On 27 Apr 1794, George Rückstuhl had his natural son, Wilhelm, baptized. The sponsors were Valentine Bungard and the child's mother who is not specified. George Rookstool married Catherine House and moved to Preble Co., OH.
George Schlatter and his wife Margaretha attended the Hebron church in 1776. John Shlatter and Elisabeth Schlatter were confirmed at Hebron in 1777. A Margaretha Schlatter was confirmed in 1778. A George Slaughter obtained a 300 acre patent on 28 Jan 1733 which was noted as adjacent to George Long and Matthew Castler which probably means that George "Slaughter" was German and perhaps related to the people above. A Conrad Slater is in the 1739 Orange Co. tithables very much among the Germans. A Conrad Slaughter is mentioned in deeds. Conrad Slaughter's wife was Margaret according to the will of John Snider (Culpeper W.B. A, p.214). This appears to be the case of a German family whose name was close to a known English name. In cases like this, the tendency is for the German name to be spelled according to the known English name. It then becomes harder to recognize that the family is German, not English.
Johannes Schwabach was the pastor at Hebron Lutheran Church from about 1764 to 1774. After Rev. Klug's death, there was a gap of about a year before Schwarbach came to Hebron. He was born in Europe and was a teacher in Pennsylvania. He moved on to the Valley of Virginia where he was a catechist. In 1768 he wrote, "I am overburdened with work . . . in six months, I have instructed and confirmed young people in seven different congregations at a considerable distance from each other." Deacons Adam Garr and Adam Wayland wrote at the same time that "The efforts of Mr. Schwarbach . . . please us very much." The deacons complained at the same time that Mr. Schwarbach could not officiate at their weddings and they had to use the English pastor. Schwarbach's retirement seems to have been motivated by a desire to escape the heavy physical duties such as ministering to congregations up to one hundred miles away. His wife was Margaretha.
The Selcer (Selzer, Seltzer) family is another family whose members seemed to straddle the Blue Ridge Mountains. Matthew Selser owed money to the estate of Michael Clore in 1763.
Elizabeth Stär was confirmed in 1782 at the Hebron church at the age of 17.
Rosina Stature was confirmed in 1782 at the Hebron church at the age of 17.
In the comments about Johannes Schwarbach, it was noted that he traveled far in his duties of serving as a minister to different people. It may also be the case that people would come to Hebron for special services, especially confirmation. Thus there may be no records to be found for the Stär and Stature family in Culpeper Co. Or if the records are sparse for a family, it may be that they were not permanent residents.
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