Johan Jacob Klein 1736

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.

Johan Jacob Klein was born in Germany and arrived with his father, Philip Wendel Klein on the ship "Phoenix" in 1744. He was not included in the list of men on the ship, being only eight or nine years old.
From Pennsylvania records, the family settled in Weisenberg township, Northampton County, this township eventually becoming part of Lehigh County. Johan Jacob grew up there and on Nov. 10, 1761, received this property from his father. 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 Jacob 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 James Funkhouser made available to us research on Johan Jacob Klein and Anna Eva neé Dusong in Frederick County, Virginia. We believe this holds convincing evidence that the Johan Jacob of PA and VA are the same, but a couple sources report conflicting data. The sources for Pennsylvania and Virginia will be presented separately, and Mr Funkhouser's accompanying notes are included. Note that some sources are under copywrite restrictions.
The charts on this page utilize data from both PA and VA.

	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

Ancestry chart segment

     Generation 8           Generation 9
                        +-- Philip Wendel Klein   
                        |   (17??-????)                                                                                                     
+-- Johan Jacob Klein --+
|   (1736-1816)         |
+                       +-- Maria Magdalena Unknown
|                                (17??-????)
+-- Anna Eva Dusong  
    (1739-1815)                                  

Sources:

Children

Ten or more children with Anna Eva Dusong,
Birth order unknown;the first six listed are perhaps older than the last 4. Excepting Maria Magdalena, children's sources contributed here by James Funkhouser.

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Maria Magdalena "Mary" Klein	F	23 May 1767	Weisenburg T, Northampton Co. PA	Michael Shwizer	d. 1852
Philip Klein	M	1760			d. 1842
Adam Klein	M	1761			d. 1846
Catharina Klein	F			John Hammak
Abraham Klein	M
Mary Barbara Klein	F	1772		Jacob Taflingar	d. 1842
Daniel Klein	M
Unknown Klein	F			Unknown Snyder	1 daughter
Anthony Klein	M
Elizabeth Klein	F			Unknown Taylor	Elizabeth is single; expect widowed
Eva Klein	F			Frederick Mawk

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., Northampton Co. VA	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 land 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). Source contributed here by James Funkhouser. "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"
V2	FindAGrave Memorial No. 28585250, maintained by James Claycomb, contributor no. 4686203.Source contributed here by James Funkhouser. Gravestone: Eva Klein Memorial: Eva Dusong Klein born 6 Oct 1739, Germany. Death 3 May 1815 age 75, Stephens City, Frederick County, Virginia. Spouse: Jacob Kline 1736-1816. Children: Philip Kline 1760-1842, Adam Kline 1761-1846, Mary Magdalena Kline Swisher 1766-1852, Mary Barbara Kline Taflinger 1772-1842.