Johann Jacob "Jacob" Duppstadt ^882,1018

   Another name for Johann was Jacob Doppstadt ⁷¹³.^,1019

  General Notes:

Jacob Duppstadt (1796-1851) born in Wettsassen, In Groshertzog, von Helpen, Bei Rhein, Germany. They had five children born in Germany, ages 14, 12, 9, 6 and 3; Anna Elizabeth, Henry, Catherina (Grady), George, Caroline (Rhoads), Margaret (Stotler). One born in America.

They emigrated from Darmstadt via Bremen, Germany in 1831, sailed August 31st [conflicts with official documents--sailed September 8], and landed at the port of Baltimore, Maryland on November 15, 1831 [official documents show landing November 18, 1831]. They were 77 days at sea, then traveled to Somerset County [PA] by wagon and first settled on the Stull homestead, just a short distance from the Duppstadt Farm. A few years later they took up residence on this heritage farm, in a log house which has been gone for many years. This is undoubtedly the original log house which Catherina (1793-1852) maintained as a widow after Jacob's death. He became a naturalized citizen of United States in the court of German Pleas of Somerset County, Pa. March 16, 1840. Jacob and Catherina Duppstadt are buried in the old Shanksville cemetery.

1 Feb 1796: Born as only son of Johann(es) and Catherina at Wettsassen, In Groshertzog von Helpen Bei Rhein, Germany.

28 Jun 1831: Jacob, profession bricklayer, age 35, wife, Catherina, age 38 and 5 children were authorized (by authorities in Geissen) to emigrate from Wettsassen, Germany.

2 Aug 1831: From Wettsassen to Ziegenhain, Germany
3 Aug 1831: To Munden, Germany
5 Aug 1831: To Bremen, Germany
18 Aug 1831: Paid $193 passage to Baltimore for 3 persons over 12 years, 3 persons over 6 years, 1 person over 1 year. [$193 in 1831 dollars becomes $2,757 in 1998 dollars.

28 Aug 1831: Scheduled to depart Bremen.

8 Sep 1831: Departed on Ship Grugin (sp) to Baltimore, MD

18 Nov 1831: Landed at Baltimore, MD after 77 days at sea. Then by wagon train to Somerset Co., PA and first settled on the Stull homestead, just a short distance from the Duppstadt Farm. A few years later they took up residence on this heritage farm, in a log house which has been gone for many years. This is undoubtedly the original log house which Catherina (1793-1852) maintained as a widow after Jacob's death (1833?).

16 Mar 1840: Jacob became a naturalized citizen of United States in the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County, PA.

1850: Jacob built the barn in the year 1850, the Summerhouse, near Heritage House, in about the same period.

6 Jan 1852: Will probate documents show George Dopstadt to be executor of Jacob's will on May 30,1851 and executor of Catherina's will.

1870: The main house which now stands was built in 1870. A great portion of this homestead is known as the Lambert tract of land along Callendar Creek, to be exact, 104 acres and 149 perches and the house allowance. This property was an original Land (grant (or indenture)) issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Samuel Lambert and dated the 6th day of January AD 1794. Other deeds adding parcels of land to this farm are many, one of which was issued to Joseph Kirkbride in the year 1794 AD on the third day of September and signed by John Penn, Esq.

  Research Notes:

Copied Documents from William Homer Duppstadt:
Upon respectful submitted petition, under the stated and examined circumstances, it is herewith decreed that:
Johann Jacob Dopstadt, son of the late Johannes Dopstadt, at Wettsassen, Office at Gruenberg, as an only son is by virtue of this exempt from active military service for his country. However, it is expressively stated that this dispensation and his soon after marriage according to the ordinance of the 7th of January, 1814, shall not exempt him from service in the National Guard.

Darmstadt, this 19th May 1818.
In witness whereof the here printed seal of the High War Assembly.
High War Assembly of the Granddukedom of Hessen, here.
(signature)
(seal)

Verg 2292
Nr. O.K.C. 752 P
Personal description of the dispensed.
Nr. 36 of the list of enrolled.
Year of birth: 1796
Height: 5 shoe, 3 inch
Hair: black-brown
Forehead: covered
Eyebrows: black
Eyes: brown
Nose: pointed
Mouth: ordinary
Beard: none
Chin: round
Face: Oval
Color of face: pale
Special characteristics: none
Own hands signature"

(signature)

Above description attested to be correct.
Gruenberg, June 1, 1818
Office of the Hessian Granddukedom--here

(signature)
13/6-18[18]
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Copied Documents from William Homer Duppstadt:
Ludwig II
By the Grace of God
Grandduke of Hessen and of Rhein

Document to support the facts that Jacob Duppstadt of Wettsassen, Office of Gruenberg, is an only son, and to support his mother, submits this petition to be exempt from military service.
Also pay a set ammount of Tax to the State.
Geissen und 6th June ?, 1818
Upon Highest Mandata
The Government of the Granddukedom
(signature)
L. S.

Tax 6 fe 35/
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Copied Documents from William Homer Duppstadt:
LUDWIG II
By the Grace of God
Granduke of Hessen and of Rhein Etc.
*****
(Letter to identify Jacob Duppstadt, of Wettsassen, Office of Gruenberg, and requesting from the State, their official Seal, to be used in applying for his Passport to emigrate to North America.
Geissen, June 28, 1831

Upon Highest Mandate
Government of the Granddukedom
(Signature)
(Executed Seal)

Groherzog ICH Hessische
Registered Der Provinz
Hessen
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Copied Documents from William Homer Duppstadt:
LUDWIG II
By the Grace of God
Granduke of Hessen and of Rhein Etc.
*****
We ask herewith, promising full reciprocity, all civilian and military authorities of foreign states, and we command our own civilian and military authorities strictly, upon presentation of:
Name: Jacob Doppstadt
Profession: Bricklayer
Born: Wettsassen
Residing: "
Who together with his wife, personal description on next page, and 3 children ages 14, 2, 9, 6 and 3, intends to emigrate to North America. To let everywhere securely and undisturbed pass and repass. In witness whereof we had this passport executed by our government attaching it's Seal. Giessen, June 28, 1831
Upon highest mandate
The Government of the Granddukedom of Hessen, here
(Signature, Seal)

No. 647
Passport valid for one year
Personal description:
Age: 35 years
Height: 6 shoe, 7 inch, 1 notch
Hair: black
Forehead: covered
Eyebrows: black
Eyes: grey
Beard: black
Chin: round
Face: Oval
Color of face: pale
Special characteristics: none
(signature)

(Page 2)
Personal description of Catherina, Jacob Doppstadt's wife:
Age: 38 years
Height: 6 shoe, 1 inch
Hair: black
Forehead: covered
Eyes: grey
Eyebrows: brown
Nose & mouth" ordinary
Beard: none
Chin: round
Face: Oval
Color of face: healthy
Special characteristics: none
Giessen, 28th of June, 1831 in fidem
(signature)

No. 181
Seen and alright for travel to ... Ziegenhain, 2nd of August 1831, (seal and signature)

Alright for travel to Munden, 3rd of August 1831 (Seal and signature)

No. 3026
Alright for travel to Bremen. Munden, 5th of August 1831 (Seal and signature)

Seen and alright for travel to Baltimore. Bremen, 28th of August 1831. The station of police in Bremen. (Seal and signature)
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From translation of handwritten German document:
Jacob Dobstadt of Wettsassen paid hundred ninety-three dollars Passage to Baltimore for 3 persons over 12 years, 3 persons over 6 years, 1 person over 1 year.

Bremen 18th Aug 1831
(signature)
Consul North America
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Naturalization COPY

To the Honorable Alexander Thomson President and his Associate Judges of the Common Court of Please of the county of Somerset, Penna.

The Declaration of Jacob Dopstadt on his affirmation requests that he was born in Wettsassen, in Groshertzog von Hesen Bei Rhein, Germany. That he migrated from Bremen in the year 1831 and landed in the United States at the port of Baltimore, Maryland in the year 1831 on the 18th day of November. That it is Bona fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce forever all allegience and fidelity to any foreign prince potentate State or Soverentry whatsoever and particularily to Ludwig the Second Prince of Groshersog Von Hesen Bei Rhein, whose subject heretofore been.

Affirmed and subscribed in open Jacob DUPPSTADT
Court this 25th April A D 1837
W H Posthethweite, Prothy

Registry of Jacob Doppstadt on his solemn Affirmation

Name: Jacob Doppstadt
Age: 41
Place of Birth Nation and Allegiance: Wettsassen Ludwig the Second Prince of Grosgersog Von Hesen Bei Rhein Germany
Place of Intended Settlement: Somerset County, PA

(signature of Jacob Doppstadt)

Affirmed and subscribed in open
Court 25th April A D 1837
W H Postlethwaite, Prothy
Filed 25th April A D 1837
W H Postlethwaite, Prothy

Pennsylvania
Somerset County Pa

I William H. Postlethwaite, Orothonotary do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original remaining filed as of record in my office at Somerset. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed seal of office at Somerset this 16th day of March A D 1846

W H Postlethwaite, Pro

(Second Sheet)
TO THE HONORABLE THE JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEASE OF SOMERSET COUNTY, Pennsylvania

The petition of Jacob Doppstadt a Native of Wettsassen Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, Respecfully Sheweth, That your Petitioner arrived at the Port of Baltimore, Maryland in the United States of America to wit, in the year 1831 on the 18th day of November. And that in pursuance of an Act of Congress Entitles "An Act to Establish an Uniform rule of Naturalization and releal the Acts hereto fore passed on the subject" made declaration of his intention to become a citizen and a report and registry of his nativity and Allegiance emigration arrival and intended place of settlement in the United States. Conformably to the said Act before the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Somerset onb the 25th day of April A D 1837 a certifivate whereof is hereunto annexed and that he has residen within the limits and under the Jurisdiction of the United States for five years last past, and for upwards of one year last past within the State of Pennsylvania and that he has never Borne any hereditary title or been of any of the orders of nobility in the Kindom whende he came or elsewhere. He therefore prays that he may be admitted to become a citizen of the said United States.

JACOB DUPPSTADT

I Jacob Duppstadt the above named Petitioner do on my solemn affirmation declare the contents of my petition are true. That I will support the Constitution of the United States. That I do hereby renounce and relinguish any title or order of nobility to which I am or hereafter may be entitled and I do absolutely and entirely renounce and alejine all alliengence and fidelity to any foreign prince, Potentate state or soverignty whatsoever and Particularily to Louis Second Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt Germany of whom I was before a subject.

Affirmed and subscribed in open Court this
JACOB DUPPSTADT
16 day of March 1849
W. H. Posthlewheite, Pro.

Jacob Gloss and Peter Rhoads, two citizens of the United States being duly sworn according to law say they are well acquainted with the above named petitioner Jacob Duppstadt and that their certain knowledge he has resided within the limits and under the Jurisdiction of the United States for five years and upwards last past and has upwards of one year last past within the state of Pennsylvania, that during the same period he has behaved himself as a man of good moral character, attached to the principals of the Constitiution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and hapiness of the same,

(Signatures Jacob Gloss & Peter Rhoads)
Sworn and subscribed in open
Court March 16th 1840
W H. Postlethwaite, Pro.
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7 Jan 1814: Records contain Old German document as follows: Verg 2292, Nr. O.K.C. 752 P, Personal description of the dispensed, Nr. 36 of the list of enrolled, Year of birth: 1796, Height: 5 shoe, 3 inch, Hair: black brown, Forehead: covered, Eyebrows: black, Eyes: brown, Nose: pointed, Mouth: ordinary, Beard: none, Chin: round, Face: oval, Color of face: pale, Special characteristics: none, Gruenbeg, June 13,1818. "Upon respectful submitted petition, under the stated and examined circumstances, it is herewith decreed that: Johannes Jacob Dopstadt, son of the late Johannes Dopstadt, at Wettsassen, office at Grenerg, as an only son is by virtue of this exempt from active military service for his country. However, it is expressively stated that this dispensation and his soonafter marriage according to this ordinance of the 7th of January 1814, shall not exempt him from service in the National Guard. In witness whereof the here printed seal of the High War Assembly. High War Assembly of the Granddukedom of Hessen, here. (signature) (seal)"

Jun 1818: Records contain Old German document of following: LUDWIG II, By the Grace of God, Grandduke of Hessen and of Rhein. Document to support the facts that Jacob Duppstadt of Wettsassen, Office at Gruenberg, is an only son, and to support his mother, submits this petition to be exempt from military service. Also pay a set amount of Tax to the State. Geissen on June ?,1818. Upon Highest Mandate, The Government of the Granddukedom (signature), L.S., Tax 6 fe 35/.

1850 Stoney Creek Census
DUBSTAT, Jacob 1795/6 M Farmer Germany !
Catharine 1795/6 F Germany
Margaret 1826/7 F
Caroline 1831/2 F
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasomers/cemetery/sc/shanksville.html

Shanksville Cemetery

Situated in the Borough of Shanskville, Stonycreek Township, Somerset County. Near the old school house.
Transcribed from WPA records by Sharon Newton Burnes.
Plot # Name Born Died Inscription
6 DUPPSTADT, Catherine
consort of Jacob 1-30-1854 Aged 58-7-18
7 DUPPSTADT, Jacob 5-10-1851 Aged 53-2-8
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  Burial Notes:

Plot #7

  Life Events:

1. Immigration: From Darmstadt; Via Bremen, Germany, 18 Nov 1831, Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland, USA. ¹⁰¹⁸

2. Citizenship: Court Of Common Pleas, 16 Mar 1840, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁰¹⁸

3. Census: Stoneycreek Township, 20 Sep 1850, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁰²¹

4. Occupation: Bricklayer: Germany. ¹⁰¹⁸

Johann married Catharine Langohr, daughter of Johann Henrich Langohr Sr. and Anna Elizabeth Troller, on 3 Jun 1819 in Nieder Ohmen, , Hessen, Germany ⁷¹⁵.^,882 (Catharine Langohr was born on 12 Jun 1795 in Wettsassen, Wettsaasen, Hessen, Germany,^882,1020 died on 30 Jan 1854 in Shanksville, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA ^882,1035 and was buried in Shanksville Cemetery (Shanksville, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA) ^1035,1036.)