Johannes Conrad (Aleshite) Aleshire (abt. 1753 - abt. 1842)

Born about 1753 in Shenandoah Valley, Frederick, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Susan (Pangle) Aleshire — married 25 Feb 1784 in Shenandoah County, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1842 at about age 89 in Leading Creek, Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Private Conrad (Aleshite) Aleshire served with Shenandoah County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Conrad (Aleshite) Aleshire is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A135290.

Conrad was born in 1753. He is the son of Conrad Ailshie and Maria Goeselle who immigrated 1750 from Neiderhonnefeld, Neuwied, Rhineland. (W. Germany). ^[1] He served in the Revolutionary War in Michael Reader's Company of the Virginia Militia.

About 1780 he married, in Shenandoah, Virginia, 1) Elisabeth (maiden name unknown. She may have been daughter of Abraham Bruner,a neighbor). He married 2) Susannah Pangle on 25 Feb 1784 in Shenandoah, Virginia. Conrad and Susannah had six children.

1. Daniel (1786-1850) Died in Cumberland County, IL
2. Henry P. (1790-1868) Died in Greenup, Cumberland IL
3. Catherine (1786-1847) married 3 Jan 1811, Shenandoah VA Abraham Decious.
4. Elizabeth (1793-?) married 21 Oct 1813, Shenandoah VA John Hollingsworth.
5. Margaret "Peggy" (1798-1840) married 28 Jul 1829 Shenandoah VA Henry W. Mauck.
6. Col. Jonas (1801-1878) married 22 Jul 1833, Page VA Mary Christian Branham. They had nine children. Died 2 Jun 1878, Hancock, IL

Conrad moved from the Shenendoah Valley in Virginia to mouth of Kiger Creek in Ohio 1802 with his son Abraham (b. 1784). In 1805, he moved to Leading Creek near his brother Michael. Conrad's brother Peter settled in Salem Township in Meigs County. (Conrad is recorded in 1820 U.S. Federal Census in Rutland Twp, Meigs County, Ohio.)^[2]

Contrad's Will

John Conrad Ailshite/Aleshire left a will with very specific instructions to his grown children. Jonas to receive his farm of 379 acres total, with the provision that he pay $150 annually to be equally divided to his other children, Daniel,Henry P.,Katherine Decious, Elizabeth Hollingsworth, and children of his deceased daughter, Peggy Mock, until he has paid $800. Further, that the husbands of his two daughters should not be allowed to get their hands on any of the money because they would do away with or waste it. Daughter Peggy Mauck had died in 1840. That no part of money from his estate for her children should be given to Henry Mauck as he would do away with or waste it."^[3]

Note: Although no gravestone has been found to date, it is assumed he's buried in the same place as his son, Abraham. His burial place may change in the future if his stone is found.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #180189696 Coonrod Ailshite/ Aleshire
2. ↑ United States Census, 1820
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #180199045 John Conrad Aleshire

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 25 May 2024), "Record of Conrad Aleshire", Ancestor # A135290.
• Larkin, Stillman Carter. The Pioneer History of Meigs County, Berlin Printing Company, Columbus, Ohio. 1908 Page 41
• United States Census, 1820
• United States Census, 1830
• United States Census, 1840
• Find A Grave: Memorial #180189696 Coonrod Ailshite/ Aleshire
• Find A Grave: Memorial #180182697 Father - Johann Conrad Elscheid/Elshite “Conrad” Aleshire

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Joy Morzos for creating Aleshite-1 on 27 Sep 13. and Sherri Posey, Thursday, November 6, 2014.

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