Upper Level: Dietrich Horning 1731-1793 Maria Kraus 1731

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Dietrich Horning 1731-1793 Maria Kraus 1731

Background on the Horning family

The following paragraph is quoted from page 645 of the book "Mohawk Valley – Gateway to the west" Vol IV published in 1925:

"The Horning family was of Holland Dutch descent and tradition has it that there were originally 4 Horning brothers all of whom landed in this country from Holland on Oct 4 1732. One of the brothers settled in Perm, another in Kentucky, a third in Lewis County of New York, and the 4th in Tryon County of New York.

Certain it is that one of these brothers, Dedrick Horning, came over from Holland and settled on a farm several miles southwest of Canajoharie and Ft Plain in what was then Tryon County. Little is known of Dedrick's early life, save that he had 5 sons, Dedrick Jr, Adam, John, Lanert, and George who were residing with and helping their father when the war of revolution broke out.

That there was no wavering between sides is shown in the fact that all 5 sons enlisted in the same regiment to serve their country. Due to their living in the Canajoharie district, as mapped out by Sir William Johnson, they were assigned to the 1st regiment, Tryon County militia which was under the command of Colonel Cox and Colonel Campbell.

Their greatest service to their country was rendered in the then little thought of but now famous battle of Oriskany in which they and their regiment fought so valiantly, and in which, unlike many of their comrades, their lives were spared.

The Battle of Oriskany

Battle of Oriskany

The Battle of Oriskany was one of the bloodiest battles in the American Revolutionary War and a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign. On August 6, 1777, a party of Loyalists and several hundred Indigenous allies across several nations ambushed an American military party that was marching to relieve the siege of Fort Stanwix.

List of the men in this family participating in war

Historic Marker

Update 2018: The links to three rivers were broken, but I found another link on Family Search that takes you to a PDF with the same information I found earlier.

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6th Great Grandfather

Revolutionary War

Dietrich Horning
Parents: Nicholas Horning and Anna Maria Hoffman
Born 15 Mar 1731 New York

Married Maria Margaretha Kraus abt 1750
Military: Lieutenant, First Regiment, Tryon, New York

Died aft May 1793 (Will made 22 May 1793 and probated 19 Apr 1827)

Dietrich's will information
from Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families

Sources
Book: Mohawk Valley in the Revolution, Committee of Safety papers & genealogical compendium, Maryly Barton Penrose page 250, 264, 265, 284. The link for this online book: https://archive.org/details/mohawkvalleyinre0000unse/page/265/mode/2up?view=theater

Clip from the book listed above
(RSDA means records from Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia)

Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families

Mohawk Valley Gateway to the West Vol lV published 1925 page 645

New York wills and probate records

S.A.R. Application made by Thompson Burton Klock 10 Dec 1965

Military: New York Genealogical Records for Tryon, New York AND New York in the revolution as a colony and state page 386

Fort Plain Reformed Records

Family Search

ancestry.com
http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

Maria Margaretha Kraus
Parents: Jacob Kraus and Catherine Elizabeth Nellis

Born 15 Sep 1731 New York
Died: after 1793. She is mentioned in her husband's will which was written 22 May 1793, so it can be assumed she was alive at the time it was written.

Buried

Sources
AGBI

Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

CHILDREN

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5th great grand aunts and uncles

Mary Elizabeth Horning
Born 1750 Minden, Montgomery, New York

Note: Based on the year she reportedly married her husband
Married Adam Flint about 1766 Minden, Montgomery, New York

Children: Susanna, Adam, William, Margaret, Hannah, Elizabeth

Adam and Mary Flint's family information

Died 1834 Alleghany, New York

Buried
Sources
Clip about Adam Flint: Book: Mohawk Valley in the Revolution, Committee of Safety papers & genealogical compendium, Maryly Barton Penrose page 245

Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

Note: this paper/research claims she was born in 1758 - impossible if she married Adam in 1766

Revolutionary War

Johann Dederick Horning
Born 1751 New York

Christening 20 February 1751 Stone Arabia Church, New York

Johann's christening information from
Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families

Military: Pvt 1st Bn Canajoharie district 1778

Married?

Children?

Died

Buried
Sources
Christening: U.S. Dutch Reformed Church Records in selected states and the book: Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families

Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

Revolutionary War
Adam Horning
Born 1753 New York
Military: Fought in Battle of Oriskany
Attended Stone Arabia Church 1802, 1803
Married Dorothy Van Alstyne 1780

Children: Adam, Abraham, Nicholas, Dietrich, George, Maria, Margaret, Richard
Died Will dated 3 March 1826 proven 24 June 1826
Note: Sons Adam and Nicholas are not named in their father's will

Adam's will and probate dates

Buried
Sources
U.S. Dutch reformed church records
Will and probate info: Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families

D.A.R. North America Family Histories page 290 under Mrs. Emogene Plank Hamilton's lineage
D.A.R. application from Mary Underwood Funnell
Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

Revolutionary War

John Horning

Born 1757 New York
Military: Fought in Battle of Oriskany

Married

Children

Died

Buried
Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

Revolutionary War

Leonard (Leonhard, Lambert, Lenart) Horning
Born 1758 New York
Military: Private 1st Bn: Fought in Battle of Oriskany and was taken prisoner by the British from 6 August 1784 - prior to 24 Sep 1784. He arrived in Quebec 22 August 1784. He was on a POW list in 1782 under the name Leonard Hurning.

Leonard's military record recorded 24 Sep 1784
shows the above record shows payment for time spent
as a prisoner in Quebec

Married (widow) Anna Kress 16 December 1788 Reformed Dutch Church, Fort Plain, Minden Township, Montgomery, New York, United States

Note: his name was spelled Leonhard Hornung in the document, Anna is the widow of Johannes Kress.

Leonard and Anna's marriage record

Died

Buried
Sources

Birth Year: Sir Haldiman Revolutionary War records show that he was taken prisoner at age 26, making his birth year 1758, not 1750

Book: The Bloodied Mohawk by Ken D Johnson (Fort Plank Historian)

Note: according to Shirly Swaim on Family Search, his name is spelled Lundert Horning and the book reports Quit Rent Remission was given to owners of 900 acres of Conrad Conderman Patent of 1752 due to losses and hardships suffered during the late (American Revolution) war, Lundert Horning and Abraham Coapman together own 100 acres of this. Judge Fonda granted the quit rent remission.

1786 Handwritten Census Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York

1790 US Census Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York that claims 2 white free males of 16+ 1 free white male under 16 and one free white female

Note: his name was spelled Leonard Hurning in document

1800 US Census Minden, Montgomery, New York

Note: his name was spelled Leonard Horning in document

1810 US Census Minden, Montgomery, New York

Note: his name was spelled Leonard Hurling in document

1820 US Census Minden, Montgomery, New York

Military: United States Revolutionary War Roles

Note: his name spelled Lenart Horning in document

Marriage: Reformed Dutch Church Records, Fort Plain, New York

Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

Jacob Horning
Born 1760 New York
Married Margaretha Mariness 28 Jun 1789 Minden, Montgomery, New York

Children: Wilhelm, Jacob, Elisabeth, Catherine

Jacob and Margaretha marriage record

Died

Buried
Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

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5th Great
Grandparents

*Mary Margaret Horning
Born 1762 Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York
Married Robert Flint 6 Feb 1787
Children: Joseph, Elizabeth, Daniel, Mary, Robert, Margaret, Susannah, Nicholas, Catherine, Sally

Robert and Mary's family information
Died

Buried
Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf
Robert Horning
Born 1764 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
Married Elizabeth Hiller

Children

Died

Buried
Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

Revolutionary War
George Horning
Born 18 Oct 1765 Bowman's Creek, Minden, Montgomery, New York
Military: Fought in Battle of Oriskany
Married Uriah (Maria) Meriness
Died 1843
Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

Catherine Horning

Born 1767 New York
Married John Countryman

Note: Catherine's husband's name is misspelled in the book.
(RSDA means records from Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia)

Children:
Died 11 Jul 1844
Sources
Book: Mohawk Valley in the Revolution, Committee of Safety papers & genealogical compendium, Maryly Barton Penrose page 231

Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf
Anna Marie Horning
Born 1769 New York
Married Francis Dunckel about 1786

Clip from the book listed above
(RSDA means records from Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia)

Children: Maria, George, Nicholas

Died

Buried

Sources

Family Search
ancestry.com
http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf
Maria Horning
Born 1771 New York
Married John Hiller 22 Nov 1791

Clip from the book listed above
(RSDA means records from Reformed Dutch Church of Stone Arabia)

Children

Died

Buried
Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

William Horning headstone

William Horning
Born 1773 New York
Married 1) Dorothy (Dolly) Elizabeth Lehman
2) Magdalena Wieting 1783
Note: He was buried with Magdalena, so I assume she was the second wife
Died: 15 May 1859 New York
Buried: Alabama Cemetery, Alabama, Genessee, New York
Note about headstone: the circle of letters on the stone reads "Family Burial Place of Wm Horning" Beneath that it reads: Died and the death date, then I think his age in years and days. Under that is Magdelany, wife of Wm Horning...and I can't make out the rest, but it is likely her death date and age at time of death
Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

Pictures of the monuments: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19288479/william-horning
http://www.threerivershms.com/plankgene-4.pdf

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From a Funeral Program

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little - but not for too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take

And each must go alone

It's all part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the hills we know

And bury your sorrow among the trees

Miss me, but let me go.

The Line

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
We are all in “the line” without knowing it.
We never know how many people are before us.
We can not move to the back of the line.
We can not step out of the line.
We can not avoid the line.

So while we wait in line -

Make moments count.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready.

I'm My Own Grandpa

Many, many years ago when I was 23,
I got married to a widow
who was as pretty as could be.
She had a grown up daughter
who had a hair of red.
My father fell in love with her
and soon the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
for she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matters worse,
although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother -in-law to dad
and so became my uncle though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle,
then that also made him brother to the widow's grown-up- daughter,
who of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son,
who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother
and it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
she's my grandma too.
If my wife is my grandmother,
then I am her grandchild.
and every time I think of it,
it simply makes me wild.
For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpa!

Quotes from the Prophets

President Gordon B Hinckley: "It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us all, for each of us is a pioneer in his own life."

President Spencer W Kimball: "I hope to see us dissolve the artificial boundary line we so often place between missionary work and temple and genealogical work, because it is the same great redemptive work!"

President Joseph Fielding Smith: " The responsibility on behalf of our kindred dead rests with equal force on all, according to our individual ability and opportunities...the greatest and grandest duty of all is to labor for the dead."

The Passing of the Pot (Chamber Pot)

As far back in childhood
As memory may go
One household vessel greets me
That wasn't made for show
Beneath the bed twas anchored
Where only few could see
But served the entire family
With equal privacy
Some called the critter Peggy
And some the thundermug
And others called it badger
A few called it jug
To bring it in at evening
Was bad enough no doubt
But heaven help the person
Who had to take it out
Our big one was enormous
And would accomodate
A watermelon party
Composed of six or eight
When nights were dark and rainy
It was a useful urn
On icy winter mornings
The cold rim seemed to burn
At times when things were rushing
And business extra good
Each took his turn a waiting
Or did the best he could
Sometimes when in a hurry
To our disgust and shame
We fumbled in the darkness
And slightly missed our aim
The special one for company
Was decorated well
But just the same it rendered
That old familiar smell
Today this modernism
Relieves me a lot
And only in my vision
I see that homely pot.
(author unknown)

Poem about ancestors

Though steep is the path I follow today,
The footprints of time will show me the way.
For many have traveled a smiliar road,
And carried an equal of heavier load.

No troubles I face are new to this earth,
That man has not faced from time of his birth.
The route has been charted and roads have been paved
By legions before me who were stalwart and brave.

Their steps never faltered nor courage grew dim,
For they trusted the Lord and let Him led them.
If my faith and my trust remain steadfast and true,
God will guide and protect me in all that I do.
- Dolores Karides

The Elusive Ancestor

I went searching for an ancestor.
I cannot find him still.
He moved around from place to place
and did not leave a will.
He married where a courthouse burned.
He mended all his fences.
He avoided any man who came to
take the US census

He always kept his luggage packed,
This man who had no fame,
and every 20 years or so,
This rascal changed his name.
No one else inthis world is
searching for this elusive man,
so I play "Gene-solitaire"
To find him, if I can!

I'm told he's buried in a plot,
with tombstone he was blessed;
but the weather took engravings,
and some vandals took the rest.
He died before the county clerks
were appointed to keep records
No family Bible has emerged -
In spite of all my efforts.

To top it off, this elusive ancestor
who has caused me many groans -
left me even one more challenge:
He brothed a lady,
by the name of "Jones"!
(Got this from a publication
put out by the DUP organization
that names the author: Merrell Kenworthy)

Poem: Heaven's Door

If I should go before you,

If life on earth were through;

I'll stop just inside Heaven's door,

and there I'll wait for you.

You've but to look 'cross star filled skies,

Past the moon and then beyond;

To know my leaving could never break,

This heart's undying bond.

And if you should go before me,

If your journey on earth were through;

You know I will be close behind,

I'll never be far from you.

Across the span of time and space,

This love will reach this far;

For you'll always carry a bit of my heart,

No matter where you are.

Allison Chambers Coxsey©1995 ~ All Rights Reserved

Which Shall It Be? by Adelaide Proctor

Which shall it be?

"Which shall it be? Which shall it be?
I looked at John and John looked at me,
And when I found that I must speak,
My voice seemed strangely low and weak:
˜Tell me again what Robert said,"
And then I, listening, bent my head.
This is his letter:˜I will give
A house and land while you shall live,
If, in return, from out your seven,
One child to me for aye is given."

I looked at John's old garments worn;
I thought of all that he had borne
Of poverty, and work, and care,
Which I, though willing, could not share;
I thought of seven young mouths to feed,
Of seven little children's need,
And then of this.

˜Come, John,said I,
We'll choose among them as they lie
Asleep. So, walking hand in hand,
Dear John and I surveyed our band:
First to the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lilian, the baby, slept.
Softly the father stooped to lay
His rough hand down in a loving way,
When dream or whisper made her stir,
And huskily he said: ˜Not her!"

We stooped beside the trundle bed,
And one long ray of twilight shed
Athwart the boyish faces there,
In sleep so beautiful and fair;
I saw on James rough, red cheek
A tear undried. E'er John could speak,
He's but a baby, too," said I,
And kissed him as we hurried by.

Pale, patient, Robbie's angel face
Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace.
˜No, for a thousand crowns, not him!"
He whispered, while our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son”
Turbulent, restless, idle one”
Could he be spared?
Nay, He who gave
Bade us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mother's heart could be
Patient enough for such as he;
˜And so," said John, ˜I would not dare
To take him from her bedside prayer."

Then stole we softly up above,
And knelt by Mary, child of love;
˜Perhaps for her ˜twould better be,"
I said to John. Quite silently
He lifted up a curl that lay
Across her cheek in a wilful way,
And shook his head: ˜Nay, love, not thee,
The while my heart beat audibly.

Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad,
So like his father. ˜No, John, no!
I cannot, will not, let him go."

And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away;
And afterward toil lighter seemed,
Thinking of that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one face
Was missed from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven."

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Dietrich Horning 1731-1793 Maria Kraus 1731

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