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From: Jeff Reimert <>
Subject: MERTZ/MARTZ 1749-1902
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 14:15:53 -0500


Isaac was my GGG Grandfather. If anyone can fill in any information or
provide any biographical info on the people listed below, it would be
greatly appreciated.

FIRST GENERATION

1. Isaac Hoch MERTZ1,2 was born on 12 Feb 1826.1 He was buried in Sep 1902
in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania.1 St. Paul's Cemetery He died on 18 Sep 1902 in
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania.1 Issac had 10 children.

SECOND GENERATION

2. Abraham MERTZ1 was born on 11 Feb 1791.1 He was baptized on 13 Jun 1791
in Berks Cnty., PA.3 Record shows father as Melchior Mertz. Sponser was
Abraham Keller He was buried in Apr 1882 in Richmond Twp., Berks Cnty.,
PA.1 St. Paul's Cemetery He died on 15 Apr 1882 in Pennsylvania.1 He was
married to Susanna Eva HOCH in Mar 1813 in Berks Cnty., PA.4,5 Sun 3 wks,
Mar 1813ed.

Shows name as Eva HOCH

3. Susanna Eva HOCH1 was born on 10 Mar 1793.1 She died on 5 Oct 1850 in
Pennsylvania.1 Abraham MERTZ and Susanna Eva HOCH had the following
children:

1i.Isaac Hoch MERTZ.

THIRD GENERATION

4. Melchior MERTZ6 was born on 11 Apr 1765 in Berks Cnty., PA.7,8 He
appeared on the census in 1790 in Berks Cnty., PA.9 HEADS OF FAMILIES AT
THE FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1790 PENNSYLVANIA
BERKS COUNTY.
ALBANY TOWNSHIP.

Name of head of family: Mertz, Melchior
Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 2
Free white females, including heads of families: 2
He was married to Anna Maria KELLER on 14 Apr 1789 in Berks Cnty., PA.10 By
Rev. William Boos. Anna Maria's maiden name is shown as KOLLER in his
records.

5. Anna Maria KELLER11. Church: Christ Church on Bieber Creek or Mertz
Church, Rockland Township shows:

Keller, Anna Maria: Born Berks County, PA 16 Aug 1773
Keller, Anna Maria: Baptized Berks County, PA 5 Sep 1773
Keller, Catharina: Mother Berks County, PA 5 Sep 1773
Keller, Christophe: Father Berks County, PA 5 Sep 1773
Merzin, Anna Maria: Sponsor Berks County, PA 5 Sep 1773

It has not been confirmed that this is the same Anna Maria. This date would
have made her 15 at the time of marriage and 9 years younger than Melchior.
Melchior MERTZ and Anna Maria KELLER had the following children:

2i.Abraham MERTZ.

FOURTH GENERATION

8. Johannes MARTZ7 emigrated on 28 Sep 1749 from Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.7 He was one of 242 passengers on the ship "Ann", which sailed
from Rotterdam, last from Cowes. He was born in Stockhansen, Wurtemberg,
Germany.7 Surname also spelled as MERTZ, MAERTZ and MAERTS.

Chirst "Mertz" Church is named after Johannes.
Mertstown in Longswamp Twp. is also named after Johannes.

Johannes and Rosina sponsored the children of Christoph GERHARD on 3 Jun
1764 and Johannes and Eva FRIEDRICH on 29 Jun 1766 at Oley (Salem) Reformed
Church He was married to Rossina HASE on 24 May 1756.7

9. Rossina HASE7 was born in 1735. She died on 27 Dec 1825. Johannes
MARTZ and Rossina HASE had the following children:

i.Johannes MERTZ7 was born on 17 Jul 1757 in Berks
Cnty., PA.7,12
ii.Anna Maria MERTZ7 was born on 2 Dec 1760.7,13
iii.Maria Salome MERTZ7 was born on 24 May 1763 in Berks
Cnty., PA.7,14
4iv.Melchior MERTZ.
v.Peter MERTZ7 was born on 9 Mar 1769 in Berks Cnty.,
PA.7,15

FIFTH GENERATION

16. Johannes MAERTS7 resided in Stockhansen, Wurtemberg, Germany.7 About
35 miles northeast of Frankfort-on-the-Main, and 40 miles northeast of
Coblents. Johannes MAERTS had the following children:

8i.Johannes MARTZ.

18. Melchior HASE16,7 was born in 1700. He died on 12 Aug 1754. Melchior
HASE had the following children:

9i.Rossina HASE.

SOURCES

1. Mary Jane Anderson. Records and Family group sheets provided by Mrs.
Anderson in posession of Jeff Reimert. Mary Jane Anderson
Fleetwood, PA 19522-1825.
2. Mary Irene Savage. John Christian Schlegel of Berks County,
Pennsylvania and Descendants. Gateway Press Inc., 1001 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Library of Congress Catalog Card number 91-75137.
3. Church Records. Oley (Salem) Reformed Church.
4. Marriage Record. Marriages Published in the Reading Adler Newspaper
(1811-1820)
READING, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (from http://www.rootsweb.com).
5. http://www.rootsweb.com.
6. Church Records. Oley (Salem) Reformed Church.
7. J. L. Floyd & Co.. Genealogical and Biographical Annals of
Northumberland County Pennsylvania.
from portions reproduced on http://www.rootsweb.com. J. L. Floyd & Co.
8. Church Records. Christ (Mertz) Church.
9. 1790 Federal Census for PA.
10. Church Records. Schwartzwald Reformed Church.
11. Ibid. Schwartzwald Reformed Church.
12. Ibid. Christ (Mertz) Church.
13. Ibid. Christ (Mertz) Church.
14. Ibid. Christ (Mertz) Church.
15. Ibid. Christ (Mertz) Church.
16. http://www.ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com.

Jeff Reimert, MCSE - Landata Systems, Inc.
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