Other Events:

• Baptism: 1715, Heuchelheim, Frankenthal, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
• _UID: E0F7AC1AFAFB479F9566307CFC8ADAA928FA

Notes:

sp -> 1748, Friederich Kramer and Anna Maria Marklin

Maria Catharine's birth is given as 21 Jan 1715 in the Lambscheim records,
(which I believe mention her latter marriage to Rev Stoever)
but the Hill Church, Lebanon County death register gives it as
14 May 1715 at "Lambsheim, Chur-Pfaltz" which matches theFrankenthal
register.

Maria married Johan Casper STOEVER 8 Apr 1733, Philadelphia Co, PA. Johan was born Abt 1710; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Unknown: 14 May 1745, Richmond Twp, Berks Co, PA (350 A, Patent A12:207); Bought_land
• Unknown: 16 Nov 1751, Richmond Twp, Berks Co, PA (175 A, Deed A1:298); Sold_land
• Unknown: 16 Nov 1751, Richmond Twp, Berks Co, PA (196 A, Deed A1:301); Sold_land
• Immigration: Abt 1720, PA
• Naturalization: 23 Mar 1741, Berks Co, PA
• Occupation: Wheelright
• Probate: 22 May 1766, Berks Co, PA
• Will: 25 Apr 1749, Richmond Twp, Berks Co, PA
• _UID: 5727DFC0080A4CAA9EE7C440FAD6CBC40D48

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

but marriage record says his father was George! This contradicts the other
stories of this family. I'm going with George since it's there in German from a primary
source.

will 2:8

at Frankenthal Church:
Johan Jacob 1708, sp ?
Margaretha Catharina 1710, sp ?
Johann Conrad 1711, sp ?
Maria Catharina 1713, sp ?
Maria Catharina 1715, sp ?
Anna Franzina 1717, sp Johann Adam Baumann and Anna Franzina
Maria Appolonia 1719, sp Appolonia Rexberia

sp - 1730 John Casper Stoever (Moselem)

Notes on wives:
LDS AFN:G77M-6T says various wives?
M1 Jemima Weurtz (1680-1770)
M2 Catharina Brucker (had his kids)
M3 Maria or Eva Kelchner

?came with Jemima Weurtz who had land near Kennett Square in Philadelphia in 1703
then returned home, thus first Merkel in PA?? Seems dubious to me.

?the claim that he married a Kelchner is based on the sponsor Eva Kelchner in 1749
at Moselem. Nah! That's probably Christian Jr and another single person as sponsors.
No big deal there. Certainly not enough information to create another wife!!

Land (LCHS, Misc 2, pg 106):
warrant 23 Apr 1740
survey 13 Apr 1741
on Branch of Moselem Ck, 150 A
(by his other land)

Phil Knox:
He was originally German reformed by religion and by 1704 was a Cartwright
by trade in Lambesheim. That year hisproperty located there was evaluated
at "100 Florins". On April 19, 1719 he sold his house in the Vordergrasse
and (in company with his parents) fled fromthe wars and persecutions that
had followed the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. They came down the
Rhine River to settle in Amsterdam (Holland). About1732 he left Holland
and came to America where he settled in the Maxatawny Valley near Moselem
Springs (then called Mosillia Creek) in Richmond Township, Berks County,
Pennsylvania. On May 7, 1734, he took up 150 acres and 6 years later (Apr
23 1740) took another patent of an additional 150 acres, and then again on
Jul 9, 1741 another 50 acres. All of this farm land was located in an area
of Richmond Township known as "The Flat". He eventually acquired a total
of 1500 acres there. He had a wagon-makers shop, a blacksmith shop, and a
grist-mill on his property. He became naturalized as a British subject on
23 Mar 1741 at the Philadelphia Courthouse. On Nov 16, 1751, he gave 175
acres ofland to his son, George, "For natural love and affection and for
other considerations, and five pounds in current money of Pennsylvania to
him in hand given". He and his entire family were members of the Moselem
Lutheran Church and the tombstones of many "Merkel" still exist (1989) in
the cemetery next to thepresent day church building. Christian made his
will April 25, 1749, probated May 22, 1766. It lists his sons Peter,
George, Christian, and Casper. Also listed are daughters Catherine Stover,
Frankiena (Franzina) Rugh, Mary Hill, Anna Maria Cramer, and Anna Lena
Merckel.

http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/i/k/Shari-M-Fikse/GENE2-0010.ht ml

Johan married Anna Catharina BENNER 6 Jan 1707, Heuchelheim, Frankenthal, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany. Anna (daughter of Johannes BENNER) was born Abt 1687; died Bef 1749. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 0B2C72B964EF4BB1B9FDB09B63128525D1CC

Other Events:

• _UID: 906217A6509B408997A870FA07F7D2E1BD80

Notes:

Denise Wells found that the original researcher of the "original" popular
account of the Merkel family: "The Merkel, Merkle, Markle, Markel Freundschaft by
Norton W. Merkel.", research by Gustav Anjou, was suspect. Apparently Gustav
was better at taking people's money and spinning tales, than he was at doing
genealogical research. Denise points to this web site:

http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox/fraud/fraud223.htm

as a source for debunking Gustav's work. Time to bag all that stuff of the
roaming European Merkel's and start over.

Other Events:

• _UID: 0E8034481B25478FA4384E1C15BB6C32D41F

Notes:

Lambscheim records:

Bender:
116 00 Johannes B., von Winecken, BgA 7.5.1696, Schmied, (20.4.1719:
wandert nach Pennsylvanien aus), und Anna Helena NN, lebt 1706, + vor
1719. - C/R/V. "Kdr bleiben hier".
Kdr: (genannt ist:) Anna Dorothea, ist 1716 00 (342)