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  • Name: John Adam REICHELDERFER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Abt 1751 in Albany Twp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 6 Sep 1828 in Jackson Twp, Starke Co, Ohio d
  • Burial: Mudbrook Church Cemetery, Starke Co, Ohio u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Frederich Jacob REICHELDERFER Birth: Sep 1714 in Ittlingen, Germany Death: Abt 1759 in Albany Twp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania
  • Mother:
  • Anna Christina (REICHELSDORFER) Birth: Abt 1719 in Alnbay Twp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1776

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Adam REICHELDERFER
  2. Mary Magdalene REICHELDERFER Birth: 27 Jul 1783 in Albany Township, Berks Co, Pennsylvania
  3. Levi REICHELDERFER Birth: 25 Mar 1828 in Pickaway Co, Ohio Death: 25 Dec 1898 in Sandusky, Ohio

Bibliography
  1. Berks County Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Estate Files 1752-1850, SLC: GeneSocUT, 1989. PARKS to RESH, 1752-1799, LDS Film#1653892. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005538050 images 1498-1547. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: BerksCoPA Estates 1752-99-P p[0-9]*].
  2. Burgert, Annette, Abstracts of Wills and Administrations, Berks County, PA 1752-1822. Royersford, PA: 1970. Morristown 974.816Abs. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: BerksCoPA WillAbs v[12]p[0-9]*].
  3. Harter, Fayne Ellen, Reichelderfer family. Nappenee, IN: F. E. Harter, 1993. FHL 929.273 R271h v1/v2 1993. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p[0-9]*].
  4. Hinke, W J, Church Record of the Rosenthal, New Bethel, or Corner Church in Albany Township, Berks Co, PA 1761-1853. LDS Film#1029742#1. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/007832540 images 001-074. Another transcription available at http://www.albanyths.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/RosenthalNewBethelChurch.pdf Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Hinke NewBethel 1761-1853 p[0-9]].
  5. Humphrey, John T, Pennsylvania Births Berks Co 1781-1800. Washington, DC: Humphrey Publicaitons, 1998. Sutro F157.B3 H85 1998 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Humphrey BerksCoPA Births2 p[0-9]*].
  6. Hendricks, John, Six Generations of Descendants of Johannes Veit Reichelderfer. GEDCOM received 12/14/1995, JSHendricks at earthlink dot net. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Hendricks 12/14/1995].
  7. Bowsher, Kay, BOWSHER Family, private email, 9/10/2001. Author address qddusa at yahoo dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001].
  8. Peterson, Lisa, Letter received 1/16/96 giving a two-page unrecorded quit-claim from the children of Henry Reichelderfer Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Lisa Peterson 1/16/1996].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
1752 [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]
1753 [Ref: John Hendricks 12/14/1995]
abt 1752 [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16]
age about 9 in 1760 [Ref: BerksCoPA WillAbs v1p13A]
age abt 9 in 1760 [Ref: BerksCoPA Estates 1752-99-P p1616, Harter REICHELDERFER p6],
place:
[Ref: John Hendricks 12/14/1995],
parents:
Frederich Jacob REICHELDERFER & Anna Christina ___ [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16]
Frederick REICHELDERFER & Anna Christina ___ [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]
Frederick REICHELSDORFFER & Christina ___ [Ref: BerksCoPA WillAbs v1p13A]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
parents:
Johann Heinrich REICHELDSORFER (#294) & Maria Catherina LIEBENGUTH (#295) [Ref: John Hendricks 12/14/1995],
father:
Johann Heinrich REICHELDSORFER (#294) [Ref: Lisa Peterson 1/16/1996]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16, John Hendricks 12/14/1995]
1828 [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001],
place:
[Ref: John Hendricks 12/14/1995]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
6 Feb 1828 [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p12]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p12, John Hendricks 12/14/1995]
Sources with Information about marriage to Juliana (REICHELDERFER)
place:
[Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16],
names:
Adam REICHELDERFER & Juliana ___ [Ref: Hinke NewBethel 1761-1853 p21, Humphrey BerksCoPA Births2 p266]
John Adam REICHELDERFER & Juliana ___ [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16, Harter REICHELDERFER p36, John Hendricks 12/14/1995, Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001],
child:
[Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p36, Hinke NewBethel 1761-1853 p21, Humphrey BerksCoPA Births2 p266, John Hendricks 12/14/1995, Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]
Research Notes:
Aug 13 1773: purchased father's farm of 200 acres, Orphan Court v2p151 [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16]

before 1781: sold 100 acres of farm [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16]

1781: Berks Co, PA, paid tax on 100 acres, 1 horse, 2 cattle [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16]

1779: taxed, single [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16]

1790: living in Beaver Township, Northumberland Co, in 1790 census; one mail 10-16, and three females [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16]

1800: in Beaver Twp, one male 10-16, one male over 45, two females under 10, one female 16-26, and one female 26-45 [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16]

1802: living in Albany Twp, Berks Co, PA [Ref: Lisa Peterson 1/16/1996]

1810: living in Beaver Twp; in same household were one male 16-26, three females 16-26, and one female over 45 [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16]

1820: living in Lawrence Twp, Stark Co, OH. age >45, one female 16-26, and one female over 45 [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p16]

buried in St Jacob's Lutheran Churchyard, better known as Mudbrook [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p17]

Estate was probated in Stak Co, Ohio. James Jackson named administrator [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p17]

Inventory taken by Samuel Lutes, Philip Keller, and Jacob Prougher. Total value of $99.08. After widow's portion, a balance of $49.98 was left to be distributed. Heirs were not named [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p17]



Pedigree of John Adam REICHELDERFER
          /-----Johannes Veit REICHELDERFER
 /-----Frederich Jacob REICHELDERFER
|         \-----Anna (REICHELSDORFER)
John Adam REICHELDERFER
 \-----Anna Christina (REICHELSDORFER)



Descendants of John Adam REICHELDERFER
1. John Adam REICHELDERFER m. Juliana (REICHELDERFER)
m. Juliana (REICHELDERFER)

2nd generation

4. Levi REICHELDERFER m. Savilla BINKLEY
m. Savilla BINKLEY

3rd generation

6. Austin Carrol REICHELDERFER m. Oniska Henrietta SANFORD
m. Oniska Henrietta SANFORD