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From: (geri brennan)
Subject: [PAMONTGO-L] Re: Kennedy/Cortwright-Christman
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:40:25 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: "Charlotte" <ronemus@ptd.net>'s message of Sun, 15 Dec 2002 20:28:00 -0500


Montgomery County History
Upper Merion Township

John Kennedy, the youngest of 8 children of Alexander and Margaret
(Robison) Kennedy, was born 18 Oct 1815, Upper Merion township,
Montgomery County. He married 27 Nov 1841 to Margaret S. d/o Moore
Connell of Lancaster County. Children; Josephine the wife of M.M. Ellis
of Phoexnixville, Maggie S., the wife of N.D. Cortwright, Jr., of Mauch
Chunk, PA., Moore C.,and 5 other who are deceased.

Montgomery County History
Frederick Township

Daniel Christman, arrived in PA, Sept. 5. 1730. He bought land in
Frederick township. He belonged to the New Hanover Church in 1748. His
children were Anna Ella, married in Dec, 1749, she married Johannes
Grob, who lived in Conventry township, Chester County; Elizabeth, born
1734; Jacob, born in 1737, in Frederick township, and died in 1804;
George, of Frederick township; Henry born 1844 a saddler, lived in
Vincent township.

Marriages at New Hanover
Christman, Heinrich, to Susanna Kiehl, Aug 6, 1767

Christman, Johannes to Elisabeth Henrich, Oct 24, 1818

Goshenhoppen
1793, Jan 22, John Christman to Catharine Wiant, both of New
Goshenhoppen

In 1748, Rev. John Philip Leydich came from Europe, and began to labor
here, and continued to do so untill 1765. The reformed people residing
in the eastern porton of the township connected themselves with the Old
Goshenhoppen congregation in Salford township near Periomen Creek.
Members/ Peter Hollenbuch and Christian Hollenbuch

Best Wishes, Geri

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