Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
KESSLER, Andreas
1744 - 1809 (64 years)-
Name KESSLER, Andreas Born 27 Sep 1744 Zweslbruecken, Winden, Germany 
Gender Male Buried 1809 Donegal, Pennsylvania Died 24 Sep 1809 Donegal Township, Westmorland County, Pennsylvania Person ID I2958 Uriah Davis I - Genealogy Last Modified 21 Jun 2018
Father KESSLER, Johannes George Bernhard, b. 8 Nov 1711, Muehlhofen, Germany , d. 1 Jan 1792, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 80 years) Mother HAUSWURTH, Anna Catherine, b. 1714, Germany , d. Frederick County, Maryland Married 30 Jul 1737 Widen, Germany Family ID F741 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 RAMAREHMAN, Anna Maria, b. 23/23 Feb 1751/1752, Maryland , d. 16 Dec 1840, Pennsylvania (Age 88 years) Children 1. KESSLER, Andrew, b. 2 Nov 1770, Maryland , d. 1 Jan 1860, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 89 years)2. KESSLER, John, b. 24 May 1772, Pa , d. Yes, date unknown3. KESSLER, Mary, b. 18 Sep 1774, d. Yes, date unknown 4. KESSLER, George, b. 21 Apr 1776, d. Kesler Cemetery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania 5. KESSLER, Peter, b. 10 Apr 1778, d. 2 Jul 1860 (Age 82 years) 6. KESSLER, Maria Barbara, b. 19 Sep 1780, d. Yes, date unknown 7. KESSLER, Jacob, b. 25 Jun 1782, Frederick County, Maryland , d. Apr 1817, Frederick County, Maryland (Age 34 years)8. KESSLER, William, b. 25 Mar 1784, Maryland , d. Yes, date unknown9. KESSLER, Samuel, b. 17 May 1786, d. Yes, date unknown 10. KESSLER, Thomas, b. Feb 1788, d. Yes, date unknown 11. KESSLER, David, b. Mar 1790, d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 Family ID F1000 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 JANE Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 Family ID F1002 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Andreas was born 1746 and was baptized in Widen, Germany on 2 Oct 1746, sponsors were: Andreas LaHoy, the government manager compounds son, and Anna Maria, the widow of David Fitzinger. He came with his family in 1751 from Germany when he was 7 years old, and settled in Frederick Co., Maryland.
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Andreas purchased some of his father's land and some farm land on the edges of what is now called Jefferson, Maryland, 12 miles south of Frederick, Maryland.
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Andrew and Mary Kessler in Frederick Co., Md. Jan 1775.
They witnessed will of Elinor Medley Dec 22, 1774 proved Jan 5, 1775. She gave 50 acres to daughter Eliz. Sprigg Neale; 50 acres purchased from Andrew Kessler.
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Andrew appears on the 1790 Frederick Co., Maryland census:
3-5-3-0-0
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Andraes moved to Donegal Township in Westmoreland, Co., PA (which later became Fayette Co.) in 1796 deeding his house in Jefferson to his son Andrew. Until his death, Andreas occupied the land in PA, which he opened out and cultivated, and on which he raised his family.
He also owned a lot in what is now Washington, DC. His son Jacob obtained that lot in Washington, DC by paying the back taxes that accumulated on it when Andrew died in 1809.
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Andreas was a member of the Evangelical Reformed Church.
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His occupation was a shoemaker.
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He belonged to the Evangelical Reformed Church.
Keslar Cemetery, Saltlick Township, Fayette County, PA - reading done 1951on 177 acres of land formerly owned by George Keslar:
KESSLAR Elizabeth wife of Geo. Kesslar, died Apr 3 1861/4 (unclear) aged 88y 1mo 6d
KESLAR George died 10 Mar 1855 aged 77y 10m 19d
KESLAR Mary, consort of Andrew Keslar, died 16 Dec 1840, aged 88y 9m 23d
also younger graves of
Eleanor,
Martha and
Jane Keslar among others.
So Mary apparently was living with son George in Fayette after Andrew died.
Frederick County Will Index 1744-1946, Frederick County Court House:
WR-13 Folio (p.) 80
Andrew Kessler from Andrew Kessler Jr.
March 3, 1795
At the request of Andrew Kessler junr the following deed was recorded 3rd March 1795 to wit:
This Indenture...3rd March 1795 between Andrew Kessler of Westmoreland County and State of Pennsylvania of the one part and Andrew Kessler junr of Frederick County and State of Maryland of the other part...sum of twenty six pounds current money of Maryland to him in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged....
Andrew Kessler signed
3 March 1795
His Will is in Maryland Hall of Records GH #1 folio 467.
- Andreas was born 1746 and was baptized in Widen, Germany on 2 Oct 1746, sponsors were: Andreas LaHoy, the government manager compounds son, and Anna Maria, the widow of David Fitzinger. He came with his family in 1751 from Germany when he was 7 years old, and settled in Frederick Co., Maryland.