Rex-Lehigh Co The founder of the family was born in Germany, in 1682, and died in Washington township, Oct 18, 1772. He and his wife, Barbara, after spending some time in Germantown, came to Heidelburg (now Washington) township took a tract of land. He was JP for Nortthampton Co. Among his children were two sons, Jacob and Abraham/ Jacob Rex, was born April 5 1724, died April 11, 1802, he married Anne Elisabeth Arner. Among their children were, Christoper, Abraham, William, and George Adam Christopher married Hannah Holder. Children, George, Capt John 1785-1868, married Salome Farber, Mary married Abraham Sevitz, Elisabeth married Daniel Andrew, Hannah married John Frederick, Barbara married John Keener. George was born Jan 8, 1788, married Magdalena Miller. Their children; Stephen married Fianna Rex, d/o Joel; Ephraim married Sarah Shadel; Nathan married Rufena Hunsicker; Polly married Levi Kern; Mary married Ephraim Lents; Sarah married Nathan Kern, Moses married Sarah Freyman. Nathan Rex, s/o George was born April 8, 1817, married to Rufena Hunsicker, who was born June 3, 1828. still living in 1913. Children; Flora, born Nov 22 1852, died Sept 10 1878; Catharine E., born Nov 25, 1855 married John Rex; Mary A. born June 2, 1858, married John Kuntz. and Leon P. Leon P., born Aug 6, 1861. He married Nov 10, 1885 to Olivia E. Peter. Children; Leda Olivia, Chaunceh R. H., Leland Stanford and Leon P. Jr. Members of Frieden's Lutheran Church. On the barn at his farm appears the following name, George Rex, 1739, Jacob Rex, 1749, Christoper Rex, 1785, George Rex, 1833, S.& M Rex 1848, Leon P. Rex 1892 Stephen Rex, s/o George and grandson of Christoper, was born Sept 12,1812, and died Dec 4, 1890. He married to Fianna Rex, d/o Joel Rex. She had 3 brothers; Paul, Tilghman and William. She was born Feb 4, 1840. Children, Mary, Louisa, Menno, Ellen, Wilson, and Emma William Rex, s/o George the pioneer, with his wife Margaret, moved from Germantown to Northampton Co. Very little is known of him, except his son who was born ca 1744, and is said to have been living in 1832. William Jr., was the father of 7 children; Mrs. ___ West; Henry, Daniel, Jacob, who had two sons; Nathan and Isaac; John, William, and John George. The latter was born 1803, and died in 1875, he married Elisabeth Geiger and had children, Eliza, Solomon, George, Jacob and Reuben. George was born Oct 15, 1829 and in 1855 he married Fianna Snyder. They had children; Louisa, Levi, Matilda, Menno G., Emma, Mary. Reuben was the father of Lena and Wilson,, the lattler was a JP of Slatedale. William Rex Sr., is said to have had another child, George by name, who left 3 children; Margaret, John George, and John.The children of John George are, Maria married John Miller, and George, whose children, Mary, Stephen and Jonas. John Rex became the father of 9 children, Mrs. __ Blose, Mrs. __ Ross, John of Ind., Mrs. __ Miller, of Ind, Mrs __ Geiger, Eliza, Mrs __ Hunsicker, John George, William Henry, of Iowa, John a son of William, resided at Best. PA Abraham Rex, son George, was born 1735,died Feb 7 1793. He married Anna Bastain, d/o Christopher and Ann Bastain. They had 14 children. 1. John married Margreth Valentine, 2. George married Susanna Peter. 3 Levi, married Catharine Peter, 4 Mary married 1st John Nice, 2nd William Hartman, 5. Samuel married Mary Valentien 6. Enoch, married Elizabeth Nice, 7. Jacob Martin married Mary __ 8. Sebastian, 1769-1786, 9 William, 10 Anna Barbara, married Jacob Horter, 11 Abraham 1788, married Elizabeth Schaeffer, 12 Margaret, married Joseph Bockius, 13 Katharine married John M. Bockius 14. unkown. Best Wishes, Geri