Notes for William Ruhl and Anna Marie Schwartz

1744 George Wilhelm Ruhl, son of Yetter Rühl and Kathrina his wife, was born on August 4. He was baptized on August 17, with sponsors Georg Wilhelm Gieseman, baptized by Getauft von Herr Mühlenberg at St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1]

1765 Georg Wilhelm, child of Frantz Gantz and Anna Margareta Ruhl (perhaps a sister of George William Ruhl), was baptized on July 30, 1765 with sponsors Georg Wilhelm Ruhl and Anna Margareta Schwarz (both single) in St Jacobs (Stone), Brodbecks Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. Georg Wilhelm was born on July 2, 1765, in Pennsylvania. [2]

1767 William Rule applied for 100 acres in Codorus Twp, York County [3] surveyed October 14, 1768 for 94 acres called "Two Springs", joining John Rule, Adam Stalby and Jacob Hetrick. [4].

c 1770 William Ruhl married widow Anna Maria Marg Schwartz Albright in York County, Pennsylvania. [5] [6]

1776 William Ruhl and John and Clement Ruhl were enrolled in Captain George Hoover's Company of the first battalion of York Associators, commanded by Colonel James Smith. [7] [8]

1779 William Ruhl was taxed in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania for 200 acres. [9] [10] [11] [12]

1780 William Ruhl was taxed in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania for 100 acres. [13] [14]

1781 William Ruhl was taxed for a still and 130 acres in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. [15] [16] [17]

1778-1782 William Ruhl was a private in the company of Captain George Hoover, Codorus Twp and in Captain John Shearer's company of the York Militia. [18] [19]

before 1781 Anna died and was buried in Steltz cemetery, York County, Pennsylvania. [20]

1782 William Ruhl was taxed for 200 acres in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. [21] [22]

1783 William Ruhl was taxed in Codorus Twp for 200 acres, 7 inhabitants. [23] [24]

1784 Johannes Ruhl, child of Wilhelm Ruhl and Anna Maria Ruhl, was baptized on May 4, 1784 with sponsors Dewalt Schneiter and wife Margaretha in St Jacobs (Stone), Brodbecks, York County, Pennsylvania. Johannes Ruhl was born on February 22, 1784, in Pennsylvania. [25] [26] [27] [28]

1785 William Rule received a warrant for 150 acres of land in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. The land was adjoining George Mayer, Dewalt Shnider, Francis Gantz, John Rhul, Henry Albright, and other land of the said William Rule. Dated July 13. [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] William Rule received a patent for the land on June 10, 1809. [34]

1786-89 William Ruhl was taxed in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. [35] [36] [37] [38]

1786 Georg Ruhl, child of Wilhelm Ruhl, was baptized on March 26 with sponsors Georg and Eva Groff in St Jacobs (Stone), Brodbecks, York County, Pennsylvania. Georg Ruhl was born on January 27, 1786, in Pennsylvania. [39] [40]

1789 William Ruhl received a warrant for 100 acres of land in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania, "adjoining lands of George Ruhl, Jacob Zeigler, the Maryland line, and William Baker". Dated March 24. [41] [42] [43] Henry Thomas received a patent for 41 acres of the land in 1784. [44]

1790 Wm Rull lived in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania, in a household with 4 males under age 16, 2 males age 16 and over, and 4 females. [45]

1798 William Ruhl was named on the direct tax list for Codorus Twp, York County. [46]

1800 William Ruhl lived in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 2 (10 thru 15) and 1 (45 and over); and females: 1 (under 10) and 1 (45 and over). [47] John Ruhl (perhaps a brother) and Philip Ruhl (perhaps a son) were listed nearby.

1809 William Ruhl received a warrant for 94 acres of land in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania adjacent to lands of John Rule, Jacob Hettrick, and Adam Slabby. Dated June 8. [48] [49] [50] [51]

1810 William Rule, age 45+, lived in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania with 2 males, age 0-10, and female age 26-44. Nearby listings included Peter, Henry, and Jacob Ruhl, all age 26-44, and John Ruhl age 45+. [52]

1815 William Ruhl's estate was administered by Jacob Ruhl and Christian Hetrick. William Ruhl of Codorus Twp, intestate, left issue Philip, Jacob, John, George, Catherine wife of Peter Snyder, Anna Mary wife of William Hinrim, Barbara wife of Thomas Hinrim, and Peter (deceased with 6 issue). Intestate owned 200 acres in Codorus Twp. An inquest is awarded. Dated November 8, 1815. [53] On petition of Rachel widow of Peter Ruhl, Jacob Ruhl is appointed guardian of Peter's issue: William, Peter, Elizabeth, Sarah, Rachel, Mary Ann - all under 14 years of age - for the estate coming to them from their grandfather William Ruhl. Dated December 12, 1815. [54] Real estate of William Ruhl is valued at $2701.93, and is decreed to Philip Ruhl. The heirs were named. Dated May 14, 1816. [55] Elizabeth Ruhl, widow of Jacob, petitioned that Henry Ruhl be appointed guardian of Henry and Polly Ruhl and that Peter Klinefelter be appointed guardian of Rachel and Jacob Ruhl. Dated February 13, 1816. [56]

1815 William Ruhl was reported buried at Stiltz cemetery.

Notes for Peter Snyder perhaps a son-in-law spouse of daughter Catharine:

1810 Peter Snyder (perhaps a son-in-law) lived in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (16 thru 25); and females: 1 (16 thru 25). [57]
1810 Peter Snyder was taxed in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. [58] [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] (1818-? No listing)

Notes for William Hinum, spouse of daughter Anna Maria:

1811-21 William Hinum was taxed in Codorus Twp, York County. [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75]

1816 Philip Ruhl and wife Barbara of Baltimore County, Maryland granted land to William Hinrim farmer of Codorus Twp, York County. The land was in Codorus Twp adjacent to lands of John Ruhl, Jacob Steffie, Abraham Weber, John Snider, Henry Ruhl, containing 97 acres. The tract was part of the "Two Springs" tract previously granted by patent to William Ruhl. Dated June 13. [76]

1823 William Hinam sold water rights for a spring on his land to Henry Rule, both of Codorus Twp. Dated March 15. [77]

1831 William Hinam of Shrewsbury Twp, York County granted his estate to step-son Jesse Hoshall. Jesse was to provide for William and his wife Anna Maria. Dated August 31. [78]

1801-1817 Tax records for William and sons in Codorus Twp, York County, with acres taxed (n.a. if not listed). The tax records and the records cited above suggest that son Peter took over the farm from William in 1804. Perhaps Philip transferred his land to Jacob in 1805 and moved to Maryland. There was a fire accident (recorded between the listings for William and Peter) in 1810 and William returned to the list with 150+ acres and Peter was listed with no land through 1812 and then was not listed after 1812. After William's death in 1815, eldest son Philip returned from Maryland and sold William's land to son-in-law William Hinam (spouse of daughter Anna Maria).

Research Notes:

Sons of the American Revolution applications name John Ruhl (22 FEB 1784 - 27 JAN 1849), son of William Ruhl and Anna Maria Ruhl. [91]

Footnotes:

[1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, PA, Philadelphia, Germantown, Lutheran, St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Germantown, 222, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[2] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, [AncestryRecord].

[3] Pennsylvania Records of the Land Office, West Side Applications, number 3907, [PAHistoricalMuseum].

[4] Pennsylvania Archives Land Office Survey, C185-133, [PASurveyBookLinks].

[5] Brenna Hobson Budd, Ancestors and Descendants of Georg Ruhl (born 1786, died 1842) (1999) The Ruhl Family Originally from some German State (2000), 11.

[6] James B. Ruhl, History of the Ruhl Families of Ohio.

[7] Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volume 2 (Muster Rolls Washington) (1906), 609, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].

[8] George R. Prowell, Continental Congress at York, Pennsylvania and York County in the Revolution (1914), 264, [GoogleBooks].

[9] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume 21 (York Taxables) (1897), 30, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].

[10] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1779, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[11] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1779, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[12] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, [AncestryRecord].

[13] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume 21 (York Taxables) (1897), 252, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].

[14] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, 1780, 100 acres, [AncestryRecord].

[15] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume 21 (York Taxables) (1897), 466, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].

[16] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1781, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[17] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, 1781, 130 acres, [AncestryRecord].

[18] Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volume 2 (Muster Rolls Washington) (1906), 525, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].

[19] George R. Prowell, Continental Congress at York, Pennsylvania and York County in the Revolution (1914), 275, [GoogleBooks].

[20] Brenna Hobson Budd, Ancestors and Descendants of Georg Ruhl (born 1786, died 1842) (1999) The Ruhl Family Originally from some German State (2000), 11.

[21] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume 21 (York Taxables) (1897), 546, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].

[22] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, 1782, [AncestryRecord].

[23] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume 21 (York Taxables) (1897), 705, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].

[24] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, 1783, [AncestryRecord].

[25] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, [AncestryRecord].

[26] James B. Ruhl, History of the Ruhl Families of Ohio.

[27] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, [AncestryRecord].

[28] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, [AncestryRecord].

[29] Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[30] Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[31] Pennsylvania Land Warrant, York County, R-151, [PALandWarrantLinks].

[32] Pennsylvania Archives Land Office Survey, C185-125, [PA Survey Map], [PASurveyBooksIndex].

[33] Pennsylvania Archives Land Office Survey, C185-132, [PA Survey Map], [PASurveyBooksIndex].

[34] Bureau of Land Records, Pennsylvania Land Patent Books, H1-91, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[35] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, 1786, 200 acres, [AncestryRecord].

[36] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, 1787, 200 acres, [AncestryRecord].

[37] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, 1788, 150 acres, [AncestryRecord].

[38] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, 1789, 150 acres, [AncestryRecord].

[39] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, [AncestryRecord].

[40] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, [AncestryRecord].

[41] Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[42] Pennsylvania Land Warrant, York County, R-200, [PHMC Warrant].

[43] Pennsylvania Archives Land Office Survey, C022-277, [PA Survey Map], [PASurveyBooksIndex].

[44] Pennsylvania Land Patent, H58-314, [PAPatentBookLinks].

[45] United States Federal Census, 1790, [AncestryRecord].

[46] Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, [AncestryRecord].

[47] United States Federal Census, 1800, [AncestryRecord].

[48] Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[49] Pennsylvania Land Warrant, York County, R-249, [PHMC Warrant].

[50] Pennsylvania Archives Land Office Survey, C185-133, [PA Survey Map], [PASurveyBooksIndex].

[51] Bureau of Land Records, Pennsylvania Land Patent Books, H1-100, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[52] United States Federal Census, 1810, PA, York, Codorus, paginations 207 and 1129, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[53] York County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Docket L-331, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog York Orphans Court].

[54] York County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Docket L-355, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog York Orphans Court].

[55] York County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Docket M-2, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog York Orphans Court].

[56] York County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Docket L-392, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog York Orphans Court].

[57] United States Federal Census, 1810, [AncestryRecord].

[58] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1810, occupation, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[59] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1810, occupation, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[60] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1811, occupation, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[61] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1812, 8 acres, occupation, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[62] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1812-13, 8 acres, occupation, left, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[63] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1813-14, 8 acres, occupation, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[64] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1815-16, weaver, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[65] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1816-17, 11 acres, occupation, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[66] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1817, 11 acres, occupation, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[67] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1811, single man, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[68] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1812, no land, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[69] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1812-13, no land, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[70] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1815-16, 96 acres, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[71] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1816-17, 96 acres, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[72] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1816-17, 96 acres, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[73] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1818-19, 96 acres, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[74] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1819-20, 98 acres, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[75] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1820-21, 96 acres, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[76] York County, Pennsylvania, Deed 3B-338, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[77] York County, Pennsylvania, Deed 3I-76, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[78] York County, Pennsylvania, Deed 3L-284, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[79] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1801, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[80] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1803, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[81] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1804, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[82] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1805, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[83] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1809, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[84] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1810, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[85] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, 1811-12, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[86] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[87] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[88] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[89] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[90] York County, Pennsylvania, Township assessment lists, 1762-1849, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[91] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, [AncestryRecord].