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150. John Henry[8] Gutlander (A220). Born, 1748, in (Bavaria?) Germany. Died, 1829, in Fayette, IN.

E. Edinger was told that two sons, Christian and Henry emigrated to America. J.A. Goodlander (1927) wrote that he came to this country in 1751 at the age of 3 years. According to Goodlander, they "...settled near Frankstown, Maryland, where they resided several years...They moved around considerable finally buying a small farm in Montgomery Co., Ohio in 1813 six miles west of Dayton on the road from Dayton to Eaton, he remained there until 1825 when he moved that spring to Fayette Co. Ind. and lived close to his son Jacobs until the death of his wife when he moved in with his son Jacob and lived with him until he died in the fall of 1829. Both Henry and his wife are said to be buried in Lick Creek Cemetery about two miles from Connersville...I am satisfied that Henry...served, and on the Staff of Washington as I have it in a letter by his Grandson dated Feb. 21, 1869, This Grandson often sat by his side and heard him relate incedents occurring during the war while the tears involuntarily ran down his cheeks, was in several battles, including Brandywine..."

Dated June 24, 1826, 40 acres purchased in Fayette Co., IN, from John and Catherine McCormick for $126, NE1/4 Sec. 13 T14R12E.

Buried in Lick Creek Cemetery (no stone) according to H.R. Gennett.

RPG wrote that his great uncle William Kelley, before world War II, "...made a trip to Germany and located the Goodlander family...It is my faint recollection that he located them in Hanover."

He married Katherine Stumpen (151) (A221), 13 Oct 1778, in Frankstown,

MD. Children:

91 i. Jacob[7] Goodlander.