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• AFN: OY41
• Reference Number: 11614
• _UID: AC106A41A2C7468AAB60CAA85E6F53D411BF

Notes:

Daniel was born in 1758 and died May 1, 1822 He married Esther Hoch (High), daughter of Rudolph and Marie Hoch of Maidencreek Township. In the 1790 and 1800 Census of the United States, Daniel Joder was living in Rockland Township. Their children were 1. Jacob; 2. Maria, married Daniel Ziegler; 3. Samuel; 4.Elizabeth, married Johann Reppert in 1809; 5.Esther (1789-1873); 6 Susanna, married William Weidner; 7 Catharine (1792-1858) married Martin Landis in 1821 - died in Waterloo, Michigan; 8. David, married Catharine Weidner - in 1850 census was living in Varick Town, Seneca County, New York with children David, Jr., Caroline, Hanna, Isaac, Nathan, Daniel, Ellen J., William H , Oliver, and Henry; 9 Hannah (1802-1879) married Jacob Weidner (1796-1884) 1 son and 3 daughters. Daniel's (1758-1822) will is dated May 22, 1820 and probated in 1830 The executors were son, Samuel, and son-in-law, William Weidner. The 130 acre farm was sold to Jacob Veidner for $2,600.

Daniel — Esther HOCH (HIGH). [Group Sheet]

1. Jacob YODER
2. Maria YODER
3. Private died Yes, date unknown.
4. Elizabeth YODER
5. Esther YODER was born 1789; was buried 1873.
6. Susanna YODER
7. Catharine YODER was born 1792; died 1858, Waterloo, Michigan;.
8. David YODER
9. Hannah YODER was born 1802; died 1879.

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• AFN: OY4
• Reference Number: 3439
• _UID: 40EDC90C754D434F96121149F85E0C722C32

Notes:

Jacob enlisted in 1757, at the age of 22 years, in the provincial service of Pennsylvania, where he served as a saddler for three years in Capt. John Nicholas Wetherhold's Company. During the Revolutionary war he was a private in Capt. Peter Nagle's Company and later that of Capt. Charles Gobin, 6th Battalion, Berks County Militia, in which capacity he guarded the Hessian prisoners of war, marching from their camp in Reading to Philadelphia. Jacob wrote his will on 12 March 1803, and it was probated on 14 March 1804.
Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002
Jacob Joder, son of the Immigrant Jost Joder and wife Elizabeth, was born in 1735 in the Oley Valley , Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was only seven years old at the death of his father. At the age of 22 years, Jacob enlisted in the Provincial service of Pennsylvania on November 6, 1757. He was a saddler for three years in Captain John Nicholas Weatherholt's Company. He was stationed in Heidelberg Township, Northampton County in March and April, 1758. (PA Archives, 2, ser., vol.II)
Jacob served in the American Revolution as a private in Peter Nagle's Company and later in Captain Charles Gobin's militia, Colonel Joseph Hiester commanding, August 10 to September 9, 1780. He was in a detachment of the Sixth Battalion to guard prisoners of war from the Hessian camp, Reading to Philadelphia. (Source of information - Keim and Allied Families.)
Jacob Joder married Maria Keim who was born in November, 1734 in the Oley Valley of Berks County. Maria was the daughter of the Immigrant Johannes Keim and his second wife, Maria Elizabeth. Johannes Keim, the pioneer of the Huguenots to the Oley Valley, was born about 1675 near Speier, Rhine Valley in Germany and came to America around 1707.
From tax lists in the Pennsylvania Archives, Jacob Joder was found living in Rockland Township of Berks County in 1767. In the third series, Volume 18, page 10, Jacob owned 74 acres of land. In 1768, Jacob owned 160 acres, 2 horses. 5 cattle, and three sheep. In 1784, he owned 200 acres, 4 horses, 8 cows, 11 sheep and 8 persons were living in the household.
Jacob and Maria Keim Joder had 12 children. The births or baptisms have not been located but the children are listed in Jacob's will in Volume 4, page 214 in the Reading, PA Courthouse. The date of the will is March 12, 1803, probated on March 14, 1804. The wife, Maria, is not mentioned so she must be deceased in 1803. His estate is divided into twelve equal portions. The children were l Daniel; 2 Peter; 3. Johannes; 4 Abraham; 5 Jacob; 6 Elizabeth Graeber; 7 Catharine Anstat; 8 Magdalena Anstat; 9 Esther Barto; 10 Mary Mensch; 11 Grandchildren of my deceased daughter, Susanna Herner; and 12 Grandchildren of my deceased daughter, Barbara Oyster. It was through obituaries that the dates of birth were found on some of these children.
OY4- Jacob m. Maria Keim (Nov.1734- ) will made 3/12/1803 probated 3/14/1804 bur. private Cem. Lobachsville. Provincial Service 1757 for three years. Also in Revolution. (References: Helen V. Yoder Research -YNL#9; DAR lineage #14082;
Jacob Yoder Will; Dorothy Y. Coffman collected Church data; Berks
Co. Marriages 1730-1800; Berks Co. Letters of Admin.)
+OY41- Daniel b. 1758
+OY42- Peter b. m. Ann Oyster
+OY43- Johannes b. 1763
+OY44- Abraham b.
m. Sep.26,1784 by Rev. Boos d.> 1803
+OY45- Jacob b. Nov.6,1772
OY46- Elizabeth b. Feb.18,1755 m. Jul.21,1779 at New Goshenhoppen
Reformed Church, Montgomery Co., PA. to Ludwig Graber d. Jan.
1842
OY47- Catharine b. 1766 m. Feb.20,1787 by Rev. Boos to Abraham
Angstadt of Rockland Twp. d. May 12, 1837 Rockland Township,
bur. Angstadt Cem.
OY48- Magdalena b. 1764 m. Apr.23,1788 by Rev. Boos, to Jacob
Angstadt of District Twp. d. Sep.25,1857 age 93
OY49- Esther b. m. Jan.1,1794 (or Jan 14) by Rev. Boos at
Schwartzwald Church, Exeter Twp. to Isaac Barto d. >1803
OY4a- Mary b. m. Feb.27,1798 by Rev. Philip Pauli, Ist Ref.
Church Reading to John Nicholas Mensh d. >1803
OY4b- Susanna b. m. Apr.23,1783 by Rev. Boos to Heinrich
Herner of Exeter Twp., d. <1803
OY4c- Barbara b. m. Jan.7, 1784 by Rev. Boos to Johannes
Oyster (1755-1844) of Rockland Twp. d. <1803
OY43- Johannes m. 12/23/1788 Exeter Twp, Schwartzwald Ch. to Phronica
Emmerich (christ. 12/15/1760 DeLongs Ref. Church, Bowers-
d.? 9/19/1833) d. 10/26/1847 Richmond Twp. Berks Co.
OY431- Hanna b. Jun.30,1789 Rockland Twp
bapt Christ (Mertz) Church.
OY432- Maria b. Aug.27,1790
+OY433- Jacob b. Jun.27,1792
+OY434- Johannes b. Jun.19,1794
OY435- Catherine b. Nov.15,1796 (?m. Daniel Biel)
OY436- Abraham b. 9/17/1799 d.3/10/1826 Kutztown Cem.
+OY437- David b. 4/13/1804 Richmond Twp.
OY438- Christina b. 2/2/1807 bap.Moselem Zion's Luth Church by Rev.
John Stoever, Richmond Twp. m. 1/18/1829 to Peter Merkel by
Rev Charles Herman d. 8/30/1889

OY4- Jacob m. Maria Keim (Nov.1734- ) will made 3/12/1803
probated 3/14/1804 bur. private Cem. Lobachsville. Provincial
Service 1757 for three years. Also in Revolution.
(References: Helen V. Yoder Research -YNL#9; DAR lineage #14082;
Jacob Yoder Will; Dorothy Y. Coffman collected Church data; Berks
Co. Marriages 1730-1800; Berks Co. Letters of Admin.)
+OY41- Daniel b. 1758
+OY42- Peter b. m. Ann Oyster
+OY43- Johannes b. 1763
+OY44- Abraham b. c1770 d.> 1803 m. Sep.26,1802 by Rev. Boos
to Elizabeth Breyvogel of Rockland Twp at Schwartzenwald Ref. Ch.
+OY45- Jacob b. Nov.6,1772
OY46- Elizabeth b. Feb.18,1755 (d/o Jacob of Rock. m. 7/21/1779 at
New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church, Montgomery Co., PA.
to Ludwig Graber (s/o Andreas of N, Gosh.)
by Rev. Joh. Theod. Faber) d. Jan. 1842
OY47- Catharine b. 1766 m. Feb.20,1787 by Rev. Boos to Abraham
Angstadt of Rockland Twp. d. May 12, 1837 Rockland Township,
bur. Angstadt Cem.
OY48- Magdalena b. 1764 m. Apr.23,1788 by Rev. Boos, to Jacob
Angstadt of District Twp. d. Sep.25,1857 age 93
OY49- Esther b. m. Jan.14,1794 by Rev. Boos at
Schwartzwald Church, Exeter Twp. to Isaac Barto d. >1828
(Esther still living at time of Issac's letter of Admin. in 1828)
(Esther Jotter of Oley m. Isaac Bertho 1/14/1794)
OY4a- Mary b. m. Feb.27,1798 by Rev. Philip Pauli, Ist Ref.
Church Reading to John Nicholas Mensh d. >1803
OY4b- Susanna b. m. Apr.23,1783 by Rev. Boos to Heinrich
Herner of Exeter Twp., d. <1803
OY4c- Barbara b. m. Jan.7, 1784 by Rev. Boos to Johannes
Oyster (1755-1844) of Rockland Twp. d. <1803
"Jacob was a little lame and short-witted, became a drunkard and at last died. (they had no poor house when, and each township had to maintain its own poor.)

Jacob — Maria KEIM. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 11613
• _UID: 1DB2385387214B6EB287667341C01AD6BE42

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• AFN: OY
• Reference Number: 3436
• _UID: 60618AD82BB3473D808BCF9CAC60258FBB2F

Notes:

He was married to Elizabeth Catherine KUHLWEIN before 1709. Elizabeth Catherine Kuhlwien and that she and her husband Yost departed Europe on March 1, 1709 along with Yost's brother Hans, his wife Fronica Isylman (who died on the passage to America), Philip Kuhlwein, Maria Schutz and daughters, Christoph and Anna Mayer with a son and daughters, LeDee and Bertolet families
Yost (Jost) Yoder was a disciple of Nimrod, for he was "a mighty hunter." As a frontiersman his chief occupation is said to have been hunting and trapping. It seems to have been his pastime between clearing the forest and cultivating the soil. Will signed May 29, 1741, probated Jan 14, 1742.
Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002
Some of Yost's family were rough and ready frontier types as well. An old by-word in Oley was "like YostNannes"-i.e.,rough and uncouth.
The Yoder ghost story, as related by Elizabeth Yoder, Yost's daughter, in 1743, tells how her father's spirit returned to visit her. It seems that like most ghosts, he had a message for his daughter which he was unable to give her before his death. It was to "scorn and despise not the Frenchman," i.e.:Dr. George deBenneville (1703-1793), who was the pioneer preacher of the Universalist gospel in America. He lived in Germantown but also had a base in Oley. On being asked by his daughter where he was, Yost Yoder's ghost answered that he was "at a good place," and his beloved brother (Hans) was there too. This story appeared in a bestseller volume of ghost appearances, with religious commentary, published by Christopher Sauer in Germantown in 1744. It was reprinted in 1748,1755, and 1792.
Parents: Adam JODER and Barbara OCHSENBEIN .
CHURCH RECORD 10/5/1679---Jost-Joder------Adam-Joder-and------Anna-Kolb
----------------------------------Barbara-Ochsenbein--Hans-Walder
------------------------------------------------------------Niclaus-Moser
OY- Yost Yoder b. 5 Oct. 1679 Steiffisburg,Switzerland
m. Elizabeth__________
d. 1741/2 (son of Adam Joder and Barbara Ochsenbein of
Steiffisburg)
(References: Dr. Don Yoder-YNL article, YNL#5; Hist. of Berks
Co-Montgomery;
Yoder Reunion Book-Dr. Don Yoder; DJH 9185; Annals in the Oley
Valley-Bertolett;
Karl Joder letter;Fragments of the Past-Bertolett; Notes and
Queries-Eagle; Notes
and letters from Helen V Yoder, Lester Yoder, Jean Manning, Helen
Weidner)
+OY1- John Yost b. 1718 PA
OY2- Elizabeth b. 1720 m. (w1) Lazareth Weidner (c1723-5 - before 11/26/1802) d. 12/5/1782 "at 7am of dropsy age 62 yrs" bur. 12/7/1782 had "visions" , 9 children
OY3- Samuel b. (where is he and did he have descendants???)
+OY4- Jacob b. 1735
OY4- Jacob m. Maria Keim (Nov.1734- ) will made 3/12/1803 probated 3/14/1804 bur. private Cem. Lobachsville. Provincial Service 1757 for three years. Also in Revolution. (References: Helen V. Yoder Research -YNL#9; DAR lineage #14082; Jacob Yoder Will; Dorothy Y. Coffman collected Church data; Berks
Co. Marriages 1730-1800; Berks Co. Letters of Admin.)
+OY41- Daniel b. 1758
+OY42- Peter b. m. Ann Oyster
+OY43- Johannes b. 1763
+OY44- Abraham b. m. Sep.26,1784 by Rev. Boos d.> 1803
+OY45- Jacob b. Nov.6,1772
OY46- Elizabeth b. Feb.18,1755 m. Jul.21,1779 at New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church, Montgomery Co., PA. to Ludwig Graber d. Jan. 1842
OY47- Catharine b. 1766 m. Feb.20,1787 by Rev. Boos to Abraham Angstadt of Rockland Twp. d. May 12, 1837 Rockland Township, bur. Angstadt Cem.
OY48- Magdalena b. 1764 m. Apr.23,1788 by Rev. Boos, to Jacob Angstadt of District Twp. d. Sep.25,1857 age 93
OY49- Esther b. m. Jan.1,1794 (or Jan 14) by Rev. Boos at Schwartzwald Church, Exeter Twp. to Isaac Barto d. >1803
OY4a- Mary b. m. Feb.27,1798 by Rev. Philip Pauli, Ist Ref. Church Reading to John Nicholas Mensh d. >1803
OY4b- Susanna b. m. Apr.23,1783 by Rev. Boos to Heinrich Herner of Exeter Twp., d. <1803
OY4c- Barbara b. m. Jan.7, 1784 by Rev. Boos to Johannes Oyster (1755-1844) of Rockland Twp. d. <1803
OY43- Johannes m. 12/23/1788 Exeter Twp, Schwartzwald Ch. to Phronica Emmerich (christ. 12/15/1760 DeLongs Ref. Church, Bowers- d.? 9/19/1833) d. 10/26/1847 Richmond Twp. Berks Co.
OY431- Hanna b. Jun.30,1789 Rockland Twp bapt Christ (Mertz) Church.
OY432- Maria b. Aug.27,1790
OY433- Jacob b. Jun.27,1792
OY434- Johannes b. Jun.19,1794
OY435- Catherine b. Nov.15,1796 (?m. Daniel Biel)
OY436- Abraham b. 9/17/1799 d.3/10/1826 Kutztown Cem.
OY437- David b. 4/13/1804 Richmond Twp.
OY438- Christina b. 2/2/1807 bap.Moselem Zion's Luth Church by Rev. John Stoever, Richmond Twp. m. 1/18/1829 to Peter Merkel by Rev Charles Herman d. 8/30/1889

He was baptized on 5 Oct 1679 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. He lived in Oley Twp., Pennsylvania in 1734. Jost Joder paid taxes in 1734 He signed a will on 29 May 1741 in Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. From Philadelphia Registry of Wills
244, F267
(Typed and submitted by Richard B. and Rick Yoder of West Chester,Pa.)


In the Name of God amen

I Jost Yoder of the County of Philadelphia husbandman begin very sick and weake in body but of perfedt mind and memory Thanks be given unto god therefore calling unto mind and the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men one to dye do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament; that is to say pemierally and first of ---- all I give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of god that gave it = and for my body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian Life and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I Shall Receive the same again by the mighty power god = and as touching such worldly Estate where with it hath pleased god to bless me in this Life I give devise and dispose of the saem in the following manner and form.

Inprimis it is my will and I do order that in the first place al my Just debts and funderall charges be paid and satisfied =

Item. It is my will that my dearly beloved wife Elizabeth Shall have the full power and authority over all my Estate both Real and personall what is Left after my decease of Pay to have the free power during her Life time = but if in cause my said wife Elisabath should marry again then she shall have the third part of my Estate both Real and personal;

Item. It is my will that my well beloved oldest Son John, Shall have my plantation land and Improvement thereon after my wifes decease to hold to him his heirs and assigns forever: But after the decease of my wife, my Land and Improvement thereon my will is Shall be prized by four Credible men what it is worth: and then the money what my Land is prized with all the moveables and Cattles shall be equally divided between my Sons and Daughters =further it is my will that when my Land is prized after my wifes decease as aforesaid my Said for John and his heirs shall pay favor four months after my wifes decease one hundred pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania to my other Sons and daughters: but he my Son John Shall have his part or Shear of the Said one hundred pounds, when it is equal divided back again=

Item. My said Sone John or his heirs shall pay one hundred pounds lawful money aforesiad two years after the above said time to my other Sons and daughters: put he shall have his part of aforesaid = and the Remainder of the money what the land is Prized for, Shall be divided into two payments and my Son John or his heirs Shall pay every year one payment after the Last Payment above said: to my Sons and daughters but Shall have his Equal part of it as afore mentioned=

Latest I do hearby Constitute make and ordain my Said wife Elizabeth and my family trusty friend gabriel boyer Executors of this my Last wil land Testament = hearby revoking and annulling all former wills by me made and this alone Do declare to be my Last will and Testament in the witness of may in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and forty one XXXXX

Declared by the Aforementioned Jost to be his Last will and Testament, in the presence of us

Abraham Eshmann
John Yoder
the marke of John 10 Yoder


Jost X Yoder

[No doubt this shows that Jost could not sign his name except with an X at this time. Also, John Yoder made his mark]

Inventory of Joas Jodders Deceas his Estate prizet by Peter Ballie John Jodder and Samuel Golden the first Day of Aug. Anno 1741, wis.

L Sh p

Cloats and Appearil 4
The Plantation containing 200 Acres 300
Rye and Wheat 20
Two Waggons 13
Plows, Iren Harrow and Iren of an Old Waggon 4
Ten Acresof Barlay, flax, and Oats 10
Five Workin Horses 30
Mares and Colts in the Woods 20
Hors Geers and Collars 2
four paire Chains and a Lockchain 2 1
Cows ad Cattles and Colts 56 5
Sheeps old and young 5 2
Hogs 3 1
Gees 10
Hows, tongforcks, axes, and Groben Hows 1 8 6
Hand Saws and other Tools 10 4
Flaxe Hachel 8
old Acelles 5
Tubbs and Barriles and Buttertubbs 1 2 4
Coppern Kettels 1 5
Iren Pots 1 11
Iren Panns and Symmers 12
Peuter Dishes and Plats 1 10
-- Spoons 4 6
Sprenglin Pot and fanil 2 6
Trassor and Table and Chars 2
Spinnen Wheels 1 10
Bedding 4 10

486 16 8
[second page or side two]

Gees Fadders 3 10
Bedticks 3 2
Plancket 9
Mor Betticks 1 6
Bed Cloats 2 3
Table Cloats 1 10
Smal Ticks 7
Linnen of Dobu 2
Bible and Books 2
Iren Lamps 3
Bills and Bonds 30 9
46 19
In Debts to workmen
486 16 8
533 15 8

Pastor Ballie
John Yoder

(Research): there is a record of seven of his nine children. These were in the order of their birth: (1) Johannes, often called Yost (1718-1812); (2) Jacob, (3) Samuel, (4) Mary, (5) Catharine, (6) Elizabeth, and (7) Esther. In addition to this, Yost's brother, Hans YODER, left four sons to give the YODER name and stock a good start. Their names were Hans, Samuel, Peter and Daniel.
These two immigrant brothers took up land on the Manatawny in 1714, the former where Pleasantville is now located. This village, first called "Yottersville," his eldest son, Johannes (John), founded and he is buried there. His tombstone inscription reads as follows: "Hier ruhet Johannes YODER. Er wurde geboren 1718. Verehlichte sich mit Catharine LYSTER (LESHER), 1747, und zeugte 4 sohne und 5 tochtern. Starb den 7 ten April, 1812, bach seiner 66 yahr in der ehe gelebet hatte. War alt worden 94 yahr und 14 tag."

Yost married Elizabeth KUHLWEIN Abt 1712. Elizabeth (daughter of Philip KUHLWEIN) was born Abt 1690, Steffisburg, Switzerland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: DB44B0654CE54D39A885572058D6FAEEA528

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• Reference Number: 5553
• _UID: 236C99E74EF84742814E1822B531BC63ECAB

Notes:

Adam Joder was the son of Nicolaus and Anna (Trachsel) Joder of the Ortbuhl Farm.

Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002
2/22/1650---Adam-Joder------Niclaus-Joder-and---Adam-Blank
----------------&-----------------Anna-Traxel---------Adam-v-Farni
------------Hans-Joder-------------------Anna-Mathis
------------------------------------------------------------Vitus-Segesmann
------------------------------------------------------------Hans-Eichelberger
------------------------------------------------------------Stini-Russer

Adam — Barbara OCHSENBEIN. Barbara was born Abt 1650, Steffisburg, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 5554
• _UID: A56B365CC9C64090A9BA6255D4FFBD49F416

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• _UID: 26DA3E3668E04924BE398BD7D276D1EF8A15

Notes:

Hans Yoder's early movements, settlements, and personal relationships in Pennsylvania. With his name in the London Lists appear the names of John LeDee and Philip Kuhlwein. This is significant, since Hans Yoder's second wife, who he married in Pennsylvania April 29,1711, was Anna Rosina LeDee, daughter of Jean LeDee, usually spelled LeDez. Philip Kuhlewein (1683-1737) became Hans Yoder's brother-in-law in marrying another daughter of Jean LeDez. Both LeDez Kuhlewein settled in Oley with Hans Yoder, in fact preceded him there.

Hans Yoder must not have been as "poor" as some of his Palatine countrymen in London. Most of them were shipped by Queen Anne either to County Limerick in Ireland, or to the Hudson Valley in New York to make naval stores for the British government. Hans Yoder, along with Jean LeDez, Philip Kuhlewein, Hans Jacob Fullweiler, Gerhard Clemens and a few others listed, managed to come directly to Philadelphia, where they became founders of Pennsylvania Dutch rather than of New York Palatine families.