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Michael Feuerstein¹

Male, b. circa 10 June 1757, d. before 1820, #1699

Father

Nicholas (Hans) Feuerstein¹ b. 25 March 1712, d. before 11 January 1768

Mother

Anna Catharina Nonnenmacher¹ b. 2 August 1711, d. circa 1760

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Note*

Michael's age is contested. While there is no record of a baptism for him in the church records in Berg, Many people give his birth as 10 Jun 1750. The Orphan's record dated 1 Jul 1768 lists his age as 11 which would date his birth as 1767 and if the day and month previously gven are correct , his birth date would be 10 Jun 1757.

Russell was more interested in the first generation of the Firestones and did not follow many of the children and what records we have of Michael ends in Frederick Co., MD. He doesn not seem to be found in census records but there is a record on World Connect that includes a wife and children.

ID: I8857
Name: Michael FIRESTONE
Given Name: Michael
Surname: Firestone
Sex: M
_UID: 8936D3192B6CDD4483C6532A4432EE38C537
Change Date: 4 Jan 2005 1
Birth: 10 JUN 1750 2
Death: Y

Father: Hans Nicholas FIRESTONE b: 25 MAR 1712 in Berg, Elsas Province, Germany
Mother: Anna Catherina NUNNENMACHER b: 2 AUG 1711 in Berg, Elsas Province, France

Marriage Susanna GEARHART

Children
i. Joseph FIRESTONE b: 8 SEP 1814
ii. Sofia FIRESTONE b: 2 NOV 1815 in Washington County, Maryland
iii. Michael FIRESTONE b: 5 JAN 1818

The 1820 census does have a Susannah Firestone in Washington Co., MD with children but no husband, presumed deceased.

Susanah Firettom, [Susanah Firestone], [Savanah Frietton]
1820, Election District 2, Washington, Maryland
Enumeration Date:      August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:      2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:      3
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:      1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:      2
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:      1
Free White Persons - Under 16:      7
Free White Persons - Over 25:      1
Total Free White Persons:      9
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:      9

This suggests there were other children besides Joseph, Sophia and Michael who are found in later census records, Joseph in Lake Co., Indiana (Michael may be living with him in 1850) and Sophia who married a George Hartman or Hurtman and stayed in Washington Co. Susanna brought many Russell children into this marriage fram a previous marriage.

From Russell's Firestone Genealogy (1993):
Michael Firestone, youngest son of Nicholas and Cathanina (Nunnenmacher) Firestone, was born circa 1756, probably in Lancaster, County , Pa ., and was 11 years old when his brother-in-law John Stiffler was appointed his guardian at York County Orphans Court 1 June 1768. A member of the Dutch [Reformed] Church, Michael Firestone served in the Revolutionary War as a private in Captain John Hubley's Company, Lt. Lambert Cadwalader's Third Pennsylvania Battalion, pay roll dated 1
September 1776, muster roll dated Philadelphia 24 February 1781, and undated list made at Fort Washington. Michael settled in Frederick County, Maryland, before 1781, where he leased US-acre lot number 23 in Daniel, Dulany's Monocacy Mall or, located on present Dublin Road northeast of Devilbiss Bridge in Woodsborough District. Michael was among the tenants who lost their leases when Dulany's property was confiscated and auctioned. On 10 October 1781 lot number 23 was purchased by Dr. Pindell for £750.

See attached Bio for details on Michael and Susannah from Russell's 1993 work on the FIrestone family.¹

Name Variation

Michael Firestone¹

Biography*

Michael Firestone, son of Joseph and Catharina Firestone, was baptized at New Jerusalem Lutheran Church at Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Virginia, 25 June [year illegible, before 1790]. In Washington County, Maryland, 28 January 1812 he was married to Susanna (Gearhart) Russell by the Rev. Shafer. She was born 21 April 1772 and baptized at Salem Reformed Church, Cearfoss, Washington County, 5 July 1772, daughter of Eutel/Jacob
and Sophia Gearhart; witnesses: Henrich Stoll/Stull and wife Anna. She married first circa 1792 John Rossel/Russell (1771-1808) of Berlin, Somerset County, Pa., and Hagerstown, Leitersburg, and Williamsport, Washington County, Md., by whom she had seven children born in the period 1793-1808.)
In the Hagerstown, Maryland, newspaper in July and October 1813, Michael Firestone, located 6 1/2 miles from Hagerstown, 1/4 mile from Baughman's Tavern near the road to Nicholson's Gap, and near Christopher Burckhartt's Mill, advertised having taken up a stray horse and a stray calf. At Washington County Orphans Court 9 August 1814 Michael Firestone was authorized to make a new mill dam at the Russell Mill on Antietam
Creek). In October 1814 he advertised the sale of livestock and tools.
He is said to have been among the first school teachers at Paradise, Leitersburg District. He and Susannah had children baptized at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hagerstown in 1816 and 1818. At Orphans Court 26 February 1817, as guardian of the children of John Russell, Michael was authorized to put a roof on the mill property. Michael is not further mentioned.
On 9 September 1818 Susanna Firestone was named among the heirs of Sophia Gearhart of Washington County. On 15 October 1819 she executed
a mortgage deed to establish a fund for her Russell children, using as collateral the tracts 'Resurvey on Poe's Part of Well Taught and Burckhead's Dispute.' At Orphans Court on 22 March 1820, as guardian to Mary Russell now Mary Kreps, Susanna Firestone was ordered to pay over to William Kreps and wife Mary the amount due Mary on settlement of her account. On the same day, as guardian to Christian Russell, she was ordered to pay to him the amount due on settlement of his account. On 28 October 1820 Susanah Firestone, age over 45, was head of household in the 3rd District of Washington County, with one man age 18 to 25, three boys age 10 to 15, and two boys and two girls age under 10. In the period 1821 to 9 March 1824 Susanna Firestone continued to be mentioned at Orphans Court in connection with the admistration of John Russell's estate and his orphans' maintenance. She and her Firestone children are not further traced.
Among the children of Michael and Susannah (Gearhart) Firestone, baptized at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, Md.:
i. Joseph Firestone, b. 8 Sept 1814; bp. Jan. 1816.
ii. Sofia Firestone, b. 2 Nov. 1815; bp. Jan. 1816.
iii. Michael Jacob Firestone, b. 5 Jan. 1818; bp. Dec. 1818., Principal=Susanna Gearhart¹

Birth*

circa 10 June 1757

Lancaster Co., PA¹

Marriage*

8 January 1812

Washngton Co., MD, Principal=Susanna Gearhart¹

Death*

before 1820

Washngton Co., MD²

Family

Susanna Gearhart

Children