Person:Johann Shultz (1)

Hans is a nickname or a shorthand form of Johann in German

Valentine Shultz:

The will of Valentine Shultz (abstract from sussexcountyhistory.org):

SHOULTS, Valentine of Greenwich. 424S - W. 12 Jul 1777; Filed 30 Nov 1786. Sons: Peter and Phillip. Daughters: Barbary, Elizabeth, Sarah and Eve. Executors: Son, Peter SHOULTS and Abraham KLINE. Witnesses: Jacob LUNGER, Abraham LUNGER and Frederick EVELAND.

Another abstract of the same will but with slightly different detail (from "Documents related to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol VI, 1781-1785 by Elmer T Hutchinson published 1939):

1771, July 12, Shults, Valentine, of Greenwich, Sussex Co., Yeoman: will of. Daughter, Lany Shoults, all real and personal estate during her life, and then to be sold, and given to the rest of my children, Peter, Phillip, Barbary, Elizabeth, Sarah and Eve Shults. Son, Peter, £9. Executors-son, Peter, and friend, Abraham Kline. Witnesses-Jacob Lunger, Abraham Lunger, Fredrick Eveland. Proved Nov 30, 1786. Lib 28, P. 457.

Notice that the first abstract does not include daughter Lany!

His son Peter's will (from sussexcountyhistory.org):

SHOULTS, Peter of Greenwich. 507S - W. 15 Dec 1790; Filed 15 Feb 1791. Sons: John, Henry, Peter, Philip and Jacob. Daughters: Elizabeth, Sarah, Lenea and Mary. Others:Peter s/o John; Jacob s/o Peter; Philip s/o Peter. Executors: John CLINE and William WEIR. Witnesses: Philip WILLER, Jacob WALLER and John Wm. POWERS.

another abstract of the same will (from "The Early Germans of New Jersey, Their History, Churches and Genealogies" by Theodore Frelinghuysen Chambers publication date unknown p494) : PETER SHOULTS [Schults, Schultz, &c], of Greenwich, Warren Co. His will, PETER SHOULTS [Schults, Schultz, &c], of Greenwich, Warren Co. His will, 15 Dec., 1790, prob. 15 Feb., 1791, names ch.: I. John H., inherit* 100 acres ; II. Henry, inherits 150 acres ; III. Peter, inherits 130 acres ; IV. Philip, inherits 300 acres ; V. Jacob, receives £150 ; VI. Elisabeth Shoults ; VII. Sarah Shoults ; VIII. Lenah Shoults ; IX. Mary Shoults.

Valentine was a member of the St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church or "Old Straw Church" in Greenwich. This Lutheran Church was erected by 1762. It was constructed of logs, about 30' by 40' with a thatched roof made of straw, hence the name. It was enlarged and rebuilt in 1790 with stone, but it was still referred to as the Old Straw Church. (citation: The Early Germans of New Jersey, Their History, Churches and Genealogies" by Theodore Frelinghuysen Chambers publication date unknown p625)

Records of the St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (Communion Records of St. James Lutheran ("Straw") Church Greenwich, Warren County, NJ 1770-1773 from the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey Volume VIII, 1932-33 as appears at http://www.raub-and-more.com/straw/strawcommunion1.html show that Valentin Schultz took communion on the following dates: 26 Oct 1771 29 May 1773 11 July 1774 2 Dec 1780

A list of names signed to the "articles of faith and order" in 1772 at the Old Straw Church includes Peter Schaultz. (citation: The Early Germans of New Jersey, Their History, Churches and Genealogies" by Theodore Frelinghuysen Chambers publication date unknown p626)

The Register zu den Evangelish-Lutherischen Kirchenbuchern Der Pfarri Thaleishweiler 1720-1798 FHL Film # 193184 mentions the birth of his daughter Anna Magdalena along with a note that the family moved to America. Nothing else is known about his life in Froeschen (which today is called Thaleishweiler-Froeschen in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Annette Kunselman Burgert. Eighteenth Century Emigrants from German-Speaking Lands to North America Vol II. (Name: Pennsylvania German Society; Location: Birdsboro, Pennsylvania; Date: 1985;)
   p.289-Information from the Thaleishweiler Lutheran Kirchenbuch (Church Book)--It is noted in the church book that the immigrant left for America, although no date is entered for this information.
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Dr Friedrich Krebs, edity by Milton Rubincam. Emigrants from the Palatinate to the American COlonies in the 18th Century. (Name: Pennsylvania German Society; Location: Norristown, Pennsylvania; Date: 1953;)
   P29 of Vol. 1.
3. ↑ James R Thomas. Lineage of Henrich thomas, Valentine Shultz, Jagli Baer, Jacob Miller. (Name: James R Thomas; Date: 6/2010;).