Family:Johann Beckenbach and Anna Schmitt (1)

Genealogy Report for Johann Adam Beckenbach and Anna Maria Schmitt:

Descendants of Johann Adam Beckenbach

Generation No. 1

1. JOHANN ADAM2 BECKENBACH (JOHANNES1) was born 28 Dec 1682 in Eiterbach, Heidelberg, Baden Germany1, and died 03 Jul 1747 in Germany2,3. He married ANNA MARIA SCHMITT 28 Jul 1716 in Leutershausen, Germany3, daughter of CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT. She was born 13 Aug 1693 in Wunschmichelbach, Hesse, Germany4, and died Bef. 21 Jan 1778 in Frederick County, Maryland5.

Children of JOHANN BECKENBACH and ANNA SCHMITT are:

• i. JOHANN ADAM3 BECKENBACH, b. 1717, Eiterbach, Germany6; d. Bef. 20 Jan 1778, died unmarried in Germany6.
• ii. EVA MARIA BECKENBACH, b. Abt. 1718, Eiterbach, Germany6,7; m. JOHANN LEONARD EBERLE, 08 Feb 1740/41, Eiterbach, Germany7; b. WFT Est. 1710-1721.
• iii. JOHANN CASPAR BECKENBACH, b. 10 Jul 1722, Eiterbach, Germany8,9; d. 18 Jan 1790, Frederick County, Maryland9; m. SUSANNA SINN, Abt. 1752, Frederick County, Maryland9; b. 02 May 1735, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania9,10.
• iv. GEORGE ADAM BECKENBACH, b. Abt. 1724, Eiterbach, Germany11; d. Frederick County, Maryland12; m. ANNA BARBARA ???, Bef. 175612.
• v. JOHANN GEORG BECKENBACH, b. Abt. 1726, Eiterbach, Germany13; d. Bef. 178514; m. CATHERINE HUCKLEBERRY; b. WFT Est. 1730-1755.
• vi. GEORGE LEONHARDT BECKENBACH, b. Abt. 1730, Eiterbach, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany15; d. Abt. 1799, Middletown Valley, Frederick County, Maryland16; m. ANNA MARIA HAVERLY, Mar 1755, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland17; b. Bef. 1731.
• vii. ANNA BARBARA BECKENBACH, b. 17 Nov 1731, Eiterbach, Germany18; d. Aft. Aug 1814, Breckenridge County, Kentucky19; m. GEORGE MICHAEL BRUNNER, Abt. 1752, Frederick County, Maryland19; b. WFT Est. 1725-1734.
• viii. JOHANN PETER BECKENBACH, b. 23 May 1735, Eiterbach, Germany20; d. 1786, Greene County, Pennsylvania21; m. ANNA BARBARA HENRY/BUCHMER, WFT Est. 1753-1757, Frederick County, Maryland21.

Notes for ANNA BARBARA HENRY/BUCHMER: GRA Records Lookup: Anna Barbara Henry or Buchner

• ix. GEORGE PETER BECKENBACH, b. 12 Oct 1738, Eiterbach, Germany22; d. 1785, Menallen Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania23; m. CATHERINE TULLIS, 1765, Shepherdstown, West Virginia23; b. Bet. 1748 - 1749, New Jersey23.
• x. ANNA ELIZABETH BECKENBACH, b. 09 Apr 1742, Eiterbach, Germany24; d. 28 May 1742, Eiterbach, Germany24.
• xi. ANNA MARIA BECKENBACH, b. Bet. 1743 - 1747, Eiterbach, Germany25,26; d. Nov 1822, Frederick County, Maryland; Stepchild; m. ANDREW R. LOWE, 19 Jul 1778, Reformed Church, Frederick County, Maryland27; b. Abt. 1760, Maryland28,29; d. 29 Mar 1838, Bledsoe County, Tennessee30,31.

Notes for ANNA MARIA BECKENBACH: From "Peckinpaughs, Pickenpaughs, Beckenbaughs, Peckinpahs and Peckenpaughs, Descendants of Johann Adam and Anna Maria Beckenbach", by Edwin T. & Altha Peckenpaugh Brace, Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD, 1984, pg. 11:

Mary Beckenbach, born between 1743 and 1747, may be the Anna Maria mentioned in Reformed Church records, but most of these definetely refer to her mother. We do not know her baptismal name, but the 1778 deed records name her as Mary Beckenbach, spinster. However, on the back of a deed to her, was a note, "Examined and returned to Mr. Andrew Lowe, 14th April 1779", so we may be sure she is the Mary Beckenbach who according to the marriage records of the Reformed Church of Frederick County, Maryland, married Andrew Lowe 19 July 1778. And we have her will, dated 4 Nov 1822, and probated 19 Nov. 1822, leaving her entire estate to her daughter, Catherine Houck, wife of Jacob Houck of Rockingham County, Virginia. The income was to be paid to Catherine during her life, and at her death the money was to be divided so that Cyrus Houck would get 2 parts, and each of the other grandchildren 1 part of the equal parts into which the money was to be divided. Should Cyrus not survive his mother, the other grandchildren, the children of Catherine Houck, would all receive equal shares. The executors were Jacob Houck of Rockingham County, Virginia, and George Houck of Frederick County, Maryland. Witnesses were George Rice, Charles Keller and Ezra Houck".

• xii. MARIA CATHERINE BECKENBACH, b. Bet. 1743 - 1747, Heidelburg, Germany32; d. 19 Nov 1822, Fredericktown, Maryland; m. GEORGE BRENGLE, Bef. 1770; b. Bef. 1753; d. , possibly Kentucky33.

Notes for MARIA CATHERINE BECKENBACH: From Genforum.com post:

Re: Beckenbach descendants website Posted by: Susan Bottom Date: July 14, 2001 at 11:35:46 In Reply to: Re: Beckenbach descendants website by Barb Hammond of 40

Information from the book "Peckinpaughs, Pickenpaughs, Beckenbaughs, Peckinpahs, and Peckenpaughs - Descendants of Johann Adam & Anna Maria Beckenbach" by Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh Brace, Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1984, gives the following information on Catherine:

"Catherine, born between 1743 and 1747, may be the Maria Catharina, a Reformed Communicant in 1758. However, in the legal records that positivley identify her as the daughter of the widow, Anna Maria Beckenbach, she is named only, Catherine, the wife of George Brengle. Reformed Church records show Anna Maria Beckenbach as the sponsor for Anna Maria Brenckle, born 24 Dec 1770, the daughter of George Brenckel (Brengle) and Catharina. MD Hist. Mag., Vol 7, p. 91, may be referring to the George Brengle who married Catherine Beckenbach. This George Brengle family went to Kentucky in 1783. The only records positively referring to the George Brengle who married Catherine Beckenbach are the deed records, and the record of the birth of their daughter, Anna Maria in 1770. The 1778 deeds refer to George Brengle, weaver."

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Endnotes

1. Family Tree Maker site - Descendents of Johannes Beckenbach, site of Cheryl Ann Harnack, P.O. Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, (503) 738-7469. 2. Pickenpaugh, David, e-mail: pickenpaugh@bigfoot.com. 3. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 7. 4. Pickenpaugh, David, e-mail: pickenpaugh@bigfoot.com. 5. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 7. 6. Family Tree Maker site - Descendents of Johannes Beckenbach, site of Cheryl Ann Harnack, P.O. Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, (503) 738-7469. 7. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 15. 8. Family Tree Maker site - Descendents of Johannes Beckenbach, site of Cheryl Ann Harnack, P.O. Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, (503) 738-7469. 9. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 20. 10. Tracey, Grace L. and Dern, John P., Pioneers of Old Monocacy, The Early Settlement of Frederick County, Maryland, 1721-1743, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987), pg. 268. 11. Family Tree Maker site - Descendents of Johannes Beckenbach, site of Cheryl Ann Harnack, P.O. Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, (503) 738-7469. 12. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 31. 13. Family Tree Maker site - Descendents of Johannes Beckenbach, site of Cheryl Ann Harnack, P.O. Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, (503) 738-7469. 14. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 40. 15. Family Tree Maker site of Cheryl Ann Harnack, P.O. Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, (503) 738-7469, e-mail: prodesgn@aone.com. 16. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 55. 17. Family Tree Maker site of Cheryl Ann Harnack, P.O. Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, (503) 738-7469, e-mail: prodesgn@aone.com. 18. Family Tree Maker site - Descendents of Johannes Beckenbach, site of Cheryl Ann Harnack, P.O. Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, (503) 738-7469. 19. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 89. 20. Family Tree Maker site - Descendents of Johannes Beckenbach, site of Cheryl Ann Harnack, P.O. Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, (503) 738-7469. 21. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 95. 22. Family Tree Maker site - Descendents of Johannes Beckenbach, site of Cheryl Ann Harnack, P.O. Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, (503) 738-7469, e-mail address for Cheryl Ann Harnack: prodesgn@aone.com. 23. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 195. 24. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 7. 25. Pickenpaugh, David, e-mail: pickenpaugh@bigfoot.com. 26. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 11. 27. Radcliff, P.V., e-mail: PVRadcliff@aol.com. 28. Crossville Chronicle, Crossville, Tennessee, article written by Capt. James Lowe (grandson of Andrew R. Lowe) in the Crossville Chronicle stated that Andrew R. Lowe, Greenberry Wilson and Reuben L. Brown were the first settlers in the area, and all three started our from Westmoreland County, Maryland. 29. Jackson, Ann Lowe - 2709 State Street, Columbus, Indiana, (letter of October 7. 1998), "On John E.H. Lowe's marriage , he listed Andrew Lowe as being his father, and Nancy Lowe listed Maryland as the place of her father's birth, therefore claiming Andrew as her father." This is apparently because of Amy Lowes estrangement to her second husband, David Norris. The children of Amy's second husband, David Norris, later used "Lowe" as their surname, even though Andrew R. Lowe was clearly not their father, since he had died before their birth in 1838. 30. Bledsoe County, Tennessee - Circuit Court Minute Book, 1834-1841. 31. Tilman, Chuck - e-mail: ctilman@ott.net. 32. Family Tree Maker site - Descendents of Johannes Beckenbach, site of Cheryl Ann Harnack, P.O. Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, (503) 738-7469. 33. Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh, Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984), pg. 11.

1. ↑ Brace, Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh. Peckenpaugh, Pickenpaugh, Beckenbaugh Genealogy. (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD 1984)
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