NINTH GENERATION

448. John FISCUS I ^(719)(720) was born on Oct 29 1745 in Philadelphia, PA. ^(721)(234) John Fiscus was born October 29, 1745, in Philadelphia, PA. -- Fiscus notes.

John Fiscus, married to Catherina Fans, was born before 1758. -- Family Search.
He was baptized on Nov 3 1745 in Philadelphia, PA. ⁽⁷²²⁾ It appears that John Fiscus, son of Gerhard Finkes, was baptized on November 3, 1945, per the records of the Penna. German Society. His sponsors were Carl Ludewig Essig, and John Jacob Hausmann. The minister was the Rev. Michael Schatter, the organizer and educator of the German Reformed Church in America. He died after 1810.⁽⁷²³⁾ In the 1810 census, there is a John Fiscus in Sadsberry Township, Crawford County, so he died after that date. There is no record of John's death in Crawford County, PA, and, if he went to Ohio with his four sons, no record has been found there either. Nor can it be ascertained whether he went with Jacob to Venango and Clarion County. Shortly after 1769, Garrett Fiscus and his three sons, John, Charles and Abraham, came from Lancaster County, PA, to Westmoreland County, PA, via the Forbes Road. -- J.A. and Elma Fiscus, p.27

On July 20, 1769, John Fiscus obtained Land Patent #3651 in the New Purchase. The land lay along the south border of his father's land. The patent was for 344 acres and was entered in the first Plan Book of Westmoreland County. Between 1772 and 1786 there are a number of entries in the Penna. Archives regarding John Fiscus. -- J.A. and Elma Fiscus, p.36

On April 25, 1778, John Fiscus took the Oath of Fidelity to the government of Pennsylvania. -- J.A. and Elma Fiscus, p.36

In the 1790 census, under John Fiskey, is listed: 2 M, 4M under 16, 2 F. -- J.A. and Elma Fiscus, p.36

John Fiscos, elder son of Gerhart Fiscos, was given only five shillings by his father in his father's 1797 will because "he forsake his religion."

After John's father, Gerhart, died in 1797, John left Westmoreland County, PA, and moved to Crawford County, PA, because a deed record in Greensburg, PA, states that on February 3, 1801, while living in Crawford County, John sold 240 acres in Westmoreland County for $400. The sale was recorded on March 28, 1801. Then, between 1801 and 1808, there are four records for Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, PA, showing the possessions of John Fiscus. -- J.A. and Elma Fiscus, p.33

In the 1810 census, there is a John fiscus in Sadsberry Township, Crawford County. -- J.A. and Elma Fiscus, p.37 He was married to Catherina (Catharina) FANS on Dec 15 1766 in Cumberland, PA.^{(724) (234)} John Fiscus was married to Catherina Fans on December 15, 1766, by the Rev. John Conrad Bucher of Cumberland County. Rev. Bucher served the first Reformed Church in Cumberland Valley and at Maytown, PA. -- Fiscus Notes.

John Fiscus married Catharina Fans in Cumberland, PA, on 15 Dec. 1766. -- Family Search.
John Fiscus married Catherina Fans and had 6 children. The names of the sons were Abraham, Joseph, John, George, Wilhelm, and Jacob. There may also have been a daughter.

John Fiscus married Catherina Fans and had 6 children. Their names were Abraham, Joseph, Jacob, David, William and Adam.

449. Catherina (Catharina) FANS⁽⁷²⁵⁾ was born before 1754 in PA.^{(726) (234)} Catherina Fans was born 15 Dec. 1766. [Probably not correct date; probably date of marriage, instead.] -- Rhineland.

Catherina Fans, wife of John Fiscus, was born before 1762. -- Family Search.


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i. Abraham FISCUS⁽⁷²⁷⁾ was born on Sep 16 1781.⁽⁴⁴³⁾ Birth date. He was baptized on Aug 22 1784 in Westmoreland Co., PA.⁽⁴⁴³⁾ Abraham Fiscus, son of John Fissguss and Catherina, was baptised August 22, 1784, by the Rev. John William Weber at one of his churches in Westmoreland County and Pittsburgh, probably in Westmoreland County. He died after 1850. ⁽⁷²⁸⁾ In the 1850 census Abraham Fiscus, age 70, was living in the home of Leonard Early in Clay Township, Highland County, OH. Abraham's father, John Fiscus, moved to Crawford County between 1797 and 1801, and Abraham probably moved with him. In 1803 Abraham Fiscus was assessed $.20 in Crawford County, PA, as a single man. Between 1812-1814 both Abraham and his brother Joseph served in the War of 1812, so perhaps they travelled into Ohio during the war, came back to Crawford County, and moved their families with them, because both Abraham and Joseph Fiscus eventually moved from Crawford County, PA, to Brown County, OH. In the 1850 census Abraham Fiscus, age 70, was living in the home of Leonard Early in Clay Township, Highland County, OH. An Elizabeth Fiscus, also aged 70, also lived there--maybe his wife.
224 ii. Jacob FISCUS I.
iii. Wilhelm FISCUS was born on Jun 25 1787.⁽⁴⁴³⁾ Birth date. He was baptized on Oct 25 1790 in Westmoreland Co., PA. ⁽⁴⁴³⁾ Wilhelm Fiscus, son of John Fisgus and Catherina, was baptised October 25, 1790, by the Rev. John William Weber at one of his churches in Westmoreland County and Pittsburgh, probably in Westmoreland County.
iv. Joseph FISCUS⁽⁷²⁹⁾ was born about 1790.⁽⁴⁵²⁾ In the 1850 census Joseph Fiscus is listed in Lewis Township, Brown County, as aged 60 and insane in the infirmary, having been born in PA. He died after 1850 in OH. ⁽⁷³⁰⁾ In the 1850 census Joseph Fiscus is listed in Lewis Township, Brown County, as aged 60 and insane in the infirmary, having been born in PA. John Fiscus's sons included Abraham, Joseph, John, George, and Jacob.

Joseph's father, John Fiscus, moved to Crawford County between 1797 and 1801, and Joseph probably moved with him. Between 1812-1814 both Joseph and his brother Abraham served in the War of 1812, so perhaps they travelled into Ohio during the war, came back to Crawford County, and moved their families with them, because both Abraham Fiscus and Joseph Fiscus eventually moved from Crawford County, PA, to Brown County, OH. Joseph Fiscus is listed in the 1830 census from Pike Township, Brown County, OH. In the 1850 census he is listed in Lewis Township, Brown County, as aged 60 and insane in the infirmary, having been born in PA.
v. John FISCUS.
vi. George FISCUS.