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MOTZ, George

Male 1790 - 1839  (49 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  MOTZ, George was born in 1790 in Centre County, PA (son of MOTZ, John and WITMER, Anna Maria); died in 1839 in Hamilton County, IN.

    Family/Spouse: HARPER, Rachel. Rachel was born in 1800 in Centre County, PA; died in 1839 in Hamilton County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. MOTZ, Levi was born on 21 Apr 1829 in Centre County, PA; died on 26 May 1914 in Decatur, Burt, NE.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  MOTZ, John was born in 1758 in Berks County, PA (son of MOTZ, Johann Casper); died in 1802 in Woodward, PA.

    John + WITMER, Anna Maria. Anna (daughter of WITMER, Peter and SCHUETT, Sarah Maria Salome) was born on 9 Oct 1767; died between 1768 and 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  WITMER, Anna Maria was born on 9 Oct 1767 (daughter of WITMER, Peter and SCHUETT, Sarah Maria Salome); died between 1768 and 1861.
    Children:
    1. MOTZ, Elizabeth
    2. MOTZ, Jacob
    3. 1. MOTZ, George was born in 1790 in Centre County, PA; died in 1839 in Hamilton County, IN.
    4. MOTZ, John was born on 6 Jan 1792; died on 22 Nov 1849.
    5. MOTZ, James
    6. MOTZ, Sarah
    7. MOTZ, Susan


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  MOTZ, Johann Casper was born between 1712 and 1714 in Germany; died in 1802 in Union County, PA.
    Children:
    1. MOTZ, George Peter was born on 26 Jun 1743 in Berks County, PA; died on 6 Feb 1806 in Freeburg, Snyder County, PA; was buried in Feb 1806 in St Peter's Church, Freeburg, PA.
    2. MOTZ, Michael Johann was born on 4 Aug 1745 in Berks County, PA; died on 27 Aug 1830 in Centre County, PA; was buried in St Paul's Cemetery.
    3. 2. MOTZ, John was born in 1758 in Berks County, PA; died in 1802 in Woodward, PA.

  2. 6.  WITMER, Peter was born in 1737 in Hertzheim, Prussia (son of WITMER, Peter and BACHMAN, Anna Catharine); died on 3 Jul 1793 in Union Township, Snyder County, PA; was buried in 1793 in Row's (Salem) Cemetery, Penn Township, PA.

    Notes:

    He arrives with his parents, brothers and sister, when he was 10 years old. They came aboard the ship, Restauration; James Hall, Capt; from Rotterdam, last from Leith. His parents, born in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, had fled with other Swiss Mennonite families due to religious persecution.

    He was a soldier in the Pennsylvania Continental Line during the Revolution. He was also a soldier in the Militia from Northumberland County, PA.

    He was a private in a company of the militia active as Rangers against the Indians on the frontier. The Company was commanded by Capt. John Moll of Sunbury, PA.

    Peter married SCHUETT, Sarah Maria Salome on 7 Oct 1757 in St Michael's and Zion Church, Philippines., Pa. Sarah (daughter of SCHUETT, Carl Valentine Michael) was born on 4 Oct 1740 in Upper Alsace, France; died in 1800 in Snyder County, PA; was buried in Row's (Salem) Cemetery, Penn Township, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  SCHUETT, Sarah Maria Salome was born on 4 Oct 1740 in Upper Alsace, France (daughter of SCHUETT, Carl Valentine Michael); died in 1800 in Snyder County, PA; was buried in Row's (Salem) Cemetery, Penn Township, PA.
    Children:
    1. WITMER, George was born on 23 Apr 1758 in Lancaster County, PA; died between 1759 and 1848.
    2. WHITMER, Peter was born on 11 Jan 1760 in Lancaster County, PA; died on 19 Nov 1835 in Perry County, OH.
    3. WITMER, Maria Catharine was born in Jul 1761 in Lancaster County, PA; died between 1762 and 1855.
    4. WITMER, Maria Salomana was born on 3 Sep 1762 in Lancaster County, PA; died between 1763 and 1856.
    5. WITMER, Maria Magdalena was born on 4 Apr 1766 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; died in 1847 in Green Township, Summit County, OH; was buried in Greensburg Cemetery, Green Township, Summit County, OH.
    6. 3. WITMER, Anna Maria was born on 9 Oct 1767; died between 1768 and 1861.
    7. WITMER, Maria Barbara was born on 9 Jan 1769; died between 1770 and 1863.
    8. WITMER, Samuel was born on 4 Apr 1771 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; died on 4 Oct 1829; was buried in Cemetery of Kaiser's Church, Union Township, Snyder County, PA.
    9. WITMER, Margaretha was born on 28 Dec 1772; died before 1793.
    10. WITMER, Susanna was born about 1775 in Snyder County, PA; died between 1776 and 1869.
    11. WITMER, John Jacob was born on 8 Feb 1778 in Union Township, Snyder County, PA; died on 11 May 1853 in Snyder County, PA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  WITMER, Peter was born in 1698 in Canton Zurich, Switzerland (son of WIDMER, Johannes and GRABER, Katharina); died on 28 Jul 1791 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA.

    Notes:

    From the book, "The Witmer Family" compiled by Maxine Blankenhorn Bennett, pub. by Clifford H. Bennett, 1984

    Peter Widmer was born abt. 1698 in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. He was listed in the congregation of Swiss Mennonite families who had fled because of religious persecution, to the more tolerant Upper Rhine Valley of Germany and were living there in 1731. Later he was in the congregation at Hasselbach, four miles from Bischofshelm to the South.
    Peter and his wife Anna emigrated with their children on the English ship "Restauration", James Hall, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Leith -- arrived in Philadelphia harbor 9 Oct 1747. They settled in Lancaster County, near friends and relatives who had also emigrated from the Palatinate or adjacent German Duchies. Peter and Anna were parents of several children, but only five are known.

    Peter married BACHMAN, Anna Catharine between 1716 and 1752. Anna was born between 1695 and 1720; died between 1745 and 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  BACHMAN, Anna Catharine was born between 1695 and 1720; died between 1745 and 1808.
    Children:
    1. WITMER, Johannes Christian was born in 1735; died between 1736 and 1825.
    2. 6. WITMER, Peter was born in 1737 in Hertzheim, Prussia; died on 3 Jul 1793 in Union Township, Snyder County, PA; was buried in 1793 in Row's (Salem) Cemetery, Penn Township, PA.
    3. WITMER, Jacob was born in 1739; died between 1740 and 1829.
    4. WITMER, George was born in 1740; died in 1780 in PA.
    5. WITMER, Catharine was born about 1742; died between 1743 and 1836.

  3. 14.  SCHUETT, Carl Valentine Michael
    Children:
    1. 7. SCHUETT, Sarah Maria Salome was born on 4 Oct 1740 in Upper Alsace, France; died in 1800 in Snyder County, PA; was buried in Row's (Salem) Cemetery, Penn Township, PA.



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