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Peter Frey (abt. 1764 - bef. 1827)

Peter Frey
Born about in Lowhill Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvaniamap
Son of [uncertain] and [mother unknown]
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 15 May 1787 in Schlosser's Church, Unionville, PAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , and
Died before before about age 63 in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Peter is likely the youngest of the Frey family. He is the last of his generation of Freys in the area to be married, and he is active in the community long before his marriage to Christina Hotz, sponsoring many of his nieces and nephews baptisms.

Birth

His birth year is an estimate. No records of the births of Peter or his siblings have yet been found

Marriage

Marriage performed by Rev. Abraham Blumer "Peter FREY & Christina HOTZ (Unionville) ... May 15 1787" [1] Rev. Blumer worked in four main congregations and served as the Lutheran Minister for what is now Lehigh Co. (then Northampton) from February 1771 till May 1801. He performed the weddings of Peter's Brother Leonard to Catharina Schneck on Nov. 9 1773, and sister Maria Elisabeth Frey to Jacob Kohler on Apr 3. 1780 He Baptized most of the children for the various Frey families in the 30 years he was Minister in the area

Children

  • ♂ Jacob born on January 24, 1788. Baptized February 17, 1788. Sponsors: Jacob Kohler, M. Elizabeth[2]
  • ♂ John born on September 09, 1789.
  • ♀ Catharine born on July 21, 1791.
  • ♀ A. Barbara born on October 06, 1792.
  • ♀ Sarah born on August 12, 1794.
  • ♀ Margaret born on January 10, 1796.
  • ♂ John Michael born on September 25, 1797.
  • ♂ Peter born on October 14, 1799.
  • ♂ Daniel born on March 15, 1802.
  • ♂ George born on December 22, 1803.
  • ♀ Magdalene born on August 20, 1806.


Family Connections

Peter sponsored baptisms of


Birth of son John FREY on September 09, 1789. *** Parents: Peter FREY and Christine. *** Baptized October 04, 1789. Sponsors: John Frey, M. Elizabeth[7]

Birth of daughter Catharine FREY on July 21, 1791. *** Parents: Peter FREY and Christine. *** Baptized August 21, 1791. Sponsors: Michael Hootz, Catharine Frey[8]

Birth of daughter A. Barbara FREY on October 06, 1792. *** Parents: Peter FREY and Christine. *** Baptized November 18, 1792. Sponsors: Michael Frey, Barbara[9]

Birth of daughter Sarah FREY on August 12, 1794. *** Parents: Peter FREY and Christine. *** Baptized September 28, 1794. Sponsors: Andrew Hootz, Elizabeth Barbara[10]

Birth of daughter Margaret FREY on January 10, 1796. *** Parents: Peter FREY and Christine. *** Baptized February 14, 1796. Sponsors: Michael Frey, Margaret Hotz[11]

Birth of son John Michael FREY on September 25, 1797. *** Parents: Peter FREY and Christine. *** Baptized November 19, 1797. Sponsors: Michael Moser, Barbara[12]

Birth of son Peter FREY on October 14, 1799. *** Parents: Peter FREY and Christine. *** Baptized November 24, 1799. Sponsors: Martin Kendel, Magdalene Hotz[13]

Birth of son Daniel FREY on March 15, 1802. *** Parents: Peter FREY and Christine. *** Baptized May 09, 1802. Sponsors: Michael Moser, Elizabeth[14]

Birth of son George FREY on December 22, 1803. *** Parents: Peter FREY and Christine. *** Baptized February 12, 1804. Sponsors: Henry Cassel, Margaret[15]

Birth of daughter Magdalene FREY on August 20, 1806. *** Parents: Peter FREY and Christine. *** Baptized October 26, 1806. Sponsors: John George, Susanna[16]

Sponsors baptism of niece Elizabeth FREY on February 15, 1814. *** Parents: Jacob FREY and Salome. *** Baptized March 27, 1814. Sponsors: Peter Frey, Christine[17]

Sponsors baptism of niece Salome SCHLOSSER on April 18, 1816. *** Parents: John SCHLOSSER and Catharine. *** Baptized April 20, 1816. Sponsors: Peter Frey, Christine[18]

Sponsors baptism of niece Maria FREY on December 17, 1821. *** Parents: John FREY and Magdalene. *** Baptized January 27, 1822. Sponsors: Peter Frey,Christine (grandmother)[19]

FSFTID LZ67-Q8D. Buried Heidelberg Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Sources

  1. ↑ Phillip A. Rice (1996). Circuit and Circuit Riders. Closson Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-55856-216-5.
  2. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  3. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  4. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  5. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  6. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  7. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  8. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  9. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  10. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  11. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  12. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  13. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  14. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  15. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  16. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  17. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  18. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  19. ↑ Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Unionville, North Whitehall Twp,Lehigh Co., PA ; 1765-1846 ; Copied by William J. Hinke, March, 1938
  • *1782: "FREY, Peter, s. Leonhard FREY and w. Catharina; b. - ; bap. see in

Schlosser's Church record; sp. Peter FREY." - [1]

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p 393. History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families by Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehig
p 393. History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families by Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehig


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Frey-1568 Ben Frey
I question the parentage of this Peter Frey. Please, somebody who has an actual document to show that —-this— particular Peter was the child of the Trichtengen Jacobus, share that document with the community. Until then, it makes no sense to assign his parentage to someone born 76 years prior to his existence. This Peter Frey is extensively documented in Lowhill, with his children, baptisms etc. I strongly suspect that we are missing at least one generation between him and Jacobus. Th LDS records are junk for the frey family of this particular location. They have no source documents to connect the Frey’s of Lowhill and any of the dozens of Frey’s in Germany at the time. But some random name matching was used to make assumptions that result in the absurd claim that some “Jacobus” in Germany had a son Peter at the age of 76, and then somehow this Peter ended up in Lowhill PA a short while later. It just doesn’t make se sec and they cite no evidence or document to show that Jacobus was the father of Peter
posted by Ben Frey
Frey-1568 Ben Frey
Because of this, I am once again removing “Jacobus” (born 1688) as father, and replacing it with “Jacob” (details unknown) who is a kind of placeholder for the parent of the Lowhill Frey siblings of the same generation. This “Jacob” would probably have been born in the 1730s and could perhaps be the son or grandson of “Jacobus” from 1688, but it is almost impossible to imagine that it the Jacobus born in 1688 in trichtengen is the father of all these Lowhill Frey siblings
posted by Ben Frey
Miller-70511 Dean Miller
I agree with your decision. I just went though familysearch and can't find any source that would confirm Jacobus (or Jacob, for that matter) as the documented father of Peter 1764. I'll do a quick search on ancestry but doubt I'll find anything to verify his lineage. I'm probably the one that added confusion to this issue as I was importing a gedcom from familysearch that had this info in it.
posted by Dean Miller
Frey-1568 Ben Frey
I went through a phase of trying to make sense of the LDS records, but have come to the conclusion that their (publicly accessible) data is almost impossible to trust. They appear to document en masse every birth and death, and then simply match based on name similarity in the region. Without access to their primary sources, it is dangerous to use any but the most obvious connections. Somehow their system takes no account of the fact that every German in the 18th century had 3 names, and most took the name of the uncle, aunt, cousin, or friend who sponsored their baptism, making massive tangled webs of the same name in the same town that repeats for generations. It really appears that no attempt was ever made to see which one was which. In Lowhill, it is obvious with the name Peter Frey, which is repeated multiple times in each generation for decades, as the various Peters were all named after their father Peter, Uncle Peter, or Sponsor Peter. My system of birthdate probability and baptismal records is also flawed, but I find it more satisfying than the LDS guesses. I still hold out hope in finding an actual concrete document that shows which Freys came from Germany to settle in and around Lowhill...
posted by Ben Frey
Miller-70511 Dean Miller
I found 2 records on ancestry for two Peter Frey's that were confirmed in 1782 at age 18 in Pennsylvania >> Cocalico >> Lutheran >> Muddy Creek Lutheran. One's father was Martin and the other's Jacob: https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/imageviewer/collections/2451/images/42154_329971-00606?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=utt101&_phstart=successSource&pId=2021753655
posted by Dean Miller
Frey-1568 Ben Frey
That's a great find! Unfortunately I no longer have login credentials for their "library edition" and my personal account won't let me see that image. But I'm going to do some digging around the Muddy creek lutheran records and see if I can find an alternate source for the info. I just discovered the gravestones of some of the early Frey members of that congregation : http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mickey/genealogy/muddycreek/D-F.htm
posted by Ben Frey
Frey-1568 Ben Frey
Frey-3106 and Frey-1644 appear to represent the same person because: This is almost certainly the same person. I have done extensive research to the Frey family in Northampton (now Lehigh) county. It appears that you have found the exact burial reference, and thus Frey-1664 should be updated with that data and the source given. Thanks for locating this detail!! Do you have source for your birth town and exact date? I estimated his birth date from the dates of the birth of his children and marriage, but have so far never found any source anywhere that gives an actual date. I suspect that your LDS FamilySearch source is just estimating, since no source is given, but I would LOVE to be wrong and finally nail down a birth record. Please see the references I have gathered regarding his children, marriage, baptism, and church registers. The marriage reference from Frey-3106 is merely the name of an 18th century county (quite large) that included unionville township where the pastor recorded the marriage.
posted by Ben Frey
Downey-1809 Teresa Downey
Frey-2404 and Frey-1644 appear to represent the same person because: same name, exact same spouses on both profiles, fathers in process of merge, mothers in process of merge,
posted by Teresa Downey

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