Johannes Peter Klein
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Immigrant 1744
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 8 Jan 1741 | Essenheim, Germany | ||
| Marriage | To Catherine Unknown | |||
| Death | < 15 Aug. 1808 | |||
| Burial |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 7 Generation 8 Generation 9
+-- Johannes Klein
| (????->1744)
+-- Johannes Peter Klein ----+
| (1741->1808) |
Johan Jacob Klein--+ +-- Anna Margaretha Unknown
(1766-1832/33) | (????-????)
+-- Catherine Unknown
((????->1818)
Sources:
Children
(children with Catherine Unknown; birth order uncertain )
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Jacob Klein | M | baptized 27 July 1766 | Macungie Twp. Lehigh Co. PA | Elizabetha Vogele | Direct line | |
| Anna Elizabeth Klein | F | Frances Warmkassel | ||||
| Anna Catharina Klein | F | John Moser | C | |||
| Johan Nicholas Klein | M | 5 Mar. 1772 | Macungie Twp. Lehigh Co. PA | |||
| Johannes Klein | M | 15 Aug. 1774 | Macungie Twp. Lehigh Co. PA | |||
| (Maria Margretha Klein ?) | F | Joseph Fenstermacher | (add text to source records) [7] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essenheim, Germany | b. 1741 - <1766 | ||
| Macungie Twp., Northampton Co. PA | by 1766 -<1808 |
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1790 United States Federal Census, Macunge Twp, Northampton Co, PA, pg 3. Census is not dated. Family headed by John Klyn: 3 males >16, 1 female. This is consisten with Johanes Peter Klein and his wife and sons. One son is missing. |  |
| 2 | 1800 United States Federal Census, Maccongie Twp, Northampton Co, PA, Page 3. The census is undated.
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| 3 | Will of Anna Catharine Klein 1818, Macungie Twp. Lehigh Co PA. Register of Wills, Lehigh Co., File No. 772. Names husband John Peter Klein "late of Macungie Township then in the County of Northampton, now Lehigh County; son Nicholas Kline;son Jacob Klein; daughter Anna Elisabeth, wife of Frances Warmkassel; daughter Anna Catharina, late wife of John Moser; "children of daughter Anna Catherina"; granddaughters Elizabeth, Susane, & Catharine Kline, the daughters of Jacob Kline. Executor, son Jacob Klein Esq. Signed 8 Jan. 1818 |
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| 4 | Letters of Administration, Johannes Klein 1808. On 15 Aug. 1808 Jacob & Nicholas Kline, yowmen of Macungie Twp., say to George Hine, Deputy Register, that they are the sons of John Kline, and that he died without a will. Jacob & Nicholas are named administrators; Jacob Truckenmillery of Upper Milford Twp., mill wright, and John Heinly of Macungie Twp., yowman, are also included in a bond for 600 Pounds to the Commonwealth for the administration of the estate. All four signed the document. The inventory, written in German & presented on 19 Aug. 1808, is signed by John Heinly and Jacob Truckenmiller. A short document in German naming Catharina Klein (wife of) Johannes Klein, signed on 20 Aug. 1808 by Catharina Klein. See transcription, and originals. | (Scans of Documents) |
| 5 | '''Emmigrants from the Palatinate to the American Colonies in the 18th Century by Dr. Friedrich Krebs; publ. by Penna. german Society, Norristown, PA, 1953. p. 22: "KLEIN, Johannes. Married Anna Margaretha. Issue (born at Essenheim): (1) Johann Adam, B. 29.IX.1736; (2) Johannes, b. 8.I.1741. Left for America with wife and children, May 1744 (5 persons mentioned, but not named). Johannes Klein arrived on the ship Phoenix, 20 Oct. 1744 (S-H I, 355)." (Ed. S-H I refers to Strassburger and Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, vol. I (published by the Pennsylvania German Society, 1934).) | |
| 6 | Records of Zion's Lutheran Church, The Lehigh Church, Baptismal Records: (parents, child, birth date, bapt. date, sponsors.)
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(See Church Records) |
| 7 | 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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Source Notes
- Records of Zion's Lutheran Church, baptism of the children of Johannes Klein & wife Catharine, would suggest that he went by the name "Johannes" or "John". The will of Anna Catharine Klein, written in English, names her late husband as John Peter Klein. This will is the only source of the middle name Peter. Never-the-less it is felt that this John Peter & Anna Catharine Klein are the same couple as the Johannes and Catherine Klein of the church records. Not only do the children's and grandchildren's names match, but the daughter Anna Elisabeth and husband Frances Warmkassel, mentioned in the will, are also in the church records as baptismal sponsors in 1796 for Johann J. Klein (son of Anna Elisabeth's brother Jacob Klein, and grandson of Johannes/John Peter Klein).
- The Heinly family of Macungie Twp., Lehigh County have a close connection with the Klein family.
1)John Heinly was a signer/administrator of the Letters of Administration of John Klein. This John Heinly is probably the one listed in "Heinly Ancestors" by Thomas M. Koser, born about 1730, married to Catherine unknown, and residing near the Lehigh Church.
2) John Hainly & wife Catharina also were baptismal sponsors in 1781 at the baptism of Johannes Klein, parents being Johannes Klein & wife Catharina.
3) A later John Heinly (1824-1888) is buried at Foglesville Union Cemetery, married to Helena Kline(1825-1910). Their connection to the Heinly and Klein families is not yet known.
For Heinly family data, go to (Matthias Heinly) page.
- 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
