In a message dated 11/9/2003 2:01:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > X-Message: #9 > Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 19:33:07 -0500 > From: jack diehl <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Maiden Creek Thank you > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Helen, > > This is from Berks County Births: > > Johan Orbich s/o Peter and Hanna b. 12/27/1775 > Maria Rebecca Orbich d/o Peter and Hanna b. 4/17/1774 > Esther Orwig d/o Peter and Hanna b. 10/14/1788 > Elisabeth Orwig d/o Peter and Hanna b. 8/25/1790 > > All of the above were recorded at Zion (Red) Lutheran Church, Orwigsburg. > > You said "his mother was Rebecca Weiser." I'm not really clear whose mother > was Rebecca > Weiser. If this Johan Orbich was your John Henry Orwig, it would appear that > his mother > was Hanna. > > Regards, Joyce > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > >Dear list, > > > >May I thank all the members that located Maiden Creek PA for me. My > >GGGrandfather John Henry Orwig was born there 27 December 1775. His > daughter > >Henrietta died in Logansport, Indiana. She was married to George > Lightner. Their > >daughter Georgeanna was married to George Eikelberner. His mother was > Rebecca > >Weiser whose father was Jabetz Weiser. Through the Weiser family I was able > >along with my two daughters and granddaughter become a member of the DAR. > > > >Now I am trying to research the Orwig Family. Many thanks for your help. > > > >Sincerely, Helen from Houston, Texas > > > >==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > >Information on rootsweb virus-discussion list: > >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Internet_Help/VIRUS-DISCUSSION.html > > ______________________________ > > X-Message: #10 > Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 19:56:26 -0500 > From: jack diehl <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Maiden Creek Thank you > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Oh - one more thing on Orwigs: > From Berks County Will Abstracts > Will of James Wislon, Manheim 9/2/1794 > Adm. to Peter Orwig, Esq., father-in-law. Rebecca the widow renouncing. > > Joyce > Just had to add my 2-cents to the ORWIG's. The ORWIG family of Schuylkill County ties into my GILBERT family originally from Gilbertsville area in Montgomery Co and moved to Brunswick Twp in Schuylkill Co and some of the GILBERTs are buried at the Red Church previously mentioned. Would love to know if anyone else has more info on these ORWIG families mentioned below! Maria Magdalena GILBERT bn 10 Aug 1758 New Hanover Twp (at the time was Philadelphia Co. and now is Montgomery Co), PA d 30 Jan 1841 Mifflinburg, Union Co, PA. She is the dau of John Conrad GILBERT and Anna Elizabeth STOLTZ. I am through their 8th child Maria Salome GILBERT. Maria Magdalena is child #1. Maria Magdalena md abt 1780 New Hanover Twp to George ORWIG. George was bn 11 Mar 1758 Berks Co d 2 Mar 1841 Mifflinburg. He is the son of Gottfried ORWIG. I have the following children: 1. George ORWIG bn abt 1780 d 1 Feb 1852 Sandusky, Ohio 2. Johannes ORWIG bn abt Jun 1781 3. Jacob ORWIG bn 18 Apr 1783 4. Isaac ORWIG bn 27 Feb 1785 d 10 Oct 1872 md Elizabeth YEAGER 5. Abraham ORWIG bn 26 Feb 1786 Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA md Elizabeth WAGNER 6. Maria Magdalena ORWIG bn 5 Dec 1793 That's all I have on the family. Enjoy! crystal