Christian was born about 1733, presumably in Germany. The Pennsylvania Archives (2nd Series, Vol. 17) lists a Johannes Facemeyer who arrived on 20 October, 1752 of the ship Wittenberg, from Rotterdam, last stop Cowes, England.
A 22-year-old servant named Christian Fismeyer ran away from Reading Furnace, Pennsylvania, in 1755, according to a notice in the Germantown paper.
On 17 Oct 1756 "Maria Margaretha Fesmeier - father Christian, wife Helena" was baptized by Pastor Daniel Schumacher of the Schwarzwald Church, about 15 miles east of Reading Furnace, Pennsylvania. Evidently both his wife and child died.
Christian Fitzmire and John Fitzmire are listed with Capt. Hambright's Troop of Horse camped at Rays Town (later Bedford) on 11 Jul 1758 (Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Vol. 1) during the French and Indian War.
On 10 Jun 1765 "Christian Fesemeyer and Martha Nesmit" were married at St Michael's and Zion Lutheran Church in Philadelphia. Martha's parents, Arthur and Eleanor Nesmith left her their 180-acre farm in Oxford Township in 1775. Christian later bought more land and expanded his holdings.
Christian and Martha had five children who were baptized 13 Apr 1780 in St. Michael's.
Children
In 1781 Christian Fishmire, 2nd class private in Lt. Col. Benjamin McVaugh's Battalion, fought in the Revolution (Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Vol. 1).
DAR Records:
FESMIRE, CHRISTIAN Ancestor #: A039590
Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 1733 GERMANY
Death: 5- -1797 OXFORD TWP PHILADELPHIA CO PENNSYLVANIA
Service Source: PA ARCH, 6TH SER, VOL 1, P 695
Service Description: 1) CAPT BENJAMIN DUNGAN, 2ND BATTALION, PHILADELPHIA CO, MILITIA[2]
Research Notes
Perhaps this Johannes Facemeyer was Christian's father or brother. I believe he is the father of our Martin Fesmire. I have no proof, but that fits with our family story that "two brothers came from Germany/Prussia named John and Christine" - imagine the German pronunciation of Christian - passed down 200 years to me by my grandfather Cecil Fesmire in Humboldt, Tennessee in the mid-20th century. --Alice Ann Fesmire
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