John Fike, Sr

Abt 1750 - 1829  (~ 79 years)

• Name	John Fike  [1]
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	Abt 1750	Tilden Twp, Berks, PA   [1]
  	His birth year is based on him being at least 21 years old at the time of his father's death since he was named as the sole executor of his father's will. [1] Area known as Bern Township at the time he was born. [1]
  Gender	Male
  Address	Abt 1763	Alsace Twp, Berks, PA   [1]
  Address	1768	East Whiteland Twp, Chester, PA   [2]
  Address	1774	, Chester, PA   [1]
  Address	Abt Sep 1779	Brothersvalley Twp, Somerset, PA   [2]
  	Was Bedford County at the time
  Address	1786	Elk Lick Twp, Somerset, PA   [2]
  	was Bedford County at the time
  Religious denomination	Bef 1800	, , PA   [1]
  	Amish
  Address	1800	, Garrett, MD   [3, 4, 5]
  	1800 census area known as Sandy Creek Hundred, Allegheny County at the time.
  Died	Sep 1829	Selbysport, Garrett, MD   [1]
  Buried	Selbysport, Garrett, MD   [1]
  	"John was buried on the home place at Selbysport, MD. The farm belonged to Nancy Guard and then Dorsey Guard. Dorsey Guard removed the headstones of John and Barbara and put them at the Mercy Chapel Cemetery." [1]
  Person ID	I380	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Christian Fike, Sr.,   b. Abt 1730,   d. Sept 1771, East Whiteland Twp, Chester, PA  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Mother	Barbara MNU,   d. Aft 1771
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Dellenbach,   b. Abt 1750,   d. Selbysport, Garrett, MD
  Married	1773	, Chester, PA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Catherine Fike,   b. 26 Jan 1774, East Whiteland Twp, Chester, PA ,   d. 9 Jun 1849, Selbysport, Garrett, MD  (Age 75 years) + 2. Barbara Fike,   b. 1775, East Whiteland Twp, Chester, PA ,   d. 19 Mar 1850  (Age 75 years) + 3. Ann Fike,   b. 16 Feb 1779, , Chester, PA ,   d. 15 Mar 1873  (Age 94 years) + 4. Elizabeth Fike,   b. 1781, Brothersvalley, Somerset, PA ,   d. Addison Twp, Somerset, PA + 5. Mary Fike,   b. 18 Mar 1783, Brothersvalley, Somerset, PA ,   d. 8 Jan 1863, Clifton Mills, Preston, WV  (Age 79 years) + 6. Christian Fike,   b. 25 Feb 1785, Brothersvalley, Somerset, PA ,   d. 4 Oct 1866, Addison Twp, Somerset, PA  (Age 81 years) + 7. John Fike, Jr.,   b. Abt 1788, Elk Lick Twp, Somerset, PA ,   d. Sep 1862, Selbysport, Garrett, MD  (Age ~ 74 years) + 8. Peter Fike,   b. 3 Nov 1789, Elk Lick Twp, Somerset, PA ,   d. 17 May 1862, Hazelton, Preston, WV  (Age 72 years) + 9. Frances Fike,   b. 1790, Elk Lick Twp, Somerset, PA ,   d. Mar 1869, Selbysport, Garrett, MD  (Age 79 years) + 10. Jacob Fike,   b. Abt 1793, Selbysport, Garrett, MD ,   d. 1872, Brandonville, Preston, WV  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1768 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, East Whiteland Township, Chester County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 322
  		Christian Fike Sr's last will and testament Berks County, Pennsylvania Written 27 August 1771 Proved 20 September 1771 (edited from original 4 pages into one document)
  		1779 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Brothersvalley township, Somerset County Area known as Bedford County at the time. Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 315
  		1781 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Brothersvalley township, Somerset County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 316 Was Bedford County at the time.
  		1781 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Brothersvalley township, Somerset County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 315 Was Bedford County at the time.
  		1782 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Brothersvalley township, Somerset County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 316 Was Bedford County at the time
  		1782 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Brothersvalley township, Somerset County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 315 Was Bedford County at the time
  		1783 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Brothersvalley township, Somerset County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 316 Was Bedford County at the time
  		1783 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Brothersvalley township, Somerset County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 316 Was Bedford County at the time
  		1785 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Brothersvalley township, Somerset County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 316 Was Bedford County at the time
  		1786 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Elk Lick township, Somerset County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 316 Was Bedford County at the time
  		1787 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Elk Lick township, Somerset County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 316 Was Bedford County at the time
  		1788 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Elk Lick township, Somerset County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 316 Was Bedford County at the time
  		1789 Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, Elk Lick township, Somerset County Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 316 Was Bedford County at the time
  		1800 Pennsylvania Septennial Census, Elk Lick township, Somerset County Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Was Bedford County at the time
  		1800 US Census, Garrett County, Maryland (known as Sandy Creek Hundred, Allegheny County at the time) John Fike listed as head of household, which included 3 males 10-15, 1 male 45 and over (self), 1 female under 10 (Frances), 3 females 16-25 (Mary & ?) and 1 female 45 and over (wife Barbara). Unclear which of their children were alive and living at home at the time.
  		1810 US Census, Garrett County, Maryland (was Allegheny County at the time) John Fike Sr, listed as head of household, which included 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 45 and over (self), 1 female under 10, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 45 and over (wife Barbara)
  		1820 US Census, Garrett County, Maryland (known as Sandy Creek Hundred, Allegheny County at the time) Two households listed: John Fike, Sr, listed as head of household, which included 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 45 and over (self), 1 female under 10, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female 45 and over (wife Barbara). John Fike, Jr, listed as head of household, which included 1 male under 10, 1 male 26-44 (self), 3 females under 10, and 1 female 26-44 (wife Ann) John Fike, Jr, listed as head of household, which included

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Christian Fike and His Descendants: History Excerpt from Christian Fike and His Descendants, pages ix and xi. Marilyn B Fike Morrow Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 1996
  		The Fike Family Excerpts from Hoye's pioneer families of Garrett County, Charles E Hoye, Garrett County Historical Society, Parsons, WV: McClain Print. Co., 1988. Pages 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227 and 228.
  		John Fike, Sr., last will and testament, dated 3 July 1829, probated 8 September 1829 Taken from Hoye's pioneer families of Garrett County, Charles E Hoye, Garrett County Historical Society, Parsons, WV: McClain Print. Co., 1988, page 224.
  		Our Ancestors' Faiths And Its Influence On Their Immigration To And Early Life In America: Brethren Source: Allegheny passage : churches and families, West Marva District, Church of the Brethren, 1752-1990. Emmert F Bittinger. Camden, Me. : Penobscot Press, 1991, pgs 3-15.

  
  

• Sources

  [S207] Christian Fike and His Descendants, Morrow, Merilyn B. , (Morganton, PA: Masthof Press, 1996). [S281] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-180, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General. [S86] 1800 US Federal Census, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S186] 1810 United States Federal Census , National Archives and Records Administration, (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Third Census of the United States, 1820. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1810 ). [S110] 1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1820).