Jacob Minor

1728 - 1812  (83 years)

• Name	Jacob Minor
  Birth	8 Jan 1727/1728	Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	1812	PA
  Person ID	I3153	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2015

  
  

  Family	Katherine Kayser
  Marriage	17 Sep 1751	Philadelphia, PA
  Children	1. John Jacob Minor,   b. Bef 18 Sep 1757, PA   2. Elizabeth Minor,   b. 1761/1762, PA   3. Abraham Minor,   b. 7 Jun 1762, PA d. 7 Dec 1849, Canada (Age 87 years)   4. Hannah Minor,   b. 1762, PA + 5. Isaac Minor,   b. 1767, Pennsylvania d. 10 Apr 1839, Yarmouth, Elgin, ONT (Age 72 years)   6. Sarah Minor,   b. 23 Jun 1769, PA
  Family ID	F913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  from "My Family History Project" by Linda Mager (rootsweb.ancestry.com) JACOB MINOR [cordwainer (shoemaker) and farmer] Jacob Miner arrived in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1743 from Saxony, likely aboard the ship the Loyal Judith. He was possibly from the Swiss, Austrian border country. He married Catherina Kayferin (Catherine Kaiser) on Sept. 17th, 1751 at St. Michael & Zion Lutheran Church in Philadelphia. (source: Lutheran Archives Centre, Philadelphia, Pa. In 1752 Jacob and Catherine moved to the frontier village of Easton, Pa. In 1754, Jacob reeived a land patent, from the Penns and built a house and Cordwainers shop in Easton, the first proper house in Easton. In the book "Easton a Frontier Village"(Easton Historic Society) the house is described as "a good and sturdy" two story dwelling, built of stone, suitable for a home and business." In 1754 Jacob sold the house for 90 pounds and moves away. By 1755 they moved to Dansbury, Pa., now Stroudsburg. He is mentioned in a book written about the town, "Old Dansbury" by Hillmand (Kenworth printing, Buffalo, 1934) Also in Pa. Archives Series 2, Volume 2 and again in the ledger of the Aaron Dupries General Store selling buckwheat in 1772. He became a naturalized U. S. citazwn on April 10, 1756 in Easton Twp., Easton County. (Pa. Archives Series 2, Volumn 2.). Still living on his farm in Dansbury, Jacob built a tannery near the village of Scotts's Run. The foundation for the tannery is still on Scott's Creek. From 1778 to 1783 Jacob and his son Abraham are listed as z'Tsngers of the Frontier" (Pa. Archives, Series 3 Volume 23, pages 300-301). Jacob and Catherine, along with sons Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham purchase oxen and wagons and leave Pennsylvania for Canada. In 1788 they receive a British Crown Land Grant Lot 16, Con. 1 in Wainfleet where Jacob lives till his death about 1812. They say he is buried in the orchard on his farm.