Anna Margaretha (Gerlach) Knauss (1687 - 1740)

Born 23 Nov 1687 in Dudelsheim, Hesse, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Wife of Johann Ludwig Knauss — married 16 Feb 1707 in Germany

Descendants

Died 1740 at about age 52 in Whitemarsh, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery, Province of Pennsylvania

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Biography

• Anna Margaretha GERLACH, daughter of John Henrich Gerlach, born 1661 (s/o Johann Gerlach b. 1622 and Anna Hartmann b. 1622) and Maria Klink b. 8 Feb 1664 d. 29 Apr 1736 (d/o Reitz and Katherina Klink)

Christened: 23 November 1687, Germany

Birth date is from her Baptism date of 23 NOV 1687 from SARS Records.

1. Ludwig Knauss (i) and his wife, Anna Margaretha, a born Gorloch, farmer in Tittelsheim in Wetteravia, of the Re- formed Church, had [at least] four children, as follows:

• Johannes Heinrich (2), born in Tittelsheim, 15 January 1712; died, 6 June 1761, at Emaus, Pennsylvania.
• Sebastian Heinrich (2), born in Tittelsheim, 6 October 1714; died, 26 February 1777, at Emaus, Pennsylvania.
• Maria Catherine (2), born 16 February 1734, in Whitemarsh Township, near Germantown, Pennsylvania. At the age of seven she came to live with her brother Johannes, at Emaus, Pennsylvania., and later married Andreas Giering. He was born 19 August 1722, and died 20 March 1803.
• Sophia (2), born 28 November 1737, in Whitemarsh Township, near Germantown, Pennsylvania.; died, April 2, 1815. In 1756 she was married to Ludwig Andreas, who was born 29 September 1734, in Makuntchie (Macungie), and died 9 1813, She followed Reformed religion, but presumably joined the Moravian Church in 1761, and her spouse joined in 1762. Stone number 159 in the old Moravian cemetery, Emaus, Pennsylvania marks her grave.

This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.

Sources

• PG 59 History and genealogy of the Knauss family in America; tracing back the records to Ludwig Knauss, to the year 1723. Compiled and arranged by James Owen Knauss, and Tilghman John Knauss.

Note that this book only includes the earliest children, those born before 1723.

• Johann Ludwig Knauss Family Genealogy, which cites the following sources:

1. Knauss, Tilford Owen. History and Genealogy of the Knauss Family in America. 1915.
2. King, Wilbur Lewis. Knauss Genealogy: Lukas Knauss and His Descendants. 1930. (Based on the 1915 work but greatly expanded)
3. Knauss, George G. Knauss Family Genealogy. 1973. (Supplement to the 1930 genealogy)

• Roger Wehr, firsthand knowledge.
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Stephen Knouse