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John Jacob Wampler

Male 1749 - Bef 1810  (< 60 years)


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  • Name John Jacob Wampler 
    Born 28 Sep 1749  of Lebanon Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Bef 1810  of, Frederick, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1183  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Hans Peter Wampfler,   c. 4 Aug 1722, Keskastel, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 30 Jun 1792, , Frederick, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Mother Anna Barbara Brenneisen,   b. 6 Mar 1725, Sinsheim, Heidelberg, Badden Wurttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1782, , Frederick, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1743  Swatara Township, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Behr 
    Married 12 Oct 1788  Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. I am not yet sure what order this individual and siblings are ordered for birth. Their father, Hans Peter's will, has the following for order except that he lists all the boys before the girls. Order of sons are David, Jacob, John, and Daniel. Order of the daughters are Barbara, Eve, Christiana, Philipenia, and Ann. Donna Shell as cited below orders these siblings as follows [she does not show the eleventh child Michael]:
      Eva, b. 1744 at Lancaster Co., PA.
      Philipena, b. 1746 at Lancaster Co., PA.
      Joseph, 1749 at Lancaster Co., PA.
      Ann, 1752 at Lancaster Co., PA.
      Christina, 1753 at Lancaster Co., PA.
      Daniel, 1755 at Lancaster Co., PA.
      David, 1757 at Lancaster Co., PA.
      Jacob, 1759 at Lancaster Co., PA(?).
      Barbara, 1767 at Frederick Co., MD.
      John, b. 11 Sep 1768 at Frederick, MD.
      Roy H. Wampler orders them as follows but he does note that his sequence is uncertain.
      Eve, b. ca. 1744-46, PA.
      Joh. Michael, b. 6 Oct 1747, PA; prob. died bef. 1792 since he is not mentioned in father's will.
      Joh. Jacob, b. 1749, PA.
      Anna Elisabetha or Ann, b. 28 Oct 1750, PA.
      Philiptenia or Phoebe, b. ca. 1751/52, PA.
      Barbara.
      Joseph.
      Christiana [Christina], b. ca 1760/61, PA.
      David, b. 1765, PA.
      John, b. 1768, PA.
      Daniel, b. 1770, MD.

      2. The following notes are from 23 Feb 2004 Rootsweb.com Worldconnect database ":480580" by Donna Shell with email dani5322@netzero.net:
      a. IGI of VA Shows marr. in Wythe Co., VA. b. Paper on "John & Ludwig Wampler, Sons of the Immigrant Christian Wampler (1718-1765), with Notes on William Wampler (1813-1886)" by Roy H. Wampler, dtd. 15 July 1988. [Kerry's note: I reviewed this book at FHL in Salt Lake City - FHL book 929.273 W181wr.] c. "NC, VA, & MD Marriages" Automated Archives CD-ROM #AA4. Data sheet sent me by Herb Bohler. d. 1790 Frederick Co., MD Census. Book, by Genealogical Pub. Co., p. 69: 1 male over 16, 1 under 16, & 2 females.

      3. The European surname was Wampfler which was anglicized to Wampler after Hans Peter Wampfler's immigration in 1741. All Wamplers today in America are descended from either Hans Peter or his brother Johann Christian who immigrated in 1747. The surname Wampfler in America is from other Wampfler immigrants from the mid-1800's when record keeping was more accurate and authorities were more sensitive to cultural spelling of names.

      4. The book, FHL 929.273 w181wf, "A Wampler Family History," by Roy H. Wampler, Chevy Chase, MD, 1999, pp. 28-29, mentions this child in regard to an 1803 sale of a piece of property after the death of Barbara Wampler: "After his marriage, Peter Wampler continued to live in Lebanon (then Lancaster) County until at least 1759... By 1762 Peter Wampler was paying taxes in Reading Twp., Adams (then York) County PA, and on 7 Aug 1765 he was granted Warrant No. 2577 for 200 acres of land in Reading Township; the land was surveyed on 10 Dec 1765. In 1770 Peter Wampler purchased land in Frederick Co., Maryland, and he lived there until his death in 1792. His name also appears in land records of 1775, 1787, and 1792-94. The tracts which he bought in the 1770s were named 'Park Hall (or Pork Hill)' and 'Mattingsly.' It is known that these tracts are situated in the western part of present-day Carroll County, in the vicinity of New Windsor. A deed executed on 5 June 1792, shortly before his death, gives his occupation as 'Weaver.' Thus he followed the tradition of his European ancestors who had practiced the trade of weaving. A deed executed in 1793 (after his death) pertains to a 126-acre tract called "The Resurvey of Hunting Lot' which he had bought from Philip Fishburn and which according to his will, was to belong to his wife during her widowhood. In the 1790 census, Peter Wampler is listed as a head of family in Frederick County, MD, with two males of 16 years and upward, one male under 16 years, and three females comprising his household. Peter wrote his will on 8 Jun 1792, naming Martin Gerber/Garber Sr. as his executor, with Joshua Howard, Abraham Crumbacker and Philip Engler as witnesses. The will was probated on 30 Jun 1792... On 9 Feb 1796 the executor, Martin Gerber/Garber submitted his account to the Orphan's Court. He reported assets of 1561 pounds, 11 shillings, 1 penny, payments on behalf of the estate totaling 331.18.9, leaving a balance due the heirs of 1229.12.4. Among the payments were 270 pounds paid to Philip Fishburn (evidently to complete the purchase of a tract of land), various sums related to building a house for the widow as had been stipulated in Peter's will (including 9 shillings 9 pence paid to Jno. Grabell 'for whiskey for workmen'), and a legacy of 20 pounds which the testator left to Martin Garber 'for his trouble in settling the estate.' Abraham Hartman, one of Peter Wampler's sons-in-law, is mentioned as a workman on the widow's house. At the end of the executor's account is a statement: 'Then came Martin Garver, who being a Dunker, solemnly affirmed and declared that the aforegoing Acct is just and true as it stands stated...' Earlier, when the will was presented for probate, a similar statement was made: 'Then Abraham Crumbacker and Philip Engler, two of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing... will... solemnly affirmed and declared that they did see the Testator therein named Sign and Seal this will...' One can conclude that these two witnesses, as well as the executor, were of the Dunkard faith. Like the Quakers, the Dunkers refused to take oaths because of religious scruples; instead, they 'solemnly affirmed and declared' any statements which they were required to make in legal proceedings. According to Guy Edgar Wampler Jr., a 4th-great grandson of Hans Peter Wampler, Hans Peter became affiliated with the Dunkers in the 1760s... One matter remained to be settled after the death of Barbara Wampler in 1800. Peter Wampler had devised to his wife during her widowhood all the land that he had bought of Philemon Fishburn, and after her marriage or death this land was to be sold by his executor. The executor, Martin Garber, however, died before this duty could be discharged. Thus the matter fell into the domain of the Chancery Court. Particulars of the case are given in records of this court. David Wampler, one of Peter's sons, acted as plaintiff and the other heirs were named as defendants. The plaintiff's solicitor recited the pertinent facts: Peter Wampler on 8 June 1792, being seized of divers Real Estate, duly made his last will and testament, and he devised that the real estate should be sold by his executor, and he constituted Martin Garber his executor; the said executor died without discharging the trust reposed in him; Letters of Administration De Bonis Non were granted to the plaintiff, David Wampler. The Testator left the following children and heirs: David Wampler, Jacob, John, Daniel and Joseph Wampler; Barbara wife of John Warts; Eve wife of Henry Kinzig (Kinsey); Phebe wife of Jacob Engler; Christiana wife of Peter Graybill; Ane wife of Abraham Hartman; and Jacob Snider. On 4 Sep 1802 the court appointed David Wampler as trustee to sell the land; sureties were named. On 26 Mar 1803, the trustee, David Wampler, reported that the tract of land, known as 'The Resurvey of Hunting Lott,' had been sold to John Fox for 470 pounds 5 shillings. The final record shows that court costs were paid, and then each of the heirs (named above) received 1/11 of the balance, or 39 pounds 13 shillings 11-1/2 pence each. Before the trustee sold this property, he placed an advertisement in a newspaper of Frederick, MD: 'Chancery sale of tract, Resurvey of Hunting Lot, 1 mile from David Roop's Mill, near mouth of Beaver Dam creek, possessed by Peter Wampler, Frederick County, deceased - David Wampler, trustee.' [ i. F. Edward Wright, "Western Maryland Newspaper Abstracts (Vol. 2), 1799-1805," Family Line Publ., Silver Spring, MD; 1986, item 573, "Frederick-Town Herald," 19 Mar 1803.] From the information given in this notice one can determine that the property was located in present -day Johnsville District, Frederick County. Beaver Dam Creek flows northward through Johnsville District and runs into Little Pipe Creek. A German Baptist, or Dunkard, church was situated northeast of Johnsville, close to Beaver Dam Creek, and it is known that the Martin Garber family who bought land in this area in 1771 was active in the German Baptist community."

      5. Mentioned as the child Jacob Wampler in Peter Wampler's will signed 8 June, 1792, probated 30 June, 1792; Source: Liber G. M. No. 2, Folio 444, Frederick County, Maryland; see Peter's notes for full transcription.

      6. Jacob's children Mary, Ann, Daniel and Catherine mentioned in sister Ann Hartman's will written 7 Dec 1830, probated 11 Apr 1836, Will Book GME2, pp. 155-6; and Admin. Acct., Estate of Ann Hartman, GME 12, p. 307 (1837), Frederick Co., MD. Will also notes that the daughter Mary and Ann were in a state of mental derangement.

      7. FHL 929.273 book "A Wampler Family History," by Roy H. Wampler, 1999, pp. 30, 47:
      a. "Joh. Jacob Wampler, b. 28 Sep 1749, PA, md. 12 Oct 1788 (lic. issued 21 Mar 1788), Frederick Co., MD, Mary Bare/Behr; witnesses at the marriage were Henrich Gernhardt and Jacob Hohl. In the 1790 census, Jacob Wampler is listed as a head of family in Frederick County, with one male of 16 years and upward, one male under 16, and two females comprising his household. The 1810 census of the same counyy lists an M. Wampler (female), and the 1820 census lists a Mary Wampler as a head of family. Likely these entries pertain to Mary, wife of Jacob Wampler. If so, he probably died before 1810. The official poll of the presidential election in Frederick County held in Nov. 1796 shows that Jacob Wampler voted for Geo. Murdock, Elector for the Democrat-Republican party. In 1796 there was no secret ballot. A Frederick newspaper notice printed on 20 Dec 1797 states: 'Caution from purchasing bonds given by use to a Jacob Hull - Joseph Greenwald, Jacob Wampler, John Giger.' "
      b. Issue (possibly incomplete):
      i. Daniel
      ii. Catherine
      iii. Mary
      iv. Ann
      c. Referenced sources:
      i. Margaret E. Myers, "Marriage Licenses of Frederick County (MD)," vol. 1, 1778-1810 (pub 1986); vol. 2, 1811-1840 (pub 1987)., Family Line Pubs., Silver Spring, MD.
      ii. Peter Wampler's will signed 8 June, 1792, probated 30 June, 1792; Source: Liber G. M. No. 2, Folio 444, Frederick County, Maryland.
      iii. Chancery Court, Vol. B54, pp. 318-325, David Wampler vs. the Heirs of Peter Wampler; proceedings dated 4 Sep 1802 to 5 Oct 1803, Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MD.
      iv. F. Edward Wright, "Western Maryland Nespaper Abstracts (Vol 1), 1786-1798," Family Line Pubs., Silver Spring, MD; 1985.
      v. Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, "Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources," vol. 1, Baltimore, 1915.
      vi. Ann Hartman's will written 7 Dec 1830, probated 11 Apr 1836, Will Book GME2, pp. 155-6; and Admin. Acct., Estate of Ann Hartman, GME 12, p. 307 (1837), Frederick Co., MD.
      vii. US Censuses for Frederick Co., MD, 1810, 1820.
      viii. "Heads of Families at the First Census of the US Taken in the Year 1790: Maryland," Government Printing Office, Washington, DC., 1907.
      ix. Federick S. Weiser, "Records of Marriages and Burials in the Monocacy Church in Frederick County, Md., and in the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in the City of Frederick, Md., 1743-1811," National Genealogical Society, Washington, DC., 1972.
      x. Land records (1792-1802), Frederick Co., MD, pertaining to Jacob Wampler.
      xi. "1793 Tax Assessment: Unity and Burnt Woods Hundred, Frederick County," by Corinne Hanna Diller, Western Maryland Genealogy, Vol. 13, pages 31-37 and 76-82, 1997.

      CHRISTENING:
      1. FHL book 974.8 B4pgp "Eighteenth Century Emigrants from the Northern Alsace to America," by Annette Kunselman Burgert (Camden, ME; Picton Press), pp. 520-24:
      "Rev. John Casper Stoever's Records (F. J. F. Schantz, trans. Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever, Baptismal and Marriage, 1730-1799. {Harrisburg, 1896; reprinted Baltimore 1982}. This translation contains errors and omissions.):
      -John Peter Wampler m. 26 Sept. 1743 Anna Barbara Brenneiss(en), Swatara. They had children:
      1. Joh. Michael b. 6 Oct. 1747, bp. 8 Nov. 1747; Sp.: Joh. Michael Wampfler and wife
      2. Joh. Jacob b. 28 Sept. 1749, bp. 1 Nov. 1749; Sp.: Johan Peter Wampfler and wife Maria Barbara
      3. Anna Elisabetha bp. 28 Oct. 1750; Sp.: Michael Wampfler and wife."

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in the City of Frederick, Md.

      2. The book "A Wampler Family Record - John Wampler and Magdalena Garber of Maryland and Virginia," by Mason, FHL film 2055493 item 10, p. 18, notes: "Jacob Wampler, md. Mary Bare, common law Mary Deckard." This seems to suggest perhaps a second wife but this reference is not documented nor given more detail. Other items in the book also rather vague and poorly supported.