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Geesey Genealogy
 Geesey
Family Genealogical Research
Click here for a list of Related
Surnames.
History of Geesey Research
While biographies written in the early 20th Century
mentioned some influential Geeseys in York County, Pennsylvania, genealogical
research into the Geesey family tree began in earnest with Titus Cornelius Geesey
in the 1920s. In 1931, 1932, and 1933 he, among others, hosted Geesey family
reunions in York Co. I have acquired a list of attendees
at the 1932 reunion. From the information gathered during these meetings, coupled
with his investigations into the York County archives, Titus was able to publish
a small booklet in 1935 entitled The Giese/Geesey/Keesey Family in America.
This booklet laid out the core of his research into the descendants of our Geesey
immigrant ancestor, Johann Conradt Giese, Sr.
In the 1950s Titus continued his research and commissioned a study in Europe
to find our German and Swiss ancestors. Titus
died in 1969 and left a wonderful legacy for the rest of us to build upon. Several
of us had been working independently through the 1970s and 80s to develop our
individual family trees, but with the advent of the internet we have been able
to meet, communicate, and share our resources to an extent never before realized.
Current Geesey Research
Most of our current research involves finding
the descendants (both living and passed) of our common immigrant ancestor, Johann
Conradt Giese, Sr., who was born in Pfalz in 1718 and came to America in
1741. As our research develops we are also exploring the descendants of related
immigrants from Germany and Switzerland. David Geesey of Marana, Arizona
has been one of the key researchers. He has sifted through volumes of primary
records in our attempt to link numerous Geeseys to our family tree. Bruce Geesey
of Dover, York County, Pennsylvania has access to local information and has
been able to visit local cemeteries to gather more details of people's lives.
I (Mark) have been pouring over the Federal Census records (1790-1930) for Pennsylvania,
especially York County, and for Frederick County, Maryland to find any listings
of Geesey/Keesey descendants. Several other individuals have donated their time
and research to fill in gaps and add to the family tree. We hope you are able
to find the fruits of our research valuable. This is very much an ongoing project
and new information is added regularly. Please contact us if you find that you
are related or if you have any questions. We are happy to share the information
we have collected with our fellow Geesey genealogists.
Genetic Genealogy Research
We have begun a project to genetically trace
our Gysi/Geesey/etc. lineage. By having Geesey (et al.) males tested for
markers on our Y-chromosomes we can determine the amount of relatedness
between known branches of the Gysi family tree and currently unknown (broken)
branches. We would like to understand whether the descendants of other Swiss
Gysi immigrants are truely closely related. Currently four of us (all descendents
of Johann Conradt Giese, Sr.) have been tested and our genetic profiles
are very close. For more information on our Gysi genetic genealogy project
please see our Gysi
family page at FamilyTree DNA. Please do not hesitate to contact me
if you have any questions.
Conradt Giese's 5 sons:
Many of the descendants of Conradt Giese, Sr.
remained in the area around Dallastown, York Township, York County, Pennsylvania
where Conradt had established his farm in the 1740s. The early records of the
family centered around Blymire's Church and Cemetery
which was located across the road from Contradt's farm. The search of census
records between 1790 and 1930 found an abundance of descendants living in the
area. Even today, the Geesey, Giesey, and Keesey listings in the York County
phone book occupy several pages.
Jacob's
descendants generally remained in York County up until the end of the 19th Century.
Titus Cornelius Geesey was a descendant of Jacob.
Christian's
descendants have been very difficult for us to find. We are slowly piecing together
his family, but it has involved a lot of guesswork and false leads. They may
have left York County in the early 1800s making it difficult for us to find
records pertaining to this family.
Conrad's
descendants include a branch lead by Conrad's son, John Conrad Giese III, who
moved to Blair County, Pennsylvania in the 1820s and 30s and founded the town
of Geeseytown in Frankstown Township. Geeseytown has a modest-sized cemetery
and a beautiful Lutheran Church along the main highway through town. David
Geeey is in the process of preparing a history of Geeseytown that he will share
with us upon completion.
John's
descendants include a Keesey branch who migrated to Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa
during the 1800s. Another Keesey branch remained in York County. An additional
York County variation of the surname is Giesey. Mark's branch of this family
moved to Frederick County, Maryland after the Civil War.
Henricus
moved to Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the early
1800s and then on to Ohio with his eldest son, John, about 1832. We have
few records of his other children, but they likely remained in Dauphin and the
nearby counties.
Questions? 
Comments!  Write
to Mark Geesey: geesey_fmly06(at)comcast.net
Mark and
Maria (Bondura) Geesey's Home Page and Family
Tree
The direct lineage of Mark's Gÿsi/Giese/Geesey
ancestry.
Related
Surnames
As I get time to create the files I will be adding
other family lineages for our related ancestors. I've listed these lineages
by the US county in which they settled:
Lancaster County, PA
Diefendoerffer, Hershey, Holl/Hull, Holbruner
Northampton/Adams Counties, PA
Dellone,
Eckenroth, Felix, Felty,
Kuhn
Northumberland County, PA
Bondura,
Kolego
York County, PA
Bär,
Bauersachs/Bowersox, Bleymeier/Blymire, Breighner,
Bringman, Flinchbaugh, Müller/Miller
Frederick County, MD
Bowers, Derr, Ledwidge, Smith
Connecticut
Harrison,
Pierson
New Jersey
Frischknecht,
Harrison, Howell,
Maass, Milburn,
Pierson
Geesey Resources on the Internet
Geesey
Family Genealogy Forum at Genealogy.com
RootsWeb
Geesey Message Board
The
Frees and Geesey Family Home Page
Geesey
Family Links
This page was last updated June 11, 2008.
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