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Descendants of Christoff Emmerich

Generation No. 4

4. MICHAEL⁴ EMERICH (HEINRICH³ EMMERICH, CHRISTOFF², CHRISTOFF¹) was born March 02, 1681/82 in Delkenheim Hesse, Germany, and died June 01, 1744 in Tulpehocken, Lancaster Co., PA. He married ELIZABETH KRANTZ December 18, 1711 in Schoharie Valley, NY. She was born 1682 in Scholharie Valley, NY, and died 1750 in Lancaster, PA.

Notes for MICHAEL EMERICH:
Michael arrived as a young man with his Mother from Germany in 1709, and settled in Schoharie, where he married Elizabeth. In 1723, they joined a group of German settlers in a migration from the Schoharie area to the Berks Co. region of Pennsylvania. Beginning in 1713, the Rieths and others searched for a better location for permanent settlement. In that year, George Rieth visited Tulpehocken Valley in Pennsylvania and in 1719 several Rieths led scouting parties through great hazard and hardship into unsettled parts of Penn's great domain. In 1722, when visiting Albany, Gov. Keith of Pennsylvania invited the Schoharie Palatines to move to his province. Early in 1723, 15 families of about 50-60 people cut a trail from Schoharie about 40 miles to the headwaters of the Susquehanna River. There they made canoes dug out of chestnut logs and rafts and shoved off on their hard, exciting journey. They travelled past arrow-shooting Indians to the mouth of Swatara Creek, where Middletown now stands below Harrisburg then up that creek and a trek across a gravel ridge into the Tulpehocken Valley, then in Lancaster County and later in Berks County. Their horses and cattle were driven by a shorter overland route, (too difficult for women and children), down the Delaware River and then across to Tulpehocken. After reaching there, 12 horses ran away and many months later, ten of them reached their old homes in Schoharie, N. Y.

Children of MICHAEL EMERICH and ELIZABETH KRANTZ are:

6.	i.	JACOB⁵ EMERICH, b. 1714, New York; d. 1803, Bethel Twp., Berks County, PA.
	ii.	ANNA CATHARINE EMERICH, b. 1721, Tulpehocken, Lancaster Co., PA; m. ANDREW KREITZER, 1744, Berks Co., PA; b. 1716, New York State; d. May 1786, Berks Co.,PA.
	iii.	BALTHAZER EMERICH, b. 1718, New York; d. 1810, Schulykill Co., PA; m. MARY MARTHA KANTER; b. 1722, Germany; d. 1808.

Notes for BALTHAZER EMERICH:
Balthazer and Mary had a son named David Emerick, who was born in 1745. David, his wife Catherine Scharff, and family were the victims of an Indian attack in 1781. The Indians plundered Emerick's house of everything and loaded him down with baggage. After proceeding a little way, they killed the youngest child, a baby girl. David became so exhausted with his load that he sat down upon a log and refused to go any further. One of the Indians sank his tomahawk into his head and killed him. Another of the daughters died from excessive bleeding of the nose on the journey through the wilderness. The others were taken to Niagara and later the wife and two daughters married Indians, their captors. Some time after that, Catherine, her two daughters and their Indian husbands came back to Harrisburg to collect her inheritance from the estate of David Emerich. She arrived on horseback decorated with all the tinsel of Indian dress. The Court released her share of the estate, amounting to $516.75. So it seems that the wife married her Indian captor, and this Indian later claimed his wife's share of the estate of the man he murdered. None the less, Mrs. Emerick was infatuated with the Indian style of life, and endeavored to persuade some of her female relatives to go off with them to the Indian Camp.

iv.

JOHN ADAM EMERICH, b. October 08, 1720, New York State; d. January 25, 1813; m. (1) MARIA BARBARA REITH; b. February 16, 1735/36, Berks Co.,PA; m. (2) CHRISTINA REITH, 1770; b. August 12, 1749, Berks Co.,PA; d. April 26, 1819, Berks Co.,PA.

Notes for JOHN ADAM EMERICH:
John Emerich father-in-law John Casper Died September 1788, and in his will he lists his children and provides Adam with 2 parts of 200 pounds for " my daughters Maria Barbara and Christina." Christina is dead before 1788 according to the will. Adam and Johannes bought out the other heirs interest in the 155 acre plantation in 1752 when Johannes became of age. In 1753 Adam purchased Johannes share in the plantation. Transactions are recorded in Berks County Courthouse, recorder of Deeds. (Refer to Book A-2, Pages 241-244 and pages 244-245.)

Adam served in the Rev. War in the Berks County Milita, in the sixth company of the first Battalion 1777, know as the "Old Mans Company" probably because of the age of its members. He is listed as Court Martial Man, May 17, 1777. Adam is bured in Reed's Cemetey, Stouchburg, Penn.

Adam's Will was proved on February 11, 1813 and is recorded in Book 5, page 299. The Will was witnessed by Daniel Reith and Benjamin Reith. the Executers were John Emrich and John Jacob Reith, whose wife was Margareth Emrich. Adam is buried in Reed's Churchyard one mile east of Stouchsburg, Berks county Penn.

LEONARD EMERICH, b. 1722; m. (1) MARGARET KANTER; b. 1726, New York State; m. (2) CATHERINE FORREY.

Notes for LEONARD EMERICH:
Leonhard's first wife Mararet died shortly after their marriage.

7.	vi.		JOHANNES EMERICH, b. 1731, Berks Co.,PA; d. 1813, Berks Co.,PA.
8.	vii.		ANNA CATHARINE EMERICH, b. December 16, 1712; d. 1743.

5. ANNA CATHARINE⁴ EMERICH (HEINRICH³ EMMERICH, CHRISTOFF², CHRISTOFF¹) was born July 25, 1680 in Delkenheim Hesse, Germany. She married GEORGE HEINRICH STUBENRAUCH. He was born 1685 in Delkenheim Hesse, Germany.

Children of ANNA EMERICH and GEORGE STUBENRAUCH are:

	i.		GEROG HEINRICH⁵ STUBENRAUCH, b. July 26, 1712.
	ii.		JOHANN GEORG STUBENRAUCH, b. 1718.
	iii.		ANNA MARGARETHA STUBENRAUCH, b. 1720.

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