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- 1800 census, pg 641, Berks, 30010-10010
Jacob Weist of Mahantongo (in Letters of Admin)
From Floyd's History of Northumberland County:
WIEST. The Wiest family of the southern section of Northumberland
county had its origin in Berks county, Pa., where one Jacob Wiest
settled about 1758, in Oley township.The following year (1759), when
the first tax was collected, he paid a federal tax of four pounds
sterling, $10.64 (the Pennsylvania pound being reckoned at $2.66). In
1759 his son Jacob, Jr. was assessed among the "single men."
According to tradition the Jacob Wiest (1775-1811) who founded the
family in Northumberland county, settling in that section of Mahanoy
township now embracedin Jordan township, was in the Third generation
from (that is, a grandson of)the Jacob who settled in Oley township in
1758 and the third in direct line to bear the name of Jacob, which has
always been a favorite family name, there being a fourth and fifth Jacob
in this line. The family has become a numerous one in Northumberland
county and its representatives are found in various vocations.
Jacob Wiest born Jan. 5, 1775, in Oley township, Berks county,
died Aug. 14, 1811. He came to Northumberland county with his family
from Yellow House, Berks county. He married Barbara Fick, born Jan. 29,
1774, who long survived him, dying Sept. 11, 1855. She married for her
second husband Michael Sallende. To Jacob and Barbara (Fick) Wiest were
born six children: (1) John is mentioned below. (2) Samuel, born Aug.
21, 1795, died Jan. 3, 1867. He was a butcher by occupation. He married
Eve Klinger, born Jan. 16, 1794, died Jan. 18, 1870, and they had
children as follows: John (known as "Oley John") marriedLucy Beisel,
was a farmer and lived in Jordan township (he went to Californiato hunt
for gold); Jacob K. is mentioned below Hannah married Isaac Rothermel;
Jestina (1828-1872) married William W. Shartle; Polly married Peter
Rebuck;Catharine married Samuel Clark Barbara married Daniel Snyder.
(3) Jacob is mentioned below. (4) Daniel, who lived at Sacramento, Pa.,
had children: George, Edward, John and Philip. (5) Mary married Joseph
Tobias, (6) Catharine married Peter Klinger.
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1775 - 1811 (36 years)