DESCENDANTS OF JOHANN MUSSER
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Don Norman
NOTE: The surname Musser was originally Moser.
1.JOHANN MOSER
Johann
"Hans" Moser, a son of Baron Benjamin Moser, was born in
Canton Berne, Switzerland about 1704 and died in
Lancaster County PA in
December 1751. On September 30, 1727, "Hans"
Moser and his family
arrived in America at the Port of Philadelphia aboard the
"Molly". His
wife. Veronica "Frony", was also from Canton
Bern.
The family
settled in Lancaster County, PA on land that Hans'
father, Baron Benjamin Moser, had purchased from William
Penn in
1714. On February 20, 1734, Hans bought 318 acres along
the Conestoga
Creek in Lancaster County from the heirs of Theodore Eby.
In 1738 Hans
and Frony built a stone home near the center of their
property. It was
demolished in 1960.
Children of Johann and Veronica Moser.
2. (1). Jacob b. 1728
d.Dec 1755
m. Mary
Hershey
3. (2). Peter b. 1730
d.Dec 1759
m. Anna
Hostetter
4. (3). John b.Jul 15 1738
5. (4). Henry b.Apr 11 1740 d.Mar
6 1808
m. Ann
Neff
m. Mary
Kreider
6. (5). girl
3.PETER MOSER
1.JOHANN MOSER
Peter Moser, a
son of Johann and Veronica Moser, was born in PA in
1730 and died in December 1759. He married Anna
Hostetter. The family
lived in Lancaster County PA in the stone home built by
his parents. He
was a farmer and a member of the Mennonite faith.
Children of Peter and Anna (Hostetter) Moser.
7. (1). Anna b.c. 1751
d.c. 1817
m. John Brubaker
m. Jacob
Smucker
8. (2). John b.Nov 15 1753 d.Jun 30 1828
m. Barbara
Kreider
9. (3). Henry d. young
8.JOHN MUSSER
3.PETER MOSER 1.JOHANN MOSER
John Musser, a
son of Peter and Anna (Hostetter) Moser, was born in
Lancaster County PA November 15, 1753 and died in
Somerset County PA
June 30, 1828. He
married Barbara Kreider in 1772. Barbara, a daughter
of Bishop Tobias Kreider, was born November 17, 1753 and
died June 30,
1828.
Children of John and Barbara (Kreider) Musser.
10. (1). Anne b. 1774
d. 1828
m. Isaac
Kimmel
11. (2). Tobias b.Dec 22 1776 d.Aug 14 1859
m. Susannah Croner
12. (3). Elizabeth b. 1778
d. 1817
m. Jacob
Stoner
13. (4). Peter b. 1780
d. 1865
14. (5). Henry b. 1783
d. 1874
m. Susanna Faust
15. (6). Susanna b. 1785
d. 1818
m.
Christian Miller
16. (7). Mary "Polly" b. 1787
d. 1868
m. Jacob
Good
17. (8). Abraham b. 1790
d. 1874
m.
Veronica Cable
11.TOBIAS MUSSER
8.JOHN MUSSER 3.PETER
MOSER 1.JOHANN MOSER
Tobias Musser,
a son of John and Barbara (Kreider) Musser, was born
December 22, 1776 on "Round Valley" farm in
Somerset County PA and died
there August 14, 1859. He married Susanna Croner October
15, 1805.
Susanna was born February 8, 1787 in Somerset County and
died November
20, 1860.
Tobias was
elected twice to the PA legislature and served one or two
terms as county commissioner. He was a farmer,
stonemason, carpenter.
and builder, having built the barn on the old Musser farm
from the
ground up with but little assistance.
Children of Tobias and Susanna (Croner) Musser.
18. (1). John b.Feb
5 1807
m. -----
Glessner
19. (2). Catherine b.Sep 19 1808
m. Joseph
Glessner
20. (3). Mary b.Jul 10 1811
m.
Benjamin Beeghley
21. (4). Magdalena b.Dec 18 1813 d.infancy
22. (5). Barbara b.Apr 8 1816
d. infancy
23. (6). Susanna b. 1818
m. Seth
Weigley
24. (7). Jacob b.Apr 8 1821
m. Mary
Meyers
25. (8). Julian b.Sep 17 1823
m.
Jefferson Kimmel
26. (9). Peter Croner b.Oct 6 1826
m. Sarah
Kimmel
m.
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Bond
27. (10). Tobias
Jr. b. 1829
m. Juliane
Speicher
26.PETER CRONER MUSSER
11.TOBIAS MUSSER 8.JOHN
MUSSER 3.PETER
MOSER 1.JOHANN
MOSER
Peter Croner
Musser, a son of Tobias and Susanna (Croner) Musser,
was born October 6, 1826 in Somerset County PA and died
in Lewis County
WV November 29, 1908. Peter married Sarah Kimmel in
Somerset County
September 23, 1847. She was born March 9, 1828 and died
March 4, 1859.
Following the
death of his wife, Peter and his brother Tobias Jr.
moved from Somerset County to Lewis County VA (WV). On
October 27, 1859,
Peter married Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Bond.
Betty, a daughter of Levi Sr.
and Susannah (Eib) Bond, was born June 25, 1828 and died
June 30, 1890,
Following his
move to Lewis County, Peter was instrumental in the
building of the Dunkard (German Baptist Brethren) Church
in
Mussersville.
In the 1870
Lewis County WV census, Peter is listed as a physician.
Children of Peter Croner and Sarah (Kimmel) Musser.
28. (1). John Kimmel b.Nov 4 1848
29. (2). Susan Narcissa b.Nov 13 1850 d.Mar
4 1877
m.
Benjamin Lightburn
30. (3). Sarah R. b.Sep 30 1855
m.------
Kempen
31. (4). William Peter "Will" b.Oct 16 1857 d.
1929
Children of Peter Croner and Elizabeth Ann (Bond) Musser.
32. (1). James O. b.Dec 7 1861
m. Rosa
Bailey
33. (2). Dona Elizabeth b.Dec
9 1863
m. James
Carlyle Hill
27.TOBIAS MUSSER JR.
11.TOBIAS MUSSER 8.JOHN
MUSSER 3.PETER
MOSER 1.JOHANN
MOSER
Tobias Musser
Jr., a son of Tobias and Susanna (Croner) Musser, was
born in Somerset County PA in 1829. He married Juliane
Speicher. Juliane
was born in PA about 1836. The family moved from PA to
Lewis County VA
(WV) about 1861.
Known children of Tobias Jr. and Juliane (Speicher)
Musser.
34. (1). Peter J. b.c. 1855
35. (2). Lewis K. b.c. 1857
36. (3). Susan C. b.c. 1859
37. (4). Mary e. b.c. 1861
38. (5). Benjamin b.c. 1864
39. (6). Martha b.c. 1866
40. (7). William b.c. 1868
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
"Lewis County WV, Her People and Places", 2000,
pp.151,152
1870 Lewis County WV census