Susanna Margaretha Ranck

Immigrated 1729, ship Allen

Susanna Margaretha Ranck was born in 1707, in Mannheim, Germany. Her father was born in Paris; her mother was of Dutch-German origins. Persecution of the Protestants in the France of Louis XIV had brought the Ranc family to Germany in 1785, to the Hugenot community in Mannheim, and there Susanna was born. When she was 18-20 years old, she married, perhaps twice. The records of the Schneader family record her marriage in about 1727 to Johan Christian Schnaeder, and with him she immigrated to America in 1729 on the ship Allen. From Philadelphia they progressed to Lancaster Co. PA and settled initially in Weaverland, in Earl/East Earl Twp. Later they re-settled on 133 acres located south of present-day Terre Hill, Earl Twp., purchased from sons of William Penn.
Records of the Ranck family show her married in 1725, in Mannheim, to Johann Valentin Weinkraus. If these two sets of records are indeed for the same person, then Mr. Weinkraus must have died shortly after their marriage. Since the Ranc family of Paris had immigrated to Mannheim in 1685, it is possible but not highly likely that two Susanna Margaretha Ranck individuals would marry within a couple years of each other. Until further information is available we are assuming there was a first, short-lived marriage, before she married Johan Phillip Schneder and left for America.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	29 Oct 1707	Neckrau, Mannheim, Germany
1st Marriage	26 Feb 1725	Mannheim, Germany	To Johann Valentin Weinkraus
2nd Marriage	~1727	Germany	To Johan Christian Schnaeder
Death	20 Jan 1767	New Holland, Lancaster Co., PA
Burial	23 Jan 1767	New Holland Cemetery, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 8            Generation 9              Generation 10
 
                                      
                                                     
                                                        
                                                        
                          +-- Johan Christian Schnaeder
                          |   (1707-1793)                 
 Johann Phillip Scneder --+                             +-- Hans Valentine Ranck       
 (1740-<1800)             |                             |
                          +-- Susanna Margaretha Ranck--+
                              (1707-1767)               |
                                                        +-- Margaretha Phillipes
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Children

(all children with Johan Christian Schnaeder)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Anna Maria Margaretha Scneder	F	2 Feb 1729	Thierachenern, Bern, Switzerland	Frederick Sparr son of George Sparr	d. May 1801 Chester Co. PA
Elisabetha Scneder	F	b. 15 July 1732; bapt. 8 Jun 1735	New Holland, Lancaster Co. PA	("questionable ref. to Henry Weber")
Johann Jacob Schnader	M	25 Mar 1735	New Holland, Lancaster Co. PA	m.1) Anna Maria unknown m.2)Margaret Shurk (Koffroth (widow of Henry Koffroth), dau. of David Shirk & Margaret Huber	d. ~1829, Lancaster Co. PA
Johann Christian Scneder	M	b. 8 Mar 1738; bapt.3 Apr 1738	New Holland, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co. PA	Elizabeth unknown(b.~1746); married in New Holland	d. 22 Oct 1824, New Holland
Johann Phillip Scneder	M	15 Feb 1741	New Holland, Lancaster Co. PA	Dorothy Mueller/Miller	Direct Line died May 1799
Johann Michael Schnader	M	9 May 1745	New Holland, Lancaster Co., PA	Eleanora Mueller(1742-1821 dau. of Leonard Mueller & Sophia unknown	d. 2 Sept 1831, New Holland

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Neckrau, Mannheim, Germany	1707	birthplace
Germany	1727	marriage
Thierachenern, Bern, Switzerland	by 1728/29	1st child born
Weaverland, East Earl Twp.,Lancaster Co. PA	1729
near (present-day) Terre Hill, East Earl Twp.,Lancaster Co. PA	1733

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	"Descendants of Jacob Schneider" manuscript from JoAnn Cupp,(see contributors page)including data from Scneder Bible records, church records and other sources. See full transcript with source list, at right. Generation No. 1 JACOB SCHNEIDER was born 1667, died 1726. He married ELSA KLEIN. Child of Jacob Schneider and Elsa Klein: Johan Christian Schnaeder. Generation No. 2 JOHAN CHRISTIAN SCHNAEDER, born 1707 in Switzerland; died ~1793 in New Holland, Lancaster Co. PA. He married SUSANNA MARGARETHA RANCK about 1727 in Germany . SUSANNA MARGARETHA RANCK was a daughter of HANS RANCK & MARGARETHA PHILLEPES. SUSANNA MARGARETHA RANCK was born 29 Oct 1707 in Neckrau, Mannehim, Germany, and died 20 Jan 1767 in New Holland, Lancaster Co., PA. She was buried 23 Jan 1767 at New Holland Cemetery, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co. PA . Children of JOHAN CHRISTIAN SCHNAEDER & SUSANNA MARGARETHA RANCK: Generation 3 i . ANNA MARIA MARGARETHA SCNEDER, born 23 Feb 1728/29, Thierachenern, Bern, Switzerland; died May 1801, Chester Co., PA. ii. ELISABETHA SCHNEDER born 15 July 1732, baptised 8 June 1735, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lancaster Co. PA iii. (4.) JOHANN JACOB SCHNADER, born 25 Mar. 1735, Lancaster Co., PA; died ~1829, Lancaster Co., PA. iv. JOHANN CHRISTIAN SCHNEDER, born 8 Mar 1737/38 New Holland, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA; baptised 3 Apr 1738 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lancaster Co. PA; died 22 Oct 1824, New Holland, Lancaster Co., PA . He married ELIZABETH (surname unknown), in New Holland, Lancaster Co., PA. She was born ~1746. v. (5.) JOHANN PHILLIP SCNEDER, born 15 Feb 1740/41, Lancaster Co., PA; died before 1800. vi. (6.) JOHANN MICHAEL SCHNADER, born 9 May 1745, New Holland, Lancaster Co., PA; died 2 Sept 1831, New Holland, Lancaster Co., PA.	Descendants of Jacob Schneider
2	Rootsweb, Dargitz/Snader file by Jon Pennington, noted in correspondence of JoAnn Cupp; re. Johan Christian Schnaeder birth , marriage, and death data.
3	Records of Trinity Lutheran Church, New Holland, Lancaster Co. PA 1730-1799, translated by Schwalm & Weiser; as found in Pennsylvania Births Lancaster County 1723-1777 by John T. Humphrey, Humphrey Publications, Wash. D. C. 1997, p. 307. Lists birth dates for Elisabetha, Joh. Christian, Joh. Philip Scneder, Johann Jacob & Margaretha Schnadter; father is Christian Schnadter, mother not listed. (Per research of J. Allan Skiles, see below)
4	Records of Zeltenreich's Reformed Church, Lancaster Co. PA. Records the death in 1767 of Susanna Margaret Ranck (Scnader). (Per research of J. Allan Skiles, see below)
5	Personal correspondence from JoAnn Cupp, 2007 - ongoing. See contributors' page.	N/A
6	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams]	N/A
7	The Ranks of Rancks, research manuscript of J. Allan Skiles, 1978, reprinted 1997. Available from Steve Loewen, 331 East Main St., New Holland, PA 17551, Phone 717-354-2200. Available online as "Brief History of the Ranck Family", Rank Heritage Center, at http://www.ranck.org/ Rev. Jean Ranc, Hugenot pastor b. 1641 in Paris, d. 1712 in Mannheim Germany. His son Hans Valentine (Jean Valentin) Ranck (b. ___ d. 1710) married in Mannheim to Margaretha Philippes (Mafgarith Philipp) of French-Dutch descent. They had six children: Anna Barbara b. 1699; John Michael b. 1701; John Philip b. 1704; Rosine Katharine b. 1705 (died in childhood); Susanna Margaretha b. 1707; Johann Valentine b. 1710 (died in childhood). Susanna Margaretha Ranck married 26 Feb 1725 to Johann Valentin Weinkraus. Christian Schneder & wife Susanna Margaretha (Ranck), & daughter Margaret arrived in Philadelphia 11 Sept. 1729 on Ship Allen. They settled originally in Weaverland, later on 133 acres south of present Terre Hill.
8	The Ranck Reporter,"A Ranck/Rank Clan Newsletter",Vol XIX, No. 1, Oct 1996. Website http://ranck.org/Archive/Reporter/V19N1.pdf Includes data on immigration, marriage & children (& children's spouses, spouses' parents) of Susanna Margaret Ranck. Compilsed by Allan J. Skiles; cites these sources: Will #f-1-425 Records of Trinity Lutheran Church Records of Zeltenreich's Reformed Church Strassberger & Hinke, immigrants in 1729 Earl & East Earl township records.	See extract from "The Ranck Reporter"
9	Application for Membership in the National Society Sons of the American Revolution, 1948, for applicant Willard S. Fenstermacher. As per SAR membership rules, applicants must demonstrate direct male lineage to a person who served in some fashion in the revolutionary war. Mr. Fenstermacher gives his direct ancestry through Johan Christian Schnaeder and Susanna Margaretha Ranck. Their son, Michael Sneder, is listed has having been a Private, 3rd Class, 1st Company, 5th Battalion, Lancaster County [PA] Militia. Mr. Fenstermacher indicates that this information along with the data concerning his ancestry is contained in the Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Vol. VII, Page 497-515-992. He also indicates that the name Sneder is sometimes spelled Schneder, Snader, Schneider.

Research

Research Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
R-1	Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, pg. 447, biography of David W. Ranck, his ancestors & descendants. Mention is made of his parents John Ranck (b. 1811) & Elizabeth Weidman; his grandfather John Ranck; great-grandfather Andrew Ranck; and great-great-grandfather the immigrant in 1740 Philip Ranck, of German & Swiss parentage, who took the oath of allegiance to King George in 1760. As this Ranck family immigrated in 1740, about13 years after Margaretha Ranck Snader, to Lancaster Co. PA, to Earl Twp., it is likely that they are related in some way to our Ranck family.