Christian Mosser (abt. 1705 - 1741)

Born about 1705 in Ittlingen, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Witmer Landis — married 1724 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1741 at about age 36 in Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Lawrence Heiney [send private message] and Elizabeth Hopkins [send private message]

Biography

The Swiss spelling of this name appears to be Moser, which is how it appears in early records. Later generations of the family in Lancaster County and Ontario, Canada used the spelling Musser

Christian Moser, son of Peter Moser, was born about 1705. The date is based on a 14 May 1715 letter, signed by Peter Moser and eight other men, and addressed to the Barons von Gemmingen in Ittlingen, in the Palatinate region (i.e., the Pfalz) in what is now Germany, protesting a fine of six gulders imposed for the right to practice their religion. The letter included a list of the children in each family, together with their ages: ^[1]

Peter Mosers, widower

Jost Mosers, age 22 years

Hans Mosers, age 20 years

Catharina Mosers, age 18 years

Magdalena Mosers, age 11 years

Christian Mosers, age 10 years

Barbara Mosers, age 8 years

Christian Moser and two of his brothers, Jost and Hans, emigrated to North America in 1727. They arrived in Philadelphia on 30 September 1727 aboard the ship Molley, from Rotterdam. There are two existing lists of passengers on the Molley. The Captain's List was a list of adult male passengers which the captain was required to present upon arriving in Philadelphia. The same passengers were required to sign an oath of allegiance upon arrival, and this constituted a second list. The two lists often differed considerably, one reason being that only those healthy enough to appear at the Court House were required to sign the oath. ^[2] All three Moser men were included in the Captain's List, with Jost and Christian noted as being sick. Only Hans Moser signed the oath of allegiance. ^[3]

Christian married Anna Landis daughter of Jacob Landis of Lampert Township.

Christian Moser died in Lancaster County in 1741. ^[4]

Marriage

Husband Christian Mosser.

Wife Anna Landis.

Child: John Musser.

Child: Magdalena Mosser.

Child: Christian Mosser.

Child: Peter Mosser.

Child: Anna Mosser.

Child: Barbara Mosser.

Marriage, 1724, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Best, Jane E. European Roots of the Bear Families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: An Update. Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, volume 7, number 1 (January 1984), page 26, citing "Nr. 69 v. Gemmingen, Generallandesarchiv, Karlsruhe."
2. ↑ Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, by Ralph Beaver Strassburger, edited by William John Hinke, Volume 1 (1727-1775), published by the Pennsylvania German Society, 1934, page xxiv.
3. ↑ Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, by Ralph Beaver Strassburger, edited by William John Hinke, Volume 1 (1727-1775), published by the Pennsylvania German Society, 1934, pages 12-14.
4. ↑ Richard Warren Davis. Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners, Volume 1, page 261. FamilySearch film #007956425, image 874 of 1808.
5. ↑ Source: #S1021 Database online. Record for Christian Mosser Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=13307950883&indiv=try

• Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society card file. Ancestry.com
• Source: S1021 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.