Other Events:

• _UID: 4C2A8877DE97471D9C5F07B2D50C0A412E4B

Christina married Johan George HILDEBRAND Abt 1778, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA. Johan (son of Johan George Nicholaus HILDEBRAND and Anna Maria HILL) was born 14 Jan 1759, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA; died Aft 1798, Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Unknown: 8 Oct 1766, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA; ES-1924
• Unknown: 19 Aug 1768, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA; ES-3526
• Unknown: 8 Jun 1769, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA; ES-4053
• Immigration: 11 Aug 1732, PA ("Samuel")
• Naturalization: 13 Sep 1761, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA
• Probate: 26 Apr 1786, Berks Co, PA
• Will: 9 Mar 1786, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA
• _UID: FA2AA830BCE942FDA4B0FF3B8925B1FDCA05

Notes:

1752 tax list, Greenwich
1754 tax list, Greenwich Twp, $32.8.0
1756 tax list, Greenwich Twp, (see Rupps)
1767 tax list, Greenwich Twp, 250A, 4H, 5C, 5S, $12
1779 tax list, Greenwich Twp, (Sr)

Johan George 1746, sp George Merklin and Hanna Hillin (Moselem and Rev Stoever)
Catharine 1748, sp Rev John Caspar Stoever and wf Catharina [Merkel] (Moselem and RS)
Friederich 1749, sp AndreasRies and wf Barbara (Moselem)
Elisabetha 1751, sp Nicholaus Kutz and Anna Elisabeth Levanin
sp -> 1754, Peter Stutz and wf Elisabeth Feterin
Anna Maria 1756, sp John Jacob Schumacher
sp -> 1759, John Jacob Hill and wf Maria Apollonia Merklin

deed 19:251, 25? Jan 1793
mentions children of Frederick Kramer of Greenwich Twp
George Kramer of __
John Kramer of Lettergeny Twp, Franklin Co
Peter Kramer of ___
Daniel Waltz and Elizabeth his wf of ___
John George Hildebrand and Anna Mary his wife of Huntington Twp, Westmoreland Co
John Braunand Christina his wf of Fannett Twp, Franklin Co
all paid by George Michael Hildebrand, executor of Frederick Kramer's estate

** I think that it should be George Hildebrand and wf Christina and John Braun and
wf Anna Mary!! see church records at Moselem

will of 1786 mentions George, Frederick [Jr], John, Peter, Elisabeth, Anna Maria, and
Christina and wf Elisabeth

Johann married Anna Maria MERKEL 11 Dec 1745, Zion (Moselem) Church, Richmond Twp, Berks Co, PA (Rev Stoever). Anna (daughter of Johan Christian MERKLIN and Anna Catharina BENNER) was born Abt 1723, PA; died Aft 1756, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 8868CD09C2A9492B8C17068AF98132A1253E

Other Events:

• Unknown: 8 Oct 1766, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA; ES-1924
• Unknown: 19 Aug 1768, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA; ES-3526
• Unknown: 8 Jun 1769, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA; ES-4053
• Immigration: 11 Aug 1732, PA ("Samuel")
• _UID: 62E6AC49C10E490CA4FF76BBA81BF5CAB7CC

Notes:

Land (LCHS Misc 1B, pg 75):
warrant 17 May 1738, survey 27 June 1738
Maxatawny Twp, 200 A

http://genforum.genealogy.com/kramer

Johann married Margaretha UNKNOWN Bef 1718, Germany. Margaretha was born Abt 1702, Germany; died Aft 1732, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 11 Aug 1732, PA ("Samuel")
• _UID: 69262E4AC6F84773A440DD1A1ED345A73783

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)