Susanna Margaret Ranck Notes from "The Ranck Reporter"
Return to page of Susanna Margaretha Ranck
Please see "The Ranck Reporter, vol XIX, No. 1, Oct. 1996, at:
http://ranck.org/Archive/Reporter/V19N1.pdf
Susanna Ranck (sister of Joh. Michael & Joh. Philip Ranck), her husband Christian Schnader, and their daughter Margaret Schneder arrived in Philadelphia PA 11 Sept 1729 on the ship "Allen". They settled in the area known as Weaverland, NE of Blue Ball in East Earl Twp. (Lehigh Co. PA).
Christian Schneder warranted & purchased from sons of William Penn. These 133 acres on both sides of Consetoga Creek lay south of present-day Terre Hill. The location of the house & outbuildings is present-day 286 Conestoga Creek Rd, owned in 1996 by David R. & Sharon Horst.
In addition to daughter Margaret, another daughter (Elizabeth) and 4 sons (Joh. Jacob, Joh. Christian, Joh. Philip, & Joh. Michael) were born after arriving in PA. All but Michael were baptized by John Caspar Stoever at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Holland.
Susanna Margaret Ranck's death is recorded in Zeltenreich's Church records, 1767. Her husband Christian Schnader remarried by 1769. "Majority of descendants spell the name "Snader'".
Christian Schnader (1707-1793) married Susanna Margaret Ranck (29 Oct. 1707-20 Jan 1767), dau. of Valentine Ranck & Margaret Philippes.
Children:
- 1) Margaret Schnader b. 2 Feb 1729; m. Frederick Sparr, son of George Sparr.
- 2) Elizabeth Schnader b. 15 July 1732; m. ? (questionable reference to Henry Weber).
- 3) John Jacob b. 25 Mar, 1735; d.1829; m. 1st Anna Maria unknown; m. 2nd Margaret Shirk (Koffroth) (widow of Henry Koffroth; & dau. of David Shirk & Margaret Huber).
- 4) John Christian Schnader b. 8 Mar 1738, d. 22 Oct 1824; m. Elizabeth unknown.
- 5) John Philip Schnader b. 15 Feb 1741, d. May 1799;m. Dorothy Miller ( dau. of Leonard Mueller & Sophia unknown).
- 6) John Michael Schnader b. 9 May 1745, d. 2 Sept 1831; m. Eleanor Miller (1742-1821; dau. of Leonard Mueller & Sophia unknown; sister of Dorothy Miller)
Author: Allan J. Skiles, New Holland, PA
greatx7 grandson of Christian Schnader & Susanna Margaret Ranck.
Also descended (greatx6 grandson) from Joh. Philip & Anna Barbara Ranck
Allan J. Skiles cites these sources:
- Will #F-1-425
- Records of Trinity Lutheran Church
- Records of Zeltenreich's Reformed Church
- "Pennsylvania German Pioneers" by Strassberger & Hinke: immigrants in 1729
- Earl & East Earl township records.
