History: Family: The SCHOLTZE (SCHULTZ) Family: Philadelphia (now Montgomery, Northumberland and Berks) Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Thera. tsh@harborside.com USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ____________________________________________________ The following is from "Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families: Seekers of Religious Liberty who Fled from Silesia to Saxony and Thence to Pennsylvania in the Years 1731 to 1737". Edited by Samuel Kriebel Brecht, A.M. Printed for The Board of Publication of the Schwenkfelder Church, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. Rand McNally & Company. 1923. [NOTE: The Silesia referenced below was an area of Europe which is now in southwestern Poland. Germany ceded this province to Poland after WW II. The area borders present day Germany and the Czech Republic. The founder of the Schwenkfelder Church, Caspar Schwenckfeld, was born in Ossing, Silesia, which was changed to Ossig (Osiek in Polish), and is still a small town outside of Lubin, Poland, which is outside of Legnica (Liegnitz in German), Poland. For more information, see the website of the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center at: http://www.rpc.ox.ac.uk/rpc/sfld/s_guide.htm The SLHC is located in Pennsburg, PA.] THE SCHOLTZE (SCHULTZ) FAMILY MELCHIOR SCHOLTZ m. Anna ______, b. about 1653. Melchior Scholtz died prior to the migration, hence his widow, Anna Scholtz, remained in Germany, where she died March 30, 1739. Known children of MELCHIOR and ANNA SCHOLTZ: Melchior and George. ************************** MELCHIOR SCHOLTZE, b. ?, d. Feb. 15, 1734, s. of Melchior and Anna, m. Susanna KRIEBEL of N. Hdrf., dau of Caspar Kriebel (1650-1724). Susanna, died March 30, 1732, aged 46 3/4 years, also prior to the migration to Pa. The night before Easter, to escape persecutions imposed by the Jesuits, Melchior, his wife, mother and children fled Silesia. They arrived in Berthelsdorf on May 1, 1726, where, after a time, Melchior acquired a parcel of land and erected a small house, which was still standing within comparatively recent years. Children of Melchior SCHOLTZE and Susanna KRIEBEL: 1. George SCHOLTZE (Schultz), b. Dec. 6, 1711, d. Oct. 30, 1776. On Jan. 31, 1744 he was married by Rev. Balthasar Hoffman to Maria YEAKEL, dau. Abraham Yeakel and Anna Heydrick. Maria Yeakel was b. Jan. 27, 1719 in N. Hdrf., d. Dec. 13, 1797. George and Maria came to Pa. in 1734. George Schultz was natualized June 21, 1743. With his brothers, Melchior and Rev. Christopher, George Schultz bought land in Upper Hanover Twp., Pa. Both he and his wife are buried in Washington Schw. Cem. George Schultz bequeathed to his son Abraham 223 acres of land, and to his son Melchior, all lands situated in Buffalo Twp. in the County of Northumberland, or 341 Acres, adjoining lands of George Kriebel, Christopher Schultz and others. The Schultz brothers were large land owners. Children: i. Abraham, b. Mar 23, 1747, d. Dec. 23, 1822, on Oct. 24, 1771, m. Regina Yeakle, b. Oct. 1, 1749, d. Nov. 9, 1826, dau. Christopher Yeakle and Maria Schultz. ii. Melchior, b. Mar. 25, 1756, d. June 11, 1826, on Nov.29, 1781, m. Salome Wagner, dau. Christopher Wagner and Susanna Heebner. 2. Melchior SCHOLTZE (Schultz), b. June 27, 1714, d. Sept. 1, 1787, on Feb. 13, 1741, m. Anna Maria MESCHTER, b. ?, d. July 2, 1742, dau. Eva Meschter. No issue. On Apr. 29, 1746, he married a second time, Maria HARTRANFT, b. Sept. 5, 1718, d. Dec. 9, 1749, dau. of Tobias Hartranft and Barbara Jaekel. It is believed there was at least one child, but no record can be found. Melchior Schultz came to Pa. in 1734 with his two brothers, Christopher and George. The three Schultz brothers acquired land in Upper Hanover Twp., Montg. Co., Pa. Melchior also bought 200 acres in Hereford Twp., Berks Co. He is buried in Washington Schw. Cem. 3. Christopher SCHOLTZE (Schultz), b. Mar. 27, 1718, d. May 9, 1789, m. Rosina YEAKEL, b. Sept 11, 1721, d. Jan. 27, 1800, dau. Regina and Balthasar Yeakel. Rev. Christopher Scholtze came to Pa. in 1734 with his two brothers. He kept a diary of the voyage from which we have first hand information of this perilous journey across the Atlantic. He and Rosina settled on a farm in Washington Twp., Berks Co., Pa.. Christopher was naturalized June 21, 1743. Very early in his life he began his education. In a biography of his life written by his son, David Schultz, a year after the father's death, we read that as early as 1726, while on their flight into Saxony, when only in the ninth year of his age, young Christopher, then in Goerlitz, made extracts from a book treating of the ten chief religious persecutions. Later in his life he himself marveled that he should hae been capable at so early an age of doing this. Owing to the impoverished condition into which the family was thrown through their voluntary desertion of all their real estate and wealth in Silesia for conscience' sake, this child of tender years was compelled to find employment as a shepherd boy on the Saxon hills. He evinced so great a desire for books and learning, that he was granted all the available time possible to devote to his studies. He performed his allotted work in two-thirds of the ordinary time, thus gaining two days each week, during which he was able to pursue his studies under the spiritual leader of his people, the beloved and greatly esteemed Rev. George Weiss. After a sojourn of nearly eight years in Saxony, where his family with the other Schwenkfelder refugees had enjoyed comparative liberty and quiet under the kind protection of Count Zinzendorf, conditions arose which made it unsafe for their liberty and their faith to remain there longer. Consequently it was decided to migrate to Pa. With the recent death of their father, Christopher and his two brothers were left orphans. On that long trail of 1734 from Saxony to Phila., it was the sixteen year old Christopher, who studiously kept a diary recording the important events which happened to theat emigrant band in its wanderings over the Saxon plains to Pirna on the Elbe, and thence down that ancient river to the sea, and across the Atlantic in the "St. Andrew". From his two brothers he had learned the art of weaving and in that occupation he was engaged during the first year of his life in Pa. In the year 1735, he and his two brothers purchased a tract of land in what is now Upper Hanover Twp., Montg. Co., Pa., and at a spring thereon "where the bear and deer at first seemed inclined to dispute possession," in 1736, with the assistance of Melchior Neuman, carpenter, they commenced felling the tall oaks, rolling them on a scaffold over a trench, sawed them by hand into three-inch planks, whereof the outside wall of their capacious two-story house was constructed. Wagon wheels were made of the same article; horse collars were skillfully plaited of straw; traces were made of hemp, and grubbing hoe preceded the plow with wooden mouldboard; no saw-mill was within reach, no grist-mill within fifteen miles. For clothing the Schultz family raised their own flax and wool, spun it with the aid of a single spindle (without wheel or machinery of any kind), erected a weaver's loom and wove the yarn into cloth. When the supply exceeded their wants, they took it to Phila., and on one occasion, sold it to the Governor of the Province at eight shillings per yard. The Governor spoke very highly of heir linen, which encouraged them not a little. After ten years, the brothers dissolved partnership and Christopher purchased and settled on a farm which until recent years was in the possession of his descendents, near Clayton, Pa.; it was located a mile north of the originally established homestead. Here he lived to the end of his life. And it is on this tract that the Washington Schwenkfelder Meeting House grounds and burial plot are located. During his lifetime his newly established home became one of the chief centers, if not the chief one, among the Schwenkfelders. Beyond the pale of his own people, there were hosts of other Pennsylvanians who sought his counsel, and in so doing enjoyed the hospitality of his home. Members of the Society of Friends especially became closely associated with him, among them Israel Pemberton and Anthony Benezet. Like his fathers for generations before him, Christopher Schultz earnestly promoted the religious doctrines projected and expounded by Caspar von Schwenckfeld (1490-1561), of Ossig in Silesia. He acquired and read an almost complete collection of the printed literature on the subject and of the less accessible manuscript sources he made transcripts for purposes of study. In this matter he eminently followed in the steps of George Weiss and Balthasar Hoffman, and like them he too became a preacher and pastor among the Schwenkfelders. For more than twenty years he was the leading light and spiritual adviser among them. During that time he preached in their meetings for worship and at their annual Memorial Day services on Sept. 24th; conducted their funeral services; instructed their children in the Catechism; in short, he performed all the duties devolving on a pastor in a territory extending from the Hereford Hills of Bucks Co. to Whitemarsh and Chestnut Hill near Phila. At the same time he carried on an extensive correspondence with the remnant of Schwenkfelders who had not come to America at the time of the migration. He became somewhat of a pastor to those in Silesia as well as to those in Pa. While his lands multiplied, and his material possessions mightily increased, by his last will and testament, dated Oct. 24, 1788, he devised unto his children about 800 acres of land, and his personal property inventoried at 1745 pounds, 8s, 9d. He also assembled a vast library of books and papers; these covered a variety of subjects, the more important among them being those dealing with religious themes, languages, history, and public charities. He is know to have been a great reader and a tireless student. In appearance he was robust in body, broad shouldered, a full face adorned with prominent eye-brows, a double chin, brown eyes, and black hair. He had a full clear voice which made him an effective public speaker, and he delighted in singing. Here was a man who was born in a home of plenty, who was reduced to absolute poverty through no fault of his own or that of his parents, who was forced into exile where a new home and a new civilization had to be carved out of a virgin forest, fatherless and motherless in youthful years, a shepherd and a toiler at the loom, who rose like many another to position and influence -- an influence which is still continuing to contribute to the common welfare of humanity. He never sought the plaudits of the crowd, the practice of his whole life being to give God alone the honor. During the closing years of his busy life, frequent indisposition of body gradually wore down his life. Nevertheless he still made his accustomed journey to Phila., where he was always a welcome guest in the homes of his Quaker friends. The last of these journeys was made late in April, 1789, when he returned home on the 29th of April, apparently in health and good spirits. The very next day he felt indisposed and in a few days his condition rapidly grew worse; his body did not respond to the medical applications and on the 9th of May, 1789, he passed away. From his family and a host of friends he took leave with the words: "A little while and ye shall not see me, and again in a little while and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father." On the 11th of May, his body was laid to rest in the Washington Schwenkfelder Burial plot. Children of Rev. Christopher SCHOLTZE (Schultz) and Rosina YEAKEL: i. Andrew Schultz, b. Jan. 19, 1753, d. Feb. 5, 1802, m. Susanna Yeakle. ii. David Schultz, b. Apr. 10, 1757, d. Aug. 4, 1833, m. Anna Kriebel. ************************ GEORGE SCHOLTZ (Schultz), b. Feb 15, 1674, d. Feb. 21, 1754, s. of Melchior and Anna Scholtz, lived in Nieder Harpersdorf, Silesia; on Jan 15, 1704, he m. Anna HUBNER (Heebner) of Armenruhe, b. 1680, d. Oct. 17, 1756. George Scholtz and wife left Silesia for Saxony Apr. 27, 1726, with their four children and settled in Hennersdorf, near Goerlitz. On Apr. 19, 1730, they moved to Herrnhut; on June 16, 1731, they moved from Herrnhut to Berthelsdorf "Auf den Ober Hof." On Apr. 19, 1733, they left Berthelsdorf for Pa., arriving in Phila. on the Brigantine "Merchant", Sept. 18, 1733. Practically all the information concerning the family of George Scholtze, Sr., after their arrival in Pa., was obtained from the diaries of his son, David. His place of residence and burial are not known, although it is likely that they in later life lived with their son, Melchior, on the tract bought by George and Melchior in Upper Hanover Twp., Montg. Co., Pa. It is surmised that George Schultz and wife, Anna, and their son, Melchior, are buried in unmarked graves on an unenclosed plot on this tract. Children of George SCHOLTZ (Schultz) and Anna HUBNER (Heebner): 1. Melchior SCHOLTZ, b. Mar. 15, 1706, Ober Hdrf, d. Mar. 3. 1764; on Jan 4, 1757 by Rev. George Weiss, m. Catarina KAHLBACH (Kalback). Melchior Scholtz did not come to Pa. with his father in 1733, but remained in Goerlitz and arrived in Phila. on the Brig., "Mary of Philadelphia" on June 18, 1735. Melchior was left in Haarlem to attend to some business in 1734 when the "St. Andrew" left; he is said to have been a merchant in Haarlem. Melchior settled in Upper Hanover Twp., Pa., having bought 332 acres in 1751. There was some dispute about the land as his brother George came from Maryland in 1757 and settled his cause with Melchior. Melchior died of injuries received by falling from his horse on Feb. 24, 1764. He is probably buried on his own land, near the Dr. J. G. Mensch Mill, Pennsburg, Pa. Children: i. Anna Schultz, b. Oct. 1757, on July 2, 1776, m. Adam Hillegass. ii. David Schultz, b. Mar. 29. 1759, m. Barbara Kehl. iii. Catharine Schultz, b. Nov. 12, 1761, d. Jan. 29, 1833, on Apr. 22, 1788, m. George Maurer (Mowrer). 2. Christoph SCHOLTZ, b. Jan 3, 1711 in Ober Hdrf. When George Scholtz left for Pa., Christoph, left for the East Indies, which is the last we hear of him. 3. George SCHOLTZ, Jr., b. Jan 3, 1711, in Ober Hdrf., twin of Christoph, d. 1779, m. Elizabeth ______. He was the first Schwenkfelder to come to Pa., arriving in Phila. on the "Snow Lowther", Oct. 14, 1731. He was naturalized Apr. 12, 1743. That George Scholtz was a merchant and was engaged in business in Phila., we know by the description given in deeds of land to himself and brother, David, when in 1736, George Schultz of Phila., Merchant, and David Schultz of "New Hanover" acquired 260 acres of land. On Mar. 1, 1757, this plot was conveyed to their brother, Melchior, and in this transaction the brothers are described as follows: "George Scholtze, late of the city of Phila., Merchant now of Salisbury Hundred, Frederick Co., Maryland, and David Schultz of Upper Hanover, formerly though erroneously called "New Hanover". On June 11, 1770, Elizabeth, wife of George Scholtz of Coneococheague, Maryland, released her right to the property, upon the payment to her of five pounds by Catherine Scholtz, widow of Melchior Schultz. George Schultz must have gone to Maryland prior to 1757, according to the above transaction, and according to entries made by David in his Almanac Diary. On Feb. 15, 1756, a letter was received by David from George, dated Dec. 26; on Jan. 16 and Feb. 16, he wrote answers to George at "Conegohick." In 1763, George Scholtz, a resident of Maryland, acquired 100 acres of land located a few miles west of Hagerstown, to which he added 33 acres in 1773, which he occupied the rest of his life. It is probable that he is buried in the private cemetery on this land, although no stone marks his grave. Elizabeth, widow of George Scholtz, married a second time to Martin Harry. Children of George SCHOLTZ and Elizabeth _____: i. Daughter. ii. Daughter. iii. Dauthter. iv. Mary, b. ?, d. after 1814, m. Henry Sites. v. George, b. 1751, d. June 18, 1810, m. Christiana ______. vi. David, b. Sept. 16, 1763, d. 1843, m. ______. Most of George Scholtz' descendents spelled their surname 'Shultz, while most families in Pa. have retained the spelling 'Schultz'. 4. David SCHOLTZ, b. Sept. 13, 1717, at Armenruhe, d. Apr. 25, 1797, m. 1) on Oct. 19, 1745 Anna Rosina BEER (Beyer), b. Aug. 13, 1720, d. June 14, 1750, dau. Abraham Beer and Rosina Yeakel. No issue. David Scholtz came to Pa. on the "Merchant" of London, arriving Sept. 18, 1733, with his father, George, and nine other Schwenkfelder immigrants, including Johann and Gottlob Klemm and the members of the Krauss family. Nothing further is known of the Klemms. Having been born in 1717, David was 16 years of age at the time of his journey. He kept a diary of this journey and it is from this diary as well as from the diaries kept by him in his Almanacs, a number of which are now in the Schwenkfelder Hist. Lib. at Pennsburg, Pa., in the Pennypacker Collection, that most of the data concerning the Schultz family was obtained. David Schultz was naturalized Mar. 29. 1755. According to David's diary, thirteen persons left Berthelsdorf, Saxony, Sunday, Apr. 19, 1733, to journey to Pa. Included in this number were George Scholtze (father), his wife, Anna, and son David; Melchior Krauss, his wife, Anna, and Susanna. Melchior Krauss, Sr., died suddenly on May 28 at Haarlem, and on the next day, May 29, the company was joined by John Klemm and five others. How David Schultz obtained his education is not known, but he and Rev. Christopher Schultz, his cousin, seem to have been two of the busiest and perhaps the most influential of the entire group of Schwenkfelder immigrants; both were 16 years of age at the time of their arrival and both kept diaries of their journeys. The entries in his diaries are made in German, English and Latin. That he and his brother George must have had some means is shown that in 1736 David (then but 19 years of age) and his brother George, "Merchant" of Phila., bought 260 acres of land for 70 pounds. The next few years must have been spent in study during his spare hours, for we find manuscripts in his own handwriting being copies of writings of a religious and devotional nature, and as early as 1743 we find him engaged in surveying and conveyancing, and for about fifty years thereafter, we find the name of David Schultz attached to hundreds of drafts and surveys, conveyances, wills, and other legal papers. He must have retained copies of all his wills, agreements, surveys, and official writings, as hundreds of them have been located and are deposited at the S.H.L. at Pennsburg. He laid out boundary lines extending over what is now embraced by the counties of Northampton, Lehigh, Berks and Chester. Tradition states that he wore tin boots while surveying. That he prospered in his business is shown by the fact that in May, 1749, he bought 180 acres, 60 perches of land for 72 pounds, three shillings, lying in Upper Hanover Twp., Pa., on which the town of East Greenville now stands at about $1.06 an acre. The next year a great sorrow befell David Schultz in the murder of his wife, Anna Rosina, while David was away surveying. Mrs. Schultz is buried in the Cem. at New Goshenhoppen, near East Greenville, Pa. Following is the account of Anna Schultz' murder: "During the past summer, Abraham Beer (Beyer), of Methacton, on his return from a journey to Rotterdam took with him on the ship a couple of beggar-boys who bound themselves to serve seven years for their passage money; but after their arrival here they heard that a certain boy of their own age was obliged to serve only four years for his passage, until he was twenty-one. Thus it happened that one of these boys, who was a Swiss, and who had an indolent disposition, did everything in a disgusted or spiteful manner. However, Beyer's brother-in-law, David Schultz, hoped to win him over by kindness, and took the boy with his indenture from Abraham Beyer. But since David Schultz was a land surveyor, and on this account was obliged to be away from home a great deal, on account of laying out roads, &c., his wife was obliged to look after the boy and keep him at work, and the boy said, on two occasions she boxed his ears, and he therefore decided to get revenge. During the night of June 14th, as he says, he entered her room through the window, took a long, pointed knife with the intention of stabbing her. But as he reached her bedside she moved, whereupon he went back till he thought she fell asleep, when he again returned, but as he approached her bed, she again turned over, and he again went back till he thought she was fast asleep. Thereupon, he stabbed her in the throat, near the gullet, through the large vein, the knife sinking about four inches deep, or deeper than the length of the blade. He then ran out of the house in his shirt and hid in a neighbor's haystack. Mrs. Schultz, however, ran up and down the stairs, but on account of the rapid loss of blood, she fell on her face at the foot of the stairs, and died. After he was discovered the boy admitted everything as above related. He was taken to Philadelphia and put in prison, where he must remain until the Supreme Court meets. His own confession states that he did it with premeditation. He tells the story so that all may know it and makes no excuse for doing it except for spite, because he was to work seven years for his passage money. He was only eighteen years of age, and had six more years to serve. November 1, 1750. On the 22d of the past month was held the Court of Oyer and Terminer, at which time Hans Ulrich Seiler (John Ulrich Sailor), the former servant of David Schultz, who stabbed his mistress, was brought to trial. He was persuaded to deny his guilt, and did so at first; but when they produced his knife he admitted his guilt, but tried to excuse himself because she was a hard mistress and he had to serve so long a time for his passage. He stated that his indenture called for only six years, and not seven. After he admitted the deed, and that he entered the room three times before he stabbed her, he was told that since he killed her premeditatedly, his crime was too great to be excused, and the judgment was pronounced that sicne he had shed human blood, his blood must also be shed, and he was sentenced to be hanged until dead." (He was executed November 14, 1750.) On June 27, 1758, David Schultz married a second time, Elizabeth LAUER, b. Apr. 29, 1738, d. June 6, 1807. David Schultz did not adhere to the Schwenkfelder faith after arrival in Pa., as he did not seem to be in full harmony with the views of their religious questions and doctrines. Doubtless he was influenced by the views of Dr. Melchior Hubner (Heebner) of Frederick Twp. who was known as a Restorationist, an admirer of the English visionary Jane Leade, and an outspoken enemy of false spirituality. That he soon connected himself with the New Goshenhoppen Church is shown by the records and for many years his advice was sought and given during the early history of that institution. He is buried in the Cemetery adjoining the church. Children of David SCHULTZ and Elizabeth LAUER: i. Magdalena, b. Nov 6, 1759, d. Nov. 30, 1830, m. Samuel Lobach. ii. Anna, b. 1762, m. Abraham Clemmer. iii. Anna Maria, twin of Anna, b. 1762, m. Henry Keck. iv. Rosina, b. Apr. 26, 1765, d. Mar. 10, 1831, m. Jacob Hillegass. NOTE: See family history of cousin GREGORIUS SCHOLTZE (SCHULTZ) below. ************************ GREGORIUS SCHOLTZE (SCHULTZ) GREGORIUS SCHOLTZE, b. 1691, d. May 9, 1772, m. ROSINA JAECKEL (Yeakel), b. ?, d. Mar. 31, 1769, dau. David and ______ Jaeckel. Both Gregorius Scholtze and wife are buried in Washingon Schw. Cem. They came to Pa. in 1734 and settled in Macungie, Lehigh Co. (then Bucks), Pa., where they located upon Jordan Creek in company with his brothers-in-law, Balthasar and Hans Heinrich Yeakle. Later they returned to Upper Hanover Twp., Montg. Co. (then Phila. Co), Pa., and purchased a large tract of land, upon which they lived the remainder of their lives. Gregorius Scholtze was naturalized Apr. 10, 1760. He was a cousin of George and Melchior Scholtze (sons of Melchior and Anna Scholtze. See "The SCHOLTZE [SCHULTZ] Family".) Children of Gregorius SCHOLTZE and Rosina JAECKEL: 1. Balthasar, b. about Sept. 14, 1727, d. June 14, 1729, in Berthelsdorf, Saxony. 2. Susanna, b. May 1, 1730 in Berthelsdorf, Saxony, d. June 22, 1797, m. Christopher KRAUSS, b. May 19, 1720, d. Oct. 23, 1795, s. of Melchior Krauss and Maria Beyer. Christopher Krauss was naturalized May 30, 1748 having come to Pa. in 1737 from Neu Armenruhe in 1737; both he and Susanna are buried in the Washington Schw. Cem. Christopher was a farmer and owned several tracts of land in Upper Hanover Twp, Montg. Co., Pa. Children: i. Maria, b. Mar. 13, 1751, d. Dec. 13, 1849, m. Melchior Schubert. ii. Susanna, b. Jan 11, 1753, d. Nov. 16, 1818. iii. Rosina (Rosanna), b. Sept. 14, 1754, d. Sept. 16, 1777. iv. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 28, 1756, d. Apr. 22, 1828, m. Peter Gerhard. v. Jeremiah, b. Oct. 28, 1758, d. Aug. 17, 1821, m. 1) Regina Kraus; 2) Magdalena Homiller. vi. Regina, b. Dec. 14, 1760, d. Apr. 11, 1823, unmarried. vii. Anna, b. Feb. 7, 1763, d. Aug. 3, 1847. viii. Catharine, b. Mar. 18, 1765, d. Dec. 15, 1792. xix. Eve, b. Mar. 19, 1767, d. Aug. 18, 1846. x. Helena, b. June 17, 1769, d. Jan. 22, 1773. xi. David, b. Nov. 19, 1771, d. Nov. 30, 1814, m. Sarah Huber. xii. Magdalena, b. Dec. 20, 1774, d. June 29, 1834. 3. Rosina, b. June 19, 1732 in Berthelsdorf, d. Sept. 22, 1751, unmarried. 4. Child, b. Apr. 20, 1734, on the St. Andrew, d. Aug 9, 1734. 5. George, b. ?, d. Aug. 17, 1751. 6. Anna, b. Nov 16, 1738, d. ?. It is believed she married Nicholaus Lachmann on June 10, 1762 in Ardmore, Merion Twp., Pa. 7. Maria, b. Feb. 28, 1741, d. Dec. 5, 1779. 8. David, b. Sep. 3, 1743, d. Jan. 25, 1810, m. Catharine HARTRANFT, b. Dec. 2, 1753, d. Aug. 27, 1804, dau. of Melchior and Anna Hartranft. David Schultz was a farmer and lived in Upper Hanover Twp., Pa. Children: i. Sarah, b. Nov. 3, 1773, d. Feb. 3, 1775 of small pox. ii. Christina, b. Sept. 29, 1775, d. ?, m. Jacob Heuter. iii. Magdalena, b. Apr. 4, 1778, d. Apr. 4, 1802. iv. Maria, b. Feb. 13, 1781, d. Jan. 22, 1809. v. Juliana, b. Apr. 22, 1784, d. Nov. 22, 1856, m. Henry Althouse. vi. Gabriel, b. Jan. 28, 1789*, d. about 1843, m. Catharine Schwab. *(According to another source, David and Catharine Schultz had eight children, and Gabriel was born Jan 28, 1779. Unable to verify.) ************************ BALTHASAR SCHOLTZE (SCHULTZ) The relationship of Balthasar to the rest of the Scholtze family isn't stated, but there almost certainly was one, as he was part of the migration from Silesia to Saxony on Apr. 27, 1726. By date, he could be brother to Gregorius; also, Gregorius named a son Balthasar, and Balthasar named a son Gregorius. BALTHASAR SCHOLTZE (Schultz) was b. Oct. 1679, d. Nov. 28, 1726 in Herrnhut, son of Matthias Scholtze [who would also be father of Gregorius if Balthasar and Gregorius are brothers.] On Jan. 15, 1709 in Nieder Harpersdorf, Balthasar m. SUSANNA DIETRICH, b. Mar. 13, 1690, d. Feb. 23, 1765, dau. of Balthasar and Barbara Diedtrich. She had a sister Barbara who d. 1759, a sister Eva who d. 1762, a brother Balthasar of the "Feldhauser," who d. Feb. 14, 1775 (in 1767, Hans Christopher Heebner's wife sent him greetings.) Susanna, widow of Balthasar, came to Pa. in 1734 with her children. She lived with her son, George, on a farm in Upper Hannover Twp., Montg. Co., Pa. Her place of burial is unknown, though it is likely the Washington Schw. Cem. Children of BALTHASAR SCHOLTZE (Schultz) and SUSANNA DIETRICH: 1. George, b. Feb. 8, 1710, d. Mar. 21, 1784, on May 3, 1737, m. Anna HOFFMAN, b. 1712, d. Jan. 16, 1796, dau. of Rev. Balthasar Hoffman and Ursula Beier. George Schultz was naturalized Apr. 10, 1760. He bought from Benedict Strohm and wife at the price of 23 pounds and 7 shillings, 102 acres and 78 perches of land on Mar. 14. 1744, which he and his wife sold for 150 pounds on Nov. 16, 1751, to John Nicholas Fink. The Henry H. Shultz farm at Clayton, Pa. (1922) was part of this tract. George Scholtze afterwards purchased and occupied a "stony piece of land" which he sold again. George and Anna are buried in the Washington Schw. Cem. Children: i. Susanna, b. Aug. 21, 1740, d. Oct. 10, 1820, m. Abraham Kriebel. ii. Balthasar, b. Apr. 23, 1744, d. Apr. 12, 1813, m. Anna Yeakel. iii. Christopher, b. Oct. 7, 1746, d. Sept. 10, 1830, m. Maria Yeakel. iv. Ursula, b. Nov. 2, 1749, d. July 4, 1750. v. Gregory, b. Mar. 25, 1753, d. Feb. 27, 1827, m. Rosina Yeakel. vi. Eve, b. Jan. 31, 1756, d. Apr. 6, 1786, m. Abraham Dresher. 2. Gregorius, b. Aug. 19, 1711, d. Aug. 7, 1728 in Berthelsdorf. 3. Anna, b. Apr. 1, 1714 in Nieder Hdrf., d. June 26, 1789, on Nov. 18, 1739 m. Christopher WEIGNER (Wagner), b. 1712, d. Dec. 24, 1777, s of Christopher Wiegner and Susanna Seibt. Christopher came to Pa. in 1734 with his mother. He was naturalized June 21, 1743. He and Anna lived on a farm in Towamencin Twp., Pa. Christopher and Anna are buried in Salford Schw. Cem. Children: i. Susanna, b. Aug. 5, 1740, d. June 12, 1821, m. Jeremiah Yeakel. ii. Anna, b. July 8, 1742, d. March 30, 1822, m. John Yeakel. iii. Christopher, b. Feb. 9, 1744, d. Nov. 7, 1783, m. Catharine ______. iv. Maria, b. Dec. 29, 1746, d. Jan 18, 1832, m. Edmund Flinn. v. Rosina, b. May 28, 1749, d. Apr. 29, 1835, unmarried. vi. Andreas, b. Aug. 1, 1751, d. Aug. 27, 1758. vii. Daniel, b. July 31, 1755, d. ?. Daniel Weigner is said to have lived in Springfield Twp., Pa., Va., and Ohio. He served in the Rev. War. 4. Susanna, b. Mar. 23, 1716, in N. Hdrf., d. Nov. 4, 1773, on May 16, 1749 m. George HUBNER (Heebner), b. about 1697, d. Nov. 3. 1773, son of Dr. Melchior Hubner (Heebner) and Maria Wiegner. He was previously married to Rosina Kriebel, b. ?, d. Aug. 25, 1754, buried in the Henry Antes plot in Frederick Twp., Pa. George bought 28 acres of land in Chestnut Hill, Phila., where both he and Susanna died. They are both probably buried in the Yeakle Cemetery, although no markers indicate their graves. No known issue. 5. Maria, b. Mar. 28, 1718, in N. Hdrf., d. Mar. 11, 1807, on Aug. 9, 1743 m. Christopher JAECKLE (Yeakle), b. Nov. 4, 1687, d. Apr. 4, 1753, son of Christopher Jaeckel (Yeakle) and Regina Hubner (Heebner). Christopher was about 18 years of age when he came to Pa. in 1734 with is mother. Maria and Christopher settled in Cresheim, Germantown Twp., Phila. Children: i. Susanna, b. Oct. 8, 1744, d. Sept. 18, 1834, m. Abraham Heydrick. ii. Maria, b. Sept. 21, 1747, d. Sept. 23, 1823, m. George Dresher. iii. Regina, b. Oct. 1, 1749, d. Nov. 9, 1826, m. Abraham Schultz. iv. Abraham, b. Mar. 14, 1752, d. June 17, 1841, m. Sarah Wagner. v. Anna, b. July 16, 1755, d. May 11, 1837, m. Caspar Yeakel. vi. Christopher, b. Oct. 7, 1757, d. July 16, 1843, m. Susanna Kriebel. 6. Barbara, b. July 5, 1720, in N. Hdrf., d. Jan 26, 1786, on Oct. 21, 1746 m. Hans Christoph HUBNER (Heebner), b. 5 Dec 1718, d. Jan. 30, 1804, son of Christopher Hubner (Heebner) and Maria Yeakel. Christoph came to Pa. in 1737 with his parents, settling first in Frederick Twp., then purchasing a farm from John Johnson in Worcester Twp. in June 1756. Place of burial is the private cemetery on the farm now (1920) owned and occupied by Oswin Kriebel, formerly known as the "William G. Freed" farm. Children: i. Rosanna (Rosina), b. Dec. 9, 1747, d. May 22, 1775, m. Rev. Melchior Kriebel. ii. Susanna, b. Apr. 12, 1750, d. Mar 1, 1818. iii. Elizabeth, b. June 24, 1752, d. Oct. 7, 1796. iv. Isaac, b. Aug. 1, 1754, d. June 19, 1776. v. Job, b. Sept. 4, 1757, d. July 24, 1781. vi. Abraham, b. Feb. 29, 1760, d. Dec. 26, 1838, m. Christina Wagner. ************************