Johannes Klein
Immigrant 1744
Four Klein men arrived in Philacelphia on 20 Oct.1744, on the ship Phoenix sailing from Rotterdam via Cowes. They were Theobald/Thiebalt Klein, Philip Wendel Klein, Johannes Klein (this page), and Johann Adam Klein. We believe at Theobald, Philip Wendel, and Johannes to be brothers or cousins. Philip Wendel Klein had a son named Johann Adam Klein. All of them settled for a time in the border area of present day Lehigh & Berks Counties.
Theobald, also seen in records as Deobald Klein, is found in 1759 in Longswamp Twp, Berks Co. PA, a single man. It is possible Theobald never married, or that the Theobald of 1759 was a son of the Theobald on the ship Phoenix. Philip Wendel Klein settled in Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co., and his son Johann Adam in the Lyon Valley which runs from Weisenbert to Lowhill Twp., Lehigh Co. Johannes settled in Lower Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co. PA.
For contemporary aerial photo of Essenheim see
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Aerial_View_of_Essenheim_14.09.2008_15-00-27.JPG. Essenheim is a 45minute bus ride (route 71) from the Mainz hauptbahnhof.
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | expect Wirthenbach or Essenheim, Ger. | [3][5] | ||
| 1st)Marriage | 31 July 1719 | Eva Kampff | [5] | |
| 2nd)Marriage | between 1733 & 1736 | Anna Margaretha Unknown | [3][5] | |
| Immigration | 1744 | Essenheim Germany via Rotterdam & Cowes, to Baltimore, MD on ship "Phoenix" |
[1][2][3][4] | |
| Death | > 1744 | expect PA | ||
| Burial |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 8 Generation 9 Generation 10
+-- Johannes Klein
| (????- 1730)
+-- Johannes Klein ----+
| (????->1744) |
Johannes Peter Klein--+ +-- Anna Ursula Unknown
(1741->1808) | (????-????)
+-- Anna Margaretha Unknown
(????-????)
Sources: [5]
Children
( children with 1st wife Eva Kampff, in Germany. )
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Heinrich Klein | M | 30 Mar 1721 | Essenheim, Ger. | died 3 June 1723 | [5] | |
| Eva Klein | F | 11 July 1728 | Essenheim, Ger. | [5] | ||
| Anna Christina Klein | F | 15 Oct 1730 | Essenheim, Ger. | [5] | ||
| Johannes Klein | M | 22 Mar 1732 | Essenheim,Ger. | [5] |
(children with 2nd wife Anna Margaretha Unknown, who immigrated. )
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Adam Klein | M | 29 Sept 1736 | Essenheim, Ger. | [1][3][5] | ||
| Johannes Peter Klein | M | 8 Jan 1741 | Essenheim, Ger. | Catherine Unknown | Direct line | [1][3][5] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essenheim, Ger. | by 1721 - 1744 | [5] | |
| expect Northampton Co. PA | ~1744 - ?d. |
Photos
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Collection of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776 by Israel Daniel Rupp,Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore 1965, p. 169-170 " Oct. 20, 1744. Foreigners imported in the ship "Phoenix", William Wilson, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes": Theobald Klein, Philip Wendel Klein, Johanes Klein, John Adam Klein. Submitted by Kerry Kline. | |
| 2 | Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808 , p. 355 "Phoenix", 1744 from Rotterdam, last from Cowes Among those listed were the following Kleins: Thiebalt Klein, Philips Wendel Klein, Johannes Klein. Passengers included 110 men and 55 women; however no women's names were on the list. It was not indicated whether or not there were children on board or what the ages were of the males who were listed. Submitted by Kerry Kline. | |
| 3 | '''Emmigrants from the Palatinate to the American Colonies in the 18th Century by Dr. Friedrich Krebs; publ. by Penna. German Society, Norristown, PA, 1953.
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| 4 | Atlantic Bridge to Germany, Vol. II, Part B. Rheinland-Pfalz (The Palatinate). By Charles M. Hall. p. 13. Essenheim Germany, in Mainz-Bingen lies on a small tributary that flows into the Rhein river between Bingen and Mainz. Essenheim is south of the Rhein, and east of Bingen. Submitted by Kerry Kline. | |
| 5 | German church records , researched in 1998 by Willi (Leiner), professional genealogist; photocopied results sent by correspondent Fran Bean.
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| 6 | Personal correspondence from Kerry Kline, Shippenville, PA 1993 - 96; now deceased. Her research manuscript re. the Klein family is found in the family research section of the Clarion Public Library, Clarion PA. Kerry was descended from Jacob Klein, son of Johan Jacob Klein and Elizabetha Vogele. | N/A
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| 7 | Fran Hazen Bean, correspondence 1990-continuing, re. descendants of Reuben Kline of Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA; and ancestors of John Klein & Anna Fenstermacher in Lehigh Co. PA & Germany. | |
| 8 | Church Records of Longswamp Reformed Church 1748-1810, Folder #78, Longswamp Twp. collection, Berks Co. Genealogical Society Library, Kutztown, PA. , photocopy Feb. 1995 By E W Williams.
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See additional Longswamp Reformed Church Records for Klein & other surnames |
| 9 | Records of Zion's Lutheran Church, The Lehigh Church, Baptismal Records: (parents, child, birth date, bapt. date, sponsors.)
Johan Nicholas Klein b. 5 March 1772; bapt 9 Apr 1772; parents Johannes Klein & Catharina; sponsors; Johan Nicolaus Klein & Catherine B. Keiser.
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Source Notes
- We have no record of Johannes & Margaretha Klein beyond the 1774 ship Phoenix' record of their entry at Philadelphia. Their son Johannes, named in the Wirthenbach & Essenheim church records, appears in the records of Macungie Twp., Northampton/Lehigh Co. PA at the same time as Philip Wendel Klein who was on the Phoenix in 1744.
- Macungie Township was originally part of Bucks County. Northampton Co. was created in 1752; at that time Macungie was divided into Upper Macungie, Lower Macungie , and Salisbury townships. Families on wide-scattered farms, with no near neighbors, functioned as isolated units. No villages of any importance existed in the early years, only gathering places such as taverns, mills, and churches. "As late as 1776 only two population centers existed in present-day Lehigh County: Allentown (officially callen Northampton, but known locally as "Allen's towne"), and Emmaus - but the latter remained closed to outsiders" (ie. non-Mennonites). The road from Macungie to Bethlehem was not built until 1760; before that people journeyed on foot using Indian paths.
From "Life in an Eighteenth-Century Moravian Community" by Jean Stauffer Hudson, printed in the 1978 Proceedings, Lehigh County Historical Society, pg.9 - Ships documents only recorded names of males over a certain age; for the ship "Phoenix" this age is not stated. Johannes Klein's son John Adam Klein is expected from the Essenheim church records to have been about 8 yrs. old at time of immigration. John Adam Klein's name is on the ship's list, but his brother Johannes, about 3 yrs old, is not listed. The church records mention 5 people in the family of Johannes Klein immigrating. The surviving children for Johannes Klein's first marriage, and their ages in 1744, would be Eva 16, Christina 14, and Johannes 11. Either the 5 people mentioned refers to 5 children in the family, or if it means 5 persons total then 2 children were left behind with relatives. If all 5 children immigrated, it is curious that the older son Johannes, apparently older than Joh. Adam, is not listed. The women were routinely not named on the ship's lists.
These small inconsistencies, plus the fact of Johannes Klein being an extremely common name in Germany, erodes the certainty that the Johannes Klein on the ship Phoenix is our ancestor. Arguing for the match is the fact that our Klein family lived in Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co. PA in proximity to the Philip Wendel Klein family, and that descendants of both these families eventually migrated to Clarion County in western PA, where they appear to have possibly known each other (see John Klein page, re. David Kline and descendants of Philip Wendel Klein). - The Nicholas Klein and the Magdalena Klein found in records of the Longswamp Reformed Church, Berks Co. PA, seem to be of the generation of Johannes and Margaretha Klein (Nicholas & Elisabetha as parents in 1775; Magdalena as sponsor in1776; Nicholas as sponsor in 1778). Their relationship if any to our direct line Kleins is unknown. If this Nicholas Klein at Longswamp is the same Nicholas who with wife Margaretha appears as parent in 1776-1781 at The Lehigh Church, then he was twice married.
- A record at The Lehigh Church shows a Nicholas Klein, (probably of the same generation or older than Johannes Peter Klein & Catharine) acting as a sponsor at the 1772 baptism of Nicholas Klein, son of Johannes Klein and Catharina. We expect the sponsor was an uncle of the child, and thus a son of Johannes Klein and Margaretha. As he does not appear in the German church records or the 1744 ship Phoenix' records, we expect he was born in the U.S. It appears he was single in 1772, possibly married to Elisabetha Unknown by Apr. 1775, (and possibly remarried to Margaretha Unknown by Apr 1776).
Conjecture
- PHILIP WENDEL KLEIN
Linking the Lehigh County Kleins of our ancestry to the Johannes Klein who arrived on the ship "Phoenix" in 1744 is largely based on the list of other Kleins who also arrived on the "Phoenix" (Thiebalt Klein, Philip Wendel Klein & John Adam Klein), and the evidence that they also settled in the immediate area of Lehigh & Berks Counties. Philip Wendel Klein settled in Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. His sons were John Adam, John Jacob, Lorentz and Peter.
(For more information see Philip Wendel Klein).
SOURCES: Thiebalt Klein, and possibly Philip Wendel Klein's sons Peter and Joh. Jacob settled in neighboring Berks Co.: History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon by I. Daniel Rupp, Publ. G. Hills, 1844, Lancaster, PA.
p. 191 "In 1756 the following were...taxables of Heidelberg Twp.:..Jacob Klein."
p. 225, Long-swamp township, "The following named person resided here in 1756, and many of them nearly thirty years earlier: ...Peter Klein...Deobald Klein."
- DAVID KLEIN FAMILY - DESCENDANTS OF PHILIP WENDEL KLEIN
Additionally, David Klein, a great-grandson of Philip Wendel Klein (See David Kline biography) eventually may have settled in Clarion County, as did the descendants of our Johannes Klein. It appears possible that Rebecca Ann Kline, a daughter of this David Kline, may have visited in the home of John Klein in 1860. (See John Klein page, 1860 census). This presence in Clarion County of descendants of Philip Wendel Klein strengthens our belief that Johannes Klein and Philip Wendel Klein on the ship "Phoenix" were related, and that Johannes Klein from the "Phoenix" was the same person as Johannes Klein, father of our Johannes Peter Klein of Lehigh County.
Three children of David Kline appear living together in the 1850 census of Porter Twp., Clarion Col PA. Aaron Cline, age 19, Farmer; David age 17; Rebecca age 18. All born in PA. (See image, page of Abram Howe).
- OTHER KLEINS IN LEHIGH-BERKS AREA, UNIDENTIFIED
A Collection of Thirty Thousand Names... by Rupp, Appendix No.2,
Pg.434-35, Names of Early Settlers of Berks County, naturalized Jan. 9, 1729-1730: Johan Isaac Klein .
pg. 466: "The first settlers in Tulphocken were Lutherans & German Reformed"...Members of the Tulpehocken Church from 1743-1746: George Klein, Jacob Klein.
History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon by I. Daniel Rupp, Publ. G. Hills, 1844, Lancaster, PA.
p. 191 "In 1756 the following were...taxables of Heidelberg Twp.:...Jacob Klein..."
p. 225: Long-swamp township. The following named persons resided here in 1756, and many of them nearly thrity years earlier:...Bernhard Klein"
Historical & Biographical Annals of Berks Co. PA by Montgomery 1909, Vol. 1, p.8 "First Taxables - assessment believed to have been made in 1752, Berks Co. Alsace...George Kline; Amity, Single Men...Peter Kline;Colebrookdale...Michael Cline; Exeter...Nicholas Klime (sic); Greenwich...Daniel Kline; Longswamp...Bernhart Klein, Dewalt Klein, single Men...Peter Kline; Other surnames of interest: Barnard Fegley, Jacob & Philip Fenstermacher, Samuel Fogel, Peter & Joast Mertz; Pine-Grove...Henry Kline.
P. 1048 Longswamp Twp., taxables 1759:Bernhard Klein, Deobald Klein (single).
Research Wishlist
- Church records for the Johannes & Anna Margaretha Klein family in the U.S., perhaps in Philadelphia area or in present-day Lehigh Co. area. Particularly, records for birth of a Nicholas Klein & other children after 1744; and death/burial records for Johannes & Margaretha.
