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Peter Knauss

Male 1535 - 1602  (67 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Peter Knauss was born in 1535 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died on 14 Jul 1602 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Hans Knauss  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1560 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died in 1620 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hans Knauss Descendancy chart to this point (1.Peter1) was born about 1560 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died in 1620 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany.

    Hans married Barbara Diehl in 1585 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany. Barbara was born about 1565 in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Andreas Knauss  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1595 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany.
    2. 4. Peter Knauss  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1605 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died on 29 Dec 1686 in Lindheim, Hessen, Germany.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Andreas Knauss Descendancy chart to this point (2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born about 1595 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany.

  2. 4.  Peter Knauss Descendancy chart to this point (2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born in 1605 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died on 29 Dec 1686 in Lindheim, Hessen, Germany.

    Peter married Catherina Huenkleman about 1632 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany. Catherina (daughter of Valentinus Huenkleman) was born in 1614 in Landsberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany; died on 31 Oct 1673 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Lukas Knauss  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1633 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died on 12 Mar 1713 in Markobel, Hessen, Germany.
    2. 6. Andreas Knauss  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1647 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died on 05 Jun 1737 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany.


Generation: 4

  1. 5.  Lukas Knauss Descendancy chart to this point (4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born in 1633 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died on 12 Mar 1713 in Markobel, Hessen, Germany.

    Notes:

    Lukas had a brother Andreas b. 1647 d. 5 June 1737. The name Knauss is spelled in various forms in the records. We find it as Knoss, Knoos, Knausz. When the records was signed by the person himself in German, the spelling used was Knausz which would translate to the English Knauss.

    Family/Spouse: Anna Klink. Anna (daughter of Reitz Klink and Katherina) was born about 1644 in Gross-Gumpen, Hessen, Germany; died on 12 Feb 1710 in Markobel, Hessen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Johann Ludwig Knauss  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 29 Mar 1685 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died in Mar 1746 in Whitmarsh Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

  2. 6.  Andreas Knauss Descendancy chart to this point (4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born about 1647 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died on 05 Jun 1737 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany.


Generation: 5

  1. 7.  Johann Ludwig Knauss Descendancy chart to this point (5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was christened on 29 Mar 1685 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died in Mar 1746 in Whitmarsh Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigrant: 1723, Dittelsheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Ship: unknown Arrived: 1723 Whitmarsh, Pennsylvania

    Notes:

    Ludwig and his family emigrated in 1723 from Titelsheim,Wetterauia, in
    the Palatinate region of Germany and settled at Whitmarsh,Montgomery
    Co.PA.

    Johann married Anna Margaret Gorlach on 16 Feb 1706/1707 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany. Anna was born on 23 Nov 1687 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died in Whitmarsh Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Gottfried Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Nov 1707 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died in 1777 in Schoenersville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    2. 9. John Henry Knauss  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jun 1712 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany.
    3. 10. Sabastian Henry Knauss  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1714 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany.


Generation: 6

  1. 8.  Gottfried Knause Descendancy chart to this point (7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 15 Nov 1707 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany; died in 1777 in Schoenersville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

    Notes:

    After his marriage to Anna Eva, they settled in Whitehall,PA in 1745. He was Constable in 1753 and was naturalized in 1755. After the death of his wife, Anna Eva, he married the widow of John R. Benax, Regina Louisa. They were members of the Zion Reformed Church and Gottfried was buried on his farm at Schoenersville, today Schoenersville is next to the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Airport, bordering Northampton County.

    Gottfried married Anna Eva about 1741 in Pennsylvania. Anna died in 1758 in Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Daniel Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1738; died before 1779.
    2. 12. Captain Gottfried Knause, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1742 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Feb 1806 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Linden Street Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    3. 13. Frances Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1744.
    4. 14. Conrad Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1746.
    5. 15. Henry Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1747.
    6. 16. Paul Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1747 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    7. 17. George Frederick Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1748; died on 11 Dec 1817 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Linden Street Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    8. 18. David Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1749.
    9. 19. Eva Catherine Knauss  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1750 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 22 Apr 1818 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Linden Street Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    10. 20. Julia Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1755.

  2. 9.  John Henry Knauss Descendancy chart to this point (7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 15 Jun 1712 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany.

  3. 10.  Sabastian Henry Knauss Descendancy chart to this point (7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 6 Oct 1714 in Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany.

    Family/Spouse: Anna Catherine Transue. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Abraham Knauss  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 7

  1. 11.  Daniel Knause Descendancy chart to this point (8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born about 1738; died before 1779.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 1778

    Notes:

    Military Service:
    American Revolution (US)
    Ranger of the Frontier
    Also served on the Committee of Safety and Observation of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, which was a Standing Committee, the members being chosen Dec 21, 1774. He was also a private in Capt Joseph Siegfried's 8th Company, 2nd Class, Col. Michael Probat's Third Battalion, Northampton County., PA Militia, 1778.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Ritter. Elizabeth was born on 16 Jul 1753; died in 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Eva Catherine Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1768; died on 20 Dec 1854.

  2. 12.  Captain Gottfried Knause, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 15 Jan 1742 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Feb 1806 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Linden Street Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 1778, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; American Revolution (US) Northampton Co. Penn. Militia Elected Captain 22 May 1783 - 4th Co. 3rd Batt., Under Col Peter Trexler.

    Notes:

    Gottfried Jr. was a blacksmith by trade and had his shop in near Jordan,PA for 30 years. He served in the American Revolution as a Private in the 6th Company, 2nd Battalion of the Northampton County Militia in 1778 under Capt.Henry Ritz. Also in the 8th Company, 1st Battalion in 1782 under Capt. Ritz. On May 22, 1783 he was elected Captain of the 4th Company, 3rd Battalion, under Col. Peter Trexler, Jr. After the war in 1803, Gottfried was elected Commisioner of Northampton County. He was buried in Allentown,PA.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57867379/gottfried-knauss

    Gottfried married Anna Maria Griesemer about 1771. Anna (daughter of Honorable John Griesemer and Anna Maria Brunner) was born on 11 Jul 1752 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 24 Sep 1823 in Pennsylvania; was buried in Linden Street Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. John Henry Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Dec 1771 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    2. 24. Salome Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Mar 1773 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    3. 25. Anna Maria Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1774 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    4. 26. Daniel Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1775 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    5. 27. Eva Catherine Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1777 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    6. 28. Jonathan Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Oct 1778 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    7. 29. Elizabeth Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1780 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    8. 30. Hannah Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jan 1783 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 04 Feb 1845 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.
    9. 31. Mary Magdalene Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 May 1784 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 20 Mar 1862 in Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

  3. 13.  Frances Knause Descendancy chart to this point (8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born about 1744.

  4. 14.  Conrad Knause Descendancy chart to this point (8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born about 1746.

  5. 15.  Henry Knause Descendancy chart to this point (8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born about 1747.

  6. 16.  Paul Knause Descendancy chart to this point (8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 13 Apr 1747 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

  7. 17.  George Frederick Knause Descendancy chart to this point (8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 12 Oct 1748; died on 11 Dec 1817 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Linden Street Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 18.  David Knause Descendancy chart to this point (8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born about 1749.

  9. 19.  Eva Catherine Knauss Descendancy chart to this point (8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 15 Aug 1750 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 22 Apr 1818 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Linden Street Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

    Family/Spouse: George Youdt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 20.  Julia Knause Descendancy chart to this point (8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born about 1755.

  11. 21.  Abraham Knauss Descendancy chart to this point (10.Sabastian6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1)

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Boeckel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Anna Justina Knause  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1788 in Pennsylvania; died on 1 Aug 1862 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Sparta Center Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York.


Generation: 8

  1. 22.  Eva Catherine Knause Descendancy chart to this point (11.Daniel7, 8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 17 Oct 1768; died on 20 Dec 1854.

    Eva married Conrad Snyder in 1786. Conrad was born on 3 Aug 1764; died on 5 Mar 1837. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Henry Snyder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 1809; died on 22 Dec 1886.

  2. 23.  John Henry Knause Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gottfried7, 8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 26 Dec 1771 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

  3. 24.  Salome Knause Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gottfried7, 8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 16 Mar 1773 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

  4. 25.  Anna Maria Knause Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gottfried7, 8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 12 May 1774 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

  5. 26.  Daniel Knause Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gottfried7, 8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 18 Jun 1775 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

  6. 27.  Eva Catherine Knause Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gottfried7, 8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 10 Jun 1777 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

  7. 28.  Jonathan Knause Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gottfried7, 8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 19 Oct 1778 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

  8. 29.  Elizabeth Knause Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gottfried7, 8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 26 Apr 1780 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

  9. 30.  Hannah Knause Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gottfried7, 8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 23 Jan 1783 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 04 Feb 1845 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23656336/hannah-zerfass

    Hannah married Abraham Zerfass on 19 Apr 1802 in Pennsylvania. Abraham (son of Captain Johan Adam Zerfass and Maria Elizabeth Shaffer) was born on 27 Nov 1772 in Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 17 Dec 1837 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Elizabeth Zerfass  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 May 1803 in Pennsylvania; died on 2 Feb 1845 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.
    2. 35. George Zerfass  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jan 1805 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; died on 19 Jan 1882 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.
    3. 36. Hannah Zerfass  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb 1807 in Pennsylvania; died on 27 Jun 1869 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in South Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York.
    4. 37. Abraham Zerfass, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jul 1809 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; died on 8 Dec 1855 in Delaware County, Iowa; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Masonville, Delaware County, Iowa.
    5. 38. Maria Zerfass  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Sep 1811 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died in 1882 in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin.
    6. 39. Lydia Zerfass  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1812 in New York; died on 01 Jun 1855 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Kiehle Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York.
    7. 40. Saloma Zerfass  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1813; died on 12 Jan 1871 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Kiehle Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York.
    8. 41. John Zerfass  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jan 1816 in Pennsylvania; died in Feb 1893 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.
    9. 42. Vienna Zerfass  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jul 1818 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 28 Mar 1882 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.
    10. 43. Margretta Zerfass  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Sep 1823 in Livingston County, New York; died on 29 Jun 1896 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.
    11. 44. Henry Zerfass  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 May 1826; died on 1 Sep 1894 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.
    12. 45. Anna Zerfass  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jul 1829 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 8 May 1836 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.

  10. 31.  Mary Magdalene Knause Descendancy chart to this point (12.Gottfried7, 8.Gottfried6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born on 7 May 1784 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 20 Mar 1862 in Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

    Mary married George Frederick Knauss about 1805. George was born on 3 Feb 1780 in Whitehall Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died on 27 Jul 1850 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 46. John Knauss  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Dec 1817 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; died about 1874.

  11. 32.  Anna Justina Knause Descendancy chart to this point (21.Abraham7, 10.Sabastian6, 7.Johann5, 5.Lukas4, 4.Peter3, 2.Hans2, 1.Peter1) was born in 1788 in Pennsylvania; died on 1 Aug 1862 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Sparta Center Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York.

    Family/Spouse: John Artman. John was born in 1784 in Pennsylvania; died on 8 Oct 1843 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Sparta Center Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 47. Reuben Artman  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 48. Susan Artman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1813; died in 1886; was buried in Union/Scottsburg Cemetery, Conesus, Livingston County, New York.
    3. 49. Abraham Artman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1814 in Pennsylvania; died on 3 Aug 1869 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Reeds Corners Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York.
    4. 50. Rebecca Artman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1816 in Pennsylvania; died on 29 Jan 1882 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.
    5. 51. Enos Artman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1819 in Sparta Center, Livingston County, New York; died on 17 Aug 1883 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Sparta Center Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York.
    6. 52. John Artman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in ca 1821 in Pennsylvania.
    7. 53. William Artman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1825 in Pennsylvania.
    8. 54. Sarah Artman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1828 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died in 1908 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Sparta Center Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston County, New York.


 

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