Killian Schmidt (abt. 1693 - abt. 1763)

Born about 10 Mar 1693 in Switzerland

Husband of Catharina (Frey) Schmidt — married 1715 in York, Pennsylvania Colony

Descendants

Died about 12 Jan 1763 at about age 69 in Manchester, York, Colony of Pennsylvania

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From Start . . .

• 10 March 1693, Stein, Kanton Schaffhausen, Switzerland

. . . To Finish

• 12 January 1763, York County, Pennsylvania
• Buried in Botts Graveyard (known at the time as Henry Wolf's Burial Grounds), West Manchester Twp, York County, Pennsylvania

and Stuff in Between

• Married in 1715 to Catharina Frey, d/o Andreas and Catharina Frey prior to immigration
• Immigrated 17 August 1733. Sailed from Rotterdam on Samuel
• Naturalized on 17 August 1733, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, immediately upon arrival

From page 32, Wolf Family Tree Association, see address below:

"Killian and Catherine arrived on jug 17, 1733. The ship list is rare in that it lists men, women, and children, all with ages. Some of those on the list were:

(Hans) Peter Frey 44

Andreas Frey 35

Michael Smith 34

Melchior Frey 32

Bernard Wolf 29

Killian Smith 40

Agnes Smith 4

Anna Maria Smith 11

Barbara Frey 37

Catherine Barbara Frey 30

Appollina Frey 58

Maria Salma Frey 14

Catherine Smith 46 (wf of Killian)"

Source

• Reference Wolf Family Tree Association, 18 West 55th Street, New York, N.Y., Revised as of 1 Dec 1995, Raymond A. Wolff, p. 25
• This person was created on 24 May 2011 through the import of Conley - Dye,_2010-11-16.ged.

Killian and Catharina Schmidt were the father of three daughters. Anna Marie Schmidt married Andrew Nebinger, Maria Agnes Schmidt married Peter Wolf, and Anna Margaretha Schmidt married Johann Philip Ziegler on November 21, 1737, in Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Anna Margaretha Schmidt was born in Switzerland 1717, and died September 19th, 1783, in West Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania.

On Oct. 30, 1736, the Hon. Thomas Penn patented to Killian Smith 200 acres; to George Ziegler, 150 acres; to Jacob Ziegler, 150 acres, all in Manchester Township, in Springettsbury Manor. Killian Schmidt and Andrew Nebinger later sold 200 acres of their estate to Peter Wolf on Oct. 14, 1763, for 80 pounds.

- Married in 1715 to Catharina Frey, d/o Andreas and Catharina Frey prior to immigration. - Immigrated 17 August 1733. Sailed from Rotterdam on Samuel. - Naturalized on 17 August 1733, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, immediately upon arrival.