| Notes |
- ** See marriage notes for list of children **
- ** See his Bible records**
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Found at findagrave.com on 8/29/2024
John Hoffman
Birth: 1 Mar 1692 Germany
Death: 3 Jul 1772 (aged 80) Madison County, Virginia, USA
Burial: Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Probably buried on his farm ****
Memorial #: 167919529
Bio:
He was born in Siegen, Germany, although he and his family lived in Eisern, Germany. His parents were Johannes Hoffman (born 7-27-1663, and died 3-16-1731) and Gertrud Reichmann (died 9-25-1778), the daughter of John Reichman.
He sailed to America in 1714. He settled in Germanna, Virginia.
He married Anna Catherine Haeger, on November 7, 1721. She was the daughter of Rev. Henry Haeger and Anna Katherine Friesenhagen.
John and Anna had five children: Agnes (born Nov. 25, 1722); John Henry (born Jan. 18, 1724); Anna Catherine (born June 7, 1725); John (born May 6, 1727); and an unnamed son stillborn (Feb. 9, 1729). John's wife Anna died during the birth of their stillborn son.
John got remarried to Maria Sabina Folg, on July 13, 1729. She was the daughter of John Michael Folg. Right after they got married, they left Germanna and moved to some land about 30 miles to the west, along the Robinson River. That are later became known as The Robinson River Valley. Several other men and their families went with them. The men had become angry with Gov. Spotswood, and no longer wanted to work for him. (The land in The Robinson River Valley was first in Essex County. It had become Spotsylvania County in 1720. After John had settled there, it became Orange County in 1734, and it became Culpeper County in 1749. After John had died, it became Madison County in 1792.)
John and Maria had twelve children: Nicholas (born Feb. 4, 1731); Michael (born March 26, 1732); Jacob (born Dec. 3, 1733); Baltz, also known as Paul (born May 13, 1735); William (born Dec. 8, 1737); George (born April 10, 1739); Frederick (born Feb. 7, 1740); Henry (born May 25, 1742); Tilman (born June 1, 1744); Elizabeth (born July 13, 1746); Margaret (born Nov. 27, 1748); and Mary (born Aug. 4, 1751).
John kept a family Bible, in which he listed the names and dates of birth of his two wives, and the names and dates of birth of all of his children. His Bible was actually just four pieces of blue-tinted paper, that were 5"x8" in size. It has been transcribed and is shown on this memorial.
He wrote the name of his daughter Elizabeth into the Bible, with her date of birth, which was July 13, 1746. Her name and her date of birth were also written into the old Bach Family Bible, owned by Johann Heinrich Bach (John Henry Back), who was a close neighbor of John Hoffman. Johann Heinrich Bach's son Henry married John Hoffman's daughter Elizabeth, and so he wrote her name and date of birth into his Bach Family Bible, during the Christmas holiday of 1787. This proves that she married into his family, and not the family of Hermann Bach from Freudenberg, Germany. (Elizabeth's sister Margaret married Henry's brother John. And Henry and John's brother Joseph married Elizabeth Hoffman-Maggard, who had been adopted by the Maggard family after she was orphaned in 1770.)
John Hoffman owned 3,525 acres of land. He wrote his will on Dec. 30, 1762. He left each of his four daughters 150 acres, and he left each of his sons land as well. Nine of them got 292 acres, and one of them (George) got 297 acres with a mill (probably built by Johann Heinrich Bach).
He died in the summer of 1772, probably on July 3, 1772. The translation indicated that his son John wrote in the Family Bible that his "mother" died on July 3, 1772, but it is believed that he actually wrote that his "father" died on that day. His will was probated on August 17, 1772. Many items from his estate were soon sold.
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He also had a younger brother named Henry Hoffman who also came to America. Henry had been christened in Germany on 3-22-1708, and he worked as a carpenter. After settling in Germanna, he married Elizabeth Catherine Shuster in 1735, the daughter of Tilmann Schuster. They had at least 10 children, including a son named Dietrich, who was known as "Teter" He was born in 1750. He also became a carpenter. He married a Jemima Barlow, and they migrated to Kentucky in 1786.
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John W. Wayland's grandmother, Mary Hoffman, of Madison County, was a direct descendant of John Hoffman, and thus a transcript of John Hoffman's Bible record came into his hands. It is written on four pages of blue-tinted paper, five by eight inches in size. He found these sheets of paper in one of his mother's diaries, and they probably were given to her and his father in the summer of 1855 when they spent nine days in Madison visiting relatives. In 1933, John Wayland had the Reverend William J. Finck, D.D., of New Market, translate the manuscript for him.
Family Members
Spouses
Maria Sabina Folg Hoffman 1710-1782
Anna Catherine Haeger Hoffman 1702-1729
Children
Agnes Hoffman Harnsberger 1722-1750
John Henry Hoffman 1724-1724
Anna Catherine Hoffman Spilman 1725-1790
John Hoffman 1727-1813
Nicholas Hoffman 1731-1803
Michael Hoffman 1732-1807
Jacob Hoffman 1733-1815
Baltz Hoffman 1735-1803
William Hoffman 1737-1812
George Hoffman 1739-1815
Frederick Hoffman 1740-1811
Henry Hoffman 1742-Unknown
Tilman Hoffman 1744-1815
Elizabeth Hoffman Back 1746-1832
Margaret Hoffman Back 1748-1831
Mary Hoffman Hanback 1751-Unknown
Maintained by: Jenny Gray (50987066)
Originally Created by: Genealogy Corner (46976683)
Added: 2016-08-08T11:16:27.000Z
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167919529/john_hoffman
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167919529/john-hoffman: accessed August 29, 2024), memorial page for John Hoffman (1 Mar 1692-3 Jul 1772), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167919529; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Jenny Gray (contributor 50987066).
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