Eckenrode Family




1  JOHANN WILHELM ECKROTH

	The immigrant ancestors of the family whose descendants are 
recorded in the following pages were JOHN ECKROTH, or ECKENROTH, as 
he became known, and his wife ANNA MARGARET.

	Although his birthday is unknown, I believe it was close to 
ANNA MARGARET'S which is 1 Aug 1709, both born in Germany.  He died
28 Apr 1757 in Lynn Twp., Northampton, PA.  She died 6 Sep 1790 in 
Berwick Twp., York, PA and is buries at the Old Catholic Cem., 
Conewago Twp, Adams, PA.

	The earliest American records found mentioning them are dated 
17 Apr 1744 when they acted as sponsors at the Roman Catholic Baptism 
of Margaret Kuhn in John Kuhn's house at Ceder Creek, at that time 
part of Philadelphia Co., PA.  Three months later, on 25 Jul 1744, 
their daughter, MARGARET ECKENROTH, was baptized "in the priest 
house" at Ceder Creek.  To years later, on 17 Nov 1746, CATHERINA, 
their daughter, CATHARINE,  was baptized "in her parents' house."

	In an effort to determine the date of arrival in America, the 
immigration lists for the period prior to April, 1744 were reviewed. 
l Keeping in mind the uncertainties of spelling and transcription, 
only two possibilities have been found:

		1.  On 05 Sep 1743 JOHANNES ICKROTH and HENRICH 
ECKENROTH arrived in the Snow Charlotta, John Mason, Master, from 
Rotterdam, last from Cowes.  Both took the oath of allegiance to the 
government at the Courthouse in Philadelphia, PA.

		2.  Fifteen days later, on 19 Sep 1743, JOHANN WILHELM 
ECKROTH, age 18, arrived in the ship Lydia, James Abercrombie, Master, 
from Rotterdam.  He took the oath of allegiance in Philadelphia the 
next day, 20 Sep 1743.

	The second possibility seems unlikely because of his age: 18.  
Whether he is related to our line has not been determined, nor do we 
know what happened to him after his arrival.

	In addition, in 1927, two sixth-generation descendants 
expressed what appears to have been a family legend: that JOHANN 
WILHELM ECKROTH arrived with one brother and five sisters from 
Germany.  Such a family legend tends to support the possibility that 
JOHANNES ICKROTH and HENRICH ECKENROTH, arriving on the Charlotta, 
were brothers and the ancestors we are seeking.  Nothing has been 
found on the five sister.

	HENRICH ECKENROTH settled almost immediately in Lancaster Co., 
PA where on 26 Feb 1749 he married SUSANNA STREISSEN.  His name 
appeared in the Donegal Township, Lancaster County Tax Lists for 1757.

	A number of HENRICH'S childrens' given names were also the 
given names of JOHANN'S children.  He was instrumental in 
establishing Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Congregation in 
Elizabethtown, having built about 1752 the little log chapel on his 
own farm about two miles east of Elizabethtown.

	HENRICH is believed to have died in 1806.

	In summary, the immigration lists are inconclusive, but full 
of interesting possibilities.  Although we cannot say absolutely that 
JOHANN and his wife arrived on 05 Sep 1743, we know they were a 
sufficient period before April-July, 1744 to establish a home and have 
a child among their friends in northwest Philadelphia Co., PA.

	The location in Philadelphia County where JOHANN and his wife 
settled and lived immediately after their arrival and until 1752 is 
not known.  In 1752, the counties of Berks and Northampton were formed 
from parts of Bucks and Philadelphia counties.  On 1 Nov 1752, JOHANN 
placed the following ad in Christopher Sower's newspaper which was 
published in Germantown from 1743 to 1762:

    "JOHANNES ECKROTH, Allemangel,Berks County, in the Blue Mountains."

	Four years later on 22 Nov 1756, he was living in Linn 
Township, Northampton County.  A report prepared by Conrad Weiser, 
after a conference with Chief Teedyuscung and the Minisink indians at 
Easton, PA from the 8th to the 17th of November, relates that on the 
22nd Weiser set out to inspect Fort Franklin, located over the Blue 
Mountain north of Albany Township, Berks Co., and Linn Township, 
Northampton Co.  On the 24th, Weiser reported the following by letter 
to Governor Denny:

	"I took my leave of (the indians) and they of me very 
canditly.  Capt. Arnd sent an escort with me of 20 men to Fort 
Franklin where we arrived at three o'clock in the afternoon (of the 
22nd) it being about 14 miles distant from Fort Allen (located at 
Gnaddenhutten).

	"I saw that the fort was not tenable, and the house not 
finished for the soldiers and that it could not be of any service to 
the inhabitant part (of the country (there being a great mountain 
(Blue Mountain) between them.

	"I ordered Lt. (Andreas) Engle (Commander of Fort Franklin, 
previously a member of Capt.Busse's Co. at Fort Henry) to evacuate 
(Fort Franklin) and come to the south side of the hills (Blue 
Mountain) himself with 19 men at John Eberts, Esq. (Fort Everett) 
and the rest being 16 men more at John Eckenroad's both places being 
about 3 miles distant from each other and both in the township of 
Linn, Northampton (now Lehigh) County.

Extensive additional information can be found in the 2-vol. work, the 
ECKROTH-ECKENROTH-ECKENRODE FAMILY by William E. Kirkpatrick, 
published in 1988.  Information about copies may be obtained by 
E-mailing us at Dewald@PrenticeNet.com

Children listed therein at pg. 13:

	1.  Henry Eckroth.
	2.  Peter Eckroth.  (#12)
	3.  George Eckroth.
	4.  Mary Elizabeth Eckroth.
	5.  Chrispopher Eckroth.
	6.  Anna Margaret Eckroth.
	7.  Catherine Eckroth.
	8.  Mary Elizabeth Eckroth.

12  PETER ECKROTH  (Johann-1)  Peter was born in Germany and 
died in March, 1767 in Lynn Twp., Northampton, PA.  He married 
Elizabeth Margaret whose date and place of birth is not yet known.  
They were marriedabout 1763 in Northampton Co., PA.  Children listed 
in the Eckenrode book at page 145:

	1.  Christian Eckenroth.
	2.  Henry Eckenroth.  (#122)
	3.  Adam Eckenroth.
	4.  Eva Mary/Magdalena Eckenroth.

122  HENRY ECKENRODE  (Johann-1, Peter-12)  He was born c. 
1765 in Germany and died in June, 1817.  He married 
Mary Elizabeth Schimpfessel who was born 22 Sep 1766 in 
Bucks, PA.  She died c. 1792.

More information about the children and descendants of Henry and Mary 
can be found in the Eckenrode book at pg. 174 et seq., and 
on the Schimpfessel Family page shown at the index on the 
Home Page

Additional information about the Eckenrode family may also be found 
in Mary M. Scott's genealogy internet site at 
www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/mscott13/web.htm




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