John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 2180

(Continuing with the Rector discussion, especially of John Rector who came to Virginia in 1734 and died not many years later.)

The John Jacob Rector who came in 1714 had a father named Christopher.  The later John Rector had a grandfather whose name was also Christopher, but the dates do not work out very well to equate the two.  Furthermore, the origin of the John Rector's family in Magdeburg does not suggest a connection.  And the occupations of the two Christophers are not satisfactory.  Until more evidence is found, the two Rector branches in Germanna should be regarded as independent.

Quoting James McJohn, who wrote the article in Beyond Germanna , "Anna Maria Dripler was born in 1685, exact date not recorded, at Siegen and was baptized at the Evangelical [Reformed] Church in Siegen on December 13, 1685.  Her father was Daniel Dripler and her mother was Anna Barbara.  The godmother was Anna Maria, daughter of Herman Druepler."

James McJohn credits William H. Rector for obtaining photocopies of the Church Records and acknowledges the assistance of the Siegen District Church Office for a statement dated August 8, 1977.

In other upcoming notes, we will examine some other problems in the Rector history.  For example, where does Uriah Rector fit into the picture?

Suzanne Matson relates another problem in Rector history:  "A Rev. Lewis Rector settled in Greenville County, South Carolina, before 1800, perhaps about 1795 based on Church Minutes.  It is not known how he fits into the Germanna Richters.  He married Elizabeth Green, daughter of George Green and Elizabeth Underwood.  The Green family has been proven by DNA studies to be related to the Duff Green line of Fauquier County.  A sister of Elizabeth is Alice who is a 3g-grandmother of mine.  Alice married Stephen Holtzclaw."