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Descendants of Franz Schuller

Generation No. 2

2. VALENTIN² SCHULLER (FRANZ¹) was born Abt. 1736 in Tulpelhoken, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and died 1812 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. He married (1) MARIA APPOLONIA BECKER. She was born Abt. 1741, and died Bef. 1812 ¹. He married (2) MAGDALANA NEUFANG Bef. 1812¹, daughter of CASPER NEUFANG and BARBARA. She was born 1748 ², and died January 21, 1832 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania².

Notes for VALENTIN SCHULLER:
The only written proof we have regarding the connection between Johann (Valentine) Shuler. Sr. and Frantz Shuler is that in 1766, a Valentine Shuler peitioned as son for his father's records regarding a piece of land called "Fiddler's Run". (This information comes via Greg Hans in Germany.)

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From 100111.1221@compuserve.com Thu Jul 29 07:36:03 1999
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 17:13:32 -0400
From: Gregory Hahn <100111.1221@compuserve.com>
To: Amanda Shuler <shuleram@acm.cse.msu.edu>
Subject: CHILDREN OF VALENTIN SCHULLER -- BIRTHS-- MOST RELIABLE SOURCE

Dear Amanda,

Forgive me for having changed the order of things in preparation for your
possible venture to Sunbury. We have to get down to nuts and bolts. I
have starred* our common ancestor. The research challenges are in (18th
and 17th century) Pennsylvania, not afterwards.

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ORIENTATION: Franz Schuller, d. 1741 [u = u Umlaut (u + two dots above).

----> Valentin Schuller, son, petitions the courts
in 1766 noting that his father died "about 25 years ago"

the following are Valentin Schuller's children

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1739 (publication date)
The Huebner Catechism was discovered in the holdings of descendants of
William A. Shuler (Marysville, Ohio) 1980/81. Photographs on file. New
photographs desired. It represents the most authoritative source for the
pertinent generation's births.

Title page:

"Zweymahl zwey und fuenfzig Auserlesene Biblische Historien aus dem alten
und neuen Testamente, Der Jugend zum Besten abgefasset von Johann Huebnern,
Rectore des Johannei zu Hamburg, Nebst einer Vorrede E. Hoch-Ehrwuerd.
Ministerii der Stadt Hamburg."// = Two times fifty-two selected biblical
stories from the old and new testaments, condensed as best possible for
young people by Johann Huebner, Rector of the Johannei in Hamburg, along
with a forward by the Reverend Minister of the city of Hamburg.

Published in: Tuebingen, Germany

By: Christian Gottfried Cotta

In: 1739

This (Lutheran) work contains the following birth entries in the same hand:

Vallentin Schuller der Ehrst (# SEE BELOW)
19ten Febr. 1758

*22ten Jullius 1759 ist gebohren
Johann Vallentin Schuller

a. 17ten Abrill 1761 ist gebohren
Anna Margred

a. 19 Mertz 1764 ist gebohren
Catarina

a. 22ten Mertz 1769 ist gebohren
Andreas Schuller

Susanna Catharina Schullerin gebohren
a. 19 Abrill 1770

a. 21 Februar 1775 Georg Wend-
el Schuller gebohren

a. 2. Juni 1790 ist gebohren
Cristina Schullerin

On the final bound page in Fraktur/red ink, signature matching others of
known property and with usual scroll as appears on Taufscheine:

Johann Vallentin
Schuller
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This book belonged to Johann Valentin Schuller -- whose own birth is
recorded in the second entry. All entries were made in his father's hand:
Valentin Schuller.
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(#) note that there are variant readings of this first line. The correct
reading, however, is "der Ehrst" -- "the first". It is important to note
that the Shulers differentiate here between "Valentin" and "Johann
Valentin" in naming. *Johann Valentin Schuller's father's name was
"Valentin". This was also the name of his brother who, it seems, died as
an infant. To date no document has surfaced in which Johann Valentin
Schuller's father, Valentin Schuller, appears as JOHANN Valentin Schuller.
This observation is of direct bearing to Shoemaker's research (copy
forthcoming) since he erroneously distinguishes between JVS the 1st and JVS
the 2nd. There WAS no JVS the 1st. Until documentation shows otherwise,
the Shuler family progression is: Franz (Frantz) ---> Valentin ----->
Johann Valentin ---->. Ignore all spelling variations. Spelling does not
stabilize until the late 19th century. The suffix "-in" is the pre-19th
century marker for women's surnames: Schuller = men. Schullerin = women.
Mertz = March. Abrill = April. Jullius = July. Juni = June. Februar =
February. Read "a." as "on the xth of".

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Contents of Huebner catachism upon examination

a.) small collection of 1774-1779 banknotes

b.) a lock of hair tied w/ribbon

c.) a silk embroidered peacock feather bookmark

d.) an unidentified leaf, matching one which appears on period currency

e.) an exquisite Liebesgruss Fraktur piece measuring approx. 4 x 2 " in
superb condition -- see Doc Schwalm's letters of 11 and 17 August 1981

f.) a 1 1/2 x 2 " fragment of a MS reading "VALEN/SCHU" in crude, red,
Fraktur -- assumedly a young man's calligraphic attempt.

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Best,

GH

More About VALENTIN SCHULLER:
Fact 1: 1766, Petitions the courts, noting that his father died "about 25 years ago"³
Fact 2: 1766, (Cont...)petitions for records regarding his father's land, "Fiddlers Run."
Fact 3: 1766, (Cont...)He mentions his father by name as "Frantz Schuller".

Notes for MAGDALANA NEUFANG:
In 1782 Valentine Schuller, then living in Pine Grove Twp., published a warning directed at
anyone engaging in commercial transactions with Magdalena. It was published in the "Readinger Zeitung" on May 29th.

Children of VALENTIN SCHULLER and MARIA BECKER are:

	i.	VALLENTIN³ SCHULLER, b. February 19, 1758 ⁴; d. February 19, 1758.
3.	ii.	JOHANN VALENTIN SCHULLER, b. February 22, 1759, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania; d. 1833, Hopewell, Licking County, Ohio.
	iii.	ANNA MARGRED SHULER, b. April 17, 1761⁴; d. Aft. 1812 ⁵; m. NICHOLAS ECKEL; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for NICHOLAS ECKEL:
In the 1812 auction document from Sunbury, Nicholas Eckel is listed as purchasing a greatcoat, clothing, song books and a lantern.

4.	iv.	CATARINA SHULER, b. March 19, 1764; d. Bef. 1812.
5.	v.	ANDREAS SCHULLER, b. March 22, 1767; d. Bef. 1812.
6.	vi.	SUSANNA CATARINA SCHULLER, b. April 19, 1770; d. Bef. 1812.
	vii.	GEORGE WENDEL SCHULLER, b. February 21, 1775 ⁶; d. Unknown.

Child of VALENTIN SCHULLER and MAGDALANA NEUFANG is:

viii.

CRISTINA³ SCHULLER, b. June 02, 1790⁶; d. Aft. 1812 ⁷.

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