Margaret (Polly) Bentz1,2
#411, b. before 1755
Margaret (Polly) Bentz|b. b 1755|p411.htm|John Philip Bentz|d. bt 26 Aug 1780 - 9 Jan 1781|p1550.htm|Mary Elizabeth Unknown||p1551.htm|||||||||||||
- Father*: John Philip Bentz3 d. bt 26 Aug 1780 - 9 Jan 1781
- Mother*: Mary Elizabeth Unknown3
- Charts: Pedigree for Anna L. Yessler
- Relationship: 3rd great-grandmother of Anna Louise Yessler.
- Married Name: Her married name was Yessler.
- Birth*: Margaret (Polly) Bentz was born before 1755.4
- She was the daughter of John Philip Bentz and Mary Elizabeth Unknown.3
- Marriage*: Margaret (Polly) Bentz married Henry Yessler before 1778.1,2
- (Witness) Will: Margaret (Polly) Bentz witnessed the will of John Philip Bentz on 26 August 1780; Probated 9 Jan 1781
Executors: Michael Stahn, Henry Yessler and Henry Bentz. York Town Township.
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Bentz.
Children: Henry, Peter, Christian, Philip, Elizabeth wife of Michael Hahn, Margaret wife of Henry Yessler, and Rosina wife of John Hahn.3 - Census: Margaret (Polly) Bentz and Henry Yessler appeared on the census of 1790 at Paradise, York, PA, US, ; Yosler, Henry >16, 3 males < 16, 3 females.5
- (Witness) Christening: Margaret (Polly) Bentz witnessed the christening of Johan Heinrich Heilman on 10 June 1792 at Wolf's Reformed & Lutheran Church, W. Manchester, York, PA, US; Sponsors: Henrich Jessler & Margaretha.6
- Census: Margaret (Polly) Bentz and Henry Yessler appeared on the census of 1800 at Menallen, Adams, PA, US, ; Gesler (Yesler), Henry 45+. 1 male 10-15, 3 females 16-25, 1 female 26-45, 1 female > 45; indexed as Gesler but looks more like Yesler.4
- Census*: Margaret (Polly) Bentz and Henry Yessler appeared on the census of 1810 at Paradise, York, PA, US, ; Yesler, Henry 45+, 1 male 26-44, 1 female < 10, 1 female >45.7
- Will*: Margaret (Polly) Bentz left a will on 25 October 1813 at Paradise, York, PA, US; Probated 6 Nov 1813; Wife: Margaret; Issue: John, Michael, Daniel, Polly m. Henry Slagle of Paradise; Peggy m. Jacob Smyser of York; Ex: sons-in-law Henry Slagle & Jacob Smyser.1
Family: Henry Yessler b. b 1755, d. b 6 Nov 1813
- Marriage*: She married Henry Yessler before 1778.1,2
- John Yessler8 b. 1778
- Michael Yessler+ b. 14 Aug 1779, d. 25 Feb 1853
- Polly Yessler1 b. c 1781
- Margaret (Peggy) Yessler9 b. 4 Apr 1783
- Daniel Yessler+9 b. 23 Feb 1786
Citations:
- [S223] Henry Yessler, Last Will & Testament, Probated 6 Nov 1813 N78 (n.pub.); The Historical Society of York County.
- [S267] Philip Bentz, Last Will and Testament (n.pub., 26 aug 1780), Henry Yessler married to Philip Bentz's daughter Margaret; The Historical Society of York County.
- [S267] Philip Bentz, Last Will and Testament (n.pub., 26 aug 1780); The Historical Society of York County.
- [S525] 1800 US Federal Census (Statistical Schedule), PA, Adams County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), Menallen, image 4; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
- [S411] 1790 US Federal Census (Statistical Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), Paradise, image 3; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
- [S53] Transcribed Church Records (W. Manchester, York Co., PA: Wolf's (St. Paul's) Lutheran & Reformed), pg 16 #334; The Historical Society of York County.
- [S379] 1810 US Federal Census (Statistical Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), Paradise, image 2; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
- [S91] 1850 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), PA, York County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2005), 204/23/23; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
- [S130] Transcribed Church Records (York, PA: First Reformed Church); The Historical Society of York County.
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