Johann Melchior Hermann (1704 - bef. 1794)

Born 5 Jan 1704 in Niederstetten, Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire

Husband of Anna Cordula (Keller) Hermann — married 7 Feb 1736 in Schwarzenbrunn, Bezirksamt Boxberg, Baden, Germany

Descendants

Died before 19 May 1794 before age 90 in Lexington County, South Carolina

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Biography

This profile is part of the Harmon Name Study.

Melchior Hermann was born in January 1704 and christened on 06 Jan 1704 at KATHOLISCH, NIEDERSTETTEN, JAGSTKREIS, WUERTTEMBERG. He was the son of Georgii Adami Hermann and Annae Mariae.^{[1] [2]}

Melchior married Anna Cordula Kellet in 1736 at Buch Am Ahorn, Mosbach, Baden.^[3] They had children while in Germany:

1. Andreas Hermann ^[4]
2. John Leonardt Harmann
3. John Jacob Harmann and
4. Dorothea Catharina Hermann b. 1741 ^[5]
5. Bartholomaeus Hermann, 1746.^[6]

The Hermann family arrived in Charles Town aboard the Ship "Cunliss", Capt. Joseph Cleator. Melchior applied for a land grant on 7 December 1752. He was granted 250 acres, on Beaver Dam Creek, a branch of the Saluda River. The land grant was signed by John Pearson, Deputy Surveyor on 7 June, 1753. In the land petition, Melchior states that he arrived with his wife (name unknown) and 3 children, John Leonardt age 14, John Jacob age 13 and Catherine age 9 years. The Hermann family settled in what became known as "The Dutch Fork" area.

It is not known when Melchior died but it was likely in 1794. The Dutch Fork land was inherited by son John Leonardt per John's will, in Newberry County, on 19 May 1794. Melchior is buried at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington County, South Carolina.

In various South Carolina actions, especially judgment roles, Melchior's name has been spelled as Melcher Herman and Michael Harmon. ^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ Familysearch Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C95631-1 , System Origin: Germany-ODM , GS Film number: 898032
2. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXRF-CPG : 26 March 2020), Melchior Hermann, 1704.
3. ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4R8-JZ8 : 24 October 2021), Anna Cordula Keller in entry for Johann Melchior Hermann, 1736.
4. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4RP-YM7 : 24 October 2021), Johann Melchior Hermann in entry for Andreas Hermann, 1736.
5. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N8HX-M4N : 24 October 2021), Melchior Hermann in entry for Dorothea Catharina Hermann, 1741.
6. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4R5-H52 : 24 October 2021), Melchior Hermann in entry for Bartholomaeus Hermann, 1746.

• Melchior Harmon Family https://web.archive.org/web/20181011220649/http://www.dutchforkchapter.org:80/families/harmon.html

• digitalcommons.wofford.edu Student Sholarship Early Settlers in the Carolina Dutch Fork, 1744-1760, by Elmer B. Hallman, June 1944, page 59 of 120.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #217202941 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217202941/