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- Name Suffix: Senior
will K, I, 267
1779 tax list, Manheim, 90A, 2H, 4C
1782 tax list, Manheim, 80A, 2H, 3C, $10.0.6
1790 census, pg ?, Hempfield, 2-1-2
1800 census, pg 305, Hempfield, 20101-02010-10 (John Sr)
1810 census, pg 560, Hempfield, (Sr)
will of 1811, Hempfield, mentions:
wf Magdalena and 5 heirs,
John
George (Christian Kaufman to handle his share)
Samuel
Abraham
c/o Elizabeth Miller = Christian and Andrew
Note: in National Genealogical Society, Vol 16, list of persons paid for forage
furnished during the Revolutionary War 1778-9:
John Kneisley
sold land, 1 Mar 1786, EE-354
deed, 6 May 1789, NN-59
deed, 12 May 1810, 1-159
In 1786 he sold his share of the Hempfield-Manheim Twp tract to his brother George.
(deed EE, pg 354, dated 3/1/1786) between John and George Kneisly, covering a
certain tract in Manheim Twp, inherited jointly from their father George. "It being
the same tract of land which the Proprieties of Penna by their patent dated 7/22/1747
did grant unto the said George Kneisly, as by said patent recorded at Phila. in Patent
Book A, Vol 12, pg 519 may appear.
Deed NN, pg 59, 5/6/1789, shows arrangement of water right between John and
brother George. "George Kneisly of Manheim Twp has a tract of land, etc and John
Kneisly of Hempfield Twp has a water grist mill oyl mill, and hemp mill, and tract of
land adjoining George's land. .on Little Conestoga Creek..."
Deed book 1, pg 159, 5/12/1810, John Nisely of Hempfield Twp and wf Magdalena sold
30A to Christian Miller. Said John Nicely had purchased 200A of Henry Gochenaur in
1783. This 30 acres was part of that tract. Deed also shows John Nicely
but signed "John Kneissly".
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