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From: Geoff Crawford <>
Subject: Re: [PANORTHA-L] LONG SHOT
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 08:31:14 -0500


At 04:19 PM 10/29/99 EDT, wrote:
>Hello Listers;
>I'm going to take a long shot here in hopes that someone can help. I've
been
>searching for Frederick Kirch and his parentage for 6 years.
>My family infor says he was born in Smithfield Twp Northampton Co circa 1752.
>This Twp may have moved to Monroe Co at some time. Don't know.
>I believe that he was orphaned at an early age and apprenticed to or taken
in
>by the Metzger family. Between 1765 and 1771 he moved to Springfield Twp
>Bucks Co where he served in the Rev. War with Bucks Co Militia. In 1786 he
>married Anna Margaret Geres and two children are born in Bucks Co. 1786 and
>1787. He is next found in Northampton Co Hamilton Twp where 2 more children
>are born 1789 and 1791. He is lised in 1790 cencus in Northampton Co as
>Frederick Carrick
>I believe he went back to his roots. Does anyone know anything about
>Frederick Kirch.??His father may have been Johann George Kirch. Any help or
>suggestions greatly appreciated
>Regards
>Gene in sunny San Diego
>

Gene,

I don't have specific information for you but have some suggestions
of where to look next. Definitely contact the Monroe Co. Hist. Soc.
since just about everything other than the brief period in Springfield
points to present day Monroe Co. I'm a Metzgar descendent and
have done some reasearch. The family is early in the Smithfield
Tsp. area and seems to have ties before that to the Great Swamp
area where Bucks/Lehigh/Northampton converge. (sort of)
I don't know of any adoptions, but perhaps one of the two
contacts I do have might. One is Dale Berger, with many
West End Monroe Co. lines and a very active cataloger of
cemeteries in that area.
The other is Lois Gilbert but I'm not sure if I have her
address any more. I know Lois and Dale talked and
you can probably get it from him.

The other thing I find interesting is the mention of the
Geres surname. The Metzgars in Monroe are very closely
tied to the Brotzman's. The Brotzman's and Hartzell's
are both families that 1. have connections to Geres, 2.
are migrations from Williams Tsp. in southern most Northampton
Co., and 3. both go to Smithfield Tsp. My contact for Brotzman's
is Kay Ervine.

HTH.



Geoff Crawford

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