Individual Details
John Daniel HELMAN
(17 Nov 1760 - Bet 8 Aug 1850 and 1860)
Three sons of John Daniel Helman, Sr. and Elizabeth Sell moved to Indiana County, Pennsylvania: George Helman, Jacob Helman, and Samuel Helman. His other three known sons and daughter remained in Shade and Paint Townships in Somerset County, Pennsylvania: John Daniel Helman, Jr., Frederick Helman, John Helman, and Elizabeth Seese. Some people attribute another son, Michael Helman, to John Daniel Helman, Sr. Michael Helman supposedly returned to Franklin County but no further information is available regarding him.
Daniel owned land in Franklin County, Pennsylvania that he sold before moving to Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He sold his land in Somerset County by 1834 and there are no further land transactions for him after that. He did not leave a will and there are no estate records for him in Somerset County. He and his children lived in Shade and Paint Townships in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Although we do not have a written record naming his children, he was the only male Helman living in Somerset County in the 1810 census. He appears with his sons George and Jacob Helman in the 1820 census in Shade Township, Somerset County. Shade Township was formed in 1816 from Stonycreek Township where Daniel Helman was living in the 1810 census. Daniel Helman, Sr. and his sons: Daniel, Jr., Frederick, George, and Samuel Helman are living in Shade Township in the 1830 census. Daniel Helman, Sr. and his son John are living in Paint Township, Somerset County in the 1840 census while his sons, Daniel, Jr., and Frederick Helman, are living in Shade Township in the 1840 census. Paint Township was formed in 1836 from Shade Township where Daniel Helman, Sr. and all his sons were living in the 1830 census. George Helman, Jacob Helman, and Samuel Helman are living in Indiana County in the 1840 census. Daniel Helman, Sr. and his son John are living in Paint Township while Daniel Helman, Sr.'s sons, Daniel, Jr. and Frederick Helman, are living in Shade Township in the 1850 census. Since there were no other Helmans living in Somerset County during this time period and Daniel Helman, Sr. and his sons are living in close proximity to one another, it can be assumed that Daniel Helman, Sr. and George, Jacob, Daniel, Jr., Frederick, John, and Samuel Helman born from about 1780+ to 1805 are his sons.
John Helman, a son of Daniel Helman, sold property in 1858 (Somerset County Deed Book 62, page 612). This deed states this property "became vested into Samuel Murphy, known as part of Daniel Helman's improvements." Samuel Murphy patented land from the State of Pennsylvania containing 38 acres, 19 perches on 25 August 1848. The survey for this land in Survey Book C157, page 84 for Pennsylvania shows Daniel Helman's claim just south of this land. This has to be for Daniel Helman Sr. since his son Daniel Helman Jr. never lived in Paint Township. Daniel Helman Sr. was living in Paint Township in the 1840 and 1850 census as was his son John Helman. The WPA did a map of all the warrants in Paint Township that shows where they are in relationship to one another. Since the map shows the 38 acre parcel patented in Samuel Murphy's name, it is possible to see where Daniel Helman was probably living in Paint Township in the 1840 and 1850 census.
Although Daniel Helman was baptized in the Reformed church, no baptismal records have been found for any of his children. Solomon's Reformed Church at Grindstone Hill near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania where many Helmans are buried does not have a baptismal register for the time period when Daniel's children would have been born. Since many of Daniel's descendants belonged to the Church of the Brethren. it is also possible that he may have been a member of this church. Since they don't believe in infant baptism, they don't maintain a baptismal record as the Lutheran and Reformed churches do.
Events
| Birth | 17 Nov 1760 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Baptism | 23 Dec 1760 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Military | From 1780 to 1781 | in the Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War - Cumberland County, Pennsylvania |  | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1786 | was taxed by the State of Pennsylvania - Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1789 | was taxed by the State of Pennsylvania - Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1790 | Franklin County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1798 | was taxed on an old log dwelling house, an old log barn, and 80 acres of land - Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Census | 1800 | Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1800 | was taxed - Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 21 Nov 1803 | 48 acres from George Huffman by Article of Agreement for $30 - Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 11 Oct 1806 | 185 acres for 500 pounds from George Huffman and Anna his wife - Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1810 | Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 9 Oct 1812 | 185 acres for $1000 to Nicholas Coleman, Senior - Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 14 Dec 1816 | 48 acres from Henry Huffman as per article of agreement dated 21 November 1803 - Shade Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1820 | Shade Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1830 | Shade Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 13 Nov 1834 | 48 acres to Henry Mangus for $95 - Shade Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Miscellaneous | before 1840 to 1850 | improved land but did not warrant it - Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1840 | Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1850 | Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | Bet 8 Aug 1850 and 1860 | Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Burial | Barnes/Seese Cemetery, Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth SELL (1761 - 1840) |
| Child | George "Big George" HELMAN (1780 - 1864) |
| Child | Jacob HELMAN (1786 - 1867) |
| Child | Daniel HELMAN (1789 - 1859) |
| Child | Frederick HELMAN (1789 - 1865) |
| Child | Elizabeth HELMAN (1802 - 1888) |
| Child | John HELMAN (1800 - 1875) |
| Child | Samuel HELMAN (1805 - 1892) |
| Father | George Sebastian HELMAN (1725 - 1784) |
| Mother | Christina (1731 - ) |
| Sibling | Theobald HELMAN (1752 - ) |
| Sibling | George Sebastian HELMAN Jr. (1753 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Maria Catharina HELMAN (1754 - ) |
| Sibling | Susannah HELMAN (1756 - 1827) |
Notes
Military
Evidence for Daniel Helman Revolutionary War service in Pennsylvania militia:PPA Series 5 Volume VI pages 88-90 dated 16 August 1780 Captain Samuel Royar 1st Battalion 5th Company 1st Class Dan'l Helman
PPA Series 5 Volume VI pages 106-108 dated 27 June 1781 Tour of duty 1st Battalion 5th Company 1st class Daniel Helman
PPA Series 5 Volume VI pages 111-112 dated 23 July 1781 Lieutenant Jno. Stitt 1st Battalion 5th Company 1st Class Danel Helman
Miscellaneous
Daniel Helman was taxed in 1798 on an old log 1 story dwelling house with 2 windows and 14 panes on 2 acres valued at $120 and an old log barn on dry land and 80 acres worth $520. His land adjoined Henry Baker, George Helman, and John Cook.Miscellaneous
Samuel Murphy applied for a warrant on this land on 5 June 1854 and received a patent on it. The survey for it is in Survey Book B17, page 9 for Pennsylvania. An adjacent survey shows Daniel Helman's claim in Survey Book C157, page 84 for Pennsylvania. Both are in Paint Township.Death
Daniel Helman appears in the 1850 census for Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania but does not appear in the 1860 census.Endnotes
1. Thomas Lynch Montgomery, editor, Pennsylvania Archives Sixth Series: Baptismal and Marriage Records, Rev. John Waldschmidt, Cocalico, Moden Krick, Weisseichen Land and Seltenreich Gemeinde, Lancaster County, Penna., 1752-1786, 16 volumes (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, State Printer, 1907), VI:153.
2. Thomas Lynch Montgomery, editor, Pennsylvania Archives Sixth Series: Baptismal and Marriage Records, Rev. John Waldschmidt, Cocalico, Moden Krick, Weisseichen Land and Seltenreich Gemeinde, Lancaster County, Penna., 1752-1786, 16 volumes (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, State Printer, 1907), VI:153.
3. "Published Pennsylvania Archives," database, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com : accessed 9 March 2016), Dan'l Helman, 16 August 1780, 1st Class; citing Series 5, Volume VI, pages 88-90.
4. "Published Pennsylvania Archives," database, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com : accessed 9 March 2016), Daniel Helman, 27 June 1781, 5th Company, 1st Class; citing Series 5, Volume VI, pages 106-108.
5. "Published Pennsylvania Archives," database, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com : accessed 9 March 2016), Danel Helman, 23 July 1781, 1st Class; citing Series 5, Volume VI, pages 111-112.
6. "Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 March 2016), Daniel Helman, 1786; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Record Group 4, Series 4.61, microfilm 327.
7. "Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 March 2016), Daniel Helman, 1789; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Record Group 4, Series 4.61, microfilm 327.
8. 1790 U.S. census, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, , page 273, Daniel Helman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 December 2015); from National Archives microfilm M637, roll 9.
9. "United States Direct Tax of 1798: Tax Lists for the State of Pennsylvania," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 March 2016), Daniel Helman, list A, B, E, number 1 and 2 (2).
10. 1800 U.S. census, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Washington Township, page 908, Daniel Hellman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 December 2015); from National Archives microfilm M32, roll 38.
11. "Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 March 2016), Daniel Helman, 1800; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Record Group 7, Box 1026.
12. Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Deed Records , 94:136-137, Henry Huffman, executor for George Huffman to Daniel Helman, 14 December 1816; recorded 7 January 1898; Somerset County Courthouse, Somerset, Pennsylvania.
13. Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Deed Records , 6:69-70, George Huffman and Anna his wife to Daniel Hellman , 11 October 1806, recorded 21 December 1812; Somerset County Courthouse, Somerset, Pennsylvania.
14. 1810 U.S. census, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Stonycreek Township, page 450, Daneil Helman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 December 2015); from National Archives microfilm M252, roll 53.
15. Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Deed Records , 6:70-72, Daniel Hellman, Senior and Elizabeth his wife to Nicholas Coleman, Senior, 9 October 1812; recorded 22 December 1812; Somerset County Courthouse, Somerset, Pennsylvania.
16. Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Deed Records , 94:136-137, Henry Huffman, executor for George Huffman to Daniel Helman, 14 December 1816; recorded 7 January 1898; Somerset County Courthouse, Somerset, Pennsylvania.
17. 1820 U.S. census, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Shade Township, page 141, Daniel Helsman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 December 2015); from National Archives microfilm M33, roll 111.
18. 1830 U.S. census, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Shade Township, page 111, Daniel Helman, Sr.; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 December 2015); from National Archives microfilm M19, roll 161.
19. Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Deed Records , 94:137-138, Daniel Helman and Elizabeth his wife to Henry Mangus, 13 November 1834; recorded 7 January 1898; Somerset County Courthouse, Somerset, Pennsylvania.
20. 1840 U.S. census, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, , page 122, Daniel Helman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 December 2015); from National Archives microfilm M704, roll 494.
21. 1850 U.S. census, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Paint Township, page 75B, dwelling 68, family 69, Daniel Hellman; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 December 2013); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 828.
22. Barnes/Seese Cemetery (Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 December 2013), memorial page for John Daniel Helman, Find A Grave Memorial # 63921015, memorial created by Douglas Helman.