Section A
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BALSER HUPP of New Market, Virginia
The bulk of this book is about the descendants of Balser Hupp. I
know of no great accomplishment of his-- to my knowledge he never held
any office, he was not a great military man, nor was he ever in trouble
with the law. His importance is that he has many descendants, although
most of them have never heard of him.
What I know about Balser Hupp is mostly from courthouse records
kept in Woodstock, Va. There are also a few old local histories that
mention him, but many of the things they say are simply wrong. I do
not know who his parents were, when or where he was born.
The name Balser has been spelled many different ways: Balser,
Balsar, Balsor, Balzer, Baltzer, Bolser, Palser, Paulser, and Polser.
I think it is from the Polser or Balser family.
An article appeared in the Winchester Evening Star on 1/21/1958
about the early Hupps (with typos corrected and comments added):
HUPP FAMILY AMONG FIRST SETTLERS IN THE VALLEY
by L. Adolph Richards
In order to obtain a grant of land from the Crown
of England to settle in the Valley of Virginia, a
guarantee of at least one family to every thousand acres
had to be made.
John Richards (an Englishman) who led the Second
Emigration into the valley, brought fourteen families
from Pennsylvania by way of Philadelphia and Pack-Horse-
Ford and settled them on Cedar Creek in 1735 [Cedar
Creek is just north of Strasburg].
These families included the names of Orndorff,
Himelright, Cooper, Huff, Windle, Williams, Russell,
Cover, Zepp, Richard, Richards and others. These
immigrants were mostly German, and many of their
descendants are today living on or near Cedar Creek.
As these emigrants passed through Philadelphia,
they were required to register there, and the English
scribes often had difficulty in interpreting the German
script and wrote the names with various spellings.
Hence, the different spellings of the name Hupp family
does not does not mean a separate family. Many historic
magazines of Virginia spell the name 'Huff', and many of
the old settlers still pronounce the name Huff.
[note-- I have not found this to be the case in my studies so far. The
name Hupp was also spelled "Hup" or "Hoop", but I have never found the
"p" to be interchangeable with an "f", except by a few people outside
the family who do not know better. In the early 1800's, although Huff
was more common in Virginia than Hupp, they were not in Shenandoah or
Rockingham Counties until later. I'm not sure what Mr. Richards
means by "the old settlers" who were still around-- by the time of this
article, the early settlers had been dead about 150 years.]
This family was distinguished in the days of Indian
Warfare, for heroism and sacrifice.
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In the year 1770, five brothers left the Shenandoah
Valley and settled on the "Dutch Fork" of the Buffalo in
what is now Washington County, Pennsylvania, but was
then a part of Virginia and remained so until after the
running of the Mason and Dixon line.
They were Philip Hupp, John Hupp, Frank Hupp,
Palson Hupp and another brother whose name has not been
preserved.
Frank was shot by an Indian at Jonathan Link's
Cabin, twelve miles East of Wheeling on Middle Wheeling
Creek September 1771.
John was killed while defending Millers Block House
on Buffalo Creek from the Indians, on Easter Sunday of
1782. Palsan settled on the banks of the Monongahela
near the village of Millsborough; and Philip, who was at
the seige of Miller's Block House, afterwards settled in
Duck Creek Valley [in Ohio].
John Hupp left a son of the same name who was two
years old at the time of the siege of the Block House
within he was when his father was killed. He was born
July 27, 1780.
On January 18, 1831 [should be 1813], he was
married to Ann Cox, by whom he had four children:
Isaac, Joseph, Louise, and John C., of whom the later
only survived [note-- not true! All four grew up,
married, and had children].
The father [died] March 12, 1864 and the mother who
was born June 7, 1791, died November 26, 1875. John C.
Hupp was born in Donegal Township, Washington County,
Pennsylvania, November 26, 1819. He was educated at the
West Alexander Academy and at Washington College,
graduating in 1844. In 1846, he took the degree of
A.M. and studied medicine under Dr. F. Julius LeMoyne,
and at Jefferson Medical College where he graduated in
1847, settling in Wheeling, December 16, 1847 in
general practice.
He was one of the founders of the Medical Society
of the West Virginia; brought Chloralhydrate to the
notice of the Medical profession; February 21, 1870
established evening free schools in Wheeling and in
1875 he made German a regular branch in the public
schools.
In 1875 he was appointed a delegate of the American
Medical Association to the European Medical
Association. His memoranda on the eminent medical dead
of the state have been published in the Transaction of
the Association. Dr. Hupp was married March 1, 1853 to
Caroline Louise Todd, daughter of Dr. A.S. Todd of
Wheeling. They had three sons and three daughters.
Along the Valley Pike (Route 11), Hupp Fort was
erected about 1755, as a protection against Indian
raids. This barn-like structure 18 miles South of
Winchester was the Hupp homestead and fort. In all 203
years, this fort has remained the property of the Hupp
family.
The present owner is Frank R. Hupp, who married
Miss Gene Richard (daughter of Harry (Jake) Richard and
granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin of Strasburg).
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This frontier fort is in the suburbs of Strasburg,
and the Crystal Caverns nearby were once called the Hupp
Caverns.
Before George Washington built Fort Loudoun in 1756
to protect the citizens of Winchester from Indian raids,
a series of Frontier Forts was built on Cedar Creek to
act both as forts and home.
In 1753, George Bowman Fort housed the thirteen
children and neighbors when they were attacked by
Indians; Hupp Fort nearby on Cedar Creek housed the
Hupp homestead; Fort Loudoun, was inherited by his
grand-daughter, Margaret Fry Richards, and was then
dwelt in by the Richards family; Stephen Fort, built on
Cedar Creek at Marlboro in 1752 by Louis Stephen, is
now a museum and Boggs' Fort on Cedar Creek was once
owned by Captain Boggs.
All of these Forts were used for protection from
the savages in the French and Indian War. In the early
days of Winchester, the street that bounded the Public
Square on the North, and is now known as Rouss Avenue
(and was once called Lawyers' Row because of the many
lawyers who had made their offices there) had for its
original name Hupp's Row.
The Hupp place of business was where the Farmers
and Merchants Bank now stands.
This article includes one of several accounts given about the Hupp
brothers that left the Shenandoah Valley in 1770 (thus removing their
descendants from the scope of this book). This article, plus other
information was in the papers of J.C. Hupp of Fairmont, WV, who died in
1976. Some of his information was relayed to me by relatives, mainly
Hubert Simms of Richmond, Va., and his daughter Ginny Toney of Houston,
Texas. In the other sources, "Palson" was always written as "Palser",
and usually equated with Everhard Hupp, who settled on the Monongahela
River. Some of J.C. Hupp's early work, states that Everhard Hupp was
also known as George or Palser. But later it was found that George was
a separate person, who married an Indian woman. For this, the family
ostracized him, and he moved to Washington County, Kentucky (south and
east from Louisville). Everhard Hupp married Margaret Thomas. The
early work says that Everhard lived to by 109 and his wife to 105, but
censuses show them to be in their 80's in 1830, and they died before
1840.
I tend to believe that identifying Everhard and Palser as the same
person came about as a result of Palser disappearing from the scene (I
do not know this for a fact: I have not checked any records in
Pennsylvania). What I have found out is that Everhard, and maybe George
as well, were in Washington County, Pa. in 1766, before the five
brothers left the Valley. Some traditions say the fifth brother's name
was Henry and that he returned east of the Alleghenies. I find no early
record at all of a Henry Hupp in Virginia. What could have happened was
that it was Palser who went back and he went down to New Market (Palser
and Balser are equivalent names).
The first record of Balser Hupp in New Market was on 3/27/1776,
when he bought 89 acres from Isaac Durst, from along the North Fork of
the Shenandoah River. This was six years after the five brothers left.
Over the years, Balser bought more land, mostly concentrated around
1800 +/- 5 years.
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Balser Hupp's land was a little
north of New Market as shown on this
map:
This shows the extent of Balser
Hupp's land at the time of his death
(hashed area). The last land
transaction he made was in 1809, so
in Balser's last 20 years he had just
this land. There was a total of 365
acres.
What was Balser Hupp's land is
today mostly grazing land. The area
around the quarry is partly overgrown
with cedars. The New Market
Battlefield Park's northern boundary, <Map of New Market to
until recently, was the same as
Balser Hupp's land's southern Quicksburg area>
boundary. In 1984 or so, the park
expanded northward, including the
abandoned quarry, up to the roads
that marked one of the northern
boundaries of Balser Hupp's land
(outlined by dashed line).
There are also some new houses
built near the river.
Balser Hupp's house was in the
part of the land east of where
Interstate 81 now crosses. There is a
large old house now east of the
Interstate that still stands. I
talked to the owner, Mr. Helvey, in
March of 1985, and he knew nothing of
the house's background that far,
although he had checked it out back
to the late 1800's.
This map also shows at the top,
the location of the Neff-Kagey
Cemetery, where Balser Hupp was
buried.
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I know of no record of Balser Hupp's birthdate, or even the year he
was born. There are a few items of information which give ages for
Balser Hupp, but they do not agree at all. Here is a list of
indications:
Record Date Age given Calculated birthyear
------ ---- --------- --------------------
1. Deed Book B, p. 328 1776 (at least 21) 1755 or before
2. Will Book ? 1814 at least 60 1754 or before
3. tombstone 1829 69 1759/1760
4. Michael Hupp Bio.Sketch 1875 83 at death 1746
Notes: 1. since Balser Hupp was buying land in 1776, this implies he
was already at least 21. (2.) Balser Hupp was witness to some will
then. (3.) see A-19. (4.) see B-49.
It would appear from this that Balser Hupp was born in the early
1750's, and possibly the late 1740's.
To those who want to know their ancestors back ever further, the
question arises as to who Balser Hupp's parents were. If I knew, I
would have mentioned it first off. Instead all that I can do is
speculate. All we know, and there is some uncertainty to it, is that
Balser Hupp's father came to America from Germany. This is implied in
the Biographical Sketch of Michael Hupp in St. Joseph County (see B-49).
It was a common German custom to name the oldest son after his
grandfather. Since Abraham seems to be Balser's oldest son, Abraham
could be the name of Balser's father. But there are two problems with
this. One is that I don't know that Abraham was in fact the oldest--
John may have been. The other is that none of the other early Hupps
named any of their sons Abraham-- at least I know of none (it is
interesting to note, however, that none of Balser Hupp's sons named
their first sons "Balser". The only grandson named Balser was a middle
child of Balser, Jr). On the plus side, though, after Casper Hupp died,
his widow, Mary, married Charles Taylor. The bondsman was "Abram
Hupp". At this time (1781), Balser's son Abraham was still a child.
There is a possibility that this could be the father of Casper Hupp,
and likely Balser, too. But there is no deed or will record of any
older Abram or Abraham Hupp in Shenandoah County.
Another possibility is that Balser's father's name was John (or
Johannes in German). After all, I did note above that maybe John was
the name of Balser's oldest son. This would be supported by the fact
that almost all of the early Hupps had a son named John-- Peter, Casper,
Balser, Everhard, and John (I do not know if George or Phillip did).
On the other hand, John was a very common name at that time. But it
is interesting to note that on the same ship that brought "Casper Hop"
over in 1753, there was also a "Johannes Hop". This could be his
brother or father.
Finally, there is a possibility that Balser's father was named
Phillip. I have received letters from descendants of the Phillip Hupp
who moved to Ohio, who think that their Phillip's father was named
Phillip, and that his wife, Elizabeth, later married Mathias Ault.
There is a confirmation of an older Phillip Hupp because there is a
record of a Phillip Hupp who bought something at Michael's Stump in
Hampshire County, (now) West Virginia on 12/3/1757.
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THE EARLY HUPPS:
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Immigration records:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania arrivals from Rotterdam, Holland
ship arrival date Hupps aboard
---- ------------ ------------
Elliot 10/25/1748 Peter Hop
or 8/24/1749
Richard & Mary 9/17/1753 Paulus Hopp
Brothers 9/26/1753 Hans George Hop
Eastern Branch 10/3/1753 Casper Hop
Johannes Hop
Hamilton 10/6/1767 Frantz Hopp
Early Hupps in America (Pennsylvania and Virginia):
name born died married comments
---- ---- ---- ------- --------
Peter 1773 Magdalen two sons, one daughter
Casper 1781 Mary three sons, three daughters
Balser 175- 1829 Mary, Barbara 11 children
(these first three are covered by this book)
Everhard 1745 1830's Margaret Thomas 11 children
George an Indian moved to Kentucky
Frank 1771 killed by Indians
John 1747 1782 Anne Rowe killed by Indians
Phillip 1756 1831 Mary Buzzard "Indian Hater", moved to Ohio
Of the above, there has been a considerable amount of research and
listing of descendants of Everhard, John, and Phillip. Everhard lived
along the Monogahela River and had a large family. His children were:
1. Elizabeth, 2. George, 3. John, 4. Anney, 5. Lewis or Resin,
6. Phillip, 7. Francis, 8. Michael, 9. David, 10. Henry, and
11. Margaret. They were born between 1770 and 1793.
John's family was mentioned in the newspaper article a few pages
back. The married names of John's three daughters were: Margaret
Titus, Elizabeth Rogers, and Mary Smith.
Phillip Hupp served in the Revolutionary War. He had already been
involved with Indian warfare, and was known as the "Indian Hater". He
reportedly hunted Indians much like others hunt animals, and he
continued to do so after a peace treaty had been signed. The
authorities had so much trouble from this that they moved him to Ohio,
in what later was Noble County. Phillip died in 1831 and is buried in
the Hesson Cemetery, but I could not find his tombstone there.
The children of Phillip's that I know of are George, Francis, Daniel,
Emanuel, Philip, and Elizabeth. There were likely others as well.
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In addition to the Hupps that were in America in the 1700's there
are also later immigrants, many of which I have not discovered. Of
principal interest are two that settled in the same township as Phillip
Hupp's children. They were Ferdinand and Henry Hupp, and they came from
Germany to Noble (then Monroe) County about 1845. For the most part,
I have found that late Hupp immigrants tended to live in the large
cities while earlier immigrants and their descendants were rural folk.
Another later immigrant to an area where there were already Hupps was
Henry Hupp, along with his wife Julia, father Otto, and son William.
They settled in LaPorte, Indiana in the late 1860's.
There are also some early Hupp families which I have not found
their tie to the Hupps in the 1700's. One was a Phillip Hupp of
Halifax County, Virginia in the early 1800's. This is near the North
Carolina Border, far from the Shenandoah Valley.
The early Hupp families that lived in the Shenandoah Valley but
which have not been connected to any of the Hupps of the 1700's are
covered in section I.
Balser Hupp's family
Balser Hupp was married at least twice, first to Mary ---, second
to Barbara Grove. There were 7 children of Mary (or 7 that reached
adulthood) and 4 of Barbara. Information is scanty on Balser's wives.
The only mention of Mary by name was in the death record of Balser and
Mary's daughter Anna, who died in 1871. There is a little more on
Barbara, as will be shown below, but much is still not known. I do
not know when either wife was born or when they died, but Balser was
married to Barbara by December of 1795, so Mary had died by then.
I recently found an interesting entry in the old baptism records
that was recorded in John W. Wayland's book, A HISTORY of Shenandoah
County.
name born baptized
---- ---- --------
Mary, wife of Baltus Huber 1/18/1756 12/13/1774
the child, John 12/7/1774 12/13/1774
Since these records were transcribed, it is quite possible that "Baltus
Huber" was Balser Hupp. The dates are what I expect them to be for the
family, and I do not find the name Huber in any other early Shenandoah
County record (I have not checked this very thoroughly, though).
A discussion of when Balser's wife Mary is found on C-4.
The Kagey Relationship book mentions Balser and Barbara on its
page 270:
Barbara Kagey, was b. about 1786 and m. a son of Balzer
Hupp by his first wife; his second wife was Barbara Grove,
a sister of Isaac Hershberger's mother.
I take it the "his" refers to Balser and not his son (see G-8).
But there is confusion about just what her name was. Most records
call her Barbara: the family Bible of Balser Hupp, Jr., the account of
the Kagey book, and the deed books of Shenandoah County.
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But a history of Page County has her name as Esther. It mentions
a deed in 1810 about Christian Grove, Sr. Christian Grove bought land
on the Hawksbill (probably Hawksbill Creek, which flows through Luray,
the county seat of Page County) in 1756. His first wife was Amy Roads
and his second wife was Esther Musselman. The deed (note-- in 1810
Page County was still part of Shenandoah County, so this would be a
Shenandoah County record) listed Christian's children:
1. Samuel m. Mary Lionberger
2. David (did not participate in this deed)
3. John m. Barbara Lionberger
4. Christian m. Mary Gochenour
5. Magdalene m. Emanuel Ruffner
6. Barbara m. Joseph Strickler - 14 children
7. Anna m. Samuel Hershberger
8. Mary m. Jacob Hershberger
9. Elizabeth m. David Strickler - 10 children
10. Esther m. Balser Hupp
11. Susan m. Jacob Gochenour
12. Catherine
13. Christina m. Christian Coffman
14. Eva m. Michael Bloss, killed by lightning, no issue
Since this list gives all the sons first, then all the daughters, it is
probably not the correct birth order.
Here, it was Esther Grove that married Balser Hupp, and that she
had a sister named Barbara. But in concurrence with the Kagey book,
there was another sister that married a Hershberger (two in fact-- I
don't know which one would have been Isaac Hershberger's mother).
There is, in fact a record that Balzer Hupp married Esther Grove in
Shenandoah County. The trouble is, the date given for it is 1/10/1820!
That is 10 years after the deed mentioned above. The record of Balzer
Hupp and Esther Grove has always bothered me, for it did not fit in
except as Balser's third marriage. But the deed above seems to
contradict this.
I guess it is possible that the marriage was not recorded until
25 years after the event. Perhaps it was in 1820 that Barbara (or
Esther-- whatever her name was) died, and someone thought it needed to
be recorded at the courthouse. But that was not required until 1852,
and maybe the courthouse personnel were confused by the report and
issued a marriage licence-- It might be interesting to check the
returns. Or possibly Balser and Esther were not legally married until
then, although everyone else had the impression that they were.
When Balser Hupp died, in 1829, the records of the settlement of
his estate make no mention of a widow.
Balser Hupp had 11 children to reach adulthood (see list, next
page). There are very many descendants. A number of Balser's children
moved away from Virginia, especially the younger ones.
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Balser Hupp (d. late 1829 near New Market, VA)
m1. Mary ---
1. Abraham Hupp (d. late 1829 near New Market, VA)
m. Elizabeth Knopp (1774 - 1/12/1864) bur. Lakeville, Ind.
see Section B
2. Barbara Hupp (d. after 1865)
m. Samuel Hershberger (d. 1804) on 4/9/1804
see Section B
3. John Hupp (1787 - 1863) - not married
see Section C
4. Samuel Hupp (d. before 1830)
m. Barbara Kagey on 11/18/1813
m2(?). Mary Pennybacker on 5/7/1817
see Section G
5. Benjamin Hupp (1789 - after 1859)
m1. Lydia Newman on 12/30/1811
m2. Nancy McCall on 11/20/1829
see Section G
6. Emanuel Hupp (4/3/1792 - 11/3/1836) died in Champaign Co,
m. Mary Neff on 6/19/1817 Ohio
see Section D
7. Anna Hupp (1794? - 9/22/1871)
see Section C
(Balser)
m2. Barbara Grove
8. Martin Hupp (1796 - 8/9/1828) died near Lubeck, (now) WV
m. Rebecca Pennybacker on 2/10/1823
see Section G
9. Balser Hupp (12/16/1797 - 5/16/1888) died in Licking Co., Ohio
m1. Magdalene Knupp (7/10/1797 - 9/28/1852) on 4/21/1816
m2. Mrs. Magdalene (Niswander) Kagey (1806 - 1862) on 7/3/1854
see Section E
10. Jacob Hupp (1799 - 10/1872) died in LaPorte Co, Ind.
m. Phebe Ann Sheen (d. 1850) on 6/12/1824
see Section G
11. Isaac Hupp (1801 - 7/23/1863) died in LaPorte County, Ind.
m. Eliza Snyder (7/19/1806 - 12/31/1892) on 10/6/1834
see Section F
In addition to his own children, Balser Hupp also helped raise the
sons of his two daughters: Samuel B. Harshberger, son of Barbara; and
Abraham Hupp, son of Anna.
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Establishing the names of Balser Hupp's children is not exactly
the same as showing that people who moved to a certain area (as northern
Indiana) are the same people. The names of Balser Hupp's children are
all recorded in the division of his land. But are these the same ones
whose names I find in the Shenandoah County marriage records and in
censuses in other states at later times?
There is also a problem of when my findings contradict the family
tradition. I think the problem is more that the information is not
really passed down through the family, but often through historians
outside the family. The historian talks to a family member and takes
notes. He probably talks to many different families before he sits down
to actually write up what he collected. By then he doesn't remember
everything that had been said, and he tries to make sense of the notes.
The writeup comes out a little different than what he heard. When
family members see the writeup, they take this as their family
tradition. Sometimes they may check it out, and find some errors, but
never write them down. More often the families never ask questions
about the family history until generations later. (This, at least, is
my scenario as to how it goes wrong.)
I ran into several incorrect traditions as I searched out
descendants of Balser Hupp. Emanuel Hupp was thought to be the son of
Abraham (and even thought to be recorded in the Shenandoah County
marriage register). Balser Hupp, Jr. was thought to have deserted the
German Army, and came to Ohio, along with two brothers who settled in
Noble County. Against these I feel that I should prove my case.
I. Abraham - The division of Balser Hupp's land indicated that Balser's
son Abraham had died by that time. Also settlement of Balser's estate
involved paying Jacob Hupp, the executor of Abraham Hupp's estate. This
would mean that Balser's son Abraham is the same as the one whose
estate is listed in section B. Deed records of Shenandoah County
include where seven brothers are named as being sons of Abraham Hupp,
dec'd. In some of them, their mother Elizabeth is mentioned.
(Deed Book LL, pp. 145; MM, p. 381; MM, p. 166)
II. Barbara - When Barbara Hupp married Samuel Hershberger, Baltzer Hupp
was the bondsman. When Samuel died, just a few months later, the
settlement of his estate was at Balser Hupp's house. Samuel B.
Harshberger was named as a nephew of both John Hupp and Anna Hupp in
their respective wills (see section C).
III. John - names Anna Hupp as his sister and Samuel Harshberger as his
nephew, in his will. The tombstone of Balser Hupp is placed as a
result of John Hupp's will.
IV. Samuel - It was Samuel Hupp who married Barbara Kagey in 1813. The
Kagey book states that Barbara Kagey's husband was a son of Balser Hupp
by his first wife.
V. Benjamin - Balser Hupp had a son Benjamin, and there was only one
Benjamin Hupp in the Shenandoah Valley of that generation.
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VI. Emanuel - The Kauffman-Coffman book states that Emanuel Hupp
married Mary Neff. It gives a date of this marriage 6/19/1817 that is
in line with the date the Shenandoah County marriage record gives for
Edmund Hupp and Maria Neff (6/4/1817, which was when the marriage
license was aquired). Apparently in the transcription, "Emanuel" was
miscopied as "Edmund". Also the line that says that Emanuel Hupp
married Mary Kipps in 1825 was miscopied: it was Samuel A. Hupp that
married Mary Kipps. Deed Book OO, p. 493 and 495 list Emanuel Hupp
as living in Champaign County, Ohio, selling land to other heirs of
Balser Hupp. These deeds were dated 12/11/1835 and 2/6/1836. Deed
Book LL, p. 148 names Emanuel's wife as Mary, an heir of John Neff.
This was in 1832 before Emanuel moved to Ohio. Finally, the death
record of Michael Hupp of Champaign County, Ohio lists his parents as
Emanuel Hupp and Mary Neff.
VII. Anna - her death register lists her as daughter of Balser and Mary.
VIII. Martin - Martin is buried beside his wife Rebecca in Lubeck, WV.
In Shenandoah County, Va. the marriage record states that Martin Hupp
married Rebecca Pennybacker. In the settlement of Balser Hupp's estate,
Martin Hupp his son had died (Martin Hupp in WV had died in 1828), and
Derrick Pennybacker was mentioned as guardian to the heirs of Martin
Hupp.
IX. Balser, Jr. - the family Bible of the family of Balser Hupp, Jr.
lists his parents as Balser and Barbara. Both of the marriages listed
in the family Bible are recorded in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
Shenandoah County's Deed Book HH, p. 513 states that Baltzer Hupp of
Licking County, Ohio, is a son of Balser Hupp, dec'd, of Shenandoah
County. The plot of land being sold here (on 2/4/1830) was the
eleventh tract of Balser Hupp's land. It was sold to John Hupp for
$800.
X. Jacob - the Shenandoah County marriage record incorrectly lists
Jacob Hupp, who married Phebe Ann Sheen on 6/12/1824 as Abraham's son.
But the Jacob Hupp who was married to Phebe Ann that moved to LaPorte
County, Indiana has traditionally believed to be the brother of Isaac
Hupp (XI.). Also Abraham had a son named Jacob, who moved to Marshall
County, Indiana. This Jacob (X.) was born several years before Abraham
Hupp was married.
XI. Isaac - Shenandoah County Deed Book PP, p. 183 states that Isaac
Hupp of LaPorte County, Indiana, whose wife was named Eliza, was a son
and legal heir to Balser Hupp, dec'd. This deed was dated 4/29/1835.
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The Property of Balser Hupp
Balser Hupp died in the fall of 1829. Following this, there was
a court order that his estate be appraised and settled. The appraisal
was done by Joseph Strickler and Jacob Bushong. The settlement was done
by Reuben Walton. In the settlement, $300 was given to each of the
heirs of Balser Hupp, or at least those that were in reach (Jacob, the
heirs of Abraham, Emanuel, Barbara, Anna, Isaac, and the heirs of
Martin). Then the estate was sold:
(note-- "Do" was an abbreviation for Ditto. Both were often written
out. Also used were the ditto marks like this: ". Such marks in the
money column should not be taken as dittos; instead they mean .00.
Also, I am aware that "swingle tree" should be "single tree", but that
is the way it was written. I'm sorry I couldn't read all of the
writing.)
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(Will Book Q, page 164, cont.)
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(Will Book Q, page 167, cont.)
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The Division of Balser Hupp's land
The 365 acres of Balser Hupp's land was subdivided into 11 parts,
with each part going to each of Balser's children, or their heirs for
those children who had already died.
Shenandoah County, Virginia
Deed Book JJ
page 451
<Plat of the subdivision of Balser Hupp’s land>
Pursuant to and Order of the County Court of Shenandoah dated
January Court 1830 directing the undersigned Commissioners
named in said Order, being first Sworn for that purpose, to
divide the lands whereof Baltzer Hupp deceased, died, siezed,
and possessed among his heirs. We proceeded to divide the
lands of said deceased in obedience to said Order which is
represented by the Plat Hereto annexed including
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page 452
several tracts adjoining among his heirs as follows. The heirs having
drawn for their respective lots the result was as follows.
Lott No. 1. Containing thirteen Acres & one fourth of an Acre including
the dwelling house -- is bounded as followeth to wit. Beginning at a
white oak (where the Deed calls for two white Oaks comes to Neff's
land, at the meadow fence A and running with Neff's lines N 30 W 10-1/2
poles to a stake, thence S 48 W 37 poles to a stake, thence N 64 W
12-1/2 poles to three white Oaks, thence N 50 W 16-1/2 poles to three
large white Oaks and Neff's corner on the North Side of a road there
crossing the Tract and running along said road S 25 W 18-1/2 poles to a
stake, thence S 54 E 20 poles to a stake, thence S 10 E 24 poles to a
stake in the middle of the Main road N 43 E 4 poles, thence N 47 E 64
poles to said Neff's line then with his line N 46-1/2 W 11 poles five
links to the Beginning. This Lott we assigned to Barbara Harshbarger,
late Barbara Hupp, one of the heirs of Baltzer Hupp dec'd.
Lott No. 2 is bounded as followeth to wit: Beginning at a stake in the
main road corner to lot No 1 and running with the lines of said lot
reversed N 13 W 24 poles to a Stake, thence N 54 W 20 poles to a Stake,
thence N 25 E 18-1/2 poles to three large white oaks Corner to Neff's
land thence with his line N 29 W 86 poles to a Stake near a white Oak,
thence crossing he Tract S 42-1/2 W 35 poles to a Stake in a field
thence S 29 E 136 poles to a Cedar and Stake in the middle of the
main road running thence down the said road to the Beginning.
Containing Twenty five Acres. This Lott we assigned to the Heirs of
Samuel Hupp dec'd who was one of the heirs of said Baltzer Hupp, dec'd.
Lot No. 3 is bounded as follows. Beginning at a Cedar & Stake in the
middle of the Main road corner to Lot No. 2 and extending with a line
of said Lott (reversed) N 29 W 136 poles to a Stake in a field near to
said lot, thence S 42-1/2 W 72-1/2 poles to a Stake in another field
thence S 50-1/2 E 132 poles to a Stake in the middle of the Main road,
thence running down the said Road to the Beginning containing Thirty
Seven Acres and one half acre. This Lot we assigned to Baltzer Hupp,
one of the heirs of Baltzer Hupp dec'd.
Lot No. 4. is bounded as followest, to wit. Beginning at a stake in
the middle of the Main road corner to Lot No. 3 and extending with a
line of said Lot, reversed N 50-1/2 W 132 poles to a Stake a corner to
said Lott, thence S 42-1/2 W 48-1/2 poles to a Stake between a black
Walnut & Cedar standing on the bank of the river, thence running up the
said river the several Courses thereof S 45 E 25 poles to a black
Walnut, thence S 30 E 42 poles to near a locust, thence leaving the
river N 75 E 18 poles to a marked Chestnut Oak corner to Jacob Bushong,
thence N 26 E 12 poles to a large white Oak said Bushong's Corner, then
with another of his lines S 64-1/2 E 75 poles to two white Oaks
standing on the north side of the Main road and thence running down the
said
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page 453
road to the Beginning. Containing Thirty Seven Acres and one half
Acres. Said Lott we assigned to the heirs of Martin Hupp dec'd, who
was one of the heirs of said Baltzer Hupp dec'd.
Lott No. 5 is bounded as followeth to wit: Beginning at a Stake
between a black Walnut & Cedar standing on the bank of the river (1)
corner to Lott No. 4 and running with a line of said Lott (reversed)
N 42-1/2 E 126 poles to a stake, thence N 20 W 21-1/2 poles to a
Stake, thence S 56 W 138 poles to near Cedar & Sycamore tree standing
on the bank of said river, thence running up the said river the several
Courses thereof to the Beginning. Containing Thirty One Acres. This
Lott we assigned to Anna Hupp one of the Heirs of said Baltzer Hupp
dec'd.
Lott No. 6 is bounded as followeth to wit: Beginning near a Cedar &
Sycamore tree standing on the bank of said River (2) a Corner to Lott
No. 5 and running with a line of said Lott (reversed) N 56 E 138 poles
to a Stake corner to said Lott, thence N 20 W 65-8/10 poles to a Stake,
thence S 56 W 36 poles to a Stake, thence S 34 E 35 poles to a Stake,
thence S 56 W 100 poles to a Stump on the river bank, thence running up
the said river the several Courses thereof to the Beginning.
Containing Thirty One Acres. This Lott we assigned to Jacob Hupp, one
of the heirs of said Baltzer Hupp, dec'd.
Lott No. 7 is boundeth as followeth to wit Beginning at a stump on the
bank of the river (3) corner to Lott No. 6 and running with the lines
of said Lott (reversed) N 56 E 100 poles to a Stake Corner of said
Lott, thence with another line of said lott N 34 W 35 poles to a Stake,
thence S 56 W 87 poles to a Sycamore & Cedar standing on the bank of
said river, thence running up the several Courses of the river to the
Beginning. Containing Twenty Acres. This Lott we assigned to Isaac
Hupp, one of the Heirs of said Balser Hupp, dec'd.
Lott No. 8 is bounded as followeth to wit. Beginning at a Sycamore and
Cedar standing on the river bank Corner to Lot No. 7 and extending with
a line of said Lott N 56 E 123 poles to a Stake corner to Lott No. 6,
thence N 20 W 37-7/10 poles to a Stake in the old line then with said
line N 81 W 15 poles to black Oak in said line thence S 56 W 117 poles
to a stake between two Cedars standing on the river bank, thence
running up the said river the several Courses thereof to the Beginning.
Containing Thirty Seven Acres. This Lott we assigned to Benjamin
Hupp, one of the heirs of said Baltzer Hupp, dec'd.
Lot No. 9 is bounded as followeth to wit. Beginning at a Stake between
two Cedars standing on the river bank, Corner to Lott No. 8 and running
with the lines of said Lott (reversed) N 56 E 117 poles to a black Oak
Corner to said Lott in the old line, thence with the
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page 454
same. N 81 W 100-1/2 poles to a white Oak thence S 79 W 51 poles to
between two marked Cedars standing on the river bank, thence running up
the said river the several Courses thereof S 43-1/2 E 37-1/2 poles to a
blazed Cedar, thence S 31 E 52-1/2 poles to the Beginning containing
Thirty Seven Acres. This Lott we assigned to the heirs of Abraham
Hupp, who was one of the heirs of Baltzer Hupp dec'd.
Lot No. 10 is bounded as followeth to wit Beginning at a Stake in a
field Corner to Lott No. 5 in a line of Lott No. 2 and running thence
with a line of Lott No. 2 N 42-1/2 E 30 poles to a cornered white Oak,
a Corner to Neff's land, then the same Course continues 100 poles
further with said Neff's line to a hickory in his line Corner to the
land Dr. Neff purchased of Stiegle thence with the lines of the several
lotts and passing the corner thereof S 20 E 125 poles to the Beginning
containing Forty five Acres and one fourth of an Acre. This Lott we
assigned to John Hupp, one of the heirs of said Baltzer Hupp, dec'd.
Lot No. 11 West of the river containing Fifty Acres we assigned to
Emmanuel Hupp one of the heirs of Baltzer Hupp dec'd for his full share
being the same Tract of Land which was conveyed to said Baltzer Hupp
dec'd by George Houdeshalt and Susannah his wife by their certain Deed
of Bargain & Sale bearing date the Eight day May in the year 1809 and
of record in the County Court of Shenandoah and bounded by said Deed of
Conveyance as followeth to wit: Beginning at a pine a white Oak and a
black Oak sapling in George Houberts line Corner to Lott No. 1 then
with the line of that Lott S 36 W twenty three poles to two white oak
Saplings by a road Corner to lott No. 4 then with a line of that lott S
66 E two hundred and fifty four poles to a Sycamore and a Cedar on the
said river bank, then down the said River the several Courses and
Meanders thereof N 7 W twelve poles N 31 W twenty eight poles, thence
N 45 W twenty four poles then N 52 W forty two poles to a stake on the
river bank (where the old Corner two black Oaks formerly stood, also a
corner to the said George Houbert and then with Houbert's line N 75 W
One Hundred and Sixty three poles to the Beginning. All of which is
most respectfully submitted to the court.
Samuel Newman
P. McManus
Reuben Walton
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Balser Hupp was buried in the Neff-Kagey Cemetery, which is three
miles north of New Market and one mile north of his house. The
Cemetery has long been abandoned, and is overgrown to the point that it
looks like a patch of woods in the middle of a field. It is visible
from Interstate 81 from just south of the bridge of the North Fork of
the Shenandoah River.
The land it is on is now owned by Earl Wilkins.
In memory of
BOLSER HUPP
Died A.D. 1830 <photo of tombstone>
AGED
69 Years
This information is incorrect, though. Balser Hupp died in late
1829, not in 1830. He was also older than 69 years (otherwise he would
have been only 15 or 16 in 1776 when he first bought land near New
Market.
The likely reason for the inaccuracy, was that this stone was not
placed until about 35 years after his death. It was placed in
accordance with the will of Balser's son John, who died in 1863 (see
C-3). By then no one was left who knew how old Balser Hupp was.
The tombstone is still easy to read, but it leans against a tree
that is at least two feet in diameter.
At the time of his death, Balser Hupp was survived by six sons:
John, Benjamin, Emanuel, Balser, Jacob, and Isaac; two daughters:
Barbara Harshberger and Anna Hupp; 37 grandchildren, and 5 great-
grandchildren.
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<sketch of house, presumed to be Balser’s>