February
28, 2007
Mock
Family Historian
"Working
Chart" for Johann Welk/Welck Chart
#03b
from
Caral Mechling Bennett
I
- Johann Welk b. ca1670/77 Germany;
d. 19 May 1752; m. ca1700/02 in Dammhof/ Adelshofen,Germany to Anna Dorothea
____ Johann's occupation: Dairy manager
1.1 - Johann Christoph Welck b. ca1703; d. 25 Mar 1772; m. 27 Jan 1728 in
Adelshofen to Anna Veroniga/Kettiger d/o Johann Georg Kettiger
1.1.1
- Christoph Welck b. ca1732; d. 01 Oct
1749
1.1.2
- Johannes Welck b. 18 Nov 1741; d.
26 Feb 1746
1.1.3
- Anna Catharina Welck b. 23 Oct
1744; d. 01 Oct 1769
1.1.4
- Anna Barbara Welck m. 07 Nov 1769 Graf
George Heinrich Niederhofen, s/o Graf
Heinrich George Niederhofen, Buerger & Weingaertner/ citizen & wine
gardner of Niederhofen
1.1.5
- Georg Michael Welck m. 15 Nov 1774 Margaretha
Welck d/o Michael and Anna Welck
1.2
- Anna Margaretha Welck b.ca1704/06;
d. 7 Dec 1755; m. 10 Nov 1722 in Dammhof bei Adelshofen to Georg Michael Frick
1.3
- Anna Dorothea Welck b. 1706; d. 21
Mar 1707
1.4
- Hans Peter Welck b. 27 Jun 1708; d.
4 Feb 1778; m. Anna Elisabetha ____ d.
11 Aug 1775 Adelshofen
1.5
- Anna Dorothea Welck b. 23 May 1710
Dammhof bei Adelshofen; d. 07 Dec 1755; m. (1) 08 Feb 1729 in Adelshofen to J.
Andreas Seitzb. 02 Aug 1700
Adelshofen, s/o Hans Andreas Seitz
& AnnaSchlauch; (his 1st marr.
to Susanna Barbara Maier) m. (2) Georg
Heinrich Waltz d. 23 Nov 1782, a
citizen of Adelshofen, Occ. Weaver
Children
of J. Andreas Seitz & Susanna Barbara
a.
Johann Dietrich Seitz b. 22 Jan 1725;
m. Dorothea Stoll
Children
of J. Andreas Seitz & Anna Dorothea Welck
1.5.1
- Anna Maria Elisabeth Seitz b. 17
Nov 1727
1.5.2
- Johannes Andreas Seitz b. 02 Nov
1731; d. 06 Jan 1783
1.5.3
- Susanna Barbara Seitz b. 28 Sep
1733; d. 22 Apr 1738
1.5.4
- Johann Peter Seitz b. 16 Mar 1736;
m. 12 Jun 1765 Maria Sofia Geissbuehler
1.5.5
- Johann Heinrich Seitz b. 31 Mar
1738
1.5.6
- Johannes Seitz b. 30 Jan 1740
Adelshofen; d. 1793 York Co., PA; m. 08 May 1764 Anna Catharina Ripp/Rueb; emigrated to America 1764, ship Richmond with J.
Michael Maag
1561
- Catherine Seitz b. 77 days after
their arrival in America (ca Jan 1765)
1.5.7
- Anna Barbara Seitz b. 21 Sep 1742
Children
of Anna Dorothea Welck Seitz & George Heinrich Waltz
1.5.8
- Susanna Charlotte Waltz/Walz b. 06
Oct 1746; m. 08 May 1764 in Adelshofen to Johann Michael Maag from Ittlingen. Emigrated to America with Johannes
Seitz, Susanna's half brother
1.6
- Anna Catharina Welck b. 04 Aug
1712; d. 31 May 1755; m. 23 Jan 1751 Adelshofen Conrad Stoll
1.7
- Anna Barbara Welck b. 02 Aug 1714;
m. Heinrich Friedrich aus
Echtingen
1.8
- Johann Michael Welck b. 24 Aug
1716; d. ____; m. Anna ___,
divorced after 1745, d. 08 Jan
1776 Adelshofen. At death of Anna Welck, one finds the following remark: "Anna,
Michael Welchens wife (former citizen & weaver, of his life or death one
knows nothing/ if he's living or dead
1.8.1
- Dietrich Welck b. 18 Oct 1738; m.
24 Aug 1770 in Adelshofen to Dorothea Stoll
1.8.2
- Johannes Welck b. 23 Nov 1739
1.8.3
- Johannes Andreas Welck b. 23 Nov
1740
1.8.4
- Maria/Anna Dorothea Welck b. 06 Jan
1742 Adelshofen; d. 09 Feb 1804; m. 31 Jan 1775 in Adelshofen to Leonhard Stunz
Child
of Maria Dorothea Welck & J. Philippe von Gemmingen (not married)
1841
- Ludwig/Lewis Welck/Seitz b. 05 Jan
1763 Dammhof bei Adelshofen; Came to America with
Johannes Seitz (See C. Bennett's notes below). d. ca1820/22PA ; m. ca1788 in
York Co, PA to Anna Beery/Bieri b.
30 Jan 1768 Lancaster/York Co, PA; d. 30 sep 1831 Fairfield Co.,OH, bur.
Pleasant Run Cem. now called Baptist Corner Church cem, 8 miles east of
Lancaster d/o John & Catherina Hunsaker Beery. (line of Caral M. Bennett)Note from Caral: If this
Dorothea Welck is the birth mother of [my] Lewis Seitz, what a tragedy --
seeing possibly the only child that lived any length of time, emigrating to
another land where she could never see him again. Ca1788-90 - to Shenandoah
Valley, VA. Among his neighborsÉ were the Beery, Hite, Spitler, Bretz,
Bibler, Schwartz families, many of
whom also emigrated with the Lewis Seitz family to Fairfield Co., OH
1841.1
- John Seitz b.1790; d1874, m. Magdelena
Spitler
1841.2
- Daniel Seitz b. 1791; d. 1864; m.
(1) Elizabeth Hite; m. (2) Catharine
Beery
1841.3
- Catherine Seitz b. 1793; d. 1863;
m. Jacob Spitler
1841.4
- Elizabeth Seitz b. 1794; d. aft
1843; m. "Squire" John Hite
1841.5
- Mary Seitz b. 1795; m. Henry
Spitler
1841.6
- Abraham Seitz b. 1796; d. 1882; m. Rebecca
Huddle
1841.7
- Jacob Seitz b. 1797; m. Catherine
Meyer
1841.8
- Noah Seitz b. 1798; d. 1867; m. Polly
Stoneburner
1841.9 -
Lydia Seitz b. 1800; d. 1866; m. John Bretz
1841.a - Susanna Seitz b. 1801; d.
1875; m. John Staly
1841.b - Lewis Seitz b. 1802; d.
1890; m. (1) Barbara Kagy; m. (2) Mrs.
Martha (Mauck) Hershberger (See Chart #23A
#1.2.6.6, Martha, d/o David and Sally Stroup Mauck
1841.c - Anna Seitz b. 1805; d.
1863; m. Benjamin Huddle
1841.d - Rebecca Seitz b. 1807; d.
1887; m. Henry Childre Friesner
1841.e - Peter Seitz b. 1810; m. Rebecca
Spitler
Children
of Maria Dorothea & Leonhard Stunz
1842
- Johann Dietrich Stunz d. 21 Sep
1776 Adelshofen, age 6 weeks
1843
- Margaretha Elisabetha Stunz d. 29
Dec 1778 Adelshofen, age 6 weeks
1844
- Johann Dietrich Stunz d. 17 Nov
1781, age 1 y 11 m
1845
- John Christoph Stunz d. 1781, age 5
days
1.8.5
- Maria Margaretha Welck b. 03 Oct
1743; m. 15 Nov 1774 in Adelshofen to Georg Michael Welck s/o Christoph & Anna Kettiger Welck
Child
of J. Michael Welck & Margareta Barbara Roecklin
1.8.6
- infant stillborn (Written in church
book & book 700 Years Adelshofen) An illegitmate child was still born on 09 Aug 1744 to
Michael Welck; the mother was Margareta Barbara Roecklin; see 700 Jahre
Adelshofen pg 227-228. The
marriage with Anna was separated/ divorced, Michael Welck must leave the land
of Graf Neipperg.
Documentation
Notes
from Caral Mechling Bennett
Michael
Maag and Johannes Seitz are both listed, as you know, as: "Éin May 1764, eight
days after their marriage, emigratedÉ" (and appear on the ship's listed
together). This info also comes from the book, 700 Jahre Adelshofen/
1287-1987 . As the book states,
there were times when the ruling factor of the area forbid marriages and births
of children, so the young persons had no other choice, but to emigrate. I
believe the reason for forbidding children and marriages at that time was the
scarcity of land for division - on which new couples/families could settle.
This
is probably the main reason that Johannes took Ludwig (probably by birthright,
a Welck, not Seitz) to America. Not only was Ludwig's mother, Anna Dorothea
Welck, not married, but having a child at that time, was forbiddenÉ! And then
there was the incident with her father [Michael - 1.8] (a tailor by
profession)Ésee 1.8.6 Infant stillbornÉ seems there was a child born to a gal
in the tailor shop, but neighbors didn't know what became of it. When
investigating, the authorities found the remains/bones of an infant buried in
the basementÉÉthat they could not prove Michael Welck and the gal had committed
any wrong doing, but banished them anyway.
If
I have the Welk/Welcks straight, this Michael Welck was a brother-in-law to
Georg Heinrich Walz, being Susanna Charlotta Walz's uncle and my 6th great
grandfatherÉ! C. Bennett
1.8.4
Dorothea Welck/Welk - There appears
in the Adelshofen Evangelical church book this birth record:
Dorothea
Welck/Welk, (single daughter of Johan
Michael Welck, a dairymaster &/or
tailor, whose family livced and worked at the Dammhof near Adelshofen, a large
tract of land and farm controlled by the Landlords, the von Gemmingen family), registered in the church records under the
date of 05 January 1763, the birth of a son, Ludwig.
The
entry reads: (translation) Dorothea Welkin, the single daughter of citizen
Johann Michael Welken; the father of her child (titles) Johann Philipp von
Gemmingen from Babstatt, also single. Sponsors: Johann Ludwig Speck, fellow
tailor, single, Anna Chatharina, citizen Christoph Fricken's wife, Dorothea,
citizen Conrad Stollen's daughter."
I
believe that Johan Michael Welck (1.8) was a brother to Anna Dorothea Welck (1.5), the mother of Johannes Seitz, the immigrant. This would make Johannes Seitz and Dorothea Welck, mother of Lewis/Ludwig, first cousins. Also that this child, Ludwig, born to
first cousin Dorothea Welck , single, was sent to America with Johannes
Seitz, simpligying matters in
Adelshofen/ Dammhof, and giving him a better chance in lifeÉhis age would have
been 1 year 4 months.
Lewis
Seitz: Who are you?
In
the 223 years since Lewis first arrived in America, his birth date and place
had never been established. The familiar traditional story passed down over the
years, is that Lewis sailed with his parents from Germany on board ship
Richmond, arriving Philadelphia, PA in 1764. His sister, Catherine, was born 77
days after their arrival in America. In the will of Johannes (John) Seitz, he
is called, "my son Ludwig".
Even
at death, Lewis Seitz is a mystery to us . We can figure that he died CA
1820/22, perhaps in Washington Co.PA
(Probate
record - Seitz N.L. Vol. I #2, pg. 16)
This
flowery report of his last days: "Circa 1821/22 Lewis took a trip on horseback
to Rockingham Co., VA and York Co, PA, preaching at the different Baptist
churches enroute, and visiting his old home and relatives. Rev. Edward Seitz
Shumaker wrote, ÔWith these sweet
memories to cheer him, Lewis started on his homeward journey, still preaching
as he went,but God had other plans for His servant, for in Washington, PA,
Lewis sickened, and in the land of strangers, perhpas alone with God --Good
took him to be with him. We do not know the date of his death neither do we
know of his burial place, and it is quite probable that his grave is unmarked,
as he slumbers in that strange land, awaiting the resurrection of the just. Ô"
From
the Probate records at Lancaster, Fairfield Co., OH : "Know all men by these
presents, that we, Daniel Sites, John Hite, Jacob Beeri and Jacob Huber of the county of Fairfield and state of Ohio ÉÉ signed
21 May 1823
Listed
in the newspaper, the OHIO EAGLE, dated 27 Oct 1825 -- notice was hereby given
that the accounts and vouchers in the following estates were presented for
settlement at the May term -- among them, that of Lewis Sites.