The 1761 will of John Housel/Johannes Houshill specified a family burying ground located on his land that he said was "for the use of the family forever." His land and the burying ground were located in Amwell in the area now around Ringos, NJ.
According to the Hunterdon Historical Newsletter, in the September 1889 issue of Dr. Larison's "Ringos" magazine J. M. Hagaman wrote, "Upon a knoll about 100 yards north of the northeast corner of my plantation was, a few years ago, a graveyard in which were at least 100 graves. The spot triangular in shape is upon a track owned by W.R. Smith. The plowman has encroached upon it, from year to year, until every grave has been obliterated." He thought it was the Hagaman graveyard. It seems also to have been the Housel graveyard. Later generations of Housels were buried at Larison's Corner/Amwell Ridge, both nearby.
The location is near the Fairgrounds and "the Lambertville jug handle off Route 202 South...just north of Frontage Road."
The likely gravestone of John Housel is in the collection of the Hunterdon Historical Society. At one time it was thought to have been a Hagaman stone, but this does not seem to be the case. There are three initials on the stone, I H H. "I" and "J" were written identically in the 18th century. It is thought that I/J H is for Johannes and that H is for Housel/Houshill.
John Housel arrived in New Jersey early in the 18th century with his brothers and possibly his father. Some think that his father was Caspar Housel, but a study of the surviving records points to his father having been another John Housel/Johannes Hauschildt who purchased land in Amwell in 1729 and can be traced in the records until the 1750s. Casper Housel who was dead by 1739 only appears in two records. Unlike the other Housel brothers there is no record of him having been naturalized. Some researchers now think Casper was likely a brother of John Housel. Other brothers were Jacob and Mathias. All three of these Housel brothers left wills showing that they were relatively well-to-do. All were Freeholders.
According to his will, John's wife was Nelley/Neeltje UKN and she was to be looked after by her sons in addition to receiving a yearly allowance of 10 pounds.
His family were:
* Son William (1725-1809)
* Son Peter (1736-1821) who died in Stark Co., Ohio and who married Mary Wilson (baptized 28 Nov 1736 in Readington as Pieter)
* Daughter Susannah Trimmer (1729-1793) who was the wife of Andrew Trimmer (son of John Trimmer) who she married in 1746--she was not mentioned by name but her husband was listed as a son-in-law. They moved to York County, PA.
* Granddaughter Mary Trimmer
* Daughter Elizabeth?
* Grandchildren who were the children of daughter Elizabeth, perhaps implying that Elizabeth was already dead
His executors were his brothers Mathias and Jacob Housel.
It is worth noting that the name may have started as Hauschildt and evolved to Houshill/Houshell and then Housel. There are various spellings used throughout the 18th century and into the early 19th.Johannes was married three times. His first wife was Mary Dierdorff, who passed away at sea on the ship 'Davey' during their migration from Germany in 1738.
He had five sons with her: Matthias before 1721, Anthonius/Tunis in 1721, Andreas in 1722, Georg about 1725 and Harman/Herbert about 1732.
Next he married Elsa Catharina Engel, with whom he had seven more children: Anna, Christina and Wilhelm (all before 1740), Johannes/John in 1740, Nicholaus in 1745, Judith in 1746 and Henrich in 1747. Else died soon thereafter.
About 1748 he married a woman named Maria Catharina, whose surname is unknown. They had no children together.
Johannes' will was probated on either Feb. 22, 1749/50 or a day later, depending on the source. He was buried in Readington Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
According to the Hunterdon Historical Newsletter, in the September 1889 issue of Dr. Larison's "Ringos" magazine J. M. Hagaman wrote, "Upon a knoll about 100 yards north of the northeast corner of my plantation was, a few years ago, a graveyard in which were at least 100 graves. The spot triangular in shape is upon a track owned by W.R. Smith. The plowman has encroached upon it, from year to year, until every grave has been obliterated." He thought it was the Hagaman graveyard. It seems also to have been the Housel graveyard. Later generations of Housels were buried at Larison's Corner/Amwell Ridge, both nearby.
The location is near the Fairgrounds and "the Lambertville jug handle off Route 202 South...just north of Frontage Road."
The likely gravestone of John Housel is in the collection of the Hunterdon Historical Society. At one time it was thought to have been a Hagaman stone, but this does not seem to be the case. There are three initials on the stone, I H H. "I" and "J" were written identically in the 18th century. It is thought that I/J H is for Johannes and that H is for Housel/Houshill.
John Housel arrived in New Jersey early in the 18th century with his brothers and possibly his father. Some think that his father was Caspar Housel, but a study of the surviving records points to his father having been another John Housel/Johannes Hauschildt who purchased land in Amwell in 1729 and can be traced in the records until the 1750s. Casper Housel who was dead by 1739 only appears in two records. Unlike the other Housel brothers there is no record of him having been naturalized. Some researchers now think Casper was likely a brother of John Housel. Other brothers were Jacob and Mathias. All three of these Housel brothers left wills showing that they were relatively well-to-do. All were Freeholders.
According to his will, John's wife was Nelley/Neeltje UKN and she was to be looked after by her sons in addition to receiving a yearly allowance of 10 pounds.
His family were:
* Son William (1725-1809)
* Son Peter (1736-1821) who died in Stark Co., Ohio and who married Mary Wilson (baptized 28 Nov 1736 in Readington as Pieter)
* Daughter Susannah Trimmer (1729-1793) who was the wife of Andrew Trimmer (son of John Trimmer) who she married in 1746--she was not mentioned by name but her husband was listed as a son-in-law. They moved to York County, PA.
* Granddaughter Mary Trimmer
* Daughter Elizabeth?
* Grandchildren who were the children of daughter Elizabeth, perhaps implying that Elizabeth was already dead
His executors were his brothers Mathias and Jacob Housel.
It is worth noting that the name may have started as Hauschildt and evolved to Houshill/Houshell and then Housel. There are various spellings used throughout the 18th century and into the early 19th.Johannes was married three times. His first wife was Mary Dierdorff, who passed away at sea on the ship 'Davey' during their migration from Germany in 1738.
He had five sons with her: Matthias before 1721, Anthonius/Tunis in 1721, Andreas in 1722, Georg about 1725 and Harman/Herbert about 1732.
Next he married Elsa Catharina Engel, with whom he had seven more children: Anna, Christina and Wilhelm (all before 1740), Johannes/John in 1740, Nicholaus in 1745, Judith in 1746 and Henrich in 1747. Else died soon thereafter.
About 1748 he married a woman named Maria Catharina, whose surname is unknown. They had no children together.
Johannes' will was probated on either Feb. 22, 1749/50 or a day later, depending on the source. He was buried in Readington Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
The 1761 will of John Housel/Johannes Houshill specified a family burying ground located on his land that he said was "for the use of the family forever." His land and the burying ground were located in Amwell in the area now around Ringos, NJ.
According to the Hunterdon Historical Newsletter, in the September 1889 issue of Dr. Larison's "Ringos" magazine J. M. Hagaman wrote, "Upon a knoll about 100 yards north of the northeast corner of my plantation was, a few years ago, a graveyard in which were at least 100 graves. The spot triangular in shape is upon a track owned by W.R. Smith. The plowman has encroached upon it, from year to year, until every grave has been obliterated." He thought it was the Hagaman graveyard. It seems also to have been the Housel graveyard. Later generations of Housels were buried at Larison's Corner/Amwell Ridge, both nearby.
The location is near the Fairgrounds and "the Lambertville jug handle off Route 202 South...just north of Frontage Road."
The likely gravestone of John Housel is in the collection of the Hunterdon Historical Society. At one time it was thought to have been a Hagaman stone, but this does not seem to be the case. There are three initials on the stone, I H H. "I" and "J" were written identically in the 18th century. It is thought that I/J H is for Johannes and that H is for Housel/Houshill.
John Housel arrived in New Jersey early in the 18th century with his brothers and possibly his father. Some think that his father was Caspar Housel, but a study of the surviving records points to his father having been another John Housel/Johannes Hauschildt who purchased land in Amwell in 1729 and can be traced in the records until the 1750s. Casper Housel who was dead by 1739 only appears in two records. Unlike the other Housel brothers there is no record of him having been naturalized. Some researchers now think Casper was likely a brother of John Housel. Other brothers were Jacob and Mathias. All three of these Housel brothers left wills showing that they were relatively well-to-do. All were Freeholders.
According to his will, John's wife was Nelley/Neeltje UKN and she was to be looked after by her sons in addition to receiving a yearly allowance of 10 pounds.
His family were:
* Son William (1725-1809)
* Son Peter (1736-1821) who died in Stark Co., Ohio and who married Mary Wilson (baptized 28 Nov 1736 in Readington as Pieter)
* Daughter Susannah Trimmer (1729-1793) who was the wife of Andrew Trimmer (son of John Trimmer) who she married in 1746--she was not mentioned by name but her husband was listed as a son-in-law. They moved to York County, PA.
* Granddaughter Mary Trimmer
* Daughter Elizabeth?
* Grandchildren who were the children of daughter Elizabeth, perhaps implying that Elizabeth was already dead
His executors were his brothers Mathias and Jacob Housel.
It is worth noting that the name may have started as Hauschildt and evolved to Houshill/Houshell and then Housel. There are various spellings used throughout the 18th century and into the early 19th.Johannes was married three times. His first wife was Mary Dierdorff, who passed away at sea on the ship 'Davey' during their migration from Germany in 1738.
He had five sons with her: Matthias before 1721, Anthonius/Tunis in 1721, Andreas in 1722, Georg about 1725 and Harman/Herbert about 1732.
Next he married Elsa Catharina Engel, with whom he had seven more children: Anna, Christina and Wilhelm (all before 1740), Johannes/John in 1740, Nicholaus in 1745, Judith in 1746 and Henrich in 1747. Else died soon thereafter.
About 1748 he married a woman named Maria Catharina, whose surname is unknown. They had no children together.
Johannes' will was probated on either Feb. 22, 1749/50 or a day later, depending on the source. He was buried in Readington Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
According to the Hunterdon Historical Newsletter, in the September 1889 issue of Dr. Larison's "Ringos" magazine J. M. Hagaman wrote, "Upon a knoll about 100 yards north of the northeast corner of my plantation was, a few years ago, a graveyard in which were at least 100 graves. The spot triangular in shape is upon a track owned by W.R. Smith. The plowman has encroached upon it, from year to year, until every grave has been obliterated." He thought it was the Hagaman graveyard. It seems also to have been the Housel graveyard. Later generations of Housels were buried at Larison's Corner/Amwell Ridge, both nearby.
The location is near the Fairgrounds and "the Lambertville jug handle off Route 202 South...just north of Frontage Road."
The likely gravestone of John Housel is in the collection of the Hunterdon Historical Society. At one time it was thought to have been a Hagaman stone, but this does not seem to be the case. There are three initials on the stone, I H H. "I" and "J" were written identically in the 18th century. It is thought that I/J H is for Johannes and that H is for Housel/Houshill.
John Housel arrived in New Jersey early in the 18th century with his brothers and possibly his father. Some think that his father was Caspar Housel, but a study of the surviving records points to his father having been another John Housel/Johannes Hauschildt who purchased land in Amwell in 1729 and can be traced in the records until the 1750s. Casper Housel who was dead by 1739 only appears in two records. Unlike the other Housel brothers there is no record of him having been naturalized. Some researchers now think Casper was likely a brother of John Housel. Other brothers were Jacob and Mathias. All three of these Housel brothers left wills showing that they were relatively well-to-do. All were Freeholders.
According to his will, John's wife was Nelley/Neeltje UKN and she was to be looked after by her sons in addition to receiving a yearly allowance of 10 pounds.
His family were:
* Son William (1725-1809)
* Son Peter (1736-1821) who died in Stark Co., Ohio and who married Mary Wilson (baptized 28 Nov 1736 in Readington as Pieter)
* Daughter Susannah Trimmer (1729-1793) who was the wife of Andrew Trimmer (son of John Trimmer) who she married in 1746--she was not mentioned by name but her husband was listed as a son-in-law. They moved to York County, PA.
* Granddaughter Mary Trimmer
* Daughter Elizabeth?
* Grandchildren who were the children of daughter Elizabeth, perhaps implying that Elizabeth was already dead
His executors were his brothers Mathias and Jacob Housel.
It is worth noting that the name may have started as Hauschildt and evolved to Houshill/Houshell and then Housel. There are various spellings used throughout the 18th century and into the early 19th.Johannes was married three times. His first wife was Mary Dierdorff, who passed away at sea on the ship 'Davey' during their migration from Germany in 1738.
He had five sons with her: Matthias before 1721, Anthonius/Tunis in 1721, Andreas in 1722, Georg about 1725 and Harman/Herbert about 1732.
Next he married Elsa Catharina Engel, with whom he had seven more children: Anna, Christina and Wilhelm (all before 1740), Johannes/John in 1740, Nicholaus in 1745, Judith in 1746 and Henrich in 1747. Else died soon thereafter.
About 1748 he married a woman named Maria Catharina, whose surname is unknown. They had no children together.
Johannes' will was probated on either Feb. 22, 1749/50 or a day later, depending on the source. He was buried in Readington Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey.
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