Person:Catherine Hohn (1)

Watchers
  • F.  Hohn (add)
m. Bef 1765
  1. Susannah Honen1753 -
  2. Christopher HonenAbt 1760 -
  3. Catherine Hohn1765 - Aft 1846
m. 13 Aug 1786
  1. Gasper SmithAbt 1790 - Aft 1846
  2. John Smith, Jr.1795 - Aft 1846
Facts and Events
Name[1] Catherine Hohn
Married Name[1] Catherine Smith
Gender Female
Birth[1] 14 Nov 1765 Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Marriage 13 Aug 1786 Frederick, Maryland, United StatesEvangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick City
to Capt. John Smith
Residence[1] 13 May 1846 Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Death? Aft 13 May 1846 Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Family Recorded, in Rev War Pension Application of John Smith W170.

    [orginally transcribed and annotated here by C. Leon Harris]

    State of Tennessee - Sullivan County
    On this thirteenth day of May One thousand Eight hundred and forty six, personally appeared before me Eli Marsh an Acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, Catharine Smith, a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged Eighty years past, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on her oath make the following Declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 7th July 1838, 3 of March 1843, and 17 June 1844, as above named. Viz
    — That she is the widow of John Smith, who was a private soldier in the Continental Establishment, in the Maryland Line, during the war of the Revolution, under Capt. Peter Mance [sic: Peter Mantz]. She further declares that she does not know of her own knowledge how long he served in said war, but from information derived from her husband, the said John Smith, she believes he enlisted in Fredericktown State of Maryland under Capt. Peter Mance sometime in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six, and that he served as a soldier in the Maryland Line several years. Affiant believes that in a short time after his enlistment, he marched to the North and was placed under the command of Gen. Washington, under whom he was engaged in several battles, names of which is not recollected distinctly enough to state them – that he was afterwards engaged in the South under Gen. [Horatio] Gates or [Gen. Nathanael] Greene, and believes that she has heard him speak of being engaged in the battles of Cambden [Battle of Camden SC under Gates on 16 Aug 1780] and Eutaw [Battle of Eutaw Springs under Greene, 8 Sep 1781], in South Carolina. She has often heard him relate the particulars of his service, but owing to her advanced age, loss of memory, and the lapse of time, she cannot state the particulars of his Enlistment, service, names of officers &c, but she declares that she is fully satisfied he enlisted in Fredericktown Md. under Capt. Peter Mance – with whom she was personally acquainted in Fredericktown – in the early part of the Revolution, and that he served a considerable length of time, and that he was attached a part of the time to what was called the flying Camp. As to other officers under whom he served, Affiant cannot remember their names distinctly. For the proof of his enlistment Affiant relies solely upon record evidence, and refers the Department to the Rolls of the Maryland Line, which she supposes to exist in the War office at Washington City

    ... She further declares that her maiden name was Catharine Hohn, and was born below Annapolis Md. shortly after the landing of her parents, who had emigrated from Germany – which birth as she believes took place on the 14th November 1765, as the annexed record, bearing the names of Susannah & Christopher Hone and her own name will show – that the said Susannah and Christopher was her brother & sister and that said record was taken from her father’s dutch [i.e.
    German] hymn Book now in her possession the title page of which bears date 1745 as the said title page hereunto annexed will show

    She further declares that she was married to the said John Smith in Fredericktown, Frederick County, Maryland, after the publication of the bans [sic: banns], on the 5th of August seventeen hundred and eighty six [see note below] by Parson Cruikh a Dutch minister of the Lutheran Church.

    For the date of her marriage and births of her children, she refers the Department to the annexed paper, which she declares is a true copy of the original family Register, kept by herself & husband, now lost or destroyed. She further declares that said Copy was taken from the Original, at her request and by their orders, and that it is in the handwriting of a Mr. Simmers of Frederick County Md. which copy she has always regarded as genuine.

    That her husband the aforesaid John Smith died in Frederick County State of Maryland on the 18th February One thousand Eight hundred and Twenty one – that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the 1st of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz: at the time above stated, and that she has not intermarried but still remains his widow. For the proof of her husband’s death, her Identity and Widowhood, she refers the Department to the Annexed testimony
    Catharine herXmark Smith

    ... NOTES: ... The file includes a letter from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick City MD with a translation from German of the marriage record of “John Smith, son of Peter Smith, deceased, to Catharine Hohn” on 13 Aug 1786.

    The record of birth of Catherine Smith and her siblings reads as follows:
    - Chatanah honin Was born in the year 1765 November 14th
    - Christobher hone is born in the 17 [last digits illegible] august 15
    - Susanah honen is born in the yer 1753 December 29th.

    The family register shows “Catharina Hohn” born 14 Nov 1765 and lists the first four children in German with the surname Schmid. Births of the last four children, beginning with John on 12 Mar 1795, are recorded in English with surname Smith.
    On 13 May 1846 Gasper Smith also deposed in his mother’s behalf, adding that his father died in Lewistown MD. ...