----- Original Message ----- From: "geri brennan" <gerifelker@webtv.net> To: <PAMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 3:47 AM Subject: [PAMONROE] odds and ends (Lehigh County) > Hecker, Frederick Christian, had a son, Johann Wigand Hecker, born at > Dillenberg, who was Equerry to Prince Christian, the last of the Nassua > Dillenberg Princes, from 1724 to 1730. By his wife Anna Juliana, Johann > Wigand had, besides other children, a son of John Aegidius Hecker, one > of the twins born at Dillenberg, Jan. 26, 1726. He was educated at the > University of Herbon, where he graduated in 1750, and the following year > he emigrated to America in the ship "Neptune, which arrived at Phila., > on Sept 23, 1751. > > He became the pastor of the Reformed congregations in Springifeld > township, Bucks Co and Lower Saucon township, Northampton County, and > later of the congregation in Moore township near Petersville, where he > died and was buried beneath the altar of the old church. Children; Anna; > Yost Wilhelm; Jonas, Anna Maria, wife of Adam Troxell; Sibilla Veronice, > born July 6, 1767, died March 8, 1844, wife of Peter Troxell, Mrs. > Bartholomew, and Mrs. Koch. > > Heil, David, born Sept. 12,1798. He died April 11, 1869 and he is buried > at Heidelberg church. He was twice married, having all his children by > his first wife born a Glase. Children; Mary, marred Owen Smith, Helena > married Charles Koch, John, David, Jonas, Benjamin (1832-1881) and > Samuel lived at Mahonoy City. > > Heil, Albert S., was born Jan 21, 1866, inUpper Milford township, Lehigh > county. In 1899 he married Amelia Kratzer, d/o Reuben . Children; Helen; > Mamie, who married Bryan Laros, of Allentown, George, Ida, Marcus, > Elsie, Florence and Mildred. > > Walter Heil, father of Albert, died at age 72. He married Mary Schuler, > both are buried at Powder Valley cemetery. Children; Maria, Obadiah, > Lovina, Charles of Rittersville, Llewellyn, Albert S., Mary, Eliza, > married Warrie Keller of Allentown. > > > Hertzog, Philip, of Germany,emigrated to America on the ship "Robert and > Alice", landed at Phila., Sept 11, 1738. He settled at the present > village of Zionville, Lehigh County. He died about 1785; Among his > children were one daughter, Christiana, who married Wendel Wieand, born > 1757. There were three sons who served in the Rev., having been enlisted > from Norrthampton county. Philip Hertzog was Lt of the 5th. > > Philip Hertzog, grandson of the pioneer, who was a farmer of Perryville, > he was born July 4, 1777, and he died April 4, 1855, and is buried at > Huff's Church. He married ___Bittenbender, who was born May, 1782, died > Dec 16, 1861. Children; John, settled in Greenwich township; David of > Rockland, Jacob of Rockland, Solomon of Hereford, Philip and Catherine, > wife of Samuel Landis. > > Kerschner Family > The earliest records of the Kerschner family ascertainable is that there > were 2 brothers, Conrad and George, and a sister, Dinah. Whatevere the > father of these had been undoubtedly emigrated to America. The aforesaid > Conrad had been married to Betsey Troxell. Dinah married Henry Knipe, > George Kerschner had been married to Maria Roth, a d/o John and his wife > Eva Catharine, Heberly, of Whitehall township. The children of George > and Mary (Roth) Kerschner were; Mary who died at age 60; Hanna, married > Reuben Faust; Charles; Daniel,who served in the Civil war; Reuben, who > married Kate Werley of Wennersville, and George, who married Eliza > Kratzer who had a family of 13. > > Best Wishes, Geri > > > ==== PAMONROE Mailing List ==== > Have you posted the surnames you are researching lately? > Remember there are always new people being added to the list > who may have not seen your queries yet. >