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As they felt that they could not meet their obligations,
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the consistory, in January, 1821, fixed the pastor's salary at $800, but when Van der Sloot expressed his unwilling- ness to serve for that sum, they allowed him to take up an extra collection for the remaining $400. But such an arrangement could not be continued for any length of time. Evidently Van der Sloot, too, saw that their ex- penses had to be curtailed, hence he handed in his resigna- tion on December 26, 1823. The four years which Van der Sloot had spent in the congregation had not been with- out success. In 1819 he reported 304 members, 26 con- firmed, 50 baptisms and 19 funerals. In 1820 the num- ber of members had risen to 346. That there was also a healthy internal growth is shown by the fact that in Feb- ruary, 1821, the first society of men was organized, and in April, 1823, the Sunday School. But the finances of the congregation could not be put on a sound basis till, on Jan- uary 5, 1824, Henry Bibighaus was elected Van der Sloot's successor at a salary of $400, which was better within the reach of the congregation to pay.231
From Philadelphia Van der Sloot went to Virginia, where, in March, 1824, he accepted a call of eight, later ten, congregations in Rockingham and neighboring coun- ties. Here he preached for about three years, until, in the spring of 1827, he was called to York and Adams coun- ties, where he served nine congregations-Pigeon Hill, Holtzschwam, Straher's, Rosstown and Franklin in York County, and Bermudian, Oxford, Abbottstown and Berlin in Adams county. These congregations he served up to the time of his death, which took place in Paradise town-
231 A more extensive history of Salem's Reformed Church at Philadel- phia, was read by the writer on October 15, 1899, in that church, and printed in the Kirchenzeitung.
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ship, on December 14, 1831. He was buried in the grave- yard of the Holtzschwamm church.232
Mr. Van der Sloot was a good linguist and he had also talent and taste for poetry. A number of his poems and hymns have been printed. As a minister he was an untir- ing worker. In the thirty years of his ministry he is said to have served thirty-three congregations. He was promi- nent in the counsels of the church. In 1821 he was elected clerk of Synod and in the following year its president. When Philadelphia Classis was organized in 1820, F. W. Van der Sloot became its first president and Jacob W. Dechant its first secretary.
232 For a sketch of F. W. Von der Sloot's life see Harbaugh, Fathers, Vol. III, pp. 118-121.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE DIVISION OF THE CHARGE IN 1819, AND REV. JOHN T. FABER'S SECOND PASTORATE, 1819-1833.
ISTORY often repeats itself. This proved to be the case at Goshenhoppen. Just as the elder Faber, after an absence of seven years, was glad to return to the field of his first labors, so the younger Faber followed in the footsteps of his father, when after the de- parture of F. W. Van der Sloot, Jr., he accepted a call from his first congregations to return to them. The call extended to him is an interesting historical document which deserves preservation. It reads as follows :233
CALL OF THE GOSHENHOPPEN CONGREGATION TO MR. FABER, JR.
Reverend Sir :---
Inasmuch as the Rev. Mr. Von Der Sloot has resigned the office of pastor over us and accepted a call from the new German con- gregation in Philadelphia, we are compelled to renew our efforts to secure the services of another shepherd. At the suggestion of several members of the consistory of the congregation at Old 233 Weiser, Monograph, pp. 98-101.
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Goshenhoppen, we resolved to hold an election in the three congre- gations. As you have been our pastor in former years, as well as your father before, and as we have always cherished a peculiar love and affection for you, it is our heart's desire that you return to us again. This general esteem and confidence which we have ever borne you, manifested itself also, at the time of our election, on which occasion the congregations at New Goshenhoppen and Great Swamp cast a unanimous vote in your favor. To this unanimity Old Goshenhoppen, it is true, forms an exception. There the election was not held on the appointed day; but that congregation will be obliged to submit to the will of the majority- as is but right and proper. After having learned the result, we, the elders and deacons, in the name of the congregations, call the Reverend John Theobald Faber, at present pastor over the New Holland charge, as our minister and pastor over our congregations, to preach the word of God among us, to administer the holy sacra- ments, and to discharge all those duties becoming a faithful Chris- tian minister of the German Reformed Church. And as he who ministers at the altar shall also live by the altar, we, therefore, promise on our part, and in the name of the congregations, to pay you annually the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars; and be- sides, the possession of the parsonage, and whatsoever else is cus- tomary to be given as perquisites on funeral, marriage and con- firmation occasions.
We now pray you to accept our call, which we as representatives of our charge extend to you, and to favor us with an answer, in writing, so that we may make arrangements to bring you and your dear family among us. Do not allow yourself to be discour- aged by the fact that the election was not held at Old Goshen- hoppen at the time appointed, but on a wholly different day- which was irregular-and that on that occasion a majority of votes was cast for the Rev. Mr. Zeller. Our three congregations constitute a pastoral charge-the majority of whose votes were cast in your favor. Though the two congregations elected you- unanimously, to say-and a minority of the third even, you will yet be the choice of the large majority of the charge; and you are
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hereby truly and solemnly called as its minister. If Old Goshen- hoppen should desire to sever her connection with us, we will, nevertheless, pay you the full amount promised. We fear greatly that our flock may be scattered, and on this account the more urgently request you to show your love toward us, by accepting our call. The Lord will in future be with us and bless His word to the salvation of our souls.
Undersigned by our hands as elders and deacons of the joint congregations, and given by us on the 31st day of March, A.D. 1819.
JOHN GERY
ADAM EVERHART
HENRY OTT
Elders
JOHN HILLEGASS ADAM HILLEGAS ? Deacons.
MICH. ROUDENBUSH
JACOB DUBBS
The expectations of New Goshenhoppen and Great Swamp that Old Goshenhoppen would acquiesce in the choice of the majority were not fulfilled. The opposition to Mr. Faber was so serious that they refused to recon- sider their action, but appealed to Synod for help.
At the meeting of the Synod held on September 5 and following days of the year 1819, at Lancaster,
a letter from the Old Goshenhoppen congregation was read, in which the Reverend Synod was requested to permit them to secure services on Sunday afternoon through a minister of Synod. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Wack, Sen., Hinsch and Elder Graff was appointed to take this letter under consideration.
On the following day the committee handed in the fol- lowing report :
The committee appointed to consider the conditions in the Old and New Goshenhoppen and Great Swamp congregations, report : " That they had found that Rev. Mr. Faber has been elected pastor by a very large majority in the New Goshenhoppen and Swamp congregations, the Old Goshenhoppen congregation, however, does
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not seem to be inclined to Mr. Faber." It is the judgment of the committee that it would be advisible for Synod to give the Old Goshenhoppen congregation the friendly advice, to unite with the other two congregations rather than sever a bond of eighty-two years standing, for the committee cannot imagine how the Old Goshenhoppen congregation will gain anything by withdrawing from the union with New Goshenhoppen and Great Swamp.234
At the same meeting of Synod, in 1819, John T. Faber reported as his congregations Old Goshenhoppen, New Goshenhoppen, Great Swamp and Trappe in Montgomery County. He had baptized 90, confirmed 35, buried 34, and 202 members had communed. He also reported one school. The inclusion of Old Goshenhoppen was prob- ably due to the fact that the final decision as to the attitude of the congregation had not yet been rendered. When it was rendered it was adverse to accepting Mr. Faber as its pastor, in spite of the friendly advice of Synod.
At the meeting of the Classis of Philadelphia, held at Philadelphia on April 30 to May 1, 1820,
a letter was read from the congregation of the Rev. J. Faber, in which they expressed their satisfaction with his ministry. A letter from Mr. Faber was also read in which he excused his absence because of sickness. The excuse was unanimously accepted.
The minutes of Synod of 1820 show also what had be- come of Old Goshenhoppen. Jacob William Dechant is reported as pastor of Pikeland, Chester County, Old Gosh- enhoppen in Montgomery County and Hilltown. His baptisms at Old Goshenhoppen begin on December 25, 1819. On December 30, 1820, he signed a receipt in the Old Goshenhoppen account book for 170 dollars salary.
The separation of the Old Goshenhoppen congregation, which occurred in 1819, was final. It never returned to 234 Minutes of the Synod of 1819, p. 19, § 15; p. 21, § 9.
THE PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN SOCIETY.
REV. CLEMENT Z. WEISER.
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the former charge. The congregation of Upper Milford took its place and remained under Faber's care to the end of his life.
There is only one later event in the pastorate of the younger Faber which deserves some notice. It is the re- markable manner of his death, almost an exact reproduc- tion of that of his father. We quote fittingly the descrip- tion of Dr. C. Z. Weiser, who has done so much to pre- serve the history of the congregation :235
Pastor Faber's history, like that of his sainted father, came sud- denly and solemnly to a close. At the funeral services of Mrs. Peter Maurer he was taken ill in the middle of his discourse, and sank away. The excitement of the congregation cannot well be described. It was on the first day of February, just forty-five years later than the time his father had received his final call to the eternal world. Several helping hands bore the sick pastor away to the school-house and subsequently to the parsonage. Here he lingered ten days. His death occurred on the 10th of February, 1833, at an age of 61 years, 4 months and 11 days. His remains were laid alongside of those of his father, beneath the chancel of the church. Over the elder Faber's tomb were placed the words: " Approach lightly." Over that of the son: " Depart softly."
With the division of the charge and the second pastor- ate of John T. Faber the first part of its history came to a close. In 1827 the first century of congregational life was ended. Having reached this point, our task is accom- plished and we lay down our pen, leaving the later history to some future historian.
235 Weiser, Monograph, p. 106.
Church TRecords
of the Goshenhoppen TReformed Church 1731=1830
TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY PROF. WILLIAM J. HINKE, PH.D., D.D.
Church IRecords
CHURCH RECORDS OF THE NEW GOSHENHOPPEN REFORMED CONGREGATION, UPPER HANOVER TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA.
VOLUME I, 1731-1761. VOLUME II, 1762-1832.
TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY WILLIAM J. HINKE, PH.D., D.D.
The church record herewith published has the unique distinction of being the oldest known record book of the Reformed Church in the United States. It is the property of the New Goshenhoppen Reformed congregation, which worships in the New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church, a building standing about one mile west of East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pa., close to the east bank of the Perkiomen Creek.
The book measures 71/2 inches in width and 123/8 inches in length. It is bound in heavy, leather-bound, oak covers. The leather was at one time tastefully tooled, but it is now torn and shows the signs of age. It was also provided with iron clasps, but they have mostly disappeared, and only parts of them have survived. The number of leaves still in the book is eighty-one. They are water-stained and yellow with age.
The publication of this record is justified by both historical as well as genealogical considerations. It is on the one hand an im-
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portant source of family history for the Goshenhoppen region, making us acquainted with some of the most prominent families in the Perkiomen Valley. But it is also important as a source for church history, because it contains the record of the ministerial labors of some of the earliest Reformed ministers in Pennsylvania.
The title page is especially interesting and important. It was written by John Henry Goetschius (or Goetschy). Being undated it was formerly thought to have been written as early as 1731, when the first baptismal entries were made. But this is now known to be an error, because documents both in Switzerland and Pennsylvania prove that Mr. Goetschy did not come to Pennsylvania till 1735- As the title page of the Great Swamp record was written in 1736, so it is most likely the case with this record. At least we cannot be far from right when we say that it was entered about the year 1736.
The title page reads verbatim et literatim :
Das Buch Kost 5 schiling. Tauf Buch der Gemeind von Coschenhope. In welchem verzeichnet sind die Namen der Kinderen welche durch die H. Tauf nach dem Befehl Jesu under die Gemeine Gottes als Glieder an-
genomen worden, im beyseyn Christlicher Tauf Zeugen, der (en) Namen samt der Getauften Kinder (en) Eltern von den (en) rechtmesigen Lehrern hier eingezeichlet worden.
Gott wolle Ihre Namen mit dem Blut Jesu aus dem Sünden Buch auslösch (en) und in das Lebens Buch ein Schreiben. Amen.
Joh. Henricus Goetschius, V. D. M.
Helvetiae Tigurinae et cet. Pronuncia [n]s veritatem in
Schippach, Alt Coschenhopen, Neu Coschenhopen, Schwam, Sacen, Aegipten, Macedonia, Missillem, Oli, Bern, Dolpenhacen.
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This means :
This Book costs 5 shillings. Baptismal Book of the Congregation of Goshenhoppen, in which are recorded the names of the children, who, through H. Baptism, according to the command of Jesus were received into the congregation as members, in the presence of Christian wit- nesses, whose names together with those of the parents of the baptized children have been here recorded by the regular ministers.
May God erase their names
with the blood of Jesus from
the book of sin
and enroll them
in the book of life. Amen.
John Henry Goetschius, V.D.M., of Zurich, Switzerland, etc.,
preaching the truth at
Skippack, Old Goshenhoppen, New Goshenhoppen,
[Great] Swamp, Saucon, Egypt, Maxatawny,
Moselem, Oley, Berne and Tulpehocken.
LIST OF THE HEADS OF FAMILIES BELONGING TO THE CONGREGATION OF NEW GOSHENHOPPEN, REFORMED MEMBERS:
[I] Johan Steinmann [16] Herman Fischer
[2] Henrich Galman
[17] Conrad Colb
[3] Johanes Bingeman
[ 18] Joh. Michael Moll
[4] Joh. Georg Welker
[19] Fridrich Hilligas
[5] Benedict Strohm
[20] Michael Reder
[6] Philip Emmert [21] Joh. Bartholomeus Kuker
[7] Johanes Hut
[22] Michael Lutz
[8] Abraham Transu [23] Andreas Lohr
[9] Andreas Greber
[24] Georg Mertz
[10] Philip Ried [25] Michael Fabion
[II] Georg Mess
[26] Henrich Jung
[12] Joh. Georg Pfalzgraff
[27] Philip Jacob Schellhammer
[13] Jacob Fischer
[28] Leonhardt Knopf
[ 14] Paul Staab
[29] Jacob Knopf
[15] Wendel Wiand
[30] Caspar Kamm
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[31] Caspar Holzhauser
[39] Benedict Raderly
[32] Michael Zimmerman
[40] Valentin Griesemer
[33] Baltasar Hut
[41] Lorentz Hartman
[34] Niclaus Ensly
[42] Georg Philip Dotder
[35] Jacob Maurer
[43] Jacob Meyer
[36] Fridrich Maurer
[44] Daniel Lawar
[37] Christian Knopf
[45] Peter Walper[t].
[This list of 45 members is in the handwriting of Mr. Goetschius and was therefore made sometime between 1736-1739.]
LIST OF THE HEADS OF FAMILIES WHO IN NEW GOSHENHOPPEN BELONG TO THE CONGREGATION OF THE REV. GEORGE MICHAEL WEISS.
[1] Peter Beissel
[27] Michael Moll
[2] Philip Ried
[28] J. Georg Welcker
[3] Berenh [ard] Gucker
[29] Conrad Wannenmacher
[4] Adam Bosserdt [30] Melchior Kolb
[5] Andres Ohl
[31] Michael Ried
[6] Conrad Zimmerman
[32] Andres Mauerer
[7] Jacob Ridi
[33] Abraham Segler
[10] Fridrich Hillikas
[11] Henerich Gallman
[37] Wilhelm Geiger
[12] J. Gallman
[38] J. Nicolaus Jung
[14] Ullrich Greber
[15] Wilhelm Griesemer
[41] J. Mack
[16] Peter Lauer
[42] Herman Fischer
[18] Jost Schlicher
[44] Jacob Mauerer
[19] David Schmidt
[45] Friderich Mauerer
[20] Jacob Gery
[46] J. Huth, Senior
[21] Valadin Griesemer
[47] J. Huth, Junior
[22] Caspar Holtzhäuser
[48] Philip Huth
[23] Leonhardt Griesemer
[49] J. Nicolaus Ohl
[24] J. Georg Steinman
[50] Henerich Gebel
[25] Benedict Strohm
[51] Michael Schell, Junior
[26] Henrich Jung
[52] Jacob Fischer
[34] Weygandt Pannenbeek
[9] Georg Peter Hillikas
[36] Georg Zimmerman
[13] Andres Greber
[39] Georg Michael Kolb
[40] Samuel Somani
[17] Michael Roeder
[43] Wendel Wigand
[8] J. Adam Hillikas
[35] J. Schell
[38] Fridrich Pfanenbeker
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LIST OF THE HEADS OF FAMILIES WHO IN OLD GOSHENHOPPEN BELONG TO THE CONGREGATION OF THE REV. GEORGE MICHAEL WEISS.
[1] Johannes Jost
[20] Philip Wentz
[2] Jacob Hauk
[21] Johannes Faust
[3] Jacob Weitman
[22] Kilian Zimmerman
[4] Samuel Schüler
[23] Ullerich Herzel
[5] Benedict Schwob
[24] J. Denig
[6] Daniel Hister
[25] Hoffel Dickenschitt
[7] Jost Keller
[26] Jacob Hoffman
[8] Hennerich Buhl
[27] Gabriel Schüler
[9] Felix Lee
[28] J. Götz
[To] Jacob Grub
[29] Simon Mag
[11] J. Hollenbusch
[30] J. Lee, Junior
[ 12] H. Hollenbusch
[31] J. Denig, Junior
[13] J. Werman
[32] Baltasar Lamper
[14] Jacob Isset
[33] Philip Ried
[15] J. Gantz
[34] H. Bamberger, Junior
[16] J. Muck
[35] N .- Dickenschitt, Junior
[17] H. Bamberger
[36] J. Götz, Junior
[18] J. Brunner
[37] N. -* Hildenbeidel
[19] Andres Müller
LIST OF THE HEADS OF FAMILIES WHO IN GREAT SWAMP BELONG TO THE CONGREGATION OF TIIE REV. GEORGE MICHAEL WEISS.
[1] Franz Rus
[17] Michael Eberhardt, Junior
[2] Ullerich Rieser
[18] Uly Spinner
[3] Ludwig Bitting
[19] J. Bleiler
[4] Alexander Diefendörfer
[20] Hennerich Bleyler
[5] Peter Linn
[21] Peter Bleyler
[6] J. Schmidt
[22] Philip Heger
[7] Christian Müller
[23] N. - Hitz
[8] N. - Müller
[24] J. Huber
[9] Jacob Dübs
[25] Abraham Faust
[10] Jacob Wetzel, Junior
[26] Hennerich Huber
[11] N. - Kehler
[27] Jacob Huber
[12] Jacob Wetzel, Junior
[28] Rudy Huber, the wagoner
[13] Felix Brunner
[29] N. - Huber, the tailor
[14] J. Reiswick
[15] Joseph Eberhardt
[30] Son-in-law of Mr. Hitz [cf. No. 23].
[16] Michael Eberhardt
[31] Rudy Frick
" N. - means that the name was unknown to the writer.
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[32] Abraham Ditloh [40] Valadin Kaiser
[33] N. - Ditloh, Junior
[41] Daniel Hucken
[34] J. Nicolaus Mombauer
[35] Paul Samsel
· [42] N. -* Huber, bro. of Huber, the tailor
[36] N. - Villauer Willauer] [44] G. - Weiss
[Christian [43] A weaver living at Ditloh's
[37] Johannes Huber
[45] N. - Kunius
[38] J. Huber, Junior
[46] David Streib
[39] Philip Boehm, the locksmith [47] Andres Greber
[These three lists were entered by Rev. George Michael Weiss, probably in the year 1758, when the record book came into his hands, according to a note entered on p. 37 of the original.]
[I. BAPTISMS BY THE REV. JOHN PETER MILLER, 1731-1734.] In August, 1731.
Elisabetha, parents, Philip LABAAR and wife. Witnesses, Fridrich Hillegas and wife.
Anna Maria and Jacob, parents, Fridrich MAURER and wife. Wit- nesses, Anna Maria Segler and Jacob Maurer.
Maria Susanna, parents, Johan Georg WELCKER and wife. Wit- nesses, Maria Susanna Zimmermann.
Anna Catharina, parents, Herman FISCHER and wife. Witness, Anna Catharina, wife of Joh. Mack.
Johann Wilhelm, parents, Andreas HAG and wife. Witnesses, Joh. Wilhelm Schmidt and wife.
Johann Adam, parents, Henrich RETHER and wife. Witnesses, Michael Rether and Susanna Zimmermann.
Elisabetha Barbara, parents, Joh. Michael LUTZ. Witnesses, Frid- dich Hilligas and wife.
June 6, 1731.
Anna, parents, Herman DECKER and wife. Witness, Anna, wife of Georg Best.
Johann Adam, parents, Michael HEYDER. Witness, Johann Adam Blanck.
Johanna Elisabetha, parents, Joh. Wilhelm LABAAR and wife. Wit- ness, Johanna Elisabetha, Frantz Stupp's daughter.
Johann Abraham, parents, Abraham TRANSOU and wife. Witness, Michael Schell.
August 22.
Johann Adam, parents, Johann Jost KOB and wife. Witnesses, Jo- hann Adam Beuscher and wife.
* N. - means that the name was unknown to the writer.
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Johannes, parents, Jacob DANCKEL and wife. Witnesses, Johannes Bingeman and wife.
Anna Maria Elisabetha, parents, Jost HENCKEL and wife, Wit- nesses, Valentin Griesemer and his wife and Marie Elisabetha Henckel.
September 21.
Maria Margaretha, parents, Georg RAUTENBUSCH and wife. Wit- nesses, Jacob Danckel and wife.
Johann Philip, parents, Johannes HUTH and wife. Witnesses, Jo- hann Philip Emmerth and wife.
October 31.
Johann Jacob, parents, Wilhelm SCHMITT and wife. Witnesses, Jacob Keller and wife.
1732, April 9.
Maria Magdalena, parents, Elias LANG and wife. Witnesses, Maria Magdalena, wife of Ludwig Schlosser, Anna Maria, wife of Georg Philip Schuman.
Anna Elisabetha, parents, Johannes BLEULER and wife. Witnesses, Peter Diethert and wife.
Johann Jost, parents, Joh. Jost SELER and wife. Witnesses, Jost Henckel and wife.
April II.
Wilhelm and Abraham, parents, Jacob SCHMIT and wife. Witnesses, Wilhelm Schmit, Abraham Saler.
April 15.
Johannes, parents, Johan Philip EMMERT and Maria Catharina, his wife. Witnesses, Johan Hut and wife.
April 16.
Andreas, parents, Burckhard HOFFMAN and wife. Witnesses, An- dreas Maurer and Anna Maria Zimmermann.
Johann Peter, parents, Jacob WETZEL and wife. Witness, Johann Peter Müller.
June 4.
Johann Wilhelm, parents, Hans Adams BLANCK and wife. Wit- nesses, Wilhelm Labaar and wife.
Elisabetha Barabara, parents, Fridrich HILLIGAS and wife. Wit- ness, Anna Barbara, daughter of Kaspar Kamm.
Anna Maria, parents, Thomas HAMMAN and wife. Witness, Anna Maria, wife of Christian Lehman.
Anna Clara, parents, Henrich BISSBING and wife. Witnesses, Hen- rich Bissbing and wife.
Christophorus, parents, Philip Jacob SCHELLHAMMER and wife. Witness, Christophorus Schmitt.
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June II.
Johan Leonhard, parents, Valentin GRIESHEIMER and wife. Wit- ness, Johann Leonhard Hochgenuch.
Johann Michael, parents, Joseph EBERHARD and wife. Witnesses, Johan Michael Eberhard.
Elisabetha, parents, Johannes RENNBERG and wife. Witness, Adam Wanner.
Anna Margaretha, parents, Joseph EBERHARD and wife. Witness, Margaretha, wife of Michael Eberhard.
July 30.
Johann Georg, parents, Johan Peter LAUER and wife. Witness, Jo- hann Georg Zimmerman.
Andreas, parents, Jacob MAURER and wife. Witness, Andreas Maurer.
November 24.
Leonhard, parents, Johann Adam EUCHELING and wife. Witnesses, Leonhard Schmid and Anna Maria Herbig, both single.
Susanna, parents, Bartholomeus GUCKER and wife. Witnesses, Christopher Schmit and wife.
Christophorus, parents, Peter WALBERT and wife. Witnesses, Christopher Schmit and wife.
1733. January 21.
Susanna Catharina, parents, Johan Adam STADLER and wife. Wit- nesses, Philip Emmert and wife.
Johann Fridrich, parents, Johann Fridrich MAURER and wife. Wit- nesses and wife, Fridrich Hilligas and wife.
March 25.
Johannes, parents, Paul STAP and wife. Witnesses, Johannes Hut and wife.
Maria Margaretha, parents, Michael DOTTERER and wife. Wit- nesses, Hermann Fischer and wife.
April 22.
Johann Conrad, parents, Balthasar HUTH and wife. Witness, Con- rad Kolb.
May 20.
Johann Jacob, parents, Jacob FISCHER and wife. Witnesses, Jacob Hoffman and wife.
Maria Catharina, parents, Johann Philip EMMERT and wife. Wit- nesses, Adam Stadler and wife.
Johann Georg, parents, Ulrich HERTZEL and wife. Witness, Peter Moll.
Catharina, parents, Christopher MOLL and wife. Witnesses, Jacob Fischer and wife.
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Henrich, parents, Johann BINGEMAN and wife. Witnesses, Henrich Rether and wife.
Peter, parents, Georg RAUTENBUSCH and wife. Witness, Peter Rautenbusch.
Joh. Michael, parents, Michael ZIMMERMAN and wife. Witnesses, Michael Rether and Susanna Zimmerman.
June 17.
Johannes, parents, Casparus HOLTZHAUSER and wife. Witness, Johannes Bingeman.
Anna Margaretha, parents, Adam WANNER and wife. Witnesses, Martin Büdding and wife.
July 15.
Maria Barbara, parents, Herman FISCHER and wife. Witnesses, Andreas Eccert, single, and Maria Barbara Mack, single.
August 12.
Johann Henrich, parents, Peter HESS and wife. Witnesses, Henrich Rether and wife.
Anna Maria, parents, Wilhelm LABAR and wife. Witnesses, Adam Blanck and wife.
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