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city, where for many years her husband kept the American Hotel, and became sheriff of Lehigh County, and subsequently removed to Philadelphia, where he still lives; Magdalena married Henry Schaadt, and in the division of property of her father accepted the homestead of her father, Dec. 9. 1831, where she settled. They had nine children
liam, Henry, Monroe, John, Esther, Magua . ... Eliza, Christiana, and Mary Ann. William and Henry bought their farm in North Whitehall, where they located. Monroe acquired the old Godfrey Knanss homestead, which is still owned and occupied by him; Jolm became the owner of a portion of his father's land, and resides in Allentown; Esther mar- ried David Troxell; Magdalene became the wife of A. G. Balliet, of Allentown ; Eliza, wife of Reuben Kam- men, and resides in Luzerne County ; Christiana mar- ried Franklin J. Newhard, and resides in the township ; and Mary Aun married Solomon Ruch, and lives with her mother on a portion of the original traet.
Of the daughters of Godfrey Knauss, Jr., and sisters of Jonathan, Soloma was intermarried with Frederick Biery, who engaged in farming in the township for some years, and subsequently, March 29, 1805, purchased land that now embraces a portion of the site of Catasauqua. Maria became the wife of Peter Mark, who resided ou a portion of the orig- inal Jacob Wertz traet, herein elsewhere referred to. Catharine was married to John Keichley, who resided in the township, whose descendants are still residents in the vicinity. Among them are Edwin and Stephen Keichley, Soloma (widow of Jonas Biery, of Catasau- qua), Lovina (widow of Nathan Frederick, of Allen- town), Rebecca (wife of Adam Moyer), and Mary Keichley, of Allentown. Hannah, the daughter of / Godfrey Knauss, Jr., was married to Abram Zerfass, and in 1819 moved to New York. Magdalene, an- other daughter, became the wife of George Knauss. Their descendants reside in South Whitehall.
Daniel Roth emigrated from Switzerland and landed in Philadelphia in 1740, then fifteen years of age. He came to this section with the early settlers and located on the Jordan Creek. While yet in his minority he obtained a warrant in right of Peter Troxell for one hundred and three acres of land, and subsequently three warrants in his own name for one hundred and sixty acres of land. Here he engaged in farming, and built the first log house on the tract now known as the Bortz or Lichtenwallner, and in 1793 built the sceond house, which was of stone, two stories high, and still standing. He died Feb. 22, 1817, at the age of ninety-three years. He had nine children, six sons-Jacob, Peter, John, Henry, Dan- iel, Abraham-and three daughters,-Maria Eve, Barbara, and Catharine.
Jacob married a daughter of Michael Culp, and purchased, Mareh 10, 1813, the Culp tract, where he settled. He had seven children,-Daniel, Peter, Jacob, John, Jeremiah, Catharine, and Maria. Dan-
iel settled in the township, acquired fifty aeres of his grandfather, and also portion of the tracts of Adam Miller, Jacob Mickley, and Heury Biery, in all one hundred and forty acres, a portion of which is also owned by his son, Edwin Roth, and the remainder by Lewis Bogh. Peter, son of Jacob, bought portions of Che Culp and Blank tracts, where he resided for some years. He afterwards moved to Clapboard Town, where he purchased the grist-mill and hotel, where he died. The hotel property is still owned by l. widow, and the mill by Thomas Strauss. John Roth, son of Jacob, bought his father's farm, where he died. He had one daughter, Adaline, who is the wife of Charles Henninger, by whom the farm was i inherited and is still owned.
Jacob, son of Jacob, married Anna, daughter of Jacob Schreiber, and lived in the township at Mick- ley's Church.
Catharine, daughter of Jacob Roth, married Jona- than Marcks, settled in Sonth Whitehall, where she is still living.
Maria became the wife of Solomon Kemerer, and settled on Coplay Creek, on a portion of the Adam Deshler tract.
Peter, son of Jacob, settled in South Whitehall township, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was in the expedition to Marcus Hook. Among his sons were John, who inherited the homestead, where he died, leaving three children, -Paul, Polly ( Mrs. Jona- than Semmel), Mary (Mrs. Abraham Worman), who, with their descendants, still own a portion of the Daniel Roth traet.
Daniel, son of Daniel, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and was killed at the battle of Ger- mantown. John, Henry, and Abraham, sons of Dan- iel, resided in this vicinity. Their descendants are still living.
Maria Eve, daughter of Daniel, married Christo- pher Freyman, who bought forty-four acres of land at Seiple's Station, March 31, 1827, which at that time was a wilderness of serub-oak and pine under- brush. It is now owned by Tilghman Freyman, a descendant. They had seven children, - Joseph, Charles, Stephen, Tilghman, Maria (wife of Freder- ick Bader), Catharine (wife of Joseph Miller), and Lydia (wife of Hamilton Patterson, of Clapboard Town).
Jacob Wertz settled upon a tract of three hundred and eighteen acres of land along the Jordan Creck. Some time afterwards he obtained a warrant for this same, dated Dee. 6, 1749, which was followed by pat- ent dated March 5, 1750. Prior to this time Jomm Aigander obtained two warrants for the same tract, one dated Dee. 7, 1734, the other Oct. 12, 1737, which both became void. John Aigander is mentioned in the Egypt Church records in 1733 as sponsor at a baptism.
Jacob Wertz sold this tract to George Hoffman, Sept. 4, 1751, and no further traces of the Wertz
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family are found in the township. Jan. 26, 1754, George Hoffman sold to Michael Harlacher. Oct. 9, 1766, Michael Harlacher sold to Daniel Harlacher, who sold to Christopher Blank, Nov. 27, 1770, and no further traces of the Harlacher family in the town- ship remain. Christopher Blank also obtained pat- ents for three other tracts, one adjoining tract of forty-one acres ; the other two tracts of seventy acres adjoined the original Michael Kolb and Adam Miller tract. Dec. 3, 1790, he sold to his son, Peter, one hun- dred and twenty acres of the Wertz tract and fifty acres of the seventy-acre tract. Of the balance he sold, same date, to his son, George Adam, seventy- five acres ; also to John Snell, Dec. 19, 1778, one hun- dred and eighty-three acres of the Wertz tract.
Peter Blank sold to his son-in-law, John Helffrich, June 1, 1799, his whole tract. John Helffrich held the same until his death, in 1829. He had children, -- George, John, and Michael (the two latter never hav- ing been married), Lydia (wife of Peter Roth), Re- gina (wife of Daniel Roth), who both settled in the township. The other four daughters, after marriage, moved out of the township.
George accepted the greater part of his father's land, and Peter Roth, a son-in-law, accepted the balance, fifty acres.
George Helffrich lived upon the tract, and engaged in farming until his death. He left surviving two children-Reuben and Mary, wife of Paul Yundt --- who both settled in the township. Reuben aceepted the farm, which he still holds.
The George Adam Blank traet was acquired by Peter Grim, April 2, 1802. He died, leaving an only daugh- ter, intermarried with James Deshler, to whom the property descended. In 1872, after the death of Mrs. Deshler, Reuben Helffrich also bought the mill prop- erty tract with fifty-five acres of land.
The other portion of the Wertz tract was sold by John Snell, Dec. 19, 1778, to Benedict Weidelinger, who held it until March 10, 1784, when he sold it to Conrad Mark, who also bought a number of traets be- side. Hle settled upon this tract, and afterwards moved to Montgomery County, where, by accident, he lost. his life. He had previously soll this tract to his son, Peter. Peter died, leaving seven children,-Peter, Jonathan, John, Gideon, Magdalene (wife of John Wenner), Hamah, Mary (wife of David Burkhalter, who settled in Crawford County). Peter and Jona- than obtained the farm. Peter died, leaving two children,-Jesse, who resides in Allentown, and still owns a portion of the land, and a daughter, inter- married with Thomas Yundt.
Jonathan lived in South Whitehall. His only sur- viving son, Francis J., now owns the farm. Jolm settled in Macungie, and Gideon in South Whitehall, where he is still living.
On the original Jacob Wertz tract is located a grist- mill, now known as Helffrich's mill.
The first mill erected at this place was a log grist-
and saw-mill. In 1751, Jacob Wertz sold his traet to George Hoffinan, "miller." In 1753, Hoffinan obtained from John Johnson, of Germantown, a loan of two hundred and fifty pounds, and as security for the same mortgaged to Johnson his farm. It is probable that at this time (1753) this first mill was erected, as it also further appears that in 1770 relig- jous services were held in the " mill." This whole tract of land was for a long time being owned by one and the same person. No mention is made of the water- rights in the conveyances until 1790, when Christo- pher Blank sold a " portion" of the land to his son, George Adam Blank, and received the water-right for the " mill-race."
In 1807 the new stone grist-mill was erected upon the site of the old mill by Peter Grim, the saw-mill being then abandoned. The only source of power for the mill until 1877 was the water from Helfrich's springs near by. In that year Reuben Helffrich, the present owner, erected a dam in the Jordan Creek opposite the mill, thus running the water from the two sources upon the same wheel, making an efficient power throughout the whole year. The mill was held by the Grim and Deshler families until 1872, when it was sold to Reuben Helfrich.
Upon the Helffrich farm, close by the mill, traees of an old graveyard are still visible. Tradition points out that the early settlers had intended this place for a church and burial-ground, for the lower part of the township, Egypt being in the upper part, and Allen- town not then being settled. Religious services were held in the mill and barn. A number of graves are still visible, over which are erected red sandstones as monuments. The inscriptions upon most of these are worn off' by exposure to the weather; one, however, remains in perfect condition, the stone standing, with the inscription on the lower side as follows :
" Hir Ruhet
" Anna Cadhirina Mulrin, ist geborin im jar A.D. 1733, und gestorwen A.D. 1775, den 18ten Augusti.
" Mein leib ruhet in der erd, doch komt entlich auch die zeit das ihr mnich dort sehen wert in der froen ewigkeit."
Michael Kolb obtained a warrant, dated Nov. 27, 1787, for a tract designated as " Rags," containing one hundred and sixty-seven aeres, and had the same patented Nov. 14, 1788. It was situated near the Jordan, adjoining lands of Stephen Snyder and Chris- topher Blank. He died in 1812, leaving two sons (Henry and Adam) and five daughters,- - , wife of Jacob Clader, who settled in Hanover township ; Catharine, wife of Jacob Roth, of this township; Barbara, wife of Abraham Roth, of the same place ; Maria, wife of Samuel Kolb; Snsanna, wife of Peter Wiand. Henry occupied the farm, March 10, 1813, and same year sold it to James Roth, his brother-in- law, and Adam settled in Hanover township. Some of the descendants of Henry are still living in the township, and own portions of the original tract.
Before the proposed church was built Northamp-
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ton (Allentown) was settled, and ground donated by James Allen to the German Reformed and Lutheran congregations for churches and burial-grounds. After this time the church and burial-grounds at Helffrich's were abandoned.
Adam Miller was born in Europe in 1721, at an early age emigrated into this country, and settled in Whitehall township. He located and obtained war- rants and patents for three tracts of land, one called "Stretford," another "Millhouse," the third "Mis- take," containing together two hundred and seventy- four aeres, adjoining land of Jacob Yund and Jacob Hartman, along the Lehigh River. Prior to this time he treated with the Indians, who had possession of the land, and bought their place for eight pounds. Not having sufficient finds to pay this, he went to Durham Furnace and chopped wood to raise this amount, leav- ing his family behind with the Indians. He built his first house at the spring, near the present site of the Catasauqua Depot. He died in 1815, and is buried at Egypt Church. His wife, Anna, died in 1775, and is buried in the old graveyard at Helffrich's Mill, where the tombstone still contains the inscription. Prior to his death he sold his land to his two sons, William taking the lower portion and Abraham the upper portion, who held these tracts until they died. Wil- liam had three sons (Paul, William, and Joshua) and six daughters, three of whom (Magdalena, Osman, Catharine, widow of Peter Steckel, and Levina Hess) are still living, the former two in Allentown, the latter in Bucks County.
Joshua acquired most of his father's land. He lived at Biery's Bridge, where he died some years ago, his widow still retaining the homestead, and a portion of the land divided among his three children. A large portion of the original Miller tract is now divided and laid out in building lots, forming a vil- lage partly known as West Catasauqua and partly as Pleasant Hill. Abraham Miller had several children. This land was divided between l'eter and Joseph, the former taking the hontestead and larger tract, which is now owned by Frederick Eberhard.
Stephen Suyder settled in this township prior to 1765, and located several tracts of land. He par- chased from Jacob Shmarr a proprietary warrant, dated June 11, 1766, for seventeen acres, called "Stephen's Burg," and for which he obtained a patent Sept. 5, 1786. Another patent was issued to him for eighty-five acres, dated Sept. 6, 1786, called "Stephen's Green," and a third patent for one hun- dred and eighty-five aeres, dated 1786. These traets adjoined lands of Jacob Winds, Giles Windsor, Fred- eriek and Lawrence Newhard, Jacob Wertz, Michael Kolb, and Christopher Blank, and extended from the Lehigh River west to the road leading from Allentown to Siegfried's Bridge, and almost to the Jordan Creek. He was married to Juliana, daughter of Frederick Newhard. He had three sons,-Henry, Frederick, and Peter,-among whom he divided his land before
his death. Henry acquired one hundred and forty acres of his father's land along the Lehigh. He died in 1825, and by his will divided his land among his sons.
lle had eight children, to wit : Daniel, Felix, Henry, Salome (who was never married), Hannah (wife of Reuben Knauss), Elizabeth (wife of Jacob Miller, who moved from the township), Magdalene (wife of Peter Beil, also removed from the township), and Anna.
Daniel sold his portion of the land and moved to South Whitehall, where he died.
Felix had a small traet in the township, where he died. His descendants are still living in this place and Catasauqua. Henry sold his portion of the tract and bought part of the original Daniel Newhard and Godfrey Knauss tracts, still owned by his son, Edwin, and his son-in-law, Daniel Wright. Freder- ick and Peter, the other two sons of Stephen, sokl their tracts and removed from the township.
A portion of the Stephen Snyder traet, along the Lehigh River, was laid out in building lots by Fred- erick & Co., car-builders at this place, in 1870, and the village is now known as Fullerton. Another large portion of the Stephen Snyder tract was subse- quently owned by the Diefenderfers,
Alexander Diefenderfer, the first of the family in this vicinity, emigrated from the "Palatinate upon the Rhine," and sailed with one hundred and nine fami- lies in the ship " William and Sarah," William Hill, master, from Rotterdam, but last from Dover, and landed at Philadelphia, Sept. 21, 1727. He settled in Bneks County. Among his children were Godfrey and Margaret, the latter of whom was born Sept. 18, 1729. In 1750, Godfrey moved to Macungie, this county, where he lived until his death. He was mar- ried May 3, 1753, and had six children, to wit: John, born Jan. 25, 1754 : Gertraut, born July 19, 1757 ; Mar- garet and Jacob, twins, born June 26, 1759; Henry, born Feb. 3, 1764; and Philip, born Aug. 3, 1772. All these lived in Macungie for some time at least. Henry, one of the sons, was married to Su-an Jarrett, a daughter of Henry Jarrett, of Macnugie.
John Diefenderfer, eldest son of Godfrey, was mar- ried to Charlotte Elizabeth Shankweiler, Feb. 6, 1781. She was the daughter of Jacob Shankweiler and Elizabeth, his wife, of Grumbach, Germany, born March 25, 1759. Shortly after his marriage, in 1783, John Diefenderfer moved to Northampton (now White- hall) township, on the Lehigh River, the present site af the Allentown Furnace. There was then at this place a one-and-a-half story log house of rude con- struction, the logs projecting at different lengths, and the one-sided roof almost slanting to the ground. A large black-walnut tree stood alongside of the house, which covered the entire building. Here he lived until his death, in 1815. Ile had five children,- Margaret, intermarried with Peter Newhard, who set- tled at Allentown; Abraham, also settled at Allen-
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town ; Isaae and Jacob, both of whom died in their youth ; and John.
John Diefenderfer, youngest son of John, was born in Whitehall township, Aug. 4, 1787. Upon his father's death he continued to live at the homestead until he arrived at the age of forty-two years, when he moved about two miles northwest of this place, having bought a portion of the Stephen Snyder traet. Here he lived until the time of his death, June 5, 1862. He was married to Salome, a daughter of Abraham Ster- ner. He left surviving ten children, to wit: Moses, Solomon, Esther (wife of Adam Berlin), Ephraim, John, Sally (wife of James Snyder), Lucetta (wife of Jesse Reichard), Owen, Aaron, and Matilda (wife of Lewis Biery). Of these, Moses, Solomon, John, Sally, Owen, and Aaron settled upon portions of their father's land, Owen taking the homestead and the largest tract of land. Esther settled at Berlinsville, Northampton Co .; Ephraim at Allentown; Lnectta upon a portion of the original Jacob Yundt tract in the township; and Matilda also in the township, on the Coplay Creek.
In 1868, Moses and Ephraim moved to Talbot County, Md., where they still reside. Owen still owns and oceupies the John Diefenderfer homestead. Among the sons of Owen are John G. Diefenderfer, Esq., of Bethlehem, and Thomas F. Diefenderfer, Esq., of Allentown. Numerous descendants of this family reside in Macungie.
The tract along the Lehigh River, immediately south of the Stephen Snyder tract, and known as " Giles' Last Purchase," was patented May 22, 1767, by Giles Winsor, containing one hundred and forty- three and a half aeres. May 13, 1768, he sold the same to Francis Hartman, who sold to Peter New- hard and Abraham Steruer, Jan. 1, 1776, and subse- quently Peter Newhard sold his share to Abraham Sterner, Jan. 20, 1785. Abraham Sterner was born in 1750, and moved to Whitehall in 1776. He died April 4, 1835. Among his children were Adam, Henry, Salome (wife of John Diefenderfer, who settled upon a portion of the Stephen Suyder tract), --- (wife of John Scherrer, of North Whitehall), Catharine ( wife of Henry Miller, of Allentown). Adam acquired from his father the Giles Winsor tract, and also bought several other tracts near by, including the land upon which the Allentown Iron Company's works are built. Adam was married to Polly Yost, of Salisbury, and left surviving four children, to wit: John, Jonathan, Lewis, and Elemina, wife of Levi Freeman. Each of the children obtained a part of the father's land, Jona- than taking the homestead, which he still owns. Henry, a son of Abraham, settled at --- , had thir- teen sons and three daughters, some of whom are still living in this vicinity.
Jacob Yundt settled on the Lehigh River, and set- tled on a tract of two hundred and seventy-eight acres, which he took up in two warrants, one of which had been warranted by George Miller, Oct. 23, 1737,
and vacated and granted to Yundt, May 9, 1750; the other bears date June 12, 1750. Another tract of eighty-five acres, near the Jordan Creek, was wir- ranted to Jacob Yuudt, June 12, 1750. The tract of two hundred and seventy-eight acres extended from Biery's Bridge down to Stephen Snyder's farm. In 1757, Jacob Yundt erected a large two-story stone house a short distance below Biery's Bridge, which is still standing and familiarly known as the Fred- erick Mansion. He lived at this place till his death, in 1760. He had six children,-Peter, George, Dan- iel, Jacob, Abraham, and Mary. In 1771 the prop- erty, through proceedings in partition, was accepted by George Yundt, who settled npon it, and died on April 13, 1828. He had ten children,-six sons- Abraham, John, Daniel, George, Jonas, Peter -- and four daughters,-Catharine (wife of Frederick New- hard), Soloma (wife of Henry Newhard), Elizabeth (wife of John Oehl), and Mrs. George Adam New- hard.
The property was divided in 1813 among the six sons.
Abraham had five children, -Enoch, Henry, Silas, Matilda, and Rufina.
John had three children,-a son, John, and daugh- ters Elizabeth (Mrs. John Roth), Catharine (Mrs. John Richel). They moved to Northumberland County, the others remaining in the township.
George Yundt had seven children,-Paul, Thomas, David, Franeis, and Polly (Mrs. Reuben Helfrich), Rebecca (Mrs. Reuben Wenner), Elizabeth ( Mrs. Nathan Eberhard). Of these Paul and David moved to Indiana, Thomas settled in South Whitehall, Francis in Carbon County, and Mrs. Wenner set- tled in South Whitehall, and Mrs. Helfrich and Mrs. Eberhard remained in the township.
Jonas Yundt moved to Clapboard Town, where he kept the hotel for a time.
A portion of the original Yundt tract was after- wards owned by George Frederick, who, in 1855, sold to Asa Packer.
Henry Biery owned and settled upon a tract of land along the Coplay Creek prior to 1791. He was mar- ried to Salome Newhard, and had ten children, -Fred- erick, David, Henry, Jacob, Abraham, Barbara, Elizabeth, Margaret, Catharine, and Magdalene. Frederick settled in the township. In 1805 he bought from Marks John Biddle a tract of land upon which part of Catasauqua is now built, and lived there until his death. His wife died about. fifty-two years ago, aged eighty-three years. David Biery acquired a part of his father's land, and engaged in farming until his death. He had nine children, -Joseph, Peter, David, Stephen, Rebecen, Lydia, Catharine, Sarah, aud Polly. Stephen moved to the State of New York, David to Reading, Peter to Allentown. Joseph took part of the farm and lived near Mickley's Church, where he died. Rebecca, wife of Peter Kern, who lived along the Coplay Creek. Lydia was married to John New-
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hard, who settled at Allentown. Catharine, wife of Jacob Seherer, who settled near Mickley's Church, where she is still living, and owns part of the original Biery traet. Sarah, wife of Ludwig Schmidt, who settled in Allentown, and was engaged in the drug business. Polly, wife of Samuel Marx, of Allentown.
Henry and Jacob Biery, sons of Henry, moved to the State of New York and settled in Seneca County, -the present site of Bearytown.
Abraham, another son of Henry, was married to Salome Burkhalter, and settled upon a portion of the Burkhalter tract. He had six children,-Joseph, Reuben, Anna (wife of Thomas Faust), Deliah (wife of Henry Frack), Sally (wife of Solomon Woodring), Elizabeth (wife of Emanuel Kern).
Joseph moved to Illinois, Reuben to Missouri, Henry Frack to Iowa. Thomas Faust was a blacksmith by trade, and subsequently served as steward of the county poor-house for twenty-two years, and is now living at Allentown, eighty-one years old. Sally Woodring settled in Macungie; Elizabeth Kern settled in Iowa.
Barbara was the wife of Henry Burkhalter, and Catharine the wife of Peter Burkhalter, sons of John Peter Burkhalter. Margaret and Magdalene, two of the daughters, were married into the Mickley family and settled in Adams County.
Elizabeth, another daughter of Henry Biery, is married to Peter Steckel, who settled in the township near Egypt, on the old Steckel homestead.
A portion of the tract originally owned by William and Margaret Lowther was subsequently sold by Rich- ard and Henry Metz to Abraham Butz. Upon his death his son, Thomas Butz, acquired this tract, and also bought other tracts from John Paul and Peter Beary. The greater portion of this tract was sold by him to the Thomas Iron Company, and the other portion to his son, Thomas F. Butz, the latter of whom also bought an adjoining tract from the estate of David Biery. Thomas F. Butz now owns in this im- mediate vieinity a tract of one hundred and fifty-one acres on Coplay Creek, and several other farms in this and Northampton County.
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