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Gentlemen named Rudolf Drach, Adam Maurer and Caspar Erb all arrived at the port of Philadelphia, Pa in 1754 on the ship "Edinburgh". They, along with the mariners and other passengers, were given a clean bill of health by the inspector who "found no objection to their being admitted to land in the City immediately" on 30 Sep 1754. Whether these gentlemen were the first generation of the three closely related families in our tree or not cannot be stated with certainty at this time. Source: Pennsylvania German Pioneers Original Lists of Arrivals to Phila 1727-1808, Ralph Beaver Strassburger, Ed. Wm. John Hinke, 2nd Printing, 1980, Genealogical Publ. Co., Inc. 1980 -------------------------------------------------- There's record of an American Revolutionary War vet being granted a pension as follows: An act for relief of PAUL MAURER, ANDREW REED and THOMAS M'HENRY, revolutionary soldiers. That the state treasurer is hereby authorized to pay to Paul Maurer, of Schuylkill, to Andrew Reed, of Chester county, and to Thomas M'Henry, of Columbia county, forty dollars each immediately, and an annuity of forty dollars to each, payable half yearly, during life, to commence on 1 Jan 1824. 27 Mar 1824." Source: Laws of Pennsylvania Genealogical Data; Copyright Vi P. Limric 1998. It contains the statutes at large of Pennsylvania, laws passed in the 1823/24 session. Although this man named Paul Maurer wasn't born yet, perhaps this is a relative of his, perhaps a father or uncle. -------------------------------------------------- Vitals2,442 400In the Equity Records of Frederick Co., Md., Liber JS-1 in speaking of 48 3/4 acres of Jonas Urner's land called "Leigh's Castle" it states, "the property lies on the old road from Liberty to Baltimore, about 33 mi. from Baltimore, 2 1/2 mi. from Atlee's Sulfer Spring and adjoins the lands of Jacob Snoder and PAUL MAURER, and is near three merchant mills, all within one mile ..." 60 Chancery Book 9, pages 186-219...1853 Equity#409 - David W. Nail, and others vs. Daniel L. Shull, and others. Sale of real estate Paul Maurer, of Baltimore County, died 10 Apr 1853, intestate. Children: Susannah Nail, of Frederick Co, wife of David W. Nail; Anna Mary Smelser, wife of David Smelser; Catherine A. Murray, widow of Thomas B. Murray; Sarah Shull, deceased, wife of Daniel C. Shull, mother of Samuel P. Shull, Harriet Porter (wife of George Porter), Kesiah Shull, Amanda Shull, Daniel L. Shull and Mary A. Shull (all of Muskingham Co., OH); and Elizabeth Drach, deceased, wife of Henry Drach, mother of Daniel L Drach (of Ashland Co., OH), Lucretia Snader (wife of Levi W. Snader), Hanson M. Drach, Peter E. Drach, John P. Drach, Winfield S. Drach, Mary L. Drach and Henry L. Drach. Properties situate partly in Carroll Co. and partly in Frederick Co., on Sam's Creek, being parts of Howard's Discovery, Leigh Castle and Hills & Valleys. (Source: Abstracted by Virginia D. Stenley, Chancery Book of Carroll Co... Volumes 1-20, 1837-1873, pg. 57, pub. by Willow Bend of Westminster, Md. in 1994) 60In 1800 Paul Maurer purchased the Howard Mill property at Sams Creek, Md., removing his family from Middletown, near Harrisburg, PA. (Source: "Susannah Maurer Naill" by her granddaughter, Blanche DeHoff Hoffman) --------------------------------------------------- The Carroll County Historical Society in Maryland has an 8x10 photo of him. You can purchase a copy for $10, 50 cents tax and $4.00 S&H. You can call them at 410-848-6494, Monday-Friday from 9:00-5:00. -------------------------------------------------- This is from a message posted by a gentleman named Jeff Zielinski in the Maurer Family Forum: MAURER is of German origin. The history of this ancient Austria family traces its ancestry as a family of Slav and Magyar origin before the year 1100 and appears first in the ancient records in Austria. It is a German occupational name for the builder of defensive walls, or the builder of walls of substantial buildings of brick or stone. It is derived from German mauer (wall). During the Middle Ages, the majority of walls were made of wood or lathe and plaster, so the maurer generally built public buildings and defensive walls. Meurer, Mauer, Mauermann are variations. M”rer, M”rmann are Low German cognate forms; Mularski is the Polish version, and Mulyar is found in the Ukraine. French version is duMaurier. German-American Names, 2nd ed., by George F. Jones (1995) In this book, references are given to the German name, "Maurer" (also Mauer, Mauerer, from the Latin "murs"), which basically means "Mason." This does not necessarily mean, for instance, that Hans Maurer was a brickmason; if he lived on or near the city wall, he would have been "Hans auf der Mauer." --------------------------------------------------- 443Congregation of German, Swiss, and French settlers was formed about 1729. Log church here, Lancaster's first, 1736. Stone building, 1753; brick church, 1854. Rev. Phillip Otterbein, Rev. William Hendel, Dr. Henry Harbaugh were eminent pastors. The second denomination to form a congregation in Lancaster, the First Reformed Church, was established in 1736. At that time it was known as the German Reformed Church. The original building was a log structure, which was later sold and rebuilt on the other side of Orange Street. It was used as a home until the time of its ruin by fire. -------------------------------------------------- It seems Paul Maurer married many years after the death of his first wife, Elizabeth. Here you'll find the text from the records of the Md. Court of Appeals. Heard in the Maryland Court of Appeals - April Term 1866 David W, Naill Et Al. vs. Rachel Mausek. Husband & Wife: Dower, When barred by Ante-nuptial Agreement: Contract,-Consideration: Code, Art. 93, Sec. 289: Code, Art. 16, Sec. 30: Jurisdiction In Equity In Cases Of Dower. - Husband and wife had agreed in writing, before marriage, that neither would claim during their marriage, or after the death of the other, any interest whatever in the property or estate of the other. After the death of the husband, the wife filed a bill for the assignment of dower in the real estate of the husband, and for damages for its detention. The defendants, heirs-at-law of the husband, in their answers, by way of defence, relied on the ante-nuptial agreement. There was no evidence of fraud or imposition practiced upon the wife in the procurement of the agreement, but on the contrary, it was proved that it was made in contemplation of marriage, in good faith, and by competent parties. - Held : 1st. That the agreement or contract cannot be avoided for want of consideration; that either the reciprocal stipulations of the contract or the proposed marriage would constitute a consideration, in every way sufficient to render the contract valid and binding. 2nd. That the legal operation of the contract is not affected by Art. 93, sec. 289 of the Code; that is a simple statutory declaration, that a settlement of property by jointure or otherwise, on a woman by her husband, before marriage, shall bar her of dower in his lands. 3rd. That this is not a case of a settlement or jointure, but of a contract between competent parties, executed in good faiith, and upon a good consideration, by which the wife has expressly relinquished all right to claim any estate or interest in the property of her deceased husband. 4th. That the power of the wife to bind herself by such a contract, in equity, must be admitted, and it cannot be doubted that this contract constituted an equitable bar to the claim sought to be enforced by this bill. 6th. That the 30th sec. of Art. 16 of the Code, giving Courts of Equity concurrent jurisdiction with Courts of Law in cases of dower, does not confer the simple jurisdiction of a Court of Law, or limit Courts of Equity by rules applicable to proceedings at law, but authorizes them to determine and finally adjudicate claims for dower by the principle* and rules of equity. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore city. The bill in this cause was filed on the 22nd of March, Naill et al. rs. Maurer. 1861, by the appellee, as widow of Paul Maurer, for an assignment of dower, damages for its detention, and for discovery. It states that the appellee was married to said Maurer in 1852, and that he died in 1853, seized of a large real estate in Baltimore city, and in Carroll and Frederick counties; that he died intestate, and that parcels of said lands are in possession of some of the defendants as his heirs- at-law., and of the other defendants.; and the bill prays for the relief as above stated, and for general relief. The answers admit the allegations of the bill, but set up the defence that prior to the marriage of the appellee with said Maurer, they entered into a marriage contract, whereby each mutually agreed not to claim during the marriage, or after the death of the other, any interest whatever in the property or estate of the other- The contract was exhibited with the answers. It was proved on the part of the appellee, that at the time of her marriage with said Maurer, she was in reduced circumstances, and was his housekeeper, and that since his death, she had been living in a condition of actual want; that she knew nothing of business, and was hardly able to to understand the meaning of such contract if read to her. It was also proven on the part of the appellants, by Basil Root, that he prepared the antenuptial contract in question, and was present at its execution; that during the preparation of it, he had repeated conversations with both parties, in the presence of each other, and that Manrer said he had settled on his wife the sum of $4,000, including a ground rent, to which Mrs. Maurer, (then Rachel Bond,) assented, and expressed herself satisfied, saying further, that the marriage contract was not necessary, as she would never trouble Maurer's estate. It was also shown that said Paul Maurer died seized of real estate worth $54,262.50; and further proved that the marriage contract was found among the papers of the said Maurer after his death, and that the same had not been lodged anywhere for record, and in fact, there is no legal proof that it was ever lodged for record anywhere until the year 1857, in Carroll county. [BJ's note: using an online calculator I discovered that the dollar value of Paul's real estate in 2009 would have been $1,550,000.00.] The Court below decreed that the appellee was entitled to the relief prayed, and referred the cause to the auditor to state an account in conformity with its decision. From this decree the present appeal was taken. | ||||||||||||||
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