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Surnames/tags: Ream Zehner McGregor
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Introduction
The purpose of this page is to document early records in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, relating to the Ream / Riehm family.
Hempfield, Westmoreland Census & Tax Lists
- 1786 PA Septennial Census:
- Nicholas & George REAM [3]
- 1786 Tax
- Nicholas REAM [4]
- 1787 Tax
- Nicholas & George (single) REAM[5]
- 1788 Tax
- Nicholas & George (single) REEM[6]
- 1789 Tax
- Nicholas, George (single), Hannah? REAM [7]
- 1790 Federal Census:
- Nicholas RYME Males: 1>16; Females: 1 [8]
- 1798 Tax: listed twice?
- Nicholas REAM (occupant), Widow REAM (owner) [9]
- Nicholas REAM (occupant), Duval MACKLEN Jr Heirs (owner) [10]
- 1800 Federal Census:
- Nicholas REAM Males: 1<10, 1<15, 1<44, 1>45; Females: 1<10, 1<44, 1>45 [11]
- possible combined household of Nicholas Sr & Nicholas Jr
- Abraham REAM Males: 2<10, 1<44; Females: 1<10, 1<25 [12]
- 1800 PA Septennial Census:
- Nicholas, Abraham & John REAM [13]
- 1810 Federal Census:
- Abraham REAM Males: 2<10, 1<15, 1>45; Females: 4<10, 1<15, 1<44 [14]
Westmoreland Baptism Records:
The following records were extracted from Westmoreland Baptismal transciptions. [15][16] [17][18]
Johannes Nicholas Ream (1739-1807) & Margaretha Weidmann
- John Christian Riehm 10 Apr 1784 / 9 May 1784
- Parents; Nicolaus Riem and Margaretta
- Sp: Christian Moller and Margaretta
- Harold's Reformed Church
- Adam 21 Feb 1788 / 11 May 1788
- Parents; John Nicolaus Riehm and Margaretta
- Sp: Christian Ehret & Maria Elizabeth
- Harold's Reformed Church
Nicholas Ream (1764-1839) & Catherine
- Maria Riehm 7 Jan 1795 / 12 Sep 1795
- Parents; Joh. Nicolaus Riehm and Catharina
- Sp: Joh. Philip Riehm & Mary
- Harold's Reformed Church
- Johannes Riehm 3 Feb 1798 / 21 Apr 1798
- Sp: Abraham Weber & Anna Maria Harbach
- Harold's Reformed Church
- 21 Apr 1800 Sponsor
- Baptism: Jacob Mecendeur; Parents: Johannes Mecendeur & Catharina
- Sp: Joh. Nich Riehm & Catherine
- German Reformed Congregation by Rev. Joh. Wilhelm Weber
John Philip Ream (1767-1852) & Anna Maria Altman
- Johannes Riehm 12 Feb 1800 / 28 Mar 1800
- Harold's Reformed Church
- Mary Magdalena Riehm 27 Mar 1803 / 25 Aug 1803
- Sp: Peter Muller/Miller and Christina (Mary Altman's sister)
- Harold's Reformed Church
John Ream (1765-c.1840) & Elizabeth
- Peter Riehm 2 Feb 1796 / 6 Mar 1796
- Sp: Peter Breunig and Catharina
- German Reformed Congregation by Rev. Joh. Wilhelm Weber
- Elisabetha (Sarah?) Riehm 15 Jun 1797 / 05 Aug 1797
- Parent: Johannes Riehm and Elisabetha
- Sp: Philip Riehm, and Sussana Wilgard
- Harold's Reformed Church
- Maria Riehm 8 Sep 1801 / 24 May 1801
- Harold's Reformed Church
John George Reams (1765-1842) & Margaretha
- Anna Catharina Riehm 31 Dec 1793 / 16 Mar 1794
- Sp: Abraham Riehm and Anna Catharina Zehner (single)
- Harrold Zion Lutheran Church by Rev. John Michael Steck
- Elisabetha Riehm 19 Feb 1796 / 22 May 1796
- Parents: Joh. Georg Riehm-Ream and Margretha,
- Sp: Johannes Riehm and Elisabetha
- Harold's Reformed Church
- Joh. Georg Riehm 2 Feb 1798 / 25 Nov 1798
- Parents: Joh. Georg Riehm-Ream and Magthalena
- Sp: Philip Riehm and Elisabetha Megregore (McGregor)
- Harold's Reformed Church
- Margaretha Riehm 26 Mar 1803 / 25 Aug 1803
- Sp: Margretha Riehm, (Grandmother)
- Harold's Reformed Church
Abraham Ream (1765-1847) & Catherine Zehner
- Joh George 30 Jun 1797 / 3 Sep 1797
- Parents: Abraham and Catharina Riehm;
- Sp: Joh. Georg Zehner and Anna Maria (grandparents)
- Harold's Reformed Church
- Elizabeth Riehm 31 Jan 1799 / 1 Apr 1799
- Parents: Abraham & Catherine Riehm
- Harold's Reformed Church
- John Henry Riehm 24 Jan 1801 / 13 Mar 1801
- Parents: Abraham & Catherine Riehm
- Sp: Johann Henrich Zehner and Anna Maria Horn
- Harold's Reformed Church
- Anna Maria Riehm 20 Dec 1802 / 30 Apr 1803
- Parents: Abraham and Catharina Riehm
- Sponsor: Elizabeth Zehner
- Catherine Riehm 14 Jan 1805 / 27 Jul 1805
- Parents: Abraham & Catherine.
- Sp: Christian Zehner and Catharina Fuchs
- Harold's Reformed Church
- Joh Philip Riehm 18 Dec 1806 / 28 Jun 1807
- Parent: Abraham Riehm
- Sp: Philip Wenzel and Anna Maria
- Magdalena Riehm 18 Dec 1806 / 28 Jun 1807
- Parents: Abraham Riehm
- Sp: Georg Zehner and Anna Maria
- Susanna Riehm 1 Mar 1810 / 31 May 1810
- Parents: Abraham and Catharina Riehm
- Sp: Johannes and Elisabeth Hibb
- Sara Riehm 26 Apr 1816 / 4 Feb 1817
- Parents: Abraham and Catharina Riehm
- Sp: Maria Ehret Widow
- German Church Records of Western Pennsylvania
Possible Family Relationships
From the records included above, it can be observed that there were contemporary families of childbearing age providing sponsorship for baptisms among one another about 1800 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Family members are often called to act as baptismal sponsors. This makes it likely that they were siblings or at least close relations. Among the familiar surnames noted: Zehner, McGregor, Miller/Muller.
Among these sets of Ream parents, only Abraham Ream and his wife Catherine Zehner who married about 1795, remained in Westmoreland until their death. The other couples migrated to Ohio and can be found in early records of the adjacent counties of Stark and Columbiana.
- Nicholas & Catherine Ream married about 1797; died 1839 in Columbiana, Ohio
- Philip Ream & Mary Altman married about 1799; died 1852 in Stark, Ohio
- John & Elizabeth Ream married about 1795; died before 1840 in Stark, Ohio
- George & Margaret Ream married about 1792; living in Stark when their children married and moved west with their children to Illinois and possibly Wisconsin.
Possible Clues to Parents of this Family Group
There has been much speculation as to the parents of the interrelated individuals in the above Tax, Census and Church Records. It is possible that the earlier Nicholas Ream listed in the tax list MAY represent an elder Nicholas, possibly Nicholas Ream (b. 1739- )and his wife Margaret Weidman. Of Note:
- 1798 A widow Ream was listed as the owner of the property where Nicholas was living. In addition, it is possible that the earlier Nicholas Ream listed in the tax list may represent an elder Nicholas Ream and his wife Margaret Weidman.
- 1783-1798 Only Nicholas is listed consistently in early tax lists. 1787-1789. George is listed as single.
- 1800 Census lists both Abraham (male under 44 yrs) and a Nicholas household with (two males: one under 44 and another over 45 yrs). John is listed only in the Septennial census (no ages given).
- 1803 Baptism of Margaret d/o Joh George lists a sponsor as Margaret Ream, grandmother. This MAY be Margaret Weidman, wife of the elder Nicholas Ream.
Sources
- ↑
Tax Record:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801"<bar/>
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 341
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2497 #1723516 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Name: Nicholas Rin; Year: 1783; Town or Ward: Hempfield; County: Westmoreland; Archive Rollname: 341. - ↑
Tax Record:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801"
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 341
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2497 #1730798 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Name: Nichs Rinne; Year: 1783; Town or Ward: Hempfield; County: Westmoreland; Archive Rollname: 341. - ↑
1786 Census:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2702 #434153 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Nicholas Ream in Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. - ↑
Westmoreland > Hempfield:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801"
Westmoreland > Hempfield
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 16 January 2024)
Jacob Kpainter. - ↑
Tax Record:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801"
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 342
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2497 #1689456 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Name: George Sm Reem; Year: 1787; Town or Ward: Hempfield; County: Westmoreland; Archive Rollname: 342. - ↑
Tax Record:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801"
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 342
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2497 #1713633 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Name: Nichs Roem [Nicholas Reem]; Year: 1788; Town or Ward: Hempfield; County: Westmoreland; Archive Rollname: 342. - ↑
Tax Record:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801"
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 342
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2497 #1743400 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Name: Nichs Ream [Nich's (Nicholas) Ream]; Year: 1789; Town or Ward: Hempfield; County: Westmoreland; Archive Rollname: 342. - ↑
1790 Census:
"1790 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 60; Family History Library Film: 0568149
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #350533 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Nicholes Ryme in Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. - ↑
Westmoreland:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798"
Westmoreland
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 16 January 2024)
Nicholas Ream. - ↑
Tax Record:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798"
National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2060 #260244 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Name: Nicholas Ream; County: Westmoreland; Locality: Hempfield. - ↑
1800 Census:
"1800 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1800; Census Place: Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 41; Page: 1014; Image: 214; Family History Library Film: 363344
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #432441 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Nichs Ream in Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. - ↑
1800 Census:
"1800 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1800; Census Place: Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 41; Page: 1014; Image: 214; Family History Library Film: 363344
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #432442 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Alm Ream in Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. - ↑
1800 Census:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2702 #437619 (accessed 16 January 2024)
John Ream in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. - ↑
1810 Census:
"1810 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1810; Census Place: Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 51; Page: 782; Image: Pam252_51-0208; FHL Roll: 0193677
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #479054 (accessed 16 January 2024)
Abraham Ream in Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. - ↑ Ruff, Paul Miller, Westmoreland Co., PA German Church Records Vol. II 1792-1804, Publ: 1998 P. O. Box 211, Greensburg, PA 15601, from research of Connie S. Denihan provided on Ancestry.
- ↑ Ruff, Paul Miller, Westmoreland Co., PA German Church Records Vol. III 1805-1812, Publ: 1998 P. O. Box 211, Greensburg, PA 15601
- ↑ Baptismal Record Harold's Reformed Church Hempfield, Westmoreland, PA (and other early churches in Westmoreland) 1785-1815, Publ: Fort Hand Chapter DAR 1936, revised 1965
- ↑ Fischer, Della Reagan, Births and Baptisms 1784-1815 by Rev John William Weber
- See Also
- Ream Family History, Submitted to Genealogy Trails: Stark County, OH, by William "Bill" Ream Jr; http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/stark/bios_ream.html
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