Simon Walter (bef. 1733 - bef. 1802)

Born before 1733 in Heiliges Römisches Reich

Descendants

Died before 5 Aug 1802 at about age 69 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Simon Walter was probably born in or before 1733 in Germany, and he arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the Phoenix and qualifies 15 Sept. 1749, meaning he was at least 16 years old, probably older.^[1][2] There are 3 other Walter men on the ship, Johan Adam Walter, Jacob Walter, and Martin Walter, which may be relatives. He settles in the Upper Saucon area of Pennsylvania. He marries in either 1760 or 1765 to Barbara (probably Stahlnecker), and they have 11 children before he dies sometime in 1802 and his will is executed 5 Aug. 1802.

His children are^[3]:

1. Johann Jacob Walter

2. David Walter

3. Abraham Walter

4. Anna Eva Walter

5. George Simon Walter

6. Eva Barbara Walter (is in baptism record but not will)

7. John Walter (is in baptism record but not will)

8. Elizabeth Walter

9. Andrew Walter

10. Johannes "Hannes" Walter

11. Susanna Walter

Sources

1. ↑ Portrait and Biographical Record of Lehigh, Northampton, and Carbon Counties, PA
2. ↑ Pennsylvania German Pioneers, pg. 404
3. ↑ Baptisms of St. Paul's Blue Church, Upper Saucon Township, PA

• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/z/a/Donna-Szakal/GENE4-0001.html

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR4-61F : accessed 8 May 2019), Simon Walter, Upper Saucon, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 622, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 37; FHL microfilm 363,340.

• Chapman Publishing Company. (1894). Portrait and biographical record of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties, Pennsylvania: Containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States. Chicago: Chapman publishing co., pg. 673 https://archive.org/details/cu31924028854219/page/n679

• Strassburger, R. Beaver., Hinke, W. John. (1934). Pennsylvania German pioneers: a publication of the original lists of arrivals in the port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808. Norristown, Penn.: Pennsylvania German Society. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000007109121&view=1up&seq=484