bucks co. 1783 aug 12 henry schreiber to widow elizabeth bergstrasser 1793 aug 18 henry trombar to veronica burstrasser 1800 april 6 jacob bergstresser to susanna frey 1805 dec 5 john bergstess to barbara mayer 1810 may 15 frederick bergstraser to margaret frey 1811 july 9, john lear to catharine begstrass 1812 march 22 john brgstrass, tinicum died no age at tohicon were confirmed on easter, 1767 valentine bergstraser, john bergstrasser, and philip bergstrass, three brothers Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: Richard Berkheiser Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 6:37 PM To: geri PABbrennan Subject: Re: bergastrasser Hi Geri! Is it OK if I use your reference to Pike Co. on my Pike Co. Message Board? That was a good one! I'll put you as the source of the information. Thanks! Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: geri brennan To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 10:04 AM Subject: [PABERKS] bergastrasser bucks co. susanna d/o johannes bergastrasser and wf anna, nov 19, 1782 bersrasser elizabeth bp 12 oct 1788 johannes and __ samuel 28 feb 1794 johannes and anna teobald bp 24 may 1772 jacob and __ ergstrasser anna barbara 2 jan 1792 george and catharine anna christiina 1 march 1774 valentine and elisabeth catharine 12 dec 1783 john and wf christina margaret 12 nov 1796 valentine and elisabeth george frederick 18 jan 1767 jacob and rosina john frederick bp 30 jan 1780 john and wf john george 13 nov 1767 john george and elizabeth john henry 8 july 1766 valantine and elizabth john jacob 9 feb 1775 john and anna (huber) john philip 26 march 1769 jacob and rosina maria catharine 26 april 1772 valentine and elisabeth philip 31 oct 1749 george and veronica susanna 10 april 1795 george and cath. veroncia 11 sept 1769 valentine a nd elizabeth bergstresser anna 27 aug 1797 john and anna anna maria bp 12 july 1791 johannes and _ christina bp 8 march 1778 jacob and rosina elizabeth 8 jan 1775 jacob and anna rosina john george 10 may 1786 john and anna john jacob 12 aug 1782 jacob and rosina joseph 23 sept 1800 john and anna susanna 10 nov 1781 john and anna eva bergstresser anna 20 march 1823 philip and maria gustuavus 15 jan 1821 philp and maria edward 3v june 1824 philip and maria samuel 25 dec 1815 died 1 june 1908 lydia w/o samuel 25 aug 1809 died 11 march 1896 pike co., pa bergstreser, george, of lehman twp. was born july 31, 1844, s/o john and mary a. (bensley) bergstreser, natives of bucks and pike counties, respectively. in 1832 the father came to pike co., with his parents, john and barbara bergstreser. also natives of bucks co. the grandfather purchased two large farms in lehman twp. his children were nancy, w/o g. bunnell; aaron married elisabeth bensley, jesse married levera west; and john father of george. the last named died in 1895. age 81. member of the presbyterian ch. children; milton of st. louis, mo., george, subject, ella, w/o chandler lewis of il., susan, w/o john prescot, of pa., and john d. of pike co. geprge married feb. 1871 to sarah van gordon, d/o moses an julia (collins) van gordon. children; ella, frank, george, flora, bertha, van allen, kate, harry, anna, lula, clyde and henry. john bergstress-tinicum twp. proved april 3, 1812. wf. anna. son george and george wyker exrs. sons jacob, john, philip, frederick, george, henry, samuel and joseph. daus. susanna, catharine, elisabeth and anne. "several of older ch. married" land adj. to john root and jacob fulmer. wits. joseph heany and john ruth jacob weaver, tinicum twp-proved jan 4, 1821. sons john, moses, and william exrs. sons john, moses, isaac, william and henry. grandsons stephen weaver, son of henry, grandson harrison e. weaver and wilson bergstresser daus. diana w/o samuel cooper, mary w/o joseph haney and hannah w/o jacob vanderbelt. felix leig, of rockhill twp. proved june 17, 1777. wf. margaret, son henry, s-i-l valentine bergstresser, exr. sons john and henry, and step-sons gasper and alexander nagle. step-dau. elizabeth w/o valentine bergstresser. dau. christina, w/o peter shipe. granddaughter catharine stiner. wits; john armstrong, john "burgstresser" and michael smith. northampton co. 23 ,march 1791. estate of peter conrad, hamilton twp. land; 1) 93 acres warranted land bounded by nicholas michael, christoper keller and philip bergstresser snyder co 1826 april 13 george bergstresser to maria rarich 1829 jan 1 frederick bergstresser to maria shaner centre co sarah mc kee to jacob bergstress dec 19, 1822 Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: Cliff and Barb Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 2:26 AM To: geri brennan Subject: Re: Grow Thanks much--Merry Christmas to you and yours!! Cliff On Dec 14, 2006, at 2:53 AM, geri brennan wrote: > berks co. > maria elisabeth groh, d/o george adam and anna maria, bp aug 11, 1776 > aged 7wks. sp. henrich schneider and anna elisabeth grunewald > > john jacob groh, s/o george adam and anna maria, bp oct 30, 1768, sp. > john jacob and barbara groh > > john henry groh, s/o georg adam and anna maria, june 29, 1770 ap. > george grim and catharine > > anna maria groh, d/o leonrad and wf. bp. aug. 30, 1776. sp michael > winhart and wf. > > sarah groh, d/o henry and susanna, may 28, 1794. sp. george adam groh > and maria > > catharine elizabeth groh, d/o gottfried groh and elizabeth, nov 17, > 1764. sp. george gernaan and catharine elizabeth > > groh, simon, - tulpehocken, june 22, 1772. admin. to catharine groh, > the widow > > wolff, george-tulpehocken, proved june 14, 1777. provides for wf. > susanna. at her decease, estate to be equally divided among children, > viz. wendle andreas, george wendle, george and barbara wolff a dau of > lonents, deceased. children of jacob to have 15pds. to susanna, > leonardt, barbara and catharine groh, children of dau, elisabeth > 40pds, when 21 > > bast, john-maxatawny, proved aug 24, 1784. provides for wf magd. son > henry 10pds, dau. wf of jacob groh, 74pds, dau. mary, wf of adam > kever, 42pds 10s, son john 92pds 10s, and to his children 92pd 10s to > be divided. to son theobald 5s, exr. maria magdalane his wf. > > groh, peter-albany, aug. 11, 1790.-albany, date of administration > papers to george adam groh, brother. anna margaret, the widow > renouncing. john hummel and wf anna maria, only dau. of the deceased, > being out of these parts. adm. revoked nov. 12, 1790 at the request of > george adam groh. > > gram. anna-cumru, proved aug 29, 1799. tol 3 neices; mary connor, > elizabeth groh an catharine groh 7 petticoats and 3 short gowns to be > equally divided. remainder to sebastian miller. wits. peter palm and > john ludwig > > Best Wishes, Geri > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cliff and Barb > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 1:33 PM > To: geri brennan > Subject: Henry Grow > > We saw your extensive response on Peter Grow and wondered if you could > help us with an ancestor who's been a brick wall for us! > My GGG grandfather was Henry Grow, born about 1753 in PA, but we have > no evidence of specific birthplace. He moved to New York, where my > GGGrandfather, Benjamin, was born. We believe his wife, Susan > Berkstrasser, was born in Union County. His father may have been > Simon/Simmon. If you have any information on this line at all, please > help! Thanks so much. > > Cliff Ziems > > > On Dec 11, 2006, at 5:23 AM, geri brennan wrote: > >> ===================================================================== >> A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this >> search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >> ===================================================================== >> Source: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [PANORTHA] [PABERKS] Peter Grow & wife Hannah Gottshall >> >> >> northampton co., pa. >> grow/groh >> 20 march 1759, estate of peter grow, widow; magdalena, children; >> simon, admin., peter, george adam, anna margaret, w/o michael humble, >> george jacob, under 14, anna amelia, under 14, >> auditors; nicholas moyer, melchior smith, daniel knows >> >> 23 june 1762, estate of john bare, died about 1775. petitioner, >> guardians, lewis klobt and daniel knows. >> widow; has since married peter grow >> children; barbara, john, jacob, adam. >> >> mortgage, 16 july 1784, debt of 174pds, 8s, 2p, pages 229-230 in deed >> book >> mortgagor; freidrick rabenold, alias raubenhold, lowhill twp. >> mortgagee; michael deibler, lowhill twp >> property; 51 acres, messuage, tract in lowhill twp., adjoining adam >> grow, andrs liser and others >> >> phila. c. >> groh >> anna maria 3 april 1753 george friederich and maria barbara >> >> eva barbara 21 july 1759 jacob and jacobina >> >> georg adam 26 nov 1755 georg friederich and maria barbara >> >> georg friderich 31 march 1759 same parents >> >> johann georg ca 1751 same parents >> >> maria catharine 7 aug 1757 same parents >> >> bucks co. >> stephen groh to cathaine rickert, aug. 31, 1772 >> >> groh >> catharine bp 4 dec 1774 stephen and catharine >> >> michael 30 jan 1776 stephen and catharine >> >> montgomery co. >> fry, susannah, frederick, feb. 4, 1805, george grow and adam grow, >> admins. >> >> grow, catharine, 18 dec 1789 georg and eliabeth >> >> groh >> christina 25 april 1794 georg and elizabeth >> >> elizabeth 28 may 1787 same parents >> >> margaret 22 may 1792 same parents >> >> rev. war burials >> grow >> adam, st. paul's evang. luth. cem. montgomery co., pa >> >> frederick, same cem. >> >> george, same cem. >> >> peter, adderhold cem. quiggleville, pa. >> >> rev. shellhammer >> >> samuel horlacher of nescopeck to rebecca groh of dorrence, aug 4, 1850 >> >> jacob groh of dorrence to elisabeth rittinghaus of sugar loaf, may 11, >> 1851 >> >> 1854, jacob groh, jan.18, age 50y 6d >> >> 1863 henry groh, april 8 age 67y >> >> 1863 michael groh, age 32y >> >> lehigh co >> groh, eve catharine 23 sept 1766 jurg adam and anna maria >> >> berks co. >> groh >> anna maria bp 30 aug 1766 leonard and wf >> >> eve catharine 23 sept 1766 jurg adam and anna maria >> >> georg leonhard 31 jan 1775 georg and maria eva >> >> henrich 4 sept 1765 jurg adam and anna maria >> >> johann heinrich 9 july 1770 george adam and anna maria >> >> johann jacob ca sept 1768 jurg adam and anna maria >> >> john jacob bp 30 oct 1768 jurg adam and anna maria >> >> jurg adam bp 3 june 1764 jurg adam and ana maria >> >> maria 26 april 1769 jacob and maria barbara >> >> maria eliz. 24 aug 1780 george jacob and barbara >> >> maria eliz. ca june 1776 jurg adam and anna maria >> >> maria mgt bp 28 april 1771 simon and wf >> >> war of 1812 >> grow, jacob, wf mary miller, 2nd wf, married 23 dec 1819 huntingdon >> co., pa.,, soldier died 18 dec 1855 indianna co., pa, widow lived >> there in 1878. 1st wf. catharine leidy >> >> Best Wishes, Geri >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ed Wevodau >> Sent: Saturday, December 9, 2006 2:11 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [PABERKS] Peter Grow & wife Hannah Gottshall (somewhat long) >> >> Good day, >> >> Thanks to all who have assisted for my various queries--this is the >> most >> helpful Listserv I have ever experienced. >> >> I am continuing a renewed look into my ancestral families of >> southeastern >> Berks County. Records from the Karver family Bible prove that my >> ancester >> Emma Barbara Ann Karver was born to parents Daniel Karver & Mary Ann >> Grow >> and that Mary Ann's parents were Peter Grow & Hannah Gottshall. I have >> located this family in the Earl township region of Berks County. While >> I >> have been able--via strong circumstantial evidence--to identify >> Hannah's >> father as Philipp Gottshall (son of Michael Gottshall), I have hit a >> stonewall with Peter Grow/Groh (or even perhaps Grau). I have been >> able to >> successfully trace Peter Grow & his wife Hannah from 1830 to 1857; >> however, >> I then lose track of Hannah (her husband died about 1856). >> >> I would appreciate any information that would help me identify the >> following: >> 1. Peter Grow's ancestry & origins. >> 2. Hannah Grow's residence and history after her husband's death. >> 3. Information on Grow children other than my ancestor Mary Ann Grow >> 4. Any information as to whether the Boyertown Lutheran church (now >> St. >> John's) has burial or marriage records. [I own a copy of baptisms from >> 1811-1890, but the book does not indicate if other records exist.] >> >> (data follows) >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Ed Wevodau >> Grapevine, TX >> >> CHURCH SEARCH: >> >> Falkner Swamp Lutheran KB, New Hanover tp., Montgomery County, PA: >> Peter Groh m. 5 Dec 1830 Hanna Gotschall >> >> >> Boyertown Lutheran KB, Berks County, PA [alias St. John's Lutheran >> KB]: >> >> 131, 160, 10, 110, 116, 122, 132, 152 >> >> IMPORTANT: Peter Grow's surname is given as Groe, Grofe, or Groff in >> these >> records. The discrepancy is likely due to the translater's misreading >> of "h" >> in German script, which can look like an "f." It is significant to >> note that >> the surname "Grau" remains distinct in the record. Apparently Peter >> Grow was >> not related to the Grau's in the churchbook. >> >> Jonas Gerling & Salmy Groff [sic] sp ch/o John Leaver & his wife >> Catharina >> on 6 Apr 1817 >> >> Peter Grow & his wife Hannah had baptized: >> 1. Marian, b. 23 Jan 1832, bp. 15 Apr 1832, sp. Philip Godshall & his >> wife >> 2. Matilda, b. 9 Sep 1836, bp. 4 Nov 1836, sp. Joseph Gotshall & his >> wife >> Maria >> 3. Elizabeth, b. 23 Nov 1838, bp. 24 Feb 1839, sp. John Laver & >> Elizabeth >> Gotshall >> 4. Henry, b. 20 Jul 1841, bp. 31 Oct 1841, sp. Jacob Kettleman & Maria >> Roth >> >> Christoff Grau & his wife Catharina had baptized: >> 1. Daniel, b. 30 Dec 1819, bp. 12 Feb 1820, sp. Frederick Throt & Mary >> Spad >> >> Frederick Grau & his wife Catharina had baptized: >> 1. Rebecca, b. 7 Sep 1823, bp. 14 Dec 1823, sp. Godfrey Trexel & his >> wife >> Leowese >> 2. Maria, b. 26 Oct 1826, bp. 6 Jan 1827, sp. Jacob Albrecht & his >> wife >> Maria >> >> Frederick Grau & his wife Nancy (or Anna) had baptized: >> 1. William, b. 12 Dec 1831, bp. 26 Jan 1832, sp. Christian Shener & >> his wife >> 2. Anna, b. 2 Feb 1836, bp. 17 Jul 1836, sp. Jacob Albrecht & his wife >> Maria >> >> Samuel Grau & his wife Sophia had baptized: >> 1. Clara Virginia, b. 23 Apr 1862, bp. 10 June 1862, sp. Parents >> >> Frederick Grau & his wife sp ch/o Gotfred Trexel & his wife Luvisa on >> 17 Oct >> 1824 >> Daniel Grau & Sarah Ann Diehl sp ch/o Henry Hood & his wife Catharine >> on 26 >> Nov 1843 >> Frederick Grau & his wife Nancy sp ch/o Michael Ottinger & his wife >> Sarah on >> 10 Aug 1855 >> >> >> Boyertown Union Cemetery (taken from Internet resource): >> >> GRAU, Catharina (b. 1796 d. 1830) 34 yrs >> GRAU, William (b. 1831 d. 1844) 13 yrs >> GROW, Peter (b. 1805 d. 1856) 51 yrs >> >> >> Tax Records, Berks County, PA: Peter Groh >> Douglass tp.: taxed 1837-1847, 1857 [inmate all years] >> Earl tp.: taxed 1852-1854 [inmate all years] >> >>> From lists of poor children (1837-1841), Douglass tp.: >> Mary Ann Groh (b.c. 1832) >> Ephraim Groh (b.c. 1833) >> >> ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== >> [email protected] >> >> To contact the List Administrator: >> Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] >> >> To search the PABERKS List Archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search >> >> To visit the Berks Message Board: >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec? >> htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.b >> e >> rks >> >> To visit the Berks County, PA website: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/ >> Hosted by Nancy Freehafer >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== [email protected] To contact the List Administrator: Rick Berkheiser, [email protected] To search the PABERKS List Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search To visit the Berks Message Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks To visit the Berks County, PA website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/ Hosted by Nancy Freehafer ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message