CATHARINE MOTTER

Here we have yet another female ancestor who we know too little about. Family historians, such as myself, are given permission to at least make estimated guesses about their family members' dates. I would say that Catharine was probably born around 1750 and died after 1813. We do know that she married John Jacob Wildesinn about 1770 in Manheim, York, Pennsylvania. One interesting comment about her surname. Motter translated means "mother" and she definitely fills that description since she bore eleven children. Below, is the list of their children with a few scattered facts about them: 

John Jacob b.     1770 d. 1822 Manheim, York, PA *

Charles b. 31 May 1773 Manheim, Lancaster, PA d. 5 Feb 1863 Newton, Trumbull, OH (our ancestor)

Margaretha b. 9 Jul 1773** Hanover, Lancaster, PA d. 13 Nov 1852 East Lewiston, Mahoning, OH

Martin b.    1790       PA        d. 12 Feb 1870 Beaver, Mahoning, OH

Samuel b. abt. 1805

Elizabeth     born ? died ?  Beaver, Mahoning, OH

Eve b. ? d. before 1813 Manheim, York, PA*

Judith no information about her

Juliana b,  ? d. bef. 1813  Manheim, York, PA*

Magdalen Christina no information about her

Christina no information about her

*In the 1800s Manheim was considered to be in the York County boundaries.
**There is a glaring problem with the birthdates of Charles and Margaretha that I'm unable to account for at this time. I have a reliable source citation for Charles' birth, but I don't seem to have a source for Margaretha's information. I think Margaretha must have been born later than 1773. I will investigate further.

CATHARINE MOTTER
BORN: abt. 1750
MARRIED: abt. 1770
DIED: aft. 1813
SOURCES: Church records from St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Manheim, York, PA; Census records 1790-1870 of OH and PA