Saturday, August 21, 2010

Surname Saturday - HOAX/HOUX (MD > PA)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week. I am up to number 97, who is Mary Magdalena Hoax or Houx (1768-1850), one of my 4th-great-grandparents.

My ancestral line back through one generation of HOUX families is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

6. Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)
7. Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977)

12. Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946)
13. Abbie Ardell "Della" Smith (1862-1944)

24. David Jackson Carringer (1828-1902)
25. Rebecca Spangler (1832-1901)

48. Heinrich Carringer (1800-1881)
49. Sarah Feather (1804-1848)

96. Martin Carringer, born about 1758 in probably PA; died 25 January 1835 in Sandy Creek, Mercer County, PA. He married March 1785 in probably Westmoreland County, PA.
97. Mary Magdalena Hoax, born about 1768 in MD; died 31 August 1850 in Sandy Creek, Mercer County, PA.

Children of Martin Carringer and Mary Hoax are:

i. Johann Jacob Carringer, born 01 October 1785 in Westmoreland County, PA; died 03 September 1865 in Sandy Creek, Mercer County, PA; married Elizabeth about 1808 in probably Westmoreland County, PA; born 19 September 1785 in PA; died 09 October 1868 in Sandy Creek, Mercer County, PA.

ii. Maria Elisabetha Carringer, born 06 September 1789 in Westmoreland County, PA; died 20 November 1850 in Perry, Mercer, PA; married McCartney before 1815 in prob. Mercer County, PA.

iii. Katharine Carringer, born 18 January 1792 in Westmoreland County, PA; died after 1860 in Conneaut, Crawford County, PA; married Abraham Kazebee before 1825 in prob. Mercer County, PA; born in NY; died Bef. 1850 in Mercer County, PA.

iv. George Carringer, born 05 February 1795 in Westmoreland County, PA; died 30 January 1876 in Perry, Mercer, PA; married Isabella Montgomery 25 January 1821 in Mercer County, PA; born 1803 in Westmoreland County, PA; died 24 September 1888 in Mercer County, PA.

v. Calli or Clara Carringer, born 09 March 1797 in Sandy Creek, Mercer County, PA; died before 1810 in Mercer County, PA.

vi. Heinrich Carringer, born 06 June 1800 in Sandy Creek, Mercer County, PA; died 10 August 1881 in Columbus City, Louisa County, IA; married Sarah Feather before 1825 in Mercer County, PA.

vii. Soloman Carringer, born 24 August 1802 in Sandy Creek, Mercer County, PA; died after 1820.

viii. Joseph Carringer, born 22 October 1805 in Sandy Creek, Mercer County, PA; died 08 June 1869 in Columbus City, Louisa County, IA; married Anna Maria Spangler about 1835 in Mercer County, PA; born 10 January 1818 in Winchester, Frederick County, VA; died 30 December 1869 in Mercer County, PA.

I don't know the parents or siblings of Mary Magdalena Houx. The surname could be Haag, Haak, Hack, Hawk, Hoak, Hoax, Hock, Hoke, Houck, Houk, Houx, Huck, Hux, and probably several others, plus the plural form - Hacks, Hawks, Hokes, etc. I note that Hokes is close phonetically to Hoax, at least in English.

I have written about Mary Magdalena Hoax or Houx in other blog posts - see The Elusive Mary Hoax (ca1768-1850, wife of Martin Carringer), Searching for Mary's Parents - Post 1, and Searching for Mary's Parents - Post 2. I'm afraid that Post 3 is still waiting to be written!

Before I wrote those posts and pursued that research, I searched for books and periodical articles about the Hawk, Hoke, Houk, etc. families, especially those that might have a Maryland or Westmoreland County PA connection. I found quite a few, searched them diligently, and found no indication that Mary Magdalena Hoax was part of any of those families.

The very best clue is that Martin and Mary (Hoax) Carringer married in March 1785 in Westmoreland County PA, and had four children there. The godparents of the first child were Nicolaus and Barbara Hack; I can't find Nicolaus in any resources either!

If any researcher has more information than I do, I would love to hear from you via email at rjseaver@cox.net.

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