Descendants of Jean Rochon

Generation No. 1

1. Jean¹ Rochon was born Abt. 1660 in Limousin, France, and died in Pinache, Nechar, Württemberg. He married Marie (Volle) Wohlin. She died in Pinache, Nechar, Württemberg.

Notes for Jean Rochon:

The Rochon family was originally probably from the Langedoc area of what is now France. As protestants, they were heavily persecuted by the King of France and his minions and by officials of the Roman Catholic Church who regarded any deviation from Church orthodoxy as heresy. Crusades and military expeditions were launched to destroy pockets of heretics. The Rochons were "Waldensians" which were an early Reformation protestant sect founded purportedly by Peter Waldo in the 12th Century in Lyons, France. Waldo was a rich merchant who sold all of his belongings to devote himself to God and preaching. Eventually following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in France, heretics of the Catholic Church either became Catholic or were put to death as heretics. The Rochons had settled in the mountainous areas of Savoy/Piedmont in the Italian Cottian Alps in what is now present day Italy, east of Turin, in communities based on the Waldensian faith which eventually merged with the German Reformed protestants and Italian Methodism and was roughly similar. Although the Waldensisn communities were in Savoy, and even after their emigration to Germany, they were French speaking and retained French customs, etc. At various times Duke Charles Albert and his successor Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoy responding to intense pressure from the King of France and the Pope, sent expeditions of largely French armies to brutally exterminate the Waldensian heresy. Over a long period of time, Waldensian communities were attacked and destroyed. Remants of the communities survived by going into the Mountains and the history of persecution and suffering is well documented . The persecution of the Wadlensians attracted world attention and world condemnation. From England, Oliver Cromwell, pledged and sent armies and the Dutch pledged support and financial assistance. Even poet John Milton wrote a famous poem dedicated to the Waldensisn martyrs.

The persecution of the Waldenses led John Milton to write his famous sonnet, "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont."

Avenge, O Lord, Thy slaughtered saints, whose bones

Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold,

Ev'n them who kept Thy truth so pure of old

When all our fathers worshiped stocks and stones.

Forget not: in Thy book record their groans

Who were Thy sheep and in their ancient fold

Slain by the bloody Piedmontese that rolled

Mother with infant down the rocks. Their moans

The vales redoubled to the hills, and they

To heaven. Their martyred blood and ashes sow

O'er all the Italian fields where still doth sway

The triple tyrant: that from these may grow

A hundredfold, who having learned Thy way,

Early may fly the Babylonian woe.

In Italy, the Waldensian community survives and is called the Valdesi. In German, they are referred to as Waldenser. In English as Waldensian, in Spanish the Valdesa and in French as Vaudois. There are today Rochon descendants living in Italy in the Pinache area of the Perouse Valley, as there are Rochon descendats in Pinache, Wuerttemberg, Germany. A casual glance at the ship registers for the ships that the Rochon brothers emigrated from Germany to America reveals a substantial number of Waldensians from the Waldensian communities in Wuertemberg. There is a large Waldensian Community in North Carolina and a Waldensian Society for research.Groups of Waldensians settled in Uruguay, Argentina and in Central Europe. Interested persons can also access the historic Waldensian sites via the computer using the variations in language in search engines.

See also: Finding your Waldensian Ancestors http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~waldense/

Internet tour of the Waldensian Valleys http://www.geocities.com/luoghistorici/English/VisitaLS_en.html

Waldensian Society http://www.waldensian.org/

Valdese Museum, North Carolina http://www.valdese.com/museum.htm

One major note is that in Germany, for at least the period when our Rochon ancestors were there in Pinache all of the old church records and offical records are all written in French.

The most interesting fact is that there are a number of Rochon immigrants who came directly from France to Quebec in Canada, to Mobile Bay, Alabama and to Louisiana. I firmly believe that these families originating from the same region that I believe our Rochons came from are directly connected back in the 16th century, 15th century or beyond.

[History of the Waldens Parish Pinache in Wuerttemberg Founded 1699-1724] In August and September 1698 were the Waldens inhabitants of the piemontish valleys Lucerne, Perouse and Pragelas driven from their home for their beliefs of the evangelical faith by the Duke Victor Amadeus (of Savoy). These refugees were taken in by Portestant Swiss people who fed them and gave them lodging during the Winter of 1698/1699 in the Cantons of Zurich, Schaffahusen. St. Gallen, Neuchatel, Biel and Basel. They began their journey the first part of May 1699 to find a new home in Wuerttemberg.

Already on May 3rd, 1699, a royal order was given to the head counselor (governor) of the town Maulbronn, George Martin Greber, which gave word of the arrival of the Waldens refugees and advised him to lodge them at first in empty houses (farm houses) in Duermenz and Muehlacker.

Accordingly, Greber accepted in May 5 52 persons and on May 6 108 persons in Enzweihingen; on May 11 84 persons in Knittlingen, who were members of the parishes Perouse and Pinache, who came down by way of the Rover Rhine on ship and divided them into log homes and entrechments in Muehlacker. By about May 20th all colonists (in total ca. 1700 persons) were gathered in Duermenz-Muehlacker. Since it was a crowded situation, it was suggested by the head councillor to order the new communities to nearby villages in particular the commune de Pinache to Wiernsheim, Oeschelbronn and Grossglattbach.

According to a royal decree of 24 May a commission was formed (including Henri Arnaud and the Nehterlans authorized envoyValkenier, next to the head councillor) to come to the civil office at Maulbronn, "to discuss and consider the affairs in the best possible way, to bring it all to an order."

The commissioners were to take care of their complicated mission, especially the discussions with the German parishes from which the new colonies were to be cut out. By acception of the decision of 30 May by Duke Eberhard Ludwig it was agreed that Pinache; "shall be assigned a comfortable spot of land on the furtherest border near Wiernsheim."

The commission assigned for the community de Pinache, which consisted of 117 families, 5 persons in each (with Serres) a place between Wiernsheim and Duermenz about one half hour from each on an intersection and main road a church to be built. This was agreed upon by the Netherlans Envoy (Valkenier), the Duke and also those appointed (Arnaud and other Waldens people).

Soon the move of the families who were part of the new village, Pinache, began moving to the designated place. In a petition in the French language of 10 June, the heads of the families asked for the following division of fields, vineyards and meadows through their appointed leader, JEAN ROCHON to be given to them without charge. By decree of the same day 10 June 1899, the day of the founding of Pinache is recorded and the head councillor received instructions to tell the new inhabitants not to lose momentum to cultivate the fields and to prepare their homes. Greber went to Wiernsheim close to this date, divided the land which was in part undeveloped as a result of the Thirty Years War, gave ideas where the houses should be built and the fields planted. Already on the 24th he was able to report that the community of Pinache were before any other in ambition, they had planted over 1000 cabbage plants, seeded beets, etc and have begun to cultivate the devastated land with shovels and axes. Greber had the blacksmiths of Maulbronn make special shovels, axes and hoes, ordered plows for them so the farm animals would not lack feed for the Winter and early Spring, as they would have to work hard. He had the nearby meadows mowed for the payment of interest for the Waldens people.

The next job was to bring order to the community to organize leadership. This took place the first part of July 1699. A mayor was chosen, 6 councilors, a clergy and a policeman . Those chosen were presented to the inhabitants in the presence of the French pastor. They promised to obey and continue in their ambition.

In a report of 6 July by Greber it states, that he has to say the Pinache community arew working hard, that is women, men and children. They have a good beginning, they have plowed and prepared many acres of land which have not been used for 60-70 years. They have gathered the branches, made trenches and burned them. All in all, they have prepared for the building of homes and prepared for the winter. Those refugees in Villars have used their examples. He said he especially liked the way the people in Pinache have made no difference between the widowed and orphaned or those ill, or young or wahtever reason they couldn't do what the others did, all were helped and equally encouraged and built.

The financial needs were taken care of by collected moneys from Holland. On 26 February 1699, a collection took place in Amsterdam and the sum of 71, 946 Gulden came together to be divided among the Waldens refugees.

The living conditions were still very primitive and their primitive homes of boards and clay were not sufficient for the upcoming winter. They were therefore given homes and rooms that were not lived in for the time being, which was not at all in favor of the Germans of the area. Especially since the French language and customs were strange to them.

By 18 January 1700 the governor gave orders to begin cutting the trees for the needed wood for houses and barns and divide the same. The lots were divided and given out. It was a slow process for few had the money to build a house. Most lived in empty barracks on the old street in Duerrmenz. According to a census of 1707 of the 60 families in Pinache 7 owned a house, most of them a house made from wood, some a wood board house and a farm, only a few owned a house and barn. There were 10 horses, 10 steer, 41 cows, 77 goats.

Among the founding families of Pinache (and Serres, which at first was part of Pinache) were the following: Albert, BALME, BARAL, Barthoulin, Berger, Bert, Bertet, Bertoche, Blanchot, Bonnet, Carrier, Choiret, Clot, Combe, Coque, Costabel, Gallet, Gaillon, Granget, Gillis, Giraud, Irorie, Javel, Jaimet, Jouvenal, Justet, Laided, Lajeard, Long, Micol, Louris, Nicol, Pascal, Pastre, Perron, Pons, Poncat, Prim, RICHARDON, ROCHE, ROUCHON, Sarvay, Soulier, TALMON, Travers, Tron, VOL, Vollat; together 50 names, 535 souls in circa 120 families.

The new colony received the name Pinache after their home Pinache, in Piemont in the valley of Persoa on the Clusone. According to a still existing list most colonists came from there, in fact most from the main town Pinache, others from the parcells Riviere (on the river) and Puy (either on the hill or the well); these places are found on the map by Leger of 1669. The name Pinache is derived from pinus pine (spruce)/ The pronunciation of the welsh for Pinache is "Piradscho".

Now the village was founded, but the hard beginning was not easy to bear. The work on the uncolonized land was hard and the harvest not as they had hoped. On top of it, natural disasters such as repeated hail storms destroyed much of the harvest. Many got discouraged and they were battling the thoughts of moving away.

According to a report from the mayor of 14 February 1704, 62 persons went back to Piemont, 32 single men to join the military against France, 30 other family members among them 12 children. They turned over their estates to others who stayed until their return. It is not known if they returned.

As with other villages of Waldens Settlements the government withheld the duties of taxes from Pinache for 10 years and extended it 5 more years becasue of the slow progress until 1715. When the taxes were enforced, the trend of emigration began once again. Prussia was the aim for many and on june 3rd, 1718 22 families expressed the wish to leave. The Wuerttemberg governement was at first not impressed since they had put so much money into this development, and now that it was time to receive taxes, the people wanted to leave. But when they saw that some of them would not be a loss to them and others were selling accumulated goods, while some left secretly, the government opened the way.

The stipulation was that the goods which they received gratis could not be sold, but was to be divided among those that stayed. There were only three families in Pinache who did not receive everything gratis from the government some had been paid for. Soon after this, Germans began to move in much against the will of the governors. By 1720, 6 German families had settled in Pinache. It took 25 years to build up Pinache and to organize the town. During this whole time they only had one pastor.

More About Jean Rochon:

Emigration: 1699, Pinache in Wirtemburg, Germany

Occupation: 1702, Village Mayor

Children of Jean Rochon and Marie Wohlin are:

2 i. Madeline² Rochon, born 1688.

3 ii. Catherine Rochon, born 1691.

4 iii. Marie Rochon, born 1698.

+ 5 iv. Pierre Rochon, born Abt. 1687 in Coni, Piemont, Perouse Valley, Italy; died October 09, 1747 in Pinache, Nekar, Württemberg, Germany.

Generation No. 2

5. Pierre² Rochon (Jean¹)¹ was born Abt. 1687 in Coni, Piemont, Perouse Valley, Italy, and died October 09, 1747 in Pinache, Nekar, Württemberg, Germany. He married Catherine Gayde Abt. 1716 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany, daughter of Pierre Gaydou and Marguerite Eritier. She was born Abt. 1695 in Pinache, Nekar, Württemberg, Germany, and died April 28, 1754 in Pinache, Nekar, Württemberg, Germany.

Notes for Pierre Rochon:

On Sept. 18, 1714 Pierre pledged allegience with the Duke and became the Municipal Mathematician on Jan 1, 1717, then Village Mayor of Pinache in 1733. Death Register shows that "tThe statement and witness of his death came from Mathieu Nirel, Jeremie Chapelle (Begleiter?). Also there when he died was David Vint and Pierre Manoval and other witnesses. They came there on October 7, 1747." Born some time between 1687 and 1689

The History of the Waldens Parish Pinache in Wuerttemberg founded 1699-1724 shows that the first Mayor of the village of Pinache was Jean Rochon. His son, Pierre Rochon, was mayor from 1725-1747 (until his death), Jean Jacques Rochon was Mayor 1761-1782 and his son Jean Pierre was Mayor from 1782-1813.

More About Pierre Rochon:

Burial: October 10, 1747, Pinache, Nekar, Württemberg, Germany

More About Catherine Gayde:

Burial: April 29, 1754, Pinache, Nekar, Württemberg, Germany

Children of Pierre Rochon and Catherine Gayde are:

+ 6 i. Marie³ Rochon, born March 28, 1717 in Pinache, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died Abt. 1744 in Durmenz, Wuerttemberg, Germany.

7 ii. Jean Jacques Rouchon¹, born September 15, 1718; died 1719.

8 iii. Pierre Rouchon, born March 15, 1719/20; died 1721.

9 iv. Marguerite Rouchon, born March 15, 1721/22 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died September 14, 1722 in Pinache, Nechar, Wuerttemberg.

More About Marguerite Rouchon:

Baptism: May 02, 1722, Evang. Pfarramt in Pinache, Wuerttemberg

+ 10 v. Jean Jacques Rouchon, born December 10, 1724 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died June 30, 1782 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany.

+ 11 vi. Catherine Rochon, born September 01, 1725 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died Abt. 1744 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany.

+ 12 vii. Phillippe Rochon, born June 03, 1728 in Pinache, Nekar, Württemberg, Germany; died March 23, 1807 in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pa..

+ 13 viii. Henri Rochon, born September 23, 1730 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died July 01, 1784.

+ 14 ix. Pierre Roshon, born December 14, 1732 in Pinache, Nekar, Württemberg, Germany; died January 22, 1813 in Frederick Township, Montgomery County, PA.

+ 15 x. Anne Marguerite Rochon, born April 04, 1734 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 1786.

+ 16 xi. Madeleine Rochon.

Generation No. 3

6. Marie³ Rochon (Pierre², Jean¹)¹ was born March 28, 1717 in Pinache, Wuerttemberg, Germany, and died Abt. 1744 in Durmenz, Wuerttemberg, Germany. She married Matthieu Morel. He was born in Durrmenz, Wuerttemberg, Germany.

More About Marie Rochon:

Baptism: March 28, 1717, Evang. Pfarramt in Pinache, Wuerttemberg

Notes for Matthieu Morel:

Matthieu Morel eimgrated to America Aboard the Ship "Patience" arriving Philadelphia, September 9, 1751 with Eberhard Chappelle and others from Durrmenz.

More About Matthieu Morel:

Emigration: September 09, 1751, Ship "Patience" with Eberhart Chappelle

Child of Marie Rochon and Matthieu Morel is:

17 i. Jean Pierre⁴ Morel, born March 04, 1741/42 in Pinache, Neckar, Wuerttemberg, Germany.

10. Jean Jacques³ Rouchon (Pierre² Rochon, Jean¹) was born December 10, 1724 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany, and died June 30, 1782 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany. He married Marie Roux June 29, 1745 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany. She was born Abt. 1724.

Notes for Jean Jacques Rouchon:

Direct descendant, Friederich Rochon was alive in 1969, 1731 Pinache, Grossglaltbacherstrasse.

More About Jean Jacques Rouchon:

Baptism: December 10, 1724, Evang. Pfarramt in Pinache, Wuerttemberg

Occupation: Syndic (advocate judge) in Pinache as were his father and grandfather

Children of Jean Rouchon and Marie Roux are:

+ 18 i. Jean Pierre⁴ Rochon, born September 15, 1748 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died January 30, 1813 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany.

19 ii. Anne Marie Rouchon, born March 01, 1749/50 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died October 18, 1750.

20 iii. Catherine Rouchon, born August 15, 1751.

More About Catherine Rouchon:

Burial: May 21, 1753, Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany

21 iv. Marie Magdalene Rouchon, born January 28, 1753 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died March 22, 1801.

+ 22 v. Jean Jacques Rochon, born Abt. 1755 in Pinache, Neckar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died June 23, 1819 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany.

23 vi. Catherine Rouchon, born January 28, 1759; died February 14, 1761.

11. Catherine³ Rochon (Pierre², Jean¹)¹ was born September 01, 1725 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany, and died Abt. 1744 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany. She married Jeremie Chapelle, son of Charles Chapelle and Madeleine Simon. He was born November 25, 1725 in St. Peters Eglises Vaudoises, Durrmenz, Wuerttemberg, and died October 18, 1801.

More About Catherine Rochon:

Baptism: September 06, 1725, Evang. Pfarramt in Pinache, Wuerttemberg

Notes for Jeremie Chapelle:

Jeremie Chapelle

The 4th February 1744 god has given a son to Jeremie Chapelle and his wife Caterine née Rouchon, who has been brought to baptism the 6th of this month by Jacques Rouchon and Maria Roux, has been baptized by Monsieur Moutoux, our minister. His name is Jacques.

[Extract from the baptism register of the Waldenser church Dürrmenz

(this book is at the Evang. Stadtpfarramt Mühlacker)]

(Montgomery, Morton L.) Shappell - Schappell - Schappel. In Perry township, which until 1853 was a part of Windsor township, Berks county, is a prominent family bearing the name of Schappelle, Choppelle, Schobbel, Shobel, but now more commonly found spelled Shappell, Schappell and Schappel. The original home of the family was in France, but through religious persecution its members sought refuge in Germany, making their home at Wittenberg. Among the one hundred and eight passengers aboard the good ship "Patience," which landed at port Philadelphia, Sept. 17, 1753, was Jeremie Chappelle and one Jean Pierre Chappelle. The kinship of these two emigrants is unknown, but it is not doubted that they were relatives. What became of Jean Pierre, after landing in the New World is not known. Jeremias Shappelle (as it appears on the tombstone) (or Schobel) and Eberhart Schoppel, brothers, were residents in Windsor township, Berks county, Pa., in 1754 [See Rupp's History].

(I) According to the tombstone inscription at Zion's Church, in Perry (formerly Windsor) township, Jeremias Schappelle was born in 1715, and he died Oct. 15, 1804. His wife Catharine, born 1724, passed away June 8, 1801. The will of Jeremiah Shappel is on record in Berks county court-house in Will Book A, page 505. It was made Feb. 11, 1803, and probated Jan. 7, 1805. At the time the will was made he was a resident of Windsor township. The following children are mentioned in the will: Jacob (who was made executor of his father's estate), Matthias, Jeremiah, Magdalena and Catharine. In the cemetery at Zion's Church is a tombstone bearing the following inscription: "Elizabeth Schappelle, wife of Jeremias, formerly of Deutschland, born Feb. 16, 1771, died July 9, 1817, aged forty-six years, five months, twenty-three days." This probably refers to the wife of Jeremias or Jeremiah, son of (I) Jeremias.

No records of the descendants of Eberhart Schoppel are in evidence at Zion's Union Church. He may have left Windsor township after 1774, in which year he hewed his name on a stone now in the southeastern wall of the old graveyard. Tradition says that the stones upon which these names were carved (one bears the name of Jeremias) were once a part of the walls of the first church. The fourth church is now (1908) being built.

More About Jeremie Chapelle:

Burial: Zion UCC Church Cem. Windsor Castle, Pa

Child of Catherine Rochon and Jeremie Chapelle is:

+ 24 i. Jacob (Jacques) (Jockey)⁴ Schappell, born February 04, 1743/44 in St. Peters Eglises Vaudoises, Durrmenz, Wuerttemberg; died September 11, 1826.

12. Phillippe³ Rochon (Pierre², Jean¹)¹ was born June 03, 1728 in Pinache, Nekar, Württemberg, Germany, and died March 23, 1807 in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pa.. He married Anna Marie Talman October 1751 in Evang. Pfarramt, Pinache, Wuerttemberg. She was born September 08, 1731 in Neuhengstett, Württemberg, Germany, and died December 08, 1803 in Limerick Twp., Montgomery County, Pa..

Notes for Phillippe Rochon:

Occupation: Farmer & Cooper

Note: Philippe emigrated to America on the ship "Bannister" out of Holland arriving Philadelphia 21 OCT 1754. Records of the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church show the children of Phillipe . Will #5579 Montgomery CO., PA Godparents at Christening were: Jean Nouvel & Jeanne Gayde [Carl K. Roshong NOTES]

[John J. Amtsfield NOTES] Several theories arise from the reference data available for Phillippe Roshon. 1) When he arrived in Philadelphia in 1754, it is probable that he was at least bi-linqual in French and German and it is equally probable that his initial settlement in Rockland Township, Berks County (Oley Valley) was likely the result of an indenture to pay for the passage to America. No evidence exists of such an indenture, but it is likely whoever contracted for the indenture was likely a cooper. His time in Rockland Township is wessentially the standrad indenture period of about a minimum of seven years. Both postualtions made by me have little of no evidence to support but it is certainly possible and maybe even likely.

[Montgomery County, PA Wills #5579] Transcription of original will which is frayed at the ends with words missing. The will is as follows:

In they Name of God Amen

These twelve Day of December 1807 I Philip Roshon of Limerick Township County of Montgomery the State of Pennsylvania Cooper being weack in body but of perfect in mind thancks be Given unto God therefore I bequeath My Soul to they almyty God and My Boty to they [ ] Aman. I do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament is to say of all my worldly Estate that I [ ] is in folling Manor to be as follows-

I order some time after my decease my rail and Personal Estate Shall be sold to they best atvantive that my Exetors Seas fit to Do it-

{ ] all My Just Dets is to be Paid out of it they first money arising their of of they Estate of Mine after Sold-

It is My Will that all My Estate Sold and they over Plush after My Just Dets are paid they remainder is to be Dividet into five pards Shere and Shere alike Exset My Son Henry Wich Will be mention here after-

It is My Will that my Son Peter Roshon one shear Jacob Roshon one shear Henry Roshon one shear Maira Wife of John Der one shear Elisabeth Wife of Henry agalmans one shear and non others. it is My Will that my Son Peter Roshon and Jacob Roshon Shall be Mt Executors and Non others further I impower My Executors Namet Peter and Jacob Roshon to act in My Last Will and Testament and impower them and autherrise them to Make a Good Lawful Deat of Concaince to such Person or Persons purchasing they same plantation Were on I now lived and for them to Give [ ] [ ] their of [ ] too Exetors Peter & Jacob Roshon is to have no more then thirty Pounds for setteling all My Rail and Perssnaple Estate.

It is My Will that My Son Henry is to have ten Pounds more then Eiter of My Sons or Children Wile they others to, is they Exetors of My Estate.

I confirm this to be My Last Will and Testament and I do have by Set My hand by these witness.

Witness Present

Johannes Nagle

John Markley

Phillipp Rouchon

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Some stories have claimed that Philippe Roschon was the schoolteacher at Faulkner Swamp Church. These date from a History of the Falkner Swamp Church published in 1975 that made that claim. Johannes Roscher was the schoolteacher (buried at New Hanover Lutheran), the confusion lies in the entries for schoolmaster that coincide with rental payments for lodging for carpenters working on the church. The book clearly lists payments to a schoolmaster Roshon for salary and again for hay. Church account settlements dated 1771 record payment of 10 shillings rent to Philip Roshon for boarding carpenters. Accounts dated March 9, 1772, February 17, 1773, record further payments for rent. Johannes Roscher, schoolmaster, is listed buried at New Hanover Lutheran. In the 1773 account the schoolmaster is listed as Moser.

There is some tradition that when the Continental Army was encamped through Pottsgrove, New Hanover and Frederick following the Battle of Brandywine and the Paoli Massacre that houses, barns and any shelter was used to quarter officers and for hospitals in 1777-1778. Following the Battle of Germantown the army settled in Valley Forge but there was a constant stream of traffic of wounded bieing transported to the Swamp Churches used as hospitals and further into Reading and foraging parties throughout the area. Maps of the Army encampments place the Army squarely in the vicinity of the Phillippe Roshon property.

Montgomery County Quarter Sessions Docket lists Philip Roshone as Overseer of the Poor in March 1787.

Difficulty in pinpointing the property was made easier by an indemnification bond from Michael Ninteenhelser of Limerick Township wherein a property of ten acres adjoining his current land was sold to Philip and the bond was necessary because the land in question proved not to have clear title.

Pennsylvanische Berichte, A German language newspaper in three separate issues in 1757 (5/29, 6/25 & 7/9) lists a notice as follows: " Philip Roschon in den Olver Bergen an der Bieber fricht macht betant, das wein gelb braun Pferd sich ie nem Bieb balte ist binten aus der linden Seite gebrant mit B. hareinen meissen Stern vorber Stirn. Wer die uebrige Lenn; eichen fan und Eigner ist, fan es abholen gegen Zahlung billiger Unfoften." [translation: "Philip Roschon in the Oley Mountains on Beaver Creek announces that a yellow brown horse is staying with his livestock, is branded with B on the rear left side, has a white star on the forehead. Whoever can give the remaining identification marks and is the owner, can fetch it upon payment of cheap feed costs.."]

Berks County Tax lists record the following:

Ruscombmanor Twp. (1760)

Phlip Rushold Married paying a tax of 2 pounds 3 shillings.

Rockland Township (1762)

Philip Rushom Married paying 1 pound, 1 shilling and 6 pence

Being a tax "...of one shilling and six pence per pound and 20 shillings per head laid on the inhabitants of Berks County in Den 1762 Towards seeking divers sums of money to his majesty's use be an Act of Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania."

1757: Philip Roshany is listed in Franford and New Hanover Townships, Philadelphia County with 2 horses, 3 cows and 4 sheep.

1769: Philip Roshong is listed in Frankford and New Hanover Township, Philadelphia County.

Tax Assessment Records Limerick Township, Philadelphia County to 1784 and Montgomery County since 1784

Limerick Twp Philadelhia County

1780 Philip Roshong Eff. Supply

1782 Philip Roshom 57 acres 1h, 2c

Limerick Township Montgomery County

1785 Philip Rushone 57 acres 2 h., 2 c.

1786 Philip Roshon 64 acres dw 1 h, 2 c.

1787 Philip Roshon 57 acres 1 h, 2 c.

1788 Philip Roshon 57 acres dw 1 h, 2 c.

1789 Philip Roshoon 50 acres dw 1 h., 2 c.

1791 Philip Rushoon 57 acres 1 h., 1 c.

1792 Philip Rushone

1793 Philip Rushon 57 acres 1h, 2c

1795 Philip Roshon 57 acres dw 2 cows

1796 Philip Roshong 57 acres 1h, 2c Cooper

1797 Philip Roshong 57 acres dw 1h, 2c

1798 Philip Roshong 50 acres dw 1h, 2c farmer

1799 Philip Roshong 51 acres dw 1h, 2c farmer, cooper

1800 Philip Roshong 51 acres dw 1h, 1c cooper

1801 Philip Roshong 51 acres dw 1 cow

1802 Philip Roshong 51 acres dw 1 cow

1803 Philip Roshong 51 acres 1 cow cooper

1804 Philip Roshong 51 acres dw cooper

1805 Philip Roshon 51 acres dw

1806 Philip Roshon 51 acres dw

1807 Philip Roshon 51 acres dw

1790 Pa Census, Montgomery County, Remainder of the County, p. 159; Phillip Rushow 2 males over 16 including heads of families; 1 male under 16; 2 females.

More About Phillippe Rochon:

Baptism: June 03, 1728, Evang. Pfarramt in Pinache, Wuerttemberg

Burial: March 28, 1807, Faulkner Swamp Reformed Church, New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, PA

Confirmation: 1743, Evang. Pfarramt in Pinache, Wuerttemberg

Emigration: October 21, 1754, On the ship "Banister" out of Holland arriving on this date in Philadelphia

Occupation: Farmer and Cooper

Probate: 1807, Montgomery County RW# 5579

More About Anna Marie Talman:

Burial: December 12, 1803, Faulkner Swamp Reformed Cemetery, New Hanover Township, Montgomery Co., Pa.

Children of Phillippe Rochon and Anna Talman are:

+ 25 i. Anna Maria⁴ Roshon, born June 25, 1752 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 1819 in Center Township, Union County, PA.

+ 26 ii. Peter Roshon, born July 17, 1757; died January 1819.

+ 27 iii. Catharine Roshon, born June 11, 1760 in Limerick Township, Montgomery COunty, PA; died November 11, 1789 in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, PA.

+ 28 iv. Jacob (John Jacob) Roshon, born March 05, 1766 in Limerick Township, Montomgery County, PA; died September 1822 in Limerick Twp., Montgomery County, Pa..

+ 29 v. Henry (John Henry) Roshon, born March 05, 1766; died December 29, 1850 in New Berlin, Union County, PA.

+ 30 vi. Elizabeth Roshon, born February 26, 1774.

13. Henri³ Rochon (Pierre², Jean¹)¹ was born September 23, 1730 in Pinache, Nekar, Wuerttemberg, Germany, and died July 01, 1784. He married Catherina.

Notes for Henri Rochon:

Der Staatsbote, a German language newspaper published in Philadelphia contains an advertsiement for Heinrich Roosen on March 23, 1773. Heinrich Roosen, sugarbaker, Second Strret between Chestnut and Market street, Philadelphia, an advertisement in verse.

Tax Assessment rolls:

1769 Henry Roshan Northern Liberties, West Part, Philadelphia County Pa. Archives,S-3, V-14, p. 131

1772 Henry Roshen Norhtern Liberties, West Part, Philadelphia County Pa Archives,

1774 Henry Roshen Chestnit Ward, City of Philadelphia Confectioner PA Archives, S-3, V. 14, p.256

1774 Henry Roshen Northern Liberties, West Part PA Archives, S-3, V-14, p. 404

1774 John Roshen Southwark, Philadelphia County PA Archives, S-3, V-14, p. 436

1780 David Rushong Philadelphia, North Ward

1780 David Rushong Philadelphia City, Taylor PA Arcives, S-3, V-15, p. 277

Military service records for Henry (Sr or Jr and David in Revolutionary War)

David Rushong 8 Class, Meyer's Co., 1777 PA Archives, s-2, v-13, p. 687

David Rushong PA Archives, S-6, v-1, p.64

Henry Roushouny Pvt. 1777 PA Archives, S-2 v-13, p. 638, 656

PA Archives, S-6, V-1, 117, 401

Henry Rosham MM, 5th Battalion, 2nd Class, served his tour. Leighner's Co. PA Archives. S-6, V-1, p. 343

NOTE: There is an elementary problem relative to Henri Rochon and work done by researchers who have dealt with records that may apply. The records of Falkner Swamp Reformed Church contain an entry in the burial records for Henry Roshong dating his burial on July 1, 1784 with the notation that he was unmarried. Some researchers have extrapolated this reference to arrive at the conclusion that he was never married and therefore had no issue. I do not believe this to be the case as the records of First Reformed Church in Philadelphia indicate. Henry married Catherine Unknown and had issue. The PA Archives make it clear that there were Roshon-Roshongs that appeared in Philadelphia early including David and John that cannot be attributed to brothers Pierre or Phillippe or to any other potential immigrant. The records of First Reformed Church in Philadelphia are very explicit in listing a baptism for a daughter Catherine. How to restify these records with the burial record at Falkner Swamp is problematic, but, if Henry was a widower at the time if his burial, he would have been "unmarried" or if divorced as unusual as that is, he would also have been "unmarried". In any case, the record is clear that henry had issue. [John J. Amtsfield]

More About Henri Rochon:

Baptism: October 01, 1730, Evang. Pfarramt in Pinache, Wuerttemberg

Burial: July 01, 1784, Faulkner Swamp Reformed Church, Gilbertsville, Montgomery County, PA

Confirmation: April 1745, Evang. Pfarramt in Pinache, Wuerttemberg

Emigration: September 17, 1753, Arrived in Philadelphia on the ship "Patience"

Occupation: confectioner

Children of Henri Rochon and Catherina are:

31 i. *Henry⁴ Rouchon.

32 ii. *John Rouchon.

33 iii. Elizabeth Rouchon, born May 23, 1750; died January 17, 1818. She married George Weidemeier; born March 08, 1742/43; died November 30, 1810.

More About Elizabeth Rouchon:

Burial: Old Goschenhoppen Union Cemetery, Woxall, Upper Salford Twp., Pa.

More About George Weidemeier:

Burial: Old Goschenhoppen Union Cemetery, Woxall, Upper Salford Twp., Pa.

Military service: Rev. War Marker on gravesite

+ 34 iv. *David Rouchon, born Abt. December 1752 in Switzerland; died October 10, 1824 in Charleston, SC.

14. Pierre³ Roshon (Pierre² Rochon, Jean¹)¹ was born December 14, 1732 in Pinache, Nekar, Württemberg, Germany, and died January 22, 1813 in Frederick Township, Montgomery County, PA. He married Maria Catherine. She was born Abt. 1732, and died Abt. March 02, 1802 in Frederick Township, Montgomery County, PA.

Notes for Pierre Roshon:

The Dotterrer genealogy contains a notation that Pierre Rochon was stopping at the house of Michael Dotterer when a heavy thunderstorm came up, and lightening struck the barn, burning it to the ground. This incident was narrated by the late John Eidenmiller, a grandson of Rochon, at Green Lane, Pa, August 7, 1883.

Listed as constable Frederick Township, 1790 in the dockets of the Montgomery County Court of Quarter Sessions returned for June, Sepetmber and December of 1790.

Philadelphia Supreme Court September 24-Ocotber 26, 1765 records Piere Roushon naturalized in Roxborough dated September 26, 1765

Property of approximately 75 acres is located in (now) Upper Frederick Township running as a rectangular box from the New Hanover Township line through the intersection of Snyder and Haurck Rds 2/3 of the way down Hauck Rd to the intersection with Becker. This property adjoined Thomas Mayberry;s Green Lane Forge property (in fact in 1803 Peter sold 10 acres to the Forge (entries appearing in the Green Lane Froge Daybook). "Forge paid P. Roshon on % of 10 acres land 50 pounds, 15 shillings with a balance of 54-15-3 dated December 1, 1802. Additional entries related to the same property are made on December 1, 1801, November 28, 1803 amounting to three payments for the 10 acres of land

Will written February 11, 1804 and proved February 14, 1814, Frederick Township, makes bequests to six children: Daughter Christina, Son Henry, Son John, Daughter Elizabeth (wife of Christian Wannemacher), Daughter Catharine (wife of Jacob Scheifly), Daughter Christiana (wife of Jacob Eidenmiller and Daughter Molly. Execturs were Henry and John Roshon. Witnsees Benjamin Markley, Philip Boyers, Jr.. Signed Pierre Rouchon. (Montgomery County Wills #5582)

Pierre emigrated aboard the Ship Patience with Brother Henri Rouchon with fellow Waldensers, Pierre Armingeon, Jean Pierre Chappelle, Jaques Balme, Paul Caffarel, Matieu Dier, Jakob Dier and brother-in-law, Jeremiah Chappelle.

Brief notation claims that Peter was a redemptioner (that is he bargained for his passage by indenturing his service on arrival in Philadelphia). The story was that he was indentured to Dieter Bucher of Frederick Township. Uncorroborated and likely impossible to document.

Tax Assessment Record Frederick Township, Philadelphia County to 1784 and Montgomery COunty since 1784, PA.

Frederick Twp Philadelphia County

1768 Peter Roshong 2h, 1c

1774 Peter Roshong 1h, 2c

1779 Peter Roshong Eff. Supply

1779 Peter Roshong State tax

1780 Peter Roshong Eff. Supply

1782 Peter Roshong Eff. Supply

1783 Peter Roshong 75 acres 1h, 2c, 3 sheep

Frederick Towns