Notes for John Chaumont and Anna Maria Ritner

1778 "Chaumont, John, [son of] of John Chaumont and his wife Anna Maria, born January 16, 1778, baptized April 5, at Reading; sponsors, Thomas Thum and Catharine Riittner." [1]

1779 "Chaumon [but seems it should read Chaumont, as in entry for April 5, 1778], Elizabeth, of John Chaumon and his wife Anna Maria, bom. July 17, 1779, baptized October 3, at Reading; sponsor?, Joseph Riittner and Barbara, grandparents of the child." [2]

1782 "Chaumont, John, [son of] of John Chaumont and his wife Anna M, born December 14, 1782, baptized April 6, in the chapel at Reading; sponsors, Joseph Chaumont and his wife Catharine, grandparents of the child." [3]

1787 John Shomo was taxed in Windsor Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [4]

1788 On March 14, John and Anna Marie Shomo, of the town of Hamburgh in Windsor Township in Berks County, sold a tract of land called "Poney" in Brunswick Twp to Jacob and Peter Greesemer and Mathias Roads. Peter Filbert, sheriff of Berks had deeded the land to John Shomo in 1787. [5]

1789 Land of John Shomo was advertised for sale in Windsor Twp, Berks County.
The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 14, 1789. [6]

1790 John Shomo was listed in the census for Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania in a houseohold with two males under age 16, two males over age 16, and three females. [7]

1794 Daughter Anna Maria Shomo was named in the will of Joseph Ritner, weaver, of the borough of Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, [8]

1795 On April 28, John Shomo purchased land from the heirs of the estate of Lucas Meyer, of Bern Twp, Berks County. [9]

1798 John Shomo was taxed in Windsor Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [10]

1800 John Shomo (age 45+) was listed in the census for Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania in a household with 4 younger males, one female (age 10-15) and one female (age 26-44). [11]

1835 John Shomo was named at an election celebration for his wife's nephew Joseph Ritner.
Pennsylvania Intelligencer, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, December 10, 1835. [12]

… John Shomo, an old - Revolutioner and now in the 86th, year of his age. was chosen President, who not only presided with dignity in his office but also recalled to mind the heroes and memorable events of the American revolution and referred especially to that of Tippecanoe, … -after which … Joseph Shomo … [was chosen] Secretaries, after the company being thus organized the following toasts were drank,…
7. Joseph Ritner,(Governor elect,) his administration be as virtuous, up. right, and prudent as Simon Snyder's. 8. The Hero of Tippecanoe …

1836 John Shomo died on May 5 at Berks County, Pennsylvania and was buried at Saint John's Cemetery, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania. John Shomo was born on May 1, 1752. [13] [14]

A biosketch reports [15]:

John Shomo was born in Berks Co. at Reading 1 May 1752 and died in Hamburg, Berks 5 May 1836, age 84 years, 4 days. He married Berks County about 1776 to Anna Maria Ruttner/Ritner a daughter of Joseph Ruttner ...

Research Notes:

1813 On July 6, John and Barbara Shomo, of Hamburg, Windsor Twp, Berks County, sold land to David Neuhard. [16]

1818 On January 10, George Wheeler, son of William (deceased) and Barbara Wheeler, released John Shomo, of Hamburg, who had married widow Barbara Wheeler, from claims. [17]

1820 John Shomo, innkeeper, and wife Barbara were idebted to several persons and mentioned a parcel of land in Windsor Twp, Berks County. [18]

Footnotes:

[1] Thomas C. Middleton, "The Goshenhoppen Registers, (Second Series) 1765-1785," Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol. 3 (Philadelphia: 1891), 295-398, at 343, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].

[2] Thomas C. Middleton, "The Goshenhoppen Registers, (Second Series) 1765-1785," Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol. 3 (Philadelphia: 1891), 295-398, at 350, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].

[3] Thomas C. Middleton, "The Goshenhoppen Registers, (Second Series) 1765-1785," Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol. 3 (Philadelphia: 1891), 295-398, at 366, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].

[4] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[5] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 10-325, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[6] The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 14, 1789, page 1, [NewspapersClip].

[7] United States Federal Census, 1790, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[8] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Berks, Will B2-367, [FamilySearchImage].

[9] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 14-373, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[10] Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[11] United States Federal Census, 1800, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[12] Pennsylvania Intelligencer, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, December 10, 1835, page 1, [NewspapersClip].

[13] Find A Grave Memorial 47835056, [FindAGrave].

[14] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[15] Ancestors & descendants of Joseph Shomo (Shammo), immigrant to Pennsylvania, 1750, 41, 47.

[16] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 26-363, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[17] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 29-427, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[18] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 31-271, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].