Hans Theobald Lederman

Other Events:

• Name: Dewalt Leatherman
• Name: Johan Diebold Leatherman
• Occupation: Linen Weaver
• Immigration: 27 Sep 1727, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; on the ship James Goodwill
• Naturalization: 30 Sep 1727, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; took the oath of office as Dewalt Leatherman

Notes:

...Hans Dewalt brought his family to America in 1727 on the ship James Goodwill from Rotterdam to Philadelphia, PA. They arrived in the Port of Philadelphia on 27 September 1727. The ship manifest shows 8 family members coming from Dehlingen, Alsace:
Hans Theobald Lederman (1-6)
Anna Maria (Engler)
Hans Peter, 16
Catharina Barbara, 11
Hans Daniel, 9
Johann Melchior, 6
Anna Catharina, 4
Johann Nickel, 3
...The passenger manifest further shows that they were heading to "Falkner Schwamm" (Falchner's Swamp, aka New Hanover), Pennsylvania.

...In 1719 and again in 1729, a religious group formed in Schwarzenau, Germany in 1708 by leader Alexander Mack, (eventually) called the "Church of the Brethren," emigrated to Pennsylvania to escape religious persecution. They formed their first congregation in Germantown in 1723, and quickly expanded west and south over the next several decades. Although there seems to be no direct connection between Hans Theobald Leatherman and the Brethren movement, several of his sons became prominent members and leaders of the Brethrens in America, founding several congregations over their lives.

Name:
"Dewalt" is the Anglicized version of "Theobald"

Hans married Anna Maria Engler on 1 Dec 1710 in Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France. Anna was born in 1695 in Langensoultzbach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died in 1738 in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Hans Peter Leatherman

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christened:
Lembach Lutheran

Johan married Maria Katarina Boyer about 1752. Maria was born on 22 Jun 1733 in Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; was christened on 23 Sep 1733 in Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; died in 1826 in Gravel Hill, Allegany, Maryland, United States; was buried in 1826 in Ellerton, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christened:
Langesoultzbach Lutheran

Family/Spouse: Susanna Roderick. Susanna was born in 1755 in Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America; died in 1798 in Hampshire County, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mary _____. Mary and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth _____. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Birth: 1735, Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America

Family/Spouse: Christian Gates. Christian and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christina married Marcus Harman about 1755 in Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America. Marcus (son of Marcus Herrmann and Anna Catharina Kümmell) was born in 1730 in Schwarzwald, Gotha, Thueringen, Germany; died before 11 Oct 1797 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Stover. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

...Susanna, daughter of Ludwig 2 . was born about 1755 or earlier. She married Nicholas Leatherman. Considerable information on this family and descendants is found in "All Leatherman Kin History" by Rev. John Leatherman and Annie Leatherman Candler (1940) from which the following is abstracted:
...Nicholas Leatherman was born and reared near Hagerstown and farmed first in Frederick County. He sold his land there on 28 Apr 1784 and on 10 Aug 1784 bought tracts of 185 and 331 acres on Patterson' Creek in Hampshire County, Virginia, now West Virginia. Lewis Roderick or Rotruck, his brotherin-law, also moved to Hampshire County, where Lewis stayed for nine years and then moved to Ohio. Nicholas Leatherman settled on a farm located between Burlington and Headsville in what is now Mineral County, formed out of Hampshire County in 1863. The history cited above states that Nicholas died in 1790 but this appears to be an error as Frederick County Deed Book L p 464 refers to Susanna wife of Nicholas Leatherman on 28 Nov 1798. Nicholas and Susanna were buried in a family plot on the farm, owned later by a Biser family.

Family/Spouse: Susannah Rhoderick. Susannah was born about 1746 in United States; died about 3 Sep 1811 in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States; was buried about Sep 1811 in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Barbara Getts

Barbara married Peter Christoph Schmidt on 29 Dec 1795 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Peter was born on 23 Apr 1751 in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; died on 14 Feb 1820 in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Feb 1820 in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Jacob Götz
• Name: 8 Apr 1788; Jacob Getz
• Census: 1790, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; as Jacob Gates
• Census: 1800, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; as Jacob Getz; Address:
  District 3
• Misc: 28 Aug 1800, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Johannes Braun/Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church
• Name: 28 Aug 1800; Jacob Goez
• Census: 1810, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; as J. Getz
• Witness: 21 Jun 1818; the baptism of Rossanna Götz/Gates
• Census: 1820, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; as Jacob Gates; Address:
  4th Election District
• Census: 1830, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; as Jacob Getz; Address:
  10th Election District

Notes:

Land Record Frederick County, Maryland
Liber WR #47 p. 578
Jacob Gates to Christian Gates 17 Sep 1814
...At the request of Christian Gates the following Bill Sale is recorded the 17th day of September 1813. Know all men by these presents that Jacob Gates of Frederick County and the state of Maryland for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, current money to me in hand paid by Christian Gates of the county and state aforesaid, at and before the sealing and delivery hereof, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have granted bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said Christian Gaits his executors, administrators and afsigns one sorrel mare five years old, one ditto seven years old, one red and white cow, one buflow cow red and white, one brindle heifer, one black and white ditto, two yearling calves, three feather beds and furniture, one tin plate stove, one poplar chest, two walnut tables, four winsor chairs one large Iron Kettle, two pare of horse gears, one old waggon, one bar shear plow, one shovel ditto, three hogs and all the Kitchen furniture, six hundred chestnut rails, all which property is now in my pofsefsion, to have and to hold, the same described property above bargained and sold to the said Christian Gates his executors, administrators and afsigns forever, to his and their only proper use and benefit, and I the said Jacob Gates for myself my executors and administrators shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents to the said Christian Gates his executors, administrators and afsigns the said described property against me my executors & administrators and against all and every other person or persons whomsoever claiming the same or any part thereof in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the fifteenth day of September eighteen hundred and fourteen.

Jaco Gotz
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Wm B. Head

...Which Bill Sale is thus endorsed Maryland, Frederick County To Wit On the fifteenth day of September eighteen hundred and foourteen, before me, one of the Justices of the peace for the said county, appears Jacob Gates, and acknowledges the within writing to be his act and deed, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, and the actof afsembly in such case made & provided.
Wm B Head

Land Record Frederick County, Maryland
Liber JS #24 pp. 575-576
Jacob Geatz to John L. Harding and John McPherson Jur., 12 Apr 1826
...At the request of John L Harding & Jno McPherson Jr the following sale is recorded April 12th 1826 viz
Know all men by these presents that I Jacob Geatz of Frederick County in the State of Maryland for and in Consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars current money to me in hand paid by John L Harding and John McPherson Jur, of the County and State aforesaid at or before the Sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said Jacob Geatz hath granted bargined sold and by these presents doth grant bargin and sell unto the said John L Harding and John McPherson Jur, their executors administrators & afsigns two beds and bedding, three bedsteads, five chairs, four tables, one mahagany bureau and Kitchen Cupboard, or bureau, Carpeting, pots, Kittles, pans, Knives and forks, one Cart, one gig & harnefs, tin ware, one chest, working tools and the usiders of his house lot, And Kitchen furniture. To have and To Hold the same and every part and parcel thereof unto the said John L Harding and John McPherson their excutors administrators and afsigns forever, In Witness whereof the said Jacob Geatz hath herein Subscribed his name and affixed his seal this 10th day of April 1826
Jacob Geatz
...Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of which is thus endorsed viz Maryland Frederick County ss On this 10th day of April 1826 personally appears Jacob Geatz before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid and acknowledges the foregoing instrument of writing to be his act and deed for the purposes therein exprefsed and Set forth and according to the true intent and meaning thereof Acknowledged before
Tho W Morgan

Land Record Frederick County, Maryland
Liber JS #27 p. 349
Jacob Geatz to John L. Harding and Jno. McPherson, Jr., 4 April 1827
...At the rquest of John L Harding & Jno McPherson the following bill of sale is recorded, April 4th 1827. Know all men by these presents that I Jacob Geatz for and in consideration of the sum of twenty dollars, current money, to me in hand paid by John L Harding and John McPherson Jr of Frederick County in the State of Maryland, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted, bargained, and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain & sell unto the said John L Harding and John McPherson Jr, their executors administrators or afsigns, one sett of gilt windsor chairs, and one tin plate stove & pipe - to have and To Hold the same unto the said John L Harding and John McPherson Jr. their executors, administrators and afsigns forever. In Witnefs whereof the Said Jacob Geaty hath hereunto subscribes his name, and affixes his seal the 3rd of April one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven.
Jacob Geatz

...Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Thos M Morgan Which is thus endorsed, To wit: Maryland, Frederick County
...To Wit on this 3rd day of April 1827 personally appears Jacob Geatz before me, the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county and acknowledges the above instrument of writing to be and his act and deed for the purposes therein exprefsed and set forth, and according to the true intent and meaning thereof.
Before Thos W Morgan

Family/Spouse: Roseanna _____. Roseanna was born about 1765; died on 2 Sep 1845 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was buried in Sep 1845 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jacob Hauver. Jacob (son of George Christian Haber and Anna Susannah Herrmann) was born on 5 Jul 1755 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 12 Dec 1831 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Misc: 8 Apr 1788, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Christian Getz/Gates; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church
• Misc: 30 Sep 1790, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Daniel Haber; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church
• Name: 12 Aug 1792; Christian Hermann
• Misc: 11 Oct 1795, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Thomas Braun/Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church
• Misc: 14 Apr 1803, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Anamaria Braun/Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church
• Misc: 15 Sep 1815, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Christian Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church

Christian married Anna Maria Morningstar in 1788. Anna was born on 23 Nov 1774; died on 28 May 1858; was buried in May 1858 in Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Susanna Brown
• Name: Susanna Hermann
• Misc: 12 Jun 1814, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Catharine Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church
• Misc: 19 Aug 1817, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Mary Ann Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church

Notes:

Biography of Susannah Rebecca (Harman) Brown
AKA Susannah Rebecca Harman/Harmon
Near Foxville, Fredrick County, Maryland
Copyright 2012 by M. Alan Brown

...Susannah Rebecca (Harman) Brown was born April 30, 1775 in Fredrick County, Maryland the daughter of Marcus (Mark) Harman Jr. who was born about 1730 and whose ancestors were originally from Dresden, Germany, and Christina (Leatherman) Harman who was born around 1732, the two were married about 1755. Christina had previously been married to a Christian Gates (also spelled Getz/Goetz/Gotz) and they had two children Barbara Gates born in 1750 who married Peter Smith/Schmidt on December 29, 1795, she died two years later in 1797; and Jacob Gates born around 1753 who married Rosina or Roseanna. Jacob died August 17, 1842 and is buried in the Foxville Lutheran 4 cemetery and his wife Roseanna died September 2, 1845 and is also buried in the Foxville Lutheran 4 cemetery. Susannah was the sister of Christian Harman who was born May 18, 1771, he married Mary (Anna Maria) Morningstar in 1788 and he died April 18, 1843, Elizabeth Harman; Catherine Harman; and Christina/Christiana Harman was born in 1778 and who married Johan Henrich (Henry) Stempel/Stemple on March 9 or 11, 1798; and the stepsister of Barbara Gates and Jacob Gates. At the time of her birth she would have lived on her father's land being a 30 acre tract in the Catoctin Mountains called "Nolin Mountain or Nole in Mountain" or on a 36 acre tract of land her father purchased July 30, 1774 called "Jacob's Spring." Part of this property is located in what is now Cunningham Falls State Park. It is interesting to note that from the original Brown property, now part of the Brown Farm Environmental Study Area in Catoctin Mountain Park, you can walk on the Brown Farm Trail, cross Manahan Road, pick up the Catoctin Trail, cross Park Central Road and follow it down to Route 77, cross the road and continue straight down the hill to Cunningham Falls. Susannah's father Marcus was in the lumber business and he operated a sawmill on his land. He also had an orchard from which they distilled cider and brandy to sell. The sawmill was located on Big Hunting Creek at the fork of Catoctin Hollow road, then called Harman Hollow road, and route 77. This property was across Route 77 not far from where the Blue Blazes Whiskey Still was located. When her father Marcus died prior to October 11, 1797, he left Susannah 100 pounds current money and the remainder of the bonds and loose estate being shared with her mother and her natural sisters. Susannah's mother Christina also died in 1797 but it is unknown if she died before or after Marcus.
...Sometime around 1793 or 1794, Susannah married Thomas Brown Jr. and they resided on the old Brown Homestead off of Manahan Road, probably the tract of land called "Round Meadow," or the tract of land called "Stones Enough." Together Susannah Rebecca and Thomas Brown Jr. had ten children. Thomas Brown III, who was born 1795 and baptized October 11, 1795, he married Susan McAfee, (a native of Pennsylvania) in 1838 and they removed to Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio; Elizabeth Brown who was born in 1796 or 1797 married Daniel Hauver/Hauber born 1790 and died 1853 in Miami County, Ohio; Mary was born around 1797or1798 and married Christian Getz/Gates January 11, 1817 in Washington County, Maryland, he was born around 1787; Johannes (John) Brown who was born December 10, 1799 and baptized August 28, 1800, he died at the age of 21 years on October 25, 1821, and is buried next to Susan in the Brown Family Cemetery; Johann Georg (George) Brown was born March 19, 1803 and baptized April 14, 1803, he married Julian Ann Scott and they removed to Seneca County Ohio in 1835 and he died June 20, 1885, he and Julian are buried in Null cemetery, Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio; Catherina/Catherine who was born May 1, or May 5, 1805 and baptized July 28, 1805, she married Daniel McAfee June 7, 1826 in Washington County, Maryland, he was born February 24, 1803 in Maryland and he died in May 1, 1856 in Ohio, she died December 6, 1875 in Ohio; Susan/Susanna/Anna was born in 1806/7 and married John Barenheison which was most likely shortened to Barnes as there is no record of a Barenheison except for the estate record of Thomas Brown Jr., and other records state that Susan/Susanna or Anna married a Barnes, Sarah A. Brown was born August 20, 1812 and married William Martin July 31, 1831 in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, he died August 29, 1855 and she died May 26, 1864 both in Salt Lake City, Utah; William H. Brown who was born March 18, 1813 and married Catherine who was born November 7, 1813, and who died June 12, 1847 in Greencastle, Pennslyvania, he died March 27, 1886 in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; Christian Brown was born April 28, 1815 and baptized September 15, 1815, he removed to Seneca County, Ohio with his brother George in 1835 and he married Susannah Shaull July 12, 1840 in Seneca County, Ohio, Christian died July 2, 1847 in Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio but is buried in the Louden cemetery in Montpelier, Ohio;
...Susannah's husband, Thomas Brown Jr., worked in a tavern near Harman's Gap that was probably owned by his uncle William. After Susannah's brother Christian died in 1843 there was a long dispute over the Harman family land that lasted for 35 years called the Battle of Harman's Gap. This was recorded in 1970 in the Catoctin Enterprise under the heading THE SPIRIT OF CATOCTIN by Frank Mentzer, Superintendent, Catoctin Mountain Park. Susannah died June 14, 1831 and is buried in the Brown family cemetery next to her husband Thomas Brown Jr. In her will dated January 29, 1828, the only thing that she requested was that her black girl Teresa be set free. (Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 109546748)

Susannah married Thomas Brown, Jr. about 1793. Thomas (son of Thomas Browne and Hannah Pittenger) was born on 12 Jan 1773 in Creagerstown, Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America; died on 12 Apr 1828 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was buried in Apr 1828 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]