John
Menges
Born about in Berks Co, PA
Son of Johan Jacob Menges
and Elizabeth (Unknown) Menges
Brother of
Anna Margaret (Menges) Clark, Adam (Menges) Manges, Mary Elizabeth (Menges) Ling, Peter (Menges) Manges, Catherine (Menges) Lambert, John Henry Menges, Joseph Henry (Menges) Manges, Ludwig Menges and Jacob John (Menges) Manges
Husband of
Barbara (Miller) Menges
— married
11 Apr 1797 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Christian Manges
Died about
at about age 73
in Somerset Co, PA
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Dec 2015
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Biography
John was born or christened on 12 August 1776. John was the child of Johan Jacob Menges and Elizabeth Glessner. John passed away about 1850.[1]
He married Barbara Miller on 11 April 1797.[2][3]
1810 Census: Stoneycreek, Somerset, Pennsylvania, Page 431
John Mangus: 2M <10, 2M 10-15, 1M 26-44, 2F <10, 1F 10-15, 1F 26-44
He and his wife are recorded in the 1850 census living in Shade Twp, Somerset County, PA.
Sources
- ↑ Menges Family Association, p. 4.
- ↑ Bedford County Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. 2, p. 115
- ↑ June Napora
- Menges Family Assn., Fische 6047253 7/1, page 4, from information submitted from Betty Jane Philpot
- Pennsylvania Church Records, Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881, no. 280018.
- June Napora, Descendants of Johan Jacob Menges. P. 2.
- Bedford County Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. 2, p. 115
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
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You will find several Conrad Menges listed in Berks County around 1776. Note "C" Conrad MIngus was in Rockland Twp. I'm going to change John's birthdate to just 1776, as the August 12th date obviously refers to a this other John.
"Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2VK-LPS : accessed 28 January 2016), Johann Jacob Menges, 18 Aug 1776; Christening, citing Rockland Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,036,047. I cannot identify a Conrad of the age to be his parent.