The Family of William HEYSER
and Anna _____?
(9th. Generation)

Everyone wants a famous relative. Probably our most famous relative, or infamous relative as it were, was William Clarke QUANTRILL, the Border Raider of Kansas. See the QUANTRILL Family below (346.5 Judith HEYSER). His grandmother was Judith HEISER, daughter of Wilhelm HEYSER. QUANTRILL was a second cousin of our Great-Grandmother Amanda Samanna HUMRICHOUSE of Shepherdstown, WV.

346 Wilhelm (William) HEYSER, b. 1732/37, prob. Wirtemburg, Alsace, Zweybrecht, d. 1790, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD, m. (175) Anna _____?, b. 3467, d. 18 Sep 1836, Hagerstown, MD. William HEYSER, was a native of Holland. William and Anna were probably married prior to coming to North America. HEYSER took to Oath of Allegiance and fidelity to the State of Maryland. He was transported from Rotterdam on the Ship Christian, from Wirtemburg, Alsace, Zweybrecht on 13 Sep 3469. He was the organizer of a  German Regiment, company of 87 men in the service of George Washington. He was commissioned on July 12, 1776, and marched the men to the American Camp near Philadelphia. William II, his son, wrote a letter to his father at the camp on 12 Dec 1776. (Letter) He was a member of the Zion Reformed Church in Hagerstown, a building in which was erected by Jonathan Hager, the founder of Hagerstown, and in which William HEYSER was the master builder. In the war, he suffered wounds at the Battle of Brandywine Creek. Anna, his wife is reported to have gone through enemy line to nurse his wounds, and bring him home in a wagon. Due his service in the war, he was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati, a hereditary, military, and patriotic organization formed in 1783 by George Washington and officers who had served in the American Revolutionary. Formed to promote union, maintain war-forged friendships, and help members in need. Membership was offered to all officers and their eldest male descendants. Washington was its first president. The group took its name from the Roman citizen-soldier Cincinnatus, and the city Cincinatti was named in its honor in 1790. After the war, he conducted a general store on the northwest corner of present North Jonathan and West Franklin Street in Hagerstown. The business was an exchange where one could buy any necessity or sell the products of his fields, his mill, or his looms. The shelves contained "linnen, silk for bonnets, crocks, coffee, bushels of whit, oats, rye, barly, salt, meal, sugar, spring wool, sop, walnut boards, beer, wines, rum, toddy, books, slates, and slate pencils, jinn and cordials". An entry form his account book, 12 Apr 1773, to 10 gal. beer, 1L.5s.6d dem dem shulmeister Contra 5 Jul 71774 Mit Jacob Weimer settled mit J. Weimer and all settled, also settled for 3 flasses Toddy. he remains indebted to me 44L.14s.0d and also what was forgotten in the reckoning, 15s". In 1790, Ann HEYSER 2 males under 16, 3 females, 1 slave, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD.
 The children may not be order of birth, and possibly there are more children. WILL (MDB4, 8, MDWAB11, 4 p118, MDWA5, 7, PAB5) Children:

346.1 William HEYSER II, b. 1767, d. 1831, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD, m. Catherine DEENIPER. William lived in Hagerstown, MD. In 1790 William HEYSER had 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 1 female, Hagerstown, Washington Co. MD. He was director of the first bank, the old Hagerstown Bank, which stood on the lot (after 1814) occupied by Montgomery Ward on Washington Street. He was appointed to build a bank building in 1813 along with Jacob Schnebley and Otho Holland Williams. In the winter of 1815-181, HEYSER, was appointed to receive subscriptions to the stock for the Baltimore, Liberty, and Hagerstown Turnpike charter. William HEYSER also managed the lottery held to provide money for street improvement in Hagerstown. He was at one time a sheriff and justice for Washington Co. (MDWAB4, MDWA5, MDB4)

346.2 Jacob HEYSER, b. 1769, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD, m. 1793, Catherine OTT, b. 10 Feb 1777, d. 1 Apr 1835. Jacob HEYSER learned the trade of tinsmith and coppersmith. He moved to Chambersburg, PA, c1790, where he operated a business from a large brick house on the east side of main street above the first alley from the Diamond. His wife, Catherine OTT, was from Clear Spring, MD. He was the founder of the Bank of Chambersburg in 1809, and  founder and treasurer of the Franklin Co. Agricultural Society. Politically he supported Thomas Jefferson and was leader in the Democratic Party. He was an early member of Zion's Reformed Church. He was a Franklin County Commissioner from 1805 to 1807, County Treasurer from 1817 to 1820, County Auditor from 1832 to 1835, and served in the PA Legislature from 1807 to 1808 and 1814-1815. More information on this family can be found in the following source: (PAFR1) Children:

346.2a William HEYSER, b. 6 Oct 1796, d. 6 Nov 1863, m. 26 Jun 1821, Elizabeth BENTZ, b. 1 Nov 1796, d/o George and Elizabeth (GOMBER) BENTZ, 11 Jan 1882. The BENTZ family was from Frederick Co., MD. William continued the tinning and coppersmith business started by his father in Chambersburg. He was also one of the owners of Hollywell Paper Mill, in business  wit his brother-in-law, Barnard Wolf and John SMITH. He was County Treasurer from 1820 to 1823, Treasurer for Directors of the Poor 1821 to 1823, County Commissioner 1826-1829, and on the Chambersburg Town Council in 1828. He served with Capt. Daniel D. Culbertson's Company in Defense of Baltimore in 1814. He was President of the National Bank of Chambersburg in 1863. He was trustee of the Reformed Church Theological Seminary from 1831 to 1863, president of the board 1837 to 1838, and from 1846 until 1863; a 30 year treasurer of the Synod of the Reformed Church, and he was superintendent of Sunday School of Zion's from 1830 to 1863. William HEYSER, for a number so years keep a diary. Only four of the eight, the 1st., last, and two in between survive, and can be seen at the following site: http://www.iath.virginia.edu/vshadow/wmheyser.html  More information on this family can be found in the following source: (PAFR1) Children:

346.2a1 Jacob HEYSER, b. 20 May 1822, d. 17 Jan 1904, m. Amelia SMITH, d/o Frederick and Catherine (SMITH) SMITH, d. 2 May 1898. Jacob was a graduate of Marshall College in 1840. He studied law, and was admitted to the Franklin County Bar in 1842, but never practiced. For a time he manufactured straw board at the old paper mill. He held a position in the Department of Public Instruction in Harrisburg, was active in the Reformed Church, a trustee of Franklin and Marshall College from 1860 to 1872, and president of the Alumni Association of the college from 1849-1850, and vice president from 1864 to 1865. More information on this family can be found in the following source: (PAFR1) Children:

  • 346.2a1 Catherine Elizabeth HEYSER
  • 346.2a2 Ameliam Smith HEYSER
  • 346.2a3 William L. HEYSER
  • 346.2a4 Jacob HEYSER d. in infancy
  • 346.2a5 Ellen Graham HEYSER
  • 346.2a6 Julia HEYSER d. in infancy
  • 346.2a7 Anna HEYSER d. in infancy
  • 346.2a8 Alice HEYSER

346.2a3 Elizabeth HEYSER, m. 7 Sep 1848, J. Allison EYSTER, s/o George S. and Eleanor (ALLISON) EYSTER. More information on this family can be found in the following source: (PAFR1) Children:

  • 346.2a3a George S. EYSTER
  • 346.2a3b Betty EYSTER
  • 346.2a3c Eleanor EYSTER, deceased
  • 346.2a3d William Heyser EYSTER, deceased
  • 346.2a3e Harriet Heyser EYSTER
  • 346.2a3f J. Allison EYSTER
  • 346.2a3g Grace EYSTER, deceased 

346.2a5 William HEYSER, b. 17 Jan 1832. He was educated at Chambersburg Academy. He studied pharmacy and graduated from Philadelphia College Pharmacy in 1852,and was engaged in the drug business in Chambersburg in 1854 until the burning of the town in 1864 by Confederate Forces. He was later the owner of the Hollywell Paper Mill until 1898. He was an elder in Zion Reformed Church, and secretary of the Consistory since 1874. He was a trustee of the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church from 1877; a member of the Board of Regents of Mercersburg College to 1877; a trustee of Chambersburg Academy since 1868; and secretary and treasurer of Franklin  Co. Agriculture Fair Company from 1870 to 1876. More information on this family can be found in the following source:(PAFR1) Children:

346.2d Judith Ann HEISER, b. 23 Nov 1794, d. 28 Jul 1860, m. 6 Apr 1814, Barnard WOLFF, b. 6 Feb 1790, d. 15 Dec 1871. More information on this family can be found in the following source: (PAFR1) Children:

346.2d3 John George HEYSER, b. 6 Jun 1818, d. 16 Jul 1891, m. 15 Oct 1844, Theresa Rebecca MAY, b. 12 Apr 1823, d/o Daniel MAY, d. 6 Mar 1896. They moved to Pittsburgh in 1866. More information on this family can be found in the following source: (PAFR1) Children:

  • 346.3d1a Bernard May WOLFF b. Nov 1845 d. 15 Sep 1863
  • 346.3d1b Christian Edward May WOLFF b. 1 Jan 1849
  • 346.3d1c Phelps WOLFF b. 4 Jul 1853
  • 346.3d1d William Heyser WOLFF b. 11 Apr 1858 d. 16 Oct 1863
  • 346.3d1e Clarence May WOLFF b. 21 Mar 1865 

346.2d4 Catherine Elizabeth WOLFF, b. 18 Sep 1820, m. 25 Feb 1841, John Vance LINDSAY, b. 15 Mar 1814, d/o John and Frances W. (CRAWFORD) LINDSAY. John LINDSAY was a Chambersburg Merchant. More information on this family can be found in the following source: (PAFR1) Children:

  • 346.2d4a John Barnard LINDSAY b. 25 Jan 1843
  • 346.2d4b Thomas Crawford LINDSAY b. 22 Jan 1845
  • 346.2d4c William Wolff LINDSAY b. 11 Feb 1847 d. 6 Nov 1898
  • 346.2d4d Mary Elisabeth LINDSAY b. 31 Dec 1848 d. 6 Nov 1894
  • 346.2d4e Frank LINDSAY b. 28 Jan 1851

346.2d5 Anna Mary WOLFF, b. 18 Sep 1822, m. 2 May 1848, Jacob Dutrow THOMAS, b. 19 Jan 1827, d. 22Nov 1894. More information on this family can be found in the following source: (PAFR1) Children:

  • 346.2d5a Adelaide THOMAS b. 19 Sep 1851 d. 15 Mar 1895
  • 346.2d5b Mary Catherine THOMAS b. 10 Feb 1854 
  • 346.2f5c Margaret Ellen THOMAS b. 16 Apr 1856
  • 346.2d5d Flora May THOMAS b. 10 Mar 1858

346.2e Amelia HEYSER, b. 26 Jul 1806, d. 31 Jul 1852, m. 15 Feb 1827, John SMITH, b. 1 Jul 804, s/o Dan and Mary SMITH, d. 8 Mar 1851. John SMITH was Chambersburg merchant. More information on this family can be found in the following source: (PAFR1) Children:

346.5 Judith HEYSER, m. Capt. Thomas QUANTRILL. Capt Thomas QUANTRILL, settled in Hagerstown, a previous having come from England. He was in a company from Hagerstown in the War of 1812, and was wounded at North Point. By trade he was a blacksmith, who later became a horse trader, of which many of his dealings were of questionable character. He was described as a handsome, a sharp dresser, who liked to live fast and had the reputation of a profession gambler. He is known to have visited his son Thomas at Canal Dover, OH, where he was engaged in business for a period of time. he returned to the vicinity of Washington, DC, where he died of apoplexy (stroke). Very little is known about his wife Judith HEYSER. (MDWAB5, 17) Children:

346.5d Thomas Henry QUANTRILL, b. 19 Feb 1813, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD, d. 7 Dec 1854, Canal Dover (now Dover), Tuscarawas Co., OH, m. 11 Oct 1836, prob. in Chambersburg, PA, Caroline Cornelia CLARKE, b. Somerset Co., PA. Thomas was tinker by trade, later becoming a tinner. He married his wife, Caroline, who he may have met when visiting relatives in Chambersburg. After the marriage, he and  his wife moved to Canal Dover, OH, where there were quite a few families from Hagerstown, MD. he published a mathematic book 'Lightning Calculator' and fro a few years traveled and sold this math aide. He later opened a tin shop in Canal Dover. He also published a book entitled 'Tinner's Guide'. He borrowed funds to publish the book from the school funds he was in charge of as a member of the school board. He apparently had some difficulty with this and one of the other board members, whom he intended to attack, but was himself attacked and severely beaten. Despite this problem, he later served as a secondary and primary principal of the school system in Canal Dover until his death in 1854. (*****) Children:

346.5d1 William Clarke QUANTRILL, b. 31 Jul 1837 ***Needed Added Material

 A Description of the Lawrence Massacre:

346.5e William Heyser QUANTRILL, aka Jesse Duncan Elliott QUANTRILL, m. Mary LANE, d/o Seth LANE. By an act of the Maryland, W. H. QUANTRILL changed his name to the alias, Jesse Duncan Elliott QUANTRILL, on 30 Jan 1821. Jesse Duncan went to NY to school, returning with two skills; that of a boxer and a writer. As a child his father indulged him, and he grew up in idleness and mischief. he had the reputation as a fop or dandy, devoid of moral character. His antics throughout his life did little to dispel this image. After the marriage to his wife, Mary, he succeeded in removing his wife's trust fund before she was of age , trying to make the bank pay up again, because they did not have the right to release the funds in the first place. With her money, he bagan a grocery business in Williamsport, MD, which failed. He then went to NY posing as a wealthy VA merchant, and signed for goods to be shipped to Baltimore. He was found out before all of the merchandise was in Baltimore. However, the shippers were not able to recover what had already been received. He went to prison, but was able to secure a pardon and was relesed. Soon after, he went o St. Louis, was in trouble again, jailed and only got out with the help of his wife. From there they went to Cincinnati, where he was accused of fraud, but before he could be prosecuted, he escaped. By boat then then went to New Orleans, where his wife became ill. They started home up the Mississippi River, where he was again accused of forgery, jailed, and released on bond. He skipped bail, deserted his wife, and moved to PA, where he again was arrested for forgery and jailed. At this point, his wife secured a divorce, for which he responded with threats on her life. Mary Lane QUANTRILL divorced Jesse, and assumed her maiden name of Mary LANE, and secured the custody of a child on 5 Mar 1839, by an act of the Maryland Legislature. However, in 1848, after being in jail or sever years, he married a woman from PA. Mary LANE in the meantime, married a Mr. A. Cowton, proprietor of the U.S. Hotel in Cumberland, MD. Jesse showed up in Cumberland and attempted to kill his former wife. For this he was returned to prison, then released in 1851, with an agreement that he leave the state of MD, and never return. He then went to Canal Dover, where he engaged in horse trading. He left there, and under assumed names, supposedly married and deserted six women. (MD30, MDALB1 p363)

346.5f Archibald Rollin QUANTRILL, m. Mary A. SANDS, d. c1830. Archibald was a printer and compositor with he National Intelligencer in Washington, DC. His wife was the sister of George W. SANDS, member of the Maryland Legislature and a U.S. collector of the internal revenue under President Lincoln. She supposedly waved a flag at Stonewall Jackson's troops in Frederick, MD, as they were marching to the Battle of Antietam.  According to documented evidence (the compiler hasn't seen the evidence), Whitter in his famous poem, mistakenly gave credit for this act to Barbara Fritchie, who  also supposedly lived some distance away from the the street in which they marched, was a loyal Confederate, and was bedridden at the time. Archibald may have been married before he married Mary SANDS, may have had children. (*****)

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