In a message dated 98-07-20 14:25:40 EDT, you write: > Egypt Reformed Church Records 1734-1807 > Susanna Geiger, daughter of Jacob and Eva Catherina Geiger baptized > February 5, 1786. > sp. Peter Schreiber and Susanna Kern Sue, I will take a stab at some of these--the Geigers in the Egypt Reformed Church records are somwhat of a mystery and I did address them in the posting I recently made to this list concerning the Two John Adam Geigers of Berks County. The families who are obviously allied with the Geigers in the Egypt Ref. Church records--Kern, Troxel/Drachsel, Schreiber, et al are all from the town of Lembach, Alsace, where there were also Geigers living at the same time (MY Geigers). So far I have not found the connection I think must be there. > > Jacob Geiger - a clockmaker died 1798 > Children: Jacob, Catharina, Marie (wife of Solomon Steckel), Sarah (wife of > Jonas Traxel - later moved to Cassel Co., Maryland). Widow Eva Catherine > Kern Geiger married Adam Traxel, died Aug. 23, 1829. Again the Geigers above are from the Egypt Church--Cassel Co., MD is really Carroll County and is misspelled in the church record as Cassel. > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > Lehigh Church, Lower Macungie Township, Church Records 1750-1790 > Confirmation records > April 5, 1789 > Sarah Keiger, age 17, JK (father's initials as sponsor?) > Maria Keiger, age 15, JK (father's initials, as sponsor?) The 1790 PA census shows 2 Jacob Geigers in this area: Jacob Gyger Heidelberg Twp., Northampton Co. and Jacob Giger of Salisbury Twp., Northampton Co. No doubt this is Jacob, Sr. and Jr. The book "The Geiger Family and the History of the Heidelberg Church" (which I have copied courtesy of John Kiger) states in the introduction: "There arrived in this country two brothers, Jacob and Jeremias Geiger. They took possession of a vacant tract of land, which afterwards became the old homestead, and improved it. My forefathers tell me, that on some very hot day, Jeremias drank too much cold spring water and took sick and died. Hence we must all be descendants of Jacob Geiger." John J. Geiger (compiler of the book). "Jacob Geiger, the pioneer, was a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, and sailed to America, in the ship 'Duke of Bedford' under Richard Jefferson, Master, and with him were 138 men on board. He landed at the port of Philadelphia on September 14, 1751. About the year 1755 he moved and took possession of a vacant tract of land and improved it, and by virtue of a warrant dated the 11th day of June, 1785, (surveyed July 5, 1785), to Jacob Geiger, the pioneer, the following described tract of land situate in Heidelberg Township, Northampton County (now Washington Township, Lehigh County), Pa." The book goes on to say that no accurate record exists for the birth and death of Jaocb and his wife Catherine but they are believed to be buried at Heidelberg Church. They had twins, Jacob and Eva, born September 19, 1769. Eva may have died as there is no further record of her after her bapt. at 5 days of age. There is also no further proof that any other children were born to Jacob and Catherine. Much has been learned about these Geigers since this book was written and it is obvious that this is Jacob the clockmaker referred to above who died in 1798 and who did indeed have living children other than Jacob, Jr. at that time as indicated above. I would question the accuracy of the book as to the origins of Jacob Geiger, Sr. without further proof in view of the many errors and omissions so far discovered in it. The book states that the son Jacob Geiger, Jr. married Abelonia Baer. They had 7 children: 1. Maria Barbara who married John Semmel 2. Jacob who married Maria Kunkel 3. Elizabeth who married John George Rex 4. Henry who married Maria Peter 5. Jonas who married Maria Peter 6. John who married first to Susanna Baer and second to Elizaebth Rex 7. Salome who married Peter Snyder. > > * * * * * * * * * **** * * * * * * * * > > Philadelphia Pennsylvania ship's passenger lists > > Hans Jerrick Guyger > September 18, 1727 to Philadelphia from Rotterdam aboard the William & > Sarah > Hans Jerg (Jerick) Geiger (Guyger) to Pennsylvania 1727 from Beihingen, W�rttemburg, Germany along with his wife Barbara (nee Oberhans) daughter of Melchior Oberhans, and children Johann Kaspar, born 1710, and daughters Elisabet Katharina born 1712 and Anna Klara born 1717. There was also a Johanes Hendrick Gyger on the same ship but it is not know if, or how, he is related to Hans Jerg Guyger. He is not mentioned in the records of Beihingen, W�rttemburg. Joan