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Descendants of George Rex

4. Bernard Jacob² Rex (George¹)⁸¹ was born April 05, 1724 in Germantown, PA ^82,^83,⁸⁴, and died April 24, 1802 in Heidelberg, PA ^85,^86,⁸⁷. He married Anna Elisabeth Orner⁸⁸ May 16, 1746 ^89,^90,⁹¹. She died July 22, 1785 ⁹².

Notes for Bernard Jacob Rex:

AKA Jacob Rieger

Genealogy Records of Doris Rex Schutte indicate Jacob died 24 Apr 1802. This is consistent with Proceedings of Papers Presented to the Lehigh County Historical Society, written in 1908. However, according to the History of Lehigh County, PA, Jacob died 11 Apr 1802.

Bernard Jacob Rex, son of Hans Jürg and Barbara Rex, was born in Germantown 5 April 1724, and died in Heidelberg 24 April 1802, according to his gravestone inscription. Jacob Rieger and Anna Elisabeth Orner were married at the residence of
Christoph Raben 16 May 1749, according to the marriage register of St. Michael's and Zion Lutheran Congregation in Philadelphia. She died and was buried 22 July 1785 according to the pastoral record of Abraham Blumer, Reformed Minister.

On 20 December 1749 Georg and Barbara Rex deeded to their son Jacob Rex of Germantown, cordwainer, 276 acres in Heidelberg Township, including a portion of the original 400-ares grant and 152 acres patented a few days before. On this land
Jacob built a house, with the date stone inscribed "Anno 1752 JR ML." The land is still owned (in 1979) by Jacob's descendants. Jacob's will, written in German, was dated 24 December 1801.

Bernard Jacob Rex was the father of 11 children.

Updated: 16 Dec 2006.

More About Bernard Jacob Rex:
Baptism (LDS): November 08, 1991, BOISE ⁹³
Endowment (LDS): April 23, 1992, BOISE⁹³
Fact 6: April 05, 1997 ⁹⁴
Property: December 20, 1749, Deeded 276 acres in Heidelberg Township from parents
Record Change: November 27, 1999 ⁹⁵
Sealed to parents (LDS): September 24, 1992, BOISE⁹⁵

Notes for Anna Elisabeth Orner:
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Or Arner, as described in History of Lehigh County, PA.

More About Anna Elisabeth Orner:
Burial: July 22, 1785 ⁹⁶
Fact 6: December 01, 1996 ⁹⁷
Fact 7: July 22, 1785⁹⁷
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ⁹⁸

Children of Bernard Rex and Anna Orner are:

Anna Margaretha³ Rex^98,^99,¹⁰⁰, born in <Germantown, Heidelberg Twp., Pennsylvania>¹⁰¹; died Unknown. She married Conrad Meyzler^101,¹⁰² May 16, 1780 in Pennsylvania ¹⁰³; died Unknown.

More About Anna Margaretha Rex:
Fact 6: November 19, 1996 ¹⁰⁴
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ¹⁰⁵

More About Conrad Meyzler:
Fact 6: November 19, 1996 ¹⁰⁶
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ¹⁰⁷

ii.

Barbara Rex ^108,¹⁰⁹, died Unknown.

More About Barbara Rex:
Fact 6: November 19, 1996¹⁰⁹

iii.

Maria Rex ^110,¹¹¹, died Unknown.

More About Maria Rex:
Fact 6: November 19, 1996¹¹¹

iv.

Catherina Rex ^112,^113,¹¹⁴, born in <Pennsylvania>¹¹⁵; died Unknown.

More About Catherina Rex:
Fact 6: November 19, 1996 ¹¹⁶
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ¹¹⁷

+	23	v.	Georg Jacob Rex, born June 17, 1750 in Heidelberg Township, PA; died October 05, 1800 in Menallan Township, York (Adams) Co., PA.
+	24	vi.	Wilhelm Rex, born February 12, 1756 in Germantown, Heidelberg Twp., PA; died February 04, 1837.
+	25	vii.	Elisabeth Rex, born January 05, 1757 in Pennsylvania; died February 05, 1826 in Siegersville, Pennsylvania.
+	26	viii.	Christopher (Stoffel) Rex, born Abt. 1758 in Heidelberg Twp., PA; died Abt. 1823 in Heidelberg Twp., PA.
+	27	ix.	Abraham Rex, born Abt. 1760 in Heidelberg, Northampton Co., PA; died September 29, 1825 in Heidelberg, Northampton Co., PA.
	28	x.	John Georg Rex ^118,^119,¹²⁰, born August 23, 1764 ¹²¹; died Unknown.

Notes for John Georg Rex:
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died young

More About John Georg Rex:
Baptism (LDS): November 14, 1978, PROVO ¹²²
Endowment (LDS): January 31, 1979, PROVO¹²²
Fact 6: November 29, 1996 ¹²³
Record Change: October 17, 1999 ¹²⁴
Sealed to parents (LDS): March 16, 1979, PROVO¹²⁴

xi.

George Adam Rex, born January 11, 1766 in Heidelberg, Northampton Co., PA; died Bef. 1850.

5. Christopher² Rex (George¹)^125,¹²⁶ was born Abt. 1725 in Germantown Twp., PA ¹²⁷, and died January 22, 1814 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, PA ¹²⁸. He married (1) Mary Clever^129,^130,¹³¹ July 16, 1751 in Wicacoa [Philadelphia], PA ¹³², daughter of John Clever. She was born in Old Swedes Gloria Dei Church, Wicacoa, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ¹³³, and died Unknown. He married (2) Margaret Snyder^133,¹³⁴ Abt. 1764 ^135,¹³⁶. She was born in <Germantown, Pennsylvania>¹³⁷, and died April 12, 1815 ^138,^139,¹⁴⁰.

Notes for Christopher Rex:
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Christopher Rex, son of Hans Jürg and Barbara Rex, was born in Germantown circa 1725 and died there 22 January 1815 at age 90, according to the burial register of St. Michael's Church. Christopher Rex and Mary Clever were married 16 July 1751,
according to the marriage register of Old Swedes Gloria Dei Church at Wicacoa [Philadelphia]. The will of John Clever of Philadelphia County names his grandsons William and Jesse Rex. Christopher's second wife, circa 1764, was Margaret
Snyder; she died 12 April 1815.

Christopher lived in Whitemarsh and Flourtown, where he owned an inn The Sign of the Wagon and Horses 1764-1770. In 1765 he purchased from George and Sarah Donat a plantation of about 100 acres in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, which
he owned through the Revolutionary War and altogether 42 years. He was listed as head of a family in Montgomery County in the 1790 Federal census. His will was written 31 October 1807, naming wife Margaret, son Jesse, and Charles Dunnet as
executors. He also names his six grandchildren, the children of his deceased son William, and the remarried widow.

More About Christopher Rex:
Baptism (LDS): November 08, 1991, BOISE ¹⁴¹
Business: Bet. 1764 - 1770, Owner of the inn The Sign of the Wagon and Horses ¹⁴²
Endowment (LDS): April 17, 1992, BOISE ¹⁴³
Fact 3: Innkeeper ¹⁴⁴
Fact 6: April 05, 1997¹⁴⁴
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ¹⁴⁵
Sealed to parents (LDS): September 24, 1992, BOISE¹⁴⁵

More About Mary Clever:
Baptism (LDS): November 08, 1991, BOISE¹⁴⁵
Endowment (LDS): June 19, 1992, BOISE¹⁴⁵
Fact 6: November 19, 1996 ¹⁴⁶
Record Change: October 17, 1999 ¹⁴⁷

More About Margaret Snyder:
Fact 6: November 19, 1996 ¹⁴⁸
Record Change: October 15, 1999 ¹⁴⁹

Children of Christopher Rex and Mary Clever are:

+	30	i.		Jesse³ Rex, born 1752 in Whitemarsh-Flourtown, PA; died September 09, 1832 in West Kensington, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.
+	31	ii.		William Rex, born May 21, 1754 in Springfield Twsp., PA; died June 13, 1795.

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