Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Rothtrock, D., Rev
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Nockamixon Township


   D. ROTHTROCK pastor of the Reformed church, P.O. 
Kintnersville, was born in Northampton county, Pa., in 1830. 
His parents were Jonathan and Susanna (Derr) Rothtrock.  
His grandparents were Samuel Rothtrock and his wife Anna 
Margareth, whose maiden name was Price.  His grandparents, 
and afterwards his parents, resided on the same farm, about 
one mile from Hellertown.  Samuel had four sons and six 
daughters.  Jonathan was the eighth child, and next to the 
youngest son.  He married Susanna, daughter of Daniel Derr, 
of Northampton county.  They had seven children, five sons 
and two daughters, all of whom are living. Jonathan died 
when in his 74th year, and his wife when in her 69th year.  
David was the fourth child.  He remained at home, going to 
school whenever he could, till he was in his 17th year.  He 
then commenced teaching, and afterward for two summers 
attended Tremont seminary at Norristown, of which Rev. 
Samuel Aaron was principal.  From that time on, he was 
engaged in teaching during the winter months at first, and 
later nearly the whole year, till he was 25 years of age.  
In 1852 he married Mary Ann, youngest daughter of Jacob and 
Elizabeth (Lerch) Hess.  They have two children, George W. 
and Jacob J., the latter a minister in Lansdale, Montgomery 
county.  It was in 1856 that Mr. Rothtrock began to study 
for the ministry, Dr. D. F. Brendle, pastor of several 
congregations of the Reformed church near Bethlehem, Pa., 
being his preceptor.  He was ordained in 1858. He has been 
in charge of his present congregation for twenty-eight 
years, and since 1880 has been located at Kintnersville.  
His church, of which he has so long been pastor, belongs to 
the Durham charge.