Mathias (Matheus) Wenrich

1704 - 1785  (81 years)

• Name	Mathias (Matheus) Wenrich
  Born	1704	Germany
  Also found as Johan Maltheis and other variations.
  Arrival	1710	New York, New York
  Land Purchase	1739	Robesonia, Berks County, PA
  Mathias bought land from Conrad Weiser (a well known PA Dutch pioneer, interpreter & diplo. bet the PA Colony & Native Am.) on Spring Ck (later Furnace Ck) in what is now Heidelberg Twp. Berks Co. Mathias called a portion of his land "Wenericka"
  Oath	1744	Pennsylvania
  Wenrich Family of Berks County, Pennsylvania Revisited, The Early Generations, by Oby Bonawit, 1975
  Land Warrent	28 November 1747	Heidelburg Township, Pennsylvania, USA
  Warranted 248 acres in Heidelburg Township known as parcel 34 and called "Venericka". This land was surveyed in 1768 and patented 9 June 1772.
  Tax List	1767	Heidelburg Township, Pennsylvania, USA
  Taxed on 100 acres, 2 horses, 2 cattle, and 4 sheep
  Deed	1774
  Deeded part of the homestead known as "Venericka", to his son Mathias in 1774 and moved to Tulpehocken where he was a member of the Frieden's Church.
  Oath	1777	Pennsylvania, United States
  Wenrich Family of Berks County, Pennsylvania Revisited, The Early Generations, by Oby Bonawit, 1975
  Baptismal Sponsor	1780
  Mathias (could be his son Mathias) is a sponsor for the Baptism of his granddaughter Eva Elisabeth, daughter of Francis Wenrich @ Atolheo Altalaha Lutheran Church
  Probate	5 Jan 1785	Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
  Died	5 January 1785	Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
  Age	81 years
  Buried	Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Maria Elizabeth Wenrich           b. 1694, Germany + 2. Georg Wenrich           b. 1701, Edigheim, Germany   3. Wendel Wenrich           b. 1706, New York City
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	P5041	Burress | My Ancestors
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Balthazar (Belser) Wenrich           b. 1670, Edighheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Mother	Elizabeth Unknown           b. 1680, Germany           d. Between 1712-1720, New York/PA  (Age 40 years)
  Married	1693	Edighheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Family ID	F1604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Judith Schauer           b. 1705, Germany           d. 1785, Robesonia, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America  (Age 80 years)
  Children	10 children
  1. Balthazar (Baltzer) Wenrick           b. 18 May 1726, Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   2. Susannah Wenrick  [natural]   3. Elizabeth Wenrick  [natural]   4. Johannes (John) Wenrick           b. 18 July 1727  [natural]   5. Mattheus Wenrick, Jr.           b. 1 May 1729  [natural]   6. Easter Wenrick           b. 25 July 1731  [natural]   7. Thomas Wenrick           b. 8 September 1734  [natural] + 8. Michael Wenrich           b. 3 March 1739, Berks County, Pennsylvania           d. 1827, Wythe County, Virginia, USA  (Age 87 years)  [natural]   9. Mary Magdalena Wenrick           b. 8 March 1740  [natural] + 10. Frantz "Francis' Wenrick           b. 1753, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA           d. 1827, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F1602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1704 - Germany Oath - Wenrich Family of Berks County, Pennsylvania Revisited, The Early Generations, by Oby Bonawit, 1975 - 1777 - Pennsylvania, United States Died - 5 January 1785 - Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth