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Johan Nicolaus Mueller

Johan Nicolaus Mueller (I25100)

Male 1685 - 1759  (73 years)

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  • Name Johan Nicolaus Mueller  [1, 2, 3
    Relationshipwith Albert Leopold Vitter
    Birth 19 Aug 1685  Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Jun 1759  Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 1 sister 
     1. Johan Nicolaus Mueller (current person),   b. 19 Aug 1685, Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1759, Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Anna Margretha Hill,   b. 1686, Enkirch, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1750, Heuchelheim bei Frankenthal, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years),  m. 29 Jan 1704, Evangelisch (Lutheran Church), Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  
     2. Anna Elizabetha Mueller,   b. 11 Feb 1691, Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1774, Windsor, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Johann Jacob Hill,   b. 24 Aug 1679, Enkirch, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1739, (Berks County was formed in 1752 from parts of Chester, Lancaster, and Philadelphia Counties), Windsor, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years),  m. 8 Jan 1709, Evangelisch (Lutheran Church), Heuchelheim bei Frankenthal, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  
     
    Person ID I25100  Vitter-Weaver Genealogy | Sharon Vitter's Relative
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

    Father Johann Peter Mueller,   b. 30 Jun 1660, Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1738, Elkton, Rockingham, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Anna Margaretha Ulrich,   b. 1664, Schriesheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED 
    Family ID F17406  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Margretha Hill,   b. 1686, Enkirch, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1750, Heuchelheim bei Frankenthal, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jan 1704  Evangelisch (Lutheran Church), Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F17405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Aug 1685 - Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Jan 1704 - Evangelisch (Lutheran Church), Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Jun 1759 - Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Hill p08_228b Document
    Hill p08_228b Document

  • Sources 
    1. [S987] Five Brothers Come to America, Family notes.
      Among these emigrants were five Hills, said
      to be brothers ; although two of them had the
      same name, Jacob, it was not an uncommon
      thing then, as we shall see later, for two or
      more of a family to be given the same name.
      Of these five Hills, Michael Hill settled in
      Montgomery county, Jacob, Senior, in Oley
      township, Berks county, Adam Hill in Freder-
      ich township, Montgomery county, Gottlieb
      in Lancaster county, and Jacob Hill, our an-
      cestor, in Maxatawny township, Berks coun-
      ty. He was one of the founders of the Mose-
      lem Stone Lutheran Church in Berks county.

    2. [S1070] Notes of Hill Family, Hill Family.
      Based on Lycombing County History (974.851, D2l), family legend indicates that the Hills were originally from Scotland. They fled to Switzerland during the reign of James II (1685-1688) because of religious persection (not likely nor supported by any evidence). After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685), they were expelled from Switzerland along with Swiss protestants and French Huguenots, and sought refuge in the Palatinate in Germany. The whole story is unfounded and overwhelming evidence demonstrates that this history is pure fantasy. It is interesting to note that the family was writing, and likely speaking, German at least as late as 1815. It is highly unlikely that English speaking peoples could become so Germanized in one generation that they were speaking, writing and practicing German religion one hundred years later.

      History of Lycoming County (974.851, H2h) indicates that family migrated from Ireland to Switzerland after the Reformation and was settled in southeastern Pennsylvania as early as 1682. This is totally unfounded and nothing more than idle thoughts which surfaced during a "vanity" flush.

      Both of these accounts, written nearly 200 years after the Hills arrived, appear to be based on misinformation and / or elaboration and distortion over the years. Evidence indicates that Johannes Jacob (PA) Hill arrived with / or followed extended family members including children Johannes Jacob (the younger), Johannes Daniel and other family members including at least 1 cousin and his family and 1 nephew. None of the documented early immigrations seem to fit known information about the Hill Family nor do they record entry to Pennsylvania of any family members. It appears the Hill Family entered Pennsylvania during 1727 when records were not maintained or have not suvived. Interestingly, German church records indicate family activity into 1726, but none after, while Berks County church records appear to have family members present by 1728.

      How and when the Hills settled in Germany is unclear, but they seem to have been established by the mid to later 1500's. It is possible they moved from Switzerland to the area around Enkirch as suggested by a Lycoming County History, but how and when they were in Switzerland, if at all, is presently unknown --- further research required here.

      Pennsylvania Historical Setting: Pennsylvania Lt. Govenor Keith required immigrants to take an oath of allegence commencing in 1727. However, these records are incomplete. Specifically, there are no records between Oct 1727 and August 1728, September 1728 and August 1729, and September 1729 and August 1730.

      A Jacob Hill owned property in the Maxatawny Valley prior to 1734. This is believed to be Johannes Jacob Hill the immigrants and head of the extended Hill Family that migrated from the Frankenthal area of the Palatine.

      Johannes Jacob Hill is one of three sponsoring founders ( Also Christopher Kuhn and Sebastian Kraemer), of Moselem Lutheran Church in 1739, Richmond Township, Berks County. He died before church was completed and dedicated in 1742.
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      Settled as farmer in 1728 in Maxatawney Valley near site of Kutztown.

      1734 - Inhabitant of Maxatawney Valley, Philadelphia County, PA.
      1734 - Land Warrant - Maxatawney Valley, Philadelphia County (200 acres on 7 May)
      1735 - Witness with wife for Abraham Zimmerman, 27 July 1735 in Maxatawney Valley.

      9 August 1739 - Letters of Administrationtaken by Elizabeth Mueller Hill (Philadelphia County, Book D, P. 93). Inventory apparantly done on ( 18 July 1739).

      14 May 1774 - Settlement of Jacob Hill Estate (Upon death of Elizabeth Hill - wife).

      Identified children as (Johann) Daniel, Frederick, John (Jacob), (Maria) Christina, (Ann) Elizabeth, and Ann (Hannah Marta). Release of property claim to John Hill for 160 Pounds, 10 Shillings on 14 May 1774. An additional 400 Pounds was paid by John Hill on 1 May 1775 to secure ownership of 200 acre estate. Recorded 26 July 1779 (Berks County, Volume 7, Page 85).
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      It is likely that Johann Nicolaus Mueller, husband of Anna Maragaeha Hill (sister of Johannes Jacob Hill), is the brother of Anna Elizabetha Mueller Hill.

    3. [S1818] Germany, Marriages, Johann Nicol Mueller and Anna Margretha Hill.
      Name Johann Nicol Mueller
      Sex Male
      Father's Name Peter Mueller
      Father's Sex Male
      Spouse's Name Anna Margretha Hill
      Spouse's Sex Female
      Spouse's Father's Name Wilhelm Hill
      Spouse's Father's Sex Male
      Marriage Date 1704
      Marriage Place Winningen, Coblenz, Rheinprovinz, Preußen, Deutschland
      Marriage Place (Original) Winningen, Rheinland, Prussia
      Record Type Evangelisch
      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4PC-T78



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