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An American Family History

Johannes Dreisbach
Feudingen is a village in the city of Bad Laasphe and its 13th century church ministered to the entire surrounding area. The church has been Protestant since 1555.

Northampton County, Pennsylvania is on the eastern border of the state in the Lehigh Valley. It was formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County. Easton is the county seat.

Johannes (John) Dreisbach was born in Oberndorf, Germany and his christening was recorded at the Evangelical Lutheran church in Feudingen on February 6, 1735. His parents were Johan Simon Dreisbach and Maria Cathrin Keller.

Johannes has at times been called "John George" in some Dreisbach genealogies causing confusion with his elder brother George. In 1995 the Veterans Administration furnished a new, granite stone tombstone which incorrectly has his name as John George instead of Johannes.

He came to America with his family on the ship Lydia which departed Rotterdam and arrived in Philadelphia on September 20, 1743. 

He married Elizabeth Waldman. 

Johannes appears as "John Dreasbaugh" on the May 14, 1778 muster roll of the Northampton County Militia. 

He died in Northampton County on September 27, 1796. He and his wife are buried in the Zion Stone Church cemetery. 

 
Oberndorf is a village in northwest Germany and part of the city of Bad Laasphe. It was in the feudal country of Wittgenstein in the 18th century.
17th century Germans often gave children two names at baptism. The first was a saint's name. The second a secular name which is what the child was called. The saint's name was usually given to all the children of that family of the same gender. Johannes was rarely a saint's name, but Johann was.
 

 

 

 

  

 

     

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