The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
John Hoffman was born at York County, Pennsylvania, a son of Jacob Hoffman and Elizabeth Glattfelder. Tax records of Shrewbury Township (later Springfield Township) from 1762 indicate John and his father were in this area. They first lived at York County, Pennsylvania, then moved to Virginia. The family removed to Lincoln County, North Carolina, about 1776.
As with many emigrants to a new country, there may have been times John Hoffman and his family were unsure if it would be best to side with loyalists or with the patriots. When John Hoffman went with Colonel Hoffman to fight at Kings Mountain, there was no question about his loyalty after he was wounded while fighting there.
After the Revolutionary War, he settled at Lincoln County, North Carolina. This area is part of present-day Gaston County. He married Margaret Hovis in 1785. He helped organize the Philadelphia Lutheran Church before 1800.
He was a diligent business man. He made looms and different types of mechanical devices. He made a device for removing cotton seeds from cotton fiber. Also, he had compass for surveying.
References:
Hoffman, L. M. (1980). Our Kin. Reprinted by: Gaston County Historical Society, Gastonia, North Carolina. Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore. 1980.
Hunter, Dr. C. L. Sketches of Western North Carolina. (1877)
Reins in America, Vol. 1.
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