The German Origins of George Felty (Hans Jerg Veltin) of Lebanon County

THE GERMAN ORIGINS OF GEORGE FELTY (HANS JERG VELTIN) OF LEBANON COUNTY by Clifford L. Stott, AG, CG, FASG' PART I: PATERNAL ANCESTRY1 A mong the German Palatine immigrants who flooded into Pennsylva¬ nia during the eighteenth century was a young man named Hans Jerg Veltin. George Felty, as he came to be known, settled by 1741 in the Swatara Valley, where a large Palatine settlement was gathering.2 George’s surname appears with many variations in Pennsylvania records— Velty, Velde, Velten, Felty, Feltin, and others. In time, Felty became the prevailing spelling. George Felty raised a large family with numerous descendants living today. Some of those descendants have asserted in Internet postings and elsewhere that George was born 24 June 1714 in “Osterdingen,” a place not known to exist in Germany. No credible documentation is supplied. Nevertheless, the claims raise intriguing questions. What is the origin of the place? Where was George’s birth date obtained? Why are his parents’ names not provided with the birth information? This article explores these issues and extends the paternal ancestry of George Felty in Ger¬ many. The earliest located reference to the family’s origins is in an undated four-page typescript compiled by Edgar H. Berge (1920-1977) of Philadelphia titled “Felty Family Record.”3 No sources are cited, and some of the claims seem unlikely, but Berge states that John George Felty was born 24 June 1714 in Osterdingen, Germany. Berge also states that George's wife was Anna Marie Heilze, who was born 4 December 1725 in Klonen, Switzerland. Since no parents’ names are mentioned for George or Anna Marie, it appears that their birth dates came from something other than baptismal entries, such as gravestone inscriptions, family Bible 2661 West 370 North, Provo, UT 84601 (cliffstott@broadweave.net). The author wishes to thank the German specialists on the staff of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, for their frequent and valuable assistance. The research was done for Evan D. Johnson of American Fork, Utah, a descendant of George Felty. The maternal ancestry will be presented in a forthcoming article in the Pennsyl¬ vania Genealogical Magazine. 2 The area is now part of Lebanon County, which was created in 1813 from Dau¬ phin County. Dauphin was created by a division of Lancaster County in 1785. 3 Edgar H. Berge, “Felty Family Record,” (typescript [FHL #599.774, item 10]). Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 47 (20 1 1 ) 101 102 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 47 entries, or some other family record. No evidence has been found that George’s first wife was Anna Marie Heilze, of Klonen, Switzerland. Anna Marie, born 4 December 1725 as given in Berge, would have been only twelve years old when the first of George’s children was born. Perhaps she was confused with the wife of a George Weldy of York County, whose wife was named Anna Maria. Another possibility is that George’s second wife, Anna Maria Meyer, was a widow with the maiden surname Heilze. Primary evidence for the identification of George Felty begins with his emigration record. Official emigration registers of Baden show Georg Veltin of Blankenloch paid for his freedom and was authorized 25 Janu¬ ary 1738 to emigrate to Pennsylvania with his wife and two children.4 He is no doubt the Hans Jurg Fetter, age 26, who arrived in Philadel¬ phia in October 1738 aboard the snow Fox,5 which sailed from Rotter¬ dam, Holland, and last from Plymouth, England, Charles Ware master. The ship carried 47 male passengers over the age of 15, 23 women, and 6 children. Among the other passengers traveling on the Fox were Bastian Felti, age 20, and Adam Ulrich , age 24, shown below to be his brother and brother-in-law. The Fox passengers signed the oaths of allegiance and of abjuration in Philadelphia 12 October 1738, among the signatures are those of Hans Georg Velten (his * mark), Bastian Felte, and Adam Ullrich ,6 George was first recorded in the Swatara Valley when his daughter Maria Elisabetha was baptized 4 October 1741 in Swatara Township.7 George Felty received warrant #228 for 100 acres in [now] Bethel Township, Lancaster County, 9 March 1753; it was patented 16 April 1828 in Lebanon County under his name, although he was by then deceased.8 The land was surveyed twice: 30 April 1757 for 161!4 acres and 1 November 1787 for 173 acres.9 1 Werner Hacker, Auswanderungen cuts Baden und detn Breisgau (Stuttgart: Kon¬ rad Theiss Verlag, 1980), 647. s Some researchers have stated that the ship was named Snow Fox. The ship was actually a snow (pronounced “snoo”), a type of brig with two square-rigged masts and a smaller trysail mast abaft the main mast. ” Ralph Beaver Strassburger and William John Hinke. Pennsylvania German Pio¬ neers, 3 volumes (Norristown: Pennsylvania German Society, 1934), 1:231-33 (tran¬ scriptions of lists A, B, and C), 2:239-40 (images of lists B and C). Editor’s note: Because he signed by mark, the name of Hans Jerg was written by clerks for lists 11 and C |the oaths); the clerk for List 60B mangled his name as Hans Elrich F[l?]elzer (transcribed by Strassburger and Hinke as Helger, followed by the comment “[!]”), who was definitely the Hans Georg Velten of List 60C, based on both position in the list and his mark. Vital events cited in Genealogical Summary. 8 Records of the [Pennsylvania] Land Office, Warrant Registers, 1733-1957, RG-17, series #17.88, Lancaster County, 68, warrant F228, at the Pennsylvanaia State Archives (image online at phmc.state.pa.us). 9 Records of the [Pennsylvania] Land Office, Copied Survey Books, 1681-1912, RG17, series #17.1 14, book C-59:57-58 (image online at phmc.state.pa.us). The difference in acreage was a result of the redrawing of the eastern border of the land. In 1757 that 2011 German Origins of George Felty of Lebanon County 103 George Fouty was assessed in Bethel Township in 1771 for 130 acres, one horse, and two head of cattle. The name is recorded as George Felty in later tax rolls. In 1772 George was assessed for 150 acres, two horses, and four head of cattle. He is found in published tax rolls of Bethel Town¬ ship through 1782.10 George Felty was enumerated, possibly twice, in the 1790 census of Dauphin County, with two males and one female.1 1 ORIGINS Blankenloch, Baden. Lutheran registers show that Hans Jerg Veltin and Catharina, widow of Maximilian Herter [s/c], were married 2 April 1737, the year before his arrival in Philadelphia; Catharina Seeger and Maximil¬ ian Hertel had been married in Blankenloch 21 March 1727.12 Blankenloch was also the home of Adam Ullrich, another Fox passen¬ ger who settled in the Swatara Valley. Adam married Juliana Seeger, the sister of Catharina Seeger, 7 September 1734,'ÿ making Adam a brotherin-law of George Felty. Adam Ulrich and wife were sponsors at the 19 March 1757 baptism of Juliana, daughter of George Veltey of Swatara. Although Hans Jerg Veltin is well established in Blankenloch, his birth is not recorded there. A review of the names of localities in Germany quickly highlighted Ofterdingen , which is, of course, suspiciously similar to Osterclingen named in secondary sources. Strong evidence was found that George was born in Ofterdingen, Wiirttemberg, about 75 miles to the south of Blankenloch. The Lutheran church records of Ofterdingen show that Hans Jerg Veltin, son of Johannes Veltin and Catharina Wagner, was born 14 June 1714, again suspiciously similar to the birth date of 24 June 1714 proposed by Berge and others. Establishing the link to Ofterdingen is not based solely on a compari¬ son with questionable secondary sources. Three additional pieces of evi¬ dence establish a link to Ofterdingen. Johannes and Catharina Veltin, the line abutted the lands of Adam Bright, but by 17H7 it abutted “George Felty’s other Land.’’ 10 “Returns and Assessments, County of Lancaster, 1771-1782,” Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd series, 17:156, 237, 386, 680, 838. 11 George Felty households, 1790 U.S. Census, Dauphin County, pages 193 and 210 (NARA M637, roll 8). It is possible that one or both of these enumerations is for the son of the name, but Henry Miller. Peter Soiler, and Bastin Waggoner appear within a few names on both pages, suggesting duplication (although their counts do not match exactly). 12 Vital events cited in Genealogical Summary. *3 Brigitte Burkett, Emigrants from Baden and Wiirttemberg (Camden, Me.: Picton Press, 1996), 290-91. Juliana Seeger was baptized in Blankenloch 19 November 1710, Catherine 23 October 1705, both daughters of Hans Martin Seeger and his wife Maria Barbara. Adam Lllrich, son of Hans Jerg Ulrich and wife Anna Catharina Nagel, was bap¬ tized in Blankenloch 22 February 1717. When Hans Jerg Ulrich died in 1731, his widow married Martin Seeger. Hence, Adam Ulrich married his stepsister. (Evangelische Kirche Blankenloch, Baden, Kirchenbuch [FHL *1,272,867)). 104 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 47 parents of Hans Jerg, had three children born in Ofterdingen, after which they disappear from the parish church book. However, they emerge in Blankenloch in 1728 when their last known child, Anna Catharina, was baptized 18 May 1728. Johannes' occupations in Ofterdingen and Blank¬ enloch are identical. He was a nonnenmacher (animal castrator) in the records of both parishes. This occupation is identical to Hans Jerg Veltin’s occupation of nonnenschneider recorded on his marriage record. Finally, Johannes and Catharina Veltin had a son Sebastian, born in Ofterdingen 12 February 1719, an excellent match for the 20-year-old Bastian Felte who arrived in Philadelphia on the Fox with Hans Jerg Veltin in 173B. VELTIN FAMILY OF OFTERDINGEN, WURTTEMBERG 1. HANS JERG11 VELTIN ( Hans1 ), the son of Hans' Veltin of Pfeffingen, Wiirttemberg,14 was born say 1656 (estimating marriage at 25). He is called a nonnenmacher (animal castrator) on the baptismal records of his chil¬ dren. Hans Jerg died 23 August 1714 in Cannstatt, Wurttemberg, and was buried there the same day. The following entry (translated from the Ger¬ man) is recorded in the Ofterdingen Lutheran burial register: Hans Jerg Veltin, nonnenmacher, died 23 August 1714 and was buried in Cannstatt. While returning from Knittlingen, where he was visiting a daugh¬ ter, he came down with a high fever. He made it to the town of Cannstatt [now part of the city of Stuttgart]; here he was directed to the poor house. He died and was buried there. The deacon of Cannstatt sent a notification to Ofterdingen dated 22 October 1714. The Cannstatt Lutheran burial register confirms that Hans Jerg Veltin died in the poor house 23 August 1714. Hans Jerg married first 11 July 1681 in Ofterdingen, Wiirttemberg, APOLLONIA SCHMID, daughter of Basti Schmid and his wife Margretha Hof (see Schmid Family, below).16 She was baptized 27 August 1656 in Ofter¬ dingen and died there 13 August 1704. Hans married second 16 February 1705 in Ofterdingen BARBARA HILLFITTER, widow of Bernard Schelling. Barbara was born 1 1 October 1646 in Mossingen, Wurttemberg, a nearby town, daughter of Hans Hillfitter and wife Margareta.17 She died 17 Sep¬ tember 1723 in Ofterdingen and was buried there the following day. 14 The father of Hans Jerg Veltin is identified on his marriage record as Hans Veltin of Pfeffingen, a town about 15 miles from Ofterdingen. The Lutheran registers of Pfeffingen begin in 1656. No baptismal entry was found in the register for Hans Jerg Veltin or any Veltin in the early years of the register. 16 Evangelische Kirche Cannstatt (Stuttgart), Kirchenbuch (FHL *1,055,935). 16 All references to Ofterdingen Lutheran records in this article were found in Evan¬ gelische Ofterdingen, Wiirttemberg, Kirchenbuch (FHL *1,457,480 [births/baptisms); *1,457,481 [marriages]; #1,457,482 [deaths]). 1_ These details are in her Ofterdingen marriage record. 2011 German Origins of George Felty of Lebanon County 105 Children of HansJerg" and Apollonia (Schmid) Veltin:18 i. SEBASTIAN VELTIN, baptized 1 June 1683 in Ofterdingen; died there 12 July 1683. ii. JERG VELTIN, baptized 22 May 1684 in Ofterdingen; died there 30 January 1683. 2 iii. MARGRETHA VELTIN, baptized 21 July 1683 in Ofterdingen; married 14 Feb¬ ruary 1710 in Knittlingen, Wurttemberg, HANSJERG SCHMID. 19 iv. SEBASTIAN VELTIN, baptized 19 February 1688 in Ofterdingen. v. (stillborn child) VELTIN, born 6 April 1694 in Ofterdingen. vi. JOHANNES' VELTIN, baptized 3 June 1693 in Ofterdingen; married 31 Janu¬ ary 1713 in Ofterdingen CATHARINA WAGNER. 2. JOHANNES' VELTIN ( Hans Jerg ", Hans") was baptized 3 June 1695 in Ofterdingen, Wurttemberg. He married 31 January 1713 [tit the age of 17] in Ofterdingen CATHARINA WAGNER, a woman ten years his senior.20 She was baptized in Ofterdingen 16 July 1685, the daughter of Jerg Wag¬ ner and his wife Margretha Bihner. They remained in Ofterdingen until at least 1719 and are last recorded in the town of Blankenloch, Baden, about 75 miles north of Ofterdingen, where their child was baptized in 1728. Death records for Johannes and Catharina have not been found. Johannes was consistently identified as a nonnenmacher (animal castrator), an occupation he shared with his father and his son HansJerg. Children of Johannes'' and Catharina (Wagner) Veltin:21 i. HANSJERG1 VELTIN Qohn George Felty), born 24 June 1714 in Ofterdingen; 3 died before 11 June 1793 in [now] Bethel Township, Lebanon County; married first 2 April 1737 in Blankenloch CATHARINA SEEGER; married sec¬ ond 24 October 1749 at Hill Lutheran Church, Lebanon, [now] Lebanon County, ANNA MARY/MARIA MEYER. ii. JACOB VELTIN, born 9 June 1717 in Ofterdingen. iii. SEBASTLAN/BASTI1 VELTIN, born 12 February 1719 in Ofterdingen. He was a passenger on the snow Fox from Rotterdam to Philadelphia in 1738 with his brother HansJerg. iv. ANNA CATHARINA, baptized 18 May 1728 in Blankenloch; died there 14 October 1729.22 3. HANSJERG1 VELTIN (Johannes \ Hans Jerg", Hans"), known as George Felty or Velty and other variations in American records, was born in Ofterdingen, Wurttemberg, 24 June 1714. He died in [now] Bethel 18 The mother is identified in the baptisms as Apollonia. 10 Evangelische Kirche Knittlingen, Wurttemberg, Kirchenbuch (FHL # 1,184,973). 20 Despite Johannes' youth at the time of his marriage, his identity is not in question, as the marriage entry identifies his father as HansJerg Veltin, citizen of Ofterdingen. 21 The mother is identified in the baptisms as Catharina. 22 Evangelische Kirche Blankenloch, Baden, Kirchenbuch (FHL #1,272,867). 106 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 47 Township, Lebanon County, before 11 June 1793, when his estate was inventoried, valued at £99.19.03.2? Hanns Jorg Ve/tin, single man and nonnenschneider (animal castrator), married first 2 April 1737 in Blankenloch CATHARINA SEEGER, widow of Maximilian Herter [Hertel], Catharina Seeger and Maximilian Hertel had married there 21 March 1727.24 She was baptized in Blankenloch 23 October 1705, daughter of Hans Martin Seeger and his wife Maria Bar¬ bara. Maximilian Hertel was killed in war, according to the December 1734 posthumous baptismal record of his son Christian. Maximilian and Catharina were the parents of four children baptized in Blankenloch:215 Anna Maria, born 20 March; baptized 21 March 1727: died 18 April 1727 Martin, baptized 29 November 1729; died 27 April 1733 Heinrich, baptized 23 March 1732 Christian, baptized 26 December 1734 The emigration record for Georg Veltin and wife includes two chil¬ be their daughter Anna Catharina and one of Catharina’s sons, either Heinrich or Christian. Catharina apparently died in [now] Swatara Township, Lebanon County, soon after the 8 April 1749 birth of her son John Cunradt. George Velty married second 24 October 1749 at Hill Lutheran Church, Lebanon, [now] Lebanon County, ANNA MARY/MARIA MEYER of Bethel Township,26 whose parents are not known. She survived her husband and was last recorded on Christmas Day 1794 as A. Maria Velthin, widow, when she sponsored the baptism of her grandson, Job. Henrich, son of Uhrich and Elisabet Velte, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jonestown, [now] Lebanon County.27 dren, who would Children of Hans Jerg/George and Catharina (Seeger) (Hertel) Veltin/Felty:28 i. ANNA CATHARINA FELTY, baptized 25 November 1737 in Blankenloch as Anna Catharina Veltin;19 Anna Catharine Felten/Felty married 30 April 23 Estate file of George Felty, 1793, Dauphin County Orphans' Court, Harrisburg; copies received from the Clerk of the Orphans' Court. 2/‘ Evangelische Kirche Blankenloch, Baden, Kirchenbuch (FHL 1,272,867). * 2,5 Evangelische Kirche Blankenloch, Baden, Kirchenbuch (FHL *1,272,867). 26 F. Edward Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1995), 241 (Hill Lutheran), 345 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). 2' Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 263 (Zion Evangelical Lutheran, Jonestown). 28 Eight [of the thirteen] children of George Velty of Swatara, mother not named, are recorded family-group style: Johannes and John Cunradt [children by Catharina]; and all but Regina [children by Anna Maria] (Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 261, 328-29 [pastoral records of John Casper Stoever]). There are numerous interlocking sponsorships within the family, which are not presented here, except for children for whom baptismal or marriage records were not found. 19 Evangelische Kirche Blankenloch, Baden, Kirchenbuch (FHL *1,272,867). 201 1 German Origins of George Felty of Lebanon County 107 1761 at Hill Lutheran Church, Lebanon, [now] Lebanon County. Jon. FREDERICK KUEHBAUCH.™ ii. ANNA BARBARA FELTY, born say 1739:M Anna Barbara Felten/Felty of Bethel Township married 30 April 1761 at Hill Lutheran Church JOH. GEORGE MEYER of Lebanon. iii. MARIA ELISABETHA FELTY, born 4 September 1741 in [now] Swatara Town¬ ship, Lebanon County, baptized 4 October 1741 by Rev. John Casper Stoever. sponsors Valentine Kueffer and wife;-ÿ Maria Elizabetha Veit of Bethel Township married 18 August 1760 PHILIPP JACOB BORTNER of Bethel. iv. JOHN GEORGE FELTY, born 14 February 1742 [sic, probably 17431 in Swatara Township; died in 1800 and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County;ÿ5 John George Feltin of Bethel Township married 4 March 1768 CATARINA ELISABETHA BURCKHARDT of Bethel Township.36 v. JOHANNES FELTY, born 1 July 1746 in Swatara Township, baptized 17 August 1746 by Rev. John Casper Stoever, sponsors Valentine Kuefer and wife.17 vi. JOHN CUNRADT FELTY, born 8 April 1749 in Swatara Township, baptized 1 May 1749 by Rev. John Casper Stoever, sponsors Cunradt Goer and wife.-ÿ He is probably the Conrad Felty taxed in East Hanover Township, Lancas- 3l> Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 244 (Hill Lutheran). .31 Although no proof of Anna Barbara's birth and parentage has been found, she is almost certainly a daughter of George Felty. She married in the same church on the same day as George’s daughter Anna Catharina, entries adjacent. At least two of her children were sponsored by members of George Felty's family: Anna Barbara’s daugh¬ ter Maria Elisabetha Meyer was sponsored 14 October 1762 by Elisabetha and Philip Jacob Bortner; daughter Anna Maria Meyer was sponsored 18 January 1767 by George Felt)' and wife Anna Maria (Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 340 [pastoral records of John Casper Stoever]). 1,1 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 244 (Hill Lutheran), 350 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). 33 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 313 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). 3-i W'right. Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 249 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). Birth and death dates are on George’s gravestone at St. Jacob’s Church cemetery', Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County (Laura Shoener, “Tombstone Inscriptions Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania," part 1 [typescript; Genealogical Society' of Utah, 1935], 149). Berge [note 3] states John George was born in 1743, which is compatible with the date for the previous child. There is no absolute proof that he was the son of George Felty. However, besides having the same name as his suspected father, John George was living in Bethel Township when he married. George Felty Sr. was the only man of that surname assessed in Bethel Township between 1771 and 1782. 36 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County |note 26], 353 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). .37 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County (note 26], 328-29 (pastoral rec¬ ords of John Casper Stoever), 38 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 329 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). 108 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 47 ter County [now Lebanon County], in 1771 as a freeman [single man] with no land, horses, or cattle.-59 Children of Hans Jerg/George and Anna Maria (Meyer) Veltin/Felty:40 vii. MARIA BARBARA FELTY, born 15 June 1750 in Swatara Township, baptized 5 August 1750 by Rev. John Casper Stoever, sponsors Michael Boltz and wife;41 Maria Feltin of Bethel Township married 27 August 1771 JOHANNES BICKEI. of Bethel Township.42 viii. REGINA FELTY, born say 1752;45 Regina Felty/Felten/Feltin of Bethel Town¬ ship married 19 February 1771 at Hill Lutheran Church MARTIN UI.RICH of Lebanon.'*4 ix. JOHN HEINRICH FELTY, born in January 1755 in Swatara Township, baptized 22 February 1755 by Rev. John Casper Stoever, sponsors Ulrich Jeckel and wife;45 Henry Velde married 7 May 1779 at Trinity, Tulpehocken Town¬ ship, [now] Lebanon County, CATHARINE HUBER.46 x. JULIANA FELTY, born 28 February 1757 in Swatara Township, baptized 19 March 1757 by Rev. John Casper Stoever, sponsors Adam Ulrich and wife; *ÿ said to have married about 1778 SEBASTIAN WAGNER.48 xi. JOHN ULRICH FELTY, born 3 November 1759 in Swatara Township, baptized 23 December 1759 by Rev. John Casper Stoever, sponsors Ulrich Jeckel and wife;49 married by say 1787 ELIZABETH —7° Hansorigh [Hans Ulrich] Felty was enumerated in the 1790 census of Dauphin County with one male 16 or over [himself] and three females in his household.51 59 "Returns and Assessments, County of Lancaster, 1771-1782," Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd series, 17:160. 40 See note 28. 4 1 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 329 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). *2 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County |note 26], 354 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). i3 There is no proof that Regina is the daughter of George Felty, but it is highly likely given that she was residing in Bethel Township when she married in 1771. George Felty was the only Felty assessed in Bethel Township between 1771 and 1782. Berge [note 3] includes Regina in the family. n Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 246 (Hill Lutheran Church), 354 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). 45 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 261, 329 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). 46 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 1:113 (marriages of the Rev. William Hendel, Trinity Tulpehocken Church). •17 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County |note 26], 329 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). 48 This marriage is mentioned in Berge [note 3]. No proof has been found. 49 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 329 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). 50 First known child of Ulrich Velten and his wife Elizabeth was born 4 July 1788 and baptized 4 August 1788 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jonestown, Lebanon County (Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 259). 51 Hansorigh Felty household, 1790 U.S. Census, Dauphin County, page 169 (NARA M637. roll 8). 2011 German Origins of George Felty of Lebanon County 109 xii. SEBASTIAN FELTY, born September 1762 in Swatara Township, baptized 17 October 1762 by Rev. John Casper Stoever, sponsors Ulrich Jeckel and wife;52 married by say 1793 (child baptized in 1794) ELIZABETH—.5-5 xiii. ANNA BARBARA FELTY, born September 1766 in Swatara Township, baptized 26 October 1766 by Rev. John Casper Stoever, sponsors George Obermeyer and wife Anna Barbara;51 married by say 1788 (child baptized in 1789) HENRY JEGLY.55 SCHMID FAMILY OF OFTERDINGEN, WURTTEMBERG 1. HANS SCHMID was born by say 1555 (estimating marriage at 25). He died, probably in Ofterdingen, Wurttemberg, before 1 639.56 Hans mar¬ ried by say 1580 (child baptized in 1581) BARBARA—. Children of Hans and Barbara (— ) Schmid:5 i. ANNA SCHMID, baptized 9 July 1581 in Ofterdingen. ii. MICHEL SCHMID, baptized 6 February 1583 in Ofterdingen. 2 iii. BASTI SCHMID, baptized 20 September 1586 in Ofterdingen; died there 3 May 1658; married by say 1 613 APOLLONIA— . 2. BASTI SCHMID (Hans) was baptized 20 September 1 586 in Ofterdingen. He died there 3 May 1658. He married by say 1613 (child baptized in 1 6 1 4) APOLLONIA—. Children of Basti and Apollonia (— ) Schmid:58 i. ANNA SCHMID, baptized 26 May 1614 in Ofterdingen. ii. (unnamed child) SCHMID, baptized 31 July 1616 in Ofterdingen. iii. APOLLONIA SCHMID, baptized 4 January 1618 in Ofterdingen. iv. ELISABETHA SCHMID, baptized 12 December 1 6 18 in Ofterdingen. 52 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 329 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). 55 Sebastian and Elisabet Velthe had a daughter Elisabet born 1 2 September 1794 and baptized 25 December 1794 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jonestown, Leba¬ non County (Wright, Early Church Records of I.ebanon County [note 26], 263). Sebastian and Elisabeth Felty were sponsors for John, son of Henry and Anna Barbara Jegley, baptized on 13 April 1794 at Swatara Reformed Church of Jonestown (Wright, Early Church Records of I.ebanon County | note 26], 140). 55 Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 329 (pastoral records of John Casper Stoever). 55 This marriage is mentioned in Berge. No proof has been found, but the marriage is likely as Henry Jegly and his wife Anna Barbara had at least two children whose bap¬ tismal sponsors were brothers of Anna Barbara Felty: Elizabeth Jegly was baptized 26 April 1789 at Swatara Reformed Church, Jonestown, sponsors Ulrich and Elizabeth Felty; John was baptized there 13 April 1794, sponsors Sebastian and Elizabeth Felt}'; also, Henry and Barbara Jeckily were sponsors 26 December 1797 for George, son of Ulrich and Elizabeth I-eldy (Wright, Early Church Records of Lebanon County [note 26], 140, 142). 56 Ofterdingen death and marriage records before 1639 are not extant. 57 The mother is identified in the baptisms as Barbara. 58 The mother is identified in the baptisms as Apollonia. 1 10 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 47 v. BARBARA SCHMID, baptized 12 May 1622 in Ofterdingen; died young (see below). vi. BARBARA SCHMID, baptized 4 June 1625 in Ofterdingen. vii. URSULA SCHMID, baptized 7 April 1628 in Ofterdingen; married there 27 January 1651 JERG BURCKHART. 3 viii. BASTI SCHMID, baptized 3 March 1632 in Ofterdingen; died there 6 October 1709; married 22 February 1653 in Ofterdingen MARGRETHA HOF. 3- BASTI SCHMID {Basti, Mans) was baptized 3 March 1632 in Ofterdingen. He died there 6 October 1709. Basti married 22 February 1653 in Ofterdingen MARGRETHA HOF, who was born say 1631 (sister born in 1633), daughter of Jerg Hof, a local schoolmaster, and his wife Agnes.59 She died 23 April 1701 in Ofterdingen. Children of Basti and Margretha (Hof) Schmid:60 i. SEBASTIAN SCHMID (twin), baptized 5 September 1653 in Ofterdingen; died there 7 September 1653. ii. GEORG SCHMID (twin), baptized 5 September 1653 in Ofterdingen; died there 7 September 1653. iii. AGNES SCHMID, baptized 22 January 1655. iv. APOLLONIA SCHMID, baptized 27 August 1656 in Ofterdingen; died there 13 August 1704; married 11 July 1681 in Ofterdingen HANS JERG11 VELTIN (see Veltin Family, above). v. SEBASTIAN SCHMID, baptized 17 August 1658 in Ofterdingen. vi. GEORG SCHMID, baptized 24 April 1661 in Ofterdingen. vii. AGNES SCHMID, baptized 4 May 1664 in Ofterdingen. viii. (stillborn) SCHMID, born 24 October 1666 in Ofterdingen. 59 The name of Margretha Hofs father and his occupation are in her marriage entry. The only other reference to Jerg Hof in Ofterdingen Lutheran registers is when he and wife Agnes had a daughter Anna baptized 12 March 1633. It is most likely that Margre¬ tha was born elsewhere prior to the birth of Anna. 60 The mother is identified in the baptisms as Margretha.