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Timeline Date Location Event 1681-2 PA: founding of colony; formation of first three counties: Philadelphia, Bucks, and Chester. 1695 Wuerttemberg: Heilbronn: Grossgartach birth of Johann Pieter STRAUB 1696 Wuerttemberg: Heilbronn: Grossgartach birth of Anna Maria Barbara HOFFMAN 1719 Wuerttemberg: Heilbronn: Grossgartach marriage of Johann Pieter STRAUB & Anna Maria Barbara HOFFMAN 1720 PA: Philadelphia Co.: first settlements in the area that would become Colebrookdale Twp., Berks Co. 1720 Wuerttemberg: Heilbronn: Grossgartach birth and death of daughter, Anna Elisabetha 1722 Wuerttemberg: Heilbronn: Grossgartach birth of son, Johann Jacob 1724 Wuerttemberg: Heilbronn: Grossgartach birth of son, Johann Georg 1728 Wuerttemberg: Heilbronn: Grossgartach birth of son, Johann Pieter 1730 Wuerttemberg: Heilbronn: Grossgartach birth of daughter, Anna Barbara 1733 Rotterdam to Plymouth to Philadelphia family makes the crossing 1733 PA: Philadelphia Co.: Philadelphia Petter STRAUB takes the oath of allegiance 1733 birth of daughter, Catherine c1734/5 to what would become Colebrookdale family moves 1735 PA: Philadelphia [now Berks] Co. birth of son, (Mathias) Andrew c1730s birth of son, (Johann) Philip 1741 PA: Philadelphia Co.: incorporation of Colebrookdale Twp. 1743 PA: Philadelphia [now Berks] Co.: Colebrookdale Twp. birth of son, (Johann) Daniel 1744 PA: Philadelphia [now Montgomery] Co.: New Hanover Twp. baptism of son, Johann Carl c1744 Colebrookdale to Maiden Creek family moves c1744 PA: Bucks Co. [now Lehigh Co.: Lynn Twp.]: Maiden Creek* Peter STRAUB buys land 1752 PA: Northampton Co. formed from Bucks Co. PA: Berks Co. formed from Philadelphia and Lancaster Cos. (and a small part of Chester Co.) 1760 PA Peter and Maria sponsor baptism of grandson 1784 PA: Montgomery Co. formed from Philadelphia Co. 1812 PA: Lehigh Co. formed from Northampton Co. •Most of Maiden Creek is in Berks Co.; only the headwaters reach into the NW corner of what was then Bucks Co. and is now Lehigh Co.
Sources: 1. Evangelische Kirche Großgartach, Württemberg (OA Heilbronn). -Kirchenbuch, 1563-1886. Mikrofilme aufgenommen von Manuskripten im Hauptstaatsarchive, Stuttgart [LDS Microfilm #1860406/7/8/9; parish register baptisms, marriages, confirmations, deaths, and family books of Großgartach, Württemberg, Germany]. Not seen by DGM, but one of the sources cited by Burgert (see next source).
2. Annette Kunselman Burgert. 1999. Grossgartach, Wuerttemberg, to Pennsylvania: Some Early Colonial German Immigrants. Self-published by "AKB Publications," 691 Weavertown Road, Myerstown, PA 17067-2642. p. 78 Joh. Peter Straub m. 9 May 1719 Anna Barbara Hoffmann. They had children: 1. Anna Eliesabetha, b. 5 Jan. 1720, bp. same day, died 26 Jan. 1720... 2. Johann Jacob, b. 7 Jan. 1722, bp. 8 Jan. 1722 Notation in KB "ist in die neue Welt gezogen"... 3. Johann Georg, b. 20 Dec. 1724, bp. 21 Dec. 1724... 4. Johann Peter, b. & bp. 4 Feb. 1728... 5. Anna Barbara, b. & bp. 20 Oct. 1730
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