Jacob Kauffman (I54720)
1737 - Abt 1818 (~ 80 years)-
Name Jacob Kauffman [1, 2] Relationship with Albert Leopold Vitter Birth Jan 1737 Europe [2] Gender Male Death Abt 1818 East Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2] Siblings 3 brothers and 3 sisters 1. John Bomberger Kauffman, b. 12 Sep 1727, East Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Mar 1776, Landisville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 48 years) 2. Christian Kauffman, b. 1730 d. Abt 1816, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years) 3. Maria B. Kauffman, b. 25 Feb 1735, Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. Mar 1805, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years) 4. Jacob Kauffman (current person), b. Jan 1737, Europe d. Abt 1818, East Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 80 years)
▻Elizabeth Zug, b. 19 Nov 1744, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1786, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 41 years), m. Abt 1763, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
▻Veronica Yoder, b. 1748, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. DECEASED, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA , m. Abt 1788, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA5. Elizabeth Kauffman, b. Abt 1738 d. DECEASED 6. Susanna Kauffman, b. 1741, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1782, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 41 years) 7. Michael Kauffman, b. 22 Oct 1746, Landisville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Jan 1816, Landisville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years) Notes - DNA evidence has shown that Jacob Kauffman (1737–1818) is not related to Taufer Isaac Kauffman or his son the 1737 emigrant Isaac Kauffman (Sharon Vitter's 6th great grandfather), at least not through male-male links. Nor is Jacob related to the 1717 emigrant brothers Andreas and Isaac Kauffman. However, he is a close relative to Michael Kauffman (1675–1718). In this tree, he is hypothesized to be Michael's grandson and the son of Michael's son John.
There is an alternative scenario: It is possible that Jacob was not a descendant of Michael, but rather that Jacob and Michael had a common ancestor in Europe. It is possible that Jacob himself was an emigrant and that his parents remained in Europe.
Y-DNA analysis provides highly accurate information about paternal ancestry — that is, about people who are related through male-male links. Typically such people would all have the same last name, since any two such people would have a common male ancestor reachable using only father-son links. It's possible that Sharon's line of the Kauffman family (e.g., including Isaac Kauffman mentioned above) could be related to Michael Kauffman's line if there were an intermarriage during earlier generations in Switzerland or the Rhineland-Palatinate in Europe, as such a connection would not be picked up via Y-DNA analysis.
Person ID I54720 Vitter-Weaver Genealogy | Sharon Vitter's Relative Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Father John Kauffman, b. Abt 1700 d. Between 1755 and 1759, Landisville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 55 years) Mother Anna Bomberger, b. 1705, Eschelbronn, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 31 Dec 1760, Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 55 years) Marriage 1 Jan 1725 [2, 3] Family ID F22118 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth Zug, b. 19 Nov 1744, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1786, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 41 years) Marriage Abt 1763 Berks, Pennsylvania, USA [2] Children 1. Christian Z. Kauffman, b. 26 May 1764, Cumru, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Jan 1830, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years) 2. Barbara Kauffman, b. 25 Oct 1765, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Nov 1838, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years) 3. Jacob Kauffman, b. 28 Oct 1766, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 Sep 1831, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years) 4. Henry Kauffman, b. 25 Jul 1770, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. DECEASED 5. David Kauffman, b. 22 Jun 1771, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. Bef 19 Mar 1817, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA (Age < 45 years) 6. Daniel Z. Kauffman, b. 27 Jan 1773, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1853, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years) 7. John Kauffman, b. 20 Jun 1774, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1846, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years) 8. Abraham Kauffman, b. 4 Feb 1776, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. DECEASED 9. Catherine Kauffman, b. 4 Jan 1778, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. DECEASED 10. Joseph Kauffman, b. 27 Jul 1779, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Apr 1816, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 36 years) 11. Anna Kauffman, b. 25 Nov 1782, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1797, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 14 years) 12. Francis Kauffman, b. 14 Nov 1783, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. DECEASED, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA 13. Mary Kauffman, b. 21 Dec 1785, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. DECEASED Family ID F34841 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Family 2 Veronica Yoder, b. 1748, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. DECEASED, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage Abt 1788 Chester, Pennsylvania, USA [2] Children 1. Isaac Kauffman, b. 23 Nov 1787, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. DECEASED 2. Magdalena Kauffman, b. 27 Apr 1789, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1811, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 21 years) 3. Samuel Kauffman, b. 7 Jun 1792, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1868, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years) 4. Hannah Kauffman, b. 5 Jun 1794, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1847, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 52 years) 5. Sarah Kauffman, b. 18 Feb 1797, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA d. DECEASED, Cambria, Niagara, New York, USA Family ID F36369 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
- DNA evidence has shown that Jacob Kauffman (1737–1818) is not related to Taufer Isaac Kauffman or his son the 1737 emigrant Isaac Kauffman (Sharon Vitter's 6th great grandfather), at least not through male-male links. Nor is Jacob related to the 1717 emigrant brothers Andreas and Isaac Kauffman. However, he is a close relative to Michael Kauffman (1675–1718). In this tree, he is hypothesized to be Michael's grandson and the son of Michael's son John.
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Event Map Birth - Jan 1737 - Europe Marriage - Abt 1763 - Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - Abt 1788 - Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Death - Abt 1818 - East Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S1037] James C. Hostetler, Family Database of James C. Hostetler, (Name: Swiss Anabaptist Genealogical Association;), Jacob Kauffman.
Name Jacob Kauffman
Born Jan 1737 Europe
Gender Male
Died 1816 Chester Co., PA
Person ID I4379 Hostetler Database
Last Modified 7 Mar 2016
Family 1 Elizabeth Zug, b. 1744, Berks Co., PA
Married Berks Co., PA
Children
1. Christian Kauffman, b. 25 May 1764, Berks Co., PA, d. 1830, Mifflin Co., PA (Age 65 years)
2. Barbara Kauffman, b. 25 Oct 1765, Berks Co., PA, d. 6 Nov 1838, Chester Co., PA (Age 73 years)
3. Jacob Kauffman, b. 28 Oct 1766, Berks Co., PA, d. 22 Sep 1831, Juniata Co., PA (Age 64 years)
4. Henry Kauffman, b. 25 Jul 1770, Berks Co., PA
5. David Kauffman, b. 22 Jun 1771, Berks Co., PA, d. 1819, Juniata Co., PA (Age 47 years)
6. Daniel Kauffman, b. 27 Jan 1773, PA, d. 1853, Juniata Co., PA (Age 79 years)
7. John Kauffman, b. 20 Jun 1774, Chester Co., PA, d. 1846, Chester Co., PA (Age 71 years)
8. Abraham Kauffman, b. 04 Feb 1776, Chester Co., PA
9. Joseph Coffman, b. 27 Jul 1779, Chester Co., PA, d. 08 Apr 1816, Chester Co., PA (Age 36 years)
10. Anna Kauffman, b. 25 Nov 1782, Chester Co., PA
11. Mary Kauffman, b. 21 Dec 1785, Chester Co., PA
12. Samuel Coffman, b. 07 Jun 1792, Chester Co., PA
Last Modified 7 Mar 2016
Family ID F1753 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Veronica Yoder, b. 1748, Berks Co., PA, d. Chester Co., PA
Married PA Children
1. Isaac Kauffman, b. 23 Nov 1787, Chester Co., PA
2. Magdalena Coffman, b. 27 Apr 1789, Chester Co., PA, d. 1811 (Age 21 years)
3. Hannah Coffman, b. 05 Jun 1794, Chester Co., PA , d. 1847 (Age 52 years)
4. Sarah Coffman, b. 18 Feb 1797, Chester Co.,, d. Cambria Twp., Niagara Co., NY
Last Modified 7 Mar 2016
Family ID F2197 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Notes
Gingerich-Kreider KF11; Gingerich-Kreider (2007 revision) KFC
http://www.saga-omii.org/TNG1112/getperson.php?personID=I4379&tree=Hostetler - [S1526] Ellen Levy Coffman, The Genetic Genealogy of the Amish-Mennonite Kauffman-Coffman Families, (Name: Self; Location: EllenLevy66@yahoo.com;).
https://vitter.org/Genealogy/Documents/KauffmanDNAanalysis.pdf - [S541] Ancestry.com, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Michael Kauffman family.
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60592/images/43954_345999-02796At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
- [S1037] James C. Hostetler, Family Database of James C. Hostetler, (Name: Swiss Anabaptist Genealogical Association;), Jacob Kauffman.