Posted By:Coleen Perdue
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Subject:Re: Peter Hertzog and his family
Post Date:January 19, 2006 at 13:42:59
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Forum:Hartsock Family Genealogy Forum
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Thank you John for this info. As you know I'm just as interested in the history of the migration as the begats. May I add a few comments.

1. >"They arented 100 acres of land from Lord Baltimore in 1759 and were still living on it in 1783. "

There is a reference in Scharf on p 619 that says lot #65 was confiscated by the Continental governement at the close of the war in 1781 and sold to Maj. Davidson. So I doubt if the family was living there in 1783. Elizabeth, John, and George each had households in Liberty Election District #7 in 1790. Wouldn't it be interesting to find out what area was included in this election district? Also in the resurvey of lot #65 in 1767 (may be off on that date) there were 105 acres. Would like to know how it grew to 205 acres in 1781.

2. >"Mary Mae Hartsough and Leroy Eugene Hartsock show that 5 additional children were born to them from 1745-1753." Myself I believe there were 3 older children before Peter II and 1 after 1745.

3>"The law suit brought against him by Henry Hartsoke ( his brother) states that he was late of Frederick County. this may be a continuation of the lawsuit Howard Dale Hartough described in his book that was filed in New Jersey by Handrick against his brother Peter."

The lawsuit you described indicates that Henry and Peter were living in Frederick Co., at the time of the lawsuit. As Henry's two boys were born in NJ this would indicate that Henry returned to NJ. His descendants probably donated the record of the lawsuit to the NJ archives.

4. >The next we know of Peter is that he leased paroperty near the Monocacy River from Lord Calvert's agent who was probably Daniel Dulaney. The unusual component of this agreement is that it is leased to Peter Hertzog, but on the lives of his wife, Anna Margaretha (Margaret-my editing) and his son, Nicholas, not on his.

From an internet posting someone imparted the news that it was typical for land to be rented in Virginia in the name of the renter, and the lives of the wife, and the youngest son. We know Nicholas was not the youngest son but might this method of renting also be typical in Md.

5. >"Peter's lease was in lot number 65. His neighbor in lot number 64 (12 acres; ........) was Christian Huffert.

I find this interesting because a posting said the Huffert's were Dunkards. I'm searching for a Dunkard women who was mother of 4 Hartsock children. She would have been >1732.

Thanks again and happy hunting. Coleen