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1. Notes from Rootsweb.com Worldconnect database ":480580" 22 Feb 2003:
A. FGR from Glenn Kinzey of Prague, OK, dtd., 26 Dec 1992 notes buried in St. Paul Lutheran Church Cem. B.1810 Census of Wythe Co., VA, compiled by James L. Douthat, Pg 12. C. Also known as Steffey.
D. Children [Bracketed notes are by me.]:
Maria E. Wampler, b: Abt. 1760 in Lancaster Co., PA. [bur. 1760 at Hebron Moravian, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.]
John Wampler, b: 22 Oct 1761 in Lancaster Co., PA. [d. Bef. 1840.]
George Wampler,, Jr. b: 3 Sep 1765 in Lancaster Co., PA. [d. 11 Dec 1851 at Montgomery Co., VA.]
Catherine Wampler, b: 1768 in Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. [d. 8 May 1809 at Illinois.]
Anna Magdalena Wampler, b: 22 May 1772 in Lancaster Co., PA. [d. 19 Nov 1846 at Wythe Co., VA.]
Joseph Wampler, b: 12 May 1774 in Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. [d. 12 Apr 1840 at Indiana.]
Henry Wampler, b: 30 Mar 1777 in Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. [d. 20 Apr 1840 at Indiana.]
Jacob Wampler, b: 18 Dec 1778 in Lancaster Co., PA. [d. 7 Feb 1840 at Wythe Co., VA.]
[There may have also been Mary Margaret Wampler b. abt 1964 in Pennsylvania.]
2. FHL 929.273 W181sh book "Wamplers in America," by Genevieve M. Shouse, pp. 13 - 25 has a lengthy biography on George Wampler which I include in his notes. This portion is about Elizabeth Stephan:
a. "Elizabeth Stephan, dau. of Ulrich Stephan and Anna Maria Schermer, was born 3 Dec 1738 (according to Hebron Moravian church records) or on 7 Dec 1738 (according to her grave marker). The place of her birth is unknown. Her marker was inscribed, 'She was born in High Germany,' but this compiler believes this is questionable. Her parents were living in Sulford Township, Philadelphia Co., PA, close to the time of her birth. Elizabeth died 16 Feb 1807, in Wythe Co., VA, and is buried in the St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery. In the summer of 1967, this compiler saw her grave marker and returned to St. Paul's Cemtery a few years later to make a photograph, but her marker was no longer standing in the cemetery. The history of St. Paul Lutheran Church makes reference to the inscription on her grave marker. It gives the dates of her birth and death and indicates that hers was one of the oldest stone grave markers in the cemetery. In 1827, some of the children of George Wampler, Sr. contributed to the St. Paul Cemetery Fund and were apparently members of the church at that time."
b. "The year 1783 was the last year that George Wampler's name appeared on the tax rolls of Lancaster Co., PA. After the American Revolution, hundreds of Pennsylvania residents made their way into Virginia and down through the Shenandoah Valley to new homes in the mountain wilderness of southwest Virginia. George Wampler and his family were among those families and less than three months after he sold his land in PA, he purchased land in what was then Montgomery Co., VA. This land was situated not far from the plantation of his brother, Michael Wampler, who had been residing in VA for more than 12 years. It was also in the general vicinity of the land of the brothers of his wife, Elizabeth, and other relatives and friends who had previously been his neighbors in Lebanon Twp. The land he purchased in VA on 4 Aug 1783 was comprised of two tracts"
c. "On 16 Nov 1803, George and Elizabeth Wampler sold 50 acres of land to Martin Miller for $500. This land was part of a tract of 128 acres adjoining the lands of Martin Miller and Michael Knave. This was the last record found which mentioned Elizabeth Wampler. The 1810 Census of Wythe Co. showed George Wampler as over the age of 45 years, living alone, and the owner of seven slaves."
2. FHL 929.273 W181sh book "Wamplers in America," by Genevieve M. Shouse, pp. 25-28, contains notes on the Stephan family as follows:
A. " The Swiss spelling of this name is Steffen, and it has been spelled in various ways, ie: Staffon, Steffan, Stephan, Steven, Steaven, Stephen, Stephe, Staffe Steffe, Staffy, Stiffy, Steffy, Steffey, and perhaps other ways. The past several generations have used the spelling of Steffy and Steffey. The first American ancestor... is believed to be Ulrich Stephan, the father of Elizabeth (Stephan) Wampler. Ulrich Stephan was born 2 Oct 1710 at Affoltern, Bern Canton, Switzerland. He was a tailor and a farmer. He died 29 Arp 1760 and was buried in grave No. 49 in the Hebron Moravian Cemetery at Lebanon, Pennsylvania. The number on his grave indicates that he was the 49th person buried in the cemetery. Ulrich 'Staffon' came to Philadelphia on 18 Sep 1727 on the ship 'William and Sarah,' which had sailed first from Rotterdam then to Dover for customs clearance. He was 17 years of age at this time and there were three members in his party aboard ship, presumably relatives. The Master of the ship reported that about 400 persons were transported on this ship. They were described as 109 Palatines, with their families. Ulrich took the oath of allegiance to the Crown of Great Britain and the Province of Pennsylvania on 21 Sep 1727. For a time he lived in Sulford Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA. It was there that he was paying quit-rent on 50 acres of land prior to 1734. Quit-rent was a reserved rent in the grant of land, by the Proprietary, by the payrment of which the land holder was to be free from other taxes... Ulrich Stephan was granted his citizenship by the Supreme Court in Philadelphia, in April 1741. He produced evidence that he had taken the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper on 5 Apr 1741, and that he had been in residence for seven or more years. At the time he was granted his citizenship, he gave his place of residence as Philadelphia county. By 1749, Ulrich Stephan and his family were living in LebanonTwp. Lancaster Co., PA. It was there on 4 Jan 1749, Warrant No. 617 was granted to him for 340 acres and 103 perches of land. The survey of this land is recorded in Book E. page 340. It is not known if Ulrich moved directly to Lancaster Co. from Philadelphia Co., or if he lived elsewhere between 1741 and 1749. In the year 1752, he was listed with his family as living in the Moravian settlement of Quittophille, Lebanon Twp., Lancaster Co.,, PA. Ulrich wrote his will in Lebanon Twp. on 25 Apr 1760, just four days before his death. It was probated on 4 Aug 1760. The date and place of his marriage is unknown, but Ulrich Stephan was probably married about 1736 in Philadelphia Co. His wife,, Anna Maria Schirmer, was from Petelsdorf in Alsace and was born 30 Aug 1716. She survived her hsuband and in his will he gave her 1/3 of all of his goods and furniture, a cow, and a gray mare with a saddle and bridle 'for her to ride upon.' As long as Anna Maria remained his widow, she was to have the benefits of the plantation and possession of the house. She remained his widow for over a year. She was married secondly, on 30 June 1761, at the Hebron Moravian Church in Heidelberg Township and they may have lived there after their marriage. The date and place of Anna Maria's death is unknown, but she probably died in Heidlebuerg Twp. (now in Berks County) and is probably buried there. [Children are then listed with short biographies on each. Children included Elizabeth of this database, Michael, Johannes (John), Heirich (Henry), Ann Maria, Dorothy, Peter, and another Peter.]"
B. Referenced sources:
a. Article in May-June 1978 issue of the Genealogical Helper by Jared H. Suess, "Beginning Swiss Research (Swiss Records Searched by Juliua Billeter), pp. 16-18.
b. Land Office of the Dept. of Community Affairs, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA.
c. Deed records, Lancaster Co., PA: Bk R. p. 29.
d. Guisseppi, M. S., ed., "Naturalizations of Foreign Protestants in the American and West Indian Colonies," Balto; Genealogical pub. Co. (1965 reprint).
e. Records of Quittepehille Hebron Moravian Church, Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, PA.
f. Tombstone inscriptions and cemetery records from Hebron Moravian Cemetery, Lebanon, PA.
g. Item in the "Pennsylvanian Dutchman" newspaper, Lancaster, PA, issues of 1 Dec 1950 (p. 6) and 1 Jan 1951 (p. 6).
h. Rupp, Israel Daniel, "A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776," 2nd rev. and enl. ed., 1876). Balto: Genealogical Publ. Co. (1965 reprint), pp. 470 and 476.
i. Egle, William Henry, "Names of Foreigners who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1725-1775, with the Foreign Arrivals, 1786-1808," 1892. Balto: Genealogical Publ. Co., (1967 reprint), p. 8.
j. "Person Naturalized in the Province of Pennsylvania 1740-1773, Pennsylvania Archives," second series, Vol. 2, Balto: Genealogial Publ. Co. (1967 reprint.)
k. Will Records, Lancaster Co., PA.
l. Snyder, Marguerite Steffey, "The Steffeys of America," 1944.
m. Many other references are also given pertaining more to the children and the book should be referred to for the citations.
D. Pp. 363-365 has a photo of Ulrich Stephan's gravestone, a map of the Hebron Moravian Church Cemetery, and a 1750 drawing of the "Old Hebron Church-1750." The congregation was organized in 1743 and the building was erected 1749-50. It was a two-story stone building including a parsonage and meeting/school room. In 1755, the minutes of the church council revealed that the early settlers of those days were subjected to many trials during the Indian problems. Strong doors and shutters were fitted to the building so that member could take refuge there. After the battle of Trenton in the Rev. War, many of the Hessian prisoners were confirned at Lebanon, and the building was used as a military prison and hospital. The church was in use until 1847 when a new church replaced it. The old church was being used as a barn in 1883.
SOURCES_MISC:
1. Books, "Wampler Family History 1500s - 1700s" and "Wampler Family History 1701-1980," by Fred B. Wampler, Ph.D.
2. Rootsweb.com Worldconnect database ":480580" 22 Feb 2003.
3. The book, FHL 929.273 w181wf, "A Wampler Family History," by Roy H. Wampler, Chevy Chase, MD, 1999. He adds the following additional sources:
a. Annette Kunselman Burgert, "Eighteenth Century Emigrants from the Northern Alsace to America," Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1992.
b. Lewis Preston Summers, "Annals of Southwest Virginia 1769-1800," Abingdon, VA, 1929.
c. "DAR Patriot Index," 3 Vols., National Society of the daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, DC.
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