Susannah Fordney

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• Eby ID Number: 00035-3012.5

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• Name: Samuel B. Furtney
• Eby ID Number: 00035-3012
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

Notes:

Samuel B. Fordney, "the youngest in the family, was married to Susannah Krumbach. They resided in various parts of Ontario, then moved to Kent County, Michigan, where they both died. To them were born six children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Samuel — Susannah Crumback. Susannah (daughter of Henry Crumback and Mary Troup) was born 1812, , Ontario, Canada; died , , Kent Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Susannah Fordney
• Eby ID Number: 00035-3012.1

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• Name: Jacob Fordney
• Name: Jacob Fortney
• Name: Jacob Furtney
• Eby ID Number: 00035-3003
• Land: Bef 1831, Bechtel Tract, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Residence: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Jacob Fordney, "son of Michael Fordney, was born in Virginia, May 18th, 1781. When a young boy his parents moved to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he was raised. At about the close of the last century he was married to Catharine Baker and after her decease to Elizabeth Muma who was born December 12th, 1794, and died December 15th, 1840. Some time during the beginning of the present century they, with others, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, on the west bank of the Grand River, (Their old farm is now in possession of Robert Bricknell) a little below the 'Toll Bridge' where he died May 14th, 1852. His family consisted of nine children, of whom the eldest two were born unto his first wife."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Residence:
Lived with Conrad and Elisabeth Gates.

Jacob — Elizabeth Muma. Elizabeth was born CALC 4 Apr 1789; died 15 Dec 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Betsy Muma
• Name: Elizabeth Fordney
• Eby ID Number: 00035-3003.2
• Birth: 12 Dec 1794, of, Waterloo Twp., Region of Waterloo, Ontario
• Death: 10 Dec 1841

Notes:

According to several informants, Betsy weighed over 300 pounds. When she died it was necessary to remove the door jam so the casket could be carried out. Michael was said to have been the smallest of the family and he weighed 250 pounds.^1
1 doug@mumma.org 2007

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-234539P
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

A-2-11 Henry Crumback The Last Will and Testament of Henry Crumback, late of the Township of North Dumfries, Yeoman, deceased, who died on or about the 13^th day of December 1858 at the Township of North Dumfries…who at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode at the Township of North Dumfries…Made and duly executed his last Will and Testament and did therein name Samuel B. Bowman and Benjamin B. Bowman of the Township of Waterloo, Yeomen, Executors thereof…And be it further known that on the 12^th day of January 1859 Letters of Administration with the said Will annexed of all and singular the person estate and effect rights and credits of the said deceased were granted by Her Majesty's Surrogate Court to Isaac T. Crumback of the Township of North Dumfries, Yeoman, the Residuary Legatee named in said will, the said Executors having renounced all right and title to the Probate and Executorship of said will, and Mary Crumback, the widow of the said deceased having also renounced all rights and title to Letters of Administration with the said Will annexed….

…I Henry Crumback of the Township of North Dumfries, Yeoman, do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament…I Will and devise that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses be paid by my Executors…I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife in lieu of her Dower, all the produce, farm stock and all other articles due and owing to me and conditioned for to be delivered to me or my wife by my son Isaac T. Crumback according to a certain article of agreement bearing even date with these presents, made by me the said Henry Crumback of the first part and by Isaac T. Crumback of the second part. And I also give and bequeath unto my beloved wife all my household furniture, plate, linen and crockery to hold to her during her natural life and upon her decease I give and bequeath the said furniture, plate, linen and crockery unto my said son Isaac T. Crumback upon the condition that he shall pay unto my Executors all my just debts, funeral, testamentary and Executorship expenses. And I give and bequeath unto my Executors…in trust the sum of five hundred pounds of lawfully money being the amount mentioned in the above mentioned article of agreement to collect the same in manner provided by said agreement and upon receipt of the respective installments of said sum to pay the same to my other five sons and my five daughters in the proportion hereinafter mentioned, commencing with the eldest of my children and pay each of them their respective shares in manner following - that is to say unto each of my said five sons the sum of two hundred and twenty five dollars, and unto each of my said daughters the sum of one hundred and seventy five dollars. And my Will is further that if any of my said children except my daughter Nancy shall die before me, leaving lawful issue, that such issue shall inherit the share of his deceased parent, but if my daughter Nancy dies before me then her share shall be divided among and between all my other children share and share alike. And my Will is that my clothes shall be divided by my Executors among my sons in such manner as my Executors may think fit, and that the clothes of my wife shall be divided in the same manner among my daughters. And I hereby empower and authorize my Executors to execute and grant in my name unto my son Isaac T. Crumback his heirs and assigns a free Deed in fee Simple for the land mentioned in the said articles of agreement….And I nominate and appoint my trusty and worthy friends Samuel B. Bowman and Benjamin B. Bowman of Carlisle in the Township of Waterloo, Yeomen, to be the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

Letters granted 12^th January 1859
Will dated 15^th February 1854
Witnessed by Isaac T. Crumback and Otto Klotz, Notary Public
Proved12th January 1859
Died 13^th December 1858
No inventory.

Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

Henry — Mary Troup. Mary was born 5 Feb 1791, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 11 Aug 1862; was buried , Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Crumback
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73855
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: 00035-3002

Notes:

Michael Fordney, "a native of France and a descendant of the old Hugenots or French Protestants, was born probably as early as 1745. In 1768 he, with others moved to America and settled in Virginia while others of his father's family settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Not finding the new settlement altogether to his wishes, besides being far removed from his co-religionists, he, in later years, moved to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he died a middle aged man. Not much information pertaining to his family could be obtained. We know of two children who in later years came to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario. Their names were Jacob and Elizabeth."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].