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RITTER Family from Germany

Generation No. 2

2. CASPAR² RITTER (UNKNOWN¹)¹ died 1792¹. He married ANNA MARIA OCHS¹ Abt. 1745¹.

Notes for CASPAR RITTER:
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He moved to the "Drylands" area near Bethlehem, PA. Caspar Ritter was a member of the Dryland (Hecktown) Church. He was also a constable and a Pvt. in Captain Balliett's Co. 3rd Batallion, 2nd Company, 5th Class in 1792.

More About CASPAR RITTER:
Burial: Buried in Drylands Cemetery, Hecktown, PA¹

More About CASPAR RITTER and ANNA OCHS:
Marriage: Abt. 1745¹

Children of CASPAR RITTER and ANNA OCHS are:

7.	i.	ANNA MARIA³ RITTER.
8.	ii.	HENRY RITTER.
9.	iii.	CASPAR RITTER, b. July 24, 1747; d. May 02, 1824, Schoenersville, Northampton County, PA.
	iv.	JOHN MARTIN RITTER¹, b. April 05, 1749¹.

More About JOHN MARTIN RITTER:
Baptism: New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church, East Greenville, Montgomery County, PA¹

10.	v.	SUSANNA RITTER, b. 1751.
11.	vi.	MARIA ELISABETHA RITTER, b. July 06, 1753, Lower Milford Township, Northampton County, PA.
12.	vii.	ANNA CATHARINA RITTER, b. May 26, 1756; d. December 12, 1785.
13.	viii.	DANIEL RITTER, b. August 04, 1758; d. August 29, 1836.
14.	ix.	MICHAEL RITTER, b. 1763.
15.	x.	JOHN RITTER, b. December 27, 1764, Hecktown, Northampton County, PA.
16.	xi.	BARBARA RITTER, b. 1767; d. November 06, 1831.

3. PAUL² RITTER (UNKNOWN¹)^2,^3,⁴ was born 1713 in Palatinate, Germany⁴, and died February 14, 1790 in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, PA⁴. He married MARIA ELISABETH⁴ Abt. 1731 in Germany⁴.

Notes for PAUL RITTER:
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Paul emigrated to the United States aboard the Pennsylvania Merchant on September 11, 1732. With him were his brothers Henry, Martin and Caspar, and sisters Anna and Barbara. Martin and Caspar were under 16 years of age. Paul's wife, Elisabeth and their son Paul, also took the trip. The ship sailed from the port of Rotterdam, Holland.
The following was taken from "The History of Northampton County". "Paul Ritter(Rutter) purchased a warrant in 1737 for 192 acres on the Hosensack Creek near Great Swamp Church in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, PA. His son, Caspar, obtained patent in 1753." After purchasing the farm, he in turn sold it to Joseph Eberhard on November 28, 1758.

More About PAUL RITTER:
Burial: St. Joseph's "Hill" Church Cemetery, Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, PA⁴
Tidbit: In the census of 1790, Paul was living in Colebrookdale Township, PA

More About MARIA ELISABETH:
Occupation: At St. Joseph's Union "Hill" Church, Pike Township, Berks County, PA⁴

More About PAUL RITTER and MARIA ELISABETH:
Marriage: Abt. 1731, Germany⁴

Children of PAUL RITTER and MARIA ELISABETH are:

CASPAR³ RITTER⁴.

Notes for CASPAR RITTER:
Caspar purchased his father's farm in 1753, when his father moved to Berks County, PA. He later sold the farm to Joseph Eberhard in November 28, 1758.

17.	ii.	CATHARINA RITTER, b. 1738, Berks County, PA.
18.	iii.	GEORGE ADAM RITTER.
	iv.	PAUL RITTER, JR.⁴.
19.	v.	MATTHIAS RITTER, b. May 19, 1741; d. February 26, 1825, Berks County, PA.
20.	vi.	JOHANN HEINRICH RITTER, b. October 31, 1745, New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, PA.
21.	vii.	ANNA MARIA RITTER, b. April 1748.
	viii.	MARIA ELISABETH RITTER⁴, b. June 20, 1750⁴.

More About MARIA ELISABETH RITTER:
Baptism: August 26, 1750, New Hanover Lutheran Church⁴

4. MARTIN² RITTER (UNKNOWN¹)^5,⁶ was born Aft. 1715 in Palatinate, Germany⁶, and died in Berks County, PA⁶. He married ANNA MARGARETHA⁶ Abt. 1743⁶.

Notes for MARTIN RITTER:
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Martin Ritter came to Pennsylvania aboard the Pennsylvania Merchant on September 11, 1732. He came with his brothers Henry, Paul, Caspar, and sisters Barbara and Anna. The ship sailed from the port of Rotterdam, Holland. Initially this family moved to Lower Milford Township, then moved to Berks County at an early date.

More About MARTIN RITTER and ANNA MARGARETHA:
Marriage: Abt. 1743⁶

Children of MARTIN RITTER and ANNA MARGARETHA are:

CASPAR³ RITTER⁶, b. June 20, 1744, Dillingersville, Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, PA ^7,⁸; m. MARGARET⁸.

More About CASPAR RITTER:
Baptism: July 01, 1744, Schoolhouse Congegational Church, Lehigh County, PA⁸

22.	ii.		VALENTINE RITTER, b. Bef. 1747.
	iii.		ANNA BARBARA RITTER⁸, b. November 10, 1749, Dillingersville, Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, PA ^9,¹⁰.

More About ANNA BARBARA RITTER:
Baptism: December 21, 1749, Schoolhouse Congregational Church, Lehigh Counyt, PA¹⁰

	iv.	BARBARA RITTER¹⁰, b. February 21, 1750¹⁰.
23.	v.	JOHN HENRY RITTER, b. April 09, 1752, Dillingersville, Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, PA.
24.	vi.	MICHAEL RITTER, b. 1754.
	vii.	GEORGE ADAM RITTER¹⁰, b. 1756¹⁰.
25.	viii.	MARTIN RITTER, JR., b. August 10, 1760, Salisbury Township, PA.
26.	ix.	MARGARETHA RITTER, b. December 02, 1765; d. October 01, 1826.
	x.	JOHN RITTER¹⁰, b. October 08, 1767 ^11,¹².

More About JOHN RITTER:
Confirmation: October 12, 1783¹²

5. HENRY² RITTER (UNKNOWN¹)^13,^14,¹⁵ was born Bef. 1716¹⁵, and died January 1797¹⁵. He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH¹⁵ Bef. 1740¹⁵. She was born Abt. 1722¹⁵. He married (2) CHRISTINA GOGEL¹⁵ Aft. 1767¹⁵, daughter of HENRY GOGEL and CHRISTINA.

Notes for HENRY RITTER:
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      Henry Ritter came to Pennsylvania aboard the Pennsylvania Merchant on September 11, 1732. He came with his brothers Martin, Paul, Caspar, and sisters Elisabeth and Anna. The ship sailed from the port of Rotterdam, Holland.
      Henry bought a warrant for 170 acres on March 16, 1737 in Lower Milford Township adjoining the Great Swamp Creek - one can still see the cellar of the house built by Ritter in 1739. A section of log with the date of 1739 inscribed, was taken from the ruins of the house and supposedly it has been turned over to the Lehigh County Historical Society. As of this date, the historical society does not know it's whereabouts. John Ritter sold his land to Lawrence Erbach in 1764 and relocated to Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, PA where he purchased 280 acres. In 1752 this same land was patented to John Reisweig. This land is now a part of the Queen City Airport and near the Lehigh Parkway in Allentown. He was an Elder of the western Salisbury Jerusalem Lutheran Church congregation.

More About HENRY RITTER:
Naturalized: September 11, 1740¹⁵
Occupation: Farmer of 280 acres¹⁵

More About HENRY RITTER and MARY ELIZABETH:
Marriage: Bef. 1740¹⁵

More About HENRY RITTER and CHRISTINA GOGEL:
Marriage: Aft. 1767¹⁵

Children of HENRY RITTER and MARY ELIZABETH are:

27.	i.	CASPAR³ RITTER, b. 1741, Milford, Bucks County, PA; d. November 21, 1822, North Whitehall Township, PA.
28.	ii.	JOHANNES RITTER, SR., b. February 17, 1743, Lower Milford, Bucks County, PA; d. April 18, 1816, St Johns Church Cemetery,Black Oak Ridge, Snyder County, PA.
29.	iii.	PHILIP RITTER, b. 1745, Milford, Bucks County, PA; d. September 17, 1826, Hartly, Union, PA.
30.	iv.	MARTIN RITTER, (FIRST), b. November 10, 1749, Upper Milford, Bucks County, PA; d. November 02, 1827, Salisbury, PA.
31.	v.	HEINRICH WILHELM RITTER, b. February 20, 1751, Lower Milford Township, Bucks County, PA; d. Bef. 1840.
	vi.	JOHN THEOBOLD RITTER¹⁵, b. June 11, 1753, Lower Milford Township, Bucks County, PA ^16,¹⁷.

More About JOHN THEOBOLD RITTER:
Baptism: July 01, 1753, Dillingersville Union Church, Upper Milford Township, PA¹⁷

	vii.	JACOB RITTER¹⁷, b. November 18, 1754 ¹⁸; m. ELIZABETH KLEIN¹⁹.
32.	viii.	BARBARA ANNA RITTER, b. 1758, Milford, Bucks County, PA; d. 1785, Salisbury Township, PA.
33.	ix.	ANNA MARGARETHA RITTER, b. February 08, 1761, Milford, Bucks County, PA; d. December 20, 1807, Kratzerville, Union County, PA (now Snyder County).
34.	x.	MARIA MAGDALENA RITTER, b. January 07, 1767, Milford, Bucks County, PA.

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