Minier/Minier/Minnir
Notes
18.
Johannes (John) MINIER (MINEAR)
Earliest records of Helen Repair Cox show first six(?) children born in Bucks County, PA. Pension papers of son, David, also give his birth place as Bucks County (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC, pension cert- ificate 23,565, February 28, 1834, Survivors File 15932). In 1773, John Minear first went to the area that is now Tucker County, WV. In 1774 he led a party of 40 settlers to the Cheat River area; retreated to South branch of Potomac after Indian trouble and returned in 1776. Started settlement of Fort Minear; now St. George. In 1776 Minear built first saw mill west of Alleghenies, carrying machinery piece by piece from near Redhouse, MD. Was killed by Shawnees in 1781 while returning from Clarksburg where he filed land claims (Harrison Co., WV, Land Entry Book 1:52-53). Extensive accounts given in two Histories of Tucker County, WV; one by Hu Maxwell and the other by Homer Floyd Fansler, published 1884 and 1962. See also references given for Willhelm Minnir: Evangelical Parrish House, Norbaden, Germany. Note: IGI gives birth place as Sinsheim, Heidelberg, Baden.
Settlement of estate refers to 184 acres patented by him 25 October 1786 (John David Davis, "Harrison County, [West] Virginia Deed Records, 1785-1810," Bowie, MD, Heritage Books, 1993, p. 151) and 92.25 acres same date (Davis, p. 240).
Descendants include:
Helen Repair Cox, 1205 South Dr., St. Charles, MO 63301 Carl Nestor, Wolf Summit, WV.
Katherine Streby, R.R. 1, Box 564, North Webster, IN.
Oliver H. Muir, 936 Crespi Drive, Pacifica, CA 94044.
Comment from Rev. Clarence Minear, June 1977: The Minear farm at St. George contains 400 acres. Has been in the family for 201 years. It is better now than when it was first formed.
Marie Ursula
Identified by Roberta Pratt July 1997.
32.
John MINEAR Jr
Inherited father's property, 92.5 acres on Tygart Valley River, mouth of Pleasant Creek in Harrison County, 1 January 1787. On 13 April 1802 a claim filed by his brothers and sisters claimed he was unmarried, became insane and fled to the woods and not been heard from for 8 years (i.e. disappeared about 1794). Equal parts to be shared by Samuel, Jonathan's heirs, Mary (now Sailor, Jr.), Adam Minear. (Davis, "Harrison County Deed Records," p. 240). A similar claim was filed 12 March 1798, by David, Philip, Sarah Minear and William Haddox of Randolph County to Adam Minear, patented by John Minear Sr., 25 October 1787, 184.5 acres; also included Catharine Minear Haddox, Elizabeth Minear Washburn (Davis, p. 150).
33.
Elizabeth MINEAR
See Fansler, p. 55
38.
Samuel MINEAR
Phyllis Mossing has death date as 21 Dec 1859.
24.
Christian MINIER
Went to Big Flats, NY
40.
George MINIER
Baptised in Lutheran and Reformed Church of the Evangelical Community, Hamilton Township, Northampton County. Sponsors: Georg Minier the grandfather and his wife Elizabeth.
41.
Johann Jacob MINIER
Baptised at the Lutheran and Reformed Church of the Evangelical Community, Hamilton Township, Northampton County. Sponsors: Johann Jacob Beck and Maria Reimelin, single.
42.
Margaretha MINIER
Baptised at the LUtheran and Reformed Church of the Evangelical Community, Hamilton Township, NOrthampton County. Spronsors: Jacob Snell and wife, Anna Margaretha.
43.
JOH Henrich MINIER
Baptised at the Lutheran and Reformed Church of the Evangelical Community, Hamilton Township, Northampton County. Sponsors: Joh Heinrich Bossert and wife, Catherina. Jessie Howell Finch, p. 66.
44.
Anna Catharina MINIER
Baptised at the Lutheran and Reformed Church of the Evangelical Community, Hamilton Township, Northampton County. Sponsors: Heinrich Bossert and wife, Anna Catharina.
45.
Anna Maria MINIER
Baptised at the Reformed Church of the Evangelical Community, Hamilton Township, Northampton County. Sponsors: Heinrich Bossert and wife, Anna Maria.
46.
Abraham MINIER
Baptised at the Lutheran and Reformed Church of the Evangelical Community, Hamilton Township, Northampton County. Sponsors: Abraham Menier and Luewise Hellerin.
47.
Elizabeth MINIER
Baptised at the Lutheran and Reformed Church of the Evangelical Community, Hamilton Township Northampton County. Sponsors: Peter Heyl (or Hegt) and wife, Juliana Elizabeth.
48.
Susanna MINEAR
Baptised at the Lutheran and Reformed Church of the Evangelical Community, Hamilton Township, Northampton County. Sponsors: Joh Topfer and wife, Susanna. Birth and death dates from Martha E. Kolenski, 20050 Meadowood Drive, Jackson, cA 95642-9653. She quotes bible records in possession of Anita Dolson, Box 133, Wet Union, IL 62477; 217/279-3596.
James DOLSON
Ancestor of Martha E. Kolenski, 20050 Meadowood Drive, Jackson, CA 95642-9653. Dolson served in War of 1812, WO-900, served as Lt. in Capt. Solomon Smith's Co, NY Militia; received land grant of 160 acres.