Johannes Klein
Immigrant 1744
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | expect Wirthenbach or Essenheim, Ger. | |||
| Marriage | 1) Eva Kampff 2) Anna Margaretha Unknown |
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| Death | > 1744 | PA | ||
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Ancestry chart segment
Generation 8 Generation 9 Generation 10
+-- Johannes Klein
| (????- 1730)
+-- Johannes Klein ----+
| (????->1744) |
Johannes Peter Klein--+ +-- Anna Ursula Unknown
(1741->1808) | (????-????)
+-- Anna Margaretha Unknown
(????-????)
Sources:
Children
( children with 1st wife Eva Kampff )
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Heinrich Klein | M | 30 Mar 1721 | Essenheim, Ger. | died 3 June 1723 | ||
| Eva Klein | F | 11 July 1728 | Essenheim, Ger. | |||
| Anna Christina Klein | F | 15 Oct 1730 | Essenheim, Ger. | |||
| Johannes Klein | M | 22 Mar 1732 | Essenheim,Ger. |
(children with 2nd wife Anna Margaretha Unknown )
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Adam Klein | M | 29 Sept 1736 | Essenheim, Ger. | |||
| Johannes Peter Klein | M | 8 Jan 1741 | Essenheim, Ger. | Catherine Unknown | Direct line |
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Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essenheim, Ger. | by 1721 - 1744 | ||
| Northampton Co. PA | ~1744 - ?d. |
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Collection of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776 by Israel Daniel Rupp,Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore 1965, p. 169-170 " Oct. 20, 1744. Foreigners imported in the ship "Phoenix", William Wilson, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes": Theobald Klein, Philip Wendel Klein, Johanes Klein, John Adam Klein. Submitted by Kerry Kline. | |
| 2 | Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808 , p. 355 "Phoenix", 1744 from Rotterdam, last from Cowes Among those listed were the following Kleins: Thiebalt Klein, Philips Wendel Klein, Johannes Klein. Passengers included 110 men and 55 women; however no women's names were on the list. It was not indicated whether or not there were children on board or what the ages were of the males who were listed. Submitted by Kerry Kline. | |
| 3 | '''Emmigrants from the Palatinate to the American Colonies in the 18th Century by Dr. Friedrich Krebs; publ. by Penna. german Society, Norristown, PA, 1953.
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| 4 | Atlantic Bridge to Germany, Vol. II, Part B. Rheinland-Pfalz (The Palatinate). By Charles M. Hall. p. 13. Essenheim Germany, in Mainz-Bingen lies on a small tributary that flows into the Rhein river between Bingen and Mainz. Essenheim is south of the Rhein, and east of Bingen. Submitted by Kerry Kline. | |
| 5 | German church records , researched in 1998 by Willi (Leiner), professional genealogist; photocopied results sent by correspondent Fran Bean. Martin Klein, who died and was buried after Aug. 1700 at Wirthenbach (now Numbrecht-Wirtenbach), was the father of Johannes Klein Sr. Johannes was born at Wirthenbach; married 10 Aug. 1700 in Essenheim, died/buried 27 Jan. 1730 in Essenheim. He married Anna Ursula (no birthname), widow of Hans Peter Hod. No birth dates for Anna Ursula; she died 23 Apr. 1724 in Essenheim.
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| 6 | Personal correspondence from Kerry Kline, Shippenville, PA 1993 - 96; now deceased. Her research manuscript re. the Klein family is found in the family research section of the Clarion Public Library, Clarion PA. Kerry was descended from Jacob Klein, son of Johan Jacob Klein and Elizabetha Vogele. | N/A
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| 7 | Fran Hazen Bean, correspondence 1990-continuing, re. descendants of Reuben Kline; ancestors of John Klein & Anna Fenstermacher in Lehigh Co. PA & Germany. | |
| 8 | 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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See additional Longswamp Reformed Church Records for Klein & other surnames |
| 9 | Records of Zion's Lutheran Church, The Lehigh Church, Baptismal Records: (parents, child, birth date, bapt. date, sponsors.)
Johan Nicholas Klein b. 5 March 1772; bapt 9 Apr 1772; parents Johannes Klein & Catharina; sponsors; Johan Nicolaus Klein & Catherine B. Keiser.
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Source Notes
- 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
- PHILIP WENDEL KLEIN
Linking the Lehigh County Kleins of our ancestry to the Johannes Klein who arrived on the ship "Phoenix" in 1744 is largely based on the list of other Kleins who also arrived on the "Phoenix" (Thiebalt Klein, Philip Wendel Klein & John Adam Klein), and the evidence that they also settled in the immediate area of Lehigh & Berks Counties. Philip Wendel Klein settled in Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. His sons were John Adam, John Jacob, Lorentz and Peter.
(For more information see Philip Wendel Klein).
SOURCES: Thiebalt Klein, and possibly Philip Wendel Klein's sons Peter and Joh. Jacob settled in neighboring Berks Co.: History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon by I. Daniel Rupp, Publ. G. Hills, 1844, Lancaster, PA.
p. 191 "In 1756 the following were...taxables of Heidelberg Twp.:..Jacob Klein."
p. 225, Long-swamp township, "The following named person resided here in 1756, and many of them nearly thirty years earlier: ...Peter Klein...Deobald Klein."
- DAVID KLEIN FAMILY - DESCENDANTS OF PHILIP WENDEL KLEIN
Additionally, David Kline, a great-grandson of Philip Wendel Klein (See David Kline biography) eventually settled in Clarion County, as did the descendants of our Johannes Klein. It appears possible that Rebecca Ann Kline, a daughter of this David Kline, may have visited in the home of John Klein in 1860. (See John Klein page, 1860 census). This presence in Clarion County of descendants of Philip Wendel Klein strengthens our belief that Johannes Klein and Philip Wendel Klein on the ship "Phoenix" were related, and that Johannes Klein from the "Phoenix" was the same person as Johannes Klein, father of our Johannes Peter Klein of Lehigh County.
Three children of David Kline appear living together in the 1850 census of Porter Twp., Clarion Col PA. Aaron Cline, age 19, Farmer; David age 17; Rebecca age 18. All born in PA. (See image, page of Abram Howe).
- OTHER KLEINS IN LEHIGH-BERKS AREA, UNIDENTIFIED
A Collection of Thirty Thousand Names... by Rupp, Appendix No.2,
Pg.434-35, Names of Early Settlers of Berks County, naturalized Jan. 9, 1729-1730: Johan Isaac Klein .
pg. 466: "The first settlers in Tulphocken were Lutherans & German Reformed"...Members of the Tulpehocken Church from 1743-1746: George Klein, Jacob Klein.
History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon by I. Daniel Rupp, Publ. G. Hills, 1844, Lancaster, PA.
p. 191 "In 1756 the following were...taxables of Heidelberg Twp.:...Jacob Klein..."
p. 225: Long-swamp township. The following named persons resided here in 1756, and many of them nearly thrity years earlier:...Bernhard Klein"
Historical & Biographical Annals of Berks Co. PA by Montgomery 1909, Vol. 1, p.8 "First Taxables - assessment believed to have been made in 1752, Berks Co. Alsace...George Kline; Amity, Single Men...Peter Kline;Colebrookdale...Michael Cline; Exeter...Nicholas Klime (sic); Greenwich...Daniel Kline; Longswamp...Bernhart Klein, Dewalt Klein, single Men...Peter Kline; Other surnames of interest: Barnard Fegley, Jacob & Philip Fenstermacher, Samuel Fogel, Peter & Joast Mertz; Pine-Grove...Henry Kline.
