Tanner by trade.
John Daut / Johann Dautt / John Doutt
by Ruth Doutt Ingertson
Although much of the life of our progenitor, John Doutt, remains a mystery, we do know he was one of those immigrants who did so much in the settlement of our nation. THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH.
John Doutt was born February 18, 1778, location unknown. Tradition says he came to America from England. However, we know he was of German descent. Perhaps he traveled from Germany to England to work for passage to America. Or, perhaps his family was one of many who left the Palatinate to settle in England to escape religious persecution. There is much speculation concerning John. One source provided a shocker: "Of course, you know that John Doutt came to America disguised as a woman" ! Another source says John was the brother of Daniel Daut we find in records of Jordan Lutheran & Reformed Church, Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. This may be so and perhaps they came to America as a "couple". One source says John married a woman who had been kidnapped, as a child, by gypsies. Speculation is great, but what is needed is proof.
We first find John in the records of Jordan Lutheran & Reformed Church (where his name was spelled Johannes Daut) with the baptism of his children: Ruben (1801), Daniel (1803), John H. (1805), and Absalom Solomon (1806). The mother of these children was Elisabeth . By the time of birth of Catherine (1811), the family was in Friedensburg, Schuylkill County (PA) and records come from St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church (now known as St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church). There followed the birth of Salome (1813). A week following Salome's birth Elisabeth died, March 14, and she is buried in the church cemetery. There we find the second spelling of John's name, Johann Dautt, on Elisabeth's tombstone.
Later John married Catherine Good, who may have been the daughter of Jacob and Catherine Guth. The birth of John and Catherine's son, Amon (1816) is found in the records of St. John's Church. There may have been a daughter, Ann, also. Proof is needed.
By the birth of son Amos (1817), the family was in Northumberland County (PA). Here is found the first record of John owning land. He purchased land with Martin Preiss (who is also mentioned in the records of St. John's Church). A year later John sold his portion of the land to Martin Preiss. Perhaps this was at the time of their journey to Western Pennsylvania. Their last known son, Aron, was born about 1824, probably in Butler County. There may have been other children but no record of them has been found.
John was a tanner by trade. He may have been a farmer while in Butler County. John must have been a literate man. We find in the inventory of his estate a desk, a bookcase, and 42 books. This is unusual for this time, 1830, when the average family owned but one book, the Bible. In these records we find the spelling of the name as John Doutt. We known the family used this spelling.
John died March 9, 1830, in Connoquenessing Township, Butler County, PA. He is buried in the Mennonite Cemetery near Harmony. There is no stone for John but is he buried in the 11th row, Section B. If consent can be obtained, there will be a stone erected in the near future.
An interesting fact concerning the town of Harmony is that the land was sold to George Rapp in 1803 for the establishment of a communal society. It has been said that it was the most successful of communal societies for awhile. In 1814, George Rapp was feeling the pressure of more and more people coming to the area so he moved his people to New Harmony, Indiana, after having sold the town (6,000 acres) to Abraham Ziegler for $100,000. In the society was a John Dautt, who had come from Wurttemburg, Germany, as member of the George Rapp Society. One may find his name in records at the Harmony Museum today. He is not to be confused with our John Doutt.
After John's Death, Catherine made her home with son, Aron. It is not known where Catherine is buried.
The heritage left by John Doutt is summed up so eloquently by Gerber in his EMIGRANTS FROM WUERTTEMBURG - THE ADOLPH GERBER LISTS. "Deep down in the very foundation of our nation's history, practically lost in obscurity, were the hard-working, persevering, creative pioneers, without whom no superstructure, however, emposing, could long endure. Among these pioneers, of all those industrious, the most industrious, of all those persevering, the most persevering, of all those reliable the most reliable, of all those American the most genuinely American stand the Pennsylvania Dutch. It was this group of 18th century immigrants into Pennsylvania that furnished the leaven wherewith all the racial groups that came to America were really leavened."
*The above article appeared in the March 1991 issue of DOUTT DIALOGUES. The author, Ruth Doutt Ingertson, was possibly the premier researcher of the Doutt family genealogy. She passed away in September 1999.
More information on John Doutt and his family can be found on Francis Doutt Smith's website at: http://www.dd.douttsmith.com/Stories0001.htm#JohnDaut
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I have found some of John's children but I cannot link them and some do not currently have memorials here, however some of his grandchildren do. So far I know of the following:
Son Reuben Doutt
grandson John Doutt
Not positive but this might be John's son Danial Doutt
Son John Doutt
Son Absolam Solomon Doutt
grandson Ephraim Theodore Doutt
Son Amon Doutt
John Daut / Johann Dautt / John Doutt
by Ruth Doutt Ingertson
Although much of the life of our progenitor, John Doutt, remains a mystery, we do know he was one of those immigrants who did so much in the settlement of our nation. THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH.
John Doutt was born February 18, 1778, location unknown. Tradition says he came to America from England. However, we know he was of German descent. Perhaps he traveled from Germany to England to work for passage to America. Or, perhaps his family was one of many who left the Palatinate to settle in England to escape religious persecution. There is much speculation concerning John. One source provided a shocker: "Of course, you know that John Doutt came to America disguised as a woman" ! Another source says John was the brother of Daniel Daut we find in records of Jordan Lutheran & Reformed Church, Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. This may be so and perhaps they came to America as a "couple". One source says John married a woman who had been kidnapped, as a child, by gypsies. Speculation is great, but what is needed is proof.
We first find John in the records of Jordan Lutheran & Reformed Church (where his name was spelled Johannes Daut) with the baptism of his children: Ruben (1801), Daniel (1803), John H. (1805), and Absalom Solomon (1806). The mother of these children was Elisabeth . By the time of birth of Catherine (1811), the family was in Friedensburg, Schuylkill County (PA) and records come from St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church (now known as St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church). There followed the birth of Salome (1813). A week following Salome's birth Elisabeth died, March 14, and she is buried in the church cemetery. There we find the second spelling of John's name, Johann Dautt, on Elisabeth's tombstone.
Later John married Catherine Good, who may have been the daughter of Jacob and Catherine Guth. The birth of John and Catherine's son, Amon (1816) is found in the records of St. John's Church. There may have been a daughter, Ann, also. Proof is needed.
By the birth of son Amos (1817), the family was in Northumberland County (PA). Here is found the first record of John owning land. He purchased land with Martin Preiss (who is also mentioned in the records of St. John's Church). A year later John sold his portion of the land to Martin Preiss. Perhaps this was at the time of their journey to Western Pennsylvania. Their last known son, Aron, was born about 1824, probably in Butler County. There may have been other children but no record of them has been found.
John was a tanner by trade. He may have been a farmer while in Butler County. John must have been a literate man. We find in the inventory of his estate a desk, a bookcase, and 42 books. This is unusual for this time, 1830, when the average family owned but one book, the Bible. In these records we find the spelling of the name as John Doutt. We known the family used this spelling.
John died March 9, 1830, in Connoquenessing Township, Butler County, PA. He is buried in the Mennonite Cemetery near Harmony. There is no stone for John but is he buried in the 11th row, Section B. If consent can be obtained, there will be a stone erected in the near future.
An interesting fact concerning the town of Harmony is that the land was sold to George Rapp in 1803 for the establishment of a communal society. It has been said that it was the most successful of communal societies for awhile. In 1814, George Rapp was feeling the pressure of more and more people coming to the area so he moved his people to New Harmony, Indiana, after having sold the town (6,000 acres) to Abraham Ziegler for $100,000. In the society was a John Dautt, who had come from Wurttemburg, Germany, as member of the George Rapp Society. One may find his name in records at the Harmony Museum today. He is not to be confused with our John Doutt.
After John's Death, Catherine made her home with son, Aron. It is not known where Catherine is buried.
The heritage left by John Doutt is summed up so eloquently by Gerber in his EMIGRANTS FROM WUERTTEMBURG - THE ADOLPH GERBER LISTS. "Deep down in the very foundation of our nation's history, practically lost in obscurity, were the hard-working, persevering, creative pioneers, without whom no superstructure, however, emposing, could long endure. Among these pioneers, of all those industrious, the most industrious, of all those persevering, the most persevering, of all those reliable the most reliable, of all those American the most genuinely American stand the Pennsylvania Dutch. It was this group of 18th century immigrants into Pennsylvania that furnished the leaven wherewith all the racial groups that came to America were really leavened."
*The above article appeared in the March 1991 issue of DOUTT DIALOGUES. The author, Ruth Doutt Ingertson, was possibly the premier researcher of the Doutt family genealogy. She passed away in September 1999.
More information on John Doutt and his family can be found on Francis Doutt Smith's website at: http://www.dd.douttsmith.com/Stories0001.htm#JohnDaut
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I have found some of John's children but I cannot link them and some do not currently have memorials here, however some of his grandchildren do. So far I know of the following:
Son Reuben Doutt
grandson John Doutt
Not positive but this might be John's son Danial Doutt
Son John Doutt
Son Absolam Solomon Doutt
grandson Ephraim Theodore Doutt
Son Amon Doutt
Tanner by trade.
John Daut / Johann Dautt / John Doutt
by Ruth Doutt Ingertson
Although much of the life of our progenitor, John Doutt, remains a mystery, we do know he was one of those immigrants who did so much in the settlement of our nation. THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH.
John Doutt was born February 18, 1778, location unknown. Tradition says he came to America from England. However, we know he was of German descent. Perhaps he traveled from Germany to England to work for passage to America. Or, perhaps his family was one of many who left the Palatinate to settle in England to escape religious persecution. There is much speculation concerning John. One source provided a shocker: "Of course, you know that John Doutt came to America disguised as a woman" ! Another source says John was the brother of Daniel Daut we find in records of Jordan Lutheran & Reformed Church, Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. This may be so and perhaps they came to America as a "couple". One source says John married a woman who had been kidnapped, as a child, by gypsies. Speculation is great, but what is needed is proof.
We first find John in the records of Jordan Lutheran & Reformed Church (where his name was spelled Johannes Daut) with the baptism of his children: Ruben (1801), Daniel (1803), John H. (1805), and Absalom Solomon (1806). The mother of these children was Elisabeth . By the time of birth of Catherine (1811), the family was in Friedensburg, Schuylkill County (PA) and records come from St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church (now known as St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church). There followed the birth of Salome (1813). A week following Salome's birth Elisabeth died, March 14, and she is buried in the church cemetery. There we find the second spelling of John's name, Johann Dautt, on Elisabeth's tombstone.
Later John married Catherine Good, who may have been the daughter of Jacob and Catherine Guth. The birth of John and Catherine's son, Amon (1816) is found in the records of St. John's Church. There may have been a daughter, Ann, also. Proof is needed.
By the birth of son Amos (1817), the family was in Northumberland County (PA). Here is found the first record of John owning land. He purchased land with Martin Preiss (who is also mentioned in the records of St. John's Church). A year later John sold his portion of the land to Martin Preiss. Perhaps this was at the time of their journey to Western Pennsylvania. Their last known son, Aron, was born about 1824, probably in Butler County. There may have been other children but no record of them has been found.
John was a tanner by trade. He may have been a farmer while in Butler County. John must have been a literate man. We find in the inventory of his estate a desk, a bookcase, and 42 books. This is unusual for this time, 1830, when the average family owned but one book, the Bible. In these records we find the spelling of the name as John Doutt. We known the family used this spelling.
John died March 9, 1830, in Connoquenessing Township, Butler County, PA. He is buried in the Mennonite Cemetery near Harmony. There is no stone for John but is he buried in the 11th row, Section B. If consent can be obtained, there will be a stone erected in the near future.
An interesting fact concerning the town of Harmony is that the land was sold to George Rapp in 1803 for the establishment of a communal society. It has been said that it was the most successful of communal societies for awhile. In 1814, George Rapp was feeling the pressure of more and more people coming to the area so he moved his people to New Harmony, Indiana, after having sold the town (6,000 acres) to Abraham Ziegler for $100,000. In the society was a John Dautt, who had come from Wurttemburg, Germany, as member of the George Rapp Society. One may find his name in records at the Harmony Museum today. He is not to be confused with our John Doutt.
After John's Death, Catherine made her home with son, Aron. It is not known where Catherine is buried.
The heritage left by John Doutt is summed up so eloquently by Gerber in his EMIGRANTS FROM WUERTTEMBURG - THE ADOLPH GERBER LISTS. "Deep down in the very foundation of our nation's history, practically lost in obscurity, were the hard-working, persevering, creative pioneers, without whom no superstructure, however, emposing, could long endure. Among these pioneers, of all those industrious, the most industrious, of all those persevering, the most persevering, of all those reliable the most reliable, of all those American the most genuinely American stand the Pennsylvania Dutch. It was this group of 18th century immigrants into Pennsylvania that furnished the leaven wherewith all the racial groups that came to America were really leavened."
*The above article appeared in the March 1991 issue of DOUTT DIALOGUES. The author, Ruth Doutt Ingertson, was possibly the premier researcher of the Doutt family genealogy. She passed away in September 1999.
More information on John Doutt and his family can be found on Francis Doutt Smith's website at: http://www.dd.douttsmith.com/Stories0001.htm#JohnDaut
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I have found some of John's children but I cannot link them and some do not currently have memorials here, however some of his grandchildren do. So far I know of the following:
Son Reuben Doutt
grandson John Doutt
Not positive but this might be John's son Danial Doutt
Son John Doutt
Son Absolam Solomon Doutt
grandson Ephraim Theodore Doutt
Son Amon Doutt
John Daut / Johann Dautt / John Doutt
by Ruth Doutt Ingertson
Although much of the life of our progenitor, John Doutt, remains a mystery, we do know he was one of those immigrants who did so much in the settlement of our nation. THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH.
John Doutt was born February 18, 1778, location unknown. Tradition says he came to America from England. However, we know he was of German descent. Perhaps he traveled from Germany to England to work for passage to America. Or, perhaps his family was one of many who left the Palatinate to settle in England to escape religious persecution. There is much speculation concerning John. One source provided a shocker: "Of course, you know that John Doutt came to America disguised as a woman" ! Another source says John was the brother of Daniel Daut we find in records of Jordan Lutheran & Reformed Church, Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. This may be so and perhaps they came to America as a "couple". One source says John married a woman who had been kidnapped, as a child, by gypsies. Speculation is great, but what is needed is proof.
We first find John in the records of Jordan Lutheran & Reformed Church (where his name was spelled Johannes Daut) with the baptism of his children: Ruben (1801), Daniel (1803), John H. (1805), and Absalom Solomon (1806). The mother of these children was Elisabeth . By the time of birth of Catherine (1811), the family was in Friedensburg, Schuylkill County (PA) and records come from St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church (now known as St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church). There followed the birth of Salome (1813). A week following Salome's birth Elisabeth died, March 14, and she is buried in the church cemetery. There we find the second spelling of John's name, Johann Dautt, on Elisabeth's tombstone.
Later John married Catherine Good, who may have been the daughter of Jacob and Catherine Guth. The birth of John and Catherine's son, Amon (1816) is found in the records of St. John's Church. There may have been a daughter, Ann, also. Proof is needed.
By the birth of son Amos (1817), the family was in Northumberland County (PA). Here is found the first record of John owning land. He purchased land with Martin Preiss (who is also mentioned in the records of St. John's Church). A year later John sold his portion of the land to Martin Preiss. Perhaps this was at the time of their journey to Western Pennsylvania. Their last known son, Aron, was born about 1824, probably in Butler County. There may have been other children but no record of them has been found.
John was a tanner by trade. He may have been a farmer while in Butler County. John must have been a literate man. We find in the inventory of his estate a desk, a bookcase, and 42 books. This is unusual for this time, 1830, when the average family owned but one book, the Bible. In these records we find the spelling of the name as John Doutt. We known the family used this spelling.
John died March 9, 1830, in Connoquenessing Township, Butler County, PA. He is buried in the Mennonite Cemetery near Harmony. There is no stone for John but is he buried in the 11th row, Section B. If consent can be obtained, there will be a stone erected in the near future.
An interesting fact concerning the town of Harmony is that the land was sold to George Rapp in 1803 for the establishment of a communal society. It has been said that it was the most successful of communal societies for awhile. In 1814, George Rapp was feeling the pressure of more and more people coming to the area so he moved his people to New Harmony, Indiana, after having sold the town (6,000 acres) to Abraham Ziegler for $100,000. In the society was a John Dautt, who had come from Wurttemburg, Germany, as member of the George Rapp Society. One may find his name in records at the Harmony Museum today. He is not to be confused with our John Doutt.
After John's Death, Catherine made her home with son, Aron. It is not known where Catherine is buried.
The heritage left by John Doutt is summed up so eloquently by Gerber in his EMIGRANTS FROM WUERTTEMBURG - THE ADOLPH GERBER LISTS. "Deep down in the very foundation of our nation's history, practically lost in obscurity, were the hard-working, persevering, creative pioneers, without whom no superstructure, however, emposing, could long endure. Among these pioneers, of all those industrious, the most industrious, of all those persevering, the most persevering, of all those reliable the most reliable, of all those American the most genuinely American stand the Pennsylvania Dutch. It was this group of 18th century immigrants into Pennsylvania that furnished the leaven wherewith all the racial groups that came to America were really leavened."
*The above article appeared in the March 1991 issue of DOUTT DIALOGUES. The author, Ruth Doutt Ingertson, was possibly the premier researcher of the Doutt family genealogy. She passed away in September 1999.
More information on John Doutt and his family can be found on Francis Doutt Smith's website at: http://www.dd.douttsmith.com/Stories0001.htm#JohnDaut
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I have found some of John's children but I cannot link them and some do not currently have memorials here, however some of his grandchildren do. So far I know of the following:
Son Reuben Doutt
grandson John Doutt
Not positive but this might be John's son Danial Doutt
Son John Doutt
Son Absolam Solomon Doutt
grandson Ephraim Theodore Doutt
Son Amon Doutt
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