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First revision: 27 Jul 1998
Update: 5 Sep 1999 (added explanation of DJL Codes) - (22 Jul 2000 - moved DJL Code stuff to DJL page)
Jacob Troutman (1767) [DJL Code: a] was the son of Melchior Troutman (1729) and Anna Heist.
For more information on Jacob Troutman (1767), refer to Descending Jacob's Ladder.
THIRD GENERATION
1. John Jacob TROUTMAN [a] was born on 2 Mar 1767 in Upper Milford Twsp, Northampton, PA. He was christened on 12 Apr 1767 in St. Paul's Lutheran, Upper Saucon Twsp, Northampton, PA. He died on 18 Jul 1846 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He was buried in Troutman Family Cem, Iredell, NC. He was married to Margaret FESPERMAN about 1795 in , Iredell, NC. Margaret FESPERMAN was born in 1771. She died in 1840 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. She was buried in Troutman Family Cem, Iredell, NC. John Jacob TROUTMAN and Margaret FESPERMAN had the following children:
+2 i. Henry TROUTMAN [aa] was born on 12 Dec 1797 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He died on 29 Jul 1876 in Troutman, Iredell, NC. He was buried in Troutman Family Cem, Iredell, NC.
+3 ii. John Jacob TROUTMAN [ab] was born on 2 Apr 1799 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He died before Dec 1831 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He was buried in St. Michael's Lutheran Cemetery, Troutman, Iredell, NC.
+4 iii. Daniel TROUTMAN [ac] was born about 1804 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He died between 1850 and 1860 in , Crawford, MO.
5 iv. William TROUTMAN [ad] was born about 1806 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He died after Jun 1880.
+6 v. Anna TROUTMAN [ae].
+7 vi. Adam TROUTMAN [af] was born about 1812 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He died on 8 Jun 1852 in , Iredell, NC.
+8 vii. John Jefferson TROUTMAN [ag] was born on 27 Jun 1815 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He died between 1880 and 1900 in , Iredell, NC.
+9 viii. Absalom TROUTMAN [ah] was born about 1817 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. He died after Jun 1860.
FOURTH GENERATION
6. Anna TROUTMAN [ae] was born about 1808 in near Troutman, Iredell, NC. She died after Jun 1850. Anna TROUTMAN and Jacob HOLSHOUSER had the following children:
32 i. Andrew HOLSHOUSER [aea].
Those interested in this Troutman line should read Descending Jacob's Ladder. However, I have gathered some information, particularly North Carolina census data, on Jacob Troutman (1767) and his descendents. Occasionally, I have some small additions or corrections to the information given in Descending Jacob's Ladder.
One point not elaborated upon in Descending Jacob's Ladder, is the deeds, some as early as 1778, made by Jacob Troutman (1767) in Rowan County, North Carolina (the part which later became Iredell County in 1788). While I concede that Jacob (1767) may have been dealing in land by age 17 or so, he was not buying land at age 10 or 11. So, what is the explanation for these deeds?
These early deeds were Vacant Land Entries and North Carolina State Grants for the most part. Lord Granville at one time owned one eighth of the colony of North Carolina, including present day Rowan and Iredell counties, and agents of Granville sold land to settlers until Granville's death in 1763. The Granville land offices never reopened. Between 1763 and the Revolutionary War, settlers still poured into western North Carolina. Many squatted on land to which they had no title. After the Revolutionary War began, the newly formed state of North Carolina decided to begin selling this untitled land. In 1778, land offices opened, and people rushed to buy the land they had been farming for years, or to buy vacant properties. Although the state sold the land at a fraction of its value, many men apparently over-extended themselves. They never took possession of the land they applied for. Later, that land was "made over" to someone else who could pay for the land. This sometimes happened up to 15 years after the original application was made. Unfortunately, the date that land was "made over" to the new person was rarely recorded. Thus, the truth behind that 1778 deed to Jacob Troutman (1767) is that a man named John Henderson applied for that land, but never took possession of it, and ten or fifteen years later, when Jacob was 21 to 26 years old, he paid for and took possession of that land. The same is probably true in the cases of the other early deeds attributed to Jacob Troutman (1767).
Jacob Troutman (1767) administered the estate of his brother, Adam Troutman (1752), along with Adam's widow, Eve (Keener) Troutman, in Iredell Co, NC after Adam's death in 1797. (See Adam Troutman (1752).)
The following are census records for Jacob Troutman (1767):
1790 Census
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Iredell Co, NC
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p. Jacob 1 1 1 0 0
M ^16 Jacob Troutman (1767) - age 23
M 0-15 unknown
F unknown
1800 Census
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Iredell Co, NC
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p.653 Jacob 0 1 0 1 0 / 0 0 1 1 1 / 0 0
M 26-45 Jacob Troutman (1767) - age 33
M 10-15 unknown
F ^46 unknown, possibly Jacob's mother, Anna (Heist) Troutman (c1730)
F 26-45 Margaret (Fesperman) Troutman (1771) - age 29
F 16-25 unknown
missing: Henry (1797) - age 2, John Jacob (1799) - age 1
1810 Census
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Iredell Co, NC
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p.147 Jacob 3 1 0 1 0 / 1 0 0 1 0 / 0 2
M 26-45 Jacob Troutman (1767) - age 43
M 10-15 Henry Troutman (1797) - age 12
M 0-9 John Jacob Troutman (1799) - age 11
M 0-9 Daniel Troutman (c1804) - age 6
M 0-9 William Troutman (c1806) - age 4
F 26-45 Margaret (Fesperman) Troutman (1771) - age 39
F 0-9 Anna Troutman (c1808) - age 2
also 2 slaves
1820 Census
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Iredell Co, NC
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p.243 Jacob 3 2 1 2 0 1 / 0 2 0 0 1 / 3 1
M ^46 Jacob Troutman (1767) - age 43
M 16-25 Henry Troutman (1797) - age 22
M 16-25 John Jacob Troutman (1799) - age 21
M 16-18 Daniel Troutman (c1804) - age 16
M 10-15 unknown, but probably Daniel Troutman (c1804) due to overlapping age categories
M 10-15 William Troutman (c1806) - age 14
M 0-9 Adam Troutman (c1812) - age 7
M 0-9 John Jefferson Troutman (1815) - age 5
M 0-9 Absolam Troutman (c1817) - age 3
F ^46 Margaret (Fesperman) Troutman (1771) - age 49
F 10-15 Anna Troutman (c1808) - age 12
F 10-15 unknown, possibly a daughter who died young
3 persons engaged in
1 person engaged in agriculture
1830 Census
Iredell Co, NC
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p. 58 Jacob, Sr. 0 1 2 1 / 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 / 0 0 1
M 50-59 Jacob Troutman (1767) - age 63
M 15-19 Adam Troutman (c1812) - age 17
M 10-14 John Jefferson Troutman (1815) - age 15
M 10-14 Absolam Troutman (c1817) - age 13
M 5-9 unknown
F 40-49 Margaret (Fesperman) Troutman (1771) - age 59
The family of Jacob Troutman (1767) is missing from the 1840 Census.
Anna (Troutman) Holshouser (c1808), only daughter of Jacob (1767) was listed in the 1850 Census of Iredell, apparently a widow. She was next door to her brother, Absalom Troutman (c1817).
1850 Census Iredell Co, NC ********************************************** [Ann (Troutman) Holshouser (c1808) (widow of Jacob Holshouser) > JMA] 1369 1379 Anna Holsouser 42 F W - 650 NC
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