From Family Treemaker World Family Tree CD Vol. 4, Pedigree # 4110:
The family farm "GERMAN PLAINS" was surveyed on February 10, 1743, but not assigned to Daniel Leatherman until May 21, 1762. daniel Leatherman was cited as a leader of the Church of the German Baptist Brethern. A note in the survey book states "I have received the sum of three pounds and four shillings for sixteen years [quit] rent of the within land in March 1759. 'German Plains' was located northeast of Ellerton on a branch of the Catoctin Creek above Meyersville."German Plains" surveyed by Daniel Dulany on Feb. 10, 1743, was located northeast of today's Ellerton. It was not patented until well after Dulany's death when, on May 21, 1762, its 100 acres were assigned to Daniel Leatherman. An early minister with the German Baptist Brethern. Elder Leatherman may well have been in the area earlier than that date. We have record of him in the Conewago area of Penn. in 1738-1741, but cannot verify factually the tradition that he came to Maryland in 1756. His correspondence with Alexander Mack, Jr. in 1785-1794 was dated at Sandbergen, but equating with Sand Flat east of Wolfsville or with the area near Garfield is unproved. (From Pioneers of Old Monocracy)
1790 US CENSUS, MARYLAND
- lists Daniel Leatherman as a head of household with, free white males 16 years and upward, including head of household: 1; free white males under 16 years: 1; free white females, including head of household:3
1 _MILT
2 DATE BET. 1781 - 1782
2 PLAC Pennsylvania militia
2 SOUR S02726
In an article, Twelve German Pioneer Families, West Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania; sent by Susan Snyder, the following information was provided:
- 1783 Tax List:
Daniel Leatherman, Jr. had 250 acres, 1 horse, 4 cows, 4 sheep
- also says Daniel Leatherman, Jr. name appears in Will Book 1-378, he died in 1799In THE RAYMOND BELL ANTHOLOGY (online at Washington Co., PA US GenWeb site) is an article, "Leatherman Family of Washington County, PA", available online at http://www.chartiers.com/raybell/1991-leatherman.html. It contained the following information:
- Two Leatherman brothers, Daniel and Michael, sons of Bishop Daniel Leatherman, came from Frederick County, Maryland in the 1770s. They were members of the Church of the Brethern (Dunkard - German Baptist). Daniel, the younger, was also a minister.
- listed as head of household in 1790 US Census, PA
- listed on Washington County Tax Lists beginning in 1782 +
- says Daniel had staked out 393 acres of land before the Revolution, but was not surveyed until after the War
- says all the Leathermans served in the militia in 1781-82Another article from the BELL ANTHOLOGY, "Ten Mile Church of the Brethern", available online at http://www.chartiers.com/raybell/1993-leatherman.html, states:
- Daniel in applying for his Virginia land certificate said he had made a settlement in 1776.
- Daniel Leatherman was the Ten Mile minister until his death in 1799From the article, "West Bethlehem Twp.: History of Washington County, Pennsylvania" (found online at Washington County, Pennsylvania, US GenWeb site):
"Buck's Haunt" was the name of the tract of land granted to Daniel Leatherman on a Virginia certificate, and surveyed to him May 2, 1785. It was located next to the land of James Braden, and contained three hundred and ninety-three acres. Demas Leatherman, his son, lived in this township and died here some three years ago at about sixty years of age, from what was supposed to be a paralytic stroke. He was an active politican, and served several years as State senator. His farm is located on Pigeon Creek, northwest of Scenery Hill, upon which Mr. Leatherman had erected a large and handsome stone mansion a few years before his death. He left a widow, one son, and several daughters, all of whom reside upon the homestead.