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From: "Tom and Wendy Hiefield" <>
Subject: [PANORTHA-L] FW: [MORAVIAN] Fw: Volck
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 19:25:03 -0700


Hi, Thanks to Susan for forwarding this. I am now a member of PANORTHA-L;
I tried to join before by addressing: PANORTHAMPTON-L, but it bounced back,
of course.

I'm basically a HOLDER, KAESTER/CUSTER, VOLCK, RHOADES/RHODES, GRAEFF,
MECKEL, NUZUM/NUZAM, MECKEL, etc. etc., kind of person.

Thanks to Geri for Volck info. Are we cousins? - Andreas, the elder, is
definitely one of mine. BTW, I found him on a microfilm from church records
taken from Dirmstein area near Worms. I'm descended from his daugh,
'Barbara'. [Major question of the day: Is her first name Maria or Anna?
Anyone with verification, either way, is certainly my hero!]

I've found some Volck and Holder land locations, Lehigh Co. (some bordering
on Berks), but wonder also where Custers were.

FISCHER may be a collateral surname since they left NY at about the same
time as Volck and Holder. They were Volck neighbors, Newburgh area, worked
together (and shared common first names between the families). That farming
land along the Hudson must have been terrible, yet not all the land, various
Holders acquired, in PA must have been that great.. Lots to ponder! Thanks
for any comments or info.. w.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: S.M. Schlack [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 3:43 PM
> To:
> Subject: [MORAVIAN] Fw: Volck
>
>
> Because this has Moravian info, I am forwarding this...
> From: "geri brennan" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 10:51 AM
>
> > The Diary of David Scultze
> >
> > June 22, 1756. In Allemingle a man, Drumm by name was killed by the
> > Indians. His wife escaped. One son had been captured but escaped again.
> >
> > Andreas Volk, the head of the Volk Family, was born on the Wiese near
> > Worm in 1678. He was married to Catharine Merckel, she was born in
> > Durnstein near Worms in 1680. He came with the Rev. Joshus Kocherthal to
> > London in 1708 where by the kindnesss of Queen Anne they were
> > transported to New York and given lands at what is now called Newberg.
> > He together with several other families left New York about 1735 and
> > settled in Allemangle where he died in 1747. He was the father of the
> > following children;
> >
> > Barbara, born Easter Week, 1703 in Durnsteein, and was married to John
> > Holder
> >
> > George, Sept. 1705
> >
> > Carl, Nov. 18, 1709
> >
> > Andreas, May 12, 1721.
> >
> > At the time of his death Andreas Volck was survived by 64 grandchildren
> > and 19 great- grandchildren.
> >
> > Page 398 History of Bethlehem. 1903 by J. M. Levering
> >
> > Upon the completion of Fort Allen, now Weissport, by Benjamin Franklin,
> > Captian Carl Folk of Allemangel was placed in Command.
> >
> > Lehigh County History (page 1349)
> >
> > Volck (now Falk Family)
> >
> > Andreas Volk, the first of this family was born 1678 near Wiese, near
> > Worms he was a husbandman and a vine dresser , He married Catharine
> > Meckel. He moved to Lynn township about 1735.
> >
> > children
> >
> > Barbara, April 17, 1703, married March 1722 to John Holder, born in
> > London, March 21, 1694, a son of Rem Holder
> >
> > George, Sept. 1705, married 1739 to Dorothea Dewees, born Aug. 18, 1722.
> > He died Nov. 13, 1761. They had no children, His widow married in 1764
> > to Andreas Eisenhart.
> >
> > CArl, Nov 18, 1709
> >
> > Maria, born 1711 married a Meyer
> >
> > Eliz. born 1713 married a "Craemer
> >
> > Catharine, born 1715 married a "Dreis".
> >
> > Jacob, born in New York in 1717, married Jan. 29, 1740 to Mary Dewees,
> > born Dec. 14 1721
> >
> > Andreas born in New York, May 12, 1721, married Sept. 11, 1741, to Maria
> > Margaret , d/o John Adam Romig. She was born in Ittlingen, Dec. 18,
> > 1722. In 1762 they moved from Lynn township to "Shoeneck, and in 1763 to
> > Quittopchilla. They had 8 children;
> >
> > Anna Maria born 1744
> > Christiana born 1747
> > Henry born 1750
> > Catharine born 1751
> > John Adam born 1753
> > Magdalene born 1755
> > Maria Margaret born 1760
> >
> >
> > Captain Charles Volck or Foul was born Nov. 18, 1709, bp. in New York,
> > Sept. 10, 1710, he moved to Lynn township. In 1756 Benjamin Franklin
> > states he raised a command under Foulk.
> >
> > Captain Volck married in 1730 to Cathaine Harzy, born Dec. 17, 1713. He
> > died in 1766, at Herbon, PA. They had 10 children;
> >
> > Hannah, born 1731, married Henry Romig.
> >
> > Jacob, born 1736
> >
> > George, born 1739
> >
> > Catharine born and died 1741
> >
> > Rebecca 1745
> >
> > John, 1747-1747 ( 1 day old)
> >
> > Maria, 1752
> >
> > Rosiana 1754
> >
> > Carl, 1757.
> >
> > That's all there is on this family.
> >
> > Best Wishes, Geri
> >
> >
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