Johann Philipp Förnßler (1704 - bef. 1763)

Born 7 Oct 1704 in Züttlingen, Neckarsulm, Württemberg, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Barbara (Georg) Fernsler — married 26 Apr 1731 in Lancaster, PA

Descendants

Died before Jun 1763 before age 58 in Lebanon, Lancaster County, PA

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Biography

Johann Philipp was born in 1710. He passed away in 1763.

Johann Philip Fernßler, son of Friedrich Fernßler and Maria Barbara, was born on 7 Oct 1704 in Züttlingen, Neuenstadt am Kocher, Württemberg.^[1] Two of his brothers, Madtheuß and George Casper followed him to Pennsylvania in 1727 and then 1737. He married (Maria) Barbara Georg in 1731.^[2]. His eldest son (Johan) Michael was born in 1729, presumably to a previous wife.

He died early in 1763, dividing his estate among his nine surviving children, as shown in the Lancaster County records. "Lancaster County Orphans Court Records: Estate of Philip Fernsler, yeoman, late of Lebanon tp. 7 June 1763: Petition of eldest son Michael to hold 150a warranted tract. 14 June 1763: Three MC above the age of 14; to wit, Henry Fernsler, George Fernsler, and Juliana Fernsler 6 Sep 1763: Confirmation of land to eldest son Michael. Widow not named but alive. DISTR to said Michael Fernsler, Philip Fernsler, Frederick Fernsler, Elizabeth wife of Ulrich Huber, Jacob Fernsler, Barbara wife of John Peter, Henry Fernsler, George Fernsler, and Juliana Fernsler.

Note: A few other records pertaining to heirs of above Philipp not compiled." ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Church book Züttlingen, Württemberg: Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart > Dekanat Neuenstadt am Kocher > Züttlingen > Mischbuch 1619-1814 Band 1 Archion image 54
2. ↑ http://pennsylvaniasettlers.com/browsenotes.php?notesearch=ferntzler&tngpage=&tree=1
3. ↑ http://pennsylvaniasettlers.com/browsenotes.php?notesearch=ferntzler&tngpage=&tree=1

• www.genealogy.com/ftm/a/l/l/Shela-Allen-CA/GENE1-0004.html

See also:

• Ed Wevodau, South Central Pennsylvania Settlers [1]
• "The Posterity Of Johann Philip And Maria Barbara Fernsler", By Clerice Fisher and Ronald Fernsler

Notes

Johan Philip Fernsler Family The year of 1727, brought the first Fernsler to the United States. He like so many of these immigrants came on a Palatine ship seeking a new life in Pennsylvania. Arriving on September 27, the William and Sarah brought Johan Philip Fernsler born in 1704 in Wuertemberg as the son of Frederick and Barbara Fernsler. Early church records indicate the spelling as Firnssler. Johan Philip married Maria Barbara Georg and to them were born 10 children. Research shows that the family were members of the Lutheran congregation at Warwick, now Brickersville and presently called Emmanuel Lutheran Church. In 1728, another Palatine ship, the James Goodwill, arrived with Pastor John Casper Stoever who became the first Lutheran minister to be ordained in the United States. Stoever was responsible for the establishment of many of Lebanon County's Lutheran churches including Hill and Salem. Stoever's daughter, Anna Christina was married to John Philip Fernsler II [October 6, 1734 - May 1808] on April 18, 1762. Baptism records by Pastor Stoever are found at Hill Church. The family lived in South Lebanon township and [John] Philip became one of the first 5 trustees at the newly established Salem Lutheran Church. Salem records indicate that the Fernsler family was active for many generations in this congregation. Children of this family intermarried with the Hortle, Huber, Peter, and Ellinger families of Lebanon County. In the next generation, John Philip Fernsler III, [April 12, 1770 - October 9, 1821], married Margaret Barbara Ellinger and settled in North Annville Township on a farm of 145 acres of land adjoined by Henry Frank, Leonard Alleman, John Stoever, and others. To them were born 10 children. When John Philip died in 1821, his land was sold to Adam Ulrich. His obituary gives Hill Church as his final resting place. Johannes Fernsler, one of the sons of John Philip and Barbara was born November 13, 1799. The old Jerusalem Lutheran Church was their church home and recorded the baptisms of their children, Henry H. of Bellegrove, Johannes a shoemaker in Londonderry township, Rebecca, and Moses later to become pastor of St. Lukes in Schaefferstown in the late 1800s. Johannes died July 23, 1830. Henry H. Fernsler [Feb 21, 1821 - Jan 27, 1865] - lived in Bellegrove, then called Belleview on land adjoining Henry Frank. He was by occupation a tailor. He and his wife Sarah Haupt left the Lutheran Church and became members of the Bellegrove United Brethren Church very near where they lived. The small cemetery behind the church became is where they were laid to rest. Henry H. Fernsler [Jul 20, 1850 - Jan 15, 1912], Jr., Henry youngest son, lived on land owned by John Runkel, who married who married his sister, Lydia Ann. In Bellegrove, he ran a grist mill and later worked on the canal. Like his father, he and his wife Lydia Ann Walborn also of N. Annville township, were member of the United Brethren Church. Sunday School records show that Henry Jr. served as the church treasurer and an active member of the German class. An old ledger book passed down through the family lists business transactions of the Franks, Yorty, Horst, Runkel, Sherk, Alleman, Emerich, Stoner, and other of the names of the families in the church and around Bellegrove. Other siblings of Henry Jr. were John who established the trade of saddler in nearby Londonderry township and Amos H. Fernsler who became a tailor like his father and resided in Palmyra. Frederick Haupt, an uncle had moved west to Ohio in the mid 1800s. In 1883, Henry H. Fernsler and family moved their family to Frederick Haupt's farm in Darke County, Ohio where they became farmers near the village of Nashville, Ohio. 1910 land ownership map shows Henry H. Fernsler as a landowner in Darke County OH. Other cousins in the 1870s and 1880s in N. Annville township were Samuel Fernsler another tailor in Bellegrove, Isaac a carpenter, and Abraham Fernsler a farmer with his son Henry B. Fernsler in the Northeast part of the township. The Ohio family expanded, but several of the next generations had few males. Today, there no Fernslers in Ohio, and only two from this branch in Indiana. Several Fernslers from Henry Jr.'s son Harry are now living in Michigan. In the early 1900's, Harvey Fernsler born in 1900 through one of John Philip Fernsler II, sons left Lebanon County for Northern Indiana. A few sons from this branch still reside near Mishawaka, Indiana.

N3810-BIRTH- PHILIP FERNSLER, FATHER OF JOHN PHILIP AND GREAT GRANDFATHER OF MARGARET / REBECCA AND SARAH, WAS BORNIN 1704 IN WURTENBURG, GERMANY, TO FRDERICK AND BARBARA FERNSLER, PER THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF LEBANON CP,. WHICH FURTHER STATES THAT THE FAMILY CAME TO THIS LAND IN 1728 AND WERE AMONG THE EARLIEST SETTLERS IN THE LEBANON AREA. THE NAME JOHN PHILIP FIRNSLER IS FOUND ON THE PASSENGER LIST FOR THE SHIP, WILLIAM AND SARAH, WHICH LANDED IN PHILADELPHIA ON SEPTEMBER 21, 1727. SOURCE: THE POSTERITY OF JOHN ADAM STAGER, BY CLERICE JOY ZEHRBACH FISHER, PAGE 96, IMP OR LMHS.

Acknowledgments

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