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VAN DER SLICE and ALLIED FAMILIES Compiled by HOWARD VANDERSLICE and HOWARD NORMAN MONNETT Copyright 1931 By SAMUEL I. VANDERSLICE Los Angeles, Calif. Printed in the United States of America by the NEUNER CORPORATION Los Angeles, Ctlif. PREFACE Everybody, to a certain extent, is interested in his family. Everybod_y, at one time or another, has wondered about his ancestors-their characterictics, their occupa tions, their accomplishments, their mode of living. He has even wished that he knew more about them. That is the purpose of this genealogy-to record such facts for the living generation and the generations that are yet un born. The facts that this volu'f!l,e contains have been gath ered from sources that are usual!, considered authentic, -civil records or those of the church,_ the family Bible, diaries, old letters and documents that have lain hidden for years. In such a work as this, however, errors are bound to creep in and if you should discover any in your line will you please notify the compiler of this volume. It is here fitting that we should consider those people who are responsible for this record. A few years ago the late Mr. Howard Vanderslice of Kansas City conceived the idea of a Vanderslice Genealogy, and it was through his efforts and expenditures that this work was begun. He died on the eve of the completion of the _volume and it remained for a year in manuscript form until his sister, A1rs. Jl,,fargaret B. Moore, of Kansas City and his two brothers, Mr. Samuel I. V anders/ice of L·os Angeles and Mr. John William Vanderslice of Denver, lent their financial cud and the book appeared in its present form. To them the Vanderslice Family is deeply indebted for they have left for posterity the printed historical record of a pioneer family that helped in building these United States. - TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: HISTORY. Development of the Name____________________________________________ 9 The First Vanderslice in Holland______________________________ 11 Development of the de Sluze and Vander Sluys Lines 14 PART II: THE GENEALOGY. Vanderslice Family in America ____________________ ··------------ 26 PART III: THE RECORDS OF THE FAMILY. General Records-.. --------------------·---·---------- ______ ·---------- ____ --- 104 Henry Vanderslice_______________________ .__________________________________ 124 A Berks County Sheriff in Washington's ArmY-·--·----- 127 Diary of Henry Vanderslice, Wagon-Master______________ 140 The K.icka poo Indians----------······---·----·····-··-·-··--····-·-- ___ .. 161 The Diary of Major Daniel Vanderslice, Jr·--·---·-·····- 165 Miscellaneous Records_···-·--··---·------·-·--··-··-----··--·-··--------- 186 The Family Name_····-···--------------------·-·-···-------·-····- 196 Rei jner Van Der Sluyse_··--·----·····--·-·--·--·--·---------·- 197 Trappe ·-···--··-··---·-···---·-·---··---·----·-·-···-·-----···---------·-· 207 John Mitchell Vanderslice·-----·········--·---·------- __ ----· 215 Daniel Vanderslice, III. ......... _._. _____ ....................... 216 A Vanderslice Golden Wedding in Ohio ........ ---· 216 Vanderslice Ford_··-·-·-----··············-··-··-······-· __ . .. __ -- . 218 Will of Reijner Vander Sluyse .... ·---·-------·----------· 219 Will of Frances Vanderslice__ ····---··-----------------·--· 221 Will of Anthony Vanderslice...................... -------· 223 Will of Martha Vanderslice.·-··--·--·-·-······-------·-·--· 227 Will of Anthony Vanderslice, Jr......................... 230 Extracts from Various Wills................................ 233 Will of Daniel Vanderslice.................................. 236 Hendrick Pannebecker............................................ 239 Bebber's Township, and the Dutch Patroons of Philadelphia ..... ............ .... .................... ......... 268 Richardson Family ................................................ 269 Judge John Bevan .................................................. 272 Brumbach Family .................................................. 272 Lane Family................................................. _........... 273 Van Reed Family.................................................... 274 Francis Family........................................................ 274 Hunsicker Family.................................................... 275 Paw ling Family...................................................... 276 Hiester Family........................................................ 280 Umstat :family........................................................ 280 McGa vock Family.................................................. 281 Custer Family...................... _................................... 282 Smedley Family...................................................... 284 PART IV: INDEX. Vanderslices in America................................................ 289 Other Names .................................................................... 292 ICALS I 7 I Ml TO TIii INCH A chart showing how the Vanderslice. Family, starting in Pennsylvania, spread throughout the United States. Development of the Name r.=======il HIS name is found spelled in various ways: Van der Sluissen, Van der Sluiss, Vander SI uyse, V anderschleissen, V ander Sloich, &c. The first one of that name in the Colonies, signed his will Reijner V ander Sluyse. When.the name was changed to Vander slice we do not know, but in Rupp's Col lection of 30,000 Names of Immigrants in Pennsylvania, he says: "Hannes Reinhart Va~ der Sluys, jetz Vanderslice." * * * * * (Pennsylvania the Keystone State, by Pennypacker.) This name was originally V ander Sluys, being probably derived from Sluys, a city on the southwest coast of Holland. From an interesting folio volume called "Der Blutige Schau platz oder Martyer Spregel," which was reprinted at Epharata in 17 48 from a German translation of a work in Low Dutch, published in 1660, we learn that Grietjen Von Sluys of Guelderland, was one of the Protestant martyrs put to death in· 1573. Reynier Vander Sluys and his son, Adrian, emigrated from the low countries very soon after the settlement by Penn, and were naturalized by an Act of the Provincial Assembly, in the year 1708-9. Revnier died in 1713, leaving the following named children: .Arnold, Henry, Anthony, Johannes, Anna, and Elencha. * * * * * ( Pennsylvania German Society.) Eugene Zeiber was considered one of the best authorities on Heraldry in the United States, and was author of "Her aldry in America." He died June 6, 1897. His pedigree is as follows: 9 Eugene Zeiber, son of William Bolton Zeiber, married Anne Elizabeth, daughter of Maria Vanderslice, born July 7, 1795. She was daughter of Dr. George Vanderslice, son of Henry Vanderslice, (March 9, 1726, February 10, 1797, son of Anthony Vanderslice,) who was son of Baron Von der Sluys. Anthony Vanderslice married Martha Pannebecker. Both of these families were of the first settlers of German town, and prominent in the early history of our Common wealth, Hendrick Pannebecker being "Surveyor of lands" for the Penns. * * * * * ( Roberts History of Montgomery County, Pennsyl- vania.) The Van Der Slyus (Vanderslice,) family is one of the oldest in Pennsylvania. Reynier van Der Sluys came from Harlingen, ( on Zuyder Zee,) North Friesland, and settled in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, about 1700. He and his son, Ad-rian, were made citizens September 29, 1709. Their petition was pending for several years. Revnier Van Der Sluys died in Germantown in 1713, and his Will, witnessed by John Cadwallader and Daniel Sprogel, is on record in Philadelphia, in the office of the Register of Wills. His wife, Anna, also a native of Harlingen, survived him some years, and died in Germantown. There are six children mentioned in the father's Will. ( In the following pages we have records of the descendants of John and Anthony, only, as we were not able to find records of the others.) John, the third son of this couple, settled in Worcester Township, Montgomery County, and at one time was school trustee. His wife was Frances ---, and their children ( named in her Will,) were: Rinehart, a mason of Provi dence, who was the grandfather of James, who owned a farm below Phoenixville near Perkiomen Junction; Susanna, who 10 married Martin Kessler of Limerick; Ann, who married a Van-Reed of Berks County; Mary; John, and Jacob. John's son, Jacob, married Anne Francis, and was a weaver of Providence, and a school trustee in 17 68. They had four children: John, Catherine, Debbie and Thomas.. Anthony, the fourth son of Reynier and Anna Van Der Sluyse, settled in Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and married Martha Pannebecker. (Pennsylvania Archives; Hendrick Pannebecker, &c.) ( For Martha Pannebecker's family, see "Hendrick Pan nebecker.") THE FIRST VANDERSLICE IN HOLLAND (This account, the authenticity of which we cannot guarantee, was taken from a work on Dutch Heraldry, in two volumes, in the Dutch language.) The first Van der Sleize was found by a nobleman's wife lying on the beach of the North Sea, near, or in the city of Groningen, Holland. He was adopted by the family, but could not take their name. They, not knowing his right name, gave him the name of Van der Sleize, meaning from the sea beach. He grew up in their family and married their daughter. When the parents died, they left him and his wife, ( their daughter,) their estate and title, which was the father's, he being a Baron. The crest of the Baron was an arm with a coat of mail on it, and a dagger in its hand, striking downward.