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Descendants of Adam Moses 09/02/2008

      6. John³ Moses (Johann Adam², Johann Peter¹) was born August 18, 1747 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and died Abt. April 05, 1820 in Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He married Magdalena König June 05, 1775 in Falckner Swamp Reformed Church / New Hanover, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Michael König and Eva Kachler. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

Notes for John Moses:
1) Pennsylvania German Church Records, 1729-1870

Section : Pennsylvania German Church Records I
      Page # : 374

Moses,      Johannes, s. Johan Adam and Maria Catharina;
      b. August 18; bap. Sept. 1, 1747;
      sp. Johannes Schönholtzer and wife Elizabeth.

Baptism took place at the Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church in Trappe, PA, currently known as the "Old Trappe Church".

2) Birth Index: Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1680-1800

Moses, Johannes      Child's Birth/Baptism Date : 18 Aug 1747
      Location : Trappe Lutheran Church, Upper Providence Township
      County : Montgomery
      State : Pennsylvania
      Father : Johan Adam Moses
      Mother : Mrs. Maria Catharina Moses

3) From Tax Lists found in "Pennsylvania Archives", Series 3, showing lists of persons living in Chester County who were taxed the Pikeland Rate:

Volume 12:

1774 - John Moses taxed as a Freeman (p. 89)
1779 - Jno. Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 174)
1780 - John Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 273)
1781 - John Moses taxed as an Inmate (p. 421)
1781 - John Moses taxed 1 pound, 4 shillings, 9 pence (p. 623)
1785 - John Moses taxed 8 shillings, 6 pence (p. 786)

4) Information from other tax lists and records:

1780: Inmate, taxed 11 lbs.
1793: PA State Census -- an inhabitant of Pikeland township, Chester County
1796: taxed for 87 acres, tax-130 lbs.,
taxed for a log house & barn, 2 horses, tax-16 lbs.,
taxed for 2 cattle, tax-8 lbs.,,
total tax = 154 lbs.
1800: Listed in PA State Census

5) Entries for John Moses in Chester County, PA census (need to be checked):

1810: Pikeland Township, p. 356 (lists both John Moses Sr. and John Moses Jr. on this page)

6) Entries for John Moses in PA Census (County & Township not known, entries need to be checked)

Pennsylvania Census -- 1790, p.61
Name of head of family: Moses, John
Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 1
Free white females, including heads of families: 3
Pennsylvania Census -- 1790, p.70
Name of head of family: Moses, John
Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 1
Free white males under 16 years: 5
Free white females, including heads of families: 4
(This record is the best match for this John Moses)
Pennsylvania Census -- 1790, p.286
Name of head of family: Moses, John
Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 1

7) From Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, Chester County, PA, Vol IV, Abstract #6787:

John Moses died Intestate in 1820 -- sons Adam and John were appointed executors.

Notes for Magdalena König:
1) E-mail received from Russ Worthington:

2) From census records:

1830: Census for Pennsylvania includes the following two entries:

Moses, Madgalena RAPHO TWP, LANCASTER CO., PA 409
Moses, Magdalina LYNN TWP, LEHIGH CO., PA 138

Either one of these entries could refer to the wife of Johannes/John, and may indicate that he died prior to 1830.

Marriage Notes for John Moses and Magdalena König:
1) From the Record of Pennsylvania Marriages, Prior to 1810, Vol.1, p. 608:

1775, June 5, König, Magdalena, and Johannes Moses.

2) From the International Genealogical Index:

John Moses married Magdalene Koenig 6/05/1775 in Montgomery County

[The 'e' after the 'o' is an alternative way to spell the same sound represented by the umlauted ö. Also, Montgomery County wasn't formed yet -- would have been Philadelpha County instead.]

3) From Pennsylvania German Marriages, p. 301 -- Records of Falckner Swamp Reformed Church in New Hanover Township, Montgomery County (records from Pennsylvania Archives, 2nd Series, Volume 8):

Marriages by Rev. Nicholas Pomp --

"145 Moses, John, Magdalene Koenig 5 Jun 1775, both of Buckland twn., Ches."

[Buckland must refer to Pikeland township]

4) From The Journals of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, Volume II, p. 750:

At St. Peter's Lutheran, Chester Springs, PA, in the year 1776:

"October 20, Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. In the forenoon we drove two miles in lovely weather (for this season) to the church, where a large crowd gradually assembled. Before the sermon I baptized four children of the congregation, and after the service an English child."

"3. Johann Adam, little son of Johannes Moses and his wife Magdalena, born August 6, a.c., baptized October 20, a.c. Sponsors: the grandparents, Joh. Adam Moses and his wife Maria Catharina.

4. Johann Adam, little son of Heinrich Moses and his wife Catharina, born August 25, a.c., baptized October 20, a.c. Sponsors: the grandfather and his wife Catharina."

[This record, with the link to Johann Adam and Maria Catherina Moses, shows the wife of Johannes/John to be Magdalena and the wife of Heinrich/Henry to be Catharina.]

5) From information provided by descendants of John Moses & Phoebe Ludwick:

It is possible that the John Moses born 12/10/1782 who married Phoebe Ludwick is also a child of Johannes & Magdalena, but this has not been firmly established at this point.

6) From information provided by Tamara Compton:

It is now known for a fact that the John Moses born 12/10/1782 is indeed a son of Adam's son John, but this particular John Moses happens to be the one that married Susanna Shoffner rather than the John Moses that married Phoebe Ludwick.

Children of John Moses and Magdalena König are:

+	19	i.		Johann Adam 'Adam'⁴ Moses, born August 06, 1776 in Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died May 27, 1848 in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
+	20	ii.		John Moses, born December 10, 1782 in Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died August 14, 1854 in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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