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• AFN: OH
• Reference Number: 5578
• _UID: E93F33DEBBCB46188DD166C4ACA3E59B74B7

Notes:

Hans and Veronica also had a son about 1705, name unknown, possible an infant birth. Married Anna Rose at Whitemarsh Church. On 10 March 1735 sold his land to son Hans. Will signed June 17, 1739, probated Jan 14, 1741
Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002
John (Hans) YODER was born on 10 Mar 1672 in Steffisburg, Berne, Switzerland. He immigrated in 1709/10 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He resided in 1734 in Oley Twp., Pennsylvania. John Joder paid Taxes on 200 acres of land in 1734. He died in 1741/42 in Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. Oley would become part of Berks County in 1752 He signed a will in 1741/42 in Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. In the Name of God, Amen. the Seventeenth Day of June inthe Year of our Lord, 1739. I John Jodder of Oley in the County of Philadelphia, yeomen being pretty old and weack in body but of perfect mind and ----------- and Thanks be gvien unto God, Therefor calling into Mind of --------- of by Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to dye, do make and ordain this my Last Wel and Testament. That is to say, pricipally and first of all, I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it; and for my Body, I recomend it to the Earth, to be buried in a Christian licke and decent Manner, athe Descretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection, I shall receive the same again to the mighty Power of God. And as touching this worthy Estate, werewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following manner and form
Imprimis. It is my Will and I do Order that in first Place, all my just Debts and Funeral Charges to be paid and satisfied. Item. I give them and bequeath unto John Yodder by well beloved son, the Sum of fifty pounds ------Lawful Money of Pennsylvania which Sahll be tacken out of my Estate before anything is printed, Them the thousand acres of Land wich he has in Possession now to have and to hold for Him and his Heirs for ever, and every thing what give Him Since he is married Shall be within. and to Barbara Yodder his wife I give a middlin Mare four or five year old. Item. I will and do order that after my Deceas My Plantation, Land and all my goods real and Personal Shall be prized and My Dearly well beloved Wife Anna Rosina Shall have ten pound in casch Money of Pennsylvania and -----with Par----t all---my Estate ---a Remainder to Daniel Yoder my beloved son. It. I give and devise to my well beloved Son Daniel Yodder my Plantation and Land belonging to it for Him and His Heirs for ever. Item. I will and I do order that my Sone Daniel shall permit and give his Modder a Room in his house or to buy to an other House upon the Plantation so long she lives and is unmarried and for her life he is to plow an Acre of Land every year.
I likewise constitue; macke and ordain My well beloved Wife anna Rosina and my Son John Yodder my only and Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. And I do hereby utterly Disallow, revoke, and Disanull all and every other former Testaments, Wills, Legaries and Estates be me in any Ways before this time named, Willed and Bequeathed. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Least Will and Testament. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto let my hand and Seal, the Day and Year above.
Signed, Sealed, Published, pronounced and ---- by the John Jodder as his least will and Testament in the Presences of Abraham -----mann , Abraham Levein . Samuel Guldin
his X mark 10 John Jodder
Inventory of John Joaders Estate
Prized the Fourth Day of Jan, 1741/2
L sh. d.
The Coats and Apparele ---- 3 4
The Plantation of 244 acres ---- 275 0
Twenty acres of Corn in the Ground 20 0
Wheat Sixty Bushels--- 10 10
Workin Horses four 26 0 0
Mares and Colts in the Woods 20 5
Eight Cows---- 22 15 0
Young Cattles ten 10 10 0
Sheeps tirteen 3 18 0
Hogs 2 10
Guees 0 15
Waggons 10 1 0
Two paire plow Iron and Harrow 2 3 4
Iron Chanes 3 5 6
Wind Fan to Cleen Corn 1 5
Hand Scrout 1 10 0
Crobin Hows and Pickax 0 10 0
Axes and Broadaxe 0 15
Tools and Awgers and Cisels 1 4 0
Hamers and Tongs 10
Cras Cut Saws and Hand Saws 1 8
417 12 9
Maul and Wetches long forks and Pitchforks 0 10 0
Attles 0 10
Two old Guns 2 5 0
Bibles and other Boocks 1 10 0
Pewter Dishes and Plats 1 16 0
Cooper Kettels and Iron Pann 3 0 0
Iron Pots and other Iron Panns 0 15 0
Barrels and other Wooden Housbandry 0 10 0
Tables and Bedstat and old Chears 0 10 0
Spinnen Wheels and Woll Wheel 10 0
Aroknit and Sifs 6 2
Bedding 5 10 0
Bed Cloats 0 12 6
Tables Cloats and Wallet 8 4
Bed Ticks and other linnen Cloats 10
Linnen Sacks one a half dozen 1 7 0
Bees 10 0
In Bonds for Debts 78 16 0
99 17 0
417 12 9
517 9 9
60
457 9 9
Prizet by Us
Samuel Gulden
Potter Dolin
Gabriel Bayon
Conrad Riff
[Taken from Cover Paper on Will]
On the fourthteenth Day of January 1741/2 then personally appeared Sam Guldin, Aberham Eshmann two ofthe Witnesses to the within written Will on their affrimation respectively did Declare they said heard John Jodder the Testament within mentioned sign sela Publish of Delcares the same will to be his Last Well and Testametn that at the doing thereof he was of sound mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledgee
Corum
JRD
By authority from
L 517: 9: 9 The whole Estate
275 The Real Estate to be Dedicated beign willed to Dan Jodder under Certain restrictions in favor of the widdow
Hans Yoder was twice married. His first wife was named Veronica "Iselmyn". At least that is the way her name was spelled in the records of the oldest Reformed Church in Pennsylvania. This is the church that Hans Yoder joined on his arrival in 1709/1710, the Dutch Reformed congregation at Whitemarsh, north of Philadelphia. I have checked the original record book written in Holland Dutch, now in the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, and the transcription is as above given. This presents a problem. Is "Iselmyn" a Holland Dutchman's way of spelling the Emmenthal name "Eschelmann", or what is more likely, the Thun-Steffisburg name "Huselmann"? I have not yet been able to solve this problem, or to find the place or date of this marriage. All we know is that Hans and Veronica were married as early as 1699/1700, the birthdate of their son Hans Yoder, Jr-(1700-1779). The source for the name "Iselmyn" is William J. Hinke,ed.,"Church Record of Neshaminy and Bensalem, Bucks County,1710-1738," Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society,I:l (May 1901),111-134. For the actual citation, see the reference to the second marriage, below.
When did Hans Yoder leave Switzerland? Again the year is not known, but he does turn up in the Palatinate in 1708-1709, in the village of Schwetzingen, not far from Mannheim and Heidelberg. Schwetzingen centers around the summer residence of the Electors of the Palatinate, the great Schloss which is still standing amidst its formal gardens. With Hans Yoder's knowledge of farming and milling he probably was hired to work in some capacity for the Elector. Unfortunately the Schwetzingen council minutes (Ratsprotokolle) for this period are missing.
Our knowledge of his residence in Schwetzingen comes from the Reformed Church Registers of the town. As some of my readers know, there is extensive research going on at present into the backgrounds of the "1709ers",the Palatine emigrant of 1709, sponsored by Hank Jones of Universal City, California. His European researcher, Karla Mittelstaedt-Kubaseck, whom I know personally, attended a lecture I gave at a conference in the Palatinate in 1974. I asked her to be on the lookout for any reference she might locate to Hans or Yost Yoder, Some time later she wrote me that in going through the Schwetzingen Reformed Church Register, on deposit in the Baden Church Archives at Karlsruhe, she found Hans Yoder in Schwetzingen in the years 1708-1709. Hans and Veronica Yoder had a daughter Anna Regina, baptized January 27, 1708, with Jacob Korner, schoolmaster, and his wife Rachel as sponsors. In connection with this entry the pastor later added that "this family went to the Island of Pennsylvania,March 1, 1709". Like many Europeans of time, the pastor probably thought that Pennsylvania was just another of those West Indian Islands.
By May 6,1709, Hans Yoder was in London, with hundreds of refugee Palatines, preserved in the British Library , Hans Joder's name (misspelled as "Fodder" when the lists were published in 1709) appears among the "First Arrivals" (Yoders are always on time!). His age was given as 38, his occupation that of "husbandman" (farmer), and his religion Reformed. Accompanying him were his wife, two sons aged 9 and 4, and a daughter aged one year. The source of this information is the article, "Lists of Germans from the Palatinate who came to England in 1709," in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Register, XLI (1709).
These lists are the key to 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.
Where did Hans Yoder first settle? On January 14,1711, he purchased a tract of 275 acres along the Schuylkill River in Coventry Township, Chester County, some where opposite the present Fottstown. He purchased this land from John Henry Kerson (Rersten) who later appears in Oley as well. On the same date, January 14,1711, an adjoining tract was bought from Kerson (Kersten) by Hans Jacob Fullweiler (1682-1715), who also appears in the London Lists. The purchase of adjoining tracts on the same day implies some relationship between the two men. (Could Fullweiler's wife Barbara have been Hans Yoder's sister Barbara, born at Steffisburg in 1676? If so she would have been six years older than her husband, improbable in those days but in no case impossible.) Fullweiler died in 1715, and on June 28, 1718 his widow, now the wife of Martin "Meyleen" (Mylin) of Straburg, Lancaster County, sold the Fullweiler property to Jacob Buckholtz. Yes there is also a Buckholtz in the London Lists. It all ties together.
On March 25,1714, Hans Yoder received his warrant from William Penn for land along the upper Manatawny Creek in the Oley Valley. This included most of the land around what is now called Pleasantville but for many years was known as "Yotterschdettle" (Yodertown). Hence on March 19,1717,"John Joader" and his wife Rosina sold his Schuylkill Valley farm to Henry Parker. These transfers of title to the Coventry tracts are recited in two lengthy deeds in the Philadelphia Archives, recorded in Deed Book G-8, pp. 130-131, both recorded August 28,1746.
From The Yoder Family Newsletter--- HANS YODER, OLEY TWP HOMESTEAD
CHURCH RECORD 3/10/1672---Hans-Joder------Adam-Joder-and------Hans-Linder-of-Muri
----------------------------------Barbara-Ochsebein---Hans-Joder
-----------------------------------Barbara-Jmhof
Marriages in Berks County
North and Southhampton Dutch Reformed Church
(Neshaminy)
Page 33- Johannes Yodder widrí Fronica Iselmyn (OH)
m. Anna Rosina Leedee 25 Apr 1711 by
Rev. Paulus Van Vlecq
MINUTE BOOK "I" THIS IS BOOK "I" IN THE SECRETARIES OFFICE.
22d 11 mo., 1724.
Sents and Hans Yoder request the Grant of about 100 acres of Land at Sawcany.
The marriage of Hans Yoder and Anna Rosina LeDee was performed by Paulus van
Vlecq, Dutch Reformed pastor, at Whitemarsh, the church of which Hans Yoder was
a member from the beginning of the church record in 1710. The record reads:
"Johannes Jodder, widower of Fronica Iselmyn, and Anna Rosina LeeDee".

(Research):Hans Yoder was twice married. His first wife was named Veronica "Iselmyn". At least that is the way her name was spelled in the records of the oldest Reformed Church in Pennsylvania. This is the church that Hans Yoder joined on his arrival in 1709/1710, the Dutch Reformed congregation at Whitemarsh, north of Philadelphia. I have checked the original record book written in Holland Dutch, now in the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, and the transcription is as above given. This presents a problem. Is "Iselmyn" a Holland Dutchman's way of spelling the Emmenthal name "Eschelmann", or what is more likely, the Thun-Steffisburg name "Huselmann"? I have not yet been able to solve this problem, or to find the place or date of this marriage. All we know is that Hans and Veronica were married as early as 1699/1700, the birthdate of their son Hans Yoder, Jr-(1700-1779). The source for the name "Iselmyn" is William J. Hinke,ed.,"Church Record of Neshaminy and Bensalem, Bucks County,1710-1738," Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society,I:l (May 1901),111-134. For the actual citation, see the reference to the second marriage, below.

When did Hans Yoder leave Switzerland? Again the year is not known, but he does turn up in the Palatinate in 1708-1709, in the village of Schwetzingen, not far from Mannheim and Heidelberg. Schwetzingen centers around the summer residence of the Electors of the Palatinate, the great Schloss which is still standing amidst its formal gardens. With Hans Yoder's knowledge of farming and milling he probably was hired to work in some capacity for the Elector. Unfortunately the Schwetzingen council minutes (Ratsprotokolle) for this period are missing.

Our knowledge of his residence in Schwetzingen comes from the Reformed Church Registers of the town. As some of my readers know, there is extensive research going on at present into the backgrounds of the "1709ers",the Palatine emigrant of 1709, sponsored by Hank Jones of Universal City, California. His European researcher, Karla Mittelstaedt-Kubaseck, whom I know personally, attended a lecture I gave at a conference in the Palatinate in 1974. I asked her to be on the lookout for any reference she might locate to Hans or Yost Yoder, Some time later she wrote me that in going through the Schwetzingen Reformed Church Register, on deposit in the Baden Church Archives at Karlsruhe, she found Hans Yoder in Schwetzingen in the years 1708-1709. Hans and Veronica Yoder had a daughter Anna Regina, baptized January 27, 1708, with Jacob Korner, schoolmaster, and his wife Rachel as sponsors. In connection with this entry the pastor later added that "this family went to the Island of Pennsylvania,March 1, 1709". Like many Europeans of time, the pastor probably thought that Pennsylvania was just another of those West Indian Islands.

By May 6,1709, Hans Yoder was in London, with hundreds of refugee Palatines, preserved in the British Library , Hans Joder's name (misspelled as "Fodder" when the lists were published in 1909) appears among the "First Arrivals" (Yoders are always on time!). His age was given as 38, his occupation that of "husbandman" (farmer), and his religion Reformed. Accompanying him were his wife, two sons aged 9 and 4, and a daughter aged one year. The source of this information is the article, "Lists of Germans from the Palatinate who came to England in 1709," in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Register, XLI (1909).

These lists are the key to 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.

Where did Hans Yoder first settle? On January 14,1711, he purchased a tract of 275 acres along the Schuylkill River in Coventry Township, Chester County, some where opposite the present Fottstown. He purchased this land from John Henry Kerson (Rersten) who later appears in Oley as well. On the same date, January 14,1711, an adjoining tract was bought from Kerson (Kersten) by Hans Jacob Fullweiler (1682-1715), who also appears in the London Lists. The purchase of adjoining tracts on the same day implies some relationship between the two men. (Could Fullweiler's wife Barbara have been Hans Yoder's sister Barbara, born at Steffisburg in 1676? If so she would have been six years older than her husband, improbable in those days but in no case impossible.) Fullweiler died in 1715, and on June 28, 1718 his widow, now the wife of Martin "Meyleen" (Mylin) of Straburg, Lancaster County, sold the Fullweiler property to Jacob Buckholtz. Yes there is also a Buckholtz in the London Lists. It all ties together.

On March 25,1714, Hans Yoder received his warrant from William Penn for land along the upper Manatawny Creek in the Oley Valley. This included most of the land around what is now called Pleasantville but for many years was known as "Yotterschdettle" (Yodertown). Hence on March 19,1717,"John Joader" and his wife Rosina sold his Schuylkill Valley farm to Henry Parker. These transfers of title to the Coventry tracts are recited in two lengthy deeds in the Philadelphia Archives, recorded in Deed Book G-8, pp. 130-131, both recorded August 28,1746.

From The Yoder Family Newsletter--- HANS YODER, OLEY TWP HOMESTEAD
CONFLICT WITH THE INDIANS

"On or near the spot where now stands the stately mansion and other excellent buildings, was first erected a small house, the home of Hance Yoder and family. The precise date of this I was not informed; that at that time all around was yet a mere wilderness inhabited by Indians and beasts. His only neighbor was Yost Yoder.

"One day Mr. Yoder, accompanied by his wife (a helpmate of those days), was engaged in extending their farmland by clearing away more of the forest in the field lying opposite the Pleasantville Hotel. The industrious parents had closed up their cabin with all their children in order to protect them from harm from the beasts which occasionally straggled along, and engaged themselves the more earnestly to their arduous toil, being assured that all was safe and secure at home.

"Yoder and his wife were however not long at work in the field that day before they were alarmed by the report of a gun in the direction of the house. They hastened to the house and found a gang of neighboring Indians, who were intoxicated. They had come to the house to see Mr. Yoder who, by the way, was an intimate friend of theirs. But when they came to the house and found the door locked and yet somebody within, they thought they were intentionally refused admittance. They became enraged and indignant and, being drunk, without forethought fired through the door with a rifle. Mr. Y. was one of those that lacked not courage and was speedily amongst them and found them very boisterous and threatening, but without giving them time he gave them a thorough switching. With this the whole party left with threats of revenge. Neither was kept long in suspense for soon the company, with quite accession, returned demanding satisfaction. The later portion fortunately were sober. Yoder coolly told them all that had transpired and showed them the bullet hole in the door of the house and the helpless children within, and how easily they might have killed some of his very dear children. This had the desired effect. One Indians became enraged at the perpetrator, so that they would have murdered him outright had it not been for the kind intervention of Mr. Yoder, who with difficulty persuaded them to desist inasmuch as no harm had occurred. He advised them to go home in peace and do no more, which they agreed to do. The rifle ball fortunately had done no harm within.

They had also carried off a bundle of Yoder's deerskins which were returned by the latter company but Y. refused them, on the ground that he was in fall satisfaction. They, however, insisted on returning them to Yoder.

FROM:
ANNALS OF OLEY VALLEY The Yoder Family

The YODERs of Oley origin and first settlement form another American plant, transplanted from a German-Swiss canton to this western continent soil early in the 18th century.

The name as first found in documents preserved is given as YODER, YOTTER, JOTTER, but it has now for a number of generations been invariably fixed as YODER.

Johannas married Veronica ISELMYN Abt 1699, Steffisburg, Switzerland. Veronica was born Abt 1675, Steffisburg, Canton Bern, Switzerland; died Abt 1710, Berks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Johannas married Anna Rosina LEDEE 29 Apr 1711, Montgomery Co., PA. Anna (daughter of Jean LEDEE) was born Abt 1675; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH1
• _UID: 3FAFA2D1A1434BFB9BCEFE7A46B56F52280F

Notes:

Johan was married first to a Barbara. Do not know what happened or if any issue resulted. For my records I'm assuming all children were by second wife, and her last name was Keim. Although if Hans birth of 1700 is correct, then I would guess the daughter Maria was by first wife. Hans purchased the Yoder homestead from his step mother Rosina.

Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002

Wills: John Yoder, 1779: Oley Twp, Berks County File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Tim Conrad. tconrad@lucent.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free informationon the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material.These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ____________________________________________________________ Will of John Yoder, 1779 In the Name of God, Amen I John Yoder of Oley Township in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, Yeoman, being at present of Sound Memory and Understanding, God be praised: And putting to Mind the Mortality of my Body, make and publish this my last Will and Testament this 8th Day of March Anno Domini 1779 in Manner following, viz. Imprimis it is my Will that all my just Debts shall be paid off. And I give and bequeth to my Son Daniel Yoder, One Shilling Silver Money. Also I give to my Son Peter Yoder, One Shilling Silver, having each of them considerably received of me in my Life time. Item, I give and bequeth to my Grand Daughter Barbara Morgon the Sum of Five pounds lawfull Money of Pennsylvania; And to my Grand daughter Hanna Vogt, I give the Sum of Five pounds of like Money. Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Elisabeth Yoder, all and singular my Houshold Goods and Furniture, Bedding and Linnen of whatsoever Denomination to her my said Wife Elisabeth and to her heirs and assigns forever. All the Remainder or Residue of my Estate I do give and bequeath unto my grand Children, their Heirs and Assigns for ever, that is to say: One equal part of the same I give to the Children of my Son John Yoder in ______ amongst them. Another equal third of the same I give to the Children of my Son Peter Yoder likewise for an equal Partition amongst them. The remaining equal third Part of the Same I give to the Children of my Son Samuel Yoder deceased for equal Portions amongst them. And it is my Will that such Part of my Estate as by such Division Shall come to minor Children shall be put in Interest if possible by my Executors hereafter named, until each of them attain his or her lawfull Age. And in Case any of the said Children should Die under Age, then his or their Share Shall come to the Survivors in that Family, Share and Share alike. And lastly I nominate Constitute and appoint my loving Friend John Pott of Rockland township in the County aforesaid and my Step Son George Keim of Oley Township to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament in Trust for the Intents and Purposes in thie my Will contained. In Witness whereof I the Said John Yoder have to this my last Will and Testament set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year first above written. Signed Sealed and declared by the Said Testator John Yoder for his last will and Testament in the Presents of us, and at his Request have as wittnesses thereto Subscribed. Jacob Schneider Philip ³H² Hartman signed John Yoder

HISTORY: Early furnaces and forges of Berks County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja Copyright 2001. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/berksp/ _________________________________________ Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. VIII. Philadelphia: Publication Fund of the Historical society of Pennsylvania, No. 1300 Locust Street, 1884. Page 56 Early furnaces and forges of Berks County, Penna. EARLY FURNACES AND FORGES OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. BY MORTON L. MONTGOMERY.

OLEY FORGE. The Oley forge was situated on the Manatawny Creek, about ten miles from its confluence with the Schuylkill, and about a half-mile south of the "Oley Churches." It continued in active operation for one hundred and twenty years. In 1744 John Ross(Betsy Ross's husband), gentleman, of Philadelphia, and John Yoder and John Lesher, of Oley, entered into a joint partnership for erecting a forge for manufacturing pig metal into bar iron. They then purchased from Sebastian Graeff a tract of one hundred and ninety-seven acres of land, situated in Oley Township, on the Manatawny Creek, adjoining lands of Robert Stapleton and John Yoder, and the "Great Road" leading to Philadelphia; and thereon erected a forge, constructed a water pond, water courses, and the necessary buildings, and supplied the utensils for the business of making bar iron; and they also purchased warrants for taking up land on the hills adjacent to the forge in order to supply it with charcoal. In 1750 John Yoder sold to John Lesher his one-third interest "of said tract and of the forge, working gears, tools, implements, dams, etc." Lesher and Ross held their respective interests in the forge till Ross's death. In the settlement of the partnership affairs litigation arose between Lesher and the Ross estate. This was being conducted in 1784, when Lesher sold his two-thirds to his son Jacob Lesher, an iron-master, and his sons-in-law, John Potts, a miller, and Jacob Morgan, a merchant. In 1794 Frederick Spang, an iron-master of Oley, obtained an interest in this forge property, and some years afterward secured all the interests. He, and, after his decease, his son Jacob, and grandson of the same name, carried on the iron business here for seventy years, until the close of the Rebellion. During this long interval, especially for fifty years, the forge was

(Medical):Only son of Hans Joder to servive journy to America.

Johannas married Elizabeth KEIM Abt 1720. Elizabeth was born Aft 1700, Berks Co, PA; died Abt 1781, Berks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH2
• Baptism: 27 Jan 1708
• Reference Number: 5580
• _UID: 54F6D20E48554A15BC32F06199CD73CE0CC6

Notes:

Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002

(Medical):Did not survie journy to America. Boarded Ship in England but did not get off in America.

Other Events:

• AFN: OH3
• Reference Number: 10960
• _UID: 73A9FD05865C408EBCAB9B34777EF1937DE6

Notes:

(Medical):Did not survie journy to America. Boarded Ship in England but did not get off in America.

Other Events:

• AFN: OH4
• Reference Number: 5582
• _UID: FBB8A2C3B30E462E93F7BD7E1398C4A52611

Notes:

Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002
The marriage of Hans Yoder and Anna Rosina LeDee was performed by Paulus van Vlecq, Dutch Reformed pastor, at Whitemarsh, the church of which Hans Yoder was a member from the beginning of the church record in 1710. The record reads:
"Johannes Jodder, widower of Fronica Iselmyn, and Anna Rosina LeeDee".

Daniel — Barbara Or Elizabeth. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH15
• Reference Number: 5560
• _UID: 58D7ABE8769A4532B3ACC66D00D32B552E0A

Notes:

Married 25 September 1740 to Col. John Lesher. Had two daughters: Anna Barbara and Johanna.
OH15- Maria Johanna b. m. Sep.25,1740 Col. John Lesher
d. Oct.8,1762 (had 2 children -Anna Barbara b.3/15/1742 who
m.11/2/1762 to Jacob Morgan; Johanna b. 5/20/1748 m. George
Focht...one DAR source claims a son 4. John Lesher, Jr., (b. 1763),
John Lesher m2.1/2/1763 Maria Margaretha Hess- had five daughters)
John Lesher m. Mary Johanna Yoder. John Lesher (1711-94) was
a member of the Constitutional Convention of Berks County, 1776;
also Commissary and member of the General Assembly. He was
born in Holland; died in Berks County, Pa.

Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002

Maria married Col. John LESHER 25 Sep 1740. Col. died 8 Oct 1762. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH12
• Reference Number: 5558
• _UID: DFCA9A6D745549EEA956C980AED4B783B407

Notes:

Paid taxes in Union Township, Berks County in 1779 and was noted as a weaver.
Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002

Daniel married Anna Hoch KAUFFMAN Abt 1755. Anna was born Bef 1730; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH13
• Reference Number: 5506
• _UID: 36FB04043EE54F5B8EDFA659BC8E10996506

Notes:

Served in the French and Indian War and was gone from home for ten years.
Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002
A YODER SERVES IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
Samuel Yoder (c1726-1771), son of John, the son of Oley immigrant Hans Joder, was a
soldier in the French and Indian War. He served with General Wolfe on the Heights of Abraham in the capture of Quebec.. According to Bertolet ' s Fragments of the Past:
"He was gone ten years, and meanwhile endured a great many hardships and privations. (Everybody had given him up for lost, and as the years rolled on no one thought that he would ever return, save his ever faithful wife, who remained constant to him. Her hope was finally realized, to the surprise of all in has safe return.) He came back as one of the wretched examples generally the fruit of war, and finally died outdoors. "His wife was a daughter of Mr. Oyster...and a sister to Mrs.John Yoder---Two children were born to them after his return. His son George was a soldier in the Revolution."
OH13- Samuel m. Elizabeth (Miss Oyster) sister to wife of OY1
Served in the French and Indian War, gone from home 10 years
"TWO (sic) children born after his return" d. 1771
Orphans Court record-1774- Elizabeth, widow of Samuel Late of Oley- left 7 children, three under 14- Peter,David,Abraham; Reg. of Wills-payments to minors lists a John Yoder, Rachel Kreider notes cite on account which names third child as a Daniel)
OH131- Maria b. 1750 d. 1812
+OH132- George b. Nov.17,1752
+OH133- Peter b. 1763
+OH134- David b. 1765
OH135- Abraham b. 1768
(? Abraham Jotter m. 18 Nov 1792 Hanna Lies of Oley , Schwartzwald
Luth Church by Rev. Boos )
OH136- ?John b. <1760
OH137- ? Daniel b. <1760

Samuel married Elizabeth OYSTER Abt 1749. Elizabeth (daughter of Johan George OYSTER and Catharine ARENDTS) was born Abt 1728, District Township, PA; died Oley, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH11
• Reference Number: 5557
• _UID: 22A9B14BC7FC4520B7AE12DB35D26BFCAFC7

Notes:

Buried in Peter DeTurck's private cemetery, Oley, PA
OH11- John Yoder Jr. ( -by 1785) m. Nov. 1746 Oley Twp., Berks Co. to
Sarah Shankle ( - 1789 or 98--letter of admin 6/13/1797 to eldest
son Daniel) Sarah deserted her husband and children & had illigitimate child in Reading. Listed by self in Reading 1762,64, 79. Bur. Peter de Turck's plot at Oley). (Sower's Newspaper, Oct. 16, 1756 mentions "Johannes Joder the younger, Manatawny, Berks County; wife, Sara")(Note, Sara is cited in the estate document for her mother " SHENKLE, MAGDALENA, Oley. July 6, 1751, December 5, 1763., To son Martin SHENKLE £174.,
To dau. Sarah YODER £20., To dau. Magdalena APLER £20., Exr: son Martin.
Wit: Jacob HAUSSMAN (KAUFFMAN?), Henry MUSK.)
+OH111- Daniel b. 4/22/1748
+OH112- Martin b. m.5/21/1782 Sussanna Weitner
+OH113- Jacob b. 8/11/1758
OH114- Samuel b.
(one possibility is "AW" in unlink2.doc)
OH115- Barbara b. m. Jacob Barr res. District Twp as of 1785 (reference to a settlement between Barbara and her brother Daniel on 12 Jan 1785 of payment owed her based on transfer of plantation and 11 acres to Daniel by his father John on 27 July 1775. Father John
deceased as of 1785) She died at Reading in 1789, and was buried during Whitsuntide in Peter de Turck's plot at Oley.
Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1790
1746, Nov. ?. Yoder, John, Junior, and Sarah Shankle. Exact Search Results - Pennsylvania Marriages to 1790 ancestrylibrary.com Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002

Hans married Sarah SHANKLE Nov 1746, Oley Township, Berks Co., PA. Sarah was born Abt 1726; died 1789, Reading, Berks Co, PA; was buried Peter DE Turck's Plot At Oley. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH14
• Reference Number: 5559
• _UID: 172B738FDBC942089A891ED7F2AACAC777DC

Notes:

Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002
Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1790
1762, Dec. 7. Yoder, Peter, and Eve Levan. ancestrylibrary.com
OH14- Peter Yoder m. 12/7/1762 1st Reformed Church Philadelphia Eve Levan ( - will made 9/21/1819,probated 11/5/1819) will made 9/8/1809, probated 10/16/1809. (Peter Yoder m. Eva Levan 12/7/1762 both from Berks Co by Rev. Frederich Rothenbuehler)

OH141- Susanna b. m. 11/3/1789 Daniel Hoch (10/29/1755- 10/7/1835) d. <9/8/1809 bur Zion Union Ch. (Susanna Jotter of Oley m. 11/3/1789 Daniel Hoch at Schwartzenwald Reformed Church)
OH142- Catherine b. m1. ______ Wildbahn m2. Joseph Levan d. >1809 < 9/21/1819
OH143- Hannah b. 11/3/1767 m. 12/18/1787 Jacob Schraeder (Schroeder) d. May 1,1853 85y-5m-29d Pleasantville Union Cemetery
OH144- Anna Maria b. 7/7/1773 m. 6/21/1791 Jacob Focht (Vogt) d. 3/13/1863 Huff's Union Church, Hereford Twp. Berks (Anna Maria Jotter of Oley m. Jacob Vogt 6/21/1791 at Schwartzenwald Reformed Church)
+OH145- John b. m. Sep.1,1803 Schwartzwald Church Catharine Levan d. >1819 (recd 168 acres Oley in fathers will) (Johannes Jotter m. Catharina Levan of Oley 9/1/1803 at Schwartzenwald Reformed Church)
+OH146- Jacob- b. (John to give brother $2,000 per fathers will)

Peter married Eve LEVAN 7 Dec 1762, First Reformed Church, Philadelphia, PA. Eve was born Abt 1742; died 1819. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 44662144C9DD4CCFBEB0D0FC790C98355C9F

Notes:

Anna Barbara b.3/15/1742 who m.11/2/1762 to Jacob Morgan

Other Events:

• _UID: FA6AF2476FE54CA289FBC28CDB97A5DAA224

Notes:

Johanna b. 5/20/1748 m. George
Focht.

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 11716
• _UID: 4C13235E40224BCF9165A7CD71D9B8723A9F

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 11717
• _UID: B5D6C98367CA487C9D9F60CF6242D3883635

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 11718
• _UID: 7A9CB460017C46EFB4467E7668353D03A787

Other Events:

• AFN: OH131
• Reference Number: 81
• _UID: FF1520A024D34FF3852A23965CBBCD71CA27

Notes:

Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002

Other Events:

• AFN: OH132
• Reference Number: 12
• Will: 1833, Oley Twp, Berks Co, PA
• _UID: 94E79A1702DA4B209786E3C1511331864FC2

Notes:

Fought in Revolutionary War !!!
George and Esther had a second son that is unknown, probably an infant death. George's head stone is noted with a Revolutionary War marker.
Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002
"George was listed as an ensign and a courtmartial man in the 4th Comp. 1 st Battalion, Berks Co. Militia. " and was sent to Amboy. He often mentioned that whilein battle the shrill whistling of the cannon balls was always heard before the report. He served as a militia soldier in some battles and many skirmishes in the Jerseys."

George married Esther BERTOLET Abt 1773. Esther (daughter of Abraham BERTOLET and Esther DETURK) was born 1746, Oley Township, Berks County, PA; died 1778, Oley Township, Berks County, PA. [Group Sheet]

George married Mary(Maria) WEIDNER 5 Sep 1782. Mary(Maria) (daughter of Lazarus WEIDNER and Elizabeth YODER) was born 14 Nov 1751, Oley Township, Berks Co., PA; died 4 Jan 1846, Oley Township, Berks Co., PA; was buried Christ Church Cem Or Oley Cemetery, Spangsville, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH136
• Reference Number: 5522
• _UID: E59CF91CA29E448BBCDEB1821372D98F5FF0

Notes:

Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002

Other Events:

• AFN: OH137
• Reference Number: 5523
• _UID: 602B14AD1B344929B63C1433DA763EEDC12F

Notes:

Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002

Other Events:

• AFN: OH133
• Unknown: 11 Feb 1774, Berks Co, PA; Guard_appt
• Unknown: 13 Oct 1789, Oley Twp, Berks Co, PA (14 A, 98 P, + 5 A, 134 P, Deed A11:303); Bought_land
• Unknown: 3 Apr 1805, Oley Twp, Berks Co, PA (14 A, 98 P, + 5 A, 134 P, Deed 19:169); Sold_land
• Unknown: Bef 1810, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; Migrated
• Unknown: 9 Aug 1810, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; Bought_land
• Unknown: 19 Apr 1811, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; Bought_land
• Unknown: 1 Apr 1812, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (61 A, 96 P, Deed 1:413); Sold_land
• Unknown: 29 Nov 1819, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA; Adam Howerter
• Unknown: 28 Mar 1827, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; Margretha Klock
• Unknown: 31 Jul 1839, Schuylkill Co, PA; OrphanCourt
• Unknown: 30 Dec 1839, Schuylkill Co, PA; LetAdmin
• Reference Number: 57
• _UID: 90CCFE7B8A6F42A1B7DD09E2D26B58B378E0

Notes:

Married Catherine Trout on 10 August 1783. Apparantly moved family to Schuylkill County, PA.
Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002
Other Court: Valuation of real estate, Peter Yoder, 1839: Schuylkill County
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Orphans Court Dockets 4&5, pg 349-, Peter Yoder estate, 1839
Valuation of real estate, Peter Yoder
To the Honorable James M Porter Esq. president and his associate
Judges of the orphans court in and for Schuylkill County now holding
an Orphans Court for the same county
The Petition of David Stein who is intermarried with Sarah Yoder one
of the daughters of Peter Yoder late of Upper Mahantongo township in
the said County of Schuylkill decd in right of his wife ___ Humbly
Sheweth ___ that the said Peter Yoder died Intestate on or about the
month of November AD 1836 leaving a widow named Catharine and Issue
Seven Children (to wit Sarah the wife of your Petitioner, Hannah, who
is intermarried with John Wolfgang, Maria who is intermarried with
Geo. Hartlein, Catharine who is Intermarried with Benjamin
Neyschwender, Anthony, Solomon, Jeremiah who is since decd leaving
issue Eleven Children (to wit Joseph, John, Charles, Peter, Jacob,
Nathan, Catharine, Caroline, Elizabeth, Ame?, and Ely all of the
children of Jeremiah are still in their Minority)) And that the said
Intestate died seized in his demosne? as of fee of ?? in a certain
tract or piece of Ground Situate in the said township of Mahantongo
Bounded by Lands of Samuel Moyer and lands sold by the said Intestate
to the said David Stein and to Benjamin Neyschwender and Containing
Eleven acres and one hundred and twenty seven perches strict
measure. Your Petitioner therefore Prays your honors to award an
Inquest ot make Partition of the premises aforesaid to and among the
children and representatives of the said Intestate agreeably to the
Laws of this Commonwealth in Such Case made and provided.

David Stein

(goes on to have 12 people check to see if the land can be split
among widow and all the families and guess what - they decide it
can't!! Page 351 has a nice map of the property showing creeks)

on page 352, the administrators Anthony Yoder "eldest son of Peter
Yoder" and George Hartlein, the executors accept the value of the
property.

on pages 352-353, Anthony Yoder agrees to buy the property for the
assessed value.
OH133

admin 2:189 + orph (letters 30 Dec 1839 to George Hartlein, son-in-law)

?land warrant, Berks Co, 32.73A, 13 Jun 1810 survey (to Peter Yoder)

early land record says he was from Oley Twp

1784 tax list, Oley Twp, 100A, 5H, 9C, 12S, 11 people (not like this one)
1785 tax list, Oley Twp, $6.6 (older one is $6.4.6)

1790 census, Oley Twp, 1-1-3 (tanner)
(or Rockland Twp, 1-3-3 (near George Trout) or Oley Twp, 1-2-3-2) (no)

1800 census, pg 594, E. District, Berks Co, 21010-12010
(or pg 641, Oley Twp, Berks Co, 21020-21010 (Jr?) vs 11101-40001)

1810 census, pg 825, Upper Mahantongo, 02101-21001
1820 census, pg 096, Upper Mahantongo, 0000 01-0120 1
1830 census, pg 068, Upper Mahantongo, 0000 0000 1-0010 1000 1
1840 census, pg 093, Upper Mahantongo (widow x2)- nah!

1815 State Laws:
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/1pa/xmisc/1815laws.txt

That Upper Mahantango twp., Schuylkill county, shall be a separate election
district, and the electors shall hold their elections at the house of
PETER YODER.

The Justice of the Peace listed for Mahantongo Twp in 1818: Peter Yoder

land:
Berks 19:384, Anthony Shreader of Oley and Mary hiswife to Peter Yoder of Oley
tanner, 13 Oct 1789

Berks 19:384, Henry Schrekengest Jr and Henry Cruning? to Peter Yotter and Abraham Yotter of Mahantongo Twp, 25 May 1802, 365A, 154p, (witness Jacob Reiner)
(also 19:205)

Peter Yoder to Anthony Yoder, 1:413, 1 Apr 1812/1 Nov 1814, Upper Mah
Peter Yoder to Anthony Yoder, 1:414, 26 Oct 1814/1 Nov 1814, Upper Mah
one of the above references land of sheriff's sale, see 9 Aug 1810
Peter Yoder to son-in-law George Hartlien, ?, 30 Dec 1839, Upper Mah.

witness to will of Margretha Klock, 1827

OC dockets 4&5, pg 214 (admin), and 349-353 (land)
OC dockets 6:69 sale, 6:490 (admin)

Note: I still have slight reservations on having Peter in Samuel's family. That is,
knowing that Peter and Abraham bought land together makes me wonder if they
aren't in fact brothers. But then where would they fit??Iit seems they both came from
Oley Twp. Henry Schreckengast was the wife of Esther Yoder, d/o George Sr.
5/28/05 - no problem, Abraham is just his brother who went back to Berks!

OC pg 349 mentions:
wife Catherine.
Children:
Sarah m David Stein
Hannah m John Wolfgang
Maria m Geo. Hartlein
Catherine m Benj. Neyschwinder
Antony
Solomon
Jeremiah (died intestate leaving 11 children-- Joseph, John, Charles, Peter, Jacob, Nathan, Catherine, Elizabeth, Anne, Caroline, Ely

Other possible children, maybe died young? or children of brother Abraham?

Peter doesn't appear in the Howerter's church records, but his kids do in the
confirmations:
-George confirmed 1815 at Howerter's OH1332
-Sherry (male) confirmed 1823 at Howerters ??

-Charles (and wf Catharine, had Joshua 1818, sp Charles Reiner/wf and Maria Yoder)
OH1335
-David OH1333

http://www.yodernewsletter.org/nonamish/oleyhan2.html
Land: Yoder Deeds, 1789 & 1802: Oley Twp, Berks County

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Yoder Deeds, 1789 & 1802

Deed book: 19, page 169
Seller: Peter Yoder of Oley Township, yeoman and Catharina his wife
Buyer: John Trout and Baltzer Trout of Oley Township, yeoman

Dollar Amount: 600 pounds in gold or silver

Tract number: 1
Location of land: Oley Township
Size: 14 acres, 98 perches
Land adjacent to: Christian Hilebisher, Nocholas Hartt, Philip Reiff,
Anthony Shreader, (all names hard to read)
Deed history: see below

Tract number: 2
Location of land: Oley Township
Size: 5 acres,134 perches
Land adjacent to: Christian Hilebisher, Anthony Shreader, John
Hetzel, (all names hard to read) Deed history:
Anthony Shreader and Maria his wife to Peter Yoder, 13 Oct 1789,
Berks Deed A11, page 303

Signed: Peter Yoder and Catharine (x) Yoder Recorded: 25 May 1802

Peter — Catharine TRAUT. Catharine (daughter of Balthasar (Baltzer) TRAUT and Eva MOSER) was born Abt 1766, Colebrookdale Twp, Berks Co, PA; died Aft 1836, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH134
• Unknown: 11 Feb 1774, Berks Co, PA; Guard_appt
• Unknown: Abt 1815, White Deer Twp, Union Co, PA; Migrated
• Reference Number: 46
• _UID: 1FE00055BDA940C2B013966CCD6FE01BB8D3

Notes:

David Yoder was a carpenter and cabinet-maker and he had a very large business. he was also know as the maker of pianos. One of these pianos was in the home of Dr. Piper of Milton , Pa. David married Catherine HIGH, (Jan.1,1786-Sep.3,1845)at Schwartzwald Church on 8 June 1805. They moved to White Deer Township, PA in 1815 and together they had ten children. Catherine is buried in Klopp-Clapp Cemetery, White Deer, PA.
Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002
OH134
1810 census, Oley, 40101-01010
1820 census, pg 072, Whitedeer, UnionCo
OH134
1810 census, Oley, 40101-01010
1820 census, pg 072, Whitedeer, UnionCo

David married Catherine HOCH 8 Jun 1805, Schwartzwald Church. Catherine was born 1 Jan 1786; died 3 Sep 1845. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH135
• Unknown: 11 Feb 1774, Berks Co, PA; Guard_appt
• Reference Number: 5521
• _UID: F31BBE45D4E7463B83835EC46866CB1A288D

Notes:

Abraham married Hannah Lies on 18 November 1792 at Schwartzwald Church, by Rev. Boos.
Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002

Abraham married Hannah LIES 18 Nov 1792, Schwartzwald Church, By Rev. Boos.. Hannah was born Abt 1768; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH114
• Reference Number: 11747
• _UID: 143FCA56978842528C2E8664FAD6F9C85B9B

Notes:

Samuel, a Revolutionary soldier, died from a fall off a horse near Oley Church.
OH114- Samuel Yoder
OH1141- Daniel b. 10/26/1783
OH1142- Hannah b. 10/23/1786
OH1143- Samuel b. 10/9/1788
OH1144- Sarah b. 3/15/1791
OH1145- Maria Christina b. 3/27/1794

Other Events:

• AFN: OH115
• Reference Number: 11748
• _UID: AB2FC8574E8048499B4C3D659E2235AE849E

Barbara — Jacob BARR. Jacob was born Abt 1725, PA; died District Twp, Berks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH111
• Reference Number: 1
• _UID: 970BC9F613484509B1129676ED38C46F31BB

Notes:

Daniel Yoder, son of Hans, born in 1748, died in 1820. In 1773 he married Margaret Oyster, who was born May 5, 1753. and died Dec. 23, 1833, and both are buried at Pleasantville. He was a farmer, and he made frequent trips to Philadelphia, taking down grain and bringing back merchandise. The early settlers had but few crops at first. Finally they introduced apple trees and Mr. Yoder built a distillery and a flax oil mill, and in time, as the land became more cultivated, he made weekly trips to Philadelphia to dispose of his product. He cut down trees, cleared land, and made many pitfalls for the wolves. Some of these holes or traps are still visible in the pastures and woods. Daniel Yoder loved the free life of the woods, and was on friendly terms with the Indians, often taking hunting trips with them. He was a very powerful man physically. Before 1800 he built his home, which is well preserved and still in use. He had nine children: Hannah, born April 17, 1775, married Jacob Knabb, and died Aug. 23, 1825; Daniel, born Dec. 7, 1777, died Nov. (or Dec.) 27, 1826; Martin, born Oct. 19, 1780, died Jan. 10, 1837; Catharine. born Oct. 12, 1783, married William William, and died Aug. 20, 1882 aged ninety-eight years, ten months, eight days; Maria, born in Bern township April 22, 1786, married Philip De Turck, and died Jan. 19, 1864; ]ohn, born April 22 or 23, 1788, died unmarried May 3, 1868, and is buried at Pleasantville; Margaret, born Aug. 4, 1790, married Solomon Peter; Samuel, born Nov. 23, 1793; David, born Feb. 8, 1795, is mentioned below.

Daniel married Maria Margaretha (Margaret) OYSTER 1773. Maria (daughter of Johan George OYSTER and Catharine ARENDTS) was born 4 May 1753, District Township, PA; died 23 Dec 1833, Oley Township, Berks Co., PA; was buried Pleasantville Union Cemetery, Oley Township, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH113
• Reference Number: 11746
• _UID: F807399E8DEC49099858AC5B18CA971627F1

Notes:

Jacob, born in Reading Aug. 11, 1758, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war in 1777 and 1778. In 1780 he moved to western Pennsylvania, and in May, 1782, descended the Monongahela, Ohio and Mississippi rivers from Fort Red Stone, Brownsville, Pa., in the first flat-boat (built by himself) that ever descended the Mississippi river, landing at New Orleans with a cargo of flour. He traded with Havana, Cuba, and also in the sugar market in Philadelphia. He was a man of national reputation at the time when Louisiana still belonged to France. His grave at his home in Kentucky was marked 1834 by an iron tablet. He died in Spencer county, Ky., April 7, 1832 (?).

Other Events:

• AFN: OH112
• Reference Number: 11744
• _UID: C971D397C7124470866227635E5CDC7DB68E

Notes:

Martin was a lieutenant of the 4th Company, 5th Battalion, Berks county, May 10, 1780.
Martin Yoder, son of Daniel, was born in Oley Oct. 19, 1780, and died upon his own fine farm Jan. 10, 1837, aged fifty-six years, two months, twenty-one days. He was a tanner at Pleasantville, and also had a store and hotel on his farm, employing a number of people. He was one of the prosperous men of lower Berks county. The merchandise and general freight in the early history of the country were carried in big Conestoga wagons between Philadelphia and Pittsburg, and the road between these two points passed by the homestead of Mr. Yoder, through the woodland, thus making his hotel a popular stopping place. This roadway is still plainly to be seen, but no longer in use. Frequently so many guests appeared the same night that all the beds were filled, compelling the later comers to sleep on the floor, rolled up in blankets. In 1830 he built the barn, and in 1831 the house that now stands on the farm, the latter now the property of his grandson, Henry H. He married Susanna Peter, born Nov. 29, 1783, died March 13, 1844, aged sixty years, three months, fourteen days, and they both are buried in the Yoder lot at Friedensburg. Their children were: (1) David, who died in Union county, Pa., first married Persoda Yoder, born Dec. 16, 1816, died July 23, 1844, who is buried at Pleasantville. His daughter Priscilla, born May 7, 1838, at Pleasantville, died there Dec. 17, 1857. (2) Solomon, who died in 1905, at West Point, Nebr., first married Mary B. Yoder, born in Oley, June 24, 1818, died May 10, 1845, who is buried at Pleasantville. They had two sons and two daughters. Her mother, Charlotte (Bertolet) Yoder, was born in Oley, Feb. 10, 1778, died Sept. 8, 1868, and is buried at Pleasantville (she may have been the wife of Jacob Yoder, born Jan. 2, 1778, who died Aug. 18, 1826). (3) Maria (Polly) married George Kemp, of Lyons, Pa. (4) Martin.

Martin married Sussanna WEITNER 21 May 1782. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH141
• _UID: DF92BFC139054799BD55D6A9C770F137FFD8

Susanna married Daniel Hoch 3 Nov 1789, Schwartzenwald Reformed Church. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH142
• _UID: 1BC23A7832C844D8BB472ADB5DFF177796A4

Catherine — Mr WILDBAHN. [Group Sheet]

Catherine — Joseph LEVAN. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH143
• _UID: 6EEEC5C3B1A64153AAF2822AE229F9718C94

Hannah married Jacob SCHRAEDER (SCHROEDER) 18 Dec 1787. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH144
• _UID: E1141220277A4FBB88B355904FFE113B8B19

Anna married Jacob FOCHT (VOGT) 21 Jun 1791. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: OH145
• _UID: 72BFA6238B0D45F5BC77EBECDAFE4681753C

Other Events:

• AFN: OH146
• _UID: C999842C7B0048ABA8690C061D1313B79DA1