HENRY BRANDT   MISSIMER

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Henry Brandt Missimer was born in 1754 in Pennsylvania to Cassimer Missimer or Caspar Mosessner and Margretha Brandt.   from Bulletin of Historical Society of Montogmery County, vol 9, page 135, "Early Residents and Land Transfers in Pottstown."

Henry B. and his family were members of Zion Reformed church in Pottstown. Most were buried in the church cemetery. There is now a plaque in the cemetery that lists the names of the stones that had to be moved. Dates were included – hence the birth year of Henry B. All dates will be listed below.

Susannah Schultze married Henry Brandt Missimer  Feb. 14, 1781 probably in the  Lutheran church founded by her father. Notes found at Montgomery Historical Society say the church was at Hilltop, but I cannot find Hilltop on today's map.

The family were members of Zion Reformed church in Pottstown.  The names and birth dates of their children come from an Ancestry Worldwide tree record that says they came from church records. The birth dates were the same year as on the Plaque and death dates came from the Zion Cemetery Plaque . The children of Susannah and Henry Missimer were:

1.  John S. Missimer born Jan 21, 1781- died 1854
2.  Jacob S. Missimer born Aug 27, 1782 – died 1855
3.  Elizabeth B. Missimer born April 22, 1784 – died 1840
4.  Joseph S. Missimer born May 18, 1787 – not on the plaque
5.  Cassimer S. Missimer born March 4, 1789 – died 1858
6.  Margretha S. Missimer born May 27, 1791 – not on the plaque
7.  Heinrich S. Missimer born June 15, 1793, he died 1843 and is buried in Old Burying Ground
8.  Susann Missimer born Dec. 3, 1796, she died 1799 and is buried in Old Burying Ground
9,  Nathaniel Schultz Missimer born Jan 3, 1799 – died 1899 Wow!

It is possible that all the "S." stood for Schultz.  It was only listed on the last child born. It is possible that the reason Joseph and Margretha are not on the plaque is that they died as children. The Old Burying Ground is the name of the Zion Cemetery.

In 1787 the young family was listed on the Montgomery Tax, film #330 list as living in Douglass township.  They were taxed for their house, one cow and one horse. That is just north of Pottstown on the county line with Berk county.  The 1798 Tax, film# 372  has them living in New Hanover.  However, they may not have moved.  The two townships today are just next to each other.  Their lines may have been moved a bit by the Tax Collectors 200+ years ago.

Susannah Missimer died in 1833 and was buried in the Zion Cemetery. She was 70 years old. Henry B. Missimer followed her 4 years later at age. 83 years old.

  1. What happened to son Joseph and daughter Margretha?

  2. Get Census records 1800, 1810, 1820 and 1830