1 NEW RESEARCH ABOUT PETER HEYL AND HOYLE LAND BY ROBERT C. CARPENTER

2 EUROPEAN RESEARCH LED ME TO LOCATE PETER HEYL AND FAMILYDEED AND LAND RESEARCH LED ME TO DETERMINE THAT THE HOYLE HISTORIC HOMESTEAD IS NOT ON LAND OWNED BY PETER HOYLE

3 EVANGELISCH-REFORMIERT KIRCHE HUNDSBACH LDS FILM #493320

4 Peter Heyl Timeline 1730 Peter Heyl 13 June married Susanna Catharina Ulrich the Miller’s daughter of Hundsbach 1731 Baptized Joh. Jacob 10 June 1733 Baptized Elisabetha Catharina b. 4 Jan; bapt 9 Jan 1734 Baptized Maria Sara 19 Nov 1736 Baptized Anna Maria born 21 baptized 25th of same month

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7 Jacob Heyl Baptism 1731 Joh Jacob Peter Heylen v. desten ELC: Haußfrau Susanna Catharina Copelein ist 13t Juny gebohren v: 10 t ejusd: getaufft word testes Jacob Köler von Jackenbach, Jacob Renner von hier; v: Christooffel Stielen Haußfrau Jnomine Dorothea . Joh Jacob Peter Heyl from ??? housewife Susanna Catharina married 13th June; born the 10th of the same [Latin] baptized witnesses Jacob Köler from Jackenbach, Jacob Renner from here; Christopffel Stielen’s housewife named Dorothea.

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9 Dieses Kindes Vatter ist in Pennsylvania gezogen. Elisabetha Catharina Johann Peter Heÿlen, [above]: gemeines Mannes zu Hundsbach undt Susanna Catharinae deßen ehelichen haußfrau, Töchterlein allhier geboren den 4t januari gleichfalls in der vormittagnacht, getaufft den 9st ejmsden [Latin] von Joh. Abra?ham gelant?orged??chfeny? PFr?s?ch?aito, mit erst vorgehandten kindt zu Hundsbach zugleich; Tauff Zengen [or] gy sindt, Johanna Catharina Wilhelmin, Pfarr wittib allheir; Itc Maria Elisabetha Luderin, Johann Kindel Luders eheliche Ehefrau zu Limbach, Itc [or] Jtc. Johann Nieckel Paulus, Schneidermeister zu Jeckenbach; Jtc [or] Itc Johann Henrich Fritz. Schneidermeister zu Breitenheim. [On Side Very Small] Dieses Kindes Vatter ist in Pennsylvania gezogen. Elisabetha Catharina, Johann Peter Helyen, [above] common man of Hundsbach and Susanna Catharinae his housewife, a daughter here born the 4th of January likewise in the forenoon night, baptized the 9th of January [Latin] same as above from Joh. Abraham ?????????? with first available child at Hundsbach at the same time together was baptized, [witnesses] Johanna Catharina Wilhelmin, pastor’s widow from here; Maria Elisabetha Luder, Johann Kindel Luder’s wife of Limbach; Johann Nieckel Paulus, master tailor of Jeckenbach, Johann Henrich Fritz, master tailor of Breitenheim. [On side very small] This child’s father is moved to Pennsylvania.

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11 Heyl Maria Sara Baptism1734 Maria Sara Peter Heyels et uxoris [Latin] Susanna Cath tochterlein gebohren den 19tr Nov u den 24t ditto getauft. ?Camp. [or Comp.] Nickels Scheüenwald der allheir stiche [stiehe] Schultheist, Nickel Becker von Jechenbach, Maria Cath. Stoffel Schmerdten hausfrau, u Maria Sara Heyelin des vatters schwester von Jechenbach. Maria Sara, Peter Heyl and wife Susanna Cath, daughter born the 19th of November and baptized the 24th of November. [Witnesses:] Nickels Scheüenwald ?who stays here?, ?school caller?, Nickel Becker from Jachenbach, Maria Cath., Stoffel Schmerdten’s housewife, and Maria Sara Heyel, the father’s sister from Jechenbach.

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13 Anna Maria Heyl Baptism1736 Anna Maria Peter Heyels et uxoris [Latin] Susanna Cath müllerin töchterlein ?hebofen? den ?uxten lanf? Getaufft den 25ten ditto gehatten die beyde ?sch?wagen von hier ?abach erhenlich ?S?totel Schiel [next page] und Philipp Müller u Anna Maria Michel ?Staltty nebst Anna Catharina Niclel Staltty Philipe hausfrau von hier. Anna Maria Peter Heyel’s and wife Susanna Cath, the miller’s daughter ??????????? ??????? baptized the 25th of 1736 had both ????? from hier ???????????????????????? Stotel Schiel and Philipp Müller and Anna Maria Michel Staltty next to Anna Catharina Niclet Staltty Philipe’s housewife from here.

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16 Hoyle Homestead 1754 Peter Hoyle Land grant 500 acres on South Fork River and Hoyles Creek 1754 Peter Hoyle Land grant 300 acres on Long Creek 1765 John Hoyle Land grant 300 acres 1779 Martin to John Hoyle 60 acres 1794 John to “Rich”Andrew Hoyle deed for 358 acres

17 Peter Heyl Land Grant and John to Andrew

18 Martin to John 1779

19 John to Andrew showing portion of Peter land grant

20 John to Andrew 1794

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23 Hoyle land holdings

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27 CONCLUSIONS PETER HEYL, WIFE SUSANNA CATHARINA ULRICH, AND FOUR CHILDREN MOVED FROM HUNDSBACH, DISTRICT OF KREUZNACH TO AMERICA IN 1738 ON THE ROBERT AND ALICE PETER HEYL MARRIED THE MILLER’S DAUGHTER AND LEARNED THE TRADE

28 THE HEYLS WERE VERY RELIGIOUS BEING GERMAN REFORMEDPETER HEYL WAS AMBITIOUS, MOVING TO AMERICA TO BETTER HIMSELF HE ACQUIRED 800 ACRES OF GOOD LAND IN PRESENT GASTON COUNTY MOST OF HIS LAND WAS KEPT IN THE FAMILY

29 HE NEVER OWNED THE HOYLE HOUSE LANDTHE HOYLE HOUSE IS LOCATED ON THE 1765 LAND GRANT OF JOHN HOYLE THE HOYLE HOUSE WAS BUILT SOMETIME AFTER 1765 EITHER BY JOHN HOYLE OR HIS SON, “RICH” ANDREW HOYL

30 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS KATHY GUNTER SULLIVANHOYLE HISTORIC HOMESTEAD INC BOARD OF DIRECTORS LDS LIBRARY IN GASTONIA CHARLIE RHYNE AND OTHERS GASTON COUNTY MUSEUM

31 QUESTIONS??