Goodhart Tressler

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Descendants of Goodhart TRESSLER



Generation No. 1


1. GOODHART2 TRESSLER (TRESSLER1) was born Aft. 1753, and died Bef. April 02, 1810 in Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., PA. He married CATHARINA. She was born Aft. 1753, and died Aft. 1810.

Notes for GOODHART TRESSLER:
1. #31 in list of Patriots Oath of Fidelity and Support returned by Andrew Rentch on 7 March 1778. Name listed as Goodhart Tresal from Washington Co, MD. (Book: Revolutionary Records of Maryland by Gaius M. Brumbaugh and Margaret Roberts Hodges, 1967)
2. Archives of Maryland Vol XVIII, Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution 1775-1783,Maryland Historical Society, 1900, pg 328. Listed as deserted on 2 June 1778 in the Muster Roll of Capt. John Kershner's Company. Guarding the Prisoners of War. Fort Frederick, June 27th, 1778 (1777-1778). Name listed as Goodhert Tressel.
3. Washington Co, Maryland,, 1778, Deed A 256 - selling property to Harman Working.
4. Frederick Co, 1748-1778 (MHR CR38486): Deed W 286; Nov 21, 1774; Godard Tressler from George Flick(?)
5. Frederick Co, 1748-1778 (MHR CR38486): Deed W 547; April 2, 1776; Godard Tressler to Henry Price
6. Baptism of Elisabetha Tresel on Feb 3, 1782, born Nov 1781, daughter of Gotthard Tresel and Catharina. (Source: Records of the Evangelical Reformed Church in Frederick, MD 1746-1800, translations by Wm J. Hinke and E. W. Reinecke, page 46, Baptism by Rev. Frederick Lewis Henop 1770-1784). Also found this reference in "Maryland German Church Records, Vol 5, Evangelical Reformed Church, 1746-1789, pg 50.
7. Listed in Frederick Co, Md Debt Book Index for 1770 (pg 129), 1771 (pg 163), 1772 (pg 167) and 1773 (pg 176). Residence on Three Springs. Owned 20 acres each of these years and in 1771 rented 10 acres. (Sources: MHR SR 7997-3, SR 7998-1/2/3)

Miscellaneous:

1. Found reference to Jacob Tressoler, Age 32 in Census of George Town Hundred, Frederick Co, MD, 8-22-1776. Also listed was Mary, Age 23, George, Age 4, John, Age 2 and Elisabetha, Age 7. (pgs 195 and 197)

2. Official Poll of Presidential Election - 1796:
George Trisler (Federalist) - page 272
Michael Trisler (D-R) - page 290

3. An Emanuel Trafler and Catharine Cramer was married in Washington Co, Maryland on May 7, 1785 by Rev Jacob Weimer (pg. 529)

Source for 1, 2 & 3: Maryland Records - Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources, by Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, MS, MD, Vol 1.

4. Baptism of Samuel Trexler son of Emanuel and Catharina Trexler. Born June 19, 1786 and baptized April 31, 1787. Source: Washington Co. Md Reformed Church Records of the 18 Century, 1768-1800.

5. Jacob Tressler owned 20 acres called "No Bottle" in District 8 of Frederick Co., Md in 1798. (pg 137). Margaret Tressler owned 1/4 lot in District 5 of same county, state and year. Source: Frederick Co. Commissioners of the Tax Assessment of 1798 (MHR CR 35204)

More About GOODHART TRESSLER:
Baptism: January 02, 1797, Reformed or Lutheran Church, Berlin, Somerset County, PA (Source: E. C. Saylor, Births and Baptisms of Somerset County, PA in Reformed and Lutheran Church Records of Berlin, Somerset County, PA, Volume II, (1929).)

Children of GOODHART TRESSLER and CATHARINA are:
2. i. SAMUEL3 TRESSLER, b. Abt. 1778, Probably Washington Co., Maryland; d. February 1854.
ii. ELISABETHA TRESSLER, b. November 1781 (Source: Records of the Evangelical Reformed Church in Frederick, MD 1746-1800; translations by Wm J. Hinke and E. W. Reinecke, pg 46 - Baptisms by Rev Frederick Lewis Henop 1770-1784); d. Unknown.

More About ELISABETHA TRESSLER: Baptism: January 02, 1797, Reformed or Lutheran Church, Berlin, Somerset County, PA (Source: E. C. Saylor, Births and Baptisms of Somerset County, PA in Reformed and Lutheran Church Records of Berlin, Somerset County, PA, Volume II, (1929).) Christened: February 03, 1782, Evangelical Reformed Church, Frederick, Frederick Co, Maryland

3. iii. JOHN TRESSLER, b. July 22, 1797, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., PA; d. January 15, 1867, Most Likely, Southhampton Twp, Somerset Co., PA.

Goodhart married Catharina. (Catharina was born after 1753 and died after 1810.)