Person Sheet


Name *John Adam E. DRACH289, GGGG Grandfather
Birth abt 1765, Bucks, Pa. Earliest in the line
Death 8 Feb 1835, New Windsor, Carroll Co., Md.
Burial Winter's Cemetery, now St. Luke's Lutheran Church, New Windsor, Md. He is noted on the tombstone as Adam Drach.
Occupation CLICK NAME TO SEE NOTES - Farmer
Spouses:
1 *Catherine Magdalena LEISTER, GGGG Grandmother
Birth 18 Nov 1764, In Franconia Township, Philadelphia Co., Pa.290
Death 1 Aug 1834, Carroll Co., Md.
Burial Winter's Cemetery, now St. Luke's Lutheran Church, New Windsor, Md.
Occupation CLICK NAME FOR NOTES
Father *John Nicholas LEISTER (1731-1805)
Mother *Anna Maria DROLLINGER (1739-1823)
Children: *Henry (John Henry) (1803-1883)
Elizabeth M. (1805-1896)
Catherine (1809-1836)
Notes for *John Adam E. DRACH
282Vitals from this source and others.
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Noted in the church records of Kellers Lutheran Church in the upper end of Bedminster township, "standing upon a prominence along the Ridge road with the Tohickon creek winding along its base, is a baptism of John Adam Drach, son of Peter and Elisabeth Drach on 3 Jan 1798. He was born 20 Jun 1797. Godparents were Adam Drach and his wife Christine. I'm not positive that the godparents were our Adam and Catherine, but it is possible.
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29129 May 1819 - Johan Adam Drach & Catharina, 16 Oct 1819 - Adam Drach and Catharina, 22 May 1820 - Joh Adam Drach and Catharina, 21 Oct 1820 - Adam Drach and Catharina, 12 May 1821 - Adam Drach and Catharine.
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The next farm south of the old Henry Drach farm �?" whose father was Adam (and who brings me back to where I planted the Bowersox farm) Henry Drach�?Ts father was Adam E. Drach. Henry�?Ts mother was �?oLeister�??. A widow Myers. Myers owned the farm. He drowned himself in a large spring or sinkhole on the farm and his widow who had other children married Adam Drach, Henrys father. Henry being the only child by her second marriage and that�?Ts where old Henry got his start for he was rich. He married a Maurer and she too had money. But as always some people cant stand prosperity and the young. Source: Journal of Peter Baile, who died in 1819.
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292Adam Drach was assessed in 1825 for 170 Acres, Part of "Sink Spring", Log house and log barn. Twenty-five acres, part of "Evans Lot", 20 acre, part of "Brothers Agreement" a total of 215 acres. Assessed amount = $940.00
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283There is an Adam Drach listed in the 1830 census for the state of Md. in Frederick Co. on pg. 224 of the census, living in district #7. There is also a Henry Drach listed on the same page, same district.
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282Will: 10 Jun 1831, Frederick Co., Will Book GME 2, Folio 51-53, Executor: Henry Drach, Son...Proven 24 Mar 1835.
In the name of God, Amen. I Adam Drach of Frederick County in the State of Maryland, being in perfect health of body and of sound and disposing mind; memory and understanding considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence to do therefore make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following; that is to say -- First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor herein after named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid, I devise and bequeath as follows.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Catharine Drach, all my real estate during her natural life -- provided she remains single, and if in case she should marry, it shall descend as hereinafter described to do, after her decease should she not marry.
Item, I also give and bequeath unto her my said wife, one horse, two cows, four hogs, four sheep and all my household and kitchen furniture.
Item, my Will and desire is that all the rest and residue of my personal estate shall be sold by my Executor hereinafter named as soon after my decease as may be convenient, at public sale, and the balance after payment of debts as aforesaid shall be equally divided between my wife Catharine Drach and my son Henry Drach share and share alike having heretofore given my daughter Elizabeth Nicodemus all I intend for her.
Item, after my decease my will and desire is that my daughter Catharine Drach shall have a bedstead and bedding and the Walnut chest marked C.L.
Item, after my wife's decease, I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Drach, all my real estate to him, his heirs and assigns forever requiring of him my said son Henry, decently to maintain and well to provide for my said daughter Catharine should she then yet be living, for and during her natural life and I do hereby appoint my friends John Myers and Henry Haines to see that she is so maintained and provided for by my son Henry as aforesaid -- And in the event that he should fail so-to maintain and provide for her the said Catharine as aforesaid, my will and desire then is that my friends John Myers and Henry Haines as aforesaid shall cause so much of my farm wherein I now reside to be laid off of the west end thereof as may be out off by a line running a South eight degrees East course across my said farm from a stone planted on the West side of the field commonly called the Hellfield and at the corner of John Myers field, it being a corner stone between Myers and me, which said part of my farm so laid off shall be rented or farmed on the shares under the direction of them my said friends, Myers and Haines or the survivor of them, and the proceeds thereof so far as may be necessary applied to the maintenance and support of my said daughter Catharine during her natural life and in the event of there being a balance on the hands of my said friends, Myers and Haines as aforesaid at the time of my said daughter's decease, my will and desire then and in that case is that they, after compensating themselves for their attention of trouble pay it over to my said son henry who shall then again have full free and entire possession of the said part so laid off as aforesaid, according to the tenur of the bequest bequeathing him the whole of my real estate-- And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Henry Drach to be sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament-- In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this tenth day of June, One thousand eight hundred and thirty one.
Adam Drach [seal]
Signed, sealed and declared by Adam Drach the above named Testator as and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our name as witnesses thereto--
John Myers
David Engel
D. W. Naill
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Whereas I Adam Drach of Frederick County Maryland have made and duly executed my last Will and Testament in writing, bearing date the tenth day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty one, which said last Will and Testament and every clause bequest and devise therein contained. I do hereby ratify and confirm. And whereas I have acquired certain real estate since the execution thereof-- do therefore make this my Codicil which I will and direct shall be taken and held as part of my said Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say--
Whereas since the making of my said will as aforesaid, a certain Jacob Myers and Ester his wife; of Germany Township, in the county of Adams and State of Pennsylvania have by their Indenture bearing, date the twenty fifth day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, in consideration of an advancement made by me to them, conveyed to me a tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being, in said County, and containing sixty one acres and one hundred and fifty-three perches, and allowance of six per cent, ___ ____ with an understanding between us, that when the said Jacob Myers refunded to me the advancement made that I should reconvey the said parcel of land, to him. Therefore, I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Drach his heirs and assigns forever, the aforesaid parcel of land and premises subject nevertheless to the aforesaid understanding, that is that if the said Jacob Myers shall repay to him my said son Henry the amount of the advancement, made with interest that then and in that case my son Henry shall and I do hereby authorize and empower him to reconvey to him the said Jacob Myers the said parcel of land and premises-- and if the said Jacob Myers shall repay the said advancement to my son Henry, I give and bequeath the same to him my said son Henry Drach his heirs and assigns. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this eighth day of March in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty three.---
Adam Drach [seal]
Signed, sealed, published and declared by Adam Drach the above named Testator as and for a Codicil to his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto==
D.W. Naill
John Myers
David Engel
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Maryland Frederick County-- To wit
On the 24th day of March 1835 came Henry Drach, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the foregoing instrument of writing is the true whole will and testament of Adam Drach, late of Frederick County deceased, that has come to his hands and possession, that he received the same from the Testator for safe keeping and that he does not know of any other except the Codicil herewith returned.
Test, E.M. Eichelberger, Regt.
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Maryland Frederick County - To Wit ----
On the 24th day of March 1835 came D. W. Naill and David Engel, two of the subscribing witnesses the foregoing last Will and Testament of Adam Drach, dec'd., the former of whom made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God and the latter solemnly, sincerely and truly affirmed and declared that they did see the Testator therein named sign and seal this Will, that they heard him publish pronouce and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of a sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, that they respectively subscribed, their names as witnesses thereto at the request of the Testator and in his presence and that they did also see John Myers the other subscribing witness subscribe his name and witness thereto at the request of the Testator, and in his presence and all in the presence of each other.
Test. E.M. Eichelberger, Regt.
To view a picture of his tombstone go to http://www.whatcoat.com/bj/photogallery/STTSvirtualCemetery/sttsCemetery.html#Drach .

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