Johann
Frederick VanTrease was born Oct. 4, 1747 in Frederick Co., MD. He was the son
of Friedrich Verdries/Vertreese & Dorothy Buckin
Keziah was born
before 1765. She was the daughter of unknown parents
THE FAMILY OF JOHANN FREDERICK VANTREASE & KEZIAH
 | Johann Frederick VanTrease & Keziah | Johann
Frederick VanTrease & Keziah were married about 1775, probably in Pennsylvania,
and they had at least 7 children. Frederick is listed on Bedford Co., PA tax
records in 1783 & 1790, and he is listed as a head of household on the 1790
census of Bedford Co., PA. At that time they had 4 male children in the household
under the age of 16, and 3 females in addition to Keziah. The family emigrated
from PA to KY sometime between 1790-1800. Frederick Vantrece is listed on an 1800
tax list for Mason Co., KY. Frederick's daughter Elizabeth married in Fleming
Co., KY in April 1803, and Frederick bought land in Fleming Co., KY in Sept. 1803
from Peter Hysong. Both Johann Frederick & his son James Frederick went by
the name Frederick, and both lived in Fleming Co., KY, so to try to avoid confusion
in this writing I will refer to Johann Frederick as Frederick Sr and to James
Frederick as Frederick Jr. Frederick Sr. and Frederick (Jr) Vantrees(e) are both
listed as heads of household on the 1810 census of Flemingsberg, Fleming Co.,
KY. On Sept 10, 1812, Frederick Sr. conveyed 40 acres of land in Fleming Co.,
KY to his son Frederick Jr. Frederick Sr wrote his will on Aug. 28th, 1817, and
it was probated on Nov. 3, 1817 in Fleming Co., KY. In the will he named his wife
Keziah, and 5 of his children. Keziah is listed as head of household on the 1820
census, living near the household of her married daughter Mary Ann (Mrs. Peter)
Dye. There is a Fleming Co., KY marriage bond for Kesiah Vantrease & John
Waggoner that is dated September 9, 1821. I do not find John or Keziah Waggoner
on the 1830 census at this time.Keziah (maiden name?) Vantrease Waggoner died
sometime after September 1821, probably in Fleming Co., KY. On Sept 9, 1829,
Frederick Jr paid $240 to his siblings Elizabeth (Mrs. Meshack) Browning, Emanuel
Vantrease, and Rachel (Mrs. Allen) Casky for their shares in the land in Fleming
Co., KY that had been inherited from their father Frederick Vantrease in 1817. Notes for Johann Frederick VanTrease Notes for Keziah (maiden name unknown) VanTrease Waggoner 1817 Will of Johann Frederick VanTrease Page 1, Page 2. For transcription of will, see Notes for Johann Frederick VanTrease above. Fleming Co., KY Vantrease land records |
The children of Johann Frederick VanTrease & Keziah
 | Unknown Son #1 Vantrease | Unknown Son #1 VanTrease was born between 1775-1790 in PA. There is a male the right age group to be this unknown son, age 0-15, in the household of Frederick Vantreece on the 1790 census of Bedford Co., PA. I do not find this son on any records after 1790, but it is difficult to tell if he died or established his own household. His parents emigrated from PA to KY sometime between 1790-1800. They are on tax lists in Mason Co., KY in 1800, and purchased land in neighboring Fleming Co., KY in 1803. This son is not listed as an heir in the will of Johann Frederick VanTrease written August 28th, 1817. Unknown Son #1 Van Trease died sometime after 1790, and probably before 1817 but I don't know exactly when or where. |
| James Frederick VanTrease | James Frederick VanTrease
was born in 1776 in PA. There is a male the right age group to be James Frederick,
age 14, in the household of Frederick Vantreece on the 1790 census of Bedford
Co., PA. The family emigrated from PA to KY sometime between 1790-1800. They are
on tax lists in Mason Co., KY in 1800, and purchased land in neighboring Fleming
Co., KY in 1803. James Frederick married Elizabeth (maiden name?) about
1800, probably in Mason or Fleming Co., KY. Both James Frederick & Johann
Frederick went by the name Frederick, and both lived in Fleming Co., KY, so to
try to avoid confusion in this writing I will refer to Johann Frederick as Frederick
Sr and to James Frederick as Frederick Jr. There is a Frederick Ventrece on the
1800 tax lists for Mason Co., KY that is probably Frederick Sr. Frederick Jr &
Elizabeth settled in Fleming Co., KY by 1810, probably as early as 1803 when Frederick
Sr bought land there. Frederick Sr & Frederick Jr are both listed on the 1810
census of Flemingsberg, Fleming Co., KY under the name Frederick Vantrees(e).
On Sept. 10, 1812, Frederick Sr conveyed 40 acres of land in Fleming Co., KY to
Frederick Jr. Frederick Sr died in 1817, and the land he owned in Fleming Co.,
KY was inherited in equal parts by the 5 children named in his will, including
Frederick Jr. Frederick (Jr) Vantrees is listed as a head of household on the
1820 census of Fleming Co., KY. On Sept 9, 1929, three of the other children of
Frederick Sr (Elizabeth, Emmanuel & Rachel) sold the land they had inherited
from their father to their brother Frederick Jr. There is a Frederick Vantrese
listed on the 1830 census of Western Division, Fleming Co., KY who is probably
Frederick Jr - ages are correct for his children, but not for Frederick Jr or
Elizabeth. They are listed on the same page as Barnet Lamar, Lawrence Dye &
Eli Hinton, all of whom (with possible exception of Eli) were married to daughters
of Frederick Jr. In Sept 1834 the land deed of 1929 to Frederick from his siblings
was reaffirmed in court. James Frederick Van Trease died in 1837 in Fleming
Co., KY. Elizabeth Van Trease emigrated from Kentucky to Illinois, probably
in 1841 with several of her married children. She is listed at age 75 on the census
of District No. 21, Vermilion Co., IL living next door to her married granddaughter
Elizabeth (Mrs. David) Sconce. She has 2 young Vantrease children living with
her in 1850, possibly children of the one son in this family who I have not been
able to identify. Elizabeth (maiden name?) Van Trease died sometime after 1850,
probably in Vermilion Co., IL. The Family of James Frederick VanTrease & Elizabeth Notes for James Frederick Van Trease Fleming Co., KY Vantrease land records |
 | Elizabeth VanTrease | Elizabeth VanTrease was born
October 2, 1777 in PA. There is a female who could to be Elizabeth, age 13,
in the household of Frederick Vantreece on the 1790 census of Bedford Co., PA.
The family emigrated from PA to KY sometime between 1790-1800. They are on tax
lists in Mason Co., KY in 1800, and purchased land in neighboring Fleming Co.,
KY in 1803. Elizabeth married Meshack Browning on April 12, 1803 in Fleming
Co., KY. Census records indicate they had at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. I have
not found them on the 1810 census at this time. Elizabeth is listed as an heir
in the will of Johann Frederick VanTrease written August 28th, 1817 in Fleming
Co., KY. On Sept 9, 1829, son (James) Frederick paid $240 to his siblings Elizabeth
(Mrs. Meshack) Browning, Emanuel Vantrease, and Rachel (Mrs. Allen) Casky for
their shares in the land in Fleming Co., KY that had been inherited from their
father (Johann) Frederick Vantrease in 1817. The household of Meshac Browning
is listed on the 1820 census of Fleming Co., KY. The household of Meshack Browning
is listed on the 1830 census of Western Division, Fleming Co., KY. In Sept 1834
the land deed of 1929 to Frederick from his siblings was reaffirmed in court,
with Elizabeth Browning, Amelia Vantrease & Rachel Casky stating when questioned
separately from their husbands that they had agreed to the land sale. Elizabeth
VanTrease Browning died on October 4, 1840, probably in Fleming Co., KY but that
is not for sure. I have not found Meshack or Elizabeth on the 1840 census
at this time. There is a Meshack Browning who was born 1801-1810 who may be a
son of Meshack & Elizabeth (VanTrease) Browning. This younger Meshack Browning
was married in 1828 to Maxey Wood in Kentucky, but they were living in Greene
Co., IL by 1840. Notes for Elizabeth VanTrease Browning Marriage record Mashack Browning & Elizabeth Vantreese |
 | Dorothy VanTrease | Dorothea "Dorothy"
VanTrease was born about 1780 in PA. There is a female who could to be Dorothy,
age 10, in the household of Frederick Vantreece on the 1790 census of Bedford
Co., PA. Dorothy's parents emigrated from PA to KY sometime between 1790-1800,
when she was age 10-20. Her father is on tax lists in Mason Co., KY in 1800, and
he purchased land in neighboring Fleming Co., KY in 1803. I have not found Dorothy
on the 1820 census at this time; if I have her birth year correct she should be
age 30. There is a Fleming Co., KY marriage bond for Dorotha Vantreese & Henry
Gimble dated January 13, 1815, with bondsmen Frederick Vantreese & Henry
Gimbel. At the time of this marriage, Dorothy would have been about age 35. According
to the book by Robert Van Trees, Dorothy & Henry had at least one son named
Lewis. Dorothy and her "eldest son Lewis" are both listed as heirs in
the will of Johann Frederick VanTrease written August 28th, 1817. Lewis is listed
in the will as follows: "my daughter Dorothy's eldest son Lewis, provided
he shall submit himself in all things to the control of his grandmother my beloved
wife Keziah until he shall be of lawful age." Dorothy VanTrease Gimble
died sometime after 1817, and probably before 1829. I have not found them
on the 1820 census at this time, and Dorothy is not listed in an 1829 land deed
where her brother Frederick bought shares of land inherited from Johann Frederick
from 3 of his siblings. Notes for Dorothy VanTrease Gimble Marriage bond Henry Gimble & Dorothy Vantrease |
 | Rachel VanTrease | Rachel VanTrease was born
about 1782 in PA. There is a female who could to be Rachel, age 8, in the
household of Frederick Vantreece on the 1790 census of Bedford Co., PA. The family
emigrated from PA to KY sometime between 1790-1800. They are on tax lists in Mason
Co., KY in 1800, and purchased land in neighboring Fleming Co., KY in 1803. There
is a Fleming Co., KY marriage bond for Rachel Vantreese & Allen Caskey
dated July 31, 1815, with bondsmen Frederick Vantreese & Allen Caskey. At
the time of this marriage, Rachel would have been about age 33. Rachel is listed
as an heir in the will of Johann Frederick VanTrease written in Fleming Co., KY
on August 28th, 1817. There is a household of Allen Caskey on the 1820 census
of Washington Co., KY who may be this family (there are 3 children in this household).
On Sept 9, 1829, son (James) Frederick paid $240 to his siblings Elizabeth (Mrs.
Meshack) Browning, Emanuel Vantrease, and Rachel (Mrs. Allen) Casky for their
shares in the land in Fleming Co., KY that had been inherited from their father
(Johann) Frederick Vantrease in 1817. There is a household of Allen Caskey on
the 1830 census of Washington Co., KY which may be this family (There are now
6 children in this household). In Sept 1834 the land deed of 1929 to Frederick
from his siblings was reaffirmed in court, with Elizabeth Browning, Amelia Vantrease
& Rachel Casky stating when questioned separately from their husbands that
they had agreed to the land sale. I have not found the family in 1840. There is
an online tree on www.ancestry.com that states that Allen Caskey was the son of
Robert Caskey & Jane Todd, and that he married "Rachelle Wantresse".
This same tree states that Allen died July 27, 1852 in Marion Co., KY, although
I have not been able to find him on the 1840 or 1850 census at this time. It also
states that Rachel died before 1852. Rachel VanTrease Caskey died after 1834,
and probably before 1852 in Kentucky. |
| Unknown Son #2 VanTrease | Unknown Son #2 VanTrease was born about 1786 in PA. There is a male the right age group to be this unknown son, age 4, in the household of Frederick Vantreece on the 1790 census of Bedford Co., PA. The family emigrated from PA to KY sometime between 1790-1800. They are on tax lists in Mason Co., KY in 1800, and purchased land in neighboring Fleming Co., KY in 1803. He is not listed as an heir in the will of Johann Frederick VanTrease written August 28th, 1817. Unknown Son #2 VanTrease died sometime after 1790 and probably before 1817 in PA or KY. |
 | Emanuel VanTrease | Emanuel VanTrease was born September
17, 1788 in PA. The book by Robert Van Trees states that Emanuel was born
near Pittsburg, PA. There is a male the right age group to be Emanuel, age 2,
in the household of Frederick Vantreece on the 1790 census of Bedford Co., PA.
His parents family emigrated from PA to KY sometime between 1790-1800. His father
is on tax lists in Mason Co., KY in 1800 (when Emanuel was age 12), and purchased
land in neighboring Fleming Co., KY in 1803. I have not found Emanuel, age 22,
in 1810 at this time; he is not listed with his parents in Fleming Co., KY. The
Robert Van Trees book, which uses research on Emanuel by Harold W. Vantrease,
states that Emanuel married Magdalene Helmic about 1812 and they had 5
children. (Of these, I only have the name of son Silas, and he is not proven to
be a son of this marriage.) Emanuel is listed as an heir in the will of Johann
Frederick VanTrease written August 28th, 1817. Magdalene died in 1821, and Emanuel
remarried Amelia Jenkins on December 25, 1821 in Mason Co., KY. Emanuel
& Amelia had 5 children, born between 1822-1830. At some time between 1821
to 1829, Emanuel & Amelia moved from Kentucky to Ohio. On Sept 9, 1829, (James)
Frederick VanTrease paid $240 to his siblings Elizabeth (Mrs. Meshack) Browning,
Emanuel Vantrease, and Rachel (Mrs. Allen) Casky for their shares in the land
in Fleming Co., KY that had been inherited from their father (Johann) Frederick
Vantrease. At that time Emanuel & wife Amelia are stated to be living in Ohio.
In 1834, Amelia is listed in an 1834 land record pertaining to the same inherited
land as being Emanuel's wife. Amelia probably died about 1836. Emanuel remarried
for a third time to Mary Ann Hill Jenkins on June 2, 1836 in Ross Co.,
OH. The family is listed on the 1840 census of Union, Fayette Co., OH. They are
listed on the 1850 census of Concord, Fayette Co., OH. Mary Ann died on November
2, 1855. Emmanuel VanTrease died on March 8, 1858, possibly in Fayette Co.,
OH or Larue Co., KY. According to the book by Robert Van Trees, Emmanuel possibly
moved from Ohio to Larue Co., KY by 1856. Emmanuel's daughter Juliana married
Kenneth Dye Jr, who was a son of Kenneth Dye &
Jane Vanderbeck. Notes for Emanuel VanTrease Marriage bond Emanuel Vantrease & Amelia Jenkins Fleming Co., KY Vantrease land records |
