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Descendants of Christian Metzger

Generation No. 2

2. Johann Valentin² Metzger (Christian¹) was born 07 Dec 1731 in Thaleischweiler-Froschen, Germany, and died Bef. 1799 in Hawkins Co, Tn. He married (1) Unknown Butcher. She was born Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown. He married (2) Elizabeth Hawk Abt. 1755. She was born Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown.

Notes for Johann Valentin Metzger:
MARRIAGE: MONROE CO., IN; BOOK 6 PG. 229. VALENTINE MADE TWO TRIP S IN THE SHIP "CHANCE" FROM ROTTERDAM TO PHILADELPHIA,
THE FIRST , 0N 13 SEP 1764 AND THE SECOND ON 26 SEP 1765.

LANCASTER CO, PA.-4 JUL 1781, FURNISHED PETER STEPHENS AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR
SERVICE IN REV. WAR!

IN THE PROPERIETARY RETURNS OF BERKS COUNTY, MAXATAWNY TWP FOR THE YEAR 1768
A VALENTINE METZGER IS LISTED AS OWNING ONE HORSE, THEN LATER THREE HORSES, FOUR CATTLE AND P AID TAXES ON THESE ANIMALS.

DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME HE MAY HAVE AMERICANIZED HIS NAME TO BUTCHER.

PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES, 3RD SERIES, VOL. 18, PAGE 40, LISTS A VALENTINE METZGER PAID TAXES FO R THE YEARS 1767 AND 1768 IN BERKS COUNTY.

VALENTINE IS NEXT SHOWN IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. VALENTINE METZGER HAD A DAUGHTER AN NA MARGARET, BORN 20 JUNE 1772 AND BAPTIZED ON 11 JUL 1772-THE GERMAN REFORMED CHURCH KNOWN A S THE BRICK GERMAN REFORMED CHURCH AND THE KLAPP CHURCH. THIS CHURCH IS NOW IN GUILFORD COUNT Y BUT EARLIER INCLUDED ORANGE AND OTHER COUNTIES. (THE MICROFILM OF THE ORIGINAL CHURCH BOO K 1772-1854 IS IN THE LDS LIBRARY-THE ENTRIES WERE IN GERMAN.)

THE TAXPAYERS OF NORTH CAROLINA SHOW VALENTINE BUTCHER IN ORANGE COUNTY IN
1779.

THE LIST ALSO SHOWS IN ORANGE CO-JAMES IN 1779, THOMAS IN DOBB CO IN 1780 AND
THOMAS IN BLAD CO IN 1784-NO INDICATION THAT THEY ARE OR ARE NOT RELATIVES OF
VALENTINE.

IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE METZGER'S MAY HAVE BEEN FROM THE LOWER PALATINATE, AN
OLD PRINCIPALITY OF GERMANY, AND THE ADJACENT STATES OF MAINZ, TREVES, BORDEN, ALSACE, LORRAI NE AND WURTEMBERG. TWO WARS WAGED BY LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE CAUSED AN EXODUS FROM PALATINATE AN D ADJACENT DISTRICTS. DURING THE PERIOD 1707-1712, QUEEN ANN, OF ENGLAND, BEFRIENDED THESE PE RSECUTED GERMANS, AND MANY WERE BROUGHT TO ENGLAND. MANY WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN LANDS AND TH E PROBLEM OF PROVIDING FOR THEM BECAME SO GREAT, LARGE NUMBERS WERE SENT TO AMERICA, THE GREA TEST PORTION LANDED IN NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. MANY EMIGRANTS TO AMERICA HAD LIVED IN ENGL AND SO LONG THE NATURALLY WERE CLAIMED AS ENGLISH-MEN AND GENERALLY AS ENGLISH TO THE AMERICA N COLONIES.

IT SEEMS THAT THERE WERE BUTCHERS IN ENGLAND, NOTEABLY THE "BUTCHER CUTTING
TOOL COMPANY" PEOPLE, AN ENGLISH-MAN WHO BECAME A KNIGHT, AND THE "ENGLISH"
BUTCHER FAMILIES WHO WERE IN THE CLINCH RIVER AREA OF EASTERN TENNESSEE WHEN
THE "GERMAN METZGER/BUTCHER" FAMILIES WERE IN THE SAME AREA THAT COULD HAVE
WELL BEEN AMONG THOSE GERMANS WHO WERE BEFRIENDED BY QUEEN ANN.

LANCASTER CO., PA.-4 JUL 1781, FURNISHED PETER STEPHENS AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SERVICE IN REV. W AR.

Children of Johann Metzger and Unknown Butcher are:

	3	i.	Anna Margaret³ Butcher, born 20 Jun 1772; died Unknown.
+	4	ii.	John B. Butcher, born 1779 in NC; died 22 Feb 1865 in MARION CO, IA.
	5	iii.	David Butcher, born Abt. 1787; died Unknown.
	6	iv.	William C. Butcher, born 03 Mar 1799 in Unknown; died 02 Feb 1858 in PUTNAM CO, INDIANA.

Notes for William C. Butcher:
WILLIAM WAS FIRST BURRIED ON HIS OWN FARM-THEN MOVED TO HIRAM HACKER FARM NEAR
RACCOON LAKE, PUTMAN CO.,INDIANA

More About William C. Butcher:
Burial: 02 Feb 1858, PUTNAM CO, INDIANA

Child of Johann Metzger and Elizabeth Hawk is:

Barnabus³ Butcher, born Abt. 1760 in Germany; died 1843 in Monroe Co, Indiana.

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