This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cburkey131 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.burkey/107.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Additions to Croll information: Alfred Croll Burkey: b. 9/29/1854; d. 4/10/1920 Daniel Croll Burkey: b. 1/21/1856; d. 7/4/1920 Henry Franklin Burkey: b. 1858; d. 1861 (I have) Mary Anne Burkey: d. 3/10/1940 William Moses Burkey: b 1/1/1863; d. 6/8/1940 in Reading, PA Davis C (probably Croll) Burkey; b. 4/2/1867; d. 6/14/1943 in Lewisburg, PA Ancestors of Benjamin Burky/Burkey are: Generation No. 1 1. Benjamin Burky, born 18 Feb 1827; died 12 Aug 1902. He was the son of 2. Jacob Joseph Burky and 3. Barbara Harver. He married (1) Mary Croll 1850. She was born 07 Sep 1826, and died 03 Jan 1886. She was the daughter of Joseph Croll and Elizabeth Schlenker. Notes for Benjamin Burky: Charcoal burner in Greenwich and Albany Township. Buried in Friedens Cemetary, Lenhartsville, PA. Listed in the 1850 census in Greenwich Township; listed in 1870 Greenwich Twp census as Benjamin Borkey, age 43. Greenwich census of 1880 also lists him as living with his wife, Mary, son, David (13), and a niece, Amanda S Krick (5). More About Mary Croll: Baptised: 12 Nov 1826, New Bethel Zions Church, Grimsville, Berks Co., PA Burial: Friedens Church, Lenhartsville, Berks Co. PA More About Benjamin Burky and Mary Croll: Marriage: 1850 Generation No. 2 2. Jacob Joseph Burky, born 24 Oct 1790 in Berks Co, PA; died 25 Apr 1875 in Reading, PA. He was the son of 4. Joseph Burky and 5. Anna Maria Weibel. He married 3. Barbara Harver 11 May 1819 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA. 3. Barbara Harver, born 1794 in Berks Co, PA; died 1873 in Berks Co, PA. Notes for Jacob Joseph Burky: Aka James Joseph Burky and "Jacob of Bally". Birth date may be 1/24/1791. A wheel-wright and farmer. Buried Charles Evans Cemetary. Listed in the 1870 census as age 79 and living in Greenwich Township with Barbara (72). The 1820 Windsor Twp census lists a Jacob "Borgy" and a Joseph "Borgy". Williams/Affleck Family genealogy lists an additional child, Louise Burky b: c. 1852. The birthdate with respect to the mother's age stretches believability. More About Jacob Joseph Burky: Burial: Charles Evans cemetery Notes for Barbara Harver: AKA Harber. Listed in the 1870 census as age 72 and living in Greenwich Township. Marriage Notes for Jacob Burky and Barbara Harver: The Reading Adler newspaper gives the names as "Jacob Borge" and "Barbara Herver". More About Jacob Burky and Barbara Harver: Marriage: 11 May 1819, Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA Children of Jacob Burky and Barbara Harver are: i. Anna Burky, died Unknown; married Unknown Christ; born Unknown; died Unknown. ii. Joseph Burky Notes for Joseph Burky: Unmarried. Drowned. iii. Mary Burky, born 1820; died Unknown; married Jacob Newkirk; born 1813; died Unknown. iv. John Burky, born 23 Mar 1821. Notes for John Burky: Baptismal record has the name as Johannes; parents were Jacob Burkey & wife. More About John Burky: Baptised: 26 Mar 1821, St. Paul's Church, Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA v. Katherine Burky, born 21 Mar 1822. vi. Solomon Burky, born 01 Jul 1823. vii. Elizabeth Burky, born 28 Apr 1825. 1 viii. Benjamin Burky, born 18 Feb 1827; died 12 Aug 1902; married Mary Croll 1850. ix. Louis Burky, born 30 Jun 1830. x. Sallie Ann Burky, born 1832. xi. Sarah Burky, born 1832; died 1906; married Ephraim Stump 14 Aug 1852 in Heidelberg Twp, Berks Co, PA; born 1829; died 1891. More About Ephraim Stump and Sarah Burky: Marriage: 14 Aug 1852, Heidelberg Twp, Berks Co, PA xii. Henry W. Burky, born 1835; died Unknown. Notes for Henry W. Burky: Cigar maker and Railroad watchman in Reading. xiii. Rueben H Burky, born 14 Aug 1839 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA; died Unknown in Schuylkill Haven, PA; married Lucinda Schwoyer; born Unknown; died Unknown in Schuylkill Haven, PA. Notes for Rueben H Burky: St. Paul's (Windsor Twp) Church baptismal records Reuben and names the parents as Jacob & Barbara Borkey. He lived in Hamburg, Port Clinton, and Schuylkill Haven and is listed in the 1870 census as age 28 and living in Port Clinton, PA. More About Rueben H Burky: Baptised: 01 Sep 1839, St Paul's (Smoke) Church Cemetery, Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA xiv. Samuel Burky, born 1842; died Unknown in Reading, PA; married Rebecca Richards; born Unknown; died Unknown in Reading, PA. Notes for Samuel Burky: Lived in (1) Windsor Township, (2) Mahonoy City, and (3) Reading. Buried Aulenbach Cemetary. There is a St. Michael's church record of a child, Susannah (b. 7/19/1852), born to Samuel Borkey and Leah. Mary Borkey (Samuel's aunt?) was the sponsor. There is another record of a Samuel Burky marriage to Rebecca Schlappig on 4/25/1825 at St. Michael's church. St Michael's church records also record the following children baptismals for a Samuel and Mary (Bender) Borkey: Cyrus Borkey b: 4/13/1865; bap: 8/6/1865. Rebecca Borkey b: 5/16/1863; bap: 9/6/1863. Samuel Borkey b: 4/3/1861; bap: 7/28/1861. Caroline Borkey b: 7/5/1859; bap: 11/20/1859. Franklin Borkey b: 3/25/1858; bap: 8/1/1858. Levina/Lovina Borkey b: 1/10/1857 (Bernville); bap: 7/5/1857; (m) Daniel Scharff Wenrich 12/26/1876.. Jared Borkey b: 12/2/1853; bap: 6/11/1854. Sallie Borkey b: 3/24/1869; bap: 6/271869. Generation No. 3 4. Joseph Burky, born 26 Oct 1756 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France; died 04 Nov 1832 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA. He was the son of 8. Johann Jacob Bircki and 9. Catherine. He married 5. Anna Maria Weibel Abt. 1781 in Berks County, PA. 5. Anna Maria Weibel, born 05 Oct 1758 in Greenwich Township, Berks Co, PA; died 08 Dec 1850 in Berks Co, PA. She was the daughter of 10. Valentine Weibel and 11. Anna Maria Eck. Notes for Joseph Burky: Joseph probably accompanied his father on the English ship, "Betsey", which arrived in Philadelphia on September 19, 1765. The 1790 Windsor Twp census records a Joseph Burky having a household consisting of Joseph, 1 male child, and 4 females. The estate papers of his father-in-law has "Burky". He may be buried at St Henry's Cemetery at Moselem Springs, Berks Co, PA. The 1820 Windsor Twp census lists a Joseph "Borgy". There is an 1832 estate filing in the Berks County Courthouse for Joseph who died in Windsor Township. The Montgomery publication refers to visits between brothers. These "visits" were probably between the family of Johann (living across the Schuylkill River in Bern Township) and Joseph's family. More About Joseph Burky: Immigration: 19 Sep 1765, "Betsey" More About Joseph Burky and Anna Weibel: Marriage: Abt. 1781, Berks County, PA Children of Joseph Burky and Anna Weibel are: i. Joseph Burky, born 19 Nov 1782 in Berks Co, PA; died Abt. 1783 in Berks Co, PA. ii. Anna Catharine Burky, born Jul 1784 in Berks Co, PA; died 30 Sep 1865 in Montour Co, PA; married Henry Gibson 30 Oct 1803 in Most Blessed Sacrement Church, Bally, Washington Twp, Berks Co, PA; born 14 Aug 1779 in Berks Co, PA; died Nov 1860 in Liberty Twp, Montour Co, PA. More About Henry Gibson and Anna Burky: Marriage: 30 Oct 1803, Most Blessed Sacrement Church, Bally, Washington Twp, Berks Co, PA iii. Elizabeth Burky/Burgy, born Abt. 1786 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA; died 30 Sep 1865 in PA; married John Nicholas Shweyer 27 Jan 1807 in Most Blessed Sacrement Church, Bally, Washington Twp, Berks Co, PA; born 1785 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA; died 24 Jan 1866 in New Hanover Twp, Montour Co, PA. Notes for John Nicholas Shweyer: Name may be Schwoyer. More About John Shweyer and Elizabeth Burky/Burgy: Marriage: 27 Jan 1807, Most Blessed Sacrement Church, Bally, Washington Twp, Berks Co, PA iv. Anna Mary Burky, born Abt. 1787 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA; died Abt. 1800 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA. v. John Burky/Burgy, born Jan 1789 in Berks Co, PA; died 01 Feb 1880 in Carrolltown, Cambria Co, PA; married Catharine Shreer 30 Jun 1815 in Most Blessed Sacrement Church, Bally, Washington Twp, Berks Co, PA; born 05 Apr 1792 in Berks Co, PA; died 30 Nov 1875 in Carrolltown, Cambria Co, PA. More About John Burky/Burgy and Catharine Shreer: Marriage: 30 Jun 1815, Most Blessed Sacrement Church, Bally, Washington Twp, Berks Co, PA 2 vi. Jacob Joseph Burky, born 24 Oct 1790 in Berks Co, PA; died 25 Apr 1875 in Reading, PA; married Barbara Harver 11 May 1819 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA. vii. Philip Burky/Burgy, born 23 Jun 1792 in Albany Twp, Berks Co, PA; died 09 Feb 1880 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA; married Catharine Reninger 09 Apr 1815 in Reading, PA1; born 14 Dec 1796; died 30 Jan 1860 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA. Notes for Philip Burky/Burgy: Listed as Philip Burke and Philip Burgy (b: 1/23/1792) by LDS files. Listed in the 1820 Windsor Twp census as Philip "Borgy". The will of Conrad Strasser (10/6/1847) lists his Windsor Twp land land as being adjacent to Philip Burkey. More About Philip Burky/Burgy and Catharine Reninger: Marriage: 09 Apr 1815, Reading, PA1 viii. Christina Burky, born 21 Jan 1795 in Berks Co, PA; died 20 Nov 1879 in Hamburg, PA; married (1) John Miller 30 Mar 1818 in Most Blessed Sacrement Church, Bally, Washington Twp, Berks Co, PA; born 06 Apr 1793 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA; died 05 Aug 1827 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA2; married (2) Jesse Dewalt/Dewald Aft. Aug 1827; born 12 Mar 1797; died 18 Jun 1853 in Hamburg, PA. Notes for Christina Burky: Montgomery records the spouse of Miller and Dewalt as "Dianah". Notes for John Miller: Cemetery records indicate that he was a veteran. More About John Miller: Burial: St. Paul's Church Cemetery, Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA More About John Miller and Christina Burky: Marriage: 30 Mar 1818, Most Blessed Sacrement Church, Bally, Washington Twp, Berks Co, PA ix. Mary Magdalen Burky, born 25 May 1797 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA; died Bef. 1850 in Allegheny Twp, Cambria Co, PA; married Daniel Miller 30 Mar 1818 in St Paul's Catholic Church, Bally, PA; born 10 Oct 1793 in Berks Co, PA; died 18 Oct 1873 in Allegheny Twp, Cambria Co, PA. More About Daniel Miller and Mary Burky: Marriage: 30 Mar 1818, St Paul's Catholic Church, Bally, PA x. Margaret Rebecca Burky, born 21 Aug 1806 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA; died 29 Jan 1859 in Loretto, Cambria Co, PA; married Jacob Tomlinson Abt. 1824; born Abt. 1799 in Columbia Co, PA; died 01 Feb 1852 in Loretto, Cambria Co, PA. More About Jacob Tomlinson and Margaret Burky: Marriage: Abt. 1824 Generation No. 4 8. Johann Jacob Bircki3, born 10 Feb 1722/23 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France; died Abt. Mar 1782 in Bern Twnshp, Berks Co, PA. He was the son of 16. Johann Jacob Bircki and 17. Anna Catherine Hauser. He married 9. Catherine Aft. 1748. 9. Catherine, born in France; died Aft. Mar 1782 in Prob Bern Township, Berks Co, PA. Notes for Johann Jacob Bircki: "John Jacob Birki" arrived in Philadelphia on September 19, 1765, on the English ship, "Betsey", John Osman Commander. The ship left from (prob.) Rotterdam with a stop in Cowes, England. The ship's manifest did not record any women or children and it is probable that his two sons, Johann Jacob and Joseph, accompanied their father. Gundershoffen, Alsace, France is located north, north east of Strasburg. The Gundershoffen baptismal church record of Johann lists Abraham Hauser as one of the god parents. There is some documentation on first wife, Anna Barbara Uhlmann, however, there is no confirmation of Catharine as a wife except for his estate filing. There is a DAR record (National Number 634037) for a Pvt. Jacob Bergy/Bergey b. c.1731; d. after 1794 married to a Catharine. A lineage search of this record proves that he is not this Johann Jacob Bircki. Jacob died in testate in March or April 1782. Catharine "Burky" was the administrator of his estate. The estate inventory listing was as of 4/2/1782 and 4/5/1782. It was filed 10/2/1782. Charles Shoemaker was the attesting authority and John Sherdel(?) and Richard Seaman prepared the inventory his personal estate which totaled 80 pounds, 14 shillings, and 7 pence. Included in the inventory were 2 cows, stear and heifer, heifer with calf, 1 heifer, 4 hogs, 2 lambs 2 sheep, 1 ram, 1 mare, 1 horse, and 1 colt. The total estate value was 122 pounds, 11 shillings, 11 pence. More About Johann Jacob Bircki: Immigration: 19 Sep 1765, "Betsey" More About Catherine: Immigration: 19 Sep 1765, "Betsey" More About Johann Bircki and Catherine: Marriage: Aft. 1748 Children of Johann Bircki and Catherine are: i. Johann Jacob Burky, born 19 May 1749 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France4; died 13 May 1819 in Bern Twnshp, Berks Co, PA5; married Catherine Giseler Abt. 1777; born Unknown; died in Bern Twnshp, Berks Co, PA. Notes for Johann Jacob Burky: Johann Jacob probably accompanied his father on the English ship, "Betsey", which arrived in Philadelphia on September 19, 1765. Jacob resided in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, PA, according to the 1790 census and having a household consisting of one male over 16 years of age, 5 males under 16, and one female. Land Warrants indicate a grant of 22 acres of land in Bern township to Jacob on 4/29/1790 (Book P; # 60; pages 09/10.0 and 018/10.2) This land was subsequently owned by his son, Daniel, afterwhich time it was acquired by Daniel's son, Benjamin. There is a Revolutionary War record for Jacob Borkey of Berks County serving as a Private in the 3rd Company comanded by Capt. Jacob Shradle. Bern Township tax records for Jacob indicate that the family was very poor. Comparisons of the other townships in the county, e.g., Greenwich and Richmond, the residents of Bern Township were poor. Jacob Burky was among the "poorest of the poor". Further, the variation in the spelling of the name suggests that the family may have been unable to read or write. Tax records are as follow: 1785: cow and horse (no land indicated); 20 pounds value; tax of 3 shillings. (Burkey) 1788: 14 acres land (14 pounds val.), 1 horse (6 pounds), 1 cow (2 pounds) for a total 24 pounds taxable value and a 4 shilling tax. (Burky) -- From a tax page of 30 people, only two paid less tax. 1789: 1 horse and 1 cow for a 4 shillings tax. (Borky) 1791: 20 acres land, 1 horse, 1 cow for a tax of 7 shillings. (Borky) 1792: 23 acres land, 1 horse, 1 cow for a total value of 30 pounds and a 1 shilling 10 pence tax. (Berky) 1799: 20 acres land (80 pound value), 1 horse (16 pounds), 1 cow (4 pounds) for a total 100 pound value and a $.20 tax. (Burke written in German) -- From a tax page of 32 people, only one paid less tax. 1801: $.33 tax. (Burke) -- From a tax page of 71 people, only three paid less tax. 1802: 20 acres (80 pound value) and 2 horses (16 pounds) for a total 96 pound value. (name written in German) 1803: $.66 tax. (Burke) -- From his tax page, only one paid less tax. 1805: $.53 tax. (Borcky) 1806: $.07 tax. (Borkey) 1807: $.14 tax. (Borkey) 1809: $.09 tax. (Borkey) unidentified year (possibly 1805): land, 1 cow, and a taxable estate of $53. From his tax page, only one paid less tax. The will and estate papers of "Jacob Borky -- aka Jacob Borgey and Jacob Borkey" (papers contain the three spellings) are filed with the Berks County Courthouse. The will, written in German, was prepared in 1818 and filed with the court on May 22, 1819. The will is signed with an "X" notation with a name that appears to be "Jacob Borky". The "X" signature designation suggests that Jacob could not write his name. The witnesses to the will, Henry Gittle and Jacob Lob, were present when the will was probated. Two of Jacob's sons, "Jacob Borgey" and "Henry Borgey" were executors for the estate "of Jacob Borgey, late of Bern Township, Berks County" and (together) received a total compensation of $20. The estate was valued at $139.01, with $92.65 of that value expressed in English monetary values, 34 pounds, 13 shillings, and 4 pence. The estate papers as published for the public: "BORKY (BURGE), JACOB, Bern. August 15, 1818 - May 22, 1819. Children: Henry, John, Elizabeth, Daniel, Wilhelm, David, Jacob. Should Jacob not appear within 2 years after my death he shall have but £1. Exrs: Sons Henry and John. Wit: Henry GUTTEL and Jacob LOB." There is a discrepancy in the estate's executor listing. The published report (immediately above) names "Henry and John" and the actual inventory list names "Jacob Borgey and Henry Borgey, Sons, Executors of the Testament and Last Will of Jacob Borgey late of Bern Township Berks County". A family genealogy was compiled by the descendants of William F. Burkey and presented in the "Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, PA" by Morton L. Montgomery; J. H. Burns Co. 1909, publishers. This Jacob would be the grandfather to William F. Burkey. Close scrutiny of the Montgomery record suggests that this Jacob cannot be the son of the Jacob Burcki who came to America in 1733 on the English ship "Hope". The Montgomery publication also refers to visits between brothers. These "visits" were probably between the family of Joseph (living across the Schuylkill River in Windsor Township) and Johann's family. More About Johann Jacob Burky: Immigration: 19 Sep 1765, "Betsey" Notes for Catherine Giseler: One genealogy gives her name as Catherine, b. 6/2/1759, daughter of Jacob and Catherine Giseler. Jacob Giseler may be the Jacob Geeseler who immigrated to America 9/25/1751. This ancestry is not proven. There are two other possible ancestral links. The Bern Township 1790 census lists a "Jacob Gingelsberger" as probably living next door to Jacob Burky. He had 100 acres of land, 2 or 3 horses, and 2 or 3 cows. His household in 1790 comprised himself, 4 male children, and 6 women. He is on the Bern Township tax lists as Gendelsperger, Gentzelperger, Genselberger, Geinkelsberger, and Genkelsberger (1767 through 1791 and perhaps longer). No such name can be found in any genealogy files or in any other historical records. George Adam Geiss (1725-1784 and from Freisbach, Saarland, Germany) and his wife Anna Barbara Haag/Haak (1738-1814) lived in Bern Township and, according to his grave marker in the old Bernville cemetery, he had 6 sons and 5 daughters. The children have been accounted for, but George Adam was 13 years older than Anna Barbara, a condition that suggests that he probably had an earlier wife who bore him children. At the age of 29, "jerick Adam Kuys", as his name appears on the ship's manifest, arrived in America 24 September 1753 on the English ship "The Peggy". The shlip's manifest notes that 20 unidentified female immigrants accompanied the named men. George Adam Geiss is a possible ancestor. More About Johann Burky and Catherine Giseler: Marriage: Abt. 1777 ii. Johann Peter Bircki, born Oct 1750 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France6; died 15 Jan 1750/51 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France. 4 iii. Joseph Burky, born 26 Oct 1756 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France; died 04 Nov 1832 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, PA; married Anna Maria Weibel Abt. 1781 in Berks County, PA. 10. Valentine Weibel7, born 1720; died 1777 in Greenwich Township, Berks Co, PA. He married 11. Anna Maria Eck. 11. Anna Maria Eck, born Abt. 1726; died 1807. Notes for Valentine Weibel: Listed in the 1783 Greenwich tax rolls as paying 5 pounds tax. Estate record: "WEIBLE, VALENTINE, Greenwich. February 20, 1777 - April 9, 1777. Vol 2- 270. To wife Anna Maria, all estate as long as she has a mind to keep it for her use, out of which she has to pay to oldest son John £50. And to daus Anna Barbara and Elisabeth £50 each. And to dau. Annas Catharine and Mary Eve, £50 each. To son Joseph £50. To dau. Anna Regina £200, after her mothers deaExr: wife Anna Maria. Wit: Jacob LAIDIG, George RAAB and John EGG." Children of Valentine Weibel and Anna Eck are: 5 i. Anna Maria Weibel, born 05 Oct 1758 in Greenwich Township, Berks Co, PA; died 08 Dec 1850 in Berks Co, PA; married Joseph Burky Abt. 1781 in Berks County, PA. ii. Joseph Weibel iii. Barbara Weibel iv. Elizabeth Anna Weibel, born Abt. 1752 in Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA; died Aft. 1827; married Philip Adam Henrich; born Abt. 1751; died 15 Jan 1827 in Berks Co, PA. v. Catharine Weibel vi. Eva Weibel Generation No. 5 16. Johann Jacob Bircki, born Abt. 1700 in Germany/ or Switzerland. He married 17. Anna Catherine Hauser 29 Jan 1721/22 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France8. 17. Anna Catherine Hauser She was the daughter of 34. Peter Hauser and 35. Anna Catharina Vogel. Notes for Johann Jacob Bircki: Marriage record gives his occupation as a weaver. More About Johann Bircki and Anna Hauser: Marriage: 29 Jan 1721/22, Gundershoffen, Alsace, France8 Children of Johann Bircki and Anna Hauser are: 8 i. Johann Jacob Bircki, born 10 Feb 1722/23 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France; died Abt. Mar 1782 in Bern Twnshp, Berks Co, PA; married (1) Anna Barbara Uhlmann 22 Nov 1746 in Meitesheim; married (2) Catherine Aft. 1748. ii. Anna Magdalena Bircki, born 28 Apr 1728 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France9; married Jacob Schott 1755 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France. Notes for Anna Magdalena Bircki: Baptismal record lists Anna Catharina Vogel as a god parent. More About Jacob Schott and Anna Bircki: Marriage: 1755, Gundershoffen, Alsace, France iii. Johann Peter Bircki, born 22 Feb 1730/31 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France10; married Maria Dorothea Sutter Feb 1753 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France11. Notes for Johann Peter Bircki: Baptismal record lists Anna Maria Vogel as a god parent. More About Johann Bircki and Maria Sutter: Marriage: Feb 1753, Gundershoffen, Alsace, France11 iv. Maria Catharina Bircki12, born 21 May 1734 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France. Notes for Maria Catharina Bircki: Baptismal record lists Anna Maria Vogel as a god parent. Generation No. 6 34. Peter Hauser, born Abt. 1675 in Alcase, France or Switzerland; died in Europe. He married 35. Anna Catharina Vogel Abt. 1698 in France or Switzerland. 35. Anna Catharina Vogel, born Abt. 1679 in Alcase, France or Switzerland; died in Europe. Notes for Peter Hauser: There is record of a Peter Hauser, burger in Gundershoffen, father to Jacob Hauser (b. c. 1720; d. 1807 in Northampton Co,, PA) who married Anna Barbara Durrenberger. Many of the Hausers were members of the Moravian Church. It is the researcher's judgement that Peter's father may have been Hans Georg Hauser (b. 1/25/1657 at Colmar, Alsace, France). The mother probably was Hans Hauser's first (of at least three) wives, Martha Froehlich, who married in 1683 Reichenweier, Alsace, France, and died 1683 to 1685. The parents of Hans Georg Hauser were Matthias Hauser (b. 9/10/1624 Colmar, Alsace, France) and Maria Huffel (b.4/21/1626). They were married 2/7/1653. Hans Georg Matthias died in 1677. The parents of Matthias Hauser (Jr) were Matthias Hauser (Sr) (b. about 1597 in Colmar, Alsace, France) and Maria Semler (or Simler). They were married 1/28/1611 in Colmar, Alsace, France.. The parents of Matthias Hauser (Sr) were Lorentz Hauser (b. between 1550 and 1556) and and Rosina Reissmantel. They were married 4/22/1577 in Colmar, Alsace, France. Lorentz Hauser died about 1592. Notes for Anna Catharina Vogel: There is an Anna Catharina Vogel (born 4/15/1684 in Geinhaar, O-Hessen), daughter of Johannes Vogel (born 5/2/1656 in Geinhaar; died 9/8/1737 in Geinhaar) and Anna Elisabetha Hoffmann (born 1658 in Geinhaar; died 4/1/1733 in Geinhaar). Grandparents were Jacob Vogel (born c. 1624 in Geinaar) and Hans Hoffmann (born c.1623 in Geinhaar; died 5/2/1694 in Geinhaar). "Geinhaar" may be Geinhausen, Hessen, Germany, a town located approximately 50 miles east of Frankfort. More About Peter Hauser and Anna Vogel: Marriage: Abt. 1698, France or Switzerland Child of Peter Hauser and Anna Vogel is: 17 i. Anna Catherine Hauser, married Johann Jacob Bircki 29 Jan 1721/22 in Gundershoffen, Alsace, France. Endnotes 1. LDS Records. 2. Berks County Courthouse web file. 3. Gundershoffen church records. LDS film 0753734 4. #96 on page 94 of LDS Gundershoffen Church records. 5. Estate filing of Jacob Borky/Borgey. 6. # 135 on page 133 of LDS Gundershoffen Church records. 7. Land sale: estate of Valentine Weibel to Martin Zettelmayer., Berks County Deed Book 104 page 374., 295 mol acres for 700 pounds on2/28/1785. . 8. Gundershoffen church records. LDS film 0753734 9. page 173 of LDS Gundershoffen Church records. 10. #10 on page 196 of LDS Gundershoffen Church records. 11. page 268 of LDS Gundershoffen Church records. 12. Gundershoffen church records. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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