John P Gisch is the son of Abraham Gisch Susanna Kuhns. He married Elizabeth Shrock Engle about 1795 Lancaster Co, Pa. Children are Christian, Johannes, Abraham, Mathias, Catherine, Susanna, Elizabeth and Jacob. Only Susanna, Elizabeth and John had children. He was one of the founders of the Brethern in Christ Church and received 1/3 of his fathers farm.
This John Gisch is the great grandfather of J I Hamaker who wrote the book "Mathias Gish of White Oak", 1940. His grandfather is John I Gish and he has a chapter on his grandfather and what he remembered of him.
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"Grandfathers name was John but he signed his name John I to distinguish himself from his father John. The I had no other significance. In 1785 he bought 600 acres in a single tract of what was of the best farming land. At his death he divided into three equal parts for the three older sons, Jacob, Abraham and John in order of age as directed in his will."
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"John the third son of Abraham, received a third of the Donegal homestead upon which his father had made his home. He married Elizabeth Engle, a daughter of John Engle who lived in Donegal near the Susquehanna River. John had only
one son, John I." John and John I lived together on the same farm for seventy one yeas, the older John living to the age of ninety seven. When the time came for John I to retire from the active management of the farm he turned it over to the older two sons. This was Henry. The other son, Benjamin, was provided with a farm about two miles to the westward.
Under the circumstances there was no economic pressure to urge any of the male members of this family to migrate
till after the turn of the present century when Ezra, the only son of Henry, sold the old place in 1912 and moved with his family to Alberta, Canada.
John had two daughters Elizabeth who married Henry Musser and Susan who married Christian Hershey. Both sons in law belonged to well to do Donegal families and for a considerable time these families remained in the vicinity and today many of their descendents live nearby."
This John Gisch is the great grandfather of J I Hamaker who wrote the book "Mathias Gish of White Oak", 1940. His grandfather is John I Gish and he has a chapter on his grandfather and what he remembered of him.
page 28
"Grandfathers name was John but he signed his name John I to distinguish himself from his father John. The I had no other significance. In 1785 he bought 600 acres in a single tract of what was of the best farming land. At his death he divided into three equal parts for the three older sons, Jacob, Abraham and John in order of age as directed in his will."
Page 220
"John the third son of Abraham, received a third of the Donegal homestead upon which his father had made his home. He married Elizabeth Engle, a daughter of John Engle who lived in Donegal near the Susquehanna River. John had only
one son, John I." John and John I lived together on the same farm for seventy one yeas, the older John living to the age of ninety seven. When the time came for John I to retire from the active management of the farm he turned it over to the older two sons. This was Henry. The other son, Benjamin, was provided with a farm about two miles to the westward.
Under the circumstances there was no economic pressure to urge any of the male members of this family to migrate
till after the turn of the present century when Ezra, the only son of Henry, sold the old place in 1912 and moved with his family to Alberta, Canada.
John had two daughters Elizabeth who married Henry Musser and Susan who married Christian Hershey. Both sons in law belonged to well to do Donegal families and for a considerable time these families remained in the vicinity and today many of their descendents live nearby."
John P Gisch is the son of Abraham Gisch Susanna Kuhns. He married Elizabeth Shrock Engle about 1795 Lancaster Co, Pa. Children are Christian, Johannes, Abraham, Mathias, Catherine, Susanna, Elizabeth and Jacob. Only Susanna, Elizabeth and John had children. He was one of the founders of the Brethern in Christ Church and received 1/3 of his fathers farm.
This John Gisch is the great grandfather of J I Hamaker who wrote the book "Mathias Gish of White Oak", 1940. His grandfather is John I Gish and he has a chapter on his grandfather and what he remembered of him.
page 28
"Grandfathers name was John but he signed his name John I to distinguish himself from his father John. The I had no other significance. In 1785 he bought 600 acres in a single tract of what was of the best farming land. At his death he divided into three equal parts for the three older sons, Jacob, Abraham and John in order of age as directed in his will."
Page 220
"John the third son of Abraham, received a third of the Donegal homestead upon which his father had made his home. He married Elizabeth Engle, a daughter of John Engle who lived in Donegal near the Susquehanna River. John had only
one son, John I." John and John I lived together on the same farm for seventy one yeas, the older John living to the age of ninety seven. When the time came for John I to retire from the active management of the farm he turned it over to the older two sons. This was Henry. The other son, Benjamin, was provided with a farm about two miles to the westward.
Under the circumstances there was no economic pressure to urge any of the male members of this family to migrate
till after the turn of the present century when Ezra, the only son of Henry, sold the old place in 1912 and moved with his family to Alberta, Canada.
John had two daughters Elizabeth who married Henry Musser and Susan who married Christian Hershey. Both sons in law belonged to well to do Donegal families and for a considerable time these families remained in the vicinity and today many of their descendents live nearby."
This John Gisch is the great grandfather of J I Hamaker who wrote the book "Mathias Gish of White Oak", 1940. His grandfather is John I Gish and he has a chapter on his grandfather and what he remembered of him.
page 28
"Grandfathers name was John but he signed his name John I to distinguish himself from his father John. The I had no other significance. In 1785 he bought 600 acres in a single tract of what was of the best farming land. At his death he divided into three equal parts for the three older sons, Jacob, Abraham and John in order of age as directed in his will."
Page 220
"John the third son of Abraham, received a third of the Donegal homestead upon which his father had made his home. He married Elizabeth Engle, a daughter of John Engle who lived in Donegal near the Susquehanna River. John had only
one son, John I." John and John I lived together on the same farm for seventy one yeas, the older John living to the age of ninety seven. When the time came for John I to retire from the active management of the farm he turned it over to the older two sons. This was Henry. The other son, Benjamin, was provided with a farm about two miles to the westward.
Under the circumstances there was no economic pressure to urge any of the male members of this family to migrate
till after the turn of the present century when Ezra, the only son of Henry, sold the old place in 1912 and moved with his family to Alberta, Canada.
John had two daughters Elizabeth who married Henry Musser and Susan who married Christian Hershey. Both sons in law belonged to well to do Donegal families and for a considerable time these families remained in the vicinity and today many of their descendents live nearby."
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