Johann Michael Pfautz Jr. (1709 - 1769)

Born 21 May 1709 in Rohrbach, Aichach-Friedberg, Bayern, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Catherine Neff — married 1733 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 14 May 1769 at age 59 in Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Johann was born in 1709. He was the son of Johann Pfautz and Ursula Muehlenhauser. He passed away in Warwick Township, Lancaster Co., Penn in 1769.. A notable Bishop of the Dunkers (Church of the Brethren) in Colonial PA.^[1][2]

Research Notes

This is the only reference that I can find for the title 'Bishop'. From Family Search: Hans Michael Pfautz 10 August 2013 ·

In 1735 about 7 years prior to Hans Michael's death he made his land deal with "Jacob my oldest son." Only after additional research in the German records did it become apparent that there was a son older than Jacob: Johann Michael Pfautz, Jr., born 1709, who had been disowned by his father when he left the Lutheran church and became a Bishop in the Dunker church. Thus, in the mind of Hans Michael, Sr., his second son Jacob, born 1717, was the heir.

List of ye Palatine Passengers Imported on ye ship William and Sarah. William Hill, Master from Rotterdam, Philadelphia ye 18 Sep 1727 bound for Skippack with a head count of 5. It is understandable why Skippack was listed as his destination since Hans Michael was merely using a relative's address. The Hans Michael Pfautz family arrived in Philadelphia 18 Sep 1727 on the William and Sarah from Rotterdam via Dover, England. Hans Michael Pfautz was responsible for 5 freights - essentially the passage for 5 people. Children under 14 but not under 4 were half-freights. The manifest shows Hans, his wife, and daughter Anna Margaretha (17) - the only child over the age of 14. This meant that there were probably four children between 4 and 14. So it is likely that a total of seven people traveled with Hans Michael, for whose passage money he was responsible.

Sources

1. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CW3G-KDZM : 24 October 2021), Johann Michel Pfautz, .
2. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/r/Wayne-Hartley-WV/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1068.html

• Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CW3G-KDZM : 24 October 2021), Johann Michel Pfautz, .

• News Letters Pfautz-Fouts-Foutz Newsletters (1980 - 1987)Editor: Dr. John Scott Davenport, Publisher: Dean R. Pfoutz, (Honolulu, Hawaii)

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49472083

• Brumbaugh, Martin Grove, A History of the German Baptist Brethren, detail for Michael Pfautz, pp 303-315 (https://ia802702.us.archive.org/22/items/historyofgermanb00inbrum/historyofgermanb00inbrum_bw.pdf)