1798 John and Frederick Wise, sons of Jacob Wise and grandsons of Jacob Wise, were named in the will of their grandfather, who died in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [1]
1799 Frederick Weise was taxed in South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania as a freeman (single, no land). [2] This suggests he was at least age 21 and was born before 1778.
1800 Frederick Wise, farmer, was listed on the septennial census for Middleton Twp, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [3]
1801 Eva Elizabeth Wunderlich married Christian Solanders on April 7. Christian Solanders died not long after, in 1804. [4]
1802 Mrs Catherine Wise, wife of Frederick Wise, died in child-birth at age 19 years and 8 weeks. She was buried at the dwelling of her father, Peter Puttaw. [5] Perhaps this is the same Frederick Wise who later married Eva Wunderlich Solander.
1804 Letters of administration were issued to Valentine Solander and David Gray for the estate of Christian Solander, deceased. [6]
1806 Christopher Wonderlich petitioned the Cumberland County Orphans' Court, on May 13, to cite Valentine Salender and David Gray, administrators of the estate of Christian Salendar, deceased, to appear. [7] Widow Elizabeth Salender petitioned the court to appoint guardians for John and Daniel Salender, orphans, under the age of 14, of Christian Salender, deceased. Elizabeth was appointed as guardian. [8] On 9 September, Valentine Selander and David Gray presented the account of the estate of Christian Selander to the Orphans Court, showing a balance of £211. [9]
1806 Mrs Elizabeth Salander [previously Eva Elizabeth Wunderlich] married John Frederick Wise, both of Middleton Twp, Cumberland County, on September 1. [10] [11] [12] [13]
1808 Frederick Weise was taxed in South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County for 2 cows (no land). [14] [15]
1810 Frederick Wise lived in Middleton Twp, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 2 (under 10), 1 (10 thru 15), and 1 (26 thru 44); and females: 1 (under 10), 1 (10 thru 15), and 2 (26 thru 44). [16] Nearby listings were for Jacob Weise Jr, John Weise (qb), and Jacob Ritner.
1811 Frederick Weise was taxed in South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County for 2 horses, and 1 cow (no land). [17]
1814 Frederick Weise was taxed in South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County for 40 acres, 2 horses, and 2 cows. This land was likely from his father's plantation, which was 40 acres smaller, compared to the prior tax list. [18] [19]
1816 Frederick Wise, of South Middleton, Cumberland County, purchased land from Silvanus Mayberry on April 24. The 22 acres tract was adjacent to lands of John Burkholder, Silvanus Mayberry, and William Line. [20]
1817 Frederick Weise was taxed in South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County for 40 acres, 22 acres of mountain land, 2 horses, and 2 cows. [21] [22]
1819 Heinrich Weise, son of Friedrich Weise and Eva Elisabeth, was born on April 1. Heinrich Weise was baptized on May 31, 1819, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [23] [24]
1820 Frederick Wise did not appear on the tax list. [25]
1822 Maria Margreta Weise, daughter of Friedrich and Elisabeth Weise, was born on November 1. She was baptized on September 22, 1822 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [26]
1823 Frederick Weise was taxed in South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County for 40 acres, 22 acres of mountain land, 2 horses, and 2 cows. [27]
1824 Jacob Weise senior, of South Middleton, granted land to Frederick Weise, for $1 and natural love and affection, on February 18. The land was adjacent to lands of Moses Wolf, Solomon Gorges, Michael Treese, and others. [28]
1827 Frederick Weise was taxed in South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County for 80 acres of land, log house, log barn, 2 horses, and 3 cows. [29] [30]
1829 Frederick Wise was taxed as a farmer in South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County for 89 acres of limestone land, log house, log barn, 3 horses, and 4 cows. [31] [32]
1830 Frederick Weise (age 50-60) lived in South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with Males: 2 age 0-5, 1 age 10-15, 2 age 15-20, 1 age 30-40, 1 age 50-60 and Females: 1 age 5-10 (Mary Margaret), 1 age 10-15 (Susannah), 1 age 15-20 (Ann Margaret), 2 females age 20-30, and 1 age 40-50. George Weise was listed nearby. [33]
1832-34 Fredric Wise was listed on the triennial tax assessment in South Middleton Twp, Cumberland County with 89 acres lime ston land, 20 acres mountain land, 3 horses, 1 cow, log house, log stable. [34]
1840 Frederick Wise (age 60-70) lived in South Middleton, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with female age 50-60, 2 females age 20-30 (Susannah and Ann Margaret), 1 female age 15-20 (Mary Margaret), and 2 males age 20-30 (sons Frederick and Henry). Nearby were Mary Brenizer and Jacob Wise. [35]
1843 Eve Elizabeth Wise died on March 1 and was buried at Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [36]
1843 Frederick Wise's will in South Middleton, Cumberland County was dated May 11, 1843. Sons Jacob, Frederick, and Henry inherited the lands named sand bank adjoining Balsar Kunkle and Henry Wise. Executor to sell mansion tracts (90 acres) and mountain land. Children Mary Elizabeth, Catherine married to William Morrison, Anne Margaret, Jacob, Frederick, Susannah, Henry, and Mary Margaret (this could be the birth order). Jacob, Frederick, and Henry were named as executors. Witnessed by Wm Line and John Gunkle. The will was executed on December 2, 1846. [37]
1846 Frederick Wise, an aged citizen, died on November 23, in South Middleton. [38] He was buried at Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [39]
1847 Land from the estate of Frederick Wise was offered for sale in a newspaper notice posted by Jacob Wise, Henry Wise, and Frederick Wise, administrators. The 90 to 100 acre farm was in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, about 3½ miles south of Carlisle, near the Forge road. [40]
1848 The executors of the estate of Frederick Wise, of South Middleton Twp, deceased, sold land from the estate on April 3, to George Sailor. Jacob, Frederick and Henry Wise were the executors. The land was adjacent to lands of Michael Freese, Jacob Lehman, Henry Wise, and Jacob Wise, "being the same that was deeded to the said Frederick Wise dec'd by Jacob Wise, his father" by deed dated February 18, 1824, HH-107. [41]
Research Notes:
The notes above assume that Frederick Wise, son of Jacob and Anna Maria Haffner Wise, who was born in America, was the same person as Frederick 1772-1846, married to Eva Elizabeth Wunderlich. Some sources report that Frederick, spouse of Eva, was born in Germany and was a son of Frederick. [42] [43] This assumption is supported by the 1880 census records for 3 of Frederick Wise's children with Eva, which report his birthplace as Pennsylvania. This assumption is proved by deed YY-474 dated 1848. This deed describes the sale of land which Frederick, widow of Eva Wonderlich Solander, had gotten from his father Jacob.
The ancestry shown here, with father Jacob Wise, differs from some other sources that name Frederick's father as Frederick. Other sources are summarized here:
A biosketch reports [44]:
Frederick Wise was the first of the family to locate in Cumberland county, and is the first of whom there is any definite knowledge. His parents were of German birth, but it is not known whether they came to America or not. He located at South Middleton, Cumberland county, Pa. and became the owner of considerable real estate, upon which he lived and reared his family, becoming one of the good, sturdy citizens of his day. He was recognized and admired for his sterling qualities, and his close adherence to law and order. The rules which governed his life were made to apply to his children, and they grew up honorable men and women. He lived to an advanced age, and was a staunch believer in the principles of true Demcracy, casting his vote for the candidates of the Democratic party. In religious matters he was a consistent member of the Lutheran Church. He was united in marriage with a widow, Mrs. Salander, who had two sons, Daniel and John Salander. She bore her second husband the following children: Eliza, who died unmarried; Catherine, who married William Morrison of Cumberland county; Jacob, the father of Jacob E.; Frederick, who was a farmer of Cumberland county; Ann who became the wife of David Ziegeler of Cumberland county; Susan who died unmarried; Henry who was a farmer of Cumberland county; and Margaret who married Frederick Ryder of Cumberland county.
A biosketch reports [45]:
Frederick Wise, the grandfather of Edward J, settled in Lancaster county, Pa, and there followed farming. In 1800 he came to Cumberland county, buying and settling on a fine farm in South Middleton where he engaged in farming and passed the remainder of his days. His children were as follows: Jacob died in Springville Cumberland county; Margaret Annie died in Carlisle; Frederick was born in South Middleton and worked with his father until his marriage to Maria Lowbrough after which he moved several times until his death in 1890; Eliza died in Springville; Susan died in Carlisle; and Henry died in Shippensburg.
A biosketch reports [46]:
Frederick Wise, son of the above mentioned Frederick Wise, also a native of Germany, accompanied his parents upon their removal to America, he being then in early manhood. He was a weaver by trade, but followed farming as an occupation, obtaining excellent results as he pursued practical and progressive methods. He was the owner of a large farm in Cumberland county. He married Elizabeth Wonderly, who bore him eight children, as follows: Eliza, Catherine, Jacob, Frederick, Ann, Susie and Margaret. Mr. and Mrs. Wise were members of the Lutheran church, and he was a Democrat in politics. Their deaths occurred in 1842 and 1840, respectively.
An alternative lineage might be given by a Jacob, son of Frederick and Cathrina Wise, born on April 20, 1767, baptized July 1 "On Susqhehanna". [47]
[1] F. Edward Wright, Abstracts of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Wills: 1785-1825 (Willow Bend Books, 2007), 9, Cumberland will F-99.
[2] Helen I. Harman, Cumberland County, Pa., tax lists 1762-1829: townships of Middleton, South Middleton, and Dickinson (1961), 154.
[3] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, 1800, Middleton Twp, Cumberland County, person 369, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] Charles Albert Cornman, Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America (1911), 140, [GoogleBooks].
[5] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Historical Society, Index Cards, Marriages and Deaths (So-Z), The Carlisle Herald, 22 December, 1802, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[6] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Cumberland County, Administrations B-183, [FamilySearchImage].
[7] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Docket, 4-97, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[8] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Docket, 4-98, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[9] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Docket, 4-114, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[10] Charles Albert Cornman, Genealogical Record of the Wunderlich Family in America (1911), 141 and vi, [GoogleBooks].
[11] Jeremiah Zeamer, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County Pennsylvania (1905), 371, reports that Frederick Wise married widow Mrs. Salander with two children, [InternetArchive].
[12] Luther Reily Kelker, History of Dauphin County, Vol. 3 (1907), 76, reports that Frederick married Elizabeth Wonderly, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].
[13] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Historical Society, Index Cards, Marriages and Deaths (So-Z), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[14] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Tax, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[15] Helen I. Harman, Cumberland County, Pa., tax lists 1762-1829: townships of Middleton, South Middleton, and Dickinson (1961), 176.
[16] United States Federal Census, 1810, page 69, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[17] Helen I. Harman, Cumberland County, Pa., tax lists 1762-1829: townships of Middleton, South Middleton, and Dickinson (1961), 187.
[18] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Tax, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[19] Helen I. Harman, Cumberland County, Pa., tax lists 1762-1829: townships of Middleton, South Middleton, and Dickinson (1961), 193.
[20] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Deed FF-199, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[21] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Tax, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[22] Helen I. Harman, Cumberland County, Pa., tax lists 1762-1829: townships of Middleton, South Middleton, and Dickinson (1961), 198.
[23] Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, [FamilySearchRecord].
[24] First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlisle, Adams County, Parish Records, Vol. 1 (FHL film 1433175), item 9, [FHLCatalog].
[25] Helen I. Harman, Cumberland County, Pa., tax lists 1762-1829: townships of Middleton, South Middleton, and Dickinson (1961), 207.
[26] Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, [FamilySearchRecord].
[27] Helen I. Harman, Cumberland County, Pa., tax lists 1762-1829: townships of Middleton, South Middleton, and Dickinson (1961), 214.
[28] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Deed HH-107, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[29] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Tax, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[30] Helen I. Harman, Cumberland County, Pa., tax lists 1762-1829: townships of Middleton, South Middleton, and Dickinson (1961), 224.
[31] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Tax, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[32] Helen I. Harman, Cumberland County, Pa., tax lists 1762-1829: townships of Middleton, South Middleton, and Dickinson (1961), 235.
[33] US census, 1830, Reel 0150, Image 70, line 1, [InternetArchive].
[34] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Tax, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[35] US census, 1840, Reel 0455, Image 307, bottom line, [InternetArchive].
[36] Find A Grave Memorial 95122501, [FindAGrave].
[37] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Cumberland, Will L-388, [FamilySearchImage].
[38] Pennsylvania, Cumberland County Historical Society, Notebook of Necrology Notes, p. 302, not yet copied.
[39] Find A Grave Memorial 95122470, [FindAGrave].
[40] Carlisle American Volunteer, July 15, 1847, page 3, column 6, [NewspaperArchive].
[41] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Deed YY-474, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[42] Jeremiah Zeamer, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County Pennsylvania (1905), 371, reports that Frederick, married to Wonderly, and his father, came from Germany, [InternetArchive].
[43] Luther Reily Kelker, History of Dauphin County, Vol. 3 (1907), 76, reports that Frederick, married to Wonderly, and his father, Frederick, were both born in Germany, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].
[44] Jeremiah Zeamer, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County Pennsylvania (1905), 370, from sketch of Jacob E. Wise of Boiling Springs, [InternetArchive].
[45] Jeremiah Zeamer, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County Pennsylvania (1905), 498, from sketch of Edward J. Wise of Monroe Township, [InternetArchive].
[46] Luther Reily Kelker, History of Dauphin County, Vol. 3 (1907), 75-76, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].
[47] F. Edward Wright, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Church Records of the 18th Century (2008), 80.