Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell - (PDF ... - Adkinshorton.net

^^••••^^^^^^^^^••^^^^^^^^^•••^^•^•^^•^^^^^^••••m^^^^^^H___^_—The Northampton County farm on Cherry Creek was sold by Christian andDaniel Minier in 1787, and the Chemung County N. Y. historical accounts relateChristian Minier came to Big Flats in 1787 by way of the Susquehannaand Chemung Rivers.Christian Minier had married'about 1772 in Northampton Co. Pa. and bythe time he brought his family to Big Flats his children numbered at leastnine. All had been baptized in the same Church, the present Lutheran andReformed Church of the Evangelical Community, Hamilton Township, NorthamptonCo.Parents are given as Christian & wife Christiana of:George Minier born 15? Dec. 1772. Sponsors were "Georg Minier the grandfatherand his wife Elizabetha"Johann Jacob Minier born 4 Jan? (Jun?) 1774 Sponsors Johann Jacob Beckand Maria Reimelin, singleMargaretha Minier born 18 Dec. 1775 Sponsors Jacob Snell and wife AnnaMargarethaJoh Henrich Meiner born 9 Sept. 1777 Sponsors Joh Heinrich Bossert andwife CatherinaAnna Catharina Meiner born 11 Mar. 1779 Sponsors Heinrich Bossert andwife Anna CatharinaAnna Maria Meiner born 3 Nov. 1780 Sponsors Henrich Bossert and wifeAnna MariaAbraham Meiner born 8 May 1782 Sponsors Abraham Meiner and LuewiseHellerinElizabeth Minier born 10 Sept. 1783 Sponsors Peter Heyl (or Hegt?) andwife Juliana ElizabethSusanna Minier born 9 July 1785 Sponsors Joh Topfer and wife SusannaBorn in Big Flats according to the County History was:Christian Minier (Chris John) born 3 Dec. 1789Two other children's names appear in family records:Samuel MinierMary Elizabeth MinierChristian Minier's wife before marriage was Christiana Beck or Peck.Hannah Minier Breed's family records give it as Peck. However because thesecond son of the family Johann Jacob who was called Jacob, had as his baptismalsponsor Johann Jacob Beck, it is more probably the name was Beck.Also in the region where Christian lived when married", the name Peck is veryuncommon whereas there are several Beck families of German origin.The land at Big Flats was patented to Christian Minier in 1791 after he hadmade a "true settlement" on the Chemung just west of Newtown (now Elmira).Part of his 320 acres was on the steep hillside on the south side of the riverand part on the flats bordering the northward side. Christian not only built ahouse out of logs but he also raised corn and set out fruit trees. It was hissecond experience as a settler on primitive land since he was but 10 years oldwhen his father came to the previously uncultivated land in NorthamptonCounty in Penna.In 1821 when Christian was about 74 years old, he sold this land (in Lot 117of Big Flats, Tioga County) to a David Van Deren subject to a mortgage. Theterms of the mortgage were not met and Christian assigned it to his son Abrahamwho in turn assigned it to his brother Henry. Both of these sons died beforeChristian; Abraham was killed in 1827 and Henry died 1828.65