Sebastian Brosius was born in Germany and came over to America with his father and mother in 1740. His family settled in Tulpehocken Twp, then a part of Lancaster County. He was a member of the first congregation during the founding of the Altalaha Lutheran Congregation at Rehrersburg officially in 17S7, along with Johann Nicholas Schaeffer and Joseph Roth. In fact he donated land to the church in about 1765 when he deeded about 60 rods of Brosius land to the church.
After the death of his parents around 1773, Sebastian moved his family to Northumberland County. There he lived out the remainder of his life. Sebastian Brosius was buried at the Himmel Church Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Data Records
Sebastian Brosius of Mahoney Township, farmer.
Will dated May 18, 1789; proved January 3, 1791.
Oldest son Nicholas tract of land whereon he at present lives.
Sons: George Daniel, John George and Jacob.
Five daughters: Catrharine Kreiger, Magdelena ob, Juliana Schefer, Margaret Reitz and Mary Brosius.
Debt I owe John Heckart.
Son in law Nicholas Bob tract whereon he at present lives.
Executors: Son Nicholas Brosius and son in law Nicholas Bob.
Witnesses: Michael Nie, Peter Allemend , Deterick Steinbricker.
Sources: The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Disk 1, Volume XIII, Abstracts of Wills and Administrations of Northumberland County, PA Northumberland County Will Book 1, pg 75 and file B-29.
Martz, Richard J. Dalmatia Pennsylvania The First Two Hundred Years A Bicentennial History 1798-1998. Mahanoy and Mahantongo Historical & Preservation Society Inc., Dalmatia, 1998.
Sources
Johann Sebastian Nicholas Brosius on FamilySearch Family Tree. This family tree shows him with 17 children and two different wives. I suspect there are some problems with it.
WikiTree profile Brosius-20 created through the import of FISCUS Family Tree.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Liisa Small.
WikiTree profile Brosius-96 created through the import of Stough Family Tree.ged on Nov 2, 2011 by Lindsay Coleman.
Notes: Johannes George Brosius arrived in America with his wife (Anna Catharina Simon, widow of Abraham Schneider), step-children and children. He was naturalized in Lancaster County on 8 March 1742. He lived on a tract of land known as the "Manor of Adulhea" which was part of the Tulpehocken Settlement of what would become Berks County. He was an original member of the Christ's Tulpehocken Church. Johannes George had two known sons, Sebastian and Johannes Nicholas, both of whom eventually settled in Northumberland County, PA (in the section known as the Mahantonga Valley).
PA Genealogical Magazine, Brosius-Schneider Families of Berks & Northumberland Counties by Lucille Procious
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sebastian 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 Sebastian: