My summary compilation of references to Happes family members in documents from Pennsylvania sources up to the death of 2 Michael Happes in 1787 is provided below. If you know of any additional references in documents dating from 1751 – 1787 or on early tombstones, please inform Denise or me. Most of the events listed below already have been mentioned on Denise’s web site. A key to the data in the “DENISE” column follows:
1. = Record Bin, Immigration
2. = Record Bin, Cemetery Listings
3. = Harry’s Corner, Church Book Records
4. = Harry’s Corner, Land Grants
5. = Harry’s Corner, Real Estate Deeds
(Other Than Land Grants)
6. = Harry’s Corner, Military Service
Data Summaries, Revolutionary War
7. = Harry’s Corner, Tax Records
8. = Harry’s Corner, Appendices A –
F of “Swiss Roots”
9. = Harry’s Corner, Wills
DATE EVENT SOURCE DENISE
1751 JUN 12
Michael Happes land first
date
106 Acres acquired
in1808 4
1751, OCT 4 Georg Happes &
family arrive
PA
ship list
1
1753, JAN 12 Birth of Michael Happes
Tombstone in Zion’s Cem.
2, 8
1753, SEP 2 Georg Happes
& wife sponsors
Church Book Quitopahilla
3, 8
1754, APR 17 Michael Happes communion
Church
Book Oley Hills
3, 8
1755, FEB 2 Michael Happes
communion
Church Book Oley Hills
3, 8
1755, DEC 14 Michael Happes communion
Church Book Oley Hills
3, 8
1755, DEC 17 Michael Happes communion
Church Book Oley Hills
3, 8
1758, OCT 13 Birth of Joh. Nicolaus
Happes
Church Book Oley Hills
3, 8
1758, DEC 4 Baptism Joh. Nicolaus
Happes
Church Book Oley Hills
3, 8
1760, JUN 11 Michael Happes pays tax
District Twp, Berks Co.
7, 8
1760, OCT 1 Birth of Joh. Adam
Happes
Church Book Oley Hills
3, 8
1760, OCT 19 Baptism of Joh. Adam
Happes
Church Book Oley Hills
3, 8
1761, OCT 23 Michael Happes pays tax
District Twp, Berks Co.
7, 8
1762, MAR 24 Birth of Eva Eliz. Happes
Church Book Oley Hills
3, 8
1762, APR 4 Baptism of Eva
Eliz. Happes
Church Book Oley Hills
3, 8
1766, JAN Birth
of Henry Happes
Tombstone in St. Paul’s
C. 2
1766, Easter Confirmation
Cath. Bar. Happes
Daniel Schumacher CB
3,
8
1767, MAY Birth of John
Happes
Tombstone in Rideout
Cem. 2
1768, JAN 15 Michael Happes land first
date
135 Acres acquired in
1808 4
1768, JUN 2 Michael Happes PA Grant
93 Acres Northampton
4
1768
Michael Happes pays tax
Towamensing Township
7, 8
1769
Michael Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
7, 8
1770, NOV 26 Michael Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
7, 8
1772
Michael Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
7, 8
1773
Michael Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
7, 8
1775
Michael Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
8
1776, JAN 21 Michael Happes Grantor
100 Acres for church,
school 5
1777, AUG 7 Michael Happes Oath
Allegiance, entry #93
8
1777, AUG 28 Michael Happes, Jr. Oath
Allegiance, entry #134
8
1778
Michael Happes Military Service
Muster Roll
6, 8
1778
Michael Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
8
1779, APR 2 Confirmation Adam Happes
Church Book Jerusalem
3, 8
1779, APR 2 Confirmation Jacob
Happes
Church Book Jerusalem
3, 8
1779, APR 2 Confirmation Maria
Happes
Church Book Jerusalem
3, 8
1779
Michael Happes purchase
Saw at Tory property sale
8
1779
Michael Happes purchase
Chain at Tory property
sale 8
1779
Michael Happes purchase
Hammer at Tory property sale
8
1779
Michael Happes purchase
Wheel at Tory property
sale 8
1779
Michael Happes purchase
Hoe at Tory property sale
8
1779
Michael Happes purchase
Fork at Tory property sale
8
1779
Michael Happes purchase
Saw at Tory property sale
8
1779
Michael Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
8
1779
Michael Happes, Jr. pays tax
Penn Twp,
Northampton
8
1780
Michael Happes petitions
Continued military support
8
1780
Michael Happes Military Service
Class Roll
6, 8
1781, MAR 21 Birth of Michael Happes,
Jr.
Tombstone in Zion’s Cem.
2, 8
1781
Michael Happes Military Service
Class Appeal
6, 8
1781
Michael Happes Military Service
Muster Roll
6, 8
1781
Michael Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
8
1781
Michael Happes, Jr. pays tax
Penn Twp,
Northampton
8
1782
Michael Happes Military Service
Class Roll
6, 8
1783
Michael Happes Military Service
Frontier Rangers
6, 8
1784
Michael Happes Military Service
Depreciation Pay
6, 8
1784
Michael Happes Military Service
Depeciation Pay
6, 8
1784
Adam Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
8
1785, MAR 5 Michael Happes makes will
Penn Twp, Northampton
9
1785
Michael Happes Military Service
Class Roll
6, 8
1785
Adam Happes Military Service
Class Roll
6, 8
1785
Michael Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
8
1785
Adam Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
8
1786
Michael Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
8
1786
Adam Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
8
1786, MAR 13 Birth of Catharine Happes
Church Book Pilgrim
3, 8
1787, MAR 15 Michael Happes executor
Father’s estate
9
1787, AUG 16 Birth of Christian Happes
Tombstone in Zion’s Cem.
2, 8
1787
Michael Happes pays tax
Penn Twp, Northampton
8
Harry Hoppes, August 2002