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 Anna Catharina
KERN1 was born on 10 Mar
1720 in on the Lindenbach Hof, Schoenau, Kr Heidelberg, Baden, Germany.2,3
She died on 1 Apr 1799 in Deep Creek, Surry (currently Yadkin), NC.4,5 She was buried
on 1 Apr 1799 in the George Long Cemetery on Calvin Gough farm 300 yds west of
the home of J. Blum Gough, Deep Creek.4
Notes:
From "Jo Martin's Page of History" website
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/r/Mary--J-Martin/
and "Martin and Jackson Family Histories" WorldConnect Site,
Martin, Jo
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jo123
Descendants of Henry Long: Notes for CATHARINA KERN.
Catharina Kern was born in Germany. The exact time and place is not known, but
if Catharina was 21 years old when her first child was born, she was born in
1718. After Henry died, Catharina married George Happus and the family migrated
to America. They landed in Philadelphia, PA on 4 Oct 1751. Whey they arrived
in America, her son George was twelve years old and her son, Frederick, ten.
The ship log shows they came to America on the ship, "Queen of Denmark."
This ship sailed from Rotterdam with 262 passengers. George Parrish was commander
of the ship. The family lived in Brandywine, PA in the Lebanon region.
From "Hoppes Generations, Hoppes Family on Line" website
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hoppes/
Harry's Corner. Eight New Lines.
Georg Happes' oldest son Georg Heinrich (1747 - 1812) was born just south of
Schoenau on his grandfather Heinrich Kern's farm, known as "the Linnebach",
October 23, 1747 and was baptized two days later (Source: Reformed Churchbook
Schoenau). At the age of three in the company of his parents, the Lang children,
his uncle Michael's family, and other relatives, he left the Linnebach for the
New Land.
Harry's Corner. The Homeland. HAPPES FAMILY ITINERARY IN EUROPE.
Schoenau: a pleasant town near Heidelberg famous for its Cistercian Cloister.
Outlying farms considered part of Schoenau include the Hasselbacherhof to the
west and the Linnebach to the south. Some of the buildings in the center of Schoenau
predate the departure of the brothers Georg and Michael Happes Jr. for the New
Land in 1751.
From Long Family Records: 1718-1820
by Jasper S. Long of Yadkinville, NC, Yadkin County Library.
INSERT Dec 1966 NOTICE!
Since this book was published the author has located the graves of -- This
also located the burying ground of George Happus [Hoppes], step father of a1.
Frederick Long and b1. George Long and their mother Catharina Kern Long Happus
[Hoppes]. The funeral and burial of both are recorded on page 53 in book. No
marked tombstones have been found for their graves.
JASPER S. LONG, Author
From Long Family Records: 1718-1820
by Jasper S. Long of Yadkinville, NC, Yadkin County Library.
Ps. 52-54. DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE HAPPUS AND CATHARINA KERN LONG HAPPUS
We know that George Happus came to America with his wife and her 2 sons,
George and Frederick Long by her first marriage to Henry Long.
They landed in Philadelphia October 4, 1751. We know that George Long
left Pa. In 1763, and came to a Moravian Settlement in Forsyth County and moved
to the waters of Deep Creek in Yadkin County in 1765, when he married Catharina
Miller. We know that Frederick Long left Pa. in1767 with his wife
and oldest daughter and came directly to the waters of Deep Creek and Cranberry
Creek in Yadkin County. It is not known when George Happus and his family
left Pa. And settled on the waters of Deep Creek in Yadkin County. But we are
most sure it was in 1767. We do know that George Long and Frederick Long
lived about 3 miles apart. The Moravian Ministers let us know that you could
walk from the home of George Happus to the home of Frederick Long
in a little over an hour. For on July 28, 1787, they set off for Deep Creek and
arrived at the home of George Happus and George Long, reaching the house
of Frederick Long after 5 o'clock. Cranberry Creek runs into Deep Creek
about 5 miles west of Yadkinville, N. C., which is the location of the home of
Frederick Long, which is proven by land deeds. George Long lived
down Deep Creek about 3 miles from the home of Frederick Long and George Happus
lived on Deep Creek one or two miles below the home of George Long. What
became of the descendants of George Happus and Catharina Kern Long Happus
is quite a mystery. We only have a record of one son, Daniel Happus moving
to Ashe County and to Owens County, Indiana, in 1811.
Death and funeral of Catharina Kern.
From Long Family Records: 1718-1820
by Jasper S. Long of Yadkinville, NC, Yadkin County Library.
P. 47 and P. 53. “April 9, 1799. Br. Wohlfahrt returned from Deep Creek.
He reported that at the Yadkin he met our friend Fredrick Long, and accompanied
him to his home, something more than 30 miles from Salem. On the 7th he preached
to a large audience. Two miles from there, a week earlier, old mother Happus
(mother of Fredrick and George Long) had entered into rest. She had asked
that a Brother might preach her funeral sermon. On the 8th Br. Wohlfahrt went
with Fredrick Long to the home of his brother George, and from
there with most of the two families, proceeded to the home of Jacob Miller,
where the funeral service was to be. The house-wife [Barbara Hoppes] is the daughter
of the deceased, and though she belongs to the Methodist she did not object to
having the meeting there and was very friendly. The service could begin at ten
o'clock, as the near neighbors, all Germans, gathered early. After the preaching
a number of English persons arrived, and after a pause a sermon was preached
for them. Then they went to the grave of the deceased-she had been buried a week
and there read the burial liturgy, those present being very quite and reverent.”
(Records Of Moravians In North Carolina. Vol. VI. Pages. 2623-2624.)
So from the above record we find that Catharina Kern Long Happus died
April 1, 1799. If she was 21 years old when her oldest child (George Long)
was born, she was 81 years old. [However, church records show Catharina was born
abt 1720 and about 18 when George was born. Therefore, she was 79 when she died.]
And more from p. 47: When the party returned to the home Br. Wohlfahrt
baptized a child, at the request of the parents.
Death and funeral of Catharina Kern.
From Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Vol VI by Fries
[Pages 2623-2624] April 9, 1799. Br. Wohlfahrt returned from Deep Creek. He reported
that at the Yadkin he met our friend Friedrich Long, and accompanied him
to his home, something more than thirty miles from Salem. On the 7th he preached
to a large audience. Two miles from there, a week earlier, old Mother Happes
(mother of Friedrich and George Lang) had entered into rest. She had asked
that a Brother might preach her funeral sermon. On the 8th Br. Wohlfahrt went
with Friedrich Lang to the home of his brother George, and from
there, with most of the two families, proceeded to the home of Jacob Miller,
where the funeral service was to be. The house-wife [Barbara Hoppes] is a daughter
of the deceased, and though she belongs to the Methodists she did not object
to having the meeting there and was very friendly. The service could begin at
ten o'clock, as the near neighbors, all Germans, gathered early. After the preaching
a number of the English persons arrived, and after a pause a sermon was preached
for them. Then they went to the grave of the deceased-she had been buried a week-and
there read the burial liturgy, those present being very quiet and reverent. When
the party returned to the home Br. Wohlfahrt baptized a child, at the request
of the parents. [Also, see Long Family Records: 1718-1820 by Jasper S. Long of
Yadkinville, NC, Yadkin County Library. P. 47 and P. 53.] Anna Catharina KERN
and Johann Henrich LANG were married about 1737 in a town near Heidelberg, Germany,
but not Schoenau.6 Johann
Henrich LANG1 was born
on 7 Sep 1710 in Switzerland?.7,8 He was also known as Johannes Heinrich
in 1740.9 He died on 21 Dec
1742 in Schoenau, Kr Heidelberg, Baden, Germany.10 He was buried on 23 Dec 1742 in Schoenau, Kr Heidelberg,
Baden, Germany.
Notes:
From Long Family Records: 1718-1820
by Jasper S. Long of Yadkinville, NC, Yadkin County Library.
Ps. 51-52. BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY LONG [Henrich Lang], BORN IN GERMANY ABOUT 1718
Henry and his wife Catharina Kern Long were born in Germany. The exact time and
place is not known. But judging from the known time and place of birth of their
two known sons, they were probably born near Heidelberg, Germany. If they were
21 years of age when their first child was born, they were born in the year 1718.
The German name was Lang, but soon after coming to America they took the English
name Long for all deeds and marriage license were signed and made in the name
of Long.
Henry died young and never came to America. His son, Frederick, said that he
did not remember his father. By trade he was a master locksmith. His two sons,
Frederick and George Long, brought a treasure box to America that was evidently
made by their father, Henry Long, since he was an expert locksmith. It was impossible
to pick the lock. The box was about 10 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 3 inches
deep. It was made of walnut lumber and was not painted or varnished. It was fastened
with wooden pegs. The lid was bound by a V-shaped molding that was fastened to
the lid with wooden pegs. The lock, hinges, and key were made of iron. The lock
was morticed and the hinges were fastened to the bottom side of the lid and they
did not show when closed.
This treasure box was to be handed down from male Long to another. Big Dan Long
(of Longtown) was the last person to possess it. It was destroyed his house burned
a few years ago. Big Dan Long received the box from his grandfather, Miles Long.
Miles Long received it from his father [a4. Nath Long]. [a4. Nath Long] received
it from his father [a3. Daniel Long].
The children of Henry and Catharina Long are [a1. Frederick Long]; [b1. George
Long]. They both were born at Schonau near Heidelberg, Germany. Schonau is a
small village near Heidelberg, which is a large city. George was born in 1739
and died Jan. 8, 1850 [1805], and is buried on Deep Creek in Yadkin County about
5 miles southwest of Yadkinville, N. C. Frederick was born June 25, 1741, and
died Sept. 12, 1826. He is buried in the Moravian Cemetery at Friedburg in Forsyth
County.
Henry Long's widow, Catharina, married George Happus (Hoppes) and the family
migrated to America. They landed in Philadelphia, Pa., October 4, 1751. When
they came to America, Frederick was 10 and George was 12 years old.
The ship log shows that they came to America on the ship, Queen of Denmark, that
sailed from Rotterdam with 262 passengers. George Parrish was commander of ship.
We do not know much about the descendants of Catharina Kern Long's second marriage
to George Happus.
From North Carolina, The Heritage of Yadkin County
by The Yadkin County Historical Society, P. O. Box 1250, Yadkinville, N. C. 27055
P. 466, entry #645. HENRY LONG AND DESCENDANTS
Henry Long [Henrich Lang] was born at Schonau [Schoenau] near Heidelberg, Germany,
in 1718. He married Catherina Kern. They had two [three] children, George and
Frederick [and Anna Barbara]. He was an expert locksmith. His son, Frederick
[and George], brought a jewel box with him when he came to America, that was
evidently made by his father. It was handed down from one generation to another.
It was burned when the home of Big Dan Long of Longtown was destroyed about 40
years ago. Big Dan Long said that no one was ever able to pick the lock.
Henry Long died early in life. His widow married George Hoppes, Sr. The Federal
Census of 1790 says that George Hoppes, Sr., had four boys and three girls in
Surry (now Yadkin) County. George Hoppes, Sr., died in the fall of 1800. His
wife died April 2, 1799. They are both buried in the George Long Cemetery located
in a large field about one mile southwest of the Bethel Church in Yadkin County.
George Long purchased one-half acre of land for a family cemetery from his father-in-law,
Christian Miller, in 1787.
Catherina Kern Long's second husband was George Hoppes, Sr. Their children were:
Catharina; George, Jr., who married Elizabeth Miller; Daniel, who married Anna
Mary Fender; and John, who married Bertha Clanton. John paid taxes on 917 acres
of land in Surry (Yadkin) County in 1812. It seems that the Hoppes family left
Yadkin County and went to some of the western states. Several descendants of
George Hoppes have visited me from states in the West and visited the cemetery
where George Hoppes and wife are buried. -Jasper Long Anna Catharina KERN and
Johann Henrich LANG had the following children:
Anna Catharina KERN and
George HAPPES were married on 28 Dec 1744 in Schoenau, Kr Heidelberg, Baden,
Germany.12,13 They appeared in the census in 1786 in Surry Co. (currently
Yadkin), NC.14 They appeared
in the census in 1790 in Surry Co. (currently Yadkin), NC.15
George HAPPES
was also known as Joh Georg HAPPES in 1715.9
He was born about 1715 in Altneudorf, Germany.16 He signed a will on 13 Feb 1790 in Surry Co. (currently
Yadkin), NC.17 He died in
Sep 1800 in Deep Creek, Surry (currently Yadkin), NC.9 He was buried in Sep 1800 in the George Long Cemetery
on Calvin Gough farm 300 yds west of the home of J. Blum Gough, Deep Creek.9
Notes:
Harry Hoppes has done an exhaustive study of the spelling variation in HOPPES
SURNAME EVOLUTION at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hoppes/surnameevolution.html:
“The Hoppes surname is alive and well; in fact it's been evolving for over
700 years with no end in sight. By the middle of the 1600s, the two-syllable
variation of the surname ("Happes" or "Habbes") would occasionally
appear in the Swiss records, although this spelling was relatively rare. In the
Palatinate, however, the one-syllable form of the surname ("Haps" or
"Habs") had practically disappeared by the early 1700s and the name
generally was spelled "Happes" or "Habbes". When Georg and
Michael reached Philadelphia in 1751, the surname Happes was subjected to a cultural
shock from which it has not yet recovered and may not for some years to come.
Basically, the first syllable of the name began to be spelled "Hop"
in English instead of the equivalent "Hap" in German. This occurred
much more rapidly in North Carolina, where English was the predominant language,
than in the hills of eastern Pennsylvania where German continued to spoken throughout
the 1800s and well into the 20th century. The fact that Georg was illiterate
and his brother Michael only slightly better educated exacerbated the instability
of the spelling of the family name. With the first vowel of the name being written
as "a" or "o" and even an occasional "u", and the
second vowel fair game for the speller, a huge variety of spellings occurred,
especially because the middle consonant could be a "b" or a "p",
and the "b", "p", and final "s" could be written
singularly or doubled.”
The name “Happes” is used in Harry's Corner, Swiss Roots, in the
Moravian books, and by many researchers on their web sites.
The name “Hoppes” is used in the 1786 and 1790 censuses, by
George in his own Will, and by many researchers on their web sites.
The name “Happus” is used in Jasper Long's book and by many
researchers on their web sites.
From Web Page: Harry Hoppes Family Records: Hoppes Generations
Harry's Corner. The Homeland. HAPPES FAMILY ITINERARY IN EUROPE.
o Altneudorf: an elongated village located in a narrow valley midway between
the towns of Schoenau and Heiligkreuzsteinach in the southern Odenwald. In the
early 1700's, Michael Haps from Brombach moved here after he married into the
Zimmerman family. During Michael's lifetime the Happes/Habbes variation of the
family name gradually replaced the one-syllable Haps/Habs version.
Vitals: George Happes, AKA (Joh) Georg Happes, George Heinrich Happes,
Sr.
GENERATION:-----------5-------------------------------CB = churchbook
MALE CHILD:------------(Joh) Georg Happes-------CB Schriesheim
BIRTH DATE:------------1715---------------------------CB Schriesheim
BIRTH PLACE:----------(Alt)Neudorf-----------------CB Schriesheim
SPOUSE:-----------------(Anna) Catharina Kern----CB Schoenau, CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE DATE:-----December 28, 1744-------CB Schoenau, CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE PLACE:---Schoenau, Odenwald-----CB Schoenau, CB Schriesheim
DEATH DATE:-----------September 1800-----------Moravian Church Records
DEATH PLACE:---------Deep Creek, NC-----------Moravian Church Records
BURIAL PLACE:--------Deep Creek, NC------------Moravian Church Records
RELIGION:---------------Lutheran----------------------CB Schriesheim
FATHER:-----------------(Joh) Michael Happes-----CB Schoenau, CB Schriesheim
FATHER'S BIRTH:-----August 25, 1688------------CB Brombach/Odenwald
MOTHER:----------------Elisabeth Zimmerman-----CB Schriesheim
OTHER DATA:----------Arrived in Philadelphia, October 1751 as indentured servant.
Wife was previously married to Schoenau master locksmith, Heinrich Lang.
From Web Page: Harry Hoppes Family Records: Hoppes Generations:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hoppes/willestatespropertysettlements.html
GEORGE HAPPES (1715 - 1800) WILL, 13FEB1790, BK 3, PAGE 39A, SURRY CO., NC
The thirteenth day of February in ye year of our Lord, one thousand seven
hundred and ninety, I, George Hoppes, Senior of North Carolina in Surry County,
yeoman being of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God therefore calling
into mind ye mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men
to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament and as touching such
worldly estate as providence has helped me with in this life, I give, devise
and dispose of ye same in ye following manner: First of all, my debts and funeral
expenses must be paid. Secondly, it is my Will that my beloved wife Catherine
shall have this plantation that I now live on containing six hundred and forty-four
acres of land with all ye appertenance there unto belonging with all my personal
estate wholly and I deem them to be her lawful property to be enjoyed by her
without any molestation during her life and then this said plantation to be wholly
the property of my son Daniel Hoppes with all ye appertenances thereunto belonging
and I deem said land to be his property to be enjoyed by him without any molestation.
Item, I give to my sons George Hoppes, Jr., and John Hoppes all my claim and
right to land where they now live on ye water of ye North Fork of Deep Creek
ye land that I bought from Hamilton McClatehey ye whole right to be equally divided
between the aforesaid George Hoppes, Jr., and John Hoppes with all ye appertenances,
rights, and priviledges thereunto belonging and I deem ye said land to be their
lawful property to be enjoyed by them without any molestation.
And further, it is my will that two-thirds of my personal estate be equally divided
between my four children (to wit) George, John, and Daniel Hoppes, and Barbara
Miller (wife of Jacob Miller) and my wife's one third to be equally divided between
ye aforesaid children and George and Frederick Long agreeable to my wife's desires
after her death; and further, I have a reserve concerning my son Daniel Hoppes
that if he moves away so as he cannot help or take care of me and his mother,
that the aforesaid plantation that I have willed to him shall be sold and equally
divided between him, ye said Daniel, George, and John Hoppes and Barbara Miller
aforesaid.
Likewise, I constitute, make and ordain George Long and Frederick Long my only
and sole executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do, hereby, utterly
disallow, revoke and disavow all and every other former Testaments, Wills, and
legacies, bequeaths and executors by me in any way before this time nominated,
willed or bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last
Will and Testament.
In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal ye day and year above
written.
Signed George (X) Hoppes by his mark.
Witnessed by Simon Hadley, John Reavis and Mathew Mackan.
Death and funeral of George Happes.
From Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Vol VI by Fries
[Pages. 2648-2649] Oct. 12, 1800. Br. Gambold held the services in Bethabara.
Br. Wohlfahrt went to Hope, as Br. Kramsch was to hold a service in George
Lang's house on Deep Creek. There was first preaching to a fairly good audience,
and several children were baptized. Then most of the people went with Br. Kramsch
to a burial place about half a mile away, where funeral services were to be held
for the widower George Happes, who had died some weeks before, aged ninety
and some years. On his death-bed he had asked that this service might be
held by a Brother. In the country here, on account of the lack of ministers,
the funeral must often wait a long time after the actual burial, but it takes
place beside the grave, which has been left partly open. Br. Kramsch used the
English Church burial liturgy. On the 13th Friedrich Long accompanied
Br. Kramsch to Huntsville, and after a short stay there, saw him across the Yadkin.
A short but pleasant visit was made at the home of Colonel Willams, and then
Hope was reached safely.
Death and funeral of George Happes.
From Long Family Records: 1718-1820
by Jasper S. Long of Yadkinville, NC, Yadkin County Library.
Ps. 52-54. DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE HAPPUS AND CATHARINA KERN LONG HAPPUS
We know that George Happus came to America with his wife -[See Catharina
Kern notes.]
"Oct. 12, 1800. Br. Gambold held the services in Bethabara. Br. Wohlfahrt
went to Hope, as Br. Kramsch was to hold a service in George Long's house on
Deep Creek. There was first preaching to a fairly good audience, and several
children were baptized. Then most of the people went with Br. Kramsch to a burial
place about half a mile away, where funeral services were to be held for the
widower George Happus, stepfather of Frederick and George Long, who had
died some weeks before, aged ninety and some years. On his death bed he had asked
that this service might be [held by] a brother." (Records of Moravians in
North Carolina, Vol. VI, pages 2648-2649.)
So we find that George Happus lived 49 years after he came to America. The known
children of George and Catherina Kern Long Happus are: a1. George Happus, Jr.;
b1. Catharina Happus baptized Feb. 11, 1784; c1. Daniel Happus and d1. John Happus.
Anna Catharina KERN and George HAPPES had the following children:
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