Birth: Before 1745
Death: Jan 1803 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
Father: Rudolph Mauck (?) (1714-1750)
Mother: Mildred (?) (1718-1755)
Marriage: Before 1764
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Wife#1: Barbara Harnsberger
Birth: Before 1746
Death: 1774/1778 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
Father: Stephen Harnsberger
Mother: Agnes
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Children from Barbara Harnsberger...
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1. F Child: Catherine Mauck
Birth: 29 Jan 1764
Death: 29 May 1829 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
Burial: Place: Beaver Cemetery, Luray, Page Co., VA
Spouse: Christian Beaver
Marriage: About 1783
Spouse: Isaac Strickler
Marriage: 11 Jul 1807 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
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2. M Child: Abraham Mauck
Birth: 17 Mar 1767 Place: VA
Death: 17 Feb 1835
Burial: Place: Kauffman Cemetery, Page Co., VA
Spouse: Mary Beaver
Marriage: 2 Oct 1789 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
Spouse: Catharine Snell
Marriage: 7 Feb 1823 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
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3. F Child: Elizabeth Mauck
Birth: 1769
Death: 1851 Place: Champaign Co., OH
Burial: Place: Nettle Creek Cemetery, Champaign Co., OH
Spouse: Abraham Pence
Marriage: 26 Jan 1791 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
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4. F Child: Barbara Mauck
Birth: 9 Sep 1774
Death: 10 Nov 1841
Burial: Place: Strickler Cemetery, Leaksville, Page Co., VA
Spouse: John Brubaker
Marriage: 15 May 1799 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
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5. F Child: Maria Mauck
Birth: Before 1773
Spouse: George Pence
Marriage: 2 Nov 1790 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
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Wife #2: Rebecca Baker
Birth: Before 1761
Marriage: 1774/1778
Death: 1805 Place: Shenadoah Co., VA
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Children from Rebecca Baker...
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1. M Child: David Mauck
Birth: 20 Sep 1778
Death: 9 Apr 1830 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
Spouse: Sarah Stroup
Marriage: 28 Dec 1800 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
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2. M Child: Joseph Mauck
Birth: 2 Dec 1780 Place: Hamburg, VA
Death: 15 Apr 1856 Place: Chesire, Gallia Co., OH
Burial: Place: Gravel Hill Cemetery, Cheshire, Gallia Co., OH
Spouse: Elizabeth Whaley
Marriage: 23 Nov 1802 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
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3. M Child: Robert Mauck
Birth: 8 May 1784 Place: VA
Death: 15 Jul 1834 Place: OH
Spouse: Christina Ruffner
Marriage: 29 May 1806 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
Spouse: Esther Ruffner
Marriage: 7 Jan 1811 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
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4. F Child: Anna Mauck
Birth: 1780/1785
Death: Before May 1829
Spouse: Jonas Ruffner
Marriage: 13 Jun 1803 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
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5. M Child: Jacob Mauck
Birth: 1788/1799
Death: Before 1827
Spouse: Abigail Shambaugh
Marriage: 24 Mar 1817 Place: Frederick Co., VA
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6. M Child: Daniel Mauck
Birth: About 1786
Notes:
Daniel first appears in 1758 when he was listed as a soldier who served during the French and Indian War in the Old Home Guard (Minute Men) of Frederick Co., VA with Henry Mauk, Richard Mauk, and Reudy Mauk (@1). Daniel's year of birth was estimated assuming he was over 13 when he served.
Daniel purchased 200 acres on a knoll by Bullock Run in Culpeper Co., VA 19 Aug 1762 (@2). Daniel sold this land, further described as being in Brumfield Parish in the great fork of the Rappahannock river, 20 Aug 1762 (@3). Daniel was described as being "of Frederick Co., VA".
Daniel appears when his 283 acres of land on Little Run, a drain of the south fork of the Shenandoah River, in Frederick Co., VA was surveyed 02 Jan 1764 (@4). One of the chain carriers was a Mathias Mauk. In the Personal Property Tax lists of Culpeper Co. there is a Mathias Mauck from 1782-1790. In 1790 this Mathias was visited the same day as Abraham Mauck, Daniel and Barbara's son. This was the first year Abraham appears in the tax lists, and the last year Mathias appears in them. Mathias moved on to Wilkes Co., GA, where he appears in the tax list of 1793. Mathias was a contemporary of Daniel, and may have been his brother. Chain carriers were typically young, and members of the family as their services were free.
Daniel purchased 283 acres on the South River of the Shenandoah 01 Mar 1765 (@4). This land was adjacent Martin Coffman, Christian Maggot, Casper Snider, and Jacob Burner. Christian Maggot had purchased his land from Rudolph Mauck Jr. This is further confirmed in another Northern Neck Land Grant 08 Aug 1750 where Martin Coffman is listed adjacent Rudy Moick (@4).
There is no direct proof identifying Daniel Mauck as a son of Rudolph Mauck Sr., however the above deed would indicate that he probably was.
Daniel witnessed a survey of 160 acres in this same area for Henry Mauk 30 Jan 1768 (@4). Henry was likely Daniel's brother.
Daniel's first wife, Barbara Harnsberger, is identified in a Culpeper Co., VA (@5) deed when she and Daniel sold land on the Robinson Fork in Culpeper Co., VA that Barbara had inherited from her grandfather, John Harnsberger, who's will was dated 15 Jan 1759 and proved 20 May 1760 (@6). This Will identifies Barbara as the daughter of John's son Stephen Harnsberger. Barbara's year of birth is estimated as being at least 17 years before the birth of her first child. Her marriage to Daniel is estimated as being before the birth of her first child. Barbara's death date and the date of Daniel's 2nd marriage, to Rebecca, are estimated between the years of the birth of Daniel and Barbara's last child Barbara who was born in 1774, and the birth of Daniel and Rebecca's first child David, who was born in 1778.
On 09 Apr 1775 Daniel is listed adjacent James Campbell in the survey of Campbell's 340 acres on the SE side of the South fork of the Shenandoah river (@4).
Daniel is listed in the rent rolls of Dunmore Co., VA in 1774-1776.
Daniel purchased 200 acres on the south side of Robinson river at the mouth of Quaker Run in Culpeper Co., VA 21 Apr 1783 (@7).
On 26 May 1785 Daniel and "Paggey" Mauk "of Shenandoah Co., VA" leased 61 acres of his 283 acres that were granted to him 01 Mar 1765, on the drains of the south fork of the Shenandoah river in Shenandoah Co. Daniel leased this 61 acres to Henry Mauk for 5 schillings (@8). In another deed 26 May 1785 for the same property involving the lease to Henry Mauk, Daniel's wife is listed as "Margaret" and signed "Peggy" (@9).
On 29 Mar 1786 Daniel purchased 86 acres on the south fork of the Shenandoah river from John and Elizabeth Koontz (@10). This land was later sold by Daniel's son Joseph and two small lots were set aside for the Mill Creek Baptist Church. Many of the descendant's of Daniel Mauck belonged to this church, which still stands to this day as an historical landmark. Prior to the building of the church, Daniel's home was used by the church as a meeting place (@26). John Koontz was the minister of this congregation.
Daniel purchased another 2 1/3 acres on the Robinson river on the mouth of Quaker Run, in Culpeper Co., VA 13 Jun 1789 (@11). Daniel was issued a grant to build a mill on the Robinson river (@12).
Rebecca first appears with Daniel 20 Apr 1795 in a Madison Co., VA deed where they sold land on the waters of Robinson river (@13). Madison Co. was formed from Culpeper Co. in 1792. Daniel and Rebecca sold 102 acres of their land in Madison Co. 25 Jun 1795 (@14). Daniel appears in a release of mortgage in Madison Co., VA 26 Apr 1798 (@15). In the book Homes of Madison Co., VA Daniel Mauck's land in Madison Co. is described as being in Criglersville on route 672 overlooking the Robinson River.
Daniel was appointed administrator of the personal property of Christian Beaver dec'd 26 Jan 1797 (@16). Christian was the husband of Daniel's daughter Catharine.
Daniel purchased 47 1/4 acres on the waters of Pass Run 13 Jun 1797 (@17) and 430 1/2 acres of land on the south fork of the Shenandoah river in Shenandoah Co., VA 25 Oct 1798 (@18). Daniel and Rebecca sold an additional 102 acres in Madison Co., VA 22 Oct 1799 (@19).
In Gleanings from Newspapers of Page Co., VA by Judith Campbell, in the Page News and Courier 15 Jul 1938 there is an article describing a contract 17 Mar 1798 to build the first road thru Thornton's Gap, which was the first wagon road thru the Blue Ridge Mountains. Daniel Mauk is listed as a trustee.
Daniel's Will was dated 06 Oct 1802 and proved 10 Jan 1803 (@20), a codicil below the Will was dated 02 Jan 1803, and identifies his wife Rebecca and children Abraham, David, Joseph, Robert, Daniel, Jacob, Catharine, Elizabeth, Maria, Barbara, and Anna. Daniel indicated he was a farmer from the Mill Run Settlement, Shenandoah Co., VA.
Rebecca's Will was dated 05 Jan 1805 and proved 01 Mar 1805 (@21) and identifies her sons as Robert, Daniel, and Jacob.
Daniel's property in Shenandoah Co., VA was divided up into 5 plantations 17 Mar 1807 (@22). This land was sold 10 Oct 1807 and the deed (@23) identifies Daniel's children and the spouses of the children that were married: Abraham & Mary Mauk, Catherine Beaver, Abraham & Elizabeth Pence, George & Mary Pence, John and Barbara Brubaker, David and Sarah Mauk, Joseph & Elizabeth Mauk, Jonas & Ann Ruffner, Robert Mauk, Jacob Mauk, and Daniel Mauk. Daniel's daughters are again listed by their married names when they released their dower rights for this land. On 12 Oct 1807 a plat was made of the division of Daniel's land (@24). The land was surveyed 18 Mar 1807 and describes the land as being adjacent Jeremie's Run on the south fork of the Shenandoah river.
The accounts of the sale of the estate of Rebecca was presented to the court by Robert Mauck 20 Jun 1807 (@25).
Daniel appears in the personal property tax lists of Shenandoah Co., VA yearly from 1782 thru 1802. Rebecca appears in the personal property tax lists of Shenandoah Co., VA in 1803 and 1804. The lists were kept yearly from 1782 thru 1850 (minus 1808).
The location of the Mauck Mill along the Shenandoah River is depicted in a Page Co., VA road book showing a drawing of the proposed road leading to the Mill 26 Jul 1847 (@27). AT the time of this road proposal the land was owned by Joel Mauck, son of Abraham, son of Daniel. The remnants of the Mill are still in place as of 1996 and accessible via the road leading to the old White House from route 211.
References:
@1) Shenandoah Co. Pioneers and their Descendants p. 516 by Cartmell
@2) Culpeper Co., VA Deed Book #D p.93
@3) Culpeper Co., VA Deed Book #D p.111
@4) Northern Neck Land Grants Vol. II by Peggy Joyner
@5) Culpeper Co., VA Deed Book #F p.96
@6) Culpeper Co., VA Will Book #A p.212
@7) Culpeper Co., VA Deed Book #L p.286
@8) Shenandoah Co., VA Deed Book #E p.386
@9) Shenandoah Co., VA Deed Book #E p.388
@10) Shenandoah Co., VA Deed Book #F p.16
@11) Culpeper Co., VA Deed Book #O p.50
@12) History of Madison Co., VA by C.L. Yowell
@13) Madison Co., VA Deed Book #1 p.206
@14) Madison Co., VA Deed Book #1 p.210
@15) Madison Co., VA Deed Book #2 p.141
@16) Madison Co., VA Will Book #1 p.122
@17) Shenandoah Co., VA Deed Book #K p.553
@18) Shenandoah Co., VA Deed Book #L p.357
@19) Madison Co., VA Deed Book #2 p.362
@20) Shenandoah Co., VA Will Book #F p.59
@21) Shenandoah Co., VA Will Book#F p.301
@22) Shenandoah Co., VA Deed Book #Q p.114
@23) Shenandoah Co., VA Deed Book #Q p.106
@24) Shenandoah Co., VA Deed Book #Q p.111
@25) Shenandoah Co., VA Court Records
@26) Massanutten by Harry M. Strickler
@27) Page Co., Va Road Book A p.41