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  • Name: Philip M. Hanselpacker
  • Birth: 1801
  • Death: 19-OCT-1883 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Father: John Hanselpacker
  • Mother: Julia Balmain

Notes: 1861 Census for Cambridge Parish, Queens County, NB:

149 Hanselpacker Philip 60 Nat Methodist
" " Mary A 42 " "
Mary 17
Lucretta 16
Elmira 15
Sapora 13
Philip 12
Wellington 10
Larsey 8
Lebaron 7


Most of the information on Phillip marrying a CHARLOTTE Slipp comes from online resources, such at the Broderbund WFT, the Swanson.ftw and the Slipp.ftw, these all give her birth year as 1811. This gets a bit hairy. MANY sources provide two comple tely separate families for Philip. In one, he's married to Charlotte Mary Slipp and has five children, one being Phillip. In another, he's married to Mary A. Slipp and has five children, one being Phillip. Both these marriages were listed (one wo uld assume) before the information on Mary Ann Starkey came to light, showing their marriage in 1842 (which makes her the mother of all of Philip's children. It also means she is the one buried with him in the United Church Cemetery!

After careful consideration, the following explanation of the family and why there's been confusion is offered:

Mary Elizabeth - b. 1840-44 marr. 1870 to Hiram Ferris
Luetta - b. 1845 died 1864
Almira - b. 19-May-1846 marr. 1869 to William Springer
Phillip - b. 1848 (doubt 1849) marr. Seraphina Coes
Wellington - b. 1849
Sephora - b. 1851
Tirza/Terzah - b. 1853
Lucey (?) (Poss. Twin of Tirzah, or middle name?) - b. 1853
Lebaron b. 21-Dec-1854

This explains the presence or lack thereof of all children in the 1871 Census for Cambridge, Queens County, NB. The marriage date for Phillip and (Charlotte Mary) is likely 28-Jan-1829, while he and Mary Ann Starkey were married in 1842. That mak es "Charlotte" a "non-player" if you will, though I'm leaving her ancestry in the database, should any other individual also tie into it.

The only child who still has potential to "muck this up" is Lucey. Was Lucey the middle name of Tirza? Was Lucey her twin?

There is no record of a family with Phillip and Charlotte in the 1871 Census (as whatever Ms. Slip(p)'s true given name was, they had either divorced or she'd passed on by then). Considering ALL the records: 1) They would have HAD to have live d in Queens County at the time.
2) The matching Phillips (birth and death and no trace of another family who he might have belonged to.
3) The proximity of marriage and birth dates.
4) The LACK of ancestry on Mary Slipp, but complete on Charlotte Mary Slipp.
5) The lack of ancestry on any Phillip marrying a Charlotte, but complete when marrying a Mary.

All these factors have been taken into consideration and weighed most carefully. For that reason, this is now one family, vice two.

For those who've had difficulty in sorting, here is how the "two family mess" was originally viewed:

Phillip M. Hanselpacker marr. Charlotte Mary Slipp - 1829/39?
Children: Mary Elizabeth, Luetta, Almira, Phillip, and Lucey.

Phillip Hanselpacker marr. Mary Slipp - 1829
Children: Phillip, Wellington, Sephora, Tirza and Lebaron (as are listed in 1871 Census)

But, we also NOW know that Philip married Mary Ann Starkey in 1842, so SHE would be the Mary A. of the census records. As for Mary A. Slip (as spelled in Queens County Marriages), it lists their marriage as 28-Jan-1829, the day before his brothe r William married Mary Ann Clark!

As of the 1871 Census, Luetta had surely died (1864), Mary Elizabeth and Almira had "married off", and the only one in the first family not accounted for was Lucey, who may have died young or married by 18 years of age.

Final proof rests on research in New Brunswick, and/or finding the equivalent of an 1861 Census. If there exists further VITAL RECORDS proof of this being two separate families, I will more than willingly split them back into those two groups. Th ough, after all the research in New Brunswick, all the scouring of files online, all the pouring over material presented by other researchers, what is presented in this genealogy is my best understanding of the true nature of these relationships.

In 1861 Census of Cambridge Parish, we find our proof, which also seems to elude to the Lucey and Tirzah being one and the same person, since the name is then spelled Larsey. WHAT her given name was may FOREVER remain a mystery, since it's bee n spelled at least a dozen different ways! We do know she was female and born @1853.

Here's how Philip and Mary Ann's family "stacked up" in the 1861 Census:

Philip, age 60 - Farmer w/ 4 at school - all listed as Methodists
Mary A. - age 42
Mary - age 17
Lucretta (Luetta) - age 16
Elmira (Almyra) - age 15
Sapora (Sephora) - age 13
Philip - age 12
Wellington - age 10
Larsey (Lucey/Thursay/Tursey/Tirzah) - age 8
Lebaron - age 7

Lists his religion in the 1871 Census (Cambridge Parish) as Wesleyan Methodist. Here's the kicker, he listed his "Origin" as Dutch. First time that's been blatantly displayed. The Peter Hanselpiker, having "come from" Germany, never indicate d he must then be German, merely that he CAME from there (which, in fact, he likely didn't). However, this indicates at least a CHANCE at Dutch roots.

Witnesses to marriage with Mary: Charles McAlpine and Benjamin Clark.
What's interesting to note, their marriage, listed as 29-Jan-1829, (VITAL RECORDS) is same date as brother William (double marriage). Wondering if that has been the cause of some concern, over the years? ALSO, the Mary Slipp "Charlotte"?/Philli p marriage was 28-Jan-1839.... (Online sources).

According to Wendell Fulton, it is most likely this Philip, who, on 9-Jul-1875 sold for $400 to Philip ("Jr.") land in Cambridge, at the settlement known as "The Denn".

It was almost certainly this Philip who was a teacher from at least 1824 to 1848. His record being as follows (from "In Duty Bound"):

Licensed in Sunbury County, 06-Jul-1824, Waterborough 06-Jun-1843 renewal. "Philip Hanselpacker held a license to teach in the parish of Waterborough in 1848." He is known to have taught in Sunbury County from 1825-1827 and Waterborough from 182 8-1831, at the least.


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  • Married: 08-FEB-1842 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
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  • Name: Mary Ann Starkey
  • Birth: 1819 - 1821 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Death: 29-AUG-1883 in: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Father: Obediah Starkey
  • Mother: Ann Cole

Notes: Before lengthier dissertations, below, my reasoning for "attaching" Mary Ann to Obediah's family is fairly simple. As Wiggins points out in his "History of NB" book, Mordecai was the progenitor of all Starkeys in NB, at the time he wrote his work . That said, we know Mary Ann descended FROM Mordecai. The only son of Mordecai who has a family history allowing a "fit" for Mary Ann, is Obediah. In more than one account, there is mention of three daughters born to Obediah, before his fourt h daughter, Pamela, was born (in 1828). As Obediah didn't marry until 1819, and Obediah Jr. was born in 1820, it's unliekly (though not impossible) either of these three daughters came before Obediah Jr. That said, as Mary Ann's year of birth ha s been approximated from 1818 to 1821, I would theorize she was the first born daughter. Whether just before or just after Obediah Jr. Though no direct proof is available stating Mary Ann is SURELY one of these three unnamed daughters, ther e is no evidence to the contrary, or indicating any other relationship. I believe, based on "body of evidence" that Mary Ann MUST be one of those three daughters. - JWH - Oct-2005.

Mary Ann Starkey and Philip were married 08-Feb-1842, in the presence of John and David N. Hanselpacker, as well as James Starkey. She was from Johnston, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada, at the time of their marriage. REF: "Queens County , New Brunswick Marriages Volume A , 1812-1861" by R. Wallace Hale, Heritage Books, 1986. This is the Mary A. who appears in the census records with Philip, as she was the mother of his children, NOT Mary (A.) Slip(p). Nor, do I believe, Charlott e Slipp was ever married to Philip, though I do leave some room for error on my part, should another Philip prove to have been alive at the same time and in the same place(s). Mary is quite likely a descendant (prob. grandaughter) of Mordecai Star key, UEL, b. NJ on 4-Jul-1757. Mordecai & Mary (Akerly) Starkey had a several sons. The eldest was Obediah/Obadiah, who married Ann Cole (b. 1799, dau. of David Cole - UEL & Deliverance Parker) and this couple (who married just before 1820) is th e most likely to have been Mary Ann's parents. The first "recorded" daughter, born to Obediah and Ann was Pamela, in 1828, but it is evidenced in the source quoted by Gayle, that she had three sisters born before her. The fact that "Ann" is Mary 's middle name, gives a bit more credence to the possibility that she was, in fact, likely their first born daughter.


In an online reproduction of an 1840 document (SOURCE: "Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick, Passed in the Year 1840. Fredericton: Printed by John Simson, Printer To The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, MDCCCX L - CAP LX - An Act to provide for opening and repairing Roads and erecting Bridges throughout this Province. - Queens County Bye Roads"), are the following selected entries (amongst MANY others):

Ten pounds for the road from James Starkey's to John Secord's.
Ten pounds for the road from the mouth of Long Creek to Obadiah Starkey's.
Ten pounds for the road from Oliver Starkey's to David Phillips'.
Ten pounds for the road from John Starkey's to Mordecai Starkey's.

Note fm Gayle:

"Well -- you made me go back and review my information and see something that I hadn't seen before. Or I should say, I had seen it but I had overlooked the significance. Are you familiar with "Vital Statistics from New Brunswick Newspapers" (a sea rch & extract service offered by Daniel F. Johnson)? I got this done a couple of years ago on the Starkey name. There is one item in there reporting the death of Pamela Starkey on 15 April 1853. It also says that she was age 25, and fourth d/o Oba diah Starkey. The part of that I had overlooked was "fourth". This Pamela (born in 1828) was the first child I had listed for Obediah. He obviously had 3 daughters born before 1828 -- maybe one of those could have been a Mary Ann. Of course thi s is just guesswork, but maybe it will give you a place to start looking. Like I said earlier, the other sons who married did so from 1830 on -- so Obediah is the only possibility that I see. Please let me know if you find anything further on this . Good luck in your research."

Obediah Sr. was born in 1796 in Queens County. He married Ann Cole in 1819 in Queens County. Ann was b. in 1797, and died in July 9, 1852 in Codys, Queens County at the youngish age of 55. Obediah then married a widow, Mrs. Sarah E. Cosman (b . @ 1822) some time after that - and they had a child, Elijah Llewellyn Starky (b. @1856). In the 1861 Census of Johnston Parish, Queens County, there are two daughters still living with Obadiah and his 2nd wife, they are: Naomi - b. @1832, and Ab igail - b. @1836. So, Obediah PROBABLY married Sarah between 1853 and 1855.

Obediah and Ann had 4 children, as far as I know:

Obediah Jr. , b. July 4, 1820
Pamela b. abt 1828 - d. 15 Mar 1853
Abigail b. abt 1834 - d. 25 Aug 1891
Solomon b. abt 1840 - d. 10 Mar 1853

Note the gap between 1820 and 1828. This is rumored to have been filled with three daughters (not sure of any sons), as another researcher who has interest in Pamela found that she was mentioned as "fourth daughter of..." This gives some credenc e to the possibilty that Mary Ann was born "About 1820", as it could easily have been 1821! Interestingly, James Starkey (witness to Mary Ann and Philip's marriage) MAY be the son of Mordecai Starkey. If so, that increases the chances that Mar y Ann was of the same family. Not to mention, the next Starkey family that moved to the area was well after her birth. Whether James (the witness) was the same James born 1801 or of Mary Ann's generation, is left up to nothing more than conjectu re.


Mordecai Starkey and Mary A(c)kerly were married in Gagetown Anglican on 27-Apr-1797.


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