Johan Jacob Eckert1,2,3,4,5,6
M, b. 1750, d. before 26 October 1821
Johan Jacob was born in 1750 in Pennsylvania. Johan married Magdalena (?) in 1771 in York County, Pennsylvania, at Canadochly Union Church.7 The 1810 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania, the family of Jacob [00001:00000]. His son Michael is listed dircectly below him.8 Johan made his will on 21 September 1821 at Washington Boro, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
In the name of God Amen I Jacob Eckert of the village of Washington, County of Lancaster & state of Pennsylvania being sick & weak of body but of sound mind & understanding considering the certainty of death & uncertainty of the time thereof & being desirous to settle my earthly affairs & thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence. I do therefore make & publish this my last will & testament, in manor & form following that is to say: first & principally, I comit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, & my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors herein after mentioned & named & after my debts & funeral charges paid I devise & bequeath as follows. I give & bequeath unto my dear & beloved wife Margaret Eckert all that certain house & lot of ground with its appurtenances there unto belonging whereon I now live with & all my property which I possess both real & personal. Bond, notes, book accounts to her the said Margaret Eckert, my true lawful & well beloved wife, to her & her heirs & assigns forever. Item two: I give & devise unto my oldest son, Jacob Eckert thirty-five cents. 3rd I give & devise unto my second son, Michael Eckert thirty-five cents. 4th I give & devise unto my third son, Philip Eckert thirty-five cents. 5th I give & devise unto my five daughters: Margaret Shearborn, Barbara Peterman, Catharine Tyson, Mary Miller, & Elizabeth Hobel each thirty-five cents to them & their heirs. And lastly, I do hereby constitute my dear wife Margaret Eckert & Michael Otstall of the village of Washington, county & state aforesaid to be my executrix & executor of this my last will & testament, revoking & annulling all former wills by me heretofore made satisfying & confirming this my last will & testament. In testimony whereof I have unto set my hand by making my mark & affixing my seal this twenty second day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred & twenty-one.
September 21, 1821 Jacob "X" Eckert
Signed, sealed & published & declared by Jacob Eckert, the above named testator as for his last will & testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence & in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Michael Otstall, Leonhard Hersh, Lancaster County on the 26th day of October Anno Domini 1821 before me the subscriber personally appeared Michael Otstall who upon his solemn affirmation & Leonard Hersh who on this corporal oath did severely declare, dipose, & say they were present & saw Jacob Eckert make his mark to the within instrument in writing & heard him publish, pronounce, & declare the same as and for his last will and testament and that at the time of the doing thereof he was of sound and well disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge, observation and belief. John Bachman, Deputy Reg.
Johan departed this life in Washington Boro, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His will was probated on 26 October 1821 at Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.9 Johan married Margaretha Helger circa 1880.
In the name of God Amen I Jacob Eckert of the village of Washington, County of Lancaster & state of Pennsylvania being sick & weak of body but of sound mind & understanding considering the certainty of death & uncertainty of the time thereof & being desirous to settle my earthly affairs & thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence. I do therefore make & publish this my last will & testament, in manor & form following that is to say: first & principally, I comit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, & my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors herein after mentioned & named & after my debts & funeral charges paid I devise & bequeath as follows. I give & bequeath unto my dear & beloved wife Margaret Eckert all that certain house & lot of ground with its appurtenances there unto belonging whereon I now live with & all my property which I possess both real & personal. Bond, notes, book accounts to her the said Margaret Eckert, my true lawful & well beloved wife, to her & her heirs & assigns forever. Item two: I give & devise unto my oldest son, Jacob Eckert thirty-five cents. 3rd I give & devise unto my second son, Michael Eckert thirty-five cents. 4th I give & devise unto my third son, Philip Eckert thirty-five cents. 5th I give & devise unto my five daughters: Margaret Shearborn, Barbara Peterman, Catharine Tyson, Mary Miller, & Elizabeth Hobel each thirty-five cents to them & their heirs. And lastly, I do hereby constitute my dear wife Margaret Eckert & Michael Otstall of the village of Washington, county & state aforesaid to be my executrix & executor of this my last will & testament, revoking & annulling all former wills by me heretofore made satisfying & confirming this my last will & testament. In testimony whereof I have unto set my hand by making my mark & affixing my seal this twenty second day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred & twenty-one.
September 21, 1821 Jacob "X" Eckert
Signed, sealed & published & declared by Jacob Eckert, the above named testator as for his last will & testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence & in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Michael Otstall, Leonhard Hersh, Lancaster County on the 26th day of October Anno Domini 1821 before me the subscriber personally appeared Michael Otstall who upon his solemn affirmation & Leonard Hersh who on this corporal oath did severely declare, dipose, & say they were present & saw Jacob Eckert make his mark to the within instrument in writing & heard him publish, pronounce, & declare the same as and for his last will and testament and that at the time of the doing thereof he was of sound and well disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge, observation and belief. John Bachman, Deputy Reg.
Johan departed this life in Washington Boro, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His will was probated on 26 October 1821 at Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.9 Johan married Margaretha Helger circa 1880.
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Citations
- [S234] David L. & Brenda A. Paup, Probate Inventories of York County, Pennsylvania 1749-1850, Henry Eckert 1762
Melchoir Eckert 1763
Michael Eckert 1768. - [S235] Marlene S. Bates & F. Edward Wright, York County, Pennsylvania Church Records of the Eighteenth Century, Volume II: page 158 - John Philip Heckert, s/o John Jacob & Magdalena, b. 18 May 1756, ch. 17 June 1756, York, Christ Evangelical Church
Volume II: pages 164-165 - Jacob Heckert, s/o Jacob & Mary Magdalena, b. 8 August 1759, ch. 14 October 1759
Volume II: page - Catherine Heckert, b. 16 May 1762 d/o Jacob Heckert & Anna Magdalena ch. at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Valentine Heckert from Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
Volume II: page 75 - Barbara d/o Jacob & Magdalena Eckert, b, 26 March 1772 ch, 7 June 1772 at First Reformed & Trinity Lutheran Church, York, PA. by Mr Otterbein.
Volume II: page 84 - Margaretha, d/o Jacob & _______ Eckert, b, 28 1781 ch. 29 April 1781, sponsors: Margaretha Hengst at First Reformed & Trinity Lutheran Church, York, PA.
Volume II: page 115 - Felix Bensel m. Anna Maria Eckert
Volume II: page 73 - Johannes, s/o Michael & Barbara Eckert, b. 15 February 1768 ch. 26 October 1768 at First Reformed & Trinity Lutheran Church, York, PA. by Mr Otterbein
Volume II: page 74 - Jacob s/o Michael & Barbara Eckert, b. 16 February 1770 ch. 13 April 1770 at First Reformed & Trinity Lutheran Church, York, PA. by Mr Otterbein.
Volume I: page 194 - Anna Dorothea, d/o Cunradt Eckert, b. 11 Nov 1738 ch. 16 June 1739, sponsors: Ursala Ohlerin Records of John Stover
Volume I: page 194 - Johannes, s/o Cunradt Eckert, b. 2 May 1731 ch.22 May 1735, sponsors: Peter Mittelkauff Records of John Stover
Volume I: page 101 - Jacob, s/o Johannes & Catherine Eckert, b. 2 June 1789 ch. 26 July 1789, sponsors: Jacob Schroder at Emmanuel Reformed Church, Hannover, PA.
Volume I: page 46 - Johann Jacob. s/o Gottried Eckert & Margaretha, b. 18 June 1777 ch. 6 July 1777 at St. Jacob's Union Church.
Volume I: page 46 - Henrich, s/o Gottried Eckert & Margaretha, b. 26 February 1775 ch. 16 March 1775 at St. Jacob's Union Church
Volume I: page 46 - Wilhelm, s/o Conrad & Philipine Eckert, b. 14 Dec 1742 ch. 1743, sponsors: Anna Maria Uhlerin at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
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Volume I: page 21 - William Riel [Reul] of Yorktown b. 6 Dec 1705 at Wachterbach, Ysenburg, Reformed - came to America in fall of 1742 m. 26 March 1732 at Wachterbach Gertrude Eckert b. 5 May 1709 at Wachterbach, d. 29 March 1784. - [S236] Donnar Irish, Pennsylvania German Marriages - Marriages & Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches, page 295 - Jacob Heckert m. 22 April 1755 Maria Magdalena Spickert at Canadochly Lutheran Church by Rev, John Samuel Schwerdfeger.
page 295 - Peter Heckert m. 5 May 1755 Anna Maria Schumacher at Canadochly Lutheran Church by Rev, John Samuel Schwerdfeger.
page 194 - Casper Heckert, 2nd son of Johannes, living on Maxatauny m. 31 August 1779 Catherine Steubrecher, d/o Dietrich - snd marriage, miller there at Valley Le Church by Rev, Samuel Dubendorff. - [S237] William L. Iscrupe, Listing of the Inhabitants of York County, Pennsylvania in 1779
, Jacob Eckert of York Township & Conrad Eckert of Heidelburg Township in 1779. - [S222] LL.D, President of the Pennsylvania German Society Ralph Beaver Strassburger and William John Hinke, Ph.D., D.D. edited by, Pennsylvania German Pioneers - A publication of the original lists of arrivals in Port of Philadelphia from 1727-1808, Volume 1: pages 39, 41, 42 - Conrad Eckert immigrated on ship "Samuel" captained by Hugh Percy on 16 August 1731 from Rotterdam to Cowes.
Volume I, page 49 - Jerimius Eckert immigrated on ship "Henrietta" captained by John Ross on 22 October 1754 from Rotterdam to Cowes.
Volume I: page 413 - Johan Peter Eckert & Johan Henry Egert [? sp] immigrated on ship "Dragon" captained by George Spencer on 26 September 1749 from Rotterdam to Deal, England.
Volume I: page 328 - Johannes Eckert immigrated on ship "Francis & Elizabeth" captained by George North on 21 September 1742 from Rotterdam to Deal, England.
Volume I, page 481 - Johannes Eckert immigrated on ship "Brothers", captained by William Muir on 22 September 1752 from Rotterdam to Cowes.
Volume I: page 394 - John & Joseph Eckert immigrated on ship "Chesterfield", captained by Thomas Coatam on 2 September 1749 from Rotterdam to Cowes. The passengers were from Wirtumberg, Germany.
Volume I: page 711 - Lenhardt Eckert immigrated on ship "Betsy", captained by John Osmond on 13 October 1766 from Rotterdam & Cowes. - [S250] Brogue Lions Club, History of Chanceford Township, York County, 1747-1997.
- [S236] Donnar Irish, Pennsylvania German Marriages - Marriages & Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches, page 295 - Jacob Heckert m. 22 April 1755 Maria Magdalena Spickert at Canadochly Lutheran Church by Rev, John Samuel Schwerdfeger. Note: this is not our Jacob Eckert - KLM
page 295 - Peter Heckert m. 5 May 1755 Anna Maria Schumacher at Canadochly Lutheran Church by Rev, John Samuel Schwerdfeger.
page 194 - Casper Heckert, 2nd son of Johannes, living on Maxatauny m. 31 August 1779 Catherine Steubrecher, d/o Dietrich - snd marriage, miller there at Valley Le Church by Rev, Samuel Dubendorff. - [S670] 1810 United States Federal Census: Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania - Sheet 1058 - transcribed by Larry & Kathy McCurdy.
- [S2007] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1663-1993: Lancaster County; Will Book N-P, 1821-1830.