Christian HOWDER

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Family 1: Mary HOUSTATER

(1) Mathews family records, November 29, 2001.

  1. John HOWDER
  2. George HOWDER
  3. Betsey E. HOWDER
  4. Adam HOWDER
  5. Margaret HOWDER
  6. Barbara HOWDER
  7. Nancy HOWDER
  8. Susan HOWDER
  9. Mary HOWDER
  10. Sophrania HOWDER
  11. Louisa HOWDER
  12. David HOWDER
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Notes

Updated December 25, 2023. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 via Ancestry.com\fs24

- Owner: HOWDER, Christian
- Number of Dwellings: 2
- Size: 20 by 18 and 20 by 20
- Other Building: Barn; 50 by 25
- Acres: 170
- Value: 570

This has not been confirmed as the same Christian HOWDER. Nonetheless the rarity of the surname provides an important clue that requires further research. As additional evidence, there is a listing for Adam HOSTETTER on the same page (Christian HOWDER's father-in-law was named Adam HOUSTATER). The boundaries of Cumberland County changed considerably since this record was made. Tyrone Township is now located in Perry County, which was split from Cumberland County in 1820. The principal town in Tyrone Twp. is Green Park.

(2) Probably moved from Pennsylvania to New York between 1801 and 1804, judging by the birthplaces of his children. The family may have lived in Seneca County, New York for a few years before moving permanently to Niagara County. Christian's daughter Nancy HOWDER who was born circa 1810 listed Seneca as her place of birth on the 1875 and 1892 New York State census records.

(3) History of Niagara County, N.Y. : with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, private residences, public buildings, fine blocks, and important manufactories, and portraits of old pioneers and prominent residents.. New York: Sanford & Co., 1878.

"Christoper HOWDER purchased from the Holland Company 150 acres in 1812, one and a half miles east of Cambria Center. Adam HOUSTATER [ed.: HOWDER's father-in-law] located in 1813 near HOWDER, purchasing of him. Philip HOUSTATER, son of Adam, came with his father. His son, Alvin, is on the original homestead in Cambria."

(3) Niagara County [NY] Grantee Index 1800-1891

- Includes a land purchase dated 1814 and recorded 1835 for 148 acres, Cambria Township, Range 7, Lot 37.

(4) French, J. H.. Gazetteer of the state of New York : embracing a comprehensive view of the geography, geology, and general history of the state, and a complete history and description of every county, city, town, village, and locality : with full tables of statistics. Syracuse N.Y.: R.P. Smith, 1860. Page 453 (footnote #2)

- Christian HOWDER build the first gristmill in Cambria, in 1815.

(5) 1830 Census, Cambria, Niagara Co., NY

Christopher HOWDER household

- Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 3
- Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
- Total Free White Persons: 9
- Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9

(6) Application for probate of the last will and testament of Christian Howder, Niagara Co., NY, May 28, 1832.

- "...that said Christian HOWDER died at his residence in the said town of Cambria [NY] on the tenth day of June in the year 1831 after having been sick about six weeks."
- "... that said Christian left twelve children to wit..."

(7) Approval of Last Will and Testament and request for inventory in the estate of Christian Howder, February 19, 1833, by Hiram Gardner, Surrogate of the County of Niagara, NY.

(8) Christian HOWDER via Find a Grave

- Name: Christian HOWDER
- Birth: 1770; Pennsylvania, USA
- Death: Jun. 10, 1831; Cambria Center, Niagara County, New York, USA
- Burial: Glenwood Cemetery; Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA
- Plot: Section 14 Lot 39 Grave 4

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NOTE: Some sources list his name as "Christopher" but the legal documents say "Christian."