Lehigh County History This family, one of the first to settle in Whitehall township is of Swiss origin. The family resided for hundres of years in the city of Basel where in 1372, Hartman Roth was Burgomeister and in 1444, Johannes Roth, also Burgomeister, both Knights rescued the citzens of Basel from a dangerous position in th4 battle of St. Jacob and in 1446 was the envoy of Count Ludwig of the Palatinate to the city of Constance. Peter Roth, Burgomeister of Basel in 1456 was a knight of Jerusalem and was Captain in command of 800 citzens of Basel in the battle of Grandson and over 2,000 foot soldiers and 100 horsemen at the battle of Murten . Jacob Roth was born in 1638 and died 1709, was a famous physician and author of Basel and was rector of the high school in 1691. Daniel Roth, of this family born in 1703 sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, in the ship Hope, with his wfie and two children and his sister Anna Magdalena and her husband John Jacob Schreiber, having left Niederbronn on May 4, 1733, where his sister had been married April 28, 1733. The Roth and Schreiber famies lived for some time in Skippack township township, Montgomery County, but in 1737 moved to Whitehall township. Daniel Roth applied for a warrant for a tract of land on which he had located, situated on the Jordan creek, where the village of Sheresville is now located. Before the warrant was granted to him he was taken sick and died April, 1737, in the same hour his son Peter was born. The warrant was granted May 25, 1737 to his widow, who did not remain long upon the land but with her youngset son removed further south and resided among the Quakers. She died Feb. 25 1757 about 54 years. The land warranted to Daniel Roth was subsequehty granted to John Reinhard Benny, on Aug 10, 1748, died Sept. 1758. His widow, Regina Louis Benny, married Gottfried Knauss who received the land and on June 25, 1761, Daniel Roth and Peter Rhoads, only surviving issue of Daniel Roth, released Gottfried Knauss, all their right, title and interest in the above tract of land. Daniel Roth and his wife, Anna Margaret, had 3 children, Daniel, Jacob, confirmed at Egypt in 1753, and died prior to 1761 and Peter, who having been educated among the Quakers, spelled his name Rhoads, became a prominet Rev. patriot and judge and died at Allentown in 1814. A descendant of this line, Charles S. Roberts, is the writer of several Roth family histories. Daniel Roth, son of Daniel, was born in Switzerland in 1724, after the death of his father he resided with Peter Troxell. He was a member of the Zion Reformed congregation at Allentown and was buried at Allentown. He married Catharine Margaret Miller, who was born in 1739 and died 1813. They had 11 children. 1. Daniel, who was induced as a boy of 17, during his father's absence from home to become a soldier and was killed at the battle of Germantown. 2. Peter was born Oct 21, 1760. 3. Catharine, married George Jacob Roth and had (Catharine, Eva, Hannah, Elizabeth, and Sarah),4. John Jacob, born March 26, 1765, married Nov. 23, 1790, to Eva Catharine Kolb, d/o Michael, she was born April 13, 1767 and died May 5, 1833, they were members of Zion Reformed in Allentown, they had, (John, Peter, Jacob, Daniel, Jeremiah, John Henry, Magdalena and Catharine Burials at Friendensville Roth, Jacob born 12 Feb 1772, died July 1851, Elizabeth, his wife, born 1776 died 1842 Roth, Philip born 22 March, 1776, died 6 Aug 1842, Amy his wife born 19 Jan 1771, died 1848 At Nazareth Roth, Maria Agnes, nee Pfingftag, born April 4, 1735 died Feb 25, 1805 At the Blue church Roth, Elizabeth, born 5 June 1755, died 25 Aug 1801 At Lower Saucon Roth, Christian,son of Adam and Catharine, born 25 Dec, 1757, died April, 1818, his wife, Catharine, born 20 June, died 10 Oct 1844 At St. Pauls Roth, Jacob, born 1732, died 1788 At Dryland Roth, Christina, 36y Roth, Casper, May 18, 1818, aged 47y 2m 7d Roth, Benjamin, Sept 29, 1820 aged 6y 5m 11d At Plainfield Roth, John, Nov 29, 1825 aged 21y 6m At Easton Roth, David, age 51, Oct 24, 1834 Roth, Charles, age 31, April 24,1 835 Marriages recorded at Easton (note from me, this does not mean they were married at Easton) but the records are at Easton. Jacob Roth to Catarina Bissecker, Jan 3 1797 Jacob Roth to Christian Eritt, April 8, 1800 Philip Roth to Susanna Warton, Apri 5, 1801 Michael Roth to Catharine Reigel, Nov 18, 1810 Peter Keiper, to Molly Butz, Nov 18, 1810 Abraham Keiper to Catharine Lawall, Jan 20, 1822 Jacob Keiper to Julian Oldenwelder, March 27, 1824 Adam Roth to Elizabeth Lumbert, June 3, 1827 Frank Roth to Dina Barber April 19 1832 Jacob Keiper to Polly Hare, Jan 2, 1836 Andrew Frankenfield to Sarah Odenwelder, Jan 21, 1836 Philip Odenwelder to Eliza Heller, Jan 17 1837 Deaths Monroe County Roth Warren F. son of Charles and Julia A. born Jan 9, 1879 died Dec 9, 1889 Elsie A., d/o Charles and Julia A., born June 23, 1883, died Aug 31` 1889 Carrie C., d/o of Charles and Julia A., born April 17, 1880 died Aug 26, 1889 Rebecca, wife of Charles, born March 25, 1835, died Jan 27, 1878 Infant son of A. and Sarah, Oct 11, 1871, lived 5 hours Charles husband of Julia, born Jan 20, 1836, died March 2, 1913 Julia A., wife of Charles, born Jan 22, 1855, died Feb 22, 1920 Milton H. step-son of Charles and Julia, born May 21, 1876 died Oct 22, 1889 Amos husband of Sarah, and son of David and Elizabeth (Frantz) born Nov 13, 1839, died Oct 15, 1909 Sarah, wife of Amos, born March 23, 1849 died Feb 3, 1920 Ulysses E., husban of Lillie J. (Frantz) 1871-1945 Lillie J., wife of Ulysses E. 1877-1925 Keiper Charles W., 1871-1934 Edna, wife of Charles W., 1875-1944 Mabel Mariam, d/o Charles W. 1910-1977 Carl L., son of George and Emma, 1905-1973 George F. husband of Emma, 1875-1953 Emma, wife of George F., 1877-1975 Beatrice, d/o George and Emma, 1913-1934 Best Wishes, Geri