Fortney, Elizabeth Catarina

Birth Name Fortney, Elizabeth Catarina
Nick Name Catherine
Also Known As Fordenay
Gender female
Age at Death between 71 years, 7 months, 12 days and 82 years, 7 months, 11 days

Narrative

a possible maiden name for Catherine as suggested by Irene Brunet -
"I have been researching Mileys in Pike county, IN, for many years.The Mileys settled in that area early 1800's, and used the same given names within the families, complicating research.I believe David Miley Jr. b. Apr 15, 1798 in Kentucky is the son of David Sr. and Catherine Miley (haven't found a marriage record yet, so don't know her maiden name.) I believe that David Miley Sr. is the same person who was born June 30, 1769, in Pennsylvania.A baptism record for John David Meylin from Tabor First Reformed Church, Jonestown, PA, says he is the son of Martin and Catherine (I believe this to be Catherine Fortney) Meylin; his grandmother, Ann Sabina Meilin sponsored his baptism.David Miley Sr. had a brother Henry Miley and a sister Anne Sabina Miley Bowman.The brothers migrated from PA with their parents, stayed a while in Washington Co. MD (Hagerstown area) then to the Shenandoah Valley, VA, and finally settled in Jefferson County, KY about 1797 (Martin Miley appears on tax lists that year.)In 1801, Martin Miley died and his wife Catherine was named administrator of his estate.Henry Miley and David Miley were sureties.Martin Miley had 100 acres on Harrods Creek and a lot and house in Jeffersontown when he died.In 1802 the land is split into two 50 acre parcels. Henry Miley appears on the tax list in 1802 with 50 acres; David Miley appears on Jefferson Co. KY tax list in 1806 with 50 acres.Sometime after that, the brothers migrated to Pike County, IN, and settled there.The house and lot were inherited by Anne Sabina Miley Bowman who lived in Washington Co. MD, and were subsequently sold.I constructed the David Miley Sr. and David Miley Jr. families from various records, by the process of elimination, and cannot tell you positively I am correct."
http://genforum.genealogy.com/miley/messages/414.html

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1738-05-20 Wolfersweiler, Palatinate, Germany    
Death between 1810 and 1820 Washington, MD    
Event Note

assuming she is the older woman in Baltzer Bowman's (son-in-law) hh in 1810.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Fortney, Johann David1706-06-151780-12-03
Mother Britzius, Elizabeth Catharina1718-06-121774-09-19
         Fortney, Elizabeth Catarina 1738-05-20 between 1810 and 1820

Families

Family of Miley, (John) Martin Jr and Fortney, Elizabeth Catarina

Married Husband Miley, (John) Martin Jr ( * 1737-07-25 + 1801 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1770      
  Narrative

home in 1786: Lampeter, Lancaster, PA:
Both John and Martin Miley listed in the PA Septennial Census.

home in 1790: Lampeter, Lancaster, PA:
John Miley 6m>=16, 4f
Martin Miley 4m<16, 2m>=16,4f

http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?martin::miley::414.html
"The brothers migrated from PA with their parents, stayed a while in Washington Co. MD (Hagerstown area) then to the Shenandoah Valley, VA, and finally settled in Jefferson County, KY about 1797 (Martin Miley appears on tax lists that year.) In 1801, Martin Miley died and his wife Catherine was named administrator of his estate. Henry Miley and David Miley were sureties. Martin Miley had 100 acres on Harrods Creek and a lot and house in Jeffersontown when he died. In 1802 the land is split into two 50 acre parcels. Henry Miley appears on the tax list in 1802 with 50 acres; David Miley appears on Jefferson Co. KY tax list in 1806 with 50 acres. Sometime after that, the brothers migrated to Pike County, IN, and settled there."

Note in early tax lists of Lancaster Co, PA only a John Miley is listed 1750-1758 living in Lebanon Twnship, Lancaster, PA.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fortney-141

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Miley, Anne Sabina1760-04-171839-12-16
Miley, John Heinrich1767-06-181847-09-13
Miley, David1769-06-30after 1820