Johann Balthazar Spengler (1705 - bef. 1770)

Born 29 Nov 1705 in Weiler, Hilsbach, Sinsheim, Baden, Deutschland

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Magdalena (Ritter) Spengler — married 29 Apr 1732 in Sinsheim, Weiler, Steinsberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Descendants

Died before 3 Dec 1770 before age 65 in York, York, Pennsylvania, Colonial America

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Biography

Johann Balthasar was the son of Rudolph Spengler and Anna Maria.^[1]

Note: Baltzer Spengler with his wife and brothers Hans George and Jorg Heinrich, sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, on the ship Pleasant J. Morris, Master, and arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in October 1732. He purchased 200 acres of land in York, Pennsylvania Colony for 30 pounds and built his first house there out of logs with a chimney in the center of the roof. In 1760 he built a large two-story brick mansion that was one of the most substantial structures in the York area.

He participated in the laying out of the town of York in 1741, selecting one lot. One of the conditions for this lot was "that the applicant must build upon the lot, at his own proper cost, one substantial dwelling-house, of the dimensions of sixteen feet square at least, with a good chimney or brick or stone to be laid in or built with lime or sand, within the space of one year from the time of his entry upon the same." A continual rent of seven shillings sterling money of Great Britain was to be paid to the proprietors, Thomas and Richard Penn, sons of William Penn. When the applicant had built his house, he received a patent which explicitly stated the conditions, and if the conditions were not fulfilled he was deprived of his lot and it was granted to someone else.

He was one of the most prominent and influential members of the German Reformed Congregation in York, organized in 1742. Baltzer traveled to New Jersey in 1761 to induce the Rev. Johann Conrad Wirtz of Bern, Switzerland, to come to York to preach a few sermons with the expectation that he might become their pastor. He received the letter from the congregation on 21 August 1761 and left New Jersey in the company of Baltzer Spengler on 30 August 1761

Baltzer Spengler was one of the earliest distillers in the area. He brought a small still with him from Germany. He subsequently enlarged the capacity of his distillery.

His last Will is dated 9 October 1770, with codicils of the same date and 17 October 1770, and all were probated on 3 December 1770. He was of orthodox faith and believed that "all flesh is as grass, and the goodlings thereof as the flowers of the field, and remembering what the Lord said unto Hezekiah, Set thy house in order for thee must die and not live." His gravestone (translated from German) reads "Here rests the dust of the sainted Baltzer Spengler born 1705, fell asleep in the Lord 1770; The 23rd Psalm:" The remains of Baltzer and his wife were interred in the old German Reformed church graveyard and upon its abandonment, were removed to Prospect Hill Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #13380480 Johan Balthasar Spangler

Most of the information about the Spangler/Spengler family is from the book by Edward W. Spangler, "The Annals of the Families of Caspar, Henry, Baltzer and George Spengler", published in York Pennsylvania in 1896. This book contains much more information on the Spangler families than is excerpted herein.

Immigration

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name: Balzer Spengler Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1708 Arrival Year: 1732 Arrival Place: Pennsylvania Primary Immigrant: Spengler, Balzer Family Members: Wife Magdalena Ritter; Brother Henrich 26; Sister-in-law Susanna Muller; Brother Jerg 31; Sister-in-law Catharina Laub; Nephew Caspar Source Publication Code: 1031.8 Annotation: Date and port of arrival or date and place of naturalization. Span indicates period between last mention of emigrant in country of origin and first mention of his residence in the New World. "Surname, ..." indicates a variation of a surname.

Burial

Prospect Hill Cemetery York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Church book Hilsbach, Baden: Landeskirchliches Archiv Karlsruhe > Hilsbach > Mischbuch 1655 - 1730,1730, February 1732

• Source Bibliography: BURGERT, ANNETTE KUNSELMAN. Eighteenth Century Emigrants from German-Speaking Lands to North America. Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society, 16/19. Birdsboro, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania German Society. Vol. 1: The Northern Kraichgau. 1983. 461p.

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note: APID: 1,7836::0

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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13380480/johan-balthasar-spangler : accessed 26 April 2022), memorial page for Johan Balthasar Spangler (29 Nov 1705–3 Dec 1770), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13380480, citing Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by GerbLady (contributor 46637511) .

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