Other Events:

• Unknown: 17 Sep 1793, Bucks Co, PA; OrphanCourt
• Unknown: 4 Mar 1811, Bucks Co, PA; OrphanCourt
• _UID: 6426C49C7E2D4D5CBB02720802F9DDC5125F

Notes:

Name Suffix: Junior

He was a farmer owning 19 A and 100p in Milford Twp

He left 3 minor children, all under the age of 3 when he died. His brother Rev Samuel
became their guardian in 1793.

OC file 1040:
17 Sep 1793, left three children: Jacob, Valentine and Barbara, all under 14. Eve
and Samuel appointed guardians.

4 Mar 1811, owned 19 acres. Children Jacob (eldest son) and Valentine and
Barbara, the latter two by their guardian Samuel Musselman

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/bucks/history/local/davis/davis27.txt

The great-grandfather of Michael Musselman came into the township with a
son, 15 year old, in 1743, and bought land of William Allen, on which he
built a log house, still standing, and used as a dwelling, near the Mennonite
meeting-house, not far from the Milford and Steinsburg turnpike. The
great-grandson, Michael Musselman, over 80 years of age, now lives in the old
house where, probably, three generations of the family were born. An adjoining
tract thenowned by William Roberts, now belongs to Jacob W. Shelly. Probably
the oldeststone house, in the northwest section of the county, stands in the
southeast corner of Milford, a mile from Trumbauersville, near the road from
Bunker Hillto Sumneytown. It was built in 1740 or 1742, by Thomas Roberts,
and now belongs to the estate of John Wonsidler. The stone house of Daniel H.
Kline was built in 1756.

Michael married Eve NOLD Abt 1788, Milford Twp, Bucks Co, PA. Eve (daughter of Valentine NOLD and Barbara YODER) was born 20 Oct 1762, Milford Twp, Bucks Co, PA; died 29 Aug 1797, Milford Twp, Bucks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

1. Jacob MUSSELMAN was born Abt 1789, Milford Twp, Bucks Co, PA; died Aft 1811, PA.
2. Valentine (Felty) MUSSELMAN was born 28 Dec 1791, Milford Twp, Bucks Co, PA; died 1 Jan 1868, Upper Saucon Twp, Lehigh Co, PA.
3. Barbara MUSSELMAN was born Abt 1793, Milford Twp, Bucks Co, PA; died Aft 1811, Bucks Co, PA.

Other Events:

• Unknown: 14 Aug 1781, Lower Milford Twp, Bucks Co, PA; John Shelly
• Probate: 17 Oct 1808, Bucks Co, PA
• Will: 18 Aug 1791, Lower Milford Twp, Bucks Co, PA
• _UID: 95A9592413914E89B9234AEB37B7E952701A

Notes:

Name Prefix: Rev.
Name Suffix: Senior

He received two tracts of land in 1754 (probably the oldest son)

in 1790, conveyed land to the SwampMennonite Congration of a meetinghouse.

will of 1791/1808 of Lower Milford:

sil Abraham Gehman
gd Barbara Shelly
Jacob
Samuel
Henry
Michael
David
Verona

Ordained before 1773 To the ministry of the Mennonite Church and preached until
1790. Served East Swamp Mennonite from 1773 until about 1790.

Michael married Wife UNKNOWN Bef 1753, PA. Wife was born Abt 1728, Germany; died PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: BA7083AA41C34E5FA9C6B377C8352C7B4595

Notes:

internet has wife as Margaret Jung Landes

or wife2 was Margaret Jung married c1771 (she born c1735)

widow of Samuel Landis (s/o Jacob), who died in 1771. she
married Michael Musselman.
(children were John, Jacob, George, Anna, Barbara w/o Jacob Shelly, Abraham,
Eve and Samuel)

http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabucks/landissamuel.html

Other Events:

• _UID: C61B309DFE5D4F999905849B3E6F67490B52

Notes:

Name Prefix: Rev.
Name Suffix: Senior

See the MHEP Newsletter,May 1994, article by Frank A. Hoagey

Jacob was one of several residents whopetitioned for a road from the
(Friends) Meetinghouse in the Swamp are of Milford Twp to the County Line.

Also signed petitions in 1734.

Owned at least two tracts of land in Milford Twp
purchased 50A in 1738
126A in 1743

He was a Mennonite minister

Possibly also had children Henry, Samuel and John.

Mennonite Historical Society of Canada
A Mennonite family name, probably Swiss in origin, Musselman is still found in
both Europe and America. Several Mennonite cultural and religious leaders have
been members of the Musselman family. Jacob Musselman emigrated from
Europe in 1743 and settled in Bucks County,Pa. He bought some land which
included the first Swamp Mennonite Church (MC) meetinghouse (near the
location of the West Swamp General Conference MennoniteChurch), but
for which no deed had been granted. His son Michael Musselman was
ordained preacher in the Swamp district before 1773. Michael's son
Samuel Musselman (1764-1842) became a bishop (MC) in the Swamp district.

Jacob married Wife UNKNOWN Bef 1724, Germany. Wife was born Abt 1697, Germany; died PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: C19D9CED86554B4CAFCE23D762FF851DD328

Notes:

wife maybe Anna Landis?
daughter of Jacob Landis and Anna Witmer?
Jacob - 1667 - 1730
or c1680 - 1749 died Franconia, buried Delp's Cemetery
(but that ones says husband is "Jacob Martin Landis" - ha!)