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Immigrant from Germany 1744

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Johan Jacob Klein is not a direct ancestor, and no relationship has been established. He apparently immigrated with his father Philip Wendel Kleinalong with Johannes Klein, whom we believe to be our ancestor, on the ship "Phoenix" in 1744, and all settled in Lehigh County, PA.


Philip Wendel Klein and his descendants are well documented in the history of Lehigh County. He is of particular interest to us because our Klein ancestors also came from Lehigh County, and we believe they descend from the Johannes Klein who arrived with Philip Wendel Klein on the ship "Phoenix" in 1744.
What we know of the children of Philip Wendel Klein suggests his sons were too young to be included in the list of mature males on ship. It is interesting that one of the immigrant men was a John Adam Klein.
Philip Wendel Klein settled in Weisenberg township, of what became Lehigh County. Johan Jacob grew up there and in 1761 took over Klein Mill which occupied part of their land. He married Anna Eva while in Weisenberg township and their first child, Maria Magdalena was born in May of 1767. The child was baptized soon afterward at the Ziegel(brick) Church with his parents as sponsors. Eventually, several of his family members, including his parents, would be buried at the Ziegel Church cemetery. In 1769 he is reported to have sold the homestead and moved to Salisbury township, Lehigh County. Salisbury township does not show him on the tax rolls Of 1772, and the record of him in Pennsylvania seems to end.
In 2021, the research of James Funkhouser was made available to this website. He has located several sources for a Johan Jacob Klein and Anna Eva nee Dusong, in Frederick County, Virginia. There is convincing evidence that the Johan Jacob of the two locations are the same, but a couple sources who report conflicting data. The sources for the two locations will be presented separately, and Mr Funkhouser's accompanying notes are included as received.
This page compiled, and researched in part, by Liz Williams

Date Location Notes Sources
Birth 23 Aug 1736 Germany [ ]
Marriage To Anna Eva Dusong
(b.6 Oct 1739, d. 1 May 1816)		 [ ]
Death 27 Aug 1816 Frederick Co., VA [ ]
Burial Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church cemetery
Stephens City, Fredericks Co., VA 		w [1]

Ancestry chart segment 

 Generation 6           Generation 7          Generation 8      Generation 9
 
                                                            +-- Philip Wendel Klein                                                             
                                                            |  (????-????)
                                          +-- Peter Klein --+
                                          |   (????-????)   |
                 +-- John Jacob Klein ----+                 +-- Maria Magdalena Unknown
                 |   (1781-1857)          |                       (????-????)
 Charles Klein --+                        +-- Margaret Stelter
 (1811-1898)     |                            (????-????)
                 +-- Susanna Gross
                     (1785-1872)

Sources:

Children

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
Maria Magdalena Klein F 23 May 1767 Weisenburg Twp, Lehigh Co. PA []
Klein []
Klein []

Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
b. Germany b. 1736-1744 []
arr. Philadelpia 12 Oct.1744 []
raised on farm 1 mile NE of Seipstown,
Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. 		by 1746 []

Photo Gallery

Ziegel Church, Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA


Sources in Pennsylvania

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1 History of Lehigh County, PA by C. R. Roberts, 1914. At Bethlehem Public Library . Kline Familybiographies pp. 679-685
  • p. 679. Philip Wendel Klein, the ancestor of this family, was a native of Germany, and emigrated to America on the ship Phoenix, arriving at Philadelphia on October 12, 1744. He settled in Weisenberg Township, on a farm about a mile northeast of Seipstown. As early as 1746 his name appears in this section, and on Dec. 5, 1753, he secured a warrant for land, which he sold to his son, John Jacob, on Nov. 10, 1761. Philip Wendel Klein was one of the organizers of the Lutheran congregation at Ziegel Church, where his name appears in 1750. His sons were: John Adam, John Jacob, Lorentz, and Peter.
  • pg. 679. John Jacob Kline sold the homestead on April 1, 1769, to Marks Pontius and removed to Salisbury township
(See additional text)
2 History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon by Alfred Mathews & Austin Hungerford, 1884.
  • pg. 455: Philip Wendel Klein came from Germany prior to 1750. He settled in Weissenberg township, on a farm about a mile northeast from the present village of Seipstown, for which he obtained a warrant in 1753, and sold it to his son, John Jacob on Nov. 10, 1761. Philip Wendel Klein had a number of children, among whom were John Jacob, John Adam, and Peter. John Jacob Kline had his father's homestead which he sold April 1, 1769, to Marks Pontius, and moved to Salisbury township.
(See additional text)
3 Records of Ziegel Church, Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA. Baptisms by Rev. Daniel Schumacher.
  • Maria Magdalena Klein born 23 May 1767, bapt. 31 May 1767. Parents: Johann Jacob Klein & Anna Eva Klein. Sponsors: Philip Wendell Klein & Maria Magdalena.
(See additional records)

Sources in Virginia

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
V1 FindAGrave Memorial No. 11770917, created Sept. 2005 & maintained by Jonathan Coulter (contributor no. 46788180).
"Birth: 23 Aug 1736 Germany; Death: 27 Aug 1816 Age 80 Frederick County, Virginia, USA; Burial: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery". Family Members: "Spouse Eva Dusong Kline 1739-1850; Children Philip Kline 1760-1842, Adam Kline 1761-1846, Mary Magdalene Swisher 1766-1852, Mary Barbara Taflinger 1772-1842"
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