Rudolph Spengler ^{2 3}

  General Notes:

The following is found in Pennsylvania Archives Series 6 Volume 2,
page 593 and 594 Battalions 1-9 York County Militia
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> 9th Battalion; York County Militia
> Lieut. Col.- James Chamberlain
> Major - John Bonner
> Lieut. - 1. Charles Conway
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> 2. Thomas Neely (George Leas' (son of Daniel and Lydia
Worley Leas) wife's aunt, Sarah Weems (sister of John Weems) married a
Jonathan Neely before 1785).
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> 3.*** Daniel Leas
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> 4.
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> 5. Thomas Neely, Jr.
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> 6.
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> 7. Henry Miller
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> "At a Field Day for the first Battalion of York County Militia
Troop, Officers were necessary to be chosen Judges were appointed for
each Corp. to wit: Ignatius Leitner & Jacob Holtzinger this third day
of May A.D. 1784."
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> Capt. Rudolph Spangler
> Lieut. Jacob Holtzinger
> Cornet Christian Stan ⁵

  Noted events in his life were:

• United States Census: Residence, 1790, Mixed Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Residence: U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, 1st Division, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.

• United States Census: Residence, 1800, Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Residence: Tax and Exoneration, 1801, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁶

• Residence: Pennsylvania Septennial Census, 1807, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁷

• Probate, 26 Apr 1830, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁸

• Military: Captain in Revolutionary Army: Pennsylvania, USA. ⁹

Rudolph married Christina Houtz, daughter of John Houtz and Nancy, in 1772 in Stark County, Ohio, USA.¹ (Christina Houtz was born on 3 May 1755 in Jackson, York County, Pennsylvania, USA, died on 6 Apr 1807 in Abbottstown, Berwick Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA and was buried in Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Abbottstown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA ⁴.)