Rev. War Shants, Christian, or as Christian Shantz, srv as Pvt 2nd NY Shantz Christian or as Christian Shants, 2nd NY Shantz, Henry or as Herny Schantz, wife Magdalena PA Line BLW#2701-60-55 and BLW#2-100-55 see as Henry Schantz Schantz, Henry or as Henry Shantza wife Magdalena, PA Line, W2701, soldier applied Oct 27 1830 Montgomery Co PA aged 78, soldier enlisted near Easton, PA with a wife Magdalean (?) married 15 Oct 1794 at Allentown, PA and soon afterward they moved to Montgomery Co. where soldier died 30 Oct 1832. Children births; Henry born 29 Dec 1798, Catharube born 23 May 1800, Jacob born 9 May 1802, and John born 24 Dec 1803. Widow applied for BLW 20 Aug 1855 in Montgomery Co., aged 84 and she applied there for pension 3 March 1852 War of 1812 Schantz, Henry, SC-17677 srv Capt. Gangewer's Co. PA Mil 25 March 1771 Guardians for minor children of Jacob Shantz, yeoman, Lehigh township (all under 14) (were other children), widow, Margaret, children, Magdalena, Christoper, Jacob, JOhn, Philip, Cathariina, 23 March 1774, Estate of Jacob Shantz, Lehigh township, admin; Mary Kraft, late Mary Shantz 6 Aug 1791 Estate of Henry Neff, Heidelberg township, widow, Catharine now Oswald, daughter Elizabeth, wife of Philip Shantz Births-Northampton Schantz, John Philip, 3 Dec 1764 s/o Jacob and Anna Maria Church records indexed as Schantz, Schontz, Shantz, Schans-Bucks County June 26 1759 Conrad Huth and Elizabeth Schantz April 19 1812 Adam Huber to Elizabeth Shantz April 22 1831 George Shantz to Caroline Craemer Feb 25 1844 Reubin Schantz and Emilia Hilligas March 13 1845 Jesse Dreisbach to Sarah Schantz George and Catharine Schans a dau. Catharine born March 9, 1839 Schantz Family History-Lehigh County John Schantz, the ancestor of this family, emigrated to America in the ship "Minerva" arriving with his 4 sons, Jacob, Phillip, John and Henry, Oct 1 1770. Jacob, the eldest son made his home with John Kohler, at Egypt. In the Rev. War he was a Pvt in 1781. He married Mary Bortz. Children; Catharine, Elizabeth, Jacob, Mary, Peter, Sarah, Lydia, and Anna Catharine, eldest daughter of Jacob, born March 9, 1789 and died July 3, 1853, she married Jacob Henninger and had 8 children. Elizabeth, the second daughter married __ Mohr. Jacob, the eldest son of Jacob, was born Nov 28, 1791. He married Sarah, d/o John and Catharine (Stettler) Fogel. She was born July 25 1799 and died April 25, 1871. They had 6 children, Hiram J., married Caroline d/o David and Mary (Rupp) Schall; Dr. Tilghman; Elemina C, married Dr. Thomas Cooper and they had 7 children; Amanda married Rev. Dr. Aaron Leinbach of Reading; and Rev. Dr. Franklin J. F. Schantz Mary, the third daughter of Jacob, was born June 15, 1796, she married Jacob Fisher. Their daughter, Lucy A., born Jan 1, 1825, died Nov 11, 1905, married William K. Mosser. Peter, the second of Jacob, was born July 15, 1798, and died Oct 1, 1839 he married Deborah Deshler. Sarah, 4th dau., of Jacob, was born Sept 1, 1800 married April 18, 1818 to Rev. John Helffrich, John, moved to Phila,., and he married Lydia Smith and they had a son, John Lydia, 5th dau., married John Shimer. Anna the youngest dau., of Jacob, born Feb 27, 1807 and she married JOhn Shimer, 2nd wife Rev. F.J.F. Shantz, son of Jacob2, born 1836. He married in 1858 Corelia S., d/o Charles and Elizabeth (Eckert) Saeger, of Allentown. Children; Dr. Henry F., of Reading, Mrs. John P. Spangler, of Phila., and Mrs. W.Stanton Haak, of Lebanon. Best Wishes, Geri