1810 George Braniser age 16-26 lived in East Pennsboro Twp, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with 2 males age 10-15 (brothers David and William) and one age 0-10 (brother Michael), one female age 0-10 (newly born daughter?), 1 female age 26-45 (George's wife), and one female age 45+ (widow Magdalena). Several neighbors; John Sepas, Gross, Conrad Emminger, George Forney, and John Phillips; common to the 1800-1820 censuses suggest that George was living near the same house where father John had lived in 1800. [1] [2]
1811 Samuel Brenneiser, child of Jark Brenneiser and Barbara Brenneiser, was baptized on May 19, 1811, in St Stephen Evangelical Lutheran, New Kingston, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Samuel Brenneiser was born on January 27, 1811, in Pennsylvania. [3]
1814 George Brenizer was taxed for 175 acres of patented land, 2 horses and 3 cows, in East Pennsbro Twp, Cumberland County. [4]
1817 Geo Brenizer was taxed in East Pennsbro Twp, Cumberland County. [5]
1820 The George Brenizer farm was built at Shady Lane at Mulberry Drive, Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [6]
1830 Geo Barizer (age 40-50) lived in Silver Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with 2 males age 15-20, (Isaac and David) and females: two 10-15 (Ann and Mary), one age 20-30 (Elizabeth), one age 40-50 (Anna Barbara), and one age 70-80 (perhaps his mother). [7]
1832-34 George Brenizer was listed on the triennial tax assessment in Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland County with 150 acres of land, 13 acres of land, 4 horses, 3 cows. [8]
1837 The Gettysburg Republican Compiler Newspaper, dated August 22, cites George Brenizer of Silver Spring as a vice president of the assemblage described in the following story [Photocopy, Newspaper clipping of George Brenizer at a political meeting.]:
… the Democratic Republic citizens of Cumberland County met in the courthouse on Monday evening the 14th inst. At no time has there been a larger or more respectable assemblage of the freemen of the county - the elite of the Democratic party - "the bone and sinew" of our country were in attendance, and the whole proceedings are well calculated to convince the motley opposition of the folly of attempting to make anything like a respectable stand against men who are determined to be free. ... Resolved, That the pecuniary embarrassment under which our community is now laboring is caused by the erroneous system of creating Banking monopolies, which have produced an inflated, fluctuating and false currency - encouraged and propogated a mad and ruinous spirit of speculation - driven from circulation the only pecuniary medium known to our laws ... Resolved, that the United States Bank, by its late proceedings, has falsified the predictions of its friends and supporters - deceived and insulted the people - forfeited its charter - & proved itself to be the rottenest of the rotten, Resolved, That the refusal of the banks to redeem their notes with gold and silver is a direct violation of good faith and positive contract...Resolved, that the issue of illegal paper money under the false and frivolous plea of necessity... Resolved, that we recommend to the State Legislature to enact such laws as will promote a thorough and wholesome reformation in our Banking system …
1840 George Brenizer lived in Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (10 thru 14), 1 (15 thru 19), 1 (20 thru 29), and 1 (50 thru 59); and females: 1 (under 5), 1 (15 thru 19), 1 (20 thru 29), and 1 (50 thru 59). [9] The adjacent listing was Isaac Brenizer and wife age 20-30.
1850 George Breniser (age 66) lived in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Other Brenisers in the household included wife Ann B (age 67), Mary (age 30), and Ann (age 28). Two males Martin H Dunlap (age 10), and [grand-daughter] Jane E Rusell (age 11) were also in the house. Next door was Isaac Breniser (age 36), with children under age 12 and Isabella (age 31). John Mater (age 16) and Angelina Coleman (age 22), were in the house with Isaac. George (age 52) and Lanah (age 40) Eichelbergen were also next door. [10]
1857 George Brenizer of Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania purchased land in York County of Daniel M and Lovina Ettinger. Date 2 April, 1857. [11] "By deed dated the 3rd day of April, 1855, and recorded in the office for the recording of deeds in and for York County, Pennsylvania, on the 2nd day of April, 1857, in Record Book BBBB, page 316, the said Daniel M. Ettinger and Lovina, his wife, granted and conveyed to George Brenizer, of Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, the house and lot ... By deed dated the 1st day of April, 1857, and recorded in the office for the recording of deeds in and for York County, Pennsylvania, on the 28th day of October, 1925, in Record Book 23-G, page 561, the said George Brenizer granted and conveyed the house and lot of ground mentioned in paragraph (3) to Samuel Brenizer, of the said Borough of York" [12]
1857 George Brenizer and Isaac Brenizer endorsed a tavern application in Silver Spring. [13]
1858 George Brenizer's land was shown on the Bridgens map of Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland County between Hogestown and Mechanicsburg near Trindle Springs Creek. [14]
1850 George Breniser (age 66, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Ann B Breniser (age 67), Mary Breniser (age 30), Ann Breniser (age 28), Martin H Dunlap (age 10), and John E Rusel (age 11). [15]
1861 The will of George Brenizer, of Silver Spring, named children Elizabeth (married to Henry Light), John, Samuel, David, Isaac, Mary (married to John Mater with daughter Jane Russel), and Ann (married to Daniel Grofs). Mentioned plantation in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Dated November 28, 1857. Isaac Brenizer was the executor. Probate date June 17, 1861. [16] [17] [18]
1855-1861 George Brenizer [19] [20] and Anna Brenizer [21] [22] were buried at Trindle Springs Lutheran Cemetery in Silver Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
1861 George Brenizer, died on June 12, 1861, age 77-4-4 [23], Sect. A: "Consort", Anna Barbara, 23 May 1782, 4 Jan 1855, age 70-7-12. Brenizer, Isaac, 1815-1895; wife, Isabella, 1818-1886, Sect. A: Augustus, 1838-1856; Margaret, 1847-1873; Sarah, 1850-1859; Jane, 1857-1865. [24]
1863 Isaac Brenizer, executor of George Brenizer deceased gave an account with balance $24956.07 at the October session of the Cumberland County Orphans Court. [25]
1864 Jane Gring, grand child of George Brenizer deceased, petitioned the April session of the Cumberland County Orphans Court. The petition mentioned the account of Isaac Brenizer, executor. George Snyder, guardian of the children of Mary Moler (Mater?) deceased, a daughter of George Brenizer, deceased petitioned the court to audit the account of Isaac Brenizer. [26]
[1] United States Federal Census, 1810, line 13, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1810, [AncestryRecord].
[3] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, [AncestryRecord].
[4] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Tax, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[5] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Tax, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[6] The Brenizer farm is listed on this website, which provides information on three centuries of Philadelphia buildings and designers, [URL].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Tax, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1850, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[11] York County, Pennsylvania, Deed 4S-316, Index entry, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[12] Allen C Weist, ed., The York legal record 45 (1931), 122, [GoogleBooks].
[13] Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive, Carlisle Herald, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, February 10, 1847, image 3, col 1, [PSU News Archive].
[14] Henry F. Bridgens, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania: from actual surveys (Philadelphia: Friend & Aub Lith., 1858), [LibraryOfCongress].
[15] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].
[16] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Cumberland, Will N-154, [FamilySearchImage].
[17] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Cumberland, Will N-154, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[18] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Index, [AncestryRecord].
[19] Find A Grave Memorial 23693952, [FindAGrave].
[20] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[21] Find A Grave Memorial 23693931, [FindAGrave].
[22] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[23] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Historical Society Carlisle, Index Cards, Reel 401, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[24] USGenWeb Archives, Trindle Springs Cemetery, [USGenWeb].
[25] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Will 17-70, [FamilySearchImage].
[26] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Will 17-187, [FamilySearchImage].