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Ancestry of Georege SCHAEFFER
(Alias SHEFFER)

and

Ancestry of James Alphonzo FORREST


Up Dated 6 February 2008


Samuel KUHN
and First
Magdalena BERTHEN
and Second
Elizabetha ROSENZWEIGIN

Samuel KUHN was christened, 11 April 1664, in Langenselbold, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia. He is mentioned in a list dated 30 September 1693 in the Birstein Archives, "Nicklas BELINGER Hüttengesäss Hessen-Nassau Prussiaand Samuel KUHN each had 1 horse and 1/2 car at Hüttengesäss". Samuel KUHN married first 1 November 1688, Magdalena daughter of Conrad BERTHEN, in Hüttengesäss, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia, and second Elisabetha ROSENZWEIGIN.

Samuel KUHN made his initial appearance on the Hunter lists 4 August 1710 with 6 persons over 10 years, and 1 person under 10; He was enroled directly next to Niclaus Bellinger, his brother-in-law. He was also registered on the Hunter lists for 25 March 1711, 24 June 1711, 24 December 1711, 25 March 1712 and finallly 24 June 1712. Samuel KHUN and Elisabetha ROSENZWEIGIN were noted on the 24 June 1711 Hunter list which, suggests that he married his second wife prior to this date. Samuel KUHN of Annsberg was a soldier, as a Palatine Volunteer to Canada, in 1711. Samuel with his wife Elisabetha and 5 children were at Wormsdorff circa 1716/1717. He was a Palatine Debtor in 1718, 1721, and 1726.


Map of Rien River Valley
Germany

CHILDREN of Samuel KUHN and Magdalena BERTHEN:


   1. JOHANN VALENTIN    chr:  4 Jun 1690; Langenselbold, Hessen- Nassau,
                                           Prussia.
                          md:            ; , , New York.
                                           Anna Cathrina WIES.
 + 2. JOHANN CONRAD      chr:  9 Jul 1693; Langenselbold, Hessen-Nassau,
                                           Prussia.
                          md:    Abt 1712; , , New York.
                                           Anna Margretha KOENIG.
   3. ANNA BARBARA       chr:  4 Dec 1696; Langenselbold, Hessen-Nassau,
                                           Prussia.
   4. BARBARA ELISABETHA chr: 18 Sep 1700; Langenselbold, Hessen-Nassau,
                                           Prussia.
                          md:    Abt 1717; , , New York.
                                           Sebastian LOESCHER, Jr.
 + 5. ANNA CATHERINA     chr: 19 Aug 1703; Langenselbold, Hessen-Nassau,
                                           Prussia.
                          md:    Abt 1727; , , New York.
                                           James LIVINGSTON.
   6. JOHANN WILHELM       b:    Abt 1705; , Albany, New York.
   7. HENRICH              b:    Abt 1707; , Albany, New York.

CHILDREN of Samuel KUHN and Elesabetha ROSENZWEIGIN:

  
   8. JOHANN HERMANN       b:    Abt 1711; Wormsdorff, Tyron, New York.
                          md:  2 Sep 1735; , , New York.
                                           Anna Catharna SEGENDORF.
   9. JOHANN MARCUS        b: 30 Jul 1714; West Camp, Tyron, New York.
                          md:    Abt 1734; , , New York.
                                           Anna Maria LOESCHER.
Back to Hans KUHN's Family Page.
Back to Conrad BERTHEN's Family Page.
Back to Magdalena BERTHEN's Pedigree Chart
Back to Samuel KUHN's Pedigree Chart
For FORREST Descent go to Susanna SIMMONS' Pedigree Chart
For SHEFFER Descent go to George SHEAFFER/SHEFFER's Pedigree Chart
Back to BETTES Ahnentafel Chart

NOTE: My grandmother Ruby Cora SHEFFER descends from son Johan Conrad and her husband Robin Gay Richard FORREST ( my name sake), descends from his daughter Anna Catharina.


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SOURCES FOR THESE HISTORIES

          I. Bible Records Johannes SCHAEFFER Jr'S (in German)
         II. Church Records:
               A. Dutch Reformed Churh, Stone Arabia, Palatine Twp.,
                  Montgomery, New York.
               B. Schoharie, Schoharie, New York.
               C. German Flatts, Herkimer, New York.
               D. Albany, Albany, New York.
               E. Langenselbold, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.
               F. Huttengesass, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.
        III. Census Records:
               A. 1820; Sharon Twp., Schoharie, New York.
         IV. Histories:
               A. Allegan County, Michigan Published in 1892.
                    1. Sketch on Clark M. SHEFFER.
                    2. Sketch on S. G. SHEFFER, (Samuel George).
               B. Koon and Coons families of EASTERN NEW YORK A History
                  of the descendants of MATTHIAS KUNTZ and SAMUEL KHUN
                  (two distinct families). Who came with the Palatine
                  Immigration from Germany and settled on the Hudson
                  River in New York in 1710.
               C. The Palatine Families of New York, by Henry Z. Jones,
                  Jr. published 1985, LAUX Family pages 538 and 539,
                  KUHN Family pages 494 to 497.
               D. History of Schoharie County by Jeptha R. Simms.
               E. History of Schoharie County by William Roscoe

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