Person:John Parthemore (1)

Note: Shoops Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA - Remains reinterred in a mass grave in Sec A in 1958 when original section was cleared for I-83 cloverleaf

The Parthemore Family History, by E. Winfield Scott Parthemore, 1885, (pg. 149-151): "I, John, or Johannes, Parthemore, b. February 27, 1738, in the town of Sprendlingen, Province of Rhein-Hessen, Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; came to America with his parents, landing at Philadelphia, October 20, 1744, from the ship Phoenix. The first account we have of him is in the non-associator's list for Paxtang township, Lancaster county, Pa., when, August 20, 1777, he was sworn and subscibed as "a non-associator." In 1782, he was "Overseer of Roads' for Paxtang township, and the book in which he kept his records is still in existence. In 1780, he was assessed in the above township for one hundred acres of land. In the year 1785, the county of Dauphin was formed from that of Lancaster, and at the first court held in May of the same year, John Parthemore was drawn to serve on the first jury. He died at his home near Harrisburg, December 27, 1812, and is buried in the old grave-yard at Shoop's Church, being a communicant of the Reformed branch worshiping there. He married, first, about the year 1760, Miss SHUPP, or SHOOP; when she was born or died we have no record, but from this union sprang all his children. He married secondly, in 1774, Mrs. Anna Catherine SHELL, widow of Martin Shell, senior, and daughter of Adam DIFFENBACH of Tulpehocken, Berks county, Pa.; b. December 27, 1739; d. October 17, 1817; buried by the side of her second husband. To remove all doubts as to his second wife's ancestry and former marriage, we insert the following, which will be of interest: Summons. Lancaster, ss: Summon John Parthemore and Catharine his wife, late wife of Martin Shell, deceased to appear before me, L1 17s. 2d., to answer Adam Crist, of a plea of debt of the said Martin Shell, deceased. Given under my hand and seal the 11th day of October, 1784. Jno. Gloninger. To the Constable of Lebanon."

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Parthemore, E. Winfield Scott. Genealogy of the Parthemore family, 1744-1885. (Harrisburg, Pa.: L.S. Hart, 1985).
2.   Find A Grave.

   Johannes Parthemore, Sr.