Benedict Baltzell (abt. 1640 - abt. 1714)

Descendants

Died about 1714 at about age 74 in Klingen Alsace, Germany

Biography

Birth

Benedict Baltzell (His birth date and place are speculative, as are the names of his parents. ^[A]), about 1640.

Marriage

Married Anna Barbara (??) prior to 1704 ^[1].

2 Children ^[A]:

1. "Hans" Peter Baltzell b. 1704; d. 1778 in Maryland,
2. "Hans" John Jacob Baltzell, b 1711, d. 1791 in Maryland. ^[C]

History

• Benedict originally appears at Westhofen, Germany prior to 1655 but there are no records of births or marriages of Baltzells in Westhofen from 1620-1655. ^[1].
• Settled in Klingen, Alsace, (then Germany) in 1655 where both died; Benedict in 1714, and Anna in 1737 ^[1]

Death

Died abt 1714 probably at Klingen, Alsace. ^[1]

Research Notes

A. Dr. Frederich Krebs (Archivist at Speyer, Germany) believed the family to be of Swiss origin, coming from the section near the Rhine, the towns being "across the river from Heidelberg" however the Swiss do not have the name at Basel, but they do have Balzli and Balser.

B. The inventory made in Klingen, 20 Aug 1716, two years after Benedict's death, lists two sons; "Hans" Peter b. 1704 and "Hans" John Jacob, b. 1711. In subsequent pages, the "Hans" is dropped as the given name rsl)

C. "The Descendants of Benedict Baltzell" notes that John Jacob was the son of Benedict and his second wife. There is no reference to a first wife in the manuscript " Unpublished manuscript held by Roy S. Lamberton Pg 6

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} John Thomas Baltzell, "The Descendants of Benedict Baltzell, CA 1650-1714," Unpublished manuscript held by Roy S. Lamberton Pg 4

See Also:

• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/o/l/Kenneth-Bolser/GENE5-0001.html

See Also:

• Thomas Baltzell Brown, "The Brown-Baltzell Genealogy," 1964 (unpublished Manuscript/no publisher listed), held by Roy Lamberton.
• Dr. Frederich Krebs, Archivist at Speyer, Germany quoting the records of the reformed Church at Klingen - Letter to John Thomas Baltzell. (unpublished).

Acknowledgements

• Sally Rosenberg Rosenberg created WikiTree profile Baltzell-100 through the import of My Family Sally Rosenberg 10 try 1.ged on Jan 29, 2013.
• This person was also created through the import of Wichman-4.ged on 28 May 2010.