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Greathouse of Dunmore County, VA

Do you have any Greathouse kith and kin who resided in Dunmore County, VA? If so, please join us in our efforts to better document the Greathouse kith and kin who lived in this county, by sending your additions and corrections to Greathouse Point.

Greathouse kith and kin records found in the county:

1772, May 15 - DUNMORE (now SHENANDOAH) created from FREDERICK. (Hening, 8:597-599)

1772 - Settlement: John Artz, near Woodstock

Article: 1772 - Settlement: John Artz, near Woodstock

1772, Fall - Arrival: Rev. Peter Muhlenberg, Beckford Parish, Woodstock

Article: 1772 - Arrival: Rev. Peter Muhlenberg, Beckford Parish, Woodstock

1774, Jun - Oct - Provisions and Wagonage donated by John Greathouse

Article: 1775 - Public Service Claim: Isaac Hite, Assignee of John Greathouse

1774 - Agreement: Charles Beale and John Greathouse

Article: 1774 - Agreement: Charles Beale and John Greathouse

1774-1777, Between - Birth: Daniel Greathouse

Daniel, son of Johannes Greathouse & Elizabeth, born between 1774 and 1777.

Footnotes:

1) Daniel Greathouse's time period of birth, has been derived from the age of his son, Samuel L. Greathouse, age 19, at the time of his enlistment in Captain J. Miller's Company, 7th Regiment, U. S. Infantry, which occurred on 23 Jun 1814. Samuel L. Greathouse, age 19 in 1814, would have been born in 1795. If Daniel Greathouse was age between 18 and 21, when his son Samuel L. Greathouse was born in 1795, then Daniel Greathouse would have been born between 1774 and 1777.

1775, Apr 9 - Holy Communion: Catharina Hag

Excerpt from Strasburg Lutheran German Records, 1768-1829:

On April 9th, 1775 the Holy Communion was held by Pastor Heinrich Muller [Miller] and the following were the communicants:

(p. 16 of the Strasburg Kirchenbuch (Church Record))

Henrich Hag
Catharina Hag

Those who received their first communion are the following:

Christina Hagen

1775, Oct 25 - Public Service Claim: Isaac Hite, Assignee of John Greathouse

Article: 1775 - Public Service Claim: Isaac Hite, Assignee of John Greathouse

1775, Nov 17 - Birth: Anna Maria Krodhauss [Grothauss]

Excerpt from Strasburg Lutheran German Records, 1768-1829:

Anna Maria, daughter of Johannes Krodhauss & Elizabeth, born 17 Nov 1775, baptized 15 Sep 1776 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Strasburg, VA. Sponsors: Joh. Krodhaus & Catharina Haack (both single).

1777, Oct 27 - Birth: Johannes Greathouse

Excerpt from Strasburg Lutheran German Records, 1768-1829:

Johannes, son of John Greathouse & Elizabeth, born 27 Oct 1777, baptized 15 Nov 1778 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Strasburg, VA. Sponsors: Peter Weyhrich & wife Engel.

1778, Feb 01 - DUNMORE renamed SHENANDOAH. (Hening, 9:420-424)

Sources:

The Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, Chicago, IL. Dunmore County, VA Chronology. View @ Newberry Library

Vivian Morlock Taylor contributed records, with source citations and research analysis for the compilation of Greathouse of Dunmore County, VA. Vivian is the daughter of James E. Morlock, who co-authored the book "The Greathouse Family in Indiana".

Virginia Historical Society, Guide to African American Manuscripts, 401 Hite family papers, 1768-1843. 43 items. Mss1H6375a. Page 87, 1774 - Contract: Charles Beale and John Greathouse. View @ Virginia Historical Society.

Greathouse Point, Greathouse County, Christian County, KY, 1813-1815 - Military Service: Samuel Greathouse.

Strasburg Lutheran German Records, 1768-1829, Strasburg, Virginia, transcribed and translated by George M. Smith and Klaus Wust. Edited by Klaus Wust. Shenandoah Genealogical Source Book No. 13, Edinburgh, VA: Shenandoah History Publishers. 1997. Page 40, 1775, Apr 9 - Holy Communion: Catharina Hag.

Virginia,(Virginia Payrolls/Public Service Claims, 1775) Collection Library, Dunmore's War: Public Service Claims Paid at Romney, Hampshire County, VA. Part of Record Group #1, Colonial Government. View @ Virginia Library

Strasburg Lutheran, op cit. Page 18, Anna Maria Krodhauss [Grothauss] birth and baptism.

Ibid., Page 19, 1777, Oct 27 - Birth: Johannes Greathouse.

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