Jacob Weiss
Wives Susan and Priscilla
Immediate Family Genealogy
Jacob WEISS (1786 Jan
21 - 1854 Oct 24) g.15
Known
As Jacob WISE after about 1810 in most records (see also
Notes, below)
Born Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Military War of 1812
Affiliations Presbyterian
Parents
Father John
WEISS (b. - d.) g.14
Notes He was "a prominent man in
the Township and a member of the Legislature, from Northampton County,
before Lehigh County was erected." He had 3 sons and 2 daughters
who remained in Pennsylvania plus 5 sons who went to Ohio.
First Marriage 1811
Couple Resided Austintown
Township,
Ohio
(Trumbull
County)
on
the
banks
of
Four
Mile
Run
Susan WEITZELL (b. - 1814 Aug) g.15
Known
As Susanna WETZEL in one record
Born Canfield, Ohio (Mahoning
County)
Children with First Wife
Number 1 son
(see Notes, below)
Second Marriage
1815
Couple Resided Austintown
Township,
Ohio
(Trumbull
County)
Priscilla PHIEL (1797 - 1862 Sep 7) g.15
Known As Priscilla
PYLE
in
a
few
records
Born Little York, Pennsylvania
(York County)
Affiliations Presbyterian
Parents
Father Henry
PHIEL (b. - d.) g.14
Mother Mary E. "Mrs. Phiel" [p]
(b. - d.) g.14
Notes Both are from Germany.
Mary "was a daughter of the Count of Wittgenstein. She married a
farmer, Henry Phiel, which was considered a very low marriage by her
family. A quarrel at once ensued between her and her family, the
result being, that the young people emigrated to America and
established their home in Berks Co. PA where they lived for a number of
years, subsequently removing to Green Twp. now Mahoning Co.
Ohio. ... I think they are buried at Zion Cemetery, north of
Canfield." [The author is probably granddaughter
Margaret
(Stambaugh) Wehr.]
Children with Second Wife
Number 4
sons and 10 daughters, listed chronologically (see also Notes, below)
Hannah WISE (1824 Sep
25 - 1899 Feb 16) g.16 see husband
Lydia WISE (1826 May 9
- 1895 Jan 10) g.16 see husband
Notes
It appears Jacob changed the spelling from Weiss
to Wise around 1810, when he relocated "alone and on foot" from Lehigh
County, Pennsylvania, to Austintown Township, Ohio (Trumbull
County).
All 15 of Jacob's children, except 2 daughters
of Priscilla who died before adulthood, married and had
descendants, giving Jacob 72 grandchildren. The
publisher has the names and some details
which are not on this website for his other children as well as
their
spouses, and for his other grandchildren.
References
Sources MSW