Johannes Peter Klein
From MouserAncestry
Immigrant 1744
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 8 Jan 1741 | Essenheim, Germany | [5] | |
| Marriage | To Catherine Unknown | [3] | ||
| 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 of daughters uncertain )
(See Conjecture section below; Anna Maria (Klein?) & Jacob Truckenmiller strongly linked to this family.)
| 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 | [3][4][6] |
| Anna Elizabeth Klein | F | Frances Warmkassel | [3] | |||
| Anna Catharina Klein | F | John Moser | Catherine died before 1818 will;had children. | [3] | ||
| Johan Nicholas Klein | M | 5 Mar. 1772 | Macungie Twp. Lehigh Co. PA | Maria Unknown | [3][4][6][7] | |
| Johannes Klein | M | 15 Aug. 1774 | Macungie Twp. Lehigh Co. PA | Not in Catherine's will (1818), or Johannes's Ltrs. of Admin.(1808). Possibly died young. | [6] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essenheim, Germany | b. 1741 - <1766 | [5] | |
| Macungie Twp., Northampton Co. PA | by 1766 -<1808 | [1][2][3][4][6] |
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; we know Johannes Peter Klein was married by this date (son Jacob b. 1766). |  |
| 2 | 1800 United States Federal Census, Maccongie Twp, Northampton Co, PA, Page 3. The census is undated.
|
 |
| 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 |
(Complete transcription) _p1.jpg) _p2.jpg) |
| 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.)
|
See additional Records of Lehigh Church/Zion's Lutheran Church |
| 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.
|
See additional Longswamp Reformed Church Records for Klein & other surnames |
| 8 | Fran Hazen Bean, correspondence 1990-continuing, re. descendants of Reuben Kline of Clarion Co. PA; ancestors of John Klein & Anna Fenstermacher in Northampton/Lehigh Co. PA, & in Germany. |
Source Notes
- Johannes Peter Klein appears in most records as "Johannes Klein". The German naming custom was than when "Johan" or "Johann" was used as the first name of a child, it was usually the customary saint name, and the child was called by his middle name. "Johannes" was the spelling used if the child was to in fact be called by that name. Our only record that includes the name "Peter" is the will of wife Anna Catharine Klein, which strengthens the expectation that he went by "Johannes". The will is trusted to in fact be his, as it names sons Jacob & Nicholas established by other sources. Also Elisabeth & Frances Warmkassel later appear in Zion's Lutheran Church records as sponsor at the baptism of a child of Jacob Klein.
- Longswamp Reformed Church Records: This church is situated in Berks Co. PA,( about 5 miles from the Zion's Lutheran Church in Lehigh Co. PA where Johannes & Catharina Klein were members).
Maria Margretha, wife of Joseph Fenstermacher could possibly be a sister of Johan Jacob Klein; Johan Jacob's parents appear to be the sponsors of the Fenstermacher child.
- Catharina Klein b. 17 Jan 1800, bapt 24 Aug, parents Joh. Nicolaus & Magdalena Klein; sponsors Johannes & Catharina Klein
- Records of Lehigh Church/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: John Heinly 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. See also, John Heinly & wf. Elizabeth, 1787 sponsors for Philipps family baptism, Upper Milford Reformed Congregation, now Zion's Reformed Church at Zionsville
- 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
Conjecture
The following couples are linked in the records to the Klein family, and the wife in each case may be a Klein daughter; we have however no record that specifically names them as such, and they are not named in the will of Catherine Klein. They may be nieces rather than daughters. Catherina Heinly may be a sister of Johannes Klein.
- Maria Margretha possibly a child of Johannes Peter & Catharine Klein, and a sister of Jacob Klein; Jacob & Elisabetha Klein appear as baptismal sponsors of Elisabeth Fenstermacher, b. 1788 to Joseph & Maria Margretha Fenstermacher.(See Longswamp Reformed Church Records)
- Anna Maria possibly a child of Johannes Peter & Catharine Klein. Jacob Truckenmiller is a bondsman for Ltrs. of Admin. of Johannes Klein 1888.
Anna Maria named as wife of Jacob Truckenmiller in Records of Lehigh Church/Zion's Lutheran Church
* Salome Klein b. 6 May 1808, bapt. 24 July 1808, parents Nicolaus Klein & Maria; sponsors Jacob Truckenmiller & Maria.
*Susanna Klein b. Apr. 27, 1798, bapt. June 24, 1798, parents Jacob Klein & Elisabetha ;sponsors Jacob Druckemiller & Anna Maria. - Catharine, wife of John Heinly may be a daughter, or sister, of Johannes Klein; see Source Notes above on the Heinly family of Macungie Twp.
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria (Klein ?) | F | Jacob Truckenmiller/Druckenmiller | [4][6] | |||
| Maria Margretha (Klein?) | F | Joseph Fenstermacher | [7] | |||
| Catharine (Klein?) | F | John Heinly | [4][7] |
