Johannes Dierdorff (abt. 1715 - abt. 1776)

Born about 1715 in Neuwied, Rhineland Pfalz, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Marie Ehrhardt — married before 1740 in Pennsylvania

Husband of Anna Mary Margaret Erhart — married 22 May 1740 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 1776 at about age 61 in Reading Township, Adams, Pennsylvania

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John Dierdorff migrated from Germany to USA.

Biography

Johannes was born about 1715 in Neuwied, Rhineland Pfalz, Germany. On 08 Jul 1730 in New Jersey he became a naturalized citizen, by act of the New Jersey Assembly.^[1]

Johannes "John" Dierdorff married Anna Mary Margaret (Margaretha) Erhart (Ehrhardt) on 22 May 1739 at Conewago, Adams County^[2] (An earlier version of the profile gave that they were married on 22 May 1740 (or 27 May) in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, but no source is provided).

Three children are identified, but they are not mentioned in the will proven in 1776 (see Notes) :

• Henry Deardorff
• Isaac Deardorff
• Jacob Deardorff

Notes

The will of Johannes Dierdorff of Reading Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, was made on 4 Dec 1775 and proven on 7 Feb 1776.^[3] It names his children as :

1. Anthony
2. Christiana, wife of Michael Boserman
3. Margaret wife of --- Thomey
4. Barbara, wife of William Thomas
5. Hannah, wife of Nicholas Myers
6. Catharine, wife of Adam Cunkeland
7. Abraham
8. Susanna
9. John
10. Daniel.

The person who died in 1776 is evidently not the same person who was the father of Henry Deardorff, Isaac Deardorff, Jacob Deardorff, since these three children are not named in his will. It's possible that there were two men named John Dierdorff in the area at the time, and further research is needed to confirm which children belonged to which man.

Information about parents' family

Parents Marriage: 1707 Germany

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

Sources

1. ↑ Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen. The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches, and Genealogies. Dover Printing Co., 1895. pg. 331.
2. ↑ Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records (Reel: 26.1, Dutch Reformed Church Records, John Casper Stoever Ministerial Records) viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2451/images/40524_277036-00073
3. ↑ Lineages, Inc., comp.. York County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1749-1819 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000, viewed at https://search.ancestry.com/collections/4899/records/9895/printer-friendly

Acknowledgements

• Dierdorff-7 was created by Abby Brown through the import of wikitree.ged on 01 Aug 2011.
• Deardorff-97 was created by Ed Wynn through the import of Wynn_2014-08-24_01.ged on 24 Aug 2014.