1753 Henry Miser was named on the tax list for Heidelberg Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [1] [2]
1764 John Michael Meiser, son of Henry Meiser and Anna Mary Meiser, was baptized on July 5, at the Millbach Reformed Congregation, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, with sponsors Michael Schwingle and Elizabeth Ziller. [3]
1771 John George Meiser, son of Henry Meiser and Anna Maria Meiser, was born on December 26. He was baptized on June 7, 1772 at the Millbach Reformed Congregation, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, with sponsors George and Catharine Meiser. [4]
1773 Henry Miser was taxed in 1773 in Heidelberg Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [5]
1787 Henry Miser, yeoman of Penn Twp, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, sold land to Henry Heysler. Henry Miser had purchased the land from Zachariah Spangler in 1786. [6]
Henry Meiser was shown as a landowner in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. [7]
1800 Henry Myser, of Mahantango Twp, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, dated his will on August 27. The will named daughter Mary Elizabeth, daughter Catherine, daughter Barbara, sons John Michael Philip Henry and George, and Frederick, and Andrew (Andreas). Son Michael and wife were named executors. [8]
1812 Michael Myser, of Mahantango Twp, Northumberland County, surviving executor for the last will and testament of Henry Myser of the same place, transferred land to Casper Gelnit. Apparently Gelnit had purchased the land before the death of Henry Myser, but the deed had not been finalized. Dated August 28. [9]
Research Notes:
Some researchers suggest that John Michael was one son, not two sons John and Michael. The will is ambiguous.
Some of these descendants trees do not agree with the will of Henry Meiser:
[1] Israel Daniel Rupp, Von Gail Hamilton, History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon (1844), 343, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].
[2] Genweb Lebanon 1753, tax list, [URL].
[3] Millbach Reformed Congregation, 1747-1875, Lebanon County, [AncestryRecords].
[4] Millbach Reformed Congregation, 1747-1875, Lebanon County, [AncestryRecords].
[5] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[6] Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Deeds, C-466, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[7] Pennsylvania Archives, Township Connected Warrant Map (large download), See tract adjacent to tracts 5 and 8-A in the connected map, [PAConnectedWarrantMaps].
[8] Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1-249, [FamilySearchImage].
[9] Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Deeds, Q-819, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[10] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert shows a lineage to Johann Michael Meiser and Anna Elizabeth Sixt, parents of Henry Meiser, sibling of Elizabeth Meiser; 8cm on 1 segment (RAW+REW+DMB).
[11] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert shows a lineage to Johann Michael Meiser and Anna Elizabeth Sixt, parents of Henry Meiser, sibling of Elizabeth Meiser; 6cm on 1 segment (RAW+DMB).
[12] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert shows a lineage to Johann Michael Meiser and Anna Elizabeth Sixt, parents of Henry Meiser, sibling of Elizabeth Meiser; 9cm on 1 segment (RAW).
[13] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert's family shows a lineage to Henry Meiser (Anna Marie Meyer), child of Johann Michael Meiser and Anna Elizabeth Sixt, descent: John Henry Meiser, Michael Mizer, Polly Ann Mizer, William Lowry, Theren Hunter Lowry, Werner Marvin Lowry.