Part I
From "Hudson, Hamacher and Related Families", by Roy David Hudson, Sept. 1, 1952; Page 50 et seq., including an account of the Nokes Family of Kentucky.
Hamacher Family Records
JOHANN ADAM HAMACHER arrived Sept. 30, 1740 at Philadelphia. One Johann Hubrecht Hamacher was on the same ship, but relationship between them is not known. (Listed in Pennsylvania German Pioneers, Strassburger-Hinke, Vol. I, p. 279). Adam was granted land in 1749 and later (Penna. Archives, Series 3, Vol. 24, pages 434,-5,-6,-8, 699). His first wife Eve. In 1762 he sold land signed by him and his wife, Anna. (Dauphin Co. Deeds L-14, p.49). When he died in 1783, he named 5 children in his will. A deed of settlement (Dauphin Co. G 1.375) lists 5 tracts of land, named eleven children, accounting for all of the sixteen except Susannah Doc. B. 9. 74. The final account of his Executor listed no names. (Lancaster Co. Guardian Accounts, Misc. 1800, p. 324). Adam's children were:
§ Adam, Jr., m. Molly Shoemaker. Died 1820.
§ John m. Maria Eva Bollinger.
§ Anna Maria b. 12-17-1743, m. John Etter
§ Marie Salome. bap 3-24-1745, m. 10-27-1769 Adam Lampert. Moved to Virginia.
§ Maria Eva, b. 11-7-1746, m. Francis Groff
§ Henry, m. 9-4-1768 to Ann (Tschudy).
§ Elizabeth, b. 1-10-1748, m. Anthony Shoemaker b. 3-8-1747, son of Philip,
bro. of Molly.
§ Samuel, m. Ann ------ (Overdear).
§ Philip.
§ David, m. Ann Herr; m. 2nd, Margaret Stout. Moved to Virginia.
§ Christian, m. Ann Ginder, d. 1826.
§ Abraham.
§ Isaac, m. Sarah ------.
§ Peter, went to Canada with Dunkards.
§ Susannah.
§ Daniel.
Records of the family appear in County and Church records, along with those of Hubrecht Hamacher's descendants. Work on the compilation of records is not yet complete.
Pennsylvania Archives, Series, Volume, page.
5-7-535 7th Co., 6th Batt'n, 1777 Capt. William Laird. David Hamaker
5-7-558 7th Co., 6th Batt'n. From 4-24-1778 to 12-7-1779. Col. John Rodgers,
Capt. William Laird. 5th Class, David Hammaker, served at Lebanon.
5-7-914 John Lidig, Surg'n of the 9 Potalion, Lancaster County Militia, the 4th
May, 1780. Report by Dr. Robert Clark, Sub. Lt 8th Co. 5th Class, David Hamaker
of the 7th Battalion.
5-7-943 Male white inhabitants, age 18-53, within limits of 8 Co., 9 Batt'n.
5-7-944 Col. John Rodgers, Capt. Wm. Laird, 4-11-1781 David Hammaker
5-7-917 Muster Rool of the 8th Co., of Col Rodgers Batt'n commanded by Capt. Wm.
Laird, 4-3-1781 to 5-31-1781. David Hamoker
5-7-747 Muster Roll for 1782. Nov. 26. 7th Battn., Capt. Abram Scott. David
Hamhacker.
5-7-748 Return Capt. Abram Scott for 1782. 7th Bn. David Hamaker.
5-7-755 Residing in District 2nd. Co., 7 Bn. Capt. Scott. 5-17-1785. David
Hamaker.
5-7-773 Muster Roll 7th Bn. 1783. Abraham Scott, Capt. David Hamaker.
6-3-617 Muster Roll Capt. John Bishop's Co. for 1784. Fifth Class. David
Hamhacker.
6-3-622 Capt. Bishop's Muster Roll. Spring 1785. David Hamaker.
Petition to Supreme Executive Council of Penna. 1781. Officers and privates of
Lancaster County Militia, signed by Capt. William Laird, states "We
conceive that the County of Lancaster has done considerably more than their
proportion of duty. . . . pray your excellencies to redress our
Grievances."
Eight of David's brothers appear by name in the same records listed above.
DAVID HAMACHER, born probably about 1751, bought land in Dauphin County, Penna. In 1786 (Deeds B 1 250) bought stock in 1787 (Deeds B 1 413) sold his inheritance rights to his brother Adam (G 1 242), moved to Virginia leaving a part of his land to be sold at auction (C 1 19). David appears in the tax lists in Virginia 1792. He appears in Augusta County to consent to marriage of his daughter Barbara, to Abraham Lambert, Dec. 26, 1795. (Chalkley Chronicles p. 318). David buys 200 acres from John Lesher in Shenandoah County (Deeds I,p. 593), sells part to Holler (I 608). In 1805 mortgage to Phodehoffer (O 426) giving Stout land as security (P 93). Sold land bought of Lesher (P 103). Will Book F 167, will of Daniel Stout drawn 8-8-1803, proven 10/10/1803. Court Order Book 1803, p. 264, Stout appraisal. Court Order and Minutes from Feb to Jun 1806, David settles debt, leaves Shenandoah County. January, 1807, Margaret appears to relinquish dower right in Stout land sold to McConnell. 1810 Census of Augusta County lists David and Daniel (neither brother nor son of David). (*) Daniel and Franney in land deals 1809-1812, none for David.
David and Ann Herr Hamacher had three known children:
§ Barbara, m. 12-26-1795 to Abraham Lambert. Moved to Fayette Co., Ohio,
prior to 1822.
§ Ann, daughter of David, appears in marriage records in Shen. Co.
§ Samuel Hamacher
SAMUEL HAMACHER, born in Virginia 1-22-1790, died 4-28-1858, married 9-14-1813 to Elizabeth Craun, b. 8-8-1794, died 5-31-1862. Buried at Lexington, Indiana. Bought land from Abraham Lambert 8-16-1814 (Augusta County Deeds 39, 251) and sold same land back to Lambert (Deeds 41, 349) on August 25, 1817. After moving to Indiana he acquired some 500 acres of land (Scott County Deeds). Estate settlement in Court Record 1861, p. 211.
All know descendants of Samuel Hamacher are given in "The Craun Family in America", published 1950. (Craun Reunion association, Harrisonburg, Virginia).
§ John married Nancy Nokes
§ David married Rebecca Boles
§ Frederick married Lucy Rawlings.
§ Elizabeth married Samuel Boles.
§ Mary married David Clark.
§ Anna married George Shearer.
§ Dau. Twin of Mary died in infancy.
§ Son died in infancy.
JOHN HAMACHER, born 9-30-1814, died 8-7-1874, married 5-15-1834 Nancy Nokes, born 9-16-1818, died 12-23-1900. Buried at Uniontown, Indiana. Ten children.
§ Mary Ellen married Francis Deal
§ Martha Angeline died at age 14.
§ Lydia Marie married George W. King.
§ Elizabeth Jane married John F. Garriott.
§ Rebecca Frances married Henry H. Jordan.
§ Sarah Margaret married David Mitchell Hudson
married, 2d, John F. Garriott. (See Hudson Family Records)
§ Laura Alice married Mahlon Preston Stewart.
§ William Harrison married Martha S. McTarsney.
§ Samuel Thomas married Ada Orr
§ John Riley married Margaret Collings.
Married, 2d, Caroline Sult
T H E N O K E S F A M I L Y
Early research on the Nokes family was done by Gertrude Hamacher Powell, whose notes include some quotations by K.D. Noakes from a Short History of the Nokes Family in England.
§ George Nokes, a manufacturer of London, born about 1680, had a son
§ Thomas Nokes, who came to Virginia, had a son
§ George Nokes, born about 1736. In North Carolina Colonial Records (Vol. 9, p. 809) George Nokes signs a petition dated December 1773 to divide Orange County. The division in 1777 formed Caswell County, bordering the Virginia line.
George Nokes, Jr., made application for pension (National Archives R 7 679), stating that he was born March 17, 1766 in Caswell County, N.C., where he lived until January or February 1781, when his father removed to Lincoln County, Kentucky. May 1781 he volunteered for service in the Revolutionary War as an Indian spy (at age 15), served until his discharge at Fort Richardson when peace was announced in 1783.
George Nokes, Sr., had eleven children, their order of birth not known.
§ George Nokes, Jr., m. 8-18-1789 Nancy McGuire.
§ Benjamin Nokes, killed by Indians 7-25-1789.
§ Thomas Nokes, m. 2-19-1794 to Nancy Garrick, killed by Indians.
§ John Nokes, m. 5-29-1799 to Frances Jackman, killed by Indianas.
§ Liberty Nokes, killed by Indians 7-25-1789.
§ William Nokes, killed by Indians
§ Abraham Nokes, , born 8-25-1789, died 2-24-1865. Buried at Lexington,
Indiana, cemetery.
§ Elizabeth m. 5-10-1791 to James Young.
§ Polly (Mary) m. 7-21-1785 to Benjamin Haggard
§ Nancy, m. ------ Locke.
Abraham Nokes was still a child at the time of the Indian troubles, and survived. Records of land transactions indicate that he was the first to go to Indiana, was followed by Thomas Nokes, who was his nephew.
George Nokes, Jr. and Nancy McGuire had eleven children:
§ Elizabeth m. Barton.
§ Thomas m. 2-10-1811 to Rebecca Sutton, William Chance, bondsman.
§ Abigail m. Stringer.
§ Peggy m. Sutton.
§ Benjamin m. Sarah Gill.
§ Polly (Mary) m. Beddow (Bledsoe).
§ Abraham m. Henderson.
§ Nancy m.
§ Rachel m. Graham.
§ Elihu m.
§ Rebecca m. Delaney.
Thomas Nokes and Rebecca Sutton had six children:
§ Sarah Noakes, b. 4-24-1813, d. 4-11-1881. Married M.W. Owens. Sarah buried
at Uniontown Cemetery, had a son Thomas.
§ Nancy Noakes, b. 9-16-1818, d. 12-23-1900. Married 5-15-1834 to John Hamacher,
b. 9-30-1814, d. 4-7-1874. Buried at Uniontown. (See Hamacher Family page 53)
§ Emoretta Noakes, m. David Gravens.They had Asbury, Edward, Lincoln, Emma,
Frank, Oliver.
§ George Nokes.
§ Jefferson Noakes
§ Jonas Noakes.
Rebecca Sutton was the daughter of James (or Jonas) Sutton, who also had Cage, Miah, William and others. He was said to have been a Holland Dutchman, came to North Carolina, then to Kentucky.
Thomas Noakes was born about 1790, and sold land, 1/13 part of 400 acres (probably to settle an estate) 6-9-1856 to William Sutton of Lincoln County. Thomas and Rebecca Noakes, then living in Breckenridge County, appeared (Deed Y-1-128). Thomas died soon after, probably the same year.
Numerous names of the Sutton family appear in Revolutionary War records in Kentucky.
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(Excerpt from section on the Hamacher Family, from "Hudson, Hamacher and Related Families", by Roy David Hudson, Sept. 1, 1952 - - Page 14, and following pages):
September 14, 1813 Samuel Hamacher married Elizabeth Craun, daughter of Frederick Krahn of Augusta County, and his wife Anna Maria Rymel. When Frederick died in 1819, his estate inventory showed property valued at $8,097. 13 1/3, and it included books valued at $870.00. A share of the estate, $1,258.70, was paid to Samuel Hamacher.
Samuel and Elizabeth had two children born in Virginia, John who may have been named after John Crawn, youngest son of Frederick and near Samuel's age, and David, named after his father, David Hamacher. A daughter was named Anna.
August 16, 1814 Samuel bought an estimated 27 acres from Abraham and Barbara Lambert, land which adjoined the Lamberts, and "between the waters of Long Glade and Naked Creek". (The farm of Frederick Crawn was also on Naked Creek.) The price paid was $135.00. Prices after the War of 1812 had skyrocketed, but Samuel paid the current price for this land. By 1817 depression had settled down, banks were failing and real estate had dropped in value. However, August 25, 1817 Samuel and Elizabeth sold the same land, now surveyed 19 acres, back to Abraham and Barbara for $380.00, indicating that there had probably been buildings and other improvements. This sale probably preceded their immediate move to Indiana. Their third child, Frederick, was born in Indiana in 1819.
Samuel and Elizabeth acquired some 500 acres of land in Scott County, Indiana, a terrain of beautifully rolling hills and farm land, about half way between Lexington and Vienna.
In 1849 two acres were provided for a cemetery and church. According to a letter from a granddaughter of Samuel, Rosa Webster (born 1873 and lived all her life in Scott County) "My recollection of it was that the church was hewn log building. It is now a Baptist church but I have heard mother say that the first church was for different denominations. Mother's parents (Samuel and Elizabeth) belonged to the Presbyterian Church at Lexington, but we went to Kimberlin. It was close, and four miles seemed a long way to travel with horses; yet that was where we got our mail in those days."
April 28, 1858 Samuel was accidentally killed by the fall of a ridgepole when he was helping to tear down an old barn. Although he live to be only 68 years of age, he left over forty grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The names and dates of birth and death of Samuel and Elizabeth are carved in the heavy stone slabs that cover their graves at Lexington, with the verse on his stone:
When in 1817 Samuel and Elizabeth had taken the Wilderness Road down the Shenandoah Valley through the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee and on to Indiana, their first son John was but three years old. At Crab Orchard, Kentucky, they passed the home of Thomas Noakes and Rebecca, his wife. There a year later was born Nancy Nokes, John Hamacher's future wife.
George Nokes, Jr., father of Thomas, was a lad still fourteen when in January or February of 1781 his parents migrated from North Carolina to Kentuck (then a county of Virginia, which extended from the seaboard to Mississippi River, with no definite western boundary). This was in the time of the explorations and settlement under Daniel Boone.
As related in the biography of Daniel Boone by James Bakeless, the Boone family had come from Pennsylvania and settled in the Yadkin River valley of North Carolina. The family of George Nokes, Sr., was in nearby Caswell County (first part of Orange) and shared the migratory fever…… Early in 1781 the Nokes family arrived (in Kentucky) just as a new series of Indian raids plagued the frontier. In May 1781, George Nokes, Jr., then just fifteen, volunteered as an Indian spy, and served until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783. He was on guard duty on the border as late as 1793.
Colonel William Whitely, one of the leaders in Kentucky from as early as 1775, built a station on the Wilderness Road near Crab Orchard. Quoted in Kentucky State Historical Society Register, Vol. 36, page 198, he reports:
"January 1st 1785 It was that a party of Indians came in near to the Crab Orchard and caught a son of old Mr. Nokes, this the first time I had every wore the commission of Capt. I raised a party and pursuede them about 15 Indians in number part Shawnee and part CheroKeey. They were in camp in a Rock house but kep one spie Back which Discovered us & from the Clifts of the Water courses we could not get there without going about half mile. They being afoot and the country so Rough we only took one prisoner by name Bigg Jim of Chota or Cherokee. I left him with some of the men & pursued others. They brought him to the Orchard & had killed him before I returned he killed by Michael Farris a cowardly fellow who never would go on an Expedition of any kind.
"Benjamin Shelby killed near Noxken Creek about 6 miles from My Old Station. Mrs Ward killed in Copper Cr. about 6 miles from my Old Station. Benjamin Nokes was killed. one child & Elizabeth Nokes wounded. Indians not defeated. July 25, 1789.
The one child killed was probably Liberty Nokes. Thomas, John and William Nokes were all killed by Indians; and of the seven sons of George Nokes, Sr., and Nancy McGuire, his wife, George Nokes, Jr., was the only adult to survive. Little Abraham was still an infant when the worst of the Indian fighting ended. Elizabeth is the only one of the four girls mentioned.
According to one family record, George Nokes, Jr. was a Quaker, was particular in his dress and manner, wore his hair in a queue and wore knee breeches and silk hose, and shoes with silver buckles, long after men's fashions had changed.
Thomas Nokes, son of George, was a copper. He married Rebecca, daughter of James Sutton, who had a tanyard and slaves and was well-to-do. It was said that he died leaving gold and silver buired, but was unable to reveal the hiding place in dying.
Thomas and Rebecca followed his uncle Abraham to southern Indiana some time after 1820. In 1830 when Nancy was twelve, the census listed 4 boys and 4 girls in the family, all under 20.
Nancy married John Hamacher, son of Samuel, and they spent their lives together in the region of Scott and Jackson Counties. He was a sawmill operator, carpenter and farmer.
I remember Nancy as a quiet mannered little lady in eighties. Father told me in vivid detail of the double-walled fruit house on John Hamacher's farm, filled with every variety of the best apples. The roof was made of boards from ridge to eaves, with a water groover planed out at each side of the strip that covered the crack.
He left this old wooden grooving plane, a rabbeting plane, and one with two blades to cut tongues and grooves, and one with a standard two-inch blade. The blades are held in place with wooden wedges, and believe me, they require far more skill to operate than modern tools, and the time and patience must have been equally great.
He laid out the original thirty-nine lots of Hayville, March 4, 1858, and built the first house there, which still stands. Later the town was named Crothersville, at the insistence of Dr. Crothers, a railroad official, who promised a new station for the honor.
John Hamacher was active in community affairs and presided at the recruiting
meeting for the Civil War. He helped build the new Methodist Church in 1868. He
attended and is buried at the Baptist Church at Uniontown. Nancy outlived him a
quarter of a century and died in 1900.
I have a little volume 2 by 3 ˝ inches in size, bound in soft leather, the
Testament and Psalms in tiny print, presented by John to Sarah, his daughter, at
the age of ten, when she started to Sunday school. In it he inscribed her name
and on another leaf, "Read Slowly, study carefully & act
accordingly".
----- End of excerpts from "Hudson, Hamacher and Related Families", by Roy David Hudson, Sept. 1, 1952.
A copy of the above book is on file at the Genealogy Division, Indiana State Library, 140 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis. A copy is also on file with The Public Archives Commission, State of Delaware, Leon de Valinger, Jr., Archivist, at Dover.
It is certified that the above records of the Hamacher and Nokes families have been copied as a true and accurate rendering, verbatim, of material contained in this book, of which twelve copied have been bound as a limited edition chiefly for members of the Hudson families; and that the essential facts as to lineage are supported by records know to the author and to the undersigned to exist as given and documented therein, on file in the public records of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Indiana.
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