| 4. |  John Caspar Hounshell was born in 1730 in Germany; died on 1 August 1810 in Wythe County, Virginia, USA. Other Events:
- Arrival: 1752, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; If the Hounshell name was spelled Ohnshild or Haunschilnt, John Caspar may have arrived in Philadelphia in 1752-53. Unverified.
- Sponsors: 8 March 1763, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; John Hounshell and wife are sponsors at the baptism of Maria Elizabeth Speidel at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dauphin Co., PA.
- Petition: 1768, Reed Creek, Holston, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; John “Houncal” was 1 of 31 inhabitants of Reed Creek, Holston, Augusta Co, later Wythe Co, VA, who signed a Petition (following treaty with the indians) directed to the worshipful Court of Augusta Co asking that the road to their Patent lands be improved.
- Tithables: 1771, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA; John “Hownshell” appears on “A List of Tithables taken by Walter Crockett from William Sayers to the Head of the Holston River – 1771”. This list of Tithables was ordered by the Botetourt County Court, to be taken by Walter Crocket in Capt. Doalk's Dist.
- Tithables: 1772, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA; John “Hownshell” appears on "A list of Tithables in Capt. Doacks and my own Companys for the year 1772, taken by Walter Crocket. This list was taken for Botetourt Co. VA.
- Tithables: 1773, Fincastle County, VA; John “Ounshell” appears on “Capt. Doack's List of Tithables for 1773”, ordered by the newly formed County of Fincastle. Capt. Doack took the list for his own Company.
- Land: 1774, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; John was a farmer by trade. In 1774 he had 247 ac surveyed which was granted to Leo. Straw. Straw's Mill was located near present day Crockett, VA in Wythe Co.
- Military: 2 June 1774, Virginia, United States; John “Ounshell” was listed as a Private in “A List of Capt. Robert Doack's Company of Militia.” This list is from the papers of William Preston, contained in the Draper Manuscripts 3QQ34, page 34. (More)
- Oath: 1777, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
- Baptismal Sponsor: 17 Oct 1779, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; “Johannes Haunschel” and wife Christina Haunschelin were sponsors for Johannes, son of Henry Lambert baptized @ Kimberling Lutheran Church.
- Militia: 30 August 1780, Virginia, United States; John “Ownshell” was a member of Capt. William Doack's Militia Company. (From Preston Papers 5 QQ 67). Note: Ten without armsdisarmed two. (Note)
- Tithables: 1782, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; 2 Tithable persons listed, no slaves. John Casper Hounshell’s son Andrew was 16 in 1782 and tithable for the first time.
- Militia: 1782, Virginia, United States; John Casper, Barney Messersmith, Henry Lampert and Martin Wyrick were all listed as members of Capt. John Ward's Militia Co. (notes)
- Land Boundy: 25 March 1782, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Michael Vennrick, assignee of Syphers & Crigger, assignees of Wm. Campbell, 100 ac on South Fork of Reed Creek, adj Barney Messersmith, Jno Hounshell & Michl Crigger to include improvements where he dwells. Frederick Moor, assignee (More)
- Land Boundy: 5 June 1782, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; The Rev John George Schroeder, assignee of Hugh McGavock, 478 ac on state warrant, enters 100 acres on Reed Creek, where a meetinghouse has been built adjoining Paxton's Glade, Henry Lambert & John Hounshell (Note: this was St. Paul's Lutheran Church)
- Land Survey: 1790, Wythe County, Virginia, USA; 15a surveyed the at the corner of his own land, Peter Moyers & Samuel Thompson's.
- Note: 1790, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
- Tax List: 27 July 1790, Montgomery/Wythe Va; John Houndshell, Sr. was exempt from levies. (exempted from further tax levies because of age or infirmity)
- Deed: 1 September 1798, Wythe County, Virginia, USA; This land was surveyed in 1753 by the Loyal Co. but was not granted to John until 1791. It is mentioned in tax recs as belonging to Andrew thru 1806. In 1810 the heirs of John Sr. sold the 113a known as the Rocky Spring Tract to Lewis Kegley.
- Land Grant: 1801, Wythe County, Virginia, USA; A tract of 150a adjoining Ketteren (Catron), Grubb & Stephen's was granted to John Hounshell (but may have been for his son John)
- Deed: 11 August 1810, Wythe County, Virginia, USA; (Book 5 Page 298) This Indenture made 11 Aug 1810 between John Hounshell, Andrew Hounshell, Martin Wyrick and Mary his wife, heir of John Hounshell, Dec'd (more)
Notes:
Birth:
Last name also Hannshield
Died:
Probably Lutheran and attended St. Paul's Church. May be buried at St. Paul's Church.
John married Christina Messersmith on 2 April 1757 in Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA. Christina (daughter of Andreas Messerschmidt and Anna Maria Hees) was born in October 1728 in Ofterdingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; died after 1798 in Wythe County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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