Schlott, Johannes Adam
Birth about 1729 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Death 1789-03-20 Reamstown, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, United States of America
Children
Schlott, Margaret
Schlott, Johannes
Schlott, Fredrick
Schlott, Susanna Catherine
Schlott, Henry
A Johannes Schlott arrived in Philadelphia on the ship Priscilla (Capt. William Wilson) from Rotterdam, Netherlands, according to immigration records. He signed the Oath on September 12, 1750. The family legends as set down by great grandson Joseph Uhrich identify this man as our ancestor.
No documentation of his birthplace. The Uhrich memoirs say that he came from Hesse Darmstadt or "Palatina" and suggests that he possibly served as a bond servant upon arrival in Philadelphia to work off his passage.
When Johannes came to Reamstown is not known; no clear reference to him between 1750 and 1761 has yet been found.
His property included a small house in Reamstown and 7 acres of land about a half-mile from Reamstown in Cocalico twp. He owned lot 28, Reamstown, on October 16, 1761 -- land records cited in the "Reamstown 1760 - 1960 Bicentennial" book. His occupation, according to his will, was joiner or cabinetmaker.
Johannes' wife was named Catherine or Catherina. We have no information about Catherine. A marriage of John Schotter and Catherine on 13 Dec 1757 in Cocalico twp is reported in Rev. Waldschmidt's marriages -- Berks co. Church records. Whether this is Johannes is unknown.
According to Muddy Creek church parish records, Johannes and Catherine were sponsors in the baptism of Andreas Riehms (Reams?) and in the baptism of Johannes Reams on 3 March 1765. They also were sponsors in the baptism of Susanna Kilian or Kiljan on 3 August 1783. Johannes was made deacon of the Muddy Creek church in 1770.
Johannes' will is dated 1 Oct 1785, proved 20 March 1789. Will book X Vol. 2, p 24. The original is handwritten in German script, gives the spelling as Schlott, and is signed by him as Johannes Schlott. The translation, presumably filed at probate, gives the name as John Shlott, and in one place as John Shott. The witnesses were Adam Musser and Henry Ream, and the executors were Adam Gill or Groll and John Miller.
Wife Catharine was not mentioned in the will at all, suggesting she had died between August 1783 and 1 Oct 1785, when the will was made.
Daughter Margaret -- Margreta in Johannes' will, is the eldest child. He left her a right to use the Reamstown house for life or until married.
Johannes (jr.) is identified in the will as the eldest son. The will limited Johannes' share as eldest son to one English shilling, and passed the customary child's portion directly to the children of Johannes (jr.), cutting him entirely out of his inheritance. The will refers to other children of the senior Johannes but does not name them.
The final accounting of the estate filed in 1790 lists the children of the elder Johannes as John, Margaret, Frederick, Susanna (wife of George Hinekle) and Henry. Frederick was appointed guardian of Henry, a minor older than 14. Henry was thus the youngest child; his birthday was between 1771 and 1776. Johannes (jr.) had two or more children by 1785; the final accounting -- Misc Book 1788-1791, pp 239-240, filed in 1790 -- pays the shilling to him, and a full share to the "children of son John".
The confirmation of Johannes, Margaret and Fredrick, and Susannah's birth and baptism as daughter of Johannes and Catherine are reported in Muddy Creek church records.
Information about Henry is very sketchy. Joseph Uhrich reports that Johannes had 3 boys and 2 girls, and referred to "grandfather's brother Henry" as having died in Reamstown.
Early muster rolls of the Lancaster militia, 8th company under Captain Smuller, and then the 3rd Battalion from Reamstown, serving under Captain Andrew Ream, from 1779 through 1782 list Johannes Sr. and his son Johannes Jr. under a variety of spellings, from Sloth to Shit. Johannes served in the ranks of the 7th and 8th classes, while Johannes Jr. served in the 4th class. Both appear in a 1782 list of those between the ages of 18 and 53; if accurate, then Johannes Sr. birth date was not earlier than 1729.
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