Catherine Nancy Fast ^{1 3 4 5 6}

   Other names for Catherine were Catherine Fast ² and Katarina Fast.^{2 9}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She was buried in 1803 in the White Day Creek Cemetery in Morgantown, VA.

Find A Grave Memorial 56907823
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Catherine married Henry Weaver, son of Johannes Weber and Barbara Schweitzer, about 1768 in , Fayette County, PA.^{1 2} (Henry Weaver was born about 1746 in Niederdorf, Waldenburg, Basel-Landschaft, SWITZERLAND ^{2 10 11}, baptized on 22 January 1746/47 in Niederdorf, Waldenburg, Basel-Landschaft, SWITZERLAND,² died in October 1830 in Smithtown, VA ^{2 11 12} and was buried in October 1830 in White Day Creek Cemetery, Morgantown, VA ^{2 8 11}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They have conflicting marriage information of 1767 and , Fayette County, PA. ¹³

• They have conflicting marriage information of 1768 and Middletown, MD. ⁸

• They have conflicting marriage information of 1769. ³

  Marriage Notes:

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #1194]
Married about 1769-1771.
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Henry Weaver and Catherina, his wife, settled in Frederick County, Maryland on Chestnut Trickett south side of Hieu (?) Mountain near lower main road. He purchased the property from James Piles on 21 August 1769. On 22 Apr 1774, Henry and Catherina Weaver sold the property to Lewis Smith. Moving to Pennsylvania. In 1793, Henry Weaver received a land grant in Monongalia County on White Day Creek from Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Catherina Fast-Weaver probably died ca 1852 after moving to Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Henry Waver's daughter, Barbara Weaver was born in Frederick County, Maryland 2 Feb 1771; Baptized 19 Jun 1771 Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Maryland. Elizabeth Weaver, their daughter was born 28 Apr 1778 Maryland (1850 Barbour, Virginia census). She died in Barbour County, West Virginia. Barbara Weaver-Marple was in the 1850 Census of Barbour County, West Virginia, where she probably died. Jacob Weaver, their son, born 1770 in Pennsylvania (1850 Preston County, Virginia census). Henry's other children died before the 1850 census. Henry Weaver, Jr. died in Harrison County, Virginia (now Barbour County, West Virginia). Nicholas Weaver died in Meigs County, Ohio. John Weaver lived in Mason County, West Virginia and Meigs County, Ohio. He probably died in Meigs County, Ohio. Mary Weaver, wife of John H. Sayre, may have died in Meigs County, Ohio. John H. Sayre died in Meigs County, Ohio. Mary Margaret Weaver, wife of Frederick Wibel, died before grandfather Nicholas Fast. Frederick Wibel went to Preble County, Ohio (1820 Preble County, Ohio census).

Nicholas Fast, father of Catherina Weaver, sold his property in Frederick County, Maryland, called "Hard To Find" 5 Jun 1780 (?) to Peter Seacott. Nicholas Fast was then on the Redstone Territory, Pennsylvania. He settled in Fayette County, near Masontown, Pennsylvania, where his descendants, Ethel Fast and her brother Randolph Fast and his wife, Lavern, still live (Jun 1914 (?)). The log cabin that Nicholas Fast built is still there, Randolph has the sheepskin deed from the Penn's to Nicholas Fast.

Henry Weaver bought land in Smithtown, Monongalia County, Virginia where he operated a grist mill on White Day Creek. The mill was sold after the death of Henry for $700. Jedediah Sayre, Executor and son-in-law, purchased another grist mill at Booth's Ferry, now Philippi County, West Virginia. Harrison County, West Virginia Deed Book 21, p. 384, 17 Jul 1832.

William Booth and Deborah, his wife, of Randolph County, Virginia to Jedediah Sayre, of Harrison, Executor and legatee of Henry Weaver, Deceased of Monongalia County, Virginia. Each and all legatees and devisees of Henry Weaver, deceased of Monongalia County, Virginia. Land in Harrison County on west side of Tygart Valley River, adjoining land claimed by William Cade of the south side and Samuel Anglin's on the north side, including the water grist mill and 28 acres.
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