Sex: Male.
Birth: BEF 1700
Death: 15 Jun 1757 in Hempfield Twp, Lancaster, Pa
Family:
Children: John Kneisly - 1787. Michael Kneisly - 1793. Anna Kneisly. Mary Magdalena Kneisly. Anthony Kneisly - 1799. John Kneisly. Abraham Kneisly. Maria Kneisly. Beverly Barbara Kneisly.
Marriage: BEF 1736
Family: Wife: Christina .
Children: Christian Kneisly 1760 - 1836. Peter Kneisly 1758 - . Joseph Kneisly 1760 - 1773.
Marriage: ABT 1754
Parents: Husband: Anthony Kneisley 1657 - 1733.
Wife: Magdalena 1661 - 1733.
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Notes
From Kneisly Genealogy, 1932, Harm Loken Kneisly, Mt. Penn, Heading, PA:
The records in Lancaster, Pa., show that Hans Kneisly took out a warrant for 100 acres 9-4-1745, Reference P.A. 3rd- Ser. Vol XXIV, p. 450. This Hans is John, as frequently in early records will be found Hans, Johann and Johannes, and later just John for the same man.
His will is recorded in book B, Vol. 1, p. 169. Lancaster, Pa., (died) 6-15-1757, (probated) 7-30-1757, wife Christina. Children as given below. Executors - his son Michael, his brother George and Jacob Myer,
In a release of heirs of John Kneisly 6-26-1773, Book Y, p. 152, they sell his land in Hempfield Twp. to Jacob Neff. John Kneisly had, at his death, 200 acres which was part of a tract of 234 acres surveyed to him by the Land Office under date of 2-21-1734. The wife and eleven children are as given in the will, and the marriages of the daughters are as indicated below, with Magdalena appearing as Mary and Barbara appearing as Beverly.
Another settlement of the heirs of appears in book Y, p. 158, dated 3-4-1775. There the names appear as Magdalena, and Barbara.
Deed book Y, p. 158 dated 3-4-1775 states 8-16-1760 George Kneisly (brother of John) and Jacob Myer were appointed guardians over Christian, Peter and Joseph; further that, now Peter had arrived at the age of 21 years (1775) and Joseph died single. Notice that George and Jacob Myer were also the executors for John.
It seems as though the three youngest boys belong to a second marriage, since the marrige to Christina was in about 1754. This earlier marriage would have to have been in about 1736 in order for the sons to be 21 years old when executor of his father's will in 1757.
From History of Lancaster Co., Pa.T p. 877: John Kneisly came to this country with the Scotch-Irish and settled near Silver Spring in 1718. Died 1758.
Levi B Kniesly (born 6-23-1864) said he heard John Kneisly laid out Silver Spring, a small community about one mile from his home. That history gives the children as below and same marriages of the four girls.
Change: 10 Jun 2006 Time: 01:00:00.