There are a few more Baptismal Records that shed light on the children of Henry Huffman. The first one I will mention shows that there are unknowns, and it does not necessarily involve the Huffmans. When Johannes Winegart and wife Anna Maria had Susanna baptized, the sponsors were Peter Weber & wife Maria, and also Susanna Rieser (Racer/Razor).
When George Cook and wife Anna Maria had Aaron baptized the sponsors were Nicholas Smith, Sr.; Phillip Schneider; and Maria Weber.
When Peter Weaver and wife Maria had Rosina baptized in 1777, it was noted that the mother was a “Calvinist”, i.e., Reformed. One of the sponsors was Agnes Huffman, which is interpreted as the mother’s unmarried sister.
Peter Weaver was a sponsor for George and Anna Maria Cook’s daughter Sarah in 1777. He, Peter Weaver, was also a sponsor for the same parents at the baptismal of Cornelius. The date of this is uncertain. The second sponsor at this last event was Barbara Smith, which was written with English letters, which normally indicates that she was of an English origin.
Dieter (Dieterich) Huffman was a sponsor for Elias of Peter Weaver and wife Maria in 1773. Also, Agnes Huffman was a sponsor for Maria , and for Moses and ,Peter (twins). The Huffmans are believed to be the brother and the sister of the mother. (These were reported earlier.)
A Dieterich Huffman and wife Jemima had a daughter Sarah Anna (Saranna) baptized in 1777. That the mother here, Jemima, was a Barlow is indicated when Adam Barlow and his wife Maria had Enoch baptized in 1777. Two of the sponsors were Dieter Huffman and his wife Jemima. Another of the sponsors was Maria Weaver.
When Conrad Genzle (Kuenzle) and his wife Rachel (Barlow) had Ambrose baptized in 1778, one of the sponsors was Dieter Huffman.
When Dieter Huffman and his wife Jemima had Ezekiel baptized (probably in 1782), the sponsors were Henry Huffman, Robert Fleit and his wife Agnes. It is very probable that Agnes Huffman is now married to Robert Fleit. Since the Fleit is the spelling given by German writers to perhaps an English name, we should be careful about saying what the name actually is.
(22 Aug 06)
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