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Descendants of Hermanus Weber

Generation No. 1

1. HERMANUS¹ WEBER was born Abt. 1732, and died in Richlandtown, Pa..

Notes for HERMANUS WEBER:
Weaver Family History
by Aaron D. Weaver MD, Macungie, Pa.

A branch of the Weavers originating by Settlement at New California, near Richlandtown, Bucks Co., Pa. in the 1700's.

A great deal of difficulty encountered in looking up the records was due to a gross error made with the first name. He is naturalized as Manus Weber. It so happens that his name was Hermanus which is Herman in EnglishUndoubtedly the clerk thought he said Herr which is Mister Manus Weber. Everybody knows Johannus is John and not just Annus. Therefore all this time this error defied attempts on family research there being no record of any Emigrant by the name of Manus.
The Emigrant records give Herman (3.).his mark Weber as one of 119 Palatines imported and given the Oath of Allegiance at the Court House at Philadelphia, October 17, 1749. The Foreigners whose names are underwritten imported on the Ship Fane, Capt William Hydeman from Rotterdam but last from Cowes in England, did this day take the usual oath to the Government. Palatines from Wirtemberg and Rothenstein. Rothenstein is in Central Franconia, now Bavaria.
With him on the same ship was his son Jost (X.X.) his mark, Weber.

As a small boy I dimly recall the old Weavers say they came from Wisseberg. The French maps have it as Wissembourg and the German maps as Wissemberg, located in South West Germany in the Province Wirtemberg. Another possible location is in South Germany, Swaben, midway between Ansbach and Ingolstadt, near Elfingen, called Weissenburg. When I visited Germany the people were astonished that I came from America because they said I spoke the Swabian dialect.

In analyzing the name there came into use a lot of variations in spelling. Weber in German means Weaver in English. The various spellings being Weber, Webber, Wevver, Wewwer, Wehver, Weaber, Wever and Weaver.

These Weber, Weavers with very few exceptions all belonged to the Reformed Faith, and politically Republican.

To whom he was married is not recorded. He is buried in the Richlandtown Church Yard in the first row facing sidewalk on Main Street.

Great obstacles were met unraveling the John Weaver's descendants. These are located Bingen-Spring Valley region in Lehigh/Northampton, Counties.

There are many so called Saucon Valley Weavers located in this area who are descendants of Friederick Weber.

The others are known as New California Weavers.

The John Weaver family therefore is not competely unraveled in this record.

More About HERMANUS WEBER:
Burial: Richlandtown Church Cemetery, Pa.

Child of HERMANUS WEBER is:

JOST JOSEPH² WEBER, b. June 14, 1753; d. February 20, 1826, New California, Bucks Co., Pa..

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