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A Bit Of History About Early SettlersBy B P M. MaePHERSON“August 13, 1318 - MaryHoughtelin.”“June 24th. 1821, William Durboraw admitted to membership by Certificate.”“Baptized June —. 1821,Martha Homis, the daughter of William and Catharine Dtirbo-BrtheThBeth.1.MORE “LOW DUTCH GENEALOGYThe genealogical data on the Houghtelin family, of the Low Dutch Settlement of the Cone-from the files of the Adams Centinel” is continued at this time.26. Monday. March 24, 1856 —Died March 9, 1858. Mr. JohnHoughtelin, of Butler Town*ship, this County, aged 43 years.11 months, and 17 days ”Note:— An unknown branch of the Houghtelin family tree but undoubtedly a member of the family who emigrated from New Jersey to Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War. The burial place of John C. Houghtelin is not known with any degree of certainty but it is quite possible that interred in the “Lower” Dutch Reformed Churchyard in an unmarked grave.MARRIED IN 18S427. Monday. September 8. 1836— Married, August 21. 1856, byhe Rev . Jacob D. Trostle, of this County, Mr. Stephen S. Chamberlin, Franklin Township, this County, to Miss Sarah A. Houghtelin, daughter of Mr. John C Houqhte-lin. deceased, of Butler Township, this County.”Note:— The daughter of John C. Houghtelin mentioned above. No further information'Vbranch of the Houghtelin family. * From the records of the Rev, Charles Gill McLean, of the Associated Presbyterian Church, who was pastor of the Gettysburg congregation and the “Hill” Church from 1814 to 1840. the following notes on the Houghte-iin family, with the minister's own comments, were taken. Some have already been included in these columns but will bear repealing.Marriages —1. “Married, January 4, 1830, Samuel Dorborrow and Hanah Brinkerhoff. At her Father’s, H Brinkerhoff. Esq., with the consent of all.”WELL-MARKED GRAVENote:— This record is also to be found in the’files of the “Adams fenteniel.” Hannah (Brinkerhoff' Durboraw is buried in the “Lower” Dutch Reformed Churchyard and her grave is well marked — with the stone still in place“Married. January 5, 1830, William Walker and Mary Houghtelin. At her Father's, H Houghtelin.”Mote:— The daughter of Heze-kiah Houghtelin and his wife Charity, both of whom are buried in the “Lower Dutch graveyard. It is very possible that William and Mary (Houghtelin) Walker. after their marriage followed the tide of emigration to the ” west. Mary fHoughtelin' Walker was a member of one of the old Low Dutch” families and quite a few of the Houghtelins moved on to Ohio after the Revolutionary War.“Married. March 1, 1832.Daniel Diehl and Maria Hoogh-telin. By consent of all Parties, at her Uncle’s.” *GRAVES ARE MARKED Note:—The bridegroom in this case was a resident of Mountjoy Township, thus County, and the bride of Mount pleasant Township, the latter “home territory” of other members of the Houghtelin clan. Nothing further Ls known pertaining to this branch of the family.“Married, March 21, 1832, Peter Bercaw and Sarah Houghtelin. By consent of all, at her Father’s.”Note: — Sarah (Houghtelin) Bercaw was a daughter of Heze-kiah and Charity Houghtelin and a niece of Lieutenant Wilhelmus Houghtelin, officer in the War of the American Revolution The father and mother of the bride are buried in the “Lower” Dutch Reformed churchyard and their graves are marked.4. Married, December 8, 1840, Cornelius Houghtelin and Ann Cownover, By consent of all at her Father’s.”Note:—There are members of the Cownover (or Conover ) family buried in the “Lower” Dutch graveyard and quite possible both the bride and bridegroom men tioned above lived in that general neighborhood. The exact place ol Cornelius Houghtelin on the family tree is not known but undoubtedly he was of the Houghtelin family of the “Dutch” Settlement.IN CONGREGATIONRev. McLean listed the members of his congregations and included therein are the fbl lowing: —“May 21, 1814 — Hezekiah Houghtelin. Farmer ”“January’ 20, 1815 — Mrs. Ann Houghtelin,’’Note:-The first wife of Lieutenant Wilhelmus Houghtelin — Mrs. Ann Houghtelin is buried in a grave that Ls now' unmarked and lost in the “Lower Dutch graveyard.It will be noted that many members of the Dutch Reformed Church of the Conewago became members of the United (or Associate) Presbyterian Church when those remaining Colony found it impossible to maintain and support their particular church.Note:—Martha Holmes Durbo-iw, daughter of William and Catharine lt;Brinkerhotf • Durboraw. married, in 1846. George W. Hoffman, and died a year later. Martha lt;Durboraw» Hoffman’s maternal grandmother was Eleanor (Houghtelin) Brinkerhoff. a sLster of Lieutenant Wilhelmus Houghtelin, officer in the War of the American Revolution.This concludes, for the present at least, the notes on the Houghtelin family.Buried in the first row facing the Low Dutch Road 1 of the “Lower” Dutch Churchyard are members of the Conover family Two of the graves are marked although one of the stones is broken. Several other graves, apparently in the same plot, are designated by field stones without script ions.These notes will be continued next week.
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