Person:Catharine Unknown (131)

Watchers
  • HJohannes VogtEst 1714 - Bef 1784
  • WCatharine Unknown - Aft 1787
m. Bef 1750
  1. Peter Fite1753 - 1817
  2. Catharine Fite1754 - Bef 1850
  3. Christina Fite1756 - 1855
  4. Rev John Fite1758 - 1852
  5. Leonard Fite1760 - 1842
  6. Mary Fite1765 - 1850
Facts and Events
Name Catharine Unknown
Gender Female
Birth[3][4] Germany
Marriage Bef 1750 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Johannes Vogt
Will[1][6][7] 5 Apr 1782 Sussex, New Jersey, United StatesWill of husband John Fite
Religion[2][8] 1784 Allen (township), Northampton, Pennsylvania, United StatesChrist Evangelical Lutheran Church
Religion[2][5] 21 Oct 1787 Allen (township), Northampton, Pennsylvania, United StatesChrist Evangelical Lutheran Church
Death[8] Aft 21 Oct 1787 Allen (township), Northampton, Pennsylvania, United StatesLast entry in church records.

Catherine is listed in the will of her husband, John Fite (Johannes Vogt) written 5 Apr 1782, in Oxford, Sussex, New Jersey[1]. Her husband, John (Johannes) Fite's, will was written on 5 April 1782 and was proved 23 June 1784in Sussex County, New Jersey. The Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church has a record of "Catharine Elisabeth Feit, widow" as taking the Lord's Supper in 1784 (month and date not mentioned)[8]. "Catharina Feit, widow" is listed in the church records on 21 Oct 1787, the same date that Leonhard Feit and w. Margareth received a certificate "because of their journey to North Carolina"[5]. This might indicate that she traveled to North Carolina with her sons and the other family members who journeyed to North Carolina as there are no other Feit entries in the church book after that date. In Mrs. Fite's book she states that the family traveled to North Carolina "after the death of their parents", but offers no source for this information. The page from Christ Evangical Church indicates that she was alive on 21 Oct 1787, attending the Lord's Supper, and was alive on that date along with Leonhard and Margareth Feit[5].

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 New Jersey. Surrogate's Court (Sussex County). Record of wills, 1753-1900; 1S - 5948S. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968)
    Vol 370S, 23 June 1784.

    Will of John Fite, (Johannes Vogt), Oxford, Sussex, NJ, written 1782: son Peter, one English crown. Youngest son Leonard, £30. Said sons to have the mill and land. Wife, Catharen Elizabeth, £100. Daughters, Catharen, wife of Johannis Tetman, Christiana, wife of Lowrance Lamberson, and Mary, wife of Henry Rumfelt, rest of estate. Executors -- wife, Catharine Elizabeth, and son Peter. Witnesses -- Lowrence lambertson, Brachia Lambertson, William Rea. Proved June 23, 1784 Inventory 25 June 1784 £23.13.6

  2. 2.0 2.1 Catharine Feit, in Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011)
    1784-1787.
  3. Fite, Elizabeth Mitchell Stephenson. The biographical and genealogical records of the Fite families in the United States. (New York: E.M.S. Fite, 1907).
  4. There are many family trees on Ancestry.com showing her maiden name is "Cunningham". If you have proof of marriage or her last name please let me know and I will change this from Unknown to Cunningham. So far I have not seen any documentation to this fact. Txbluebell6
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Catharine Feit, Widow, 1787
  6. Will of John Fite p1
  7. Will of John Fite p2
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Catharina Elisabeth Feit, Widow, 1784