Jacob Schlotterer
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Jacob Schlotterer (1732 - 1824)

Jacob Schlotterer
Born in Bodelshausen, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germanymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 92 in Granville County, North Carolina, USAmap
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Biography

Jacob Schlotterer was born on July 25, 1732 in Bodelshausen, Wurttemberg (a German state) to Jacob Schlotterer and Anna Barbara Albrecht. Bodelshausen is a very small village just a few miles south of Stuttgart, Germany. He had six brothers and sisters, Hanns Bernhardt (born September 1717), Anna Barbara (born December 1718), Waldburga (born November 10, 1720), Anna Maria (born October 24, 1722), Agnes (born June 1725) and Martin (born April 15, 1727). The older Jacob Schlotterer was born October 12, 1693 and was a tailor. Anna Barbara Albrecht was born October 2, 1690. They were married January 28, 1716.

In 1723, Charles Alexander became Duke of Wurttemberg. He had become Catholic and tried to force people to go to the Catholic churches. A Jewish financier loaned him the money to hire soldiers to carry out his wishes. Charles Alexander died in 1737, and in 1738 the financier was tried and hanged. The duke's son, Charles Eugene became old enough to rule in 1744. He was no better than his father. Many Germans, especially Lutherans, decided to go to America for religious freedom.

In 1749, Jacob Schlotterer and his brother, Martin, left their village to come to America. Some other Schlotterers also left at the same time. They were Jacob (born April 28, 1726, son of Jacob and Ursula), Mattheis (born December 25, 1722, son of Michael and Agnes), and Johann Conradt (born August 23, 1726, son of Matthies and Anna Barbara). They went down the Rhine River to Rotterdam (in what is now the Netherlands) and boarded the ship Chesterfield. The captain was Thomas Coatam. The ship sailed to Cowes, England for supplies and then left for America. The Schlotterers arrived in Philadelphia. On Saturday, September 2, 1749, they went to the courthouse and took an oath of allegiance to George II, King of England. They also signed a passenger list. The Pennsylvania Gazette (a newspaper published by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia) on September 7, 1749, recorded the arrival of the Chesterfield. Jacob settled in Germantown, which is now within the city limits of Philadelphia. He then got married and started raising a family. The area was getting crowded, so he and his family moved south, as many other German immigrants were doing.

On November 9, 1757, Jacob Schlotterer bought 640 acres of land on both sides of Shelton Creek in St. John's Parish, Granville County from John Carteret, Earl of Granville. Jacob lived on the southern half of this one square mile tract until he died in 1824.

Jacob is buried at the intersection of Old Roxboro Rd and Sunset Rd. near Berea, NC (Coordinates: 36d 21m 21.2s N; 78d 45m 19.3s W). From Oxford drive to Berea on Hwy 158W; bear right on the Old Roxboro/ Allensville Rd; the cemetery is on the right at the intersection of Old Roxboro/Allensville Rd. and Sunset Rd. Recorded for the Granville County Genealogy Society [1] The Daughters of the American Revolution have placed a marker next to his gravestone - not far from his farm - in memory of his service during the Revolutionary War. A photo is available at the link.

Jacob Schlotterer probably married in Pennsylvania, although no record has been found so far. Many marriages from that period of time were not recorded. There is a marriage record in Christ Church in Philadelphia for Jacob Slaughter and Mary Hoffman on March 17, 1761, that may be his second marriage, since there is no proof so far that he actually moved to North Carolina before taking the State Oath on May 22, 1778. [1]

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Research Notes

  • Possible Marriage to Mary Hoffman. He married in 1761 in Philadelphia but had already moved to North Carolina in 1757?
Jacob married Mary Hoffman on 17 March 1761 at Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]

Sources

  • Robert Ward, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Robert and others.
  1. Entered by Robert Ward, Feb 9, 2012, data taken from Michael Slaughter database for the Slaughter family.
  2. Marriage: "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004034497; FHL microfilm: 823996; Record number: 167; Packet letter: P
    FamilySearch Record: Q2WF-TKBJ (accessed 30 December 2023)
    Jacob Slaughter marriage to Mary Hoffman on 17 Mar 1761 at Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Baptism: "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
    citing Baptism, Mössingen, Mössingen, Rottenburg, Königreich Württemberg, Deutsches Reich, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany
    FamilySearch Record: QPPG-T59M (accessed 30 December 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS73-H955-F Image number 00752
    Jacob Schlotter baptism on 25 Jul 1732, child of Jacob Schlotter & Anna Barbara, in Mössingen, Mössingen, Rottenburg, Königreich Württemberg, Deutsches Reich.
  • Baptism: "Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985"
    Original data: Lutherische Kirchenbücher, 1500-1985. Various sources; Page number: 448;449
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry Record 61023 #13101928 (subscription required, accessed 30 December 2023)
    Jacob Schlotter baptism on 25 Juli 1732, child of Jacob Schlotter & Anna Barbara Schlotter, in Bodelshausen u. Mössingen (Bodelshausen), Württemberg (Baden-Württemberg), Deutschland (Germany).
  • Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #79896494 (accessed 30 December 2023)
    Memorial page for Jacob Schlotterer Slaughter (25 Jul 1732-1 Nov 1824), citing Goshen Chapel Community Cemetery, Berea, Granville County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by grady302 (contributor 47593498).




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Schlotterer-1 and Schlotterer-19 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth and death dates and places
posted on Schlotterer-19 (merged) by Julie Irwin
Hi! I am trying to find info about Jacob's 1st wife. He should have married prior to 1755 as that was when he started having children.

I do not know where to look for that info, and was hoping someone might have found more about Jacob.

Thanks, Pat Gaddy

posted by Patrick Gaddy
I am trying to find any information that suggests that this Jacob is the one who married Mary Hoffman on March 17, 1761. The text says, "that may be his second marriage, since there is no proof so far that he actually moved to North Carolina before taking the State Oath on May 22, 1778". Why do folks believe that he married Mary Hoffman in Philadelphia? Is it confirmed that he had multiple wives?
posted by J Long

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