Joseph Storm
Born: 22 November 1759 in PA
Married: Margaret Eck (1754 - 9 Feb 1826)
Died: January 1815 in Adams Co., PA
Buried: Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Conewago Chapel, McSherrystown, Adams Co., PA |
Father: John Storm
Mother: Maria Elizabeth Tanner
Religion: Catholic |

Children:
James Storm (16 Jan 1788 - 2 Jan 1871);
m. Sarah Gillmeyer 26
May 1817 in Emmitsburg, MD
Anna
Mary Storm ( - 21 Jul 1813) m. 1) Paul Baumgardner 2) Paul
Dreher
Theresia Storm (15 Sep 1791 - )
Margaret/Mary Storm m. Joannes Engelhard/Angelus
Small/Schmal
Susannah Storm m. Jacob Wise 25 Nov 1817 at Conewago
Chapel, Adams Co, PA
Catherine Storm (30 Apr 1793 - )
Sabina/Lavina Storm (30 Oct 1796 - ) m. Adam Lang/Long 10
Nov 1814 at Conewago Chapel, Adams Co, PA
Anthony Storm (1798 - )
m. Mary Ginter 6 Jun 1819
Supporting Information
Census
- 1790 Census (p 63) - Frederick Co, MD (Joseph Storme)
- Males: 2 >16; 2 <16 females: 3
{On same page
as Joseph Taney, Paul Coontz.}
- 1800 Census - Frederick Co., MD, Taneytown District 5, pg 180
- Joseph Storm 11110-21101-00 {Anthony/?/James/Joseph/0 - Catherine, Sabina, or Susannah/Theresia/Margaret
Mary/0/Margaret}
- 1810 Census - Conewago Township, Adams Co., PA, pg 71 (written 136)
- Joseph Storm 01101-02001-00
- 1820 Census - Conewago, Adams Co., PA, pg 42 (written 136), followed by Anthony Storm
- Margaret Storm/widow 1000000100-1000000000
Wills
Frederick Co, MD: written 5 Jan 1815; probate 27 Jan 1815; recorded pg 370
Cemetery
Buried in cemetery at Conewago Chapel, McSherrystown, Adams Co, PA; tombstone embedded horizontal in ground in fifth row on road side of building.
Church Records
Basilca of the Sacred Heart, Conewago Chapel, McSherrystown, PA
- 31 Apr 1793 (sic) - Catharina to Joseph Storm & Margarita; Bap 11 May 1793, Sp: Guilelmus Klein & Catharina
- 30 Oct 1796 - Sabina to Joseph Storm & Margaretha; Bap 21 Dec 1796, Sp: Thomas Adams & Maria
- 21 Jul 1813 - death of Maria Drayer (last child 3/1813)
Land Records
1798 Frederick Co Assessment, Taney Town and Piney Creek
Hundreds - Listed "pt. Troublesome Jobb, 212a, new barn"
Listed with John Storm Sr
Property transfers -
- Adams Co, PA
- 28 Jan 1804 [entered 6 Apr 1811] - To Joseph Storm from Baltzer Conrad and wife Mary of Huntingdon, PA,
land in Frederick Co bequeathed by Jacob Ake to late wife Mary Ake.
- 2 Apr 1804 - Jacob Kuhn & wife Magdalen of Conewago
to Joseph Storm of pine run hundred; 79 acres of land in Conewago Twp part of a larger tract
granted Thomas Armor? 3 Jul 1771, conveyed to Patrick McSherry and wife Catherina 8 Jan 1774,
thence to Robert Owings 3 Nov 1789, Joseph Erman on 25 May 1790, and finally willed to Apilonia
Erman 16 Jun 1798.
- 6 Jun 1807 - Joseph Sneeringer and wife Christina of Conewago to Joseph Storm of Adams Co;
land adjoining Storm & John Steigers land, formerly owned
by Roberts Owings the elder (part of two tracts, patent 1733 in MD & 1749 in PA),
Robert Owings the younger, and Patrick McSherry.
- 9 Dec 1809 - John Steigers and wife Elizabeth to Joseph Storm of Conewago Twp;
land in Conewago Twp adjoining Storm land, rec'd from Joseph Sneeringer, Joseph Storm, and
Henry Slagle Junr.
- 9 Dec 1809 - John Steiger and wife Elizabeth to Joseph Storm of Conewago Twp;
land in Conewago Twp adjacent to those of Abraham Kra??, held by John Owings in trust
for ? of Putnam? Owings deceased, and lands of John Covington.
- 1807 - Peter Storm and wife Eve to Joseph Storm; land in Conewago.
- Frederick Co, MD
- 21 Aug 1815 - James Storm & Adam Long exec. of Joseph Storm to Jacob Baumgardner; for £1100,
tract of land conveyed from John Storm to Joseph Storm on 30 Dec 1795 called "Troublesome Job"
part of a tract called "Owings Second Chance" in Frederick Co; adjacent to
"The Resurvey on the Pines & The Addition to the Pines," lands of heirs of James Major
to John Galt, land from Archibald Barr to Joseph Snearinger, and land of Jacob Baumgardner.
Secondary References
From Helman's History of Emmittsburg, Joseph Storm is buried at St. Anthony's Church, near the
first church, in Emmittsburg - this is incorrect; he is at Conewago Chapel, McSherrystown, PA.

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