Sarah married MaGoffin, Hugh Moore in 1868 in Mercer, PA. Hugh was born in 1848. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. MaGoffin, Mary was born in 1868.
2. MaGoffin, Norman B was born in 1893.

Notes:

Notes for DAVID SAWYERS BASTRESS:
D.S. BASTRESS, farmer, post-office .Mercer, was born December 16, 1818, in Lycoming County, Penn., to
Solomon and Elizabeth (Slonaker) Bastress, natives of Montgomery County, Penn., and the parents of six
children: Peter, Margaret, Harriet, Elizabeth, D.S. and Sarah. Our subject was educated in the schools at Jersey
Shore, Penn. He began to learn the silversmith?s trade at that place, and finished at Williamsport, where he
followed the business until 1838, when he went to Columbus, Ohio, and prosecuted his trade. It was then the
custom to put teeth in gold plates, and Mr. Bastress was employed by dentists to make the plates, and in that way
learned dentistry. In 1840 he came to Mercer, and soon after opened up a shop for himself. He practiced dentistry
in Mercer for thirty years, and did work for citizens at Warren, New Castle, Franklin, Sharon, Butler and
Greenville. He was married in 1846 to Mary A. Satterfield, daughter of Elijah and Sarah A. Satterfield, by whom
he had eight children: Elizabeth, Fidderman, David, Emeline, Henry, Maggie and two deceased. Mrs. Bastress
died December 7, 1883, and a Mercer paper said the following in giving a notice of her death: "We cannot
chronicle the death of this lady without a word of tribute to her worth. She was born August 11, 1827, near
Milford, in the State of Delaware, and when quite young her father removed with his family to Mercer County,
where the deceased had resided ever since. She was a woman remarkable for her quiet, uniform Christian spirit,
patient under all the cares and labors incident to a large family, thoughtful, prudent and kind in everything. She
was greatly beloved in all of the relations of life. She had long been a member of the First Presbyterian Church
of Mercer, and her life was a continual testimony of the genuineness of her faith and the power of divine grace.
Her experience during her illness was of profound peace with her Maker, and her death was like her life, in quiet
trust. Her memory is very precious to her family and a large circle of friends." Mr. Bastress came to his present
farm in 1870, and has resided here since. He owns the house in Mercer where Hon. John A. Bingham was born.
In politics he is a Democrat.

David married Satterfield, Mary Ann in 1846 in Mercer, PA. Mary was born on 11 Aug 1827 in Milford, DE; died on 7 Dec 1883. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Bastress
died December 7, 1883, and a Mercer paper said the following in giving a notice of her death: "We cannot
chronicle the death of this lady without a word of tribute to her worth. She was born August 11, 1827, near
Milford, in the State of Delaware, and when quite young her father removed with his family to Mercer County,
where the deceased had resided ever since. She was a woman remarkable for her quiet, uniform Christian spirit,
patient under all the cares and labors incident to a large family, thoughtful, prudent and kind in everything. She
was greatly beloved in all of the relations of life. She had long been a member of the First Presbyterian Church
of Mercer, and her life was a continual testimony of the genuineness of her faith and the power of divine grace.
Her experience during her illness was of profound peace with her Maker, and her death was like her life, in quiet
trust. Her memory is very precious to her family and a large circle of friends."

Notes:

Solomon had moved to Jersey Shore, Lycoming County in 1817 where he became a prominent citizen and a lifelong
resident. He had six children.
Among the early representative of Jersey Shore was Solomon Bastress. Born in Pottstown, Montgomery County
PA. January 20, 1788 and died at Jersey Shore, May 12, 1872., in his Eight-fourth year. Before locating here he
became interested with a company in the furnace business on Pine Bottom run. This was before 1814.
According to his obituary, Solomon served in the War of 1812, holding the commission of Lieutenant.
Mr. Bastress was a weaver and dyer by trade, but soon after settling here he became a surveyor and Scrivner. He
was sent to the legislature in 1827 and re-elected in 1828, 1829 and 1830, serving four years in succession. In
1846 he was chosen an associate Judge and served two terms of five years each.
When Susquehanna township was divided in 1854, his friends insisted that the new township should be name
after him and it was named " Bastress Township".
Solomon Bastress is buried in Lot 303 in Jersey Shore Cemetery (41°11'54.12"N, 77°15'56.13"W).

Solomon married Sloanaker, Elizabeth on 22 Nov 1807. Elizabeth was born on 31 Aug 1788 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA; died on 27 Nov 1880 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA; was buried in Jersey Shore Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for ELIZABETH SLONAKER:
Elizabeth Bastress is buried in Lot 303 in Jersey Shore Cemetery (41°11'54.12"N, 77°15'56.13"W).

Notes:

Notes for PETER BASTRESS:
Born 7/9/1758. He and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Roth lived in and around Pottstown. They attended the
Emanuel Lutheran Church and were buried in the church cemetery. A number of references to Peter indicate that
he was a man of various skills; a blue dyer, a dealer in land, coal and lumber as well as probable lawyer.
Peter was a Berks County Solider in the Revolution but his name was given as Peter Bastery in one source as
Peter Bastres in another (see index oaths of Allegiance, Berks County, PA. Revolutionary War- on microfilm #
133. PA. State Library in Harrisburg.) According to the Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File - {series
#13.50}, Peter was considered inactive duty militia under the 4th Battalion, 7th Company because "The
circumstance of his family will not admit his going out..." He was subsequently ordered to pay a fine.
Peter died in Jonestown, Lebanon County, in 1837. Anna Elizabeth was born in 1753 and died in 1832 as far as
is known, both were buried in the Emanuel Church Cemetery. Peter and Anna Elizabeth were married in 1778 or
1779 and had three sons, John, Peter J., and Solomon.

Peter married Roth, Ann Elizabeth in 1778. Ann was born on 12 Jul 1761 in Colebrookdale Twp, Berks County, PA; died on 06 Feb 1832 in Pottstown, PA; was buried in Emanuel Church Cemetery, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Anna Elizabeth was the daughter of Matthias Roth who was born November 8, 1717 at sea, on the voyage to
America. died March 13, 1795 in Colebrookdale Twp., Berks County, PA. Matthias was the son of Johann
Jacob Roth and Maria Barbara Weber. He married Maria Elizabeth Beyer January 18, 1741. Maria Elizabeth
Beyer was born January 26, 1724 in Eppstein, Palatinate, Germany. Maria Elizabeth died November 14, 1809.
She was the daughter of John Philip Beyer born March 23,1701 in Flomersheim Palatinate, Germany and Maria
Elizabeth Beck born November 11, 1721 in Eppstein Germany.
Anna Elizabeth Bastress is buried in the Old Burial Ground, Zion Reformed Church (now UCC), in Pottstown,
Montgomery Co., PA. (40°14'51.94"N, 75°38'58.85"W) Her name is inscribed on a bronze plaque in the
memory garden in front of the church.
The plaque reads in part:
Site of Old Burial Ground
The Gift of John Potts Founder of Pottstown to
Early German Settler of the Lutheran and Reformed Faith, A.D. 1752
On the adjoining bronze tablets are inscribed the names and dates of persons whose graves were located in the
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Reformed portion of the graveyard. The monument was created by the congregation of Zion Reformed Church
(United Church of Christ) Rev. Howard A. Norman, Pastor, Oct 12 A.D. 1959 to perpetuate the memory of the
beloved dead whose graves are located here.
Anna Elizabeth's headstone reads as follows:
Elizabeth Bastress
w/o Peter Bastress
b. 7/12/1761
d. 2/6/1832