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Descendants of Hans (Hance) Michael Heider

Generation No. 1

1. HANS (HANCE) MICHAEL¹ HEIDER was born Abt. 1704 in Germany?¹, and died in Germany?². He married KATHERINE CHASTEEN in Germany ?³.

Notes for HANS (HANCE) MICHAEL HEIDER:
Information from Mary Gail Manes from Tennessee. Her research follows:

Came to this country on the ship Mortonhouse in 8-17-1729 into Philadelphia, PA. The ship was from Rotterdam.
source:
Strausburger:Pennsylvania German Pioneers, vol. 1, p. 23 [list 9A].
Egle: Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegeance, p. 17.

source #9041 - Strausburger: Pennsylvania German Pioneers, vols. 1 (9041),3, p.23 [list 9A (editor's #)] - A list of Palatinate Passengers, Imported into Philadelphia in the Ship Mortonhouse, James Couiltas, Commander from Rotterdam. August 17, 1729.

Settled in area of Hampshire County, Virginia (now Hardy Co., West Virginia). Had a plantation on the Potomac River. Moved to Virginia in the 1740s. 1749 received land in Hampshire County.

During 1770's 4 of the Hyder children migrated to North Carolina (Jacob, Benjamin, Michael, and Catrine). Michael acquired land near Fort Watauga and made gunpowder. Their closest neighbor, Marry Patton, also made gunpowder. Their community was known as Powder Branch.

Hyders - Holland-Dutch descent - orig. resided in Virginia

Hyder Genealogy
Hance Michel Heider came from Germany to America in 1729 with his wife Katherine (Chasteen) Heider. In the late 1760's, three of his children, Catrina, Michael, and Benjamin moved to North Carolina. Michael was one of the signors of the Washington Compact and the Halifax Petition. Michael was a member of the Watauga Association and fought many battles in the Revolutionary War. My research has focused on the descendants of Michael and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Mary Gail Manes

NOTES FROM CHARLES E. POWELL:
Lists only one child

Children of HANS HEIDER and KATHERINE CHASTEEN are:

JOHANN ADAM² HYDER, b. Abt. 1731.

ii.

ANNA MARIE HYDER, b. Abt. 1734.

iii.

CATRINA HYDER, b. Abt. 1736; m. COLONEL ANDREW HAMPTON.

Notes for COLONEL ANDREW HAMPTON:
The Old TRYON County, of North Carolina Created in 1768 and was dissolved in 1779.

The boundaries consisted of (present-day) part of Burk, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, part of McDowell Polk, Rutherford, all of North Carolina. Also consisted of (present-day) Cherokee, Spartanburg, and small parts of
Chester, Greenville, Laurens, and York Counties all of South Carolina.

The following is a list of some 58 "Residents" of Tryon Co., NC. 1770

NORTH CAROLINA - 1770
INDEXED BY LAST NAME, FIRST NAME
Compiled by: Paul R. Sarrett, Jr.
Revised: 11/09/96       prsr@aol.com
SINDX L Name       F Name       Date County       St. Township
H513 HAMPTON       Andrew       1770 TRYON Co.       NC No Twp. Listed

From World Family Tree CD-Tree #3574
Commander of the Rutherford troops at the Battle of Kings Mountain, member of the Tryon Committee of Safety, a signer of the Tryon Resolves and Sheriff of Rutherford County, North Carolina. Prior to 1751 he emigrated to that portion of North Carolina which later became Tryon Co., and settled on Dutchman's Creek on the Catawba River.

iv.

GEORGE HYDER, b. Aft. 1736.

JACOB HYDER, b. Aft. 1737.

vi.

MICHAEL HYDER, b. Abt. 1743, Hampshire County, VA; d. 25 June 1790, Powder Branch, Carter County, TN.

vii.

BENJAMIN HYDER, b. 16 October 1745, Old Tryon Co., NC; d. 16 December 1826, Rutherford Co., NC.

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