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Greathouse kith and kin records found in the township:

1772 - Tax Assessment: Upper Saucon Township

Owen, Tho's; single men; amount of tax: 15 . 0.
Rothauss [Grothauss] , William ; single men; amount of tax: 15 . 0.

Footnotes:

1776 - Map of Northampton

1778, May 14 – Upper Saucon: Muster Roll of Capt. John Roberts Company, 1st Batt. North’ton Co.,

2nd Class:
Abraham Peckman
William Grotehouse

Footnotes:

1) Abraham Peckman was probably named as "Abr'm (illegible)" on the muster roll of Capt. John Stahl, 4th Battalion in 1783.

1778, Jun 2 - Oath of Allegiance: Upper Saucon Township

William Grothouse and David Owen took the oath before Jacob Morry. The following day, 3 Jun 1778, Morry delivered the oath to David Owen and Thomas Owen.

Footnotes:

1) These entries provide evidence that the listed Owen men resided near William Grothouse. Jacob Morry was a resident of Upper Saucon Township. It is logical to believe he adminstered the oath to men residing in Upper Saucon Township or an adjacent Township. Upper Saucon is bounded by the townships of Lower Saucon, Salisbury and Upper Milford.

1780, Mar 13 - Tax Assessments: Upper Saucon Township

William Grothaus
David Owen, young
David Owen, old
Thomas Owens

1780, Jul 22 - Tax Assessments: Upper Saucon Township

David Owen Sr.
Wm. Grothouse

1782, Jun 9 - Tax Assessments: Upper Saucon Township

William Grodhaus
Jonathan Owen
David Owen, Jr.
David Owen
Thomas Owen

1782, Jun 12 - Tax Assessments: Upper Saucon Township

William Grothouse
David Owen, Jr.
David Owen, Sr.
Thomas Owen
Jonathan Owen

1783 - Upper Saucon: A Class Roll of Captain John Stahl’s 5th Company, 4th Battalion, Northampton County Militia

2nd Class:
Abr'm (illegible)
W’m Grothouse

Footnotes:

1) "Abr'm (illegible)" was probably named as "Abraham Peckman" on the muster roll of Capt. John Robert's, 1st Battalion in 1783.

2) In the Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File - {series #13.50}, created in the 1960s, there was a card which was transcribed from the 1783 class roll of Captain John Stahl's 5th ompany, 4th Battalion, from the Pennsylvania Archives, Series 5, Volume 8, for an "Ab'm Grothauser" as:

Grothauser, Ab'm; 2nd class, 5th Company: Capt. John Stahl, 4th Battalion; 1780-3 Battalion Return; no date; published Pennsylvania Archives, Series 5, Volume 8.

However, this appears to have been a transcription error.

1783, May 30 - Tax Assessments: Upper Saucon Township

William Grothouse
David Owen, Jr.
David Owen, Sr.
Jonathan Owen

1785 - Tax List: Proprietary Supply Tax and State Tax Lists of Upper Saucon Township.

William Grodhouse, acres: 60; horses: 2; cattle: 3; tax: 15 .8

1785 - William Grothouse listed as a neighbor of David Snyder in Upper Saucon Township.

Page 67: #679
David SNYDER, Upper Saucon, yeoman 22/8/1785 – 1/10/1785 Esther wife
Children: Jacob, Catherine, John et al.
Neighbors: Abraham Snyder, John Geissinger and Philip Sharry Z.
William Grothouse Witness

1786 - Tax List: Proprietary Supply Tax and State Tax Lists of Upper Saucon Township.

William Grathouse; acres: 50; horses: 1; cattle: 4; tax: 12 .3

1788 - Tax List: Proprietary Supply Tax and State Tax Lists of Upper Saucon Township.

William Grathouse; acres: 50; horse: 2; cattle: 2; tax: 11 .6

1789, Dec 3 – Warrentees of Land, Northampton County, PA

Grothouse, Wm.; acres: 15 . 110; surveyed: Dec 3, 1789.

1790 - Census: Upper Saucon Township

William Groathouse household.
1) William Groathouse, male, white, age 16 or over [born 1774 or before].
2) female, white.
3) female, white.
4) female, white.
5) female, white.
6) female, white.

1790 - Mary Owen Grothouse, the wife of William Grothouse is mentioned as a child of David Owen in his will.

Page 52, #529

David OWEN, Upper Saucon, yeoman 26/7/1786 – 29/6/1790
Sarah wife Executor
Children: David, Joseph, Jonathan, Nathan, Lydia, Sarah (wife of Jonathon Scot of Upper Milford) Co-Executor, Rachael (wife of Samuel Bachman), Mary (wife of William GROTHOUSE), Abigail (wife of Jacob Zieglerfuss).
Mentions Sarah, Owen and Hannah daughter of son Thomas deceased; land of in Lower Saucon and Salisbury: lands of Ehrhart Weaver, George Hall, Matthias Egner, Michael Zeisler and David Smith.
J Okely, George Hall, Christopher Hansel Witnesses.

1791 - William Grothouse, husband of Mary Owen Grothouse, serves as the executor for his brother-inlaw’s, David Owen, estate.

Page 52, #526

David OWEN, Upper Saucon, yeoman 17/3/1791 Probate 10-/5/1791
Margaret wife Executor
Children: Elizabeth, Hannah, Solomon, David
brother-in-law William GROTHOUSE Executor Abraham Seider Executor Christian Clymer, Conrad Brinker, Witness Abraham Sellers Witness to renuncn. Of executor of will.

1792 - Migration: William Grotehouse moved to Mifflin County, PA

Assessment: Mifflin County, PA

Grote, House; 300 acres; horses: 1; cows: 1.

Sources:

Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume XIX. Page 38. 1772 Tax list, Northampton County, PA: Upper Saucon Township. Online: http://www.footnote.com/image/3037387. Tho's Owen and William Rothauss. Online: http://www.footnote.com/image/3037383.

State of Pennsylvania, Constitution of Pennsylvania - September 28, 1776, Plan Or Frame Of Government For The Commonwealth Or State of Pennsylvania, Section 6: Right of Elector. Referenced from "The Avalon Project", Yale Law School. Online: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/pa08.asp.

Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton County Deed Book G1, page 527. Online: part 1: http://www.footnote.com/image/229077352; part 2: http://www.footnote.com/image/229077353

1776 Map of Northampton County

Pennsylvania Archives, 2nd Series, Vol 3, Names of Persons Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania Between the Years 1776 and 1794. Page 4: http://www.footnote.com/image/3072053; Page 5: http://www.footnote.com/image/3072057.

Upper Saucon Township, Northampton County, PA. Oath of Allegiance: Return of Jacob Morry. David Owen and William Grothouse, line 236-137. Online: http://www.footnote.com/image/228573983

Ibid., Return of Jacob Morry. David Owen and Tho's Owen, line 242 and 265. Online: http://www.footnote.com/image/228574011

First Battalion, Northampton County Militia. Pennsylvania Archives, Series 5, Volume VIII. Page 87. Online: http://www.footnote.com/image/3420418/grotehouse.

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Revolutionary War Militia Organization: Northampton Co., PA. Online: http://www.portal.state.pa.us.

Upper Saucon Township, Northampton County, PA. 1780, Mar 13 - Tax Assessment: William Grothaus; David Owen, young; David Owen, old; Thomas Owen. Online: cover - . page 1 - http://www.footnote.com/image/231334962. page 2 - http://www.footnote.com/image/231334963.

Ibid., 1780, Jul 22 - Tax Assessment: David Owen Sr.; Wm. Grothouse. cover - http://www.footnote.com/image/231334965. page - http://www.footnote.com/image/231334966.

Ibid., 1782, Jun 9 - Tax Assessment: cover - http://www.footnote.com/image/231334968. William Grodhauss; page 1 - http://www.footnote.com/image/231334969. page 2 - Jonathan Owen; David Owen, Jr.; David Owen; Thomas Owen; page 2 - http://www.footnote.com/image/231334970.

Ibid., 1782, Jun 12 - Tax Assessment: William Grothouse; page 1: http://www.footnote.com/image/231334976. David Owen, Jr.; David Owen, Sr.; Thomas Owen; Jonathan Owen; page 2: http://www.footnote.com/image/231334977.

Ibid., 1783, May 30 - Tax Assessment: William Grothouse; page 1: http://www.footnote.com/image/231334979. David Owen, Jr.; David Owen, Sr.; Jonathan Owen; page 2: http://www.footnote.com/image/231334980.

Fourth Battalion, Northampton County Militia. Pennsylvania Archives, Series 5, Volume VIII. Page 360. Online: http://www.footnote.com/image/3530652/grothouse.

Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume XIX. Page 93. Online: http://www.footnote.com/image/3037833/grodhouse.

Will Abstracts of Northampton County, Pennsylvania 1752-1802.

Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume XIX. Page 191. Online: http://www.footnote.com/image/3037940/grathouse.

Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume XIX. Page 301. Online: http://www.footnote.com/image/3039993/grathouse.

Provincial Papers: Warrantees of Land in the Several Counties of the State of Pennsylvania. 1730 – 1898. Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume XXVI. Page 84. Online: http://www.footnote.com/image/3372821/grothouse.

National Archives and Records Administration. First Census of the United States, 1790. M637, RG 29, 12 rolls. Roll 8. William Groathouse household. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Charles Eater, First Assessment Book 1789-1794, Mifflin County, PA. 1792 - Assessment: Mifflin County, PA, [William] Grotehouse.