Susanna Kroushair

Susanna Kroushair (?-1836) of Schoharie County, New York.

Marriage
Most likely Hendrik Kraushaar.

Children

 * Mary Kroushair
 * Catherine Kroushair
 * Maraby Kroushair Enders
 * Elisabeth Kroushair Murphy
 * Susanna Kroushair Denis
 * Christine Kroushair Pierce

Will
In the name of God amen, I Susanna Kroushair of the town of Schoharie, County of Schoharie and state of New York being mindful of my mortality do this Nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First I resign my soul into the hands of almighty God hoping and believing in a remission of my sins by the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ and my body I commit to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my executrix hereinafter named and my worldly estate I give and divide as follows.

First – I give and divide unto my two youngest daughters Mary Kroushair and Catharine Kroushair now residing with me all and every, my messuages, land, (?) and hereditaments with the affectionateness whereof I am seized in (?). Situate lying and being in the town and county aforesaid unto my two daughters to be equally divided each having one equal half to have and to hold, all and every, the said messuages, land (?) and hereditaments with the affectionateness to them my above mentioned two daughters to themselves their heirs and assigns for ever. (the previous paragraph is very hard to read)

Also I give and bequeath unto my two youngest daughters Mary Kroushair and Catharine Kroushair all my personal property except paying my legacies as will be hereinafter mentioned, consisting of Stock and all my household furniture consisting of beds and bed clothes wearing apparel, kitching [sic] furniture and all things pertaining thereunto delivered and if they my two youngest daughters cannot agree to divide the above mentioned value in personal property which is to be equally divided between them according to the value thereof, then they, my two above named daughters shall choose two men to appraise the above named personal property and they shall divide according to that appraisal in an equal manner as above described, for their own proper use and benefit their heirs and assigns forever, except paying my legacies to my four following daughters which legally (?) is to be paid within the time of six months after my decease.

Also, I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Maraby Enders the sum of one dollar. Also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elisabeth Murphy, the sum of one dollar. Also, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Susanna Dennis, the sum of one dollar. Also, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Christine Pierce, the sum of one dollar and I do hereby appoint my two youngest daughters Mary Kroushair and Catharine Kroushair executrix of this my last will and testament and do give unto them, all the above mentioned (?) they my executrix must pay unto the above named heirs the above named sums.

And finally, all the rest, residue and remainder of all my estate and effects real and personal, whatsoever and wheresoever not otherwise mentioned before, otherwise (?) disposed of after payment of my debts, legacies and funeral expenses and other charges and deductions as aforesaid. I do give, divide and bequeath unto my two youngest daughters Mary Kroushair and Catherine Kroushair.

Witness whereof I have (?) my hand and seal the day and year first above written. Susanna Kroushair.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testator as and for her last will and testament in our presence who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witness thereto:

Ezra Gallup Jnr. Eseck Potter Asa Edgcombs

Death
She died on October 11, 1836 in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York.

Relationships
id the 4th great grandmother of Cheryl Dahl.

<!-- Cheryl Dahl writes on December 01, 2015: No, I do not think we have a Dahl connection...well, perhaps if they were Norwegians who lived in the Bronx as my husband's family did!

My interest is in the family name of Curlhair which I believe was originally Kraushaar [which would translate to Curlhair]. My 4th great grandmother's name was Susanna(h) Kroushair when she wrote her will on 19 May 1825 in Schoharie County, NY. You will find it transcribed here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyschoha/skrowill.html

The will names her two youngest daughters as Mary and Catherine Kroushair and her married daughters were Maraby Enders [my ancestor], Elisabeth Murphy, Susanna Denis and Christine Pierce. It is quite possible that these are children of two different fathers as researchers state that Maraby/Meribah Enders' maiden name was Zendel [var spellings].

Susannah died on the 11th of October 1836 in Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY per documents filed on 2 Mar 1837 by her daughter Mary Kroushair. These documents state that Susannah had five children, Mary Kroushair, Catherine Kroushair, both of Schoharie; and three daughters in Broome County, NY...namely Maraby [Mrs William P] Enders, Elizabeth [Mrs James] Murphy, and Christina [Mrs Abel Pierce]. Also named was a granddaughter, Christina [Christianna] Harwood, wife of Wolcott P Harwood, also in Broome County. [Note that Susannah Denis name in 1825 will does not appear in this document and is assumed deceased. Possibly she was the mother of Christina Harwood?]

This document also states Susannah Kroushair had five more grandchildren, Henry, Susan, Margaret, Mary and Mercy [a minor] Kroushair. Mercy married Joseph Shafer and Susan and Margaret, apparently twins, reside with the Shafers in 1850 & 1855 Schoharie Co NY. [Mercy is listed as 'Nancy' in 1850 but baptismal records of her son Frederick confirm her name was Mercy as it appears in 1855 onward].

Looking back at the earliest census records, I find in 1790 Schoharie, Albany [now Schoharie] Co, NY a Hendrick CROUSHORNE household. On the Schoharie Co rootsweb site I found a Hendrick KRAUSHAAR mortgage dated 18 Apr 1795; defaulted 2 Mar 1807. See: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyschoha/miscellany.html

1800 Schoharie, Schoharie Co NY Indexed as Henry CROSS Junior [enumerated on same page as my Enders families] 1810 Schoharie, Schoharie, NY Indexed as Henry CRASESCHAIR; also a John CURLHAER 1820 Schoharie, Schoharie, NY John CROUSHAIR Susannah CROUSHAIR, Widow 12 Jun 1822 Schoharie Observer...Letters remaining at PO 1 Apr 1822 John CURLHAIR 1830 Schoharie, Schoharie, NY Susan CURLKEIR, Widow Elisabeth CURTHAIR [sic], Widow

So possibly Hendrik Kraushaar was the husband of Susannah and they were the parents of John, Mary and Catherine [we know that Susannah was also the mother of Maraby/Meribah, Elizabeth, Susannah and Christine but father is uncertain.] Also seems likely that John was the father of the Kroushair grandchildren in the 1837 probate records and that he was deceased before 1830. The widow Elizabeth Curthair [sic] in 1830 has 5 children...1 boy and 4 girls which would match exactly.

My one thought was wondering why she did not mention a son in her will but would 'guess' that he inherited from his father...farm, etc. Susannah only left $1.00 each to her four married daughters. Her two youngest single daughters got her personal property.

These links will take you to the documents filed on 2 Mar 1837 and 12 Jun 1837 in Schoharie Co on Susanna(h) Kroushair's estate. They are found at the LDS website. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899P-R1M4?i=38&wc=Q754-T38%3A213301101%2C214338701&cc=1920234

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899P-R1MG?i=48&wc=Q754-T38%3A213301101%2C214338701&cc=1920234

The various spellings of the Kraushaar/Kroushair/Croushair/Curlhair made this rather difficult. I would like to go into ancestry.com and correct the census listings but am not sure what spelling to use!

In 1840 Conklin, Broome Co, NY I found the Murphy, Harwood, Pierce and Enders [Androus - sic] families all enumerated on the same page.

Any thoughts? If this is some distant allied family you may not care! In looking at other researchers data online, I did not see that anyone had connected Curlhair to Kraushaar or any variation thereof so am glad to at least help in that regard. [There seem to be many Kraushaar families in metro NYC area who came from Germany in later years.]

Let me know if you have any questions. Cheryl -->