I have the genealogy of Matthias Frantz family of Berks county. He is son of Christian III and Anna. It gives some info on his ancestors. I am not related just happen to have this book... Will help if I can... Karen -----Original Message----- From: moreck@juno.com <moreck@juno.com> To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com <PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, July 30, 1999 11:18 PM Subject: [PALEBANO-L] FRANTZ INFO Needed >Hello! > >Looking for any updates on the following families. Thanks! > > >Descendants of Christian I FRANTZ > > >Generation No. 1 > >1. CHRISTIAN I3 FRANTZ (MATHEUS2, HANS1) was born Abt. 1685 in St. >Jacob, Basel, >Switzerland, and died 1739 in Pa.. He married UNKNOWN. > >Notes for CHRISTIAN I FRANTZ: >Arrived on ship SAMUEL, of London, Hugh Piercy, Master, from Rotterdam, >last from Cowes, >on 11 August 1732, age 47, along with Christian Jr., age 26, Johannes, >age 39, Michael, age 6, >John age 7, Veronica, age 8, Elizabeth, age 3. > >Child of CHRISTIAN FRANTZ and UNKNOWN is: >2. i. CHRISTIAN4 FRANTZ II, b. Abt. 1706, St. Jacob, Basel, Switzerland; >d. 1783, Tulpehocken Twp., > Berks Co. Pa.. > > >Generation No. 2 > >2. CHRISTIAN4 FRANTZ II (CHRISTIAN I3, MATHEUS2, HANS1) was born Abt. >1706 in St. Jacob, >Basel, Switzerland, and died 1783 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.. He >married BARBARA >UNKNOWN Bef. 1735 in Lancaster, Pa.. She was born Abt. 1712 in >Lancaster, Pa., and died >Bef. 1775. > >Notes for CHRISTIAN FRANTZ II: >Will: estate Probated 23 July 1783, Reading, Berks Co. Pa. > >He helped established the Little Swatara Church (Dunkard) about 1745, in >what is now >Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa. He received a grant of 200 acres of land >from Thomas Penn in >1760. This was located about a mile south of what is now the town of >Bethel. A small cemetery is >located on this farm, where some of the family members are buried. >*From the Dore M. FRANTZ Manuscripts. > >Children of CHRISTIAN FRANTZ and BARBARA UNKNOWN are: > i. ELIZABETH5 FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1735; m. JOHN SHARFF. > ii. BARBARA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1738; m. PETER NYLANDS. >3. iii. CHRISTIAN FRANTZ III, b. Bet. 1740 - 1743, Berks Co. Pa.; d. >09-December-1815, Botetourt Co. Va.. > iv. MARGARETHA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1741, Lancaster, Pa.; m. CHRISTIAN WOLFE. > v. MAGDALENA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1745, Lancaster, Pa.; m. MARTIN OVERHOLZER. > vi. ANNA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1747, Lancaster, Pa.; m. PETER ESHELMAN. > vii. MARIA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1749, Lancaster, Pa.; m. FREDRICK SNOKE. > viii. FRONICA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1751, Lancaster, Pa.; m. JOHN WENGER. > ix. SUSANNAH FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1753, Berks Co., Pa.; m. CHRISTIAN KING. > > >Generation No. 3 > >3. CHRISTIAN5 FRANTZ III (CHRISTIAN4, CHRISTIAN I3, MATHEUS2, HANS1) was >born Bet. 1740 >- 1743 in Berks Co. Pa., and died 09-December-1815 in Botetourt Co. Va.. >He married ANNA >MOYER. She was born 1745 in Lancaster, Pa., and died Bef. 1824. > >Notes for CHRISTIAN FRANTZ III: >Will Probate Feb. 1824, Fincastle, Botetourt Co. Va. >Census: in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pa. in 1790. >German Baptist Brethren. > >Children of CHRISTIAN FRANTZ and ANNA MOYER are: > i. MICHAEL6 FRANTZ, b. 23-June-1764, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pa.; >d. 16-September-1833, > Fincastle, Botetourt Co., Va.; m. (1) MARIAN ELIZABETH MOYER, >27-March-1787, Pa.; b. > 27-February-1767; d. 08-May-1824, Roanoke Co., Va..; m. (2) HANNAH >GOODE, Abt. 1826, > Fincastle, Va.. > >Notes for MICHAEL FRANTZ: >Michael's Will was made at Fincastle, Virginia on 19 September 1833. >Will Book E, page 404. > > ii. CHRISTAIN FRANTZ, b. 1766, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; d. Abt. >1816, Botetourt Co. Va.; m. > MAGDALENA HOUTZ. > iii. MATTHIAS FRANTZ, b. 02-August-1769, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. >Pa.; d. 19-November-1829, > Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; m. ELIZABETH BOESHORE, Abt. 1790, Pa.. > iv. BARBARA FRANTZ, b. 14-May-1771, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; d. >Abt. 1843, Pa.; m. > BENJAMIN BASHORE, 07-June-1791, Pa.. > v. HENRY FRANTZ, b. 10-October-1773, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; d. >28-October-1840; m. > MARY KINSEY, Abt. 1797, Botetourt Co. Va.. > vi. MAGDALENA FRANTZ, b. 25-February-1775, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. >Pa.; m. ISAAC GAIBY. > vii. ANNA FRANTZ, b. 19-April-1779, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; d. >18-August-1836, Roanoke Co. > Va.; m. JOHN WERTZ, 21-March-1812, Fincastle, Botetourt Co., Va.. > viii. SUSANNA FRANTZ, b. 1787, Botetourt Co. Va.; m. JOHN ASCHENBURY, >21-March-1821, Fincastle, > Botetourt Co., Va.. > ix. JOHN "OLD JOHN" FRANTZ, b. 24-September-1788, Berks Co., Pa.; d. >04-February-1872, Burial: > Pleasant Twp., Wabash Co. Ind.; m. BARBARA ARNETT. > x. ELIZABETH FRANTZ, b. 1790, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; m. SAMUEL >HARSHBERGER. > > >Michael O. Reck - 2434 Forest Home Ave - Riverside, Oh. -45404-2410 >E-mail: moreck@juno.com > >Researching: >BAIR-BIRT-BOYD-BRANDON-CURTIS-DAVIDSON-FLETCHER-FRANTZ-HENNING-KOHR-LESHE >R-MILLER-MUNCY-PEARSON-RECK-REIGLE-SHOOK-STOEVER-URMEY-ZELLER > >___________________________________________________________________ >Get the Internet just the way you want it. >Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! >Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > > >==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== >Check out the Lebanon County PA Historical Society web page: ><http://www.leba.net/~history2/> > >