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Descendants of George Rex

Generation No. 2

2. George² Rex (George¹)^18,^19,^20,²¹ was born Abt. 1720 in Germantown Twp., PA, and died Abt. 1773 ²². He married Anna Margaretha Knaus^23,²⁴ August 24, 1742 in Jordan Lutheran Church, Whitehall Twsp., Lehigh Co., PA. She was born in Jordan Lutheran Church, Whitehall Twp., Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania²⁴, and died Aft. 1773²⁴.

Notes for George Rex:
Occupation: Blacksmith. Owned 519 acres in Heidelberg Twsp.,
Northampton (present day Lehigh Co.) Co., PA. On March 1 1758 he signed
a petition to the government asking for protection from the Indians and
recommending the construction of a fort on Blue Mountain. In 1762 his taxes
were the highest of any landowner in Heidelberg Township.
Doris Rex Schutte, "George Rex (1682-1772) of Germantown,
Pennsylvania." National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 68, 1980,
pp. 243-258.

Aka Jorch Recks.

George, like his father, was a blacksmith. He built a homestead on land purchased by his father in 1739, located in Heidelberg Township, Northampton (present Lehigh) County, and conveyed by George Rex of Philadelphia County, a blacksmith, and
wife Barbara, to son George Rex of Heidelberg, blacksmith, by deed dated 20 December 1749. "Jorch Recks" represented the Lutherans when Heidelberg Church was organized in 1740. In 1757 he was commissioned a justice of the peace. On 1 March
1758 he signed a petition to the government, asking for protection from the Indians and recommending construction of a fort on Blue Mountain. By 1762 his taxes were the highest of any landowner in Heidelberg Township. At the time of his death
he owned 519 acres valued at Ł1,107.10.0. He is said to have been buried on the homestead. A petition filed 17 March 1773 states that he died intestate "some time ago," leaving a widow and eight children, three of whom requested the
appointment of guardians. George and Daniel Knouse, the widow's brothers, were appointed guardians of Daniel, Catherine, and Salome. His widow Margaretha continued to sponsor her grandchildren at their baptisms in the Heidelberg Church. Her
death is not recorded, and no gravestones mark their graves.

As mentioned earlier, George was instrumental in the formation of the Heidelberg Church. His name appears as witness and various other places in "History of Hedielberg Church." The following is an excerpt from that book:

As to the Lutheran families, the earliest and one of the largest is the Rex family. If one looks at the old property maps of northern Lehigh County one will notice that in the early days, between Heidelberg Church and the Lehigh River, what
did not belong to the Bloss family belonged to the Rex family. The ancestor of the Rex family is Georg Rex who came to Germantown so early that no definite record has been located. The original name was Ruger and was changed to its Latin form
— a custom which at one time was popular among certain classes. Part of the family remained in the Germantown area and today one still finds Rex gravestone in the old St. Michael's burial ground there. Georg Rex, who came to Heidelberg in
about 1739, was one of the first white men to settle here. The George that came here was probably of the second generation. He was already well acquainted with English customs and the English language and became the first Justice of the Peace
in Heidelberg.

Updated: 16 Dec. 2006.

More About George Rex:
Baptism (LDS): November 08, 1991, BOISE²⁴
Endowment (LDS): May 12, 1992, BOISE²⁴
Fact 2: Lutheran ²⁵
Fact 3: Blacksmith²⁵
Fact 6: April 06, 1997²⁵
Occupation: Blacksmith ^26,²⁷
Record Change: December 07, 1999 ²⁸
Sealed to parents (LDS): September 24, 1992, BOISE²⁸

More About Anna Margaretha Knaus:
Baptism (LDS): November 08, 1991, BOISE²⁸
Endowment (LDS): June 19, 1992, BOISE²⁸
Fact 6: April 06, 1997 ²⁹
Record Change: December 03, 1999 ³⁰

Children of George Rex and Anna Knaus are:

Anna Margaretha³ Rex ^31,^32,³³, born in Germantown, PA ³⁴; died Unknown. She married Jacob Grunemeyer ^35,³⁶; died Unknown.

Notes for Anna Margaretha Rex:
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married Jacob Grunemeier
migrated to Columbia, OH in 1808

More About Anna Margaretha Rex:
Fact 6: April 06, 1997 ³⁷
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ³⁸

More About Jacob Grunemeyer:
Fact 6: April 06, 1997 ³⁹
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ⁴⁰

ii.

Salome Rex ^41,^42,⁴³, born in Germantown, PA ⁴⁴; died Unknown. She married Conrad Lentz ^45,⁴⁶ June 11, 1782 ^47,⁴⁸; born in Germantown, Pennsylvania ⁴⁹; died Unknown.

Notes for Salome Rex:
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married Conrad Lentz 11 June 1782

More About Salome Rex:
Fact 6: April 06, 1997 ⁵⁰
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ⁵¹

More About Conrad Lentz:
Fact 6: April 06, 1997 ⁵²
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ⁵³

iii.

Catharina Rex ^54,^55,⁵⁶, born in Germantown, Pennsylvania⁵⁶; died Unknown. She married Dewalt Peter ^57,⁵⁸ April 29, 1783 ^59,⁶⁰; born in <Germantown, Pennsylvania>⁶¹; died Unknown.

Notes for Catharina Rex:
[H6383a.ftw]

married Dewalt Peter 29 Apr 1783

More About Catharina Rex:
Fact 6: April 06, 1997 ⁶²
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ⁶³

More About Dewalt Peter:
Fact 6: April 06, 1997 ⁶⁴
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ⁶⁵

+	12	iv.	Wilhelm Rex, born in Heidelberg Township, PA; died Aft. March 20, 1812.
+	13	v.	John Georg Rex, born in Heidelberg Township, PA; died Bef. October 26, 1790 in Menallen Twnsp, York Co. PA.
+	14	vi.	Susanna Rex, born January 21, 1750/51; died August 23, 1823.
+	15	vii.	Daniel Rex, born June 16, 1755 in Prob. Heidelberg Twsp., PA; died August 30, 1835 in Menallen Twsp., Adams Co., PA.

3. Wilhelm² Rex, Sr. (George¹)⁶⁶ was born Bet. 1721 - 1722 in PA⁶⁶, and died 1776 in Heidelberg Twp., Northampton Co., PA⁶⁶. He married Margaretha Rupert^67,⁶⁸ May 07, 1745 in St. Michael's Church, Germantown, PA ⁶⁹. She was born WFT Est. 1708-1731 ⁷⁰, and died WFT Est. 1754-1819 in Buried Aug 24 1794⁷⁰.

Notes for Wilhelm Rex, Sr.:
[f1252.ftw]

Aka William Rüger

Second son of Hans Jürg and Barbara Rex was born at Germantown circa 1721-2, and died in Heidelberg Township, Northampton (now Lehigh) County shortly after 9 February 1776 (the date of his will). Wilhelm Rüger and Margaretha Rupert were
married 7 May 1745, according to the register of St. Michael's Church at Germantown, of which they continued to be communicants.

Wilhelm first lived in Springfield on the 50 acres purchased by his father in 1743 from the sons of Herman Grothausen. In about 1753 he purchased land in Northampton County from Christopher Ottinger. In 1758 he sold his Springfield holdings
to Christoper Lentz and migrated north to join his brothers Georg and Jacob in the upper part of Heidelberg Township, where he remained for the rest of his life. His will was made 9 February 1776 when he was "very ill and weak." He devised
the homestead with "horses, wagons, and gear and whatever pertains to farming" to his sons George and Wilhelm, mentioned his daughter Barbara, and directed his sons to care for their mother, who was buried by the Reverand Johannes Hellfrich on
24 August 1794.

According to the History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, William and Margaret had more children than are listed above. They include Mrs. ___ West, Henry, Daniel, Jacob and John.

More About Wilhelm Rex, Sr.:
Baptism (LDS): November 08, 1991, BOISE ⁷¹
Endowment (LDS): April 23, 1992, BOISE⁷¹
Fact 3: Farmer ⁷²
Fact 6: April 05, 1997⁷²
Record Change: November 27, 1999 ⁷³
Sealed to parents (LDS): September 24, 1992, BOISE⁷³

More About Margaretha Rupert:
Fact 6: December 01, 1996 ⁷⁴
Fact 7: August 24, 1794⁷⁴
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ⁷⁵

Children of Wilhelm Rex and Margaretha Rupert are:

+	16	i.		Johan Georg³ Rex, born in Springfield Twnsp., PA; died Bet. 1811 - 1812 in Heidelberg, PA.
	17	ii.		Barbara Rex ^76,⁷⁷, born WFT Est. 1742-1769 ⁷⁸; died WFT Est. 1747-1852⁷⁸. She married Georg Peter Missemer ^79,⁸⁰; died Unknown.

More About Barbara Rex:
Fact 6: November 19, 1996⁸⁰

More About Georg Peter Missemer:
Fact 6: November 19, 1996⁸⁰

iii.

Wilhelm Rex, Jr., born January 17, 1750/51 in Springfield, PA; died August 20, 1821 in Heidelberg, PA.

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