Hermanus Walborn Loesch (1726 - 1791)

Born 15 Mar 1726 in Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Barbara (Beroth) Loesch — married 29 Jul 1758 in Bethlehem Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania

Died 25 Apr 1791 at age 65 in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Private Herman Loesch served with Northampton County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Herman Loesch is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A069414.

Baptismal record (Moravian Archives): in the year 1726 on the 4th of March, birth of Hermanus Walborn Lösch, son of Görg Lösch and wife. Sponsor: Hermanus Walborn.

Pennsylvania German Society Proceedings, Vol. 21, Old Moravian Cemetery, Bethlehem: Harmannus Loesch 1726-91, b. Tulpehocken, a miller at Friedenthal, and in Bethlehem. He was thrice married, his last wife being the widow of Martin Hirt, whose maiden name was Beroth.

He was a member of Spangenberg's party that explored NC and made the survey of the Wachovia tract in 1752, the only one of that party who became a resident of NC (Records of the Moravians in North Carolina 1:27). He was one of the first 11 colonists of Bethabara. His brother Jacob was also in the 1753 party. Records 1:74 states that he was born in Pennsylvania, and that it was intended that he return there after the 1753 trip to form the first settlement, but he was not recalled to Pennsylvania at that time, and lived for many years in Wachovia.

26 Nov 1754: Herman Loesch born March 15 1726 in Tulpehocken, PA is one of 19 men present for the placement of the cornerstone for a new Moravian house in Bethabara. His older brother Jacob Loesch, born Nov 22, 1722 was also present.

Footnote on p. 74 says that he ultimately returned to Pennsylvania. Indeed his death is recorded in the North Carolina Moravian Archives as "died Bethlehem, 1791"^[1]

The Moravian expedition bound for North Carolina left Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the early morning of October 8, 1753. Fifteen Brethren set out on the long journey to Wachovia. Four of them were to learn the route down the Great Wagon Road and return to lead the way for future settlers. The eleven others had unique skills that made them ideal candidates to lay the groundwork of the new settlement.^[2]

The Chosen Eleven Settlers:

• Bernard Grube (37) – minister
• Jacob Loesch (31) – town manager
• Hans Kalberlan (31) – physician and surgeon
• Friedrich Pfeil (28) – shoemaker and nurse
• Erich Ingelbretsen (31) – millwright and carpenter
• Henrich Feldhausen (38) – shoemaker, carpenter, millwright, cooper, turner, and farmer
• Jacob Lung (40) – gardener and washer
• Hans Petersen (28) – tailor and woodcutter
• Johannes Beroth (28) – farmer
• Christopher Merkly (39) – baker and farmer
• Hermannus Loesch – (27) – miller and surveyor

Marriage & Family

Hermanus Walborn Loesch married three times. He first married Anna Barbara Beroth d. 1760. They had the following children:

1. Anna Rosina (died young)

Hermanus second married Anna Margaret Beyer (1727-1777). They had the following children:

1. Christina (1762-1831)
2. Johannes (1764- ) m Wiehman
3. Maria Elilzabeth (1767-1791)

Hermanus third married Maria Joanna Beroth Hirte (1732-1813); no children.

Research Notes

Herman Lesh is DAR Patriot A069414. He served for Northampton Co, Pennsylvania as a private under Capt. Jacob Balliett. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #68512812
2. ↑ https://historicbethabara.org/north-carolina-a-new-home/
3. ↑ DAR Patriot Index https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A069414 accessed 2 April 2020

• Moravian church records, see Volume 1 of the Moravian Archives in North Carolina. Archive Full-Text