Anthony Upton C. Dierdorff (1683 - abt. 1745)

Born 11 Nov 1683 in Schriesheim, Baden, Germany

Husband of Christena (Rodebusch) Dierdorff — married 1708 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about Nov 1745 at about age 61 in Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey

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Anthony Dierdorff migrated from Baden to USA.

Biography

He was born on 11 Nov 1683 in Schriesheim, Baden Germany (near Heidelberg). Alternately Near Neuweid,Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

Anthony Upton C. Dierdorff or Deardorff married about 1707 to Christina Rodebusch. ^[1] in New jersey. It is believed that Anthony came to America with Alexander Mack of Swartzenau, Germany in about 1729, but no proof of such has been found. On 08 Jul 1730 in New Jersey he became a naturalized citizen, by act of the New Jersey Assembly, along with his sons Peter, Anthony, Christian, John, and Heinrich.^[2]

Anthony was a member of the Church of the Brethren and a religious refugee from Germany. In 1738, in the township of Hanover, in York county, Elder Daniel Leatherman organized Little Conewago Congregation. Among the constituent members were families of the name Eldrick, Dierdorff, Bigler, Gripe, Stutsman, and others. After living in York County Pennsylvania, Anthony and four others founded the Brethren Church in Amwell, New Jersey. ^[3] In 1770 there were 77 members in the congregation, including Anthony Dierdorff and wife, John Dierdorff and wife, Abraham Stauffer and wife, Henry Dierdorff and wife, Andrew Trimmer and wife, and Peter Dierdorff and his wife.^[4] Anthony died about 1745 in Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Marriage: c1707

Husband: Anthony Upton C. Deardorff

Wife: Christena Rodebusch

Child: Margaret Erhart

Child: Peter Deardorff

Child: Heinrich Deardorff

Child: Margaret Catherine Dierdorff

Child: John Johannes Deardorff

Child: Anthony Deardorff, Jr.

Child: Christian Deardorff

Child: Christiana Deardorff

Child: Susanna Deardorff

Child: Anna Deardorff.

Research Notes

A source is needed to confirm death date ...

died in 1743 ? OR

died in Nov 1745 ? OR

died on 15 Mar 1745 ?

-- Proof asked for above --

SOURCE

- Documents relating to the colonial history of New Jersey, Vol. XXX, (1918), p. 144

- WILL written 19 February 1745 original in German and translated on the spot (apparently).

- 2 March 1746-7 (old 'Dutch' calendar) Christian Grassold, the translator, testified to the English translation of the original will, at Philadelphia, before William Allen, Recorder.

- Will Proved 15 March 1746-7 (Hunterdon County Lib5, p321)

- 14 March 1746-7, Christian Dirdorff, of Amwell, renounces right of administration as no executor was named in will, in favor of Christian's son, Peter Dirdorff. Witness--Abraham Zutphin (probably Sutphin).

- 6 May 1747 Bond of Peter Dirdorff, of Hunterdon Co., yeoman, as administrator, and Rudolph Hurli, of same place, yeoman.”

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records 1560-1900 compiled by Yates Publishing on ancestry.com citing source#8920.292; Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; for Anthony Dierdorff, b: 1683
2. ↑ Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen. The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches, and Genealogies. Dover Printing Co., 1895. pg. 331.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #23033061
4. ↑ Brumbaugh, Martin Grov. A History of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America. Brethren Publishing House, 1899. pgs. 326-327.

• Ancestry Public Member Tree
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 April 2021), memorial page for Anthony Dierdorff (11 Nov 1683–Nov 1745), Find a Grave Memorial no. 23033061, citing Old Germantown Meetinghouse, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Richard Deardoff (contributor 27715999)

RESOURCE

Familysearch profile page for [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJ15-ZSQ Anthony "Tunis" Dierdorff, Jr (11 November 1683 – before 15 March 1747) detailing 10 Sources and 10 Children (looks like at least one needs to be merged), data as of 18 March 2024

Acknowledgements

• Dierdorff-11 was created by Abby Brown through the import of wikitree.ged on 01 Aug 2011.

• Deardorff-98 was created by Ed Wynn through the import of Wynn_2014-08-24_01.ged on 24 Aug 2014.