Gerhart
Clemens
Born in Nieder-Flörsheim, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Alzey-Worms, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Son of Jacob Clemens
and Maria (Bartholomew) Clemens
Brother of
Johann Nicholas Clements [half]
Husband of
Anneli Heistand (Reiff) Clemens
— married
1702 in Weissenan, Kurfürstentum Mainz, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Descendants 
Father of
Jacob Reiff Clemens, Johannes Clemens, Mary Reiff (Clemens) Bergey and Abraham Reiff Clemens
Died
at about age 65
in Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
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Biography
Gerhart Clemens migrated from Germany to America in 1709.
Gerhart "Garret" Clemens was born in 1680 in Niederflörsheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, to Mary, age 22, and Jacob Clemens, age 29. Gerhart was a member an anabaptist/Mennonite.
He married Anneli "Ann" Hiestand Reiff in Baden-Württemberg in August 1702 when he was 22 years old.
His son Jacob was born in 1703 in Germany. Gerhart's son Johannes was born in 1707 in Netherlands. Gerhart lived in Dittelsheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, in 1708.
In 1709, he sold his possessions to his father, Jacob, his brother, John, and his father-in-law before he immigrated. On January 26, 1709, he and his family arrived in London. In March of 1709, he arrived in New York from Palatinate, Germany. He had taken a boat called the Marie Hope from London. He purchased a bill of goods from his brother John and settled in on March 8, 1709 in New York. On October 10, 1709, Gerhart and his family arrived in Germantown.
His son Abraham Reiff was born in 1710.
Gerhart purchased a 100-acre farm from Matthias van Bebber.
Gerhart's daughter Anna was born in 1712 in Pennsylvania.
He purchased 690 acres of land from David Powell of Philadelphia. Gerhart built a log cabin on the west side of the Perkiomen stream, and built a larger one on the east side later. On November 15, 1723, Hans Wegley sold Gerhart a mare and a colt. He purchased 300 acres of property in 1726 and built a mill under contract for Jacob Souder. Gerhart received 33 pounds for it. In April of 1734, he had 690 acres of land which he and his family paid for by weaving homespun goods for their friends and neighbors. On June 20, 1738, he and his wife gave their son Jacob 185 acres of land. The next day, they gave him 136 more acres. On September 26, 1738, Gerhart and his wife gave the mill, their house, and 151 acres of land to their son John. On May 30, 1941, Gerhart and his wife sold 246 acres of land to their son Abraham. Gerhart sold the rest of his land, about 824 acres, to various other people.
He lived with his son Jacob in the last years of his life.
Gerhart's wife Anneli "Ann" Hiestand passed away in 1745 in Lower Salford, Pennsylvania, at the age of 63. They had been married 43 years.
Gerhart "Garret" Clemens died in 1745 in Lower Salford, Pennsylvania, when he was 65 years old.
He was buried at Salford Mennonite Cemetery.
Gerhart was a mill operator, a linen cloth weaver, and a farmer.
Sources
- Clemens, William Montgomery. The Clemens Family Chronology: 1610-1912. New York: W.M. Clemens, 1914. Page 6.
- Eby, Ezra E. A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other Townships of the County. Berlin, Ontario, Canada, 1895. Vol. 1, p. 393.
- Knittle, Walter Allen. Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration. Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, 1937. Page 245.
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014.
- Strassburger, Ralph Beaver. The Strassburger family and allied families of Pennsylvania. Gwynedd Valley, Pa.: Printed for private circulation, 1922. Pages 454-475 ("The Clemens Family"). [1] and also [2]
- Find A Grave: Memorial #8952756, citing Lower Salford Mennonite Cemetery, Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Roberts, Ellwood, b. 1846. Biographical Annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Containing Genealogical Records of Representative Families, Including Many of the Early Settlers And Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens. New York: T. S. Benham, 1904.
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Thank you.
I think removing the parents here might be premature, or perhaps even the wrong call. No question but that Jacob and Maria were English Puritans. It is uncertain if Jacob is attached to the right parents himself, but the Gregory Clement showing as his father was a supporter of Cromwell who was hanged drawn and quartered when the monarchy was restored in 1660.
According to the Barkey website cited on Jacob's profile, he spent considerable time on the continent avoiding persecution in England for his religious views, and Gerhardt was born in Germany as a result. Perhaps the real question here is not if Jacob & Maria are his parents, but if Gerhardt could really be considered as a Palatine.
But his birth, his marriage to a German woman, his adherence to the Mennonites, and his decision to settle in Pennsylvania in a German community all suggest that despite his English roots he had assimilated the German culture and undoubtedly belongs as a Palatine Migrant.
So I think the connection to Jacob and Maria is valid and should be restored. But perhaps the "German Roots" sticker could be replaced with the "Migrating Ancestor" sticker, as his roots were not German.
Thanks for the input. You are correct - the preponderance of evidence points to Jacob Clemens as being English. There are discrepancies, such as, did Jacob die in 1684 or 1709, etc., but that doesn't really affect this question, so I will restore Jacob and Mary and Gerhart's parents. Thanks for pointing this out.
Now to correct the LNAB for his mother.