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View Tree for Phillip Joseph WeberPhillip Joseph Weber (b. 1687, d. Bef. 1726)

Phillip Joseph Weber (son of Johann Georg Weber and Anna Marid ??) was born 1687 in Gemmingen Baden , Germany, and died Bef. 1726 in Spotsylvania Va. (now Madison Co., Va.. He married Susanna Klaar on January 26, 1705/06 in Gemmingen Baden, Germany, daughter of Hans Klaar.

 Includes NotesNotes for Phillip Joseph Weber:
A church record in Gemmingen Parish register (in Baden) gives a lot of information about the second Colony. The pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church wrote in the death register (in translation): "12 July 1717, the following listed parents, together with their children, expect to move away from here. wanting to take ship to Pennsylvania, and there in the hardship of the wilderness better their piece of bread than they could here. Not just from here, however, but many people are leaving other villages as well. with the same intention."
With fairly Hight confidence, we can set The date of departure as July, a rather late date in the year. With the delays that were incurred in transit, this makes me believe that the group probably did not arrive until 31 Dec. 1717. The destination is Pennsylvania though the captain did get them to Virginia. Their reason for going was economic, not religion. The emigration was not just from this village but from nearby villages as well.
Interestingly, The pastor wrote all of this in the death register. This is indicative of the general attitude in Germany; leaving Germany was liken to unto death. The church leadership also failed to support the emigrants in the new world and they, the immigrants, were left to devise there own solutions. The pastor then proceeded to list six families with all household members who were going, including their ages. Four of the six families are known later in Virginia. The Fifth family is known to have arrived in Virginia but there is no further record of them. The sixth may have been able to get on a boat going to Pennsylvania.
The families are:
Matthaus Schmidt, wife and two children
Hans Michael Schmidt, wife, two children and two unknown in-laws
Hans Michael Klaar, wife, two children
Joseph Weber, wife, two children
Lorentz, wife, four children
Hans Michael Mihlekher, wife, two children, wife's sister
The Smiths (Schmidt) Clore(Klaar) and Weaver(Weber) families are members of the Second Colony. The Weaver family was a surprise as they had been thought to be later comers. The two Smith men were brothers (from the parish register). Also from the parish register, it was learned that the wife of Joseph Weber was the sister of Michael Klaar. This was the general pattern. There were more relationships than had been suspected. They generally came in village and family groups. The lone immigrant family is rare, but they do exist.

More About Phillip Joseph Weber:
Burial: Bef. 1726, Spotsylvania Va. (now Madison Co., Va..

More About Phillip Joseph Weber and Susanna Klaar:
Marriage: January 26, 1705/06, Gemmingen Baden, Germany.

Children of Phillip Joseph Weber and Susanna Klaar are:
  1. Hans Martin Weber, b. Bef. April 26, 1707, Gemmingen Baden , Germany, d. May 04, 1707, Gemmingen Baden , Germany.
  2. Johann George Weber, b. Bef. March 23, 1707/08, Gemmingen Baden , Germany, d. May 23, 1708, Gemmingen Baden , Germany.
  3. Hans Georg Weber, b. Bef. May 07, 1709, Gemmingen Baden , Germany, d. May 09, 1709, Gemmingen Baden , Germany.
  4. +Hans Dieterick Weber, b. Bef. November 08, 1710, Gemmingen Baden , Germany, d. Bef. August 18, 1763, Clupper Co., Va..
  5. Maria Sophia Weber, b. Bef. October 26, 1713, Gemmingen Baden , Germany, d. Bet. 1714 - 1807.
  6. Hans George Weber, b. Bef. December 17, 1715, Gemmingen Baden , Germany, d. April 15, 1717, Gemmingen Baden , Germany.
  7. Waldburga Weber, b. Abt. 1717, At sea to the 'New World', d. date unknown.
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