John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 2279

Let’s look at Eve Baumgardner’s parents and siblings.  (See the last two Notes.)

Frederick Baumgardner was the nephew of Johann Michael Willheit and both of them came from the village of Schwaigern.  Frederick arrived in 1732 at Philadelphia.  In the Robinson River Valley, he married Catherine Unknown.  They had six children before Frederick died.  His will was written in 1745 and probated in 1746.  After he died, Catherine married John Deer (Hirsch).

The six children of Frederick and Catherine were (not necessarily in birth order):

1. Adam
2. George
3. Frederick
4. Joel
5. Dorothy
6. Eve

Adam married ca 1767 Elizabeth Clore.  They had one son, Jesse.  After Adam died, Elizabeth married John Baker, by whom she had three children, Elizabeth, Aaron, and Abraham.  Jesse went to southwestern Pennsylvania where he married Elizabeth Dolby.  In the Baptismal Records, it appears that Jesse was the son of John Becker/Baker but this came about because Adam had died and Elizabeth had remarried before Jesse was born.

George Baumgardner never married and he moved to southwestern Pennsylvania at an early date, perhaps as early as 1766, which would be very early.  At this time, the Colony who had jurisdiction around the physical area south of Fort Pitt was uncertain.  Both Virginia and Pennsylvania claimed the area.

Frederick Baumgardner married Sarah Swindel/Schwindel.  He sold some land to Nonnenmacher.

Joel Baumgardner never married.  He owned land which he left to his mother and to his brother, Frederick.

Dorothy Baumgardner married Robert Fleshman.

Eve, whom the last two notes discussed, married Mordecai Baughn.

(From the land transactions and marriages, it would appear that the Swindel, Razor (Racer) and Nonnenmacher families may have something in common.)
(29 Mar 06)