Descendants of Hans Adam
Stieffel
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Adam Boots ( nee Hans Adam Stieffel) Will
Old North Mill Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church
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Adam Boots as witness for Valentine (Pfost) Post's will
Generation No. 1
1. HANS ADAM1 STIEFFEL was born 1733 in Mangabohrnn, Germany, and died August 18, 1803 in Hardy (now Grant County) West Virginia. He married BARBARA.
Children of HANS STIEFFEL and BARBARA are:
i. GEORGE2 STIEFFEL.
ii. MARY STIEFFEL.
iii. GARRETT STIEFFEL, b. Abt. 1765; d. Bef. December 12, 1819, Fayette Co., Ohio; m. ELIZABETH PETERSON.
iv. ADAM STIEFFEL, b. July 19, 1767, Probally Hardy County West Virginia; d. March 17, 1839, Greene County, Ohio; m. ELIZABETH KETTERMAN, Hardy (now Grant County) West Virginia.
v. BARBARA STIEFFEL, b. March 04, 1770.
vi. JOHN STIEFFEL, b. 1773.
vii. EVE STIEFFEL, b. 1777.
2. viii. MARTIN BOOTS, b. 1777, Hardy (now Grant County) West Virginia; d. September 09, 1842, Hardy (now Grant County) West Virginia.
Generation No. 2
2. MARTIN2 BOOTS (HANS ADAM1 STIEFFEL) was born 1777 in Hardy (now Grant County) West Virginia, and died September 09, 1842 in Hardy (now Grant County) West Virginia. He married MARY ODELL in Hardy (now Grant County) West Virginia, daughter of JOHN ODELL and NANCY MOORE. She was born Abt. 1786 in Virginia.
Children of MARTIN BOOTS and MARY ODELL are:
3. i. JOHN ODLE3 BOOTS, b. 1809, ROSS CO, OHIO; d. December 12, 1851, SOMERSET, IN.
ii. NANCY A. BOOTS, b. 1806, Ross County, Ohio; d.
1876; m. DANIEL B. MILLER, May 24, 1832, Grant County Indiania.
iii. ASENATH BOOTS, b. 1810; m. GEORGE BRODERICK, June 22, 1828, Randolph
County, Indiania.
iv. SARAH BOOTS, b. May 24, 1811; d. 1882; m. NELSON CONNER, April 15, 1831, Grant County Indiania.
v. WILLIAM BOOTS, b. 1814, Ross County, Ohio; d. 1860; m. (1) JULIANN HURLEY, July 04, 1833, Grant County Indiania; m. (2) ELIZA JANE BOCOCK, May 03, 1849.
vi. MARY BOOTS, b. 1816; m. WILLIAM HURLEY, December 01, 1836, Grant County Indiania.
vii. MARTHA BOOTS, b. 1818, Randolph County, Indiania; d. October 14, 1864; m. NATHAN W. FRAZIER, August 1841.
viii. CALEB SANFORD BOOTS, b. 1823, Grant County, Indiania; d. April 1884; m. (1) ELIZA J HODG???, January 05, Grant County Indiania; m. (2) AMANDA JOHNSON, April 25, 1849, Grant County Indiania.
ix. REBEKAH BOOTS, b. 1820; m. JOHN FLINN; d. June 14, 1893.
x. NELSON R. BOOTS, b. 1839; d. 1866.
Generation No. 3
3. JOHN ODLE3 BOOTS (MARTIN2, HANS ADAM1 STIEFFEL) was born 1809 in ROSS CO, OHIO, and died December 12, 1851 in SOMERSET, IN. He married KATHERINE CONNER October 23, 1836 in GRANT CO, IN. She was born July 09, 1821 in WAYNE CO, IN, and died July 14, 1895 in KNOX, IN.
Child of JOHN BOOTS and KATHERINE CONNER is:
4. i. CALEB SANFORD4 BOOTS, b. August 31, 1842, GRANT CO, IN; d. December 01, 1921, BROKEN BOW, NE.
Generation No. 4
4. CALEB SANFORD4 BOOTS (JOHN ODLE3, MARTIN2, HANS ADAM1 STIEFFEL) was born August 31, 1842 in GRANT CO, IN, and died December 01, 1921 in BROKEN BOW, NE. He married SARAH ADELINE PRETTYMAN December 03, 1865 in KNOX, IN. She was born April 02, 1849 in KNOX, IN, and died October 29, 1935 in BROKEN BOW, NE.
Children of CALEB BOOTS and SARAH PRETTYMAN are:
5. i. ANNA BURTON5 BOOTS, b. September 26, 1877, CARROL, IA; d. February 23, 1955, CHELAN, WA.
6. ii. THOMAS ARTHUR BOOTS, b. November 22, 1881, Perry, Iowa; d. May 18, 1958, Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska.
Generation No. 5
5. ANNA BURTON5 BOOTS (CALEB SANFORD4, JOHN ODLE3, MARTIN2, HANS ADAM1 STIEFFEL) was born September 26, 1877 in CARROL, IA, and died February 23, 1955 in CHELAN, WA. She married MARTIN ANDREW ALMANDINGER in SEATTLE, son of JACOB ALLMANDINGER and MARTHA LANDRETH. He was born September 01, 1867 in MERCER CO, ILL, and died March 19, 1949 in CHELAN, WA.
Children of ANNA BOOTS and MARTIN ALMANDINGER are:
i. OLIVER6 ALMANDINGER.
ii. ARTHER ALMANDINGER.
iii. EDITH ALMANDINGER.
iv. CLAUDE ALMANDINGER.
v. RACHEL ALMANDINGER.
vi. HOWARD ALMANDINGER.
vii. LAWRENCE ALMANDINGER.
6. THOMAS ARTHUR5 BOOTS (CALEB SANFORD4, JOHN ODLE3, MARTIN2, HANS ADAM1 STIEFFEL) was born November 22, 1881 in Perry, Iowa, and died May 18, 1958 in Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska. He married (1) ANNA MELINDA OLSEN. She was born April 08, 1885 in Round Valley, Nebraska, and died October 27, 1950 in Box Butte County, Nebraska. He married (2) SADIE THOMAS January 31, 1953.
Children of THOMAS BOOTS and ANNA OLSEN are:
i. AGNES IRENE6 BOOTS, b. July 03, 1902; d. January 10, 1977.
ii. ALMA EDITH BOOTS, b. September 26, 1904; d. December 10, 1987.
iii. IRIS ADELINE BOOTS, b. March 13, 1907; d. March 02, 1995.
iv. WILLIAM SANFORD BOOTS, b. May 14, 1911; d. July 17, 1976.
v. MARVIN THOMAS BOOTS, b. March 01, 1913; d. July 19, 1967.
vi. CHARLES ARTHUR BOOTS, b. September 22, 1915; d. November 16, 1980.
vii. GERALD OSCAR BOOTS, b. September 29, 1918, Grant County, Nebraska; d. February 01, 1993, Ashby, Grant, County, Nebraska; m. ESTHER LUCILLE HOFFMAN; b. January 03, 1920, Buffalo County, Nebraska.
viii. DONALD EUGENE BOOTS, b. July 05, 1922; d. December 14, 1971.
ix. BERNARD ALLEN BOOTS, b. August 29, 1924; d. December 22, 1987.
x. ANNA ROMONA BOOTS, b. August 06, 1932.
"Pennsylvania German Pioneers"-Vol. 2, page 601 shows Hans Melchior Stieffel and Hans Adam Stieffel as passangers on the ship "Phoenix", Nov. 2, 1752 (no ships in 1757). Records of the Old North Mill Creek Lutheran Church now in the vaults of the Lutheran Church, Petersburg, West Virginia, show on march 21st 1799, at communion service: Adam Stieffel Sr. , Adam Stieffel Jr. , Barbara Stieffel "frau", Elizabeth Stiffel "frau", and Marte (Martin?) Stieffel. Frau indicated a married woman. Barbara and Elizabeth were probally the wives of Adam Sr. and Adam Jr.
Will of Adam
Boots
(Born Hans Adam Stieffel)
As recorded in Will Book 1, page 265, Hardy County, Virginia
IN THE NAME OF GOD AN, I, Adam Boots, of the County of Hardy and being weak and sick but of Perfect Mind and Memory , thanks be given to God, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, taht is to say Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a christian mannerat the discretion of my Executors nothing (?) but at the general resurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of it in the following manner and form. First. I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Garret boots the lower part of the plantation whereon I now live including up to Mill Creek to Coopers Mill Road in a square line crop (across?) which I freely give unto him his heirs forever.
Secondly. I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Adam Boots the upper part of my plantation above mentioned including down Mill Creek to the said Coopers Mill Road aforesaid which I freely give unto him and his heirs forever and I desire that my two sons namely Garret and Adam pay unto my son Martin Boots the sum of fifty poundss part out of the land to be paid after my death and I futher desire that the said Garret and Adam Boots pay unto my daugher Mary Ault's children, namely Elizabeth Ault, Mary Ault, Susannah Ault, Michael Ault, Jacob Ault and Barbery Ault the sum of 300 pounds each aftr my death and as they become of age and I futher desire that the said Garret and Adam pay unto my son George Boots Children the sum of 500 pounds each after my death and as they become of ageand do nominate and appoint my beloved wife Barbary and my son Adam Boots Executor and Executrix of this last will and testament and I do utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other forever testament will legacies bequeaths me in any wise before willed and bequeathed, ratifying and conforming (confirming?) this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of April 1802.
Sealed signed and acknowledged in the presence of us
Adam Boots (Seal)
(Seal) Conrod Carr
(Seal) Leonard Hagler
North Mill Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church
Grant County, West Virginia
Copied from the Old North Mill Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Records that were written in German.
Name |
Born |
Died |
Stieffel, Adam |
1773 |
18 Aug 1803 |
Stieffel, Barbara |
Mar.1770 |
July 1800 |
Stieffel, John |
1773 |
Jan 1792 |
Stieffel, John |
1773 |
Jan 1792 |
Petterson, Susanna |
15 Feb 1792 |
11 Oct 1793 |
Petterson, ???ina |
1804 |
husband Martin |
Peterson, daughter |
1800 father |
father Jacob |
Orginal handwritten record shows Adam Stieffel as age 69 years 9 months and born Manabohron
Copied from Old North Mill Creek Lutheran Church and reformed Church Records (Grant County, West Virginia).
| Name of Child | Place Date | Date | Name of Parents |
| Stieffle, Elisabeth | (now Grant County) | 1 Sept 1798 | Gertrude Stieffel |
| Stieffle, Joel | " " | 17 Sept 1798 | Adam and Elisabeth Petterson |
| Petterson, Joel | " " | 14 Dec 1798 | Jacob and (?) Petterson |
| Petterson, Susanna Sarah | " " | 21 Sept 1799 | Phillip and Elisabeth |
| Petterson, John Jr. | " " | 8 Sept 1799 | John and (?) Petterson |
| Stieffel, Solomon | " " | 3 May 1801 | " Gerard and Elisabeth |
| Stieffel, Hazel | " " | 3 March 1801 | " Adam and (?) Stieffel |
| Petterson, Moses | " " | 24 June 1801 | Jacob and Elisabeth |
| Stieffel, Barbara | " " | 9 Oct 1789 | Adam and Elisabeth |
| Stieffel, Jacob | " " | 26 Nov 179 | Adam and Elisabeth |
| Steiffel, Margaret | " " | 1 Nov 1793 | Adam and Elisabeth |
| Petterson, Jesse | " " | " 2 May 1802 | Phillip and Elisabeth |
| Steffiel, F???b? | " " | 6 April 1806 | Garrard and Elisabeth |
| Petterson, Philip | " " | 13 Sept 1806 | (?) and Elisabeth |
| Stieffel, Jesse | " " | 19 April, 1805 | Adam and Elisabeth |
North Mill Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church
Reformed Lutheran
| Name | Date Enrolled | Name | Date Enrolled | ||
| Petterson, Barbara | 19 April 1791 | Petterson, Rosina | 1796 | ||
| Petterson, Sarah | 19 April 1791 | Petterson,F???be | 7 June 1797 | ||
| Stieffel, Elisabeth | 19 April 1791 | Petterson,?fali?? | 7 June 1797 | ||
| Stieffel, Elisabeth | 1792 | Stieffel, Marte | 30 April 1797 | ||
| Stieffel, Adam | 1792 |
Rev. Paul Minkel
Pastor- Rev. Folts
Pastor- Rev. Wills Pastor
Copied from the Old North Mill Creek Lutheran and Reformed Church Records that were written in German
Adam and Garrett Stieffel wittnessed the Will of Valentine (Pfost) Post on Dec 10 1800. Then a few months later, Adam Boots witnessed the will of Sebastian Hagler. Hardy County Wills, Book 1, page. 265, date ept 14, 1803 lists the Will of Adam Boots. Desecendants mentioned include: Sons=Garrett, Adam and Martin; children of son George- Michael, Jacob, Elizabeth, Mary, Susanne and Barbara. Children of Daughter Mary Ault-; Adminstrators were Barbara Boots and Adam Boots; Witensses were Conrad Carr and Leonard Hagler. Also see Joseph M. Kellog manuscripts--Library of University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia