Hans Adam WEIDNER, Jr^{[1, 2]}

1688 - Abt 1745  (56 years)

• Name	Hans Adam WEIDNER, Jr
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	10 Jun 1688	Geisselhardt, Wurtemberg
  	His birth is recorded in the Parish records at Mainhardt.
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	9917
  _UID	9D6BA474F6754A3C8184B3EC2A1D6E1B85E8
  Died	Abt 1745	Oley Township, Berks Co., PA
  Buried	Weidner #1 Family Plot, Oley Township, PA
  Person ID	I9917	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 May 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown WEIDNER,   b. Abt 1690, Wurtemberg ,   d. Abt 1712, Wurtemberg  (Age ~ 22 years)
  Married	Abt 1709
  Children	1. Platina WEIDNER,   b. Abt 1709, Wurtemberg ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George Adam WEIDNER,   b. 1710, Wurtemberg ,   d. 7 Aug 1780, East District Township, Becks County, , , Pennsylvania  (Age 70 years)   3. Johannes WEIDNER,   b. Abt 1712, Wurtemberg ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	17 May 2014
  Family ID	F2546	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Maria HAAS,   b. Abt 1695, Wurtemberg ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	15 May 1714	Geisselhardt, Wurtemberg
  Children	1. Johann George WEIDNER,   b. 2 Dec 1715, Geisselhardt, Wurtemberg ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George Michael WEIDNER,   b. 11 Dec 1718, Geisselhardt, Wurtemberg ,   d. 1796  (Age 77 years)   3. Maria Catharine WEIDNER,   b. 9 Nov 1720, Geisselhardt, Wurtemberg ,   d. 5 Oct 1787  (Age 66 years)   4. Tichycus Detrich WEIDNER,   b. 5 Apr 1721, Geisselhardt, Wurtemberg ,   d. 9 Jul 1799, Oley Township, Berks Co., PA  (Age 78 years)   5. Lazarus WEIDNER,   b. 1723, Geisselhardt, Wurtemberg ,   d. 1802, Oley Township, Berks Co., PA  (Age 79 years)   6. David WEIDNER,   b. Abt 1725, Wurtemberg ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	17 May 2014
  Family ID	F1655	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Hans Adam was the son of Hans Adam Weidner Sr. and Catharina Herringer. His parents were married in Geisselhardt, Wurtemberg on 23 August 1675. Hans Adam the son was married at least two times, the name of the first wife is unknown. The Weidners are believed to be originally from Switzerland, driven from Switzerland to Germany, and thence America, because of religious persecution. His signature first appears as Adam Weittner in 1740, on a petition to establish the County of Berks. In 1725 he was listed as a member of the Church of the Brethren. This is the community at Ephrata where Caterine Weidner, mother of Heinrich Weidner, was also a member. Records indicate he was listed as a taxpayer in Philadelphia County records in 1734, and was naturalized by 1743. He was a potter by trade of great skill, making unglazed earthenware of which several samples survive. The oldest unglazed piece of pottery in Pennsylvania is a cake mold with hearts and a floral motif he did. He also made roof tiles in the European manner, the most noted of which are at the Ephrata Cloister, and some other structures in Oley township in Pennsylvania. Adam settled in the Oley Valley prior to 1744, in which year he bought a tract of land from Benjamin Lee. Land was in the vicinity of Pleasantville. Oley Valley Ancestors - by Guy L. Bierman Rev. 6 Jan 2002

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] History of Berks County, by Montgomery. [S13] Weidners, Through Four Generations, Anne Williams McAllister.