Ulrich (Schallenberger) Shallenberger (1690 - 1758)

Born 3 Jan 1690 in Bern, Switzerland

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1758 at age 68 in Hempfield Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Biography

NOTE : Ulrich should not be confused with Ulrich Sollenberger who died in Tulpehocken, Berk, PA c.1767

Birth and parents : Ulrich is reported in an unsourced Findagrave entry to have been born on 3 Jan 1690 in Bern, Switzerland.^[1]

Immigration : Ulrich may have been the man who arrived in Philadelphia on 30 Sep 1727 with wife and child aboard the Molly.^[2][3] One source reports that he came "from the southern part of Germany in 1726.^[4] Another suggests that he emigrated in 1770, but this date is assumed to be in error given the subsequent account of his descendants.^[5]

Marriage and children: Ulrich's widow is named as Maria in an indenture dated 1767,^[6] and she is reported as having "lately died" in a deed dated 1772.^[7] Ulrich was the father of :

1. John ^[6][8][9] (1711-1793) m. Barbara ^[10] Cable ^[3]
2. Magdalene m. Peter Witmer ^[3][6][10]
3. Jacob ^{[6][8][9][10]} d.1812 m. (1) Magdalene [LNU] (2) Anna [LNU] ^[3]
4. Maria m. John Witmer ^{[3][6][8][9][10]}
5. Ulrich d. bef. 1774 ^[3][6][10]
6. Catherine m. Martin Bosh / Beach ^{[3][6][8][9][10]}
7. Henry ^[6][7][10]
8. Barbara ^[6][10]
9. Ann ^[6][10] m. John Smith ^[3]

Land records : Ulrich patented a 180-acre tract of land in Hempfield Twp on 17 Sep 1746.^[10] He later warranted 30 acres of land in Hempfield Twp, Lancaster, PA in October 1750, adjoining lands he already held. The land was returned in 1761.^[11]

Death and burial : Ulrich is reported to have died in Hempfield Twp on 3 Feb 1758.^[1] (It is unclear who the land in Hempfield Twp was then returned to.)

A deed dated 1767 records that Ulrich's estate, comprising a "messuage, grist mill, saw mill, plantation and tract of land in Hempfield Twp", was valued at 12,000 pounds. Two thirds of the estate was divided between Ulrich's children, named as John, Jacob, Maria (wife of John Witmer), Catharine (wife of Martin Besh), Magdalena (deceased, wife of Peter Witmer), Henry, Barbara, and Anna, and their heirs. The remaining third was left in the hands of Ulrich's oldest son, John, to be used to support Ulrich's widow, Maria.^{[6][7][9][10]}

Research Notes

Birth : No evidence is provided to confirm that Ulrich was born in 1690 in Bern. One source suggests that he came from Canton Uri in Switzerland.^[12] His children Henry, Barbara and Anna were still minors at the time of Ulrich's death (assumed to be c.1765) and may have been born between about 1745 and 1750; the other six children were evidently over the age of 21 and were likely to have been born between about 1730 and 1745. Ulrich might thus be expected to have been born c.1705.

Marriage : An unsourced "Shellenberger Chart" records that Ulrich married (1st) c.1720 Catherine Barbara Dorothea Strickler (1701-1768) and (2nd) Maria Strickler (1690-1758).^[3] This account is questionable since the dates conflict (his first wife is reported to have died 10 years after his second wife). The Shellenberger chart appears to have been inaccurate in detailing other family members (see Children following), and can not be relied upon.

Children : The "Shellenberger chart" referenced by the Lancaster Mennonite Vital records lists three other children, but since they do not appear in any of the deeds pertaining to Ulrich's estate, it would appear that they have been identified in error :

1. Isaac m. Matilda Strickler ^[3]
2. Samuel ^[3]
3. Maria m. [FNU] Burch ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} UNSOURCED Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 August 2023), memorial page for Ulrich Shellenberger (3 Jan 1690–3 Feb 1758), Find A Grave: Memorial #171147628; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by David Reese ne' Likins (contributor 47131508). No burial details provided and entry is assumed to be virtual only. Links to family members are unsourced.
2. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Source Citation: Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1727; Page Number: 52. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012. :Name Ulrich Schellenberger

   Arrival Year 1727

   Arrival Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

   Primary Immigrant Schellenberger, Ulrich

   Source Publication Code 7820. Annotation: An index by Marvin V. Koger, Index to the Names of 30,000 Immigrants... Supplementing the Rupp, Ship Load Volume, 1935, 232p. is inferior to Wecken's index in the third edition (above). Page 449 contains "Names of the First Palatines in North Carolina, as: Source Bibliography: RUPP, ISRAEL DANIEL. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776, with a Statement of the Names of Ships, Whence They Sailed, and the Date of Their Arrival at Philadelphia, Chronologically Arranged, Together with the Necessary Historical and Other Notes, also, an Appendix Containing Lists of More Than One Thousand German and French Names in New York prior to 1712. Leipzig [Germany]:

3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, citing "Shellenberger Chart", viewed at https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60592/images/44308_347533-02822
4. ↑ Biographical annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: containing biographical and genealogical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settlers, p.1207. Chicago : J.H. Beers, 1903.
5. ↑ Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. 1 (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, p. 126-130)
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10} Lancaster County Deed KK-686 (to 689) : Indenture dated 13 Mar 1767 signed by Jacob Shallenberger (of Manor Twp), John Witmer and Maria his wife (of Manor Twp), Martin Besh and Catharine his wife (of Maryland), Henry Neff (of Manor Twp, guardian of Magdalena, Peter and Mary Witmer, children of Peter Witmer and Magdalena Shallenberger, deceased ) and John Newcomer (of Hempfield Twp, joint guardian with Henry Neff of Henry, Barbara and Anna Shallenberger) - Jacob Shallenberger, Maria Witmer, Catharine Besh, Magdalena Shallenberger, Henry Shallenberger, Barbara Shallenberger and Anna Shallenberger being children of Ulrich Shallenberger, deceased, of Manor Twp. recites that Ulrick died intestate, in possession of a messuage, grist mill, saw mill, plantation and tract of land in Hempfield Twp, and his estate had been divided between his children and his widow, Maria, and that a minor son, Ulrick, had died unmarried. The estate had been appraised at 12,000 pounds. Ulrich's heirs acknowledge that they have received their portion of a 2/3 share of Ulrich's estate, leaving a 1/3 share in the hands of their brother, John, who is to use the proceeds to support Ulrich's widow, Maria.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Lancaster County Deed S-56 dated 26 Mar 1772 between (i) Henry Shallyberger, one of the sons of Ulrick Shallyberger, late of Hempfield Twp, deceased and (ii) John Shallyberger, eldest son of Ulrich Shallyberger deceased. Recites that John had been entrusted with a 1/3 portion of Ulrich's estate, to be used to support Ulrich's widow, Mary. Mary had lately died, and John had paid out Henry's share of the 1/3 portion.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, citing (i) Lanc. C. H. Deed S-43; S-56; KK-686; LL-401; RR-488; E3-387; N3-133 and (ii) Biog. Annals, p.1207 viewed at https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60592/images/44308_347533-02824
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4} Lancaster County Deed S-43 dated 25 Oct 1774 between (i) Jacob Shallybarger, John Witmore and Mary his wife, Martin Basch and Catherine his wife (Jacob, Mary and Catherine being children of Ulrick Shallybarger of Hempfield Twp, deceased) and (ii) John Shallyberger, eldest son of Ulrich Shallyberger deceased. Recites that John had been entrusted with a 1/3 portion of Ulrich's estate, to be used to support Ulrich's widow, Mary. Mary had lately died, and John had paid out his siblings' share of the 1/3 portion.
10. ↑ ^{10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10} Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds : Deed LL-401 dated 6 Aug 1790 between (i) John Shallenberger of Hempfield Twp and Barbara his wife and (ii) Michael Kauffman, also of Hempfield. Recites that Ulrich Shallenberger (also Wollrich Shallyberger) patented 180 acres of land in Hempfield Twp on 17 Sep 1746. Ulrich died intestate leaving nine children : John, Magdalena (wife of Peter Witmer), Jacob, Maria (wife of John Witmer), Catharine (wife of Martin Besh), Ulrich, Henry, Anna, and Barbara. Ulrich the son died unmarried in childhood. Magdalena died leaving children Magdalena, Peter and Mary Witmer ...
11. ↑ Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives. viewed at https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/2350/images/33021_263203-00335 and https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/179185:2350
12. ↑ Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. 1 (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, p. 126-130)

See also :

• Will Abstracts, 1721-1820; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania (p. (image 188/235) referencing p.1016 (Shallenberger : Andrew, Ann, Barbara, Catherine, Christian, Jacob, Mary, Matty, Ulrich), viewed at https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/8802/images/005534640_00188
• Ancestry.com. Hartzel & allied families of Bash, Stauffer, Worman & Shallenberger [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Black, Helen Jackson,. Hartzel & allied families of Bash, Stauffer, Worman & Shallenberger : ancestors & descendants of Michael & Nancy Hartzell, Pennsylvania to Illinois, 1836 & other miscellaneous data. Wichita, Kan.: unknown, 1943, p.109.
• Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, citing BURGERT, ANNETTE KUNSELMAN. Eighteenth Century Emigrants from German-Speaking Lands to North America. Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society, 16/19. Birdsboro, PA: The Pennsylvania German Society. Vol. 1: The Northern Kraichgau. 1983. 461p. : Ulrich Shellenberger, arr. 1727, Pennsylvania.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to John Woolard for creating WikiTree profile Schallenberger-8 through the import of JWtemp.GED on May 19, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by John and others.