New Records: Georg Lenhar(d)t Krumrein of Germany, NewJersey, and Maryland

New Records: Georg Lenhar(d)t Krumrein of Germany, New Jersey, and Maryland Dolores Crumrine Rutherford* w HEN THIS AUTHOR'S ARTICLE “Georg Krumrein of Baltimore County, Maryland” appeared in the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine in 1990, proof was still missing as to whether or not our ances* tor Georg Krumrein of Baltimore/ Carroll County, Maryland, was the Georg Lenhart Krumrein who came to America in 1748.1 Because ad¬ ditional proof was needed, Georg's ancestry was not included in that article. Newly acquired details about the Krumrein family provide the needed documentation and change some of the information contained in the original article. Many years of searching for Georg Krumrein in the available records of every German congregation in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina from 1748 to 1770 had failed to produce positive results. Churches in New Jersey, however, had been overlooked as a possible source. The year 1993 signaled two extremely important new discoveries *Editor's Note: Dolores Crumrine Rutherford, of Carmichael, California, is a gene* alogist with more than thirty-five years’ experience. Her articles have been published in the Carrolltonian, magazine of the Carroll County, Md.t Historical Society, and the Central Virginia Genealogical Association’s publication, Central Virginia Heritage. Mrs. Rutherford, on behalf of all Georg Lenhart Krumrein ’s descendants, acknow¬ ledges with gratitude the contributions of Nancy Knight and Eunice Konold of San Diego, California, and Florajensen of Corning, California. Dolores C. Rutherford, “George Krumrein of Baltimore County. Maryland,” Pennsyl¬ vania Genealogical Magazine 37, no. 4 (1990):316-24. 373 374 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine in NewJersey church records for researchers of the family of this Georg Krumrein. The first discovery was made by Nancy Knight, not herself a KRUM¬ REIN descendant, but aware of our search for Georg. While searching for her own German ancestors in the records of the Friesburg Em¬ manuel Lutheran Church of Cohansey, Salem County, New Jersey, she came across Georg Krumrine’s name and informed her friend Eunice Konold, a longtime KRUMREIN family researcher. Mrs. Konold, in turn, forwaded the information to the author. The Friesburg Emmanuel Lutheran Church records contain the fol¬ lowing notations: “Names of some Immigrants, Time of arrival at Phila. Pa. 8c name of Ship, which they came in to America from Germany 8c settled in old Greenwich Township & attended Friesburg Church.” “Crumrine [Krumrein] Geo Lenhart, Sept. 5, 1748, s Edin- burgh> c James Russel.”2 The record quoted above, along with the following church records, prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that this person was “our” Georg Lenhart Krumrein. Georg’s name appears as “Gerg Lenhart Krumrein” in the list of passengers on the ship Edinburgh who took the “Oath of Allegiance” to England on 5 September 1748 in Philadelphia, Pennsyl¬ vania. Gerg/ Georg signed his own name to this document, showing that he could write.3 The new data provides a solution to the mystery of “our” Georg KRUMREIN’s whereabouts prior to 1766, when he purchased land in Baltimore/now Carroll County, Maryland. He was in New Jersey! The second important 1993 breakthrough must be credited to Flora Jensen of Coming, California, who, while searching for her Wallen fa mily ancestors in records of the Swedish Lutheran churches at Raccoon 2 “Records of the Friesburg Emmanual Lutheran Church"; typewritten transcription; available from the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; microfilm no. 441433; hereafter cited as “Friesburg Emmanual Lutheran.” 5 Ralph Beaver Strassburger and William John Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 3 vols. (Birdsboro, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1934); reprinted (Camden; Maine, Picton Press, 1992), 1:371. New Records: Georg Lenhar( d )t Krumrein 375 and Penns Neck, also in Salem County, New Jersey, noticed the follow¬ ing record of Georg Krumrein and quickly passed on the information, From the marriage register of the Penns Neck Swedish Lu¬ theran Church: “Jan, 25 Banns. George Leonhard Krumrieen 8c Barbra Ridman,"4 These two important discoveries, together with information from the church records obtained from Germany by the late Boyd Crumrine of Washington, Pennsyvania, in 1910, prove the line of our Georg back to 1592 in what is now Germany,5 The Pastor of the church in Doettingen, which serves the nearby small town ofjungholzhausen in Wurttemberg, extracted the KRUMREIN family informadon from the old church re¬ cords for Mr. Crumrine, who then had them translated. Mr. Crumrine’s research findings, along with other research on families of that name in the United States, have been microfilmed by the Family History Li¬ brary and is now available to researchers,6 The Friesburg Emmanuel Lutheran Church Records records on the following pages are taken from a book published by the Gloucester County Historical Society.7 In every case, except possibly the first entry, 4 Records of the Swedish Lutheran Churches at Raccoon and Penns Neck, 1713-1786, compiled and translated by the Federal Writers* Project of the Works Progress Administration, State of New Jersey, 1938; reprinted 1982 by the Gloucester County Historical Society, Wood¬ bury, New Jersey, p. 284; hereafter cited as Swedish Lutheran. Note the variant spelling of the names as they appear in this church record. * These microfilmed church reords are available from the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, under the heading “Germany,Jagst County, Wurttenberg” and aspart of the records for the “Dottingen am Kocher Church.” The same minister served the church in the town ofjungholzhausen as well as Dottingen. The pertinent microfilms are: no. 1190489 for Christenings, 1561-1635; no. 1190490 for Christenings, 1632-1875; and also no. 1190490 for Marriages, 1564-1837. The “Georg Krumrein Genealogical Summary” based on these records can be found on pages 379-80. “Krumrein /Crumrine Family Records,” compiled by Dolores Crumrine Rutherford, with records shared by many family genealogists; FHL microfilm nos. 1597596 through 1597601. After filming, these original KRUMREIN/CRUMRINE records were donated to the York County Historical Society Library, York, Pennsylvania. 7 Records of Friesburg EmmanualLutheran Church, Friesburg, Salem County, NewJersey (1984), translated by The Reverend Herman G. L Drews; hereafter cited as Emmanuel Lutheran. The present article reproduces all references in this manuscript that name Georg Krumrein and his family. Instead of quoting verbatim, the author has arranged the items in consistent order surname, child’s name, birth date, baptismal date, son/ daughter of, — — sponsors with emphasis added to Krumrein family references. 376 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine the information attests to Georg Krumrein’s presence in Salem County, Newjersey. Krumrein Entries in the Records of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Friesburg, Newjersey KEY b. = bom bp. = baptized d.o. = daughter of s.o. = son of wf. s* wife RITMAN/RIDMAN, Anna Elizabeth; d.o. Johan Andreas Ridmann and his wf, Anna Barbara; b. 31 Oct. 1749; bp. 23 May 1750; sponsors: Adam Reis, Anna Nessin, single servant, & Mrs. Maria Elisabeth Grattinger.8 It appears from this record that the Barbra Ridman who married Georg Lenhart Krumrein was the widow of Johan Andreas Ridmann. John Andreas may have been related to the Andreas Rudman who was the Rector of the Gloria Dei or Wicaco Church in Philadelphia, Penn¬ sylvania, in the early 1700s. A revelation from an completely different source not only conclu¬ sively places Georg Krumrein in Newjersey, but also seems to confirm Barbara Krumrein’s prior marriage toJohan Andreas Ridman. The Rev¬ erend Henry Melchior Muhlenberg recorded the following entry in his journal under date of 27 May 1763: { “Visit from George Krumrein, of Deerfield in Jersey. He gave 7s. 6d. as a gratuity for the confirmation of his stepdaughter, Elisabeth Rittmann.”9 Emmanuel Lutheran, G. Tappert andJohn W, W. Doberstein, trans., TheJournals of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1993), 1:633. 10 The Julian calendar was being used in 1751, so “7bry” 1751 would be a September date of that year. The Gregorian calendar was adopted by the English the following year. 1 The child Barbara was evidently baptized immediately because she was sick at birth. Anna Maria and Michael Born are later to be found in the early Baltimore County, Md., records. 377 New Records: Georg Lenharf d)t Krumrein KRUMREIN, Barbara; d.o. Georg Leonhard Krumrein & Bar¬ bara his wf.; b. “5th 7bry”10 [5 September 1751]; bp. by Anna Maria wf. of Michael Bora in Emergency11 same day; sponsors: Zusana Grismeyerin, widow, and Christina, Philipp Sauter’s wife, both Catholics.12 KRUMREIN, “Barbara, Georg Leonhardt Krumrein’s hones dy procreated little daughter” died 13 Sep. 1751,13 GRATINGER, Maria Margaretha; d.o. Chrisdan Gratinger and Maria Louisa, his wf; b. 17 May 1752; bp. 17 June 1752; spon¬ sors: Georg Krumrein, Maria Louisa, wf. of Michel Dillshoeffer 8c Anna Margareth, wf. of Adam Reiss. KRUMREYN, Abraham; s.o.Juerg Krumreyn 8c Barbara his wf.; b. 4 Jan. 1753; bp. 1 July 1753; sponsors: Abraham Zimmermann, Christian Kradinger, and Mrs. Margretha Reis.15 KRADINGER, Georg Adam; s.o. Christian Kradinger and Elisa¬ beth his wf.; b. 13 Nov. 1754; bp, 4 May 1755; sponsors: Adam Reis, Jueg Krumrein Sc Barbara his wf.*6 ■ KRUMREIN, Johann Christian; s.o. Juerg Krumrein 8c Bar¬ bara, his wf.; b. 22Jan. 1755; bp.48ay 1755; sponwre:: Chrisdan Kradinger 8c Elisabeth his wf. NOLL, Johannes Georg; s.o. Johannes Noll 8c Maria his wf.; b. 28 Jan. 1756; bp. 20 June 1756; sponsors; Georg Krumrein Sc Barbara his wf.18 12 Emmanuel Lutheran, 2. is Emmanuel Lutheran, 94. This recorded death date of 1 3 September 1751 verifies that the child lived only eight days. 4 Emmanuel Lutheran, 2%, Since blood relatives were usually asked or chosen to be baptismal sponsors if such relatives lived in the area, perhaps Adam Reis and Anna Margareth, his wife, were related to Georg Kreumrein’s wife Barbara. Although one of Georg's distant cousins had immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1732 (sec Hans Michael Krumrein information in the Addenda on page 380) he did not live nearby; no other close relatives are known to have immigrated with him. 15 Emmanuel Lutheran, 3. 16 Emmanuel Lutheran, 4. 17 Emmanuel Lutheran, 4. 1R Emmanuel Lutheran, 4,/f. * -i A S78 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine NOLLE,Johan Henrich; s.o.Johannes Nolle 8c Anna Maria his wf; b. 2 Jan. 1758; bp. 2 Apr. 1758; sponsors: Georg Krumrein & Henrich, single,1** CONRATH, Henrich; s.o. Charlotta, widow of Henrich Conrath deceased; b. 26 July 1759; bp. 21 Aug. 1759; sponsors: Georg Krumrein 8c Barbara his wf.-° KRUMREIN, Catharina; d.o. Georg Krumrein & Barbara his wf.; b. 2Jan. 1762; sponsors; the parents.-* From the list of births registered at Raccoon Swedish Lutheran . Ch urch ; “George & Barbara Krumreins Susannah B. Aug: the 2nd. 1765."22 — In attempting to tie loose ends together, we should examine and perhaps speculate about the relationship among the Krumrein, Gratinger/Kradinger, and other bapdsmal sponsors. It is interesting to note that Christian and Maria Louisa Gratinger/Kratinger/Cratinger and George and Barbara Krumrein acted as sponsors for the baptisms of some of each other’s children. Notice, too, that George and Barbara named one of their sons Johann Christian. Could it be possible that either Christian or his wife Maria Louisa were related to Georg's wife Barbara? Second, consider the fact that a “Mrs. Maria Elisabeth Crattinger” was a sponsor for the baptism of Anna Elizabeth Ridmann, daughter of Johan Andreas and his wife Anna Barbara (see Friesburg church entry on page 376). This baptism took place in 1749 two years before the Krumrieen/Ridman marriage at the Penns Neck church (see church record on page 375). Again we must ask: Could it be possible that Chris¬ tian or his wife Maria Louisa were related to Georg’s wife Barbara? — 19 Emmanuel Lutheran, 5Vfc. The surname of “Henrich, single” is not given. Georg Krumrein did not have a brother or a son of that name, so Henrich may have been related to the parents of the child. 20 Emmanuel Lutheran, 7. 21 Emmanuel Lutheran, 9. No baptismal date was given; the record states that “this child was baptized in Cohensie.” 22 Swedish Lutheran, 309. New Records: Georg Lenkar(d)t Krumrein 379 Furthermore, it is noted that Krattinger/Grattinger families appear in the records of the Zion Lutheran Church in Manchester, Maryland, from 1764 onward. The town of Manchester is only a few miles from the land that Georg Krumrien purchased in 1766*23 Is all this Krumrein/ Gratinger evidence merely coincidental? At this point we do not know. Additional research will have to be done to determine any possible relationship between these two families. Georg Lenhar(d)t Krumrein Genealogical Summary Following is the line of descent of Georg Lenhart KRUMREIN, the 1748 immigrant, as abstracted by the Pastor of the Doettingen/Jungholzhausen Church in Doettingen, Wurttemberg, Germany, and trans¬ lated for Boyd Crumrine (deceased) of Washington, Pennsylvania in 1910. Thomas KRUMMREIN24; b. 1592 inJungholzhausen; d. 3 Feb. 1675; m. 1) Appollonia , 12 Feb. 1622. Thomas and Appollonia were parents of eight children, among whom was: Georg KRUMMREIN; b. 31 Mar. 1632; d. 10 May 1703; m. , 4 May 1658. Margarete died 1July 1709. Margarete Georg and Margarete had six children, among whom was: Georg KRUMMREIN, b. 30 Mar. 1667, d. 13 Apr. 175125; m. (b. 1671; d. 1744). George and Ann had eight Ann children, among whom was: Georg Philipp KRUMMREIN; b. 27 Aug. 1696; d. 13 May 1764; m, 1) Eva Barbara , 17 Aug. 1717. Eva Barbara died 18 Nov. 1726. Georg Philipp and Eva Barbara had three chil¬ dren, among whom was: 04 First Record Book for the Reformed and Lutheran Congregations at Manchester, Baltimore County, Maryland [now Carroll County] translated from the original German manuscript by C. T. Zahn, Westminster, Md., January, 1936. E. 8c R. Historical Society, Philip Schaff Library, Lancaster, Pa. 24 Note that the surname is spelled with a double “m” (Krummrein) in these German records. oe The author read this date as 19 Apr. 1751 in the original German transcript. 380 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Georg Leonhardt KRUMMREIN; b. 7 Sep. 1719 in Jungholzhausen Wurttemberg (Germany); d. Jul. 1789 in Baltimore/ now Carroll County, Maryland. He attended communion for the last time in Jungholzhausen in 1747 and emigrated to America in 1748, settling first in New Jersey and then Balti¬ more/ Carroll County, Maryland.-6 Addenda Two other men of the surname KRUM(M)REIN came to America in the eighteenth century from what is now Germany: Hans Michael KRUMREXN arrived on the Ship Pennsylvania Merchant on 11 Sep. 1732. Michael, as he was known, was also from Jungholz¬ hausen and was a distant cousin of Georg Lenhart KRUMREIN who came in 1748. Hans Michael KRUMREIN settled in the part of Philadel¬ phia County, Pennsylvania, that later fell into Berks County. He married Eva Barbara SCHWEINHARD, daughter of Georg Michael SCHWEIN¬ HARD, who came over on the same ship as Hans Michael KRUMREIN. The names of Hans Michael KRUMREIN and Georg Michael SCHWE¬ INHARD were next to each other in the ship's passenger lists. The names of the women passenger were rarely given in these lists, so Eva Barbara’s name was not shown. Descendants of Hans Michael and Eva Barbara (Schweinhard) Krumrein migrated from Berks County, Pennsylvania, to Centre County, Pennsylvania, and later into Ohio, where many of them still live today.27 4 Thomas KRUMREIN was in the town of York in York County, Penn¬ sylvania, 1747. His name has not been found on any of the Strassburger-Hinke ship’s passenger lists. Thomas may have arrived with Rev. Johann Heifrich Schaum, pastor of the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in York, Pennsylvania. Thomas and his wife, Maria Dorothea 26 Additional details can be found in the author’s original article, “George Krumrein of Baltimore County, Maryland," Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 37, no. 4 (1990): 31624. 27 Note reference to this Krumrein individual in note 14 on page 377, New Records: Georg Lenhar(d)t Krumrein 381 , were sponsors at the baptism of one of Rev. Schaum’s chil¬ dren, and the Krumreins were active members of that church. Thomas and Maria Dorothea KRUMREIN had three daughters and no sons. It is not known where Thomas was bom.28 Several other persons of the name KRUMREIN were found by this researcher as immigrants to this country in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but they will not be listed here. 28 — — Records for both these men Hans Michael Krumrein and Thomas Krumrein can be found in “Krumrein Family Records, ” comp, by Dolores Krumrein Rutherford, Family History Library microfilm nos. 1597596-1597601. Additional Krumrein immigrants who arrived more recently will also be found in these records.