History: Family: The ANDERS, REINWALD, and WIEGNER Families: Philadelphia, Montgomery and Berks Cos, 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.] GEORGE REINWALT (REINWALD) GEORGE REINWALD, sick upon his arrival i Pa. in 1734, b. ?, d. June 8, 1738, m. Barbara ______, b. ?, d. Mar. 17, 1746; buried in Lower Cem. of Germantown, where the family lived and where George Reinwalt is also probably buried. They brought four children with them: 1. Anna REINWALD, b. about 1699, d. Feb. 22, 1785, on Nov. 9, 1728, m. Hans WIEGNER, b., 1690, d. Nov. 23, 1767, son of Melchior and Maria Wiegner, gardener of Harpersdorf. Hans Wiegner was a cobbler and came to Pa. in 1734, and lived in Germantown, for in 1762 Hans Wiegner gave power to executors of his will to sell land, which has not been located. Children of Anna REINWALD and Hans WIEGNER: i. Melchior, b. May 5, 1731, in Berthelsdorf; d. ?, unmarried. ii. Susanna, b. 1738, d. Jan. 17, 1814, m. Christopher Heebner. 2. George REINWALD, b. July 6, 1700, d. July 10, 1755, m. Susanna WIEGNER, b. Feb. 9, 1700, d. Jan. 18, 1781, dau. of Melchior and Maria Wiegner. They came to Pa. in 1734 with their children; they lived in Worcester Twp., Montg. Co., Pa. Children: i. Christopher, b. Oct 16, 1732, d. Sept. 10, 1759, m. Rosina Heebner. Rosina Heebner Reinwald married a second time, Balthasar Yeakel. ii. Susanna, b. ?, d. June 16, 1780, m. David Heebner. 3. Judith REINWALD, b. Apr. 16, 1701, d. Sept. 13, 1775, on Aug. 28, 1714, m. David SEIBT (Seipt), b. June 14, 1699, d. Nov. 24, 1765, son of Christopher Seibt of Nieder Harpersdorf. [Note from contributor: There is an error in the Schwenkfelder book, as it lists this Judith in one place as the daughter of George REINWALD and in another as the daughter of Melchior REINWALD, sister of Christopher and Barbara.] David SEIBT lived in Armenruh, Silesia, and came to Pa. in 1734 with his wife and children, and settled in Towamencin Twp., Montg. Co., Pa. David Seibt was naturalized June 21, 1743. Both Judith and David are buried in Towamencin Schw. Cem. There is an account of three children, but only two were found: i. Christopher, b. ?, d. May 8, 1748, m. Rosanna Hoffman. ii. Caspar, b. Nov. 1, 1725, d. Dec. 11, 1733, m. Rosina Yeakel. 4. Maria REINWALD, b. 1707, d. Nov. 7, 1757, m. George ANDERS, b. ?, d. Aug. 6, 1738. Fragmentary information seems to warrant the statement that George Anders was married three times. By his first marriage he had a daughter Regina, who was the wife of Melchior Meschter. As a widower he married, Nov. 8, 1718, Anna Neuman, who died Dec. 29, 1726. His third wife was Maria Reinwald, to whom he was married July 26, 1729. Child of Maria REINWALD and George ANDERS: i. Maria, b. Apr. 25, 1738, d. July 11, 1768, m. Melchior REINWALD. ************************ ANNA REINWALD ANDERS ANNA REINWALD ANDERS, b. 1668, d. Sept. 28, 1734, a few days after her arrival in Pa., and was buried in Philadelphia. She was the widow of GEORG ANDERS of Nieder Harpersdorf, b. 1666, d. Aug. 21, 1715. [Note from contributor: there is no indication of Georg Anders' relationship to George Anders, husband of Maria Reinwald, listed above, nor of the parentage of Anna Reinwald.] Children of Anna REINWALD ANDERS and Georg ANDERS: 1. Baltzer ANDERS, b. 1698, d. May 25, 1754, m. Anna HOFFRICHTER, b. abt. 1701, d. Mar. 29, 1784, dau. of Georg Hoffrichter and Anna Wiegner. Baltzer Anders and wife came to Pa. in 1734 with one child, George, the other children having been born later. He settled in Towamencin Twp., on the property now (1920) owned by Jeremiah K. Kriebel, and followed the trade of shoemaker up to the time of his death at the age of fifty-six years. He was not naturalized. Baltzer Anders and his son, George, are buried in the Towamencin Schw. Cem.; Anna Anders is buried in the Kraussdale Schw. Cem. Children of Anna HOFFRICHTER and Baltzer ANDERS: i. George b. June 16, 1733, d. Oct. 28, 1803, m. Barbara Diehl. ii. Anna, b. Apr. 8, 1736, d. June 4, 1822, m. Rev. George Kriebel. iii. Abraham, b. Apr. 1, 1739, d. Apr. 19, 1819, m. Susanna Kriebel. 2. Ursula ANDERS, b. Apr. 5, 1705, d. Apr. 14, 1783, on Mar. 2, 1736, m. David MESCHTER, b. Feb. 1707, d. Mar. 31, 1785, son of Melchior Meschter and Eva Yeakel. David Meschter came to Pa. in 1734 with his mother, and he later bought land in the Hereford Twp., Montg. Co., Pa. He and his wife are buried in the Washingon Schw. Cem. No issue. 3. George ANDERS, b. Dec. 10, 1710, in N. Hdrf., d. Mar. 14, 1794, unmarried. ************************ GEORGE WIEGNER GEORGE WIEGNER, b. ?, d. June 8, 1738, on May 11, 1700, m. MARIA HEEBNER, b. abt. 1679, d. Feb. 6 1765. They arrived in Pa. in 1734. There is record of George Wiegner fleeing Armenruh in 1726 with 4 children, but only 2 are accounted for: 1. Melchior WIEGNER, b. June 9, 1701, d. July 28, 1766, on Oct. 13, 1729, m. Rosina MESCHTER, b. Apr. 20, 1700, d. Dec. 29, 1772, dau. of Melchior Meschter and Susanna Bormann. Melchior and Rosina came to Pa. in 1734 and settled in Hereford Twp., Pa. Melchior was naturalized June 21, 1743. Both he and Rosina are buried in Washington Schw. Cem. Child: i. George, b. about 1734, d. Jan 25, 1776, m. Maria Christina ______. 2. Susanna WIEGNER, b. Aug. 26, 1706, d. Apr. 17, 1769, on June 8, 1728, m. Caspar KRIEBEL, b. abt. 1700, d. Feb. 16, 1771, son of Melchior and Maria Kribel. They came to Pa. in 1734 with one son, George, the second son, Abraham, being born in Pa. Caspar Kriebel was a hymnologist, as he contributed a number of hymns to the early Schwenkfelder hymn book. He and Susanna lived on a farm in Towamencin Twp. Susanna is buried in the Towamencin Schw. Cem., but Caspar is buried in a cemetery in Upper Hanover Twp., near Kraussdale, Pa., as he died suddenly there. Children of Susanna WIEGNER and Caspar KRIEBEL: i. George, b. Nov. 3, 1732, d. Dec. 1, 1850, m. Anna Anders [dau. of Baltzer Anders and Anna Hoffrichter...see above.] ii. Abraham, b. Oct. 18, 1736, d. Jan 30, 1801, m. Susanna Schultz. [Note from contributor: The Schwenkfelder book does not give the relationship between this family and the Hans Wiegner and Susanna Wiegner listed above.] ************************ CHRISTOPHER REINWALD CHRISTOPHER REINWALD, b. 1703 in Silesia, d. Jan. 14, 1770, s. of Melchior, on Nov. 1, 1734, m. SUSANNA SEIBT, b. ?, d. July 23, 1749, dau. of Hans Christoph Seibt of Silesia. Christopher Reinwald was naturalized June 21, 1743. He lived in Towamencin Twp. on land owned, in part (1920), by Rev. Edwin S. Anders. Both Christoph and Susanna are buried in Towamencin Sch. Cem. [Note from contributor: Here Christopher Reinwald is listed as the brother of Judith Reinwald, wife of David Seibt, who is shown above as the daughter of George Reinwald, not Melchior. I have no way of determining which is correct. The book also states that Christopher is the brother of Barbara Reinwald, who came to Pa. in 1734, and who probably lived with him, and who died, Aug. 24, 1775, aged 85 years. She is buried in Towamensin Cem.] Children of Christopher REINWALD and Susanna SEIBT: 1. Balthasar REINWALD, b. Apr. 9, 1735, d. Feb. 28, 1818, on Nov. 24, 1763, m. Elizabeth YEAKEL, b. Feb. 23, 1735, d. June 26, 1801, dau. of Abraham Yeakel and Maria Wiegner. Balthasar Reinwald was a carpenter or cabinet maker, as he made coffins. Children: i. Regina, b. Nov. 28, 1764, d. Nov. 5, 1825, m. Henry Snyder. ii. Sarah, b. May 26, 1768, d. Aug. 20, 1841, m. Andrew Anders (dau. George Anders and Barbara Diehl, granddaughter of Baltzer Anders above.) 2. Christopher REINWALD, b. Mar. 6, 1737, d. Dec. 13, 1814, m. Maria MESCHTER, b. Apr. 26, 1742, d. Feb. 10, 1826, dau. Melchior Meschter and Regina Anders [dau. of George Anders (and first wife), listed above.] Christopher Reinwald was a farmer and lived in Towamencin Twp., near Kulpsville, Pa. Children: i. David, b. Apr 24, 1763, d. June 13, 1818, unmarried. ii. Susanna, b. Aug. 17, 1765, d. Apr. 28, 1848, m. Christian Snyder. iii. Rosina (Rosanna), b. Sept. 29, 1767, d. Feb. 17, 1847, unmarried iv. Christopher, b. Jan 24, 1770; d. Feb. 27, 1770. v. Maria, b. Jan. 9, 1771, d. Feb. 3, 1826, m. Godfreid Bostan. vi. Regina (Rachel), b. May 4, 1773, d. Sept. 1, 1818, m. John Garner. vii. Christopher, b. Apr. 7, 1775, d. Sept. 26, 1828, m. Barbara Hendricks. viii. Magdalena, b. June 23, 1777, d. Oct. 4, 1843. xix. Catherine, b. June 23, 1777, d. Aug. 10, 1846, twin of Magdalena. x. Abraham, b. Jan 26. 1780, d. Oct. 25, 1848, m. Anna Dresher. xi. Elizabeth, b. June 29, 1782, d. Nov. 3, 1864, m. John Erb. xii. Anna, b. Apr. 24, 1787, d. Mar. 23, 1869. 3. David (REINWALD) REINWALT, b. Mar. 13, 1739, d. 1816, m. Catherine ______. David was a weaver. Family are buried in Shenkel Ch. Cem., Pottstown, Pa. Children: i. Joseph, b. abt. 1769, d. May 31, 1849, m. Mary Langenbach. ii. Adam, b. ?, d. 1844, m. Hannah Price. iii. Jacob, b. Nov. 21, 1782, d. Nov. 21, 1809, m. Mary Garver. iv. David, b. ?, d. after 1823, unmarried. v. Catharine, b. Apr. 21, 1780, d. Apr. 21, 1802, unmarried. vi. Elizabeth, m. Daniel Benner. vii. Mary, m. Jacob Bealer. viii. Susanna, b. Jan 4, 1789, d. Mar. 6, 1852, unmarried. 4. Abraham REINWALD, b. Nov. 4, 1740, d. July 30, 1745. 5. Melchior REINWALD, b. Apr. 1, 1744, d. Dec. 5, 1812, on May 5, 1767 m. Maria ANDERS, b. Apr. 25, 1738, d. July 11, 1768, dau. of George Anders and Maria Reinwald, listed above. No children. On Apr. 5, 1785, he married second time, Rosina (Rosanna) SNYDER, b. Mar. 8, 1757, d. Oct. 8, 1843, dau. of Henry Snyder and Rosina Neuman. Children: i. Salome, b. Sept. 4, 1789, d. Sept. 4, 1789. ii. Henry, b. Aug. 25, 1791, d. Feb. 8, 1812. iii. Lydia, b. Aug. 27, 1793, d. Jan. 3, 1862. iv. Jonas, b. July 20, 1796, d. Nov. 9, 1829, m. Susanna Schultz. 6. Susanna REINWALD, b. July 10, 1749, d. ?. ************************ CHRISTOPHER WIEGNER CHRISTOPHER WIEGNER, b. ?, d. prior to the emigration in 1734, on June 2, 1711, m. SUSANNA SEIBT, b. ?, d. Sept. 18, 1755, and is buried in the Salford Schw. Cem. Christopher was from Langneundorf and Susanna was from Nieder Harpersdorf. It is believed that Christopher died in Saxony. Susanna arrived in Pa. in 1734 with her children. It is said she left Hdrf. with a family of eight, but only six children are accounted for: 1. Christopher WIEGNER, b. 1712, d. Dec. 24, 1777, on Nov. 18, 1739, m. Anna SCHULTZ, b. Apr. 1, 1714, d. June 15, 1789, dau. of Balthasar Schultz and Susanna Dietrich. Christopher Wiegner was naturalized June21, 1743. He lived in Towamencin Twp., Pa. on a farm owned in 1920 by Enoch Heebner. Both Anna and Christopher 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, said to have lived in Pa., Va. and Ohio. 2. Susanna WIEGNER, b. Sept. 22, 1714, d. July 29, 1757, on Nov. 15, 1738, m. Andreas WARMER, b. Mar. 1, 1705, d. Jan 28, 1786, s. of David Warmer of Nieder Harpersdorf. Andreas Warmer is buried in the Hans Heinrich Yeakle burial plot at Hosensack, Pa. Susanna is buried in Towamencin Schw. Cem. Andreas Warmer came to Pa. in 1734, bought land in Towamencin Twp., Pa. No issue. 3. Maria WIEGNER, b. Jan. 6, 1716., d. ?. 4. Abraham WIEGNER, b. June 2, 1719, d. March 13, 1781, on May 31, 1750, m. Susanna YEAKEL, b. Jan. 12, 1729, d. Jan. 28, 1812, dau. of Abraham Yeakel and Maria Wiegner. Abraham Wiegner was naturalized Sept. 24, 1745. He lived in Lower Salford Twp. on the farm owned in 1918 by Abraham Derstine. Abraham Wiegner is buried in Salford Schw. Cem., but place of burial of Susanna has not been determined. Children: i. Maria, b. May 27, 1751, d. ?. ii. Sarah, b. June 5, 1753, d. Aug. 8, 1758. iii. Rosina, b. Feb. 7, 1755, d. Apr. 20, 1834, m. David Kriebel. iv. Susanna, b. July 25, 1757, d. June 26, 1793, m. Christopher Kriebel. v. Abraham, b. Sept. 25, 1760, d. Dec. 6, 1824, m. Susanna Snyder. vi. John, b. July 9, 1765, d. Sept. 6, 1847, m. Rosina Kriebel. 5. George WIEGNER, b. 1721, d. Apr. 8, 1784, on 13 Apr 1749, m. Susanna YEAKEL, b. 1723, d. Nov. 16, 1790, dau. of David Yeakel and Susanna Heydrick. George Wiegner was naturalized Sept. 24, 1745 and settled in Upper Hanover Twp., Pa. Both he and Susanna are buried in Kraussdale Schw. Cem. Children: i. Esther, b. Oct. 9, 1751, d. Feb. 13, 1816, m. George Kriebel. ii. Susanna, b. Oct. 3, 1754, d. Apr. 15, 1833, m. George Snyder. iii. Rosina, b. Mar. 1, 1759, d. Dec. 18, 1819, m. Christopher Neuman. 6. Rosina WIEGNER, b. ?, d. Sept. 14, 1800, unmarried. [Note by contributor: No relationship is given between this family and the Seibts and Wiegners listed above.]