1. Anna Maria		m. Jacob Feiser

b

d A Mary Feiser, 1763-1853, is buried in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hanover, Pa. (Starner, The Cemeteries of York County, Pennsylvania (typescript, York County Historical Society) VI, p. 137).

m York County, Pa., Orphans Court Docket M-271, 12 May 1818.
 

2. John      	6 Nov 1766 - 28 May 1851	m. 1st Elisabetha ___
                                  	        m. 2nd Anna Maria Lauer

b

d Salem "Strayer's" Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Dover Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, XI p. 181). Also wife Anna Maria, 9 Mar 1780-18 Apr 1849.

m The 1790 census listed John in Harrisburg. A daughter, Anna Maria, was born to John and Elizabetha Freysinger on 24 Feb 1791 and baptized at the Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church in Harrisburg. The child lived only 3 years and was buried at Quickel's Cemetery, Conewago Township, in York County. John's will (York County Will Book T-392) refers to his brother-in-law John Lauer. John Freysinger was a weaver who lived in the village of Dover. He left no surviving children.

 

3. Ludwig, Jr.	20 Jul 1768 - pr. 10 Jun 1850	m. Susanna Gross

b Records of the First Reformed Church, Lancaster, copied by William J. Hinke. In F. Edward Wright, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Church Records of the 18th Century, Vol. 2 (Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1994), p. 67. Ludwig Frederick s/o Ludwig Freysager and Elizabeth (bp. 16 Oct 1768). Sp: John Rader and Catherine.

d York County, Pa., Will Book T-315.

m A family tradition is that Ludwig married Susanna Weyer. I have not found any primary sources to support that. It may have been a brief, early marriage. York County, Pa., Orphans Court Docket N-126, 12 Dec 1826: Susanna was a daughter of Andrew Gross who died in Manchester Township. Ludwig, Jr. moved to Monaghan Township in 1807 (York Co. Deed Book S-2-364). Ludwig's will, dated 27 Oct 1849, lists his children: John; Catharine, Mary; Jacob [d. 1831] Susanna, Salome, Daniel, Andrew, and Elizabeth.

 

4. Jacob [32]	24 Oct 1773 - 21 Apr 1845	m. Catharine Miller

b A fraktur commemorating his birth is in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger.

d Family records. York County, Pa., Administration Bond OO-357 was granted to Jacob Frysinger, Jr. and Jacob Meyer on 25 Apr 1845.

m A fraktur commemorating the birth of their son Jacob [16] in 1809 is in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger. The mother's name is given as Catharine Millerin.

 

5. Elisabeth	 1 Jul 1776 - 1 Sep 1854	             m. John   Dattisman

b The Register of the Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania, 1765-1858, translated by Henry James Young, 1939 (typescript, York County Historical Society, D1), p. 9.

d Quickel's Cemetery, Conewago Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, IX. p. 42). Elizabeth Dattisman, 21 Jun 1776-1 Sep 1854, and John Dattisman, 1 Jul 1762-30 May 1838.

m York County, Pa., Orphans Court Record M-271, 12 May 1818.

 

6. Peter     	30 Jun 1779 - 4 Jan 1815	m. 1st Anna Catharine Aker 
                              	                m. 2nd Catharine Colman

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 12. Peter was baptized on 10 Jul 1779. Sponsors: Peter Strein and wife.

d Rockingham County, Va., Administration Bonds 1778-1815, p. 28. Peter had served in the War of 1812. Just prior to being mustered out, a pontoon bridge broke and Peter was drowned. See Betty Pond Snyder, Denman-Freisinger and Allied Families: Early Ohio Pioneers, published by the author in 1988.

m There is much confusion over Peter's marriage(s) at a young age. It is possible that he married Catharine Aker and that she died in Rockingham County, Virginia after giving birth to their son Jacob in early 1796. No proof has been found of the marriage or birth. Back in York, on 18 Nov 1797 Peter married Susan Catharine Colman. (Register of the First Reformed Church, York, Pennsylvania and of the Trinity- First Reformed Church, Vol. III; transcribed by Henry James Young, 1935 (typescript, York County Historical Society, JJ3b), p. 317.) They had a child born 23 Feb 1798 (Quickel's, p. 42). After returning to Rockingham County, a son was born on 25 Dec 1798 and other children followed. After Peter's early death, his widow and several children moved to Ohio and established the Frisinger family in that area. See Snyder above.

 

7. George         	 2 Oct 1781 - 5 Apr 1870	  m.  Elizabeth Ritte

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 16, bp. 30 Nov 1781. Sponsors: Joh. George Schedel and wife.

d Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pa. (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, VIII, p. 145). Elizabeth Frysinger, wife of George, d. 19 May 1852, age 66-1-0. George Frysinger, [no dates] 87 years. Death date is taken from family records.

m Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley, Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, and Perry, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, Pa.: J.M. Runk & Co., 1897), p. 497. George was one of the enumerators for the 1810 census of York County. He became a wagon maker and prominent merchant in York Borough.

 

8. Barbara         	21 Apr 1785 - before 1849	m. David Fetrow

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 21.

d John Frysinger's will (York County, Pa., Will Book T-392) dated 15 Nov 1849 mentions his sister Barbara deceased.

m Donna R. Irish, comp., Pennsylvania German Marriages (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982), p. 484. First Trinity Reformed Church, York. David Vitro married Barbara Freysinger, 10 May 1808.

 

 

Jacob Frysinger [32], 1773-1845

Jacob Freysinger [32] was born on 24 Oct 1773 A Taufschein ornamented with delicate red and yellow flowers commemorated his birth.

 

Diesen beyden Ehegatten
als Ludwig Freysinger und seine ehelichen Hausfrau Elisabeth
eine geborne Plessin ist ein Sohn zur Welt geboren, wie weider folget:
Dieser Jacob Freysinger ist geboren im Jahr unsers Herrn und Heilandes JESU CHRISTI 1773
den 24ten Tag October um [blank] Uhr im Zeichen de [blank] getauft den [blank]
von Herrn Wagner Reformirter Prediger und Diener des Worts nach Christi
Befehl Matth. 28 Vers 19. Die Taufzeugen sind Johann Friederich Lieberknecht
und seine Frau Catharina. Dieser Jacob Freysinger ist geboren und getauft worden
in Amerika, im Staat Pennsylvania in York County und Windsor Taunschip.

 

To this married couple
Ludwig Freysinger and his lawful wife Elizabeth
born Plessin, was a son born to the world, as follows:
This Jacob Freysinger was born in the year of our Lord and Savior, JESU CHRISTI 1773
the 24th day of October at ____ hour in the sign of ____, baptized the ____
by Rev. Wagner Reformed preacher and servant of the words of Christ's
command Matt. 28. verse 10. The sponsors are Johann Friederich Lieberknecht
and his wife Catharina. This Jacob Freysinger was born and baptized
in America, in the state of Pennsylvania, in York County and Windsor Township.

 

Pastor Wagner was John Daniel Wagner, 1750-1810. A Reformed minister ordained in 1772, he was pastor at Kreutz Creek, Hellam Township from 1771-1786. The red-ink calligraphy and the colors used for ornamenting the document are very similar to those appearing on the Taufschein of Jacob's son Jacob born in 1809. The fact that specific information concerning the hour and sign of birth and the date of baptism are missing, also strongly suggest that the above document was created at a later date, probably after the birth of Jacob [16]. 23

Jacob's name was not included on the tax lists until he was 26 years old. He may have been serving an apprenticeship elsewhere. When he did appear on the 1799-1806 Dover Township assessments he was listed as a weaver, a single man, owning 35 acres 24 and a cow.

On the 1808 tax list, Jacob was no longer listed as single! 25 Jacob Freysinger and Catharina were sponsors for a Jacob Finck baptized at Quickel's Church on 20 Mar 1808. 26 Jacob's wife was Catharine Miller [33]. The names of her parents are not known for certain. 27

Jacob and Catharine's son Jacob [16] was born on 16 Nov 1809 and baptized at Quickel's on 24 Dec 1809. 28 At the time of the 1810 census, Jacob's household consisted of one man and one woman between the ages of 26-45, and a boy under 10. Another woman over age 45 and a girl between 10 and 16 lived with them. 29

From 1807 to 1818, Jacob was taxed in Newberry Township on 35 acres "formerly Ludwig Frisingers," and also on 42 acres in Dover Township. He had purchased the 35 acres in Newberry Township from his brother on 22 Mar 1806. 30 This tract adjoined the land of their late father. A few weeks later he had purchased the additional seven acres in Dover Township from his brother John. 31 The 1813 Newberry tax list indicated that Jacob was living in "D'town," (the town of Dover). When Conewago Township was formed in 1818 from parts of both Dover and Newberry Townships, all of Jacob's land fell within the new township. His family was listed in the 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses of Conewago Township. 32

In 1819 Jacob Freisinger, weaver, was assessed on 89 acres, one horse and one cow appraised at $584, his tax was 78 cents. 33 On 12 Nov 1825, Jacob and Catharine sold 16 acres in Conewago Township (part of his father's original tract) to his brother John. 34 In 1831, he sold seven acres of land to Moses Bear. 35 Jacob Frysinger "old, weaver" was taxed on the remaining 65 acres. An additional lot of 5 acres was sold to John Metzger in 1838. 36 From 1841 until his death, Jacob was taxed on 54 acres.

On the 1844 and 1845 Conewago Township Assessments, Jacob Frisinger, Sr. was listed as "infirm." According to family records, he died on 21 Apr 1845. On 25 Apr 1845, Jacob Frysinger, Jr. and Jacob Meyer of Conewago Township requested an Administration Bond to settle the estate of Jacob Frysinger, Sr. 37 An inventory of his goods and chattels, filed with the Court on 3 May 1845, included the following items: "one Cow, 3 Sheeps, 2 hogs, one Case of Drawers, one Bed and bedsheet, 2 Do Do [i.e., ditto], 1 Coverlet & Bed Close, 1 Stove and pipe, 1 Do Do, a half Doz of Chairs, 1 Table, 2 Benshes, a pair of Stylyarts, one Clock, 5 yds of Cloth, 1 winegar Barrel, 1 weaver loom & imblements, a Lot of potatoes, one Chest, one wool wheel, a lot of Dryed Apples, a Lot of appel-butter, one Barrel of winegar, a Lot of Bags, Spinning whel & reel, one Meat stand, 2 Flax hackels, a lot of Toe yarn, 1 Butter Jurn, 1 Coper Keddel, 2 Iron pots, a Lot of Sand, a Lot of Kichon furniture, Grubing Hoe and Sundres, a Lot of Books." 38 The estate was settled on 8 Aug 1848 with a balance of $237.21 to be distributed to the heirs. 39

On 26 Dec 1848, the heirs signed a release from further claims:

Know all men by this presence that we John Freisinger and Samuel Zorger and his wife Catharina late Catharina Freisinger and Elisabeth     Wagoner late Elisabeth Freising, Levi Wagoner guardian of Susanna and Lusian Wagoner miner children of Sarah Wagoner late Sarah Freisinger dec'd. Isaac Harrow and his wife Bolly late Bolly Freisinger and John Sipe and his wife Lovey late Lovey Freisinger all heirs and Leagel Representatives of Jacob Freisinger Senior of the township of Conewago in the County of York and State of Pennsylvania deceased who died intestate. We do hereby acknowledge that we this day have had and received of and from Jacob Freisinger Junior administrator of the estate of the said Jacob Freisinger Sinier deceased the sum of $21 and seventy two cents each of us in full satisfaction and payment of all such sum or sums . . . 40

The estate papers make no mention of a widow, thus suggesting that Catharine died sometime between 1838 and 1845. The places of burial for Jacob Frysinger [32] and his wife Catharine Miller [33] are uncertain. The family has assumed they were buried in Quickel's cemetery, but no grave markers for them exist.

 

Children of Jacob Frysinger [32] and Catharine Miller [33]

 

1. Jacob [16]	16 Nov 1809 - 18 Dec 1890	m. Magdalena Rauhauser

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 55. Jacob was baptized on 24 Dec 1809. No sponsors were listed for any of the children of Jacob and Catharine.

d Quickel's Cemetery, Conewago Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, IX, p. 18).

m York Gazette (English) 19 May 1835. On 7 Apr 1835, Jacob Freysinger, Conewago Township married Lenah Rahowser, Dover Township.

 

2. John         	 1 Jun 1811 - 		m. Sarah ___

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 57.

d

m Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 97, lists the 23 Apr 1838 birth of Mary Ann Frysinger, daughter of John and Sarah. The 1850 census of Dover Township included the household of John Frysinger 40, Laborer, Sarah 32, Mary 13, Sarah 11. Sarah Frysinger, 20 Dec 1818-24 Aug 1898, is buried in the old United Brethren Cemetery in Dover Township.

 

3. Catharine	12 Jan 1813 - 10 May 1856	m. Samuel Zorger

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 59.

d Buried in "Paddletown," Newberrytown Cemetery, Newberry Township. Also, Samuel Zorger, 13 Mar 1807-17 Jan 1878.

m Heirs to the estate of Jacob Frysinger [32], dated 26 Dec 1848. Original document in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger.

 

4. Daniel         	16 Aug 1815 -

b Family records include this child. No baptismal records have been found and census listings do not include a son of this age. The child may have died at birth.

d

m

 

5. Elizabeth	12 Jul 1816 - 1904	m. Daniel Wagner 

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 64.

d Elizabeth Wagner, wife of Daniel, 1816-1904, is buried in the Union Cemetery, East Manchester Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, XI, p. 293).

m Heirs to the estate of Jacob Frysinger [32], dated 26 Dec 1848. Original document in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger.

 

6. Sarah         	23 Mar 1818 - 24 Nov 1841	m. Levi Wagner

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 67.

d Holzschwamm Cemetery, Paradise Township, (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, V,

p. 17). Sarah Wagoner, died 24 Nov 1841, age 23-8-1.

m York County, Pa., Orphans Court Docket V-108, 4 April 1846. "On petition of Levi Wagner, he is appointed guardian of Susanna and Louisa Ann, under 14, daughters of Sarah Wagner (who was a daughter of Jacob Frysinger Senior and who died about 5 years before the said Jacob)."

 

7. Anna Maria (Polly)	12 Jan 1820 - 8 Jul 1881	m. Isaac Harro

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 70.

d Both Mary and Isaac Harro, 18 Jul 1814-21 Apr 1894, are buried in Salem Cemetery, Fairview Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, X, p. 190).

m First Reformed and Trinity First Reformed Church, York. Samuel Hero m. Mary Freisinger on 23 Mar 1837. This was probably an error in recording the first name. The 1850 Census of Newberry Township lists Isaac Harro, weaver, 37; Mary 30; Henry 12, Jacob 10, John 8, William 6, Isaac 4, Rebecca 2, Hary 1 (male)

 

8. Louisa         	 5 Mar 1824 - 17 Oct 1885	m. John Sipe

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 78.

d Quickel's Cemetery, Conewago Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, IX, p. 9. Louisa Sipe, wife of John, died 17 Oct 1885, 60-7-12. John S. Sipe. 27 Oct 1824-8 Jul 1877, and Jacob F. Sipe, son of John and Louisa, died 14 Aug 1872, were buried in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Newberry Township (Starner, VIII, p. 282).

m Heirs to the estate of Jacob Frysinger [32], dated 26 Dec 1848. Original document in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger.

 

 

Jacob Frysinger [16], 1809-1890

Jacob Frysinger [16], son of Jacob [32] and Catharine Miller [33], lived all of his life in Dover (later Conewago) Township, York County. 41 He was born on 16 Nov 1809 and baptized on 24 Dec 1809 at Quickel's Union Church near Zion View in Conewago Township. 42

 

Diesen beyden Ehegatten
Jacob Freysinger und seiner Ehefrau Catharina eine geborne Millerin wohnhaft im
Dover Taunschip, York County, im Staat Pennsylvanien, ist
am 16ten November im Jahr unsers Herrn 1809 um 9 Uhr Morgens im
Zeichen dem Fisch ein Sohn zur Welt geboren welche am 24te December von
Herrn Geistweit Reformitter Pharrer, getauft wurde und den Namen
Jacob
erhielt. Taufzeugen sind die Eltern selbst.

 

To this married couple
Jacob Freysinger and his wife Catharina born Miller resident in
Dover Township, York County, in the state of Pennsylvania, was
on the 16th of November in the year of our Lord 1809 at 9 o'clock in the morning in the
sign of the Fish a son to the world born which on the 24th of December by
Rev. Geistweist Reformed pastor, was baptized and the name
Jacob
received Sponsors are the parents themselves. 43

 

Jacob's name appeared on the Conewago Township tax lists from 1829 to 1835 as a single man. 44 The 7 Apr 1835 marriage of Jacob Freysinger to "Miss Lenah Rahouser of Dover Township" was reported in York's English newspaper. 45 Magdalena Rahauser [17] was the daughter of Samuel Rauhauser [34] and Elizabeth Huber [35]. The fathers of both the bride and the groom were weavers in Dover. Both families were of the Reformed faith and attended the Quickel's Union Church.

In the 1840 census, Jacob and Magdalena's household included two boys and two girls under the age of five. 46 From the time of his marriage until his father's death in 1845, Jacob Freisinger, Jr. was listed on the Conewago Township tax records, sometimes as a laborer and sometimes as a farmer with no land. He then apparently inherited the farm. From 1846 on, Jacob [16] was assessed on 43 acres. In the 1850 census, his real estate was valued at $800. 47

The 1860 census data is now illegible. In 1870, Jacob and Magdalena had Daniel, 26; Jacob Jr., 24; John R., 20; and Rebecca, age 16, still at home with them. His farm real estate was valued at $1,500 and his personal property at $1,100. It was noted that Jacob could read and write but Magdalena could not. 48

He continued to farm actively until into his 60s, but the 1880 census lists Jacob [16], age 70, as a "retired farmer," with wife Magdalena, age 66, and Sallie Brenneman, an eight-year-old granddaughter living in his household. 49 Getting their affairs in order, in 1886 Jacob and Magdalena deeded back to their son Andrew the house and four acres that Andrew had sold them in April of 1866. 50 On the 1890 Conewago Township assessment, Jacob Freysinger was listed as retired and an invalid, and was taxed just four cents.

Jacob died on 18 Dec 1890. Magdalena lived seven more years and died on 13 Nov 1897. Unfortunately, no estate records have been found for them. Jacob Frysinger [16] and Magdalena Rauhauser [17] were buried in Quickel's Cemetery, Conewago Township. 51

 

Children of Jacob Frysinger [16] and Magdalena Rauhauser [17]

 

1. Samuel         	18 Jan 1836 - 14 Apr 1865	m. Louisa Aughenbaugh

b A fraktur commemorating his birth is in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger.

d Samuel was a casualty of the Civil War. Quickel's Cemetery, Conewago Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, IX, p. 19). Samuel R. Frysinger (Co. B.200 Regt. P.V.) 18 Jan 1836-14 Apr 1865. Age 29 years 2 months 26 days.

m Hanover Citizen, 5 Dec 1861: Samuel R. Freisinger, Conewago Township, married Louisa Aughinbaugh, Conewago Township, on 7 Nov 1861. The York Gazette, 3 Dec 1861, erroneously announced the marriage of Samuel R. Freisinger, Conewago Township to Elizabeth Anderson on 7 Nov 1861.

 

2. Elizabeth	16 Apr 1837 - 25 Apr 1901	m. Michael Lease

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 96, (bp. 27 Aug 1837). Sp: Elizabeth Frysinger.

d Aughenbaugh's Cemetery, Manchester Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, I,

p. 45). Elizabeth Lease, wife of Michael, d. 25 Apr 1901, 64-0-9. Also, Michael Lease,

20 Nov 1830-15 Jun 1906.

m

 

3. Andrew R.	12 Dec 1838 - 15 Dec 1916	m. Mary Witmer

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 98.

d Quickel's Cemetery, Conewago Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, IX, p. 3). Also, p. 5, wife Mary died 4 Jan 1900, age 57 years, 10 days.

m York Gazette, 23 Oct 1860: Andrew Freysinger, Conewago Township, m. Mary Witmer, Conewago Township, on 4 Oct 1860.

 

4. Sarah       	 9 Aug 1840 - 4 Feb 1904	m. Levi Gross

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 100.

d Quickel's Cemetery, Conewago Township, Sarah Gross, wife of Levi D., d. 4 Feb 1904, 63-5-26.

m The Press, 6 Oct 1862, Levi D. Gross m. Sarah Freisinger (both of Conewago) on 4 Sep 1862.

 

5. Hannah	20 Feb 1842 - 16 Sep 1877	m. 1st Philip Hoover
                   	                      	                          m. 2nd Manassas Krebs

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 101.

d Saginaw Cemetery, East Manchester Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, IX,

p. 204). Hannah Krebs, wife of Manassas, d. 16 Sep 1777, 35y, 6m, 26d.

m 1st, York Gazette, 2 Apr 1861: On 21 Mar 1861 Hannah Frysinger, Manchester Township, m. Phillip Hoover. 2nd, according to George R. Prowell, History of York County, Pennsylvania, (Chicago: Beers & Co., 1907), II, p. 390, Manassas Krebs was married three times and was the father of 23 children. His second marriage was to Hannah Frysinger, daughter of Jacob.

 

6. Daniel R.	 6 Feb 1844 - 1 Apr 1929	m. Margaret Quickel

b

d Krebill's Mennonite Cemetery, East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pa. In the Gerberich Collection of Gravestone Inscriptions (microfilm Reel 1, Part 2) at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.

m York County tax records indicate that Daniel moved from Dover Township in 1891. From 1892-1896, he was taxed as a laborer in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County. In later county directories, he was listed as a laborer living at Rt. 1, Mount Joy. The name of Daniel's wife was provided by a grandson, Daniel Frysinger.

 

7. Jacob R. [8]	28 Feb 1846 - 13 Jul 1899	m. Susanna May

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 104.

d Quickel's Cemetery, Conewago Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, IX, p. 6). Also, Susan, d. 22 Jul 1919, age 73y, 2m, 9d.

m York County, Pa., Will Book QQ-412, will of Eliza Sipe May, probated 8 Sep 1903. In 1890, Jacob moved from Dover Township to East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, where he farmed for John Zigler near Shocks Mill (Rowenna).

 

8. John R.         	 8 Nov 1850 - 28 Aug 1922	m. Amanda Richcrick

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 107.

d Union Cemetery, East Manchester Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, XI,

p. 261). Also Amanda, 2 Mar 1857-6 Apr 1916.

m The Press, 26 Dec 1879. John R. Frysinger, Conewago, married Amanda Richcrick, Newberry Township, 11 Dec 1879.

 
9. William R.	17 Apr 1852 - 6 Apr 1916	m. Agnes Fackler

b Family records.

d Union Cemetery, Maytown, Lancaster County: William R. Frysinger, 1852-1916, Agnes C. Frysinger, 1861-1912, Amos Frysinger, 1888-1892, and infant son, 1890-1890 (all inscribed on one large stone).

m York Gazette, 7 Feb 1912, announced the death of Agnes Frysinger of Maytown, Lancaster County, daughter of George Fackler near York. William seems to have been the first of the brothers to leave Dover Township. From 1889 on he was taxed in East Donegal Township, Lancaster Township, where he farmed for Jacob Hetzler near Maytown.

 

10. Rebecca	16 Jan 1854 - 2 Mar 1909	m. Manassas Krebs

b Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 109.

d Saginaw Cemetery, East Manchester Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, IX, p. 204): Rebecca Krebs, d. 2 Mar 1909, 55y, 1m, 17d. Also Manassas Krebs, d. 4 Oct 1905, 72y, 9m, 5d.

m Rebecca married her brother-in-law after the death of her sister Hannah in 1877. (See Prowell, History of York County, p. 390.)

 

11. Lucy Ann	17 Dec 1855 - 2 Jan 1940	m. George H. Gardner

b

d Family records.

m York Evening Dispatch, 14 Nov 1877: Lucy Frysinger of Conewago Township m. George Gardner of York on 11 Nov 1877.

 

12. Louisa         	17 Dec 1856 - 

b Records of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, York, Pa., translated by Henry James Young, 1923 (typescript, York County Historical Society, JJ1), p. 585.

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Endnotes

1. This much has been ascertained by a very limited search of church records. The surname Freisinger/Frysinger is still not common in Germany or the United States. Return to Text

2. Ralph B. Strassburger and William J. Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 3 volumes (Pennsylvania German Society, 1934; reprint, Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1992), I, pp. 636-641, List 223, A-C. Return to Text

3. Ludwig's signature appears in Strassburger and Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, II, pp. 733,735. Return to Text

4. Lancaster County, Pa., Deed Book H-195. Return to Text

5. Lancaster County, Pa., Will Book E-110, translated Book Y-2-521, will of Frederick Bletz dated 11 Dec 1780. probated 30 Oct 1784, and the will of his son John Adam Bletz, dated 20 Sep 1784, probated 30 Oct 1784, translated in Book Y-2-522. Return to Text

6. This information on John Frysinger is included in the 1850 census of Dover Township, York County, Pa.. Also, on 25 May 1782, John was confirmed at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manheim, Lancaster County, Pa.. (Parish Registers, Translated by Frederick S. Weiser, 1973, p. 135). Since this was after Ludwig was living in York County, it suggests that John was apprenticed or working near Manheim The will of his uncle, John Adam Bletz, dated 20 Sep 1784, specified that all of his weaving equipment was to be given to "my oldest sister's son John Frasinger." Return to Text

7. Records of the First Reformed Church, Lancaster, copied by William J. Hinke. In F. Edward Wright, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Church Records of the 18th Century, Vol. 2 (Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1994), p. 67. Return to Text

8. Lancaster County, Pa., Manheim Township Tax Records, 1751-1846, (Lancaster County Historical Society, microfilm 20). Return to Text

9. The original fraktur is in the possession of Daniel and William Frysinger. On this Taufschein, the name of the mother is given as Elizabeth Plessin. Without the German feminine ending, the surname would have been "Pless," pronounced similarly to Bless, Pletz or Bletz. See page 32 for more about the fraktur. Return to Text

10. York County, Pa., Tax Lists, 1758-1779 (York County Historical Society, microfilm 1). No other Windsor Township lists from the early years survive. Return to Text

11. York County, Pa., Deed Book G-101, dated 1 Nov 1775 and recorded 26 Apr 1776. Return to Text

12. York County, Pa., Deed Book G-101. Return to Text

13. William Henry Egle, editor, "State of the Accounts of the Lieutenant and Sub-Lieutenants of York County, 1777-1783." Pennsylvania Archives, (Series 3), VII, (Harrisburg: State Printer, 1897), p. 49. The Capt. May referred to was Daniel May [72]. Return to Text

14. Dover Township Tax Assessment (York County Historical Society, microfilm 2). Return to Text

15. The original survey is in the Manuscript file, Draft 874, at the York County Historical Society. Return to Text

16. Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Pennsylvania, York County, Dover Township, (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1908), p. 271. Return to Text

17. York County, Pa., Administration Bond in Will Book H-325. Return to Text

18. The original inventory, written in old German script, is on file in the York County Archives, York, Pa. Stefan Gerstner and his grandmother Frieda Gerstner of Bruchköbel, Germany helped translate the document. Return to Text

19. York County, Pa., Administration Bond FF-354, 4 Jul 1818. Letters to David Fettro. Return to Text

20. York County, Pa., Orphans Court Records M-271, 12 May 1818 and M-286, 5 Aug 1818. The original documents pertaining to the transfer of inheritance rights are privately owned by Daniel and William Frysinger. On 4 Nov 1801, Peter Frysinger of Rockingham County, Va., sold his interest in his father's real estate to his brother Jacob for £10 and his right to a share of the personal estate for five shillings. Return to Text

21. Original document in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger. Return to Text

22. York County, Pa., Orphans Court Docket M-1-409 and 410, 11 May 1819. Return to Text

23. Both of the original frakturs are in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger. Both forms were printed in Hanover, Pa., but they are not the same. No record of Jacob's birth or baptism has been found in church books. Return to Text

24. I do not know how and when Jacob acquired the 35 acres of land. A confusing entry in the assessment record for the special direct tax levied by the federal government in 1798 listed a Jacob Freising with 33 acres under the name of Henry Fissell (Pennsylvania Archives, microfilm 372, roll 14) It could be that Jacob took over the farm on which his mother was taxed from after his father's death in 1792 until 1795. The 1801 document (above) in which Peter sold his inheritance to Jacob referred to the 35-acre tract of their father. However, when Elizabeth [65] died in 1818, there were 54 acres remaining in Ludwig's estate. Return to Text

25. York County, Pa., Dover Township Tax Assessment, 1808. Return to Text

26. The Register of the Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania, 1765-1858, translated by Henry James Young, 1939 (typescript, York County Historical Society, D1), p. 53. Also, a fraktur was made to commemorate the birth. The original is in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger. Return to Text

27. Early baptismal records of York County list at least six Catharine Millers born in the late 18th century. Best guesses are that Catharine Miller [33] was either the daughter of Jacob Miller whose farm adjoined Ludwig Frysinger [64], or the daughter of Andrew Miller and Louisa Beitzel Miller of Newberry Township (See Quickel's Church Records, p. 15, and Orphans Court Docket G-1-301, 29 Jun 1796.) Return to Text

28. Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel's Church, p. 55. Return to Text

29. 1810 U.S. census, York County, Pa., Dover Township, page 164, National Archives micropublication M252, roll 57. Return to Text

30. The original indenture is in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger. A note in the margin states "sold to David Aughenbaugh, March 27, 1846." Return to Text

31. York County, Pa., Deed Book R-3-311, recorded 11 Apr 1842. Return to Text

32. 1820 U.S. census, York County, Pa., Conewago Township, page 168, National Archives micropublication M33, roll 114. 1830 U.S. census, York County, Pa., Conewago Township, page 305, National Archives micro-publication M19, roll 160. 1840 U.S. census, York County, Pa., Conewago Township, page 212, National Archives micropublication M704, roll 502. Return to Text

33. 1819 Conewago.Township Assessment (York County Historical Society, microfilm 13). Return to Text

34. The original indenture is in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger. Return to Text

35. York County, Pa., Deed Book R-3-311. Return to Text

36. The original indenture is in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger. On this date, 1 May 1838, Catharine was still living. Return to Text

37. Y ork County, Pa., Administration Bond Book OO-357. Return to Text

38. The original inventory is filed at the York County Archives, York, Pa.. Return to Text

39. York County, Pa., Orphans Court Docket W-1-213, 8 Aug 1848. Return to Text

40. The original document is in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger. Return to Text

41. Quickel's Cemetery, Conewago Township (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, IX, p. 18). p. 55. Return to Text

42. The Register of the Union Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Quickel;s Church, Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania, 1765-1858 and the Lutheran Register, 1858-1905. Translated by Henry James Young, 1939`2w (typescript, York County Historical Society, D1), p. 55. Return to Text

43. This beautifully decorated taufschein is in possession of Daniel and William Frysinger. Return to Text

44. Conewago Township Assessments on microfilm, York County Historical Society. Return to Text

45. York Gazette (English) 19 May 1835. Return to Text

46. 1840 U.S. census, York County, Pa., Conewago Township, page 212, National Archives micropublication M704, roll 502. Return to Text

47. 1850 U.S. census, York County, Pa., Conewago Township, page 304, dwelling 146, family 154; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 840. Return to Text

48. 1870 U.S. census, York County, Pa., Conewago Township, page 33, dwelling 263, family 273; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 1468. Return to Text

49. 1880 U.S. census, York County, Pa., Conewago Township, page 20, dwelling 186, family 192; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 1206. Return to Text

50. York County, Pa., Deed Book S-7-244, recorded 25 Jun 1886. Return to Text

51. Quickel's Cemetery (Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church) Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania (Starner, Cemeteries of York County, Pennsylvania, IX, p.18). Return to Text

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