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- "CHRISTIAN SACKRIDER, our forefather, an Episcopal minister of Strasburg, died 1726 leaving two sons, Henry and Christian. Henry succeeded to the estate of his father and Christian aged 19 came to America; settled in Philadelphia; married and had one son, his wife dying soon after. The son (called Christian) was brought up by his wife's relatives. Immigrant Christian removed to Fish Kill, Dutchess Co., NY and married Bertha Knapp 1743."
During 1998-1999 I have tried to authenticate this early history and have the following to offer. Parts of this offering may sound speculative. They are; read at risk!
After posting a query in December 1998, I received the following from Jean-Paul Kaminski, a provider on the NET, which he transcribed from church records. "SACKENREUTER = SACKREUTER
Johan Christian SACKENREUTER [II] was a lutherian (sic.)pastor
He was born 1685 in Plobsheim (near Strasbourg) He was pastor in Asswiller 1712 - 1724 and he died 17 mar 1724.
His father, Johann Christian [I] SACKENREUTER was born in Doerzbach an der Jagst (Wurttemberg) and he was pastor in Plobsheim 1679 - 1696. He died 2 jun 1696 in Plobsheim"
Jean also offered:
"The first marriage in the parish register from Asswiller 1710 - 1792 is
27 nov 1710 SACKENREUTER Johann Christian [II]
BOL Maria Magdalena from Strasbourg"
I ordered film from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and perused Asswiller birth records revealing the following:
The Asswiller birth records to 1725 reveal two Sackenreuter births, both male. No other Sackenreuter births are recorded for Johann and Maria. The entries were translated from copies and they include translator's notes. Some words were unreadable and were not translated. The reader should know that it was common in at that time in that part of Europe to name all male children Johann, with the second given name being the one used.
"Anno 1713: 23 Febr. Thursday morning 6th hour. Pastor Johann Christian Sackenreuter [II] and his wife, Maria Magdalena a son born and on Saturday, the pastor from Drulingen, Johann Heinrich Rosenkrantz baptized with the name: Johann Christian [III]. The godparents were: Georg Leopold Jost; Hans Heinrich Teutsch; and the grandmother, Anna Maria Bol[in]."
The second entry is labeled in the record as Johann Heinrich Sackenreuter and reads in part:
"Anno 1716: 25 September Saturday Morning. Pastor Joh. Christian Sackenreuter [II] and his wife, Maria Magdalena a son born and 29th St. Michael's day baptised by Joh. Josias [can't be sure what this says] pastor at Berg and Thal and [It looks also as if the pastor of Drulingen, Rev. Joh. Heinrich Rosenkrantz was present.] The last godparent named was: Joh. Nicolaus BADER from Burbach".
This primarily elaborates on the tradition story. My only surprise was that Christian [III] was the elder son and Henry was the younger. Henry is later found in Keskastel records when he married the widow Reeb and raised a sizable family. Christian III was not quite 12 and Heinrich was 7 when their father died at age 39. Maria may have been young at that time. It would be interesting to determine why Henry is credited with inheriting the estate and what Maria Bol did after Johann's death.
D?rzbach lies northeast of Stuttgart and north of Schw?bisch Hall and Crailsheim in W?rttemberg, Germany. Plobsheim lies immediately south of Strasbourg in France and may even be part of the city today. Asswiller is in the Bas Rhin of Alsace Lorraine, France some distance west of Strasbourg near Drulingen.
Christian III, our immigrant ancestor arrived in Philadelphia on board the Brittania listed as Johann Christian and also as Johan Martin on another list. The "Britannia" arrived Sept. 11, 1731 from Rotterdam to Philadelphia, Cpt. Michael Franklin in charge. Christian III (he may have fudged on his age) is described as age 20 and could write his name. No one else on board had the same name. Strassburger & Hinke's "Pennsylvania German Pioneers" Vol 3 has a copy of signatures on the Brittania lists. Christian's III is included.
The marriage of Christian III does not appear in any of the records I have examined. His presumed son first appears (1756) with Magdalena Warthman (both single) as sponsors at a christening in New Hanover, Montgomery Co., PA. The child being christened was that of one of Magdalena's sisters. Christian IV and Magdalena married two years later in 1758 and there are subsequent records of eight children, one named Henry. Christian IV served in Capt. Hahn's company from New Hanover during the Revolution. One can find traces of the extended PA family until 1850 after which the trail fades.
There was notice in Benjamin Franklin's Philadelphia newspaper that there was unclaimed mail for a Mary Sackrider which was returned to Philadelphia, 15 Jan 1741. But the PA story is complicated by the following discoveries:
There is in the burial records of the Rev. Jacob Senn in the Tohickon Church records, a John Christian Sackrider IV, 80 yrs., 5 mo., 6 da. The date is 13 Apr. 1815. Another record of this church is for Elizabeth Sackreiter, 86 yrs., 5 mo. The date is 24 Aug. 1796. . The Rev. Nicholas Pomp is the name of the pastor who had her funeral service. If one calculates d/o/b dates for the above, John's is 7 Nov 1734 and Elizabeth's is 24 Mar 1710. Henry, the son of John Christian IV, just above, lived near the Tohickon Church (Bedminster, Upper Buck's Co., PA) for some time around 1800. I did not find other Sackriders in the area.
Returning to Christian III, our immigrant; tradition says he married Bertha Knapp in 1743 and lived near Fishkill, Dutchess Co.. Twins Daniel and Sibel (Selva) were born in 1744. Daniel died in 1746. The other children were Moses b. 1746, Solomon b. 1748, Timothy b. 1750 and Anna b. 1753. There are specific dates for each of the above probably indicating the material came from some bible record or transcript.
Moses married Hannah Wright and went to Kortright, Delaware Co., NY. His family contributes to history in that region and there is a long line of descendants. Solomon, Timothy, Sibel (as Mrs. Oliver Waite) and Anna (as Mrs. Henry Baker) went to Halfmoon, Saratoga Co., NY where they are found in the 1790 census (except for Solomon whom I suspect is lost somewhere in the records). Solomon does appear in Halfmoon in 1800 and 1810, after which he took most of his adult family to Norwich, Canada. One of his sons, John went to Crawford Co., IL. Timothy lost a daughter in 1790 and his wife in 1793. He returned to Dutchess Co., NY and was murdered. Only three of his children (Christian, Oliver and Robert) leave a trail starting in the Saratoga, NY area. Roswell, Henry, Moses and Phillip are a mystery. Henry Baker and Anna stayed in Saratoga Co., NY. Two of their male children went to Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada. The Waite children inhabited Jonesville, Clifton Park and other environs of Saratoga Co., NY before their descendants spread elsewhere. I have considerable detail of some of the descending lines.
There are two extra Solomon Sackriders in Dutchess and Putnam counties, NY in the early 1800's. They are difficult to account for in terms of specific attribution. One married Elizabeth Travis and he is often suggested as being Moses' son. I do not agree. Census records indicate this Solomon was born between 1755-1765 and he appears to have died about 1818. Moses son, Solomon M. Sackrider was born in 1777 and died in 1820. Solomon M. was a Yeoman and qualified for jury in 1798, the period when Delaware Co., NY was split from Ulster Co., NY. Solomon M. Sackrider enlisted in Delaware Co and was a lieutenant in Lieutenant Colonel Joel Mack's regiment. In 1812 he was made a Captain; in 1815 a major; in 1819 a Lieutenant Colonel; in 1820 a Colonel and in 1821 he was deceased. His will written October 20, 1820 appears to be that of a single man. The other unattached Solomon is in Union Vale, Dutchess Co., in 1860, with a calculated d/o/b of 1782. This document was prepared August 28, 1999 by C. Fletcher Bishop Jr, 22310 CR#455, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 34737, 352-394-3355, flebis@worldnet.att.net
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1659 - 1696 (37 years)
