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| Short Title | Hansel Family Genealogy Notes | |
| Author | Benjamin Franklin Hansel (1855-1940) | |
| Source ID | S115 | |
| Text | Here are transcriptions of hand written notes from the compiled Hansel genealogy book. Images of the actual documents and links to referenced individuals can be found in the documents section below. ================================================ IMG_0929 From Mrs. Mary J. (Hansler) James: "Hans Hansel came to America from Grand Duchy Hesse Cassel in 1756 with two sons Bejamin and John. While on the sea George was born. They settled in New Jersey where four more children were born. Jacob. David, Christina and Hannah. His son Benjamin went to Ohio where he married and had three children. Frank, Elsie, and John. Elsie and Frank went on the stage and while in Portugal, Elsie became the Morganatic wife of Don Fernandos (a Prince). Hans' son John settled in Virginia. His grandson John was state senator for Virginia and prominent in the War for the South; George, Jacob, Christina and David came to Canada 1786 and 1787 and settled between St. Catharines and Welland not far from Niagara Falls." From Miss Matilda Mettler - and her niece Eliza (Marcille) Brecker. Mary Rosina Hensel came to America with her parents, possibly John and Mary Hensel, and one younger brother Andrew from Meissen, Saxony, Germany. A brother, George, was born on the ocean, AD 1755. They went to New Jersey then to Charleston, S. Carolina, & returned to New Jersey. Mary Rosina married Phillip Mettler (1747) in N.J. or Penna. Their son George was born Oct 5th 1782 and baptized Nov 24th 1782. Andrew Hensel and his wife were sponsors. This copied from church records of Zion Church, New Germantown (now Oldwick) in New Jersey, Hunterdon County. John George Mettler with six other children were brought to this church from Spruce Run, to be baptized, a little creek, running from Schoaley Mountins to Lebanon about six miles long. In 1787 several families came from N. Jersey to Canada West with the Mettlers ?? Hensels, Hoaners, Lampmans, Coucks, Seburns. Mary Rosina had four or six brothers, one went to Springfield Ohio and one to Massachusetts, Mary being the only daughter. Andrew Hensel married Mary Flack at Zion Church, New Jersey. ================================================ IMG_0931 From Addison Moore. Gainsboro, RR 4 Fenwick Andrew Hansel came from New Jersey, 1786. His brother George Hansel came one year later. He was a tanner from Hackettstown, N.J. and seeing a fine place to erect a tannery on Atkins Creek, decided to settle here. His wife & daughter Anna did not come from N. Jersey. It is said that a divorce was obtained. In a few years he married Rosanna Slaugh one of a family of nine sisters and two brothers & there were four children Julia Ann, Barbara, Andrew and Hannah. In after years his daughter came from N. Jersey being a widow. Mrs. Anna Weirs with three daughters:- Phebe Weirs married Henry Beamer (Silmedale) Elizabeth Weirs married - Rinker Nancy Weirs married - Shrigley (Rainham & Michigan) Anna Weirs the mother married (2) Shrigley Sr. (to Ridgeway) The name of this branch of the family became changed to Hansler. Three streams in Pelham Co. unite to form the Twelve Mile Creek the Fonthill, Effingham, and Atkins Creeks., the latter running through St. John. In religion George Hansler was a Dunkard. Julie Ann Hansler married Daniel Moore. Barbara Hansler married John Moore Andrew Hansler married Mary Snure Hannah Hansler married Anthony Wills. ================================================ IMG_0987 St. Anns Cemetery:- George Hansel. Jan 27/1789 - July 20/1824. "My flesh shall slumber in the ground Till the last joyful trumphet sound Then burst the chains with sweet surprise And in my Saviour's image rise" (See Niagara Historical Society Records in Hamilton Library) This inscription was on the marble stone, since broken & buried beneath the sod on the remains of Daivd & Sarah Hansel who were moved from Mingle Hill and St. Ann's in 1933. On November 1933, Frank and Albion Hansel had the remains of their parents David and Sarah Hansel along with the two monuments moved from the deserted neglected Mingle Hill Churchyard to St Ann's beside the graves of George & Sarah Hansel, and the dates of the lives of the latter placed on the reverse side of the stones of David & Sarah Hansel. The original headstones of George Hansel is placed in the grave over the remains of David & Sarah Hansel. It was broken in two pieces. See the inscription St Ann's, Oct 3/1933: Mrs. Charity Heaslip gives me this data to find the dates of my grand mother Sarah Hansel's birth & death. She was 52 years old when she died (Susan H. was 17 when she married John Mingle) From Byron Waters. Oct 23/1933 His mother Eliza Mingle Waters died at 58 in 1892. She was nine years old when her mother died. She died when Byron Waters was 37 years old. (Byron was born in 1853). His mother was born in 1834. From this we find that Sarah (Wilkinson) Hansel's date of birth & death are 1791 & 1843. 1834 + 9 = 1843 1843 - 52 = 1791 In blacksmith & wagon shop at St Anns, George Hansel was the woodworker & Jess Ransier was the blacksmith. - Robson & Geo Hansel owned the sawmill & flour mill. ================================================ IMG_0990 By the old law of prima geniture by which the oldest son inherited all the estate, John Hansel inherited 400 acres of land, sawmill & gristmill, distilling & blacksmith shop at St. Anns & the rest of the family received nothing. David H. a brother b. 1818 - d 1886, went to live with his uncle John Mingle east of St Anns. Their mother Sarah Wilkinson Hansel, the mother of seven children, married Wm. Mingle the father of seven children & there was one daughter Eliza Mingle who married Henry Waters. Wm. Mingles son John had married Susan Wilkinson so there was a father & a son married to two sisters. John Hansel went to Ohio about 1835, after losing all the estate. Heard from in 1837. Had enlisted & was joining an expedition against some Indian outbreak in Texas or Florida, no further word. In a few years Margaret (Hansel) Hidden married John Smake (?). Frank Road (?), died in 1896 - aged 86 years. ================================================ IMG_1052 Annals of Niagara Historical Society:- Pamphlet No.36:- Among the scholars at the school at Landing ?. Dec 10th 1792, were Eleanor and John Disher, John DeCew (?) bought a 100 acre farm at DeCew's Falls for an axe and Indian blankets, another 100 acres for a Spanish Doubloon, gold, worth about $7.00. Booklet no 38:- by E A Cruikshank Page 30. Here is a record of the sale of land west of Niagara River, signed by four chiefs of the Chippawa and Mississauga's to His Majesty the King. The Indians were given 300 suits of clothing. May 9/1781 Booklet no 39. by Brg. Gen. E A. Cruikshank Return of families who have this season come into the settlement of Niagara who have taken the oaths. H. Beamer, Age 55, women 1. Philip Beamer, Age 30, women 1. Andrew Hanser, Age 40, women 1, sons 3, Horses 5, Cows 4 George Hansell, Age 30, sons 1, dau 1, Horses 2, Cows 2 (Likely a misprint in Hansel) Philip Medlar (likely Mettler), Age 40, son 1, dau 1 John Beamer, women 1, sons 2 Andrew Pettit, sons 3, dau 3 and Several others Wish to settle in the Western District of Niagara Signed & approved by R Hamilton Niagara. Sept 17/1787 Supr Western District | |
| Linked to (1) | Benjamin Franklin Hansel | |
| Documents |  | Mrs. Mary J. (Hansler) James and Miss Matilda Mettler Transcribed notes about Hansel/Hansler genealogy. Source file is IMG_0929. |
 | Addison Moore Transcribed notes about Hansel/Hansler genealogy. From source file IMG_0931 | |
 | St. Anns Cemetery - George Hansel Transcribed notes about Hansel/Hansler genealogy. From source file IMG_0987 | |
 | Annals of Niagara Historical Society Transcribed notes about Hansel/Hansler genealogy. From the source file IMG_1052. | |
 | John Hansel Inheritance Transcribed notes about Hansel/Hansler genealogy. From the source file IMG_0990. |