Birth: Before 1743
Death: 1807/1808 Place: Frederick Co., VA
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Marriage: 21 Apr 1761 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
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Wife: Sophia Muller
Birth: 6 May 1737 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Christen: 30 May 1737 Place: East Cocalico, Lancaster Co., PA
Death: About 1821 Place: VA
Father: Johann Leonhardt Muller
Mother: Ana Maria
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Children...
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1. F Child: Catherina Mock
Birth: 10 Sep 1762 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Christen: 31 Oct 1762 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Death: After 1840
Spouse: Jeremiah Eberly
Marriage: 1792
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2. M Child: Daniel Mock
Birth: 8 Dec 1763 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Christen: 1764 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Death: 1820/1830 Place: Probably Fairfield Co., OH
Spouse: Mary Hite
Marriage: 8 Feb 1796 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
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3. M Child: Christopher Mock
Birth: 30 Jan 1766 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Christen: 22 Jun 1766 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Death: 1809 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
Spouse: Rosina Baker
Marriage: 14 Oct 1808 Place: Shenandoah Co., VA
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4. F Child: Christina Mock
Birth: 26 Jan 1769 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Christen: 11 Apr 1769 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Death: 1839 Place: Floyd Co., VA
Spouse: Jacob Harman
Marriage: 29 Oct 1797 Place: Frederick Co., VA
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5. M Child: George Mock
Birth: 5 Jun 1771 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Christen: 22 Jun 1771 Place: Lancaster Co., PA
Death: 1 Sep 1837 Place: Harrison Co., IN
Burial: Place: Hottel Cemetery, Washington Twp., Harrison Co., IN
Spouse: Mary Gander
Marriage: 26 Aug 1802 Place: Frederick Co., VA
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6. F Child: Susannah Mock
Birth: About 1772
Death: 1840/1850
Spouse: Philip Setzer
Marriage: 13 Aug 1813 Place: Frederick Co., VA
Notes:
George and Sophia first appear together when they were married 21 Apr 1761. Their marriage is recorded in the book "Records of Pastoral Acts at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, known in the 18th century as the Warwick Congregation", which was translated by the Pennsylvania German Society in 1983. This church was located near present day Brickerville, Lancaster Co., PA. The records of the births and baptisms of George and Sophia's children also appear in this book.
Sophia is identified as the 4th child of Leonhardt Muller and Ana Maria in her baptismal record at the Muddy Creek Lutheran Church located in present day East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., PA (@1). The baptism was performed by John Casper Stoever and the sponsors were Jacob Jr. and Sophia Weiss. The baptismal record also provided her date of birth. The Records of Pastoral Acts at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Warwick Congregation, identify Leonhardt as Johann Leonhardt Muller. Leonhardt remarried on 24 Apr 1750 to Barbara Eichelberger. Leonhardt's will appears in Lancaster Co., PA Will Book Y2 p.451 and names his children, including Sophia. The will was dated 2 Nov 1761 and probated 28 Nov 1761.
George's birth date was estimated assuming he was over 17 years of age when he married.
In the records of the Heidelberg Reformed Church in Schaefferstown, Lebanon Co., PA (approx. 8 miles from Warwick Twp.) George and Sophia Mock sponsored John George Mock 25 Feb 1773, the son of Henry and Eva Mock. Other children of Henry and Eva that appear in the Heidelberg Reformed Church records include Adam Mock (b. 1766), Philip Mock (b. 1777), Henry Mock, and Elizabeth Mock. This Henry is believed to have been the brother of George.
On 30 Apr 1750 a Michael Shauk conveyed to Henry Mock The Elser Saw and Hemp Rolling Mill, located on Middle Creek, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., PA (@2). Henry later conveyed this property to Peter Elser. Peter Elser and Henry Mock both appear in the church records of the Warwick Congregation, along with the original owner of the above mill, Michael Kirch. (@2).
Peter Elser was the son of Hans Adam Elser and Mary Margaretha Hager (@3). Peter Elser and Henry Mock appear as passengers on board the ship "Ann" which arrived in Philadelphia 28 Sep 1749 from Rotterdam, Holland. On 28 Apr 1753 Heinrich Mock of Warwick Twp. (now Clay, PA) and his wife (not named) [Mary Margaretha] agreed to care for her children from her first marriage that were left under her care by her late husband Hans Adam Elser. The children are identified as Peter, Christina, Barbara and Eve (@3). Christina Elser married George Michael Eichelberger 25 Nov 1754, and Heinrich Mock and his wife Margaretha sponsored the baptism of George and Christina's daughter Maria Barbara Eichelberger at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Warwick on 21 Aug 1760.
The information regarding Hans Adam Elser and his wife Mary Margaretha Hager is further corroberated by a 2nd source (@4) that states Peter Elser married Anna Margaretha Stoever, daughter of the Reverend John Caspar Stoever 16 Nov 1760 by her father in Lebanon, PA. This source also states that Peter Elser arrived on the ship "Ann" in Philadelphia Sep 1749 and that his father was b. 1705 in Germany and married to Mary Margaretha Hager, daughter of Frederich and Barbara Hager of Russheim (located on the Rhine River abt. 20 miles s/w of Mahhneim/Heidelberg). This source states Peter Elser's mother was widowed when she traveled to America.
And yet a third source (@5) corroberates this information, stating that Margaretha Elser was a widow from Russheim who wanted "urgently" to get to PA, and went there on the ship "Ann", arriving 28 Sep 1749. It states that Margaretha settled in the Warwick settlement, Clay Twp., Brickerville being located in the center of the Twp.
In 1759 Heinrich and Margaret Mock sponsored a Stover child baptism. A Heinrich Mok and Caterina Mullerin also sponsored the baptism's of several of the children of George and Sophia Mock.
In the 1756 tax list of Warwick Twp. there appears a Henry Mock. On March 30, 1761 a Henry Moke from Warwick Twp. was naturalized. George Mock appears in the 1756 tax list of Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA.
No absolute proof that Henry is the father of George Mock has been found yet, however, the records indicate he was likely George's father and had another son named Henry. If the Henry Mock who married the widow Margaretha Elser was George's father, it would appear that this Henry had a marriage prior to Margaretha that produced George and Henry, and that the 1st marriage and the birth of George and Henry would have probably been prior to their arrival in America.
George first appears in Frederick Co., VA 08 Sep 1775 when he purchased 307 1/2 acres of land on Cedar Creek from William Vance (@6).
George is shown as an assignee for John Ragley in the purchase of 3 acres of land one mile from Cedar Creek 14 Aug 1779 (@7). In this transaction George's last name is spelled Mauk and indicates the property was adjacent George's.
In a Frederick Co., VA deed recorded 13 Sep 1779 George leased 115 acres (@8). In another deed 01 Oct 1779 George purchased this 115 acres and an additional 100 acres (@9). George and Sophia leased this land 01 Dec 1779 (@10) and sold the land 02 Dec 1779 (@11).
George appears in the records of the St. Paul Lutheran's Church in Strasburg, VA starting in 1782, when he is listed as having paid money to the church.George's children and several grandchildren also appear in these church records, into the early 1800's. Of interest is several of the children of Peter Mauck Sr. of Tom's Brook, Frederick Co., VA appear in these same church records during this time period.
George was granted power of attorney 22 Apr 1784 for George Volk for the administration of Volk's property (@12). One of the witnesses was Alexander Hite.
George purchased an additional 10 acres on Cedar Creek adjacent his land 09 Mar 1790 (@13). In this deed George's last name was spelled Moke.
George appears in the personal property tax lists of Frederick Co. VA from their inception in 1782, yearly thru 1807. This, with the below Will dates, would indicate he died between 1807 and the time the Will was proved in 1808. George also appears yearly in the property tax lists of Frederick Co., VA from 1782 through the time of his death.
George's Will in Frederick Co., VA was dated 13 Sep 1803 and proved 04 Oct 1808 (@14). His will identifies his children as Daniel, Christopher, Catherina the wife of Jeremiah Eberly, Christina the wife of Jacob Harman, George and Susannah. In his Will George states that his son George married a woman contrary to his wishes and was otherwise disobedient, then leaves George Jr. only $1. George Sr. also mentioned owning land in both Frederick and Shenandoah Counties.
George's personal property was appraised in Sept. 1808 (@15) and his estate sale was 28 Oct 1808 (@16). One of the buyers at George's estate sale was a Michael Mauck. This is very likely Michael Mauck, son of Frederick and Motlena Mauck, who owned property near Middletown, where George and Sophia lived. It would appear these two families of Mock/Mauck's knew of each other. It is possible they were related but the connection is not known or proven. Sophia also appears as a buyer at this sale.
On 26 Dec 1818 Abraham Nisewander, executor of the Will of Christopher Mock, and Rosina Mock, sold Christopher's land on plot #11 in Middletown (@17). This deed states that Christopher had wanted this land rented until the death of his mother, after which it should be sold and the proceeds divided between his brothers and sisters. Sophia appears in the property tax lists of Frederick Co., VA residing adjacent Abraham Nisewinder and Isaac Hite (lived at Belle Meade) yearly from 1812 through 1821.
The above Michael Mauck appears in these property tax lists adjacent George from 1806 until George's death, then adjacent Sophia through 1821. The tax lists are in order of visit alphabetical by the first initial of the last name, meaning the tax list cannot be used so show they lived adjacent each other. However, in the 1822 tax list Michael Mauck was charged 1800 dollars extra for buildings that had belonged to Sophia Mock. These tax lists show Michael owning 330 acres near Middletown.
Of interest is that this family's last name is often spelled Muck or Muk. George's son Daniel appears in the 1810 census Frederick Co., VA as Muck and his descendants adopted this spelling in Fairfield Co., OH from 1820 onward. George's son George appears as George Muk in the 1810 census of Montgomery Co., VA and his descendants in Harrison Co., IN adopted this spelling from 1840 on. Perhaps it was because of the way it was pronounced.
References:
@1) Lancaster Co., PA Church Records of the 18th Century; Muddy Creek Lutheran Church Records; by F. Edward Wright
@2) The History of Lancaster Co., PA by Ellis & Evans 1883
@3) The Ancestors and Descendants of Israel and Barbara Kline LDS Film #1429817 which quotes; a) Lancaster Co. Historical Society Vol. 16 p.51 and b) Pennsylvania Germans Vol. 13 pp. 737-738.
@4) Stover-Stoever-Staver-Stiver by Vernon Stiver
@5) Rhineland Immigrants by Don Yoder
@6) Frederick Co., VA Deed Book #17 p.160
@7) Northern Neck Land Grants Vol III p. 37 by Gertrude Gray
@8) Frederick Co., VA Deed Book #18 p.307
@9) Frederick Co., VA Deed Book #18 p.309
@10) Frederick Co., VA Deed Book #18 p.358
@11) Frederick Co., VA Deed Book #18 p.360
@12) Frederick Co., VA Deed Book #20 p.188 & 256
@13) Northern Neck Land Grants Vol III p. 131 by Gertrude Gray
@14) Frederick Co., VA Will Book #SC2 p.145
@15) Frederick Co., VA Will Book #SC2 p.190
@16) Frederick Co., VA Will Book #SC2 p.193
@17) Frederick Co., VA Deed Book #41 p.341