John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 242

In the last note, I discussed Henry Schlucter, born 7 May 1697.  Before he was a year old, his father died on 13 Feb 1698.  About three years later, Anna Barbara Schöne married her third husband, Cyriacus Fleischmann on 5 May 1701.  At this time, she was thirty-six years old.  Two surviving children were born in this third marriage in Neuenbürg, the small village where Anna Barbara had lived her life.

  1. Maria Catharina Fleischmann, b. 26 Jan 1704,
  2. Hans Peter Fleischmann, b. 10 Apr 1708.

Anna Barbara was now forty-three years old.  Her eldest son, John Nicholas "Blankenbaker" was twenty-six years old.

In 1717, Anna Barbara, her third husband, Cyriacus, and her seven children, and four grandchildren left for the new world, Pennsylvania to be more exact.  Surprisingly they all seem to have survived the trip.

  1. Maria Catherine Fleshman married (Hans) Jacob Broyles in Virginia.  They had eleven children:

    1. Adam Broyles, b. 1728, m. Mary Wilhoit,
    2. Nicholas Broyles, b. c1730, m. Dorothea Crisler,
    3. Cyrus Broyles, b. c.1732, m. Mary Wilhoit,
    4. Jacob (Jacob 2) Broyles, b. 1735, m. Elizabeth Yowell,
    5. Peter Broyles, b. 1737, m. Elizabeth Blankenbaker,
    6. Catherine Broyles, b. c.1740, m. John Wayland,
    7. Michael Broyles, b. Jun 1740, m. Elizabeth Klug,
    8. Elizabeth Broyles, b. c.1740, m. Conrad Wilhite,
    9. John Broyles, b. c.1745, m.1, Margaret ___, m.2 Frances ____,
    10. Zacharias Broyles, b. c.1744, m. Delilah Clore,
    11. Mathias Broyles, b. c.1746, m. Eve Klug.

As is often the case, not all researchers agree, and I would say that Peter Broyles married Elizabeth ____ (perhaps Finks) who was a stepdaughter of Zacharias Blankenbaker.

    1. Peter Broyles, b. c.1745, m. Elizabeth ____ (perhaps Finks).

The later birth date for Peter arises from a late 1740 birth date for Elizabeth. A discussion of this case will have to wait.

We gratefully acknowledge the work of John Blankenbaker who published over 2,500 Germanna History Notes via the Germanna-L@rootsweb.com email list from 1997 to 2008. We are equally thankful to George Durman (Sgt. George) for hosting the list and republishing the notes via rootsweb.com.