Joseph F Mosser's Genealogy :Information about Johan Philip Mosser
Johan Philip Mosser (b. 1730, d. 1817)
Notes for Johan Philip Mosser:Johan Came to America on the ship "Osgood",from Rotterdam, Netherlands & Cowes, England under Capt. William Wilkie and signed in at the Philadelphia Courthouse on Saturday 29th Sept 1750.
Note:Gottlieb Mittelberger,a passenger on the Osgood, was the author of "Journey to Pennsylvania in the year 1750 and Return to Germany
in the year 1754".This text outlines the horrible conditions these people were
subjected to during this trip.
Johan built quite a holding in farm property in the area that was later known as Mosserville, Pa. On2 May 1763 he obtained a tract of land calle "Little Belt" which he conveyed title to his son David on 29 Jan 1798. On Land Warrenty # 3918 he obtained another farm called "Emfworth" in 27 Apr 1769 which he also transferred title to David on 2 Aug 1805.Johan also built a spring house in Mosserville in 1794 which is still standing.Mossers Mill, which was the first log building erected in the eastern part of the township, was erected prior to 1800 on Ontelaunee Creek. Johan operated this mill until his death in 1817, at which time it and the adjoiningsawmill were both operated by David.
There was a JohannesMoscher (1760-1847) born to a Johannes Moscher and Anna Barbara in addition to the children listed on the family card.This person married Elizabeth Moscher (1757-1822) and they had a son John and a son Peter.Family tradition says that John changed the name Moscher to Mosser and Peter elected to change it to Musser.This information was obtained from Americana 1943 page 136 published by The American Historical Co. Inc. I assume this is the same Johannes Mosser and Anna Barbara as that listed on the Family Card but this has not been verified.
More About Johan Philip Mosser:
Comment 1: Rev. War (Northampton Militia).
Ethnicity/Relig.: Lutheran.
Event 1: 1817, Lehigh County,Pa..
Occupation: Farmer.
More About Johan Philip Mosser and Maria Barbara:
Marriage: 1751, Lehigh County,Pa..
Children of Johan Philip Mosser and Maria Barbara are:
- Johannes Mosser, d. 1799, Lehigh County,Pa..
- +Michael Mosser, b. March 13, 1751/52, Lehigh County,Pa., d. June 18, 1818, Orwigsburg,Pa..
- +Johann Philip Mosser,Jr., b. July 7, 1757, Lehigh County,Pa., d. July 19, 1804, Lehigh County,Pa..
- Maria Barbara Mosser, b. December 30, 1758, Lehigh County,Pa..
- +Johann Daniel Mosser, b. August 14, 1764, Center County,Pa., d. December 24, 1804, Center County,Pa..
- +David Mosser, b. December 30, 1766, Lynn Twp, Lehigh County, Pa., d. October 18, 1832, Mosserville,Pa..
- Christinia Mosser, b. 1771, Lehigh County,Pa..
- +Jacob Mosser, b. April 30, 1775, Lehigh County,Pa., d. August 26, 1853, Aaronsburg,Pa..