School: Maryland Washington County In the 1860 federal census M. Kreps was listed as an armorer at the Harpers Ferry Arsenal. He was born in Maryland in 1822. Martin was married to Magdalena Kreps and resided in Hagerstown where he worked as a joiner. He died suddenly on May 9, 1806 in Baltimore and his wife, […]
School: Maryland Worked in Emmittsburg Maryland.
School: Maryland Hagerstown Ernst Dietz was active in the German Reformed Church where the only language used was German. On March 15, 1786, an indenture in the land records between Jonathan Hager Jr., son and heir at law of the estate of his father, sold to Ernst Dietz of Elizabeth Town of Washington County aforesaid […]
School: Maryland Frederick Census records reveal that Jacob Metzger, Sr., was born during the mid 1760s and was learning the gunsmith trade in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, probably with Jacob Groff, during the Revolution. His shop was located on East King St., near DeMuth’s Tocacco Shop. On January 15, 1788, he purchased lot No. 5 in Fredericktown. His […]
School: Maryland Sharpsburg Jacob Marker was born in 1832 the son of James and Amelia Naeff Marker. He was raised in the Sharpsburg area and, after working with his father in the gun business, took over the gunshop in 1855. In 1869 Jacob made his first real estate purchase, jointly with his father, in sharpsburg. He […]
School: Maryland Westernport In 1853 Charles A. Pagenhardt and William Shaw, his presumed mentor, purchased property in Westernport and workded together in the gunsmith trade. The property was taken over by Pagenhardt in in 1857 when Shaw moved to Grantsville. Charles had seven other land transactions with the last being in 1873. His son, Leonard E. […]
School: Maryland Hagerstown In April of 1841 William Cookman and Joseph W. Keller took over the manufacture of guns, rifles and pistols at the old stand occupied by William Hawken on Jonathan Street between Washington and Franklin. For further reference, see Arms Makess of Maryland. For additional information see, Maryland Longrifles Hartzler/Whisker.
School: Maryland Worked in Funkstown Maryland. See “Maryland Longrifles” by Hartzler.
School: Maryland Baltimore James Harris was born in 1820 in Maryland. He is listed from 1852-1876 at two locations in the Baltimore City Directories. In his first ad he mentioned rifles made to order. He was succeeded in 1877 by Edward Melchoir. For further reference, see Arms Makers of Maryland. For additional information see Maryland Longrifles […]
School: Maryland Swanton The village of Swanton is located in present day Garrett County, just south and slightly east of Deep Creek Lake. He was in the immediate area where Abel Browning worked. He was the grantee of land which bordered the town which he purchased on April 17, 1912, from Prudence Friend. This appears […]
School: Maryland Baltimore John Keenerm, Sr. was born in 1771, a son of Peter Keener. He followed his father in the gunsmith trade. John and his father were gunsmiths at Green and North Streets, Baltimore. They advertised that they carried a large and extensive assortment of guns. John was married to Margaret and of this union […]
School: Maryland Cumberland He was born about 1790 a son of George I. Joshua Devou was bound to him on May 16, 1819, to learn the blacksmith trade as was Charles Bennett on December 15 of the same year. His personal assets are recorded in Cumberland – Its Foundation and Growth as being $200.00. He was […]
School: Maryland Frederick “I humbly beg the favour of you, to send me a Certificate to Exempt me and my People of the Militia Duty, by the Bearer M. Abraham – For which there Names is Jacob Reaser, Thomas Lawrence, Jacob Dunkle, Henry Fisher, Woodward Evitt, my Prentice is out now to Guard the Prisoners […]
School: Maryland Son of John Armstrong. See “Maryland Longrifles” by Hartzler
School: Maryland Hagerstown Thomas Patton offers reward for a filly missing from Mr. Henderson’s Meadow near Hagerstown. {The Maryland Herald & Elizabeth-Town Advertiser, January 2, 1800} Gun-Smiths Wanted. The subscribers wish to engage the following workmen–one good Mounting or Bayonet Forger, two good Filers and one or two good Polishers, to such they will give generous […]
School: Maryland Baltimore John L. Pipino was born in 1827 in Germany. He opened up a gun shop the same year as his brother, Jacob C. Pipino, on 16 Mercer Street in Baltimore. In 1851 he was located at 46 1/2 Harrison Street, 1867 at Cross Street near Shop and 1868 at Peach Alley near Cross. […]
School: Maryland Grantsville This Compton family came from France and settled in New Jersey near New Brunswick. His father Robert and mother Lydia Brown Crompton, settled in Berlin in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in 1813. Phineas was born in 1804 and was a tinnier and gunsmith. He married Adeling Glotfelty and lived in Elk Lick Township. […]
School: Maryland Emmitsburg George Piper was born in 1783, a son of Peter Piper. He was bound on August 31, 1801, to John Armstrong to learn the gunsmith and lockmaking trade. After completing his apprenticeship he worked in York County, Pennsylvania. Peter Piper died in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, and left equal shares of his […]
School: Maryland Baltimore Nathaniel Melchoir was born in Germany in 1808. He became a gunsmith in Baltimore by 1840. His wife’s name was Henriette. While he was making guns there were three other gunsmiths with the surname of Melchoir: Edward Melchoir, Harman Melchoir and Edward Melchoir. All worked during the 1860 period at different addresses. Nathaniel’s […]
School: Maryland Baltimore The 1860 federal census listed two gunsmiths, George and Andrew Jacobs, ages 22 and 20, residing at 32 Union St., Baltimore. For additional information see Maryland Longrifles Hartzler/Whisker.
