Linda, did you see any records of the marriage of Susanna Smith/ Schmidt and Richard Walton in PA? I know they were married, but cannot find any records. To this date, I've been unable to prove where Richard Walton came from. i can only find him already in Rowan County abt 1753. Any suggestions, anyone, about where Richard came from? Thanks for your help. Phyllis Walton On Jan 20, 2008, at 4:12 PM, rlmlfm@aol.com wrote: > > Hopefully, some of?this information along with sources will help to > clear up some of the misinformation that has been posted, copied, > and recopied over the years. In July 2007, my husband and I went to > Lancaster County, PA to do some research on my ADAMS and SCHMIDT/ > SMITH families. > > With the help of the librarian at the Historical Society of the > Cocalico Valley Library we were able to locate the land where Peter > SMITH and his family lived in Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA. > We also visited the Muddy Creek Lutheran Church in East Cocalico > Township, Lancaster County, PA where John ADAMS was born, John > ADAMS and Eve SCHMIDT/SMITH were married, John and Eve ADAMS son > John ADAMS was born, and where six of Peter and Barbara SCHMIDT's > children were born. > > > We also visited the Ephrata Cloisters where it is believed that > Peter SMITH was baptized by Conrad Beissel, a German Baptist > Brethren, about 1748. The records for the Ephrata Cloisters does > show a Peter SMITH as being a member of the Ephrata Cloister > community, however they have no record of Peter being baptized there. > > > > Peter Schmidt/Smith, his wife Barbara, and most likely their first > four children, George, Magdalen, Margaret, and Eve who were > probably born in the German Palatinate, arrived at Philadelphia, PA > on 18 Sept. 1733 aboard the ship "Pennsylvania Merchant", John > Stedman, Master, from Rotterdam, but last from Plymouth. Peter > Smidt signed his name with a "P" as his mark. > > > > At the Courthouse of Philadelphia, September 18, 1733. The > Palatines did this day take and subscribe the Oaths to the > Government. Peter Smit again signed his name with a "P" as his mark. > > > > (Source: Strassburger's "Pennsylvania German Pioneers", pages > 124-126, [List 32 B] and [List 32 C] dated: Sept. 18th 1733) > > NOTE: Peter SMITH of Rowan County, NC signed his will with a "P" > for his mark, will dated 19 Sept. 1767 and proved in the Rowan > County Court by George SMITH and Richard WALTON on 7 Feb. 1775 > (Will Book A, page 150). > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On 20 Feb. 1734 Peter SMITH entered a Warrant for 100 acres of land > in Lancaster County, PA. > > > > (Source: Pennsylvania Land Records, Warrant Registers, Lancaster > County, page 189) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Records of the Muddy Creek Lutheran Church, East Cocalico Township, > Lancaster County, PA lists the following children as children of > Peter SCHMIDT: > > > > A daughter, Anna Maria (Mary) SCHMIDT, born 4 Dec. 1736 and > baptized 9 Mar. 1737. > > > A son and daughter, twins: Joh. Peter (Peter) SCHMIDT and Susanna > Catarina SCHMIDT, born 8 Apr. 1739 and baptized 3 July 1739. > > > A daughter, Maria Eliesabetha (Elizabeth) SCHMIDT, born 19 Feb. > 1741 and baptized 26 Apr. 1741. > > > A son, Joh. Nicolauss SCHMIDT, born 3 Nov. 1742 and baptized 6 Dec. > 1742. > > > A son, Johannes (John) SCHMIDT, born 12 June 1748 and baptized 19 > June 1748. > > > (Source: William J. Hinke and Frederick S. Weiser, "Sources & > Documents of the Penna. Germans: Vol. 5", p. 37) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Records of the Muddy Creek Lutheran Church, East Cocalico Township, > Lancaster County, PA, the marriage of Peter and Barbara SCHMIDT's > daughter Maria Eva (Eve) SCHMIDIN and Johannes (John) ADAM (German > spelling for ADAMS) on 8 April 1751. > > > (Source: William J. Hinke and Frederick S. Weiser, "Sources & > Documents of the Penna. Germans: Vol. 5", p. 118) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Records of the Muddy Creek Lutheran Church, East Cocalico Township, > Lancaster County, PA, lists the birth of Johannes (John) ADAM(S) > and Maria Eva (Eve) SCHMIDT son Johannes (John) ADAM(S), born 29 > Jan. 1752 and baptized 22 Mar. 1752. Sponsors: Johannes JOHNSON and > Margaretha SCHMIDTIN. > > > (Source: William J. Hinke and Frederick S. Weiser, "Sources & > Documents of the Penna. Germans: Vol. 5", p. 75) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Peter SMITH and John ADAMS both show up the first time on the 1755 > Rowan County, NC Tax List. > > Both Peter SMITH and John ADAMS are also listed on the 1759 and > 1761 Rowan County, NC Tax Lists. > > > (Source: Ancestry.com, North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 for Rowan > County) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > John ADAMS, husband of Eve SCHMIDT/SMITH, died sometime between 23 > April 1762, when John ADAMS served as a jury member, and 24 July > 1762, when letters of Administration were granted to Eve ADAMS, > wife & relic to John ADAMS, dec'd. and to George SMITH. > > > (Source: Jo White Linn, "Abstracts of Minutes of the Court of Pleas > and Quarter Sessions, Rowan County, NC, 1753-1762", pages 147, 148, > & 151) > > ************************************* > > Linda Monticelli > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > More new features than ever. 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