Born about in Mittelfranken, Bayern, Holy Roman Empire
Ancestors 
Son of Paul Schmidt
and Sabrina (Langin) Schmidt
Husband of
Anna Maria (Meyer) Schmidt
— married
30 Oct 1704 in Esslingen, Germany
Descendants 
Father of
Agnes Catherina Schmidt, Maria Magdelena (Schmidt) LeBoeuf, Veroneca Barbara Schmidt, Paul Fredrich Schmidt and Maria Elisabeth Schmidt
Died after
after about age 52
in German Coast, Louisiana, New France [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
Johann (Schmid) Schmidt migrated from Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany to Louisiana. 
Johann Adam Schmid, son of Paul Schmid and Sabina Langin, was baptized in Mittelfranken, Bayern, Holy Roman Empire on December 26, 1678. The witnesses were Hans Adam Kreidmaire and Anna Scholsler(in).[1]
Adam left Isny and married in Esslingen am Neckar on October 30, 1704 to Anna Maria Meyer, daughter of Johann Georg Meyer. Johann Adam was a shoemaker at the time of his marriage.[1]
In Esslingen, Agnes Catharina Schmid was baptized September 14, 1707. At the time of the birth of this daughter, Johann was a vine-dresser by trade. The winter of 1708-1709 was extremely severe which may be the reason Johann moved his family from Esslingen on the Neckar to Stebbach in Baden. There the couple recorded the births of five more children, the last born in March 1719.[1]
We next learn of the family in Louisiana during the census of 1724 on the "German Coast."[2] His wife, Anna Marie Meyer, died before 1724. It is likely that she died on the voyage in 1721.
No. 46: Adam Smitz, widower, 44 years old, native of Isnen in Suevia, Lutheran, shoemaker; a daughter of nine years, eight verges of terrain on which he has been since two years. He has harvested this year four barrels of rice. He works at his occupation making galoshes.[2]
July 1, 1727, on the left bank ascending, were found Adam Schmitte, widower, and one child.[2]
The last mention of Johann Adam Schmidt was on a list of property owners which was dated after 1731: Adam Schemitte owned 1-1/2 arpents of land by possession.[2]
Ancestors of Johann
The family of Johann Adam Schmidt can be traced several generations in Isny, in Allgau, west of Kempten, in the German State of Baden-Wurttemburg.[3] The earliest documentation of the family is referenced in an index to a marriage between Johannes Schmid and Barbara Frick. The baptism of one child has been found in the Evangelical church of Isny:
Johannes Schmidt was baptized on May 4, 1614. Johannes Schmidt, son of Johannes Schmidt and Barbara Frick married twice.Marriage (1) Sabina Wurm(in) January 22, 1638.
- Hans Jacob baptized 2 Apr 1640
- Sabina Schmid baptized 23 Sep 1641
- Georgius Schmid baptized 18 Aug 1644
Marriage (2) Maria Lang September 19, 1647.
- Paulus Schmid, baptized July 2, 1648
- Catharina Schmid baptized 16 Aug 1649.
Paulus Schmid was the father of the German Coast progenitor, Johann Adam Schmid. Paul also married twice: first to Sabina Lang(in) November 22, 1677 and second to Susanna Hart March 2, 1692.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Albert J. Robichaux, Jr., German Coast Families, European Origins and Settlement in Colonial Louisiana, (Rayne, LA: Hebert Publications, 1997) pp. 321-326 and 242;
- Robichaux cites Isny, Wurttemberg, Germany (Lutheran Church, FHL Microfilm No. 1195644, p. 215).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 J. Hanno Deiler, Settlement of the German Coast of Louisiana and the Creoles of German Descent, (Philadelphia: Americana Germanica Press, 1909; reprint R & E Research, 1968) Online at No. 46 Adam Schmitz.
- ↑ Robichaux, German Coast Families, p. 321;
- Note this footnote cited by Robichaux on page 321: for ancestry of Johann Adam Schmidt, see article written by Mr. Elton Oubre in L'Heritage, vol. 5, No. 19, June 1982, pp. 184-190.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Johann by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Johann:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Johann by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Johann:
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Pat Songe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WV5791068 [compare], Ancestry member Patricksonge
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
Roger Paul Ford :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A694012 [compare], Ancestry member Roger_Paul_Ford_1955
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Categories: Louisiana, Immigrants from Holy Roman Empire | German Coast Settlers | Louisiana First Families | Louisiana Families
Wondering: Johannes Adam Schmidt vs. Adam Schmitz vs. Adam Schmidt & Deiler's book
From the book: The Settlement of the German Coast of Louisiana and the Creoles of German Descent, by Deiler, J. Hanno (John Hanno), 1849-1909.
Page 88 - within the list of those named in the 1724 census, we see, as number 46, "ADAM SCHMITZ, a widower of Isnen, Suevia, Germany...etc."" [NOTE: This Wikitree profile page (Schmid-1031) shows the surname in this reference as though it was recorded by the census taker as "SMITZ" instead of "SCHMITZ" as seen in this book and on the webpage for the St. Charles Parish Virtual Museum. (see: https://scphistory.org/first-families/) Question - Which transcription is historically accurate?]
Page 102 - there's a list of names under the heading "Additional German Names of the Period Not in the Census" and we find the name JOHANNES ADAM SCHMIDT included in the list. [NOTE: Question - Is this man actually our ancestor and not the man on the 1724 census? Was there another person with this name found in the records or did the author of the book make an error in due to availability of historic records at the time?]
Page 103 - "A Census Without a Date" begins and the name ADAM SCHMIDT is found under the listing of those living on the right bank. The author states that there is belief that this census was created after 1732. [NOTE: Question - Is there a reason to believe that this refers to the Adam Schmitz found in the 1724 census or refers to the Johannes Adam Schmidt found in the author's list of those Germans in the area but not found on the 1724 census? He is listed as having just 1 arpent, so perhaps this is a younger man? A son?]
I'm sure I'm merely one of a great many who have wondered about this. Thank you.
edited by Lanier Lanier