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