Baptism Records of St. James Lutheran ("Straw")
Church Greenwich, Warren County 1783 - 1789
I used two transcripts of this list of baptisms. The first
was from the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey. The second does
not give information about the transcriber. Italicized information
in brackets is from the second source where it differs from the first.
I have not seen the originals, nor can I make any judgment on which transcription
is correct.
Special thanks to Al Hosbach
and Marilyn Souders for sending me these documents for inclusion on my
web site.
George Haak and wife Rosina--daughter b. Dec. 4, 1782, bap. Jan. 12,
1783--named Margaretha--Sponsors Henrich Hains and wife Margareth.
Valentine Beutelman and wife Barbara--daughter b. Jan. 16, 1783, bapt.
Jan 26--named Catarina--Sponsors George Wilhelm Raub and wife Catarina.
Michael Dietrich and wife Elizabeth--son b. Dec. 25, 1782, bapt. Feb.
9, 1783--named Daniel.
Christian Klein and wife Catarina--son b. Jan. 10, 1783, bapt. Feb.
25--named Henrich.
Cornelius Van Fleed and wife Sarah--daughter b. Dec. 19, 1782, bapt.
Feb. 9, 1783--named Margaretha--Sponsors Matthias Shupman and Margarth.
Ludwig Lunger and wife Hanna--son b. March 7, 1783, bapt. April 20--named
Ludwig Carl--Sponsor Margareth Holtzheiser.
Bernard Andreas and wife Catarina [Maria Cath]--daughter
b. Feb. 12, bapt. April 20, 1783--named Anna.
Abraham Coarson was baptized on Saturday, May 31, 1783, in the 22nd
year of his age, after being instructed in the Christian Doctrine, by the
name of Abraham Christian.
Johannes Hess and wife Maria Magdalena--daughter b. March 22, bapt.
July 29, 1783--named Maria Magdalena--Sponsors Valentin Mutschler and wife
Maria Barbara.
Jacob Ziegler and wife Maria--son b. Dec. 26, bapt. July 29, 1783--named
Philipp--Sponsors Philipp Fein and wife Maria Margaretha.
Henrich Melch and wife Rebecca--son b. May 18, bapt. July 27, 1783--named
Johann Wilhelm--Sponsors Balzer Domer and wife Margareth.
John Beis and wife Sophia--child b. Jan. 12, bapt. July 27, 1783--named
Ehrenreich--Sponsors Philipp Fein and wife Maria Margaretha.
Godfried Klein Jr., and wife Anna Maria--daughter b. June 19, bapt.
Aug. 10, 1783--named Elizabeth.
Christopher Holzheuser and wife Magdalena--daughter b. July 16, 1783,
bapt. Aug. 10, 1783--named Elizabeth.
Evan Thomas and wife Catarina--daughter b. July 8, 1783, bapt. Sept.
7, 1783--named Anna--Sponsors Andreas Shaaf wife Anna.
Zacharia Hibler and wife Analia--son b. June 23, 1783, bapt. Sept. 7,
1783--named Simon--Sponsors Simon Hibler wife Elizabeth.
William Gerden and wife Magdalena--daughter b. Aug. 29, 1783, bapt.
Nov 15, 1783--named Rachel.
Simon Hibler and wife Elizabeth--son b. Oct 16, 1783, bapt. Nov. 15,
1783--named Johannes.
Christian Andreas and wife Catarina--son b. Oct. 3, 1783, bapt. Dec.
14, 1783--named Daniel--Sponsors Jacob Dietrich and Catarina A., the child's
grandmother [...and Catarina Andreas, the mother].
Christian Miller and wife Catarina--son b. Sept. 19, 1783, bapt. Dec.
30, 1783--named Jacob.
Andreas Shaff and wife Anna--son b. Dec. 29, bapt. Dec. 30, 1783--named
Jacob--Sponsors David Van Deren [Von Gerin]
wife
Helena.
1784
Martin Holzheuser and wife Margaretha--daughter b. Dec. 6, 1783, bapt.
Jan. 2, 1784--named Margaretha.
Johannes Roseberger and wife Hanna--daughter b. Jan. 4, 1784, bapt.
Jan. 25, 1784--named Catarina.
Johannes Focht and wife Margaretha--daughter b. Dec. 18, 1783, bapt.
Jan. 25, 1784--named Elizabeth.
Jacob Holzheuser and wife Margaretha--son b. Feb. 14, 1784, bapt. Feb.
18, 1784--named Isaac--Sponsor the father.
Johann Haman and wife Catarina--daughter b. July 20, 1783, bapt. Feb.
19, 1784--named Anna Maria--Sponsors Jacob Shubman, Jr., and the child's
mother.
Henrich Brechbill and wife Maria--daughter b. Oct. 10, 1783, bapt. Feb.
22, 1784--named Elizabeth--Sponsors Peter Singler wife Elizabeth.
John Singler and wife Anna--son b. Dec. 5, 1783, bapt. Feb. 22, 1784--named
Peter--Sponsors Peter Singler and Maria Brechbill.
Jacob Dietrich and wife Elizabeth--son b. Oct. 23, 1783, bapt. April
11, 1784--named Daniel.
Frederich Jordan and wife Catarina, of Alexandria Township, Hunterdon
Co.--daughter b. Feb. 14, 1784, bapt. April 21, 1784--named Catarina--Sponsor
the mother of the child.
Peter Eich and wife Elizabeth, of Alexandria Township, Hunterdon Co.--daughter
b. Feb. 19, 1784, bapt. May 12, 1784, named Elizabeth--Sponsors Philipp
Slout [Stout] wife Eva Maria.
Jacob Rasch and wife Margareth--son b. March 13, 1784, bapt. May 16,
1784--named Peter--Sponsors Peter Singler and Margaretha, the mother of
the child.
Elias Beidelman [Beutelman] and
wife Maria--daughter b. June 10, 1784, bapt. July 25, 1784--named Maria--Sponsors
Henrich Hains and wife Margareth.
Andreas Mutschler and wife Margareth--son b. June 15, 1784, bapt. Aug.
8, 1784--named Daniel--Sponsors Friederich Mutschler and Elizabeth, the
grand-parents of the child.
Conrad Dorscheimer and wife Christina--daughter b. March 24, 1784, bapt.
Sept. 19, 1784--named Catarina--Sponsors George Sacks, wife Catarina, and
Mr. Philipps [George Sacks and Catarina, wife
of Mr. Philipps].
Christoph Dietz and wife Sarah--daughter b. Aug. 31, 1784, bapt. Sept.
10, 1784--named Sarah--Sponsors Frederich Mutshler and wife Elizabeth.
Johannes Summer [Sammer] and wife
Anna--son b. May 16, 1784, bapt. Sept. 17, 1784--named Johannes.
Adam Sanner and wife Anna Maria--son b. June 22, 1784, bapt. Oct. 3,
1784--named Johannes--Sponsors Simon Hibler wife Elizabeth.
Jacob West and wife Elizabeth--daughter b. June 15, 1778, bapt. Nov.
25, 1784--named Mary--son b. July 17, 1780, bapt. Nov. 25, 1784--named
Robert Hooper.
Johann Wilhelm Glasner and wife Rachel--daughter b. June 8, 1784, bapt.
Nov. 28, 1784--named Margareth--Sponsor Maria Fuchs
[Single].
Lucas Coovert and wife Catharina--son b. Sept. 8, 1784, bapt. Dec. 1,
1784--named Bernhardus.
Bernhardus Van Sane [Sand] and wife Sarah--son b. Jan. 1, 1784,
bapt. Dec. 1, 1784--named William--Sponsor the father.
Johannes Leohard and wife Elizabeth--son b. Sept. 6, 1784, bapt. Dec.
1, 1784--named Johannes.
David Kinney and wife Margareth--son b. Oct. 26, 1784, bapt. Dec. 12,
1784--named Jacob--Sponsors Jacob Shubman, Jr., and wife Rebecca.
Christoph Meligh and wife Maria--son b. Nov. 5, 1784, bapt. Dec. 26,
1784--named Johannes--Sponsors Philipp Fein [Jr.]
and
wife Catarina.
1785
Andreas Melch, Sr., and wife Catarina--daughter b. Feb. 27, 1785, bapt.
May 1, 1785--named Hanna.
Ludwig Lunger and wife Hannah--son b. March 16, 1785, bapt. May 14,
1785--named Isaac--Sponsor the father.
Johann Hamman and wife Catarina--daughter b. March 27, 1785, bapt. May
15, 1785--named Christina--Sponsors Gottfried Klein, Jr., wife Maria.
Bernhard Andres and wife Maria--son b. Jan. 7, 1785, bapt. May 15, 1785--named
Johannes--Sponsors Johannes Domer wife Margaretha.
Jacob Dietrich and wife Elizabeth--son b. June 25, 1785, bapt. Aug.
21, 1785--named Johannes--Sponsor Johannes Dietrich [Single].
John Beis and wife Sophia--daughter b. June 17, 1785, bapt. Sept. 18,
1785--named Barbara--Sponsor the mother [Sponsor
the father].
Philipp Fein, Jr., and wife Catarina--son b. Aug. 22, 1785, bapt. Sept.
18, 1785--named Johannes--Sponsors Johannes Damer wife Margaretha.
Henrich Mehlig and wife Rebecca--son b. Aug. 16, 1785, bapt. Oct. 2,
1785--named Johannes--Sponsors Johannes Damer wife Margaretha.
Zacharia Hibler and wife Annell (Alia, Aligen)--daughter b. July 26,
1785, bapt Oct. 2, 1785.
John Singler and wife Anna--son b. Sept. 25, 1785, bapt. Dec. 11, 1785--named
Wilhelmus--Sponsors Peter and Margareth Rush, the father's sister.
1786
Catharina Klein was on the 11th of Dec. 1785 married by Robert Levers,
Esq., at Easton, Pa., toJacob Smoch, and on Jan. 1, 1786, son born,
and after both parents acknowledged their wrong doing and especially the
mother asking forgiveness of her mother and the pastor, also promising
obedience in the future, the child was baptized Jan. 17, 1786--named Johannes--Sponsors
Godfried Klein, Sr., and wife.
Michale Dietrich and wife Elizabeth--daughter b. Nov. 28, 1785, bapt.
Jan. 22, 1786--named Margareth.
Christoph Holsheuser and wife Anna Lena--daughter b. Dec. 20, 1785,
bapt. Feb. 16, 1786--named Catarina.
Jacob Kratzley and wife Anna Margaretha--son b. Dec. 21, 1785, bapt.
March 5, 1786--named Jacob.
Jacob Holzheuser and wife Margaretha--son b. Feb. 23, bapt. April 16,
1786--named Andreas.
Henrich Brechbill and wife Maria--son b. Dec. 20, 1785, bapt. April
30, 1786--named Peter.
[Reford.] William Gerden [Gordon]
and
wife Magdalena--son b. March 20, 1786, bapt. May 5, 1786--named Peter.
Jacob Klein, Jr., and wife Maria [known as
Margaretha]--daughter b. Oct. 28, 1785, bapt. May 14, 1786--named
Etha; this name is entered as Margaretha (exactly as written by the translator)--Sponsors
Godfried Klein and wife Catarina.
Andreas Mutsler and wife Magaretha--daughter b. Jan. 20, 1786, bapt.
May 14, 1786--named Margareth--Sponsors Balzer Damer wife Margareth.
Christian [Christoph] Dietz and
wife Elizabeth--daughter b. Nov. 28, 1785, bapt. May 14, 1786--named Elizabeth--Sponsors
Friedrich Mutsler and wife Elizabeth.
Jacob Meligh and wife Sarah--son b. April 7, 1786, bapt. May 14, 1786--named
Johannes--Sponsors John Damer wife Margareth.
John Roseberger and wife Hannah--son b. May 6, 1786, bapt. July 9, 1786--named
Isaac.
Jacob Rush and wife Margareth--daughter b. April 4, 1786, bapt. July
9, 1786--named Hannah--Sponsors Philipp Klein and Margareth Rush, the mother
of the child.
[Note written below names of sponsors "From
today on the sponsors are to perform 5 duties request by Rev. Monist: That
the children worship the Lord, practice mercy, courage, and power to attend
to the spirit welfare of the children".]
Jacob Bodine and wife Anna--son b. Aug. 21, bapt. Oct. 1, 1786--named
Lea--Sponsor, the mother of the child.
Martin Holzheiser and wife Margareth--son b. Sept. 23, 1786, bapt. Oct.
15, 1786--named Wilhelm.
Elias Beidelman and wife Maria--son b. Sept. 12, 1786, bapt. Oct. 15,
1786--named Johann George--sponsors Peter and Rebecca Shipman.
Godfried Klein, Sr., and wife Maria Sarah--daughter b. Oct. 13, 1786,
bapt. Nov. 3, 1786--named Maria Sarah--Sponsors the parents. The
parents were baptized by Pastor Loui.
[In parents' column: Past: p.t. Friederich
Ernst, Elisabeth Filia Nichel: Jageri; In child's column: Wilhelm
Godheld, b. Oct. 30, 1786, Bpt. Nov. 3, 1786; In sponsor's column: Simonis
Hibleri & Elis.]
In Williams Township, a case of necessity [in
an emergency], Henrich Raub and wife Elizabeth--son b. Nov.
30, 1786, bapt. Dec. 14, 1786--named David. Besides the parents of
the child were present the grandparents, Andrew Raub and wife Magdalena.
Owing to their being from a community in which they maintained disorderly
preachers [...since they are now associated with
an unordained minister], they were rejected as sponsors [...they
can hardly be considered as sponsors].
Peter Mehlig and wife Elizabeth--daughter b. Nov. 3, 1786, bapt. Dec.
27, 1786--named Catarina--Sponsors Andreas Mehlig and wife Catarina.
1787
Philipp Enslie and wife Rachel--son b. Oct. 16, 1786, bapt. Feb. 4,
1787--named Jacob [Paiole]--Sponsors
Jacob Klein [Kleinhans], Sr., wife
Elizabeth [and Elisabeth Hess].
Christian Kohl and wife Magdalena--son b. Dec. 8, 1786, bapt. Feb. 4,
1787--named Johannes--Sponsors Johannus Klein wife Barbara.
Maria Shick [Schick]--an illegitimate
child by Peter Hicks--b.----- named Johannes. The mother of the child
after openly acknowledging her error before God and the congregation, the
child was bapt. March 18, 1787.
Christoph Mehlig and wife Maria--daughter b. Jan. 30, 1787, bapt. March
18, 1787--named Sarah.
Isaac Heinesher [Henneshed] and
wife Sarah--daughter b. Feb. 27, 1787, bapt. April 1, 1787--named Elizabeth--Sponsors
Jacob Welsch wife Elizabeth.
[Mansfield] John Smoch and wife
Catarina--son b. Feb. 18, 1787, bapt. April 6, 1787--named Elizabeth
[Johannes]--Sponsors Jacob Wendling wife Anna Maria.
Friedrich Bickel and wife Catarina--son b. Nov. 26, 1786, bapt. April
15, 1787--named George--Sponsor George Brakly.
[Mansfield] George Hardy and wife
Eva--son b. Sept. 25, 1786, bapt. April 15, 1787--named Johan Wilhelm--Sponsors
Wilhelm Weller wife Eva.
Jacob Meyer and wife Maria--son b. March 8, 1787, bapt. April 29, 1787--named
Friedrich.
Mary Levers ------- to Samuel Levers [widow of
Samuel Levers]was b. Nov. 24, 1734, bapt. May 25, 1787.
[After each date is the notation, "Old stile".]
[Mansfield ref.] Jacob Sneider and
wife Anna Maria--son b. April 10, 1787, bapt. May 13, 1787--named Johann
Henrich--Sponsors Henrich Kuhnman and Samuel Templetons [...Anna
Maria, wife of Samuel Templeton].
Thomas Fein and wife Maria--son b. Dec. 4, 1786, bapt. July 3, 1787--named
Thomas.
Ludwig Lunger and wife Hannah--daughter b. May 27, 1787, bapt. Aug.
5, 1787--named Maria--Sponsors Peter and Juliana Lunger [Sponsors
Father and Juliana, wife of Jacobi Lungeri].
Christoph Reinohl and wife Elizabth--daughter b. June 16, 1787, bapt.
Sept. 3, 1787--named Catarina--Sponsors Martin Holzheiser wife Margareth.
Robert Innes and wife Mary--daughter b. May 4, 1787, bapt. Sept 3, 1787--named
Anna.
Philipp Fein, Jr., and wife Catarina--son b. Sept. 7, 1787, bapt. Sept.
30, 1787--named Wilhelm--Sponsors Phillipp [Fein],
Sr. and wife Maria Margareth.
Henrich Mehlig and wife Rebecca--son b. Sept. 10, 1787, bapt. Oct. 14,
1787--named Godfried.
Simon Hibler and wife Elizabeth--son b. Nov. 29, 1787, bapt. Dec. 23,
1787--named Wilhelm.
1788
Jacob Ziegler and wife Maria--son b. Oct. 6, 1787, bapt. Jan. 7, 1788--named
Peter--Sponsors Philipp Fein [Sr.] and
wife Maria Margareth.
Joseph Rosenberger and wife Euphronico--son b. Dec. 17, 1787, bapt.
Jan. 23, 1788--named Johannes.
Joseph Roseberger and wife Hanna--son b. Jan. 13, 1788, bapt. March
2, 1788--named Michael.
Philipp Enslie and wife Rachel--son b. Feb. 19, 1788, bapt. March 11,
1788--named Christoph--Sponsors Christoph Enslie and Elizabeth [wife
of Jacob] Meyer. The parents were also baptized by T.
Fred. Hermann.
Bernard Andreas and wife Maria Catarina--son b. Feb. 1, 1788, bapt.
March 19, 1788--named Martin.
Richard Knowles and wife Eva [dau. of Joh.
Georg Summers]--daughter b. Feb. 10, bapt. March 19, 1788--named
Barbara. Sponsor the mother; the father was an Englishman and was
not confirmed.
William Knowles and wife Maria--daughter b. Feb. 15, 1788, bapt. March
19, 1788--named Sarah. Sponsor the mother of the child, the father
was not confirmed.
Henrich Smith and wife Catarina--son b. March 2, 1788, bapt. May 11,
1788--named Johann Peter--Sponsors Wilhelm Weller and wife Eva.
John Singler and wife Anna--son b. Jan. 1, 1788, bapt. May 25, 1788--named
Johannes--Sposors Johannes Klein, Jr., and wife Maria Margareth [...Johannes
Klein, Sr. and Barbara].
Johannes Fein and wife Catarina--daughter b. March 22, 1788, bapt. May
25, 1788--named Maria--Sponsors Philipp Fein and wife Maria [Philipp
Fein, Sr. and Maria Margaretha--grandparents].
Christian Kohl and wife Magdalena--son b. May 11, 1788, bapt. June 22,
1788--named Johann Wilhelm--Sponsors Johann Wilhelm Kohl and wife Anna
Maria.
Mattias Hessy [Hefly] and wife Elizabeth--daughter
b. June 3, 1788, bapt. July 6, 1788--named Catarina--Sponsors Jacob Wendling
and Catarina Smock, wife to John Smock.
George Brakly and wife Catarina--child b. -----, 1788, bapt. July 20,
1788--named ----. Sponsors Philipp Fein [Sr.]
and
Maria Margareth [grandparents].
Isaac Henneshed and wife Sarah--son b. Aug. 2, 1788, bapt. Aug. 31,
1788--named Jacob.
Peter Meyer and wife Catarina--daughter b. May 30, 1788, bapt. Aug.
31, 1788--named Elizabeth--Sponsors Jacob Meyer and wife Molly.
Christoph Holsheiser and wife Anna Lena--daughter b. Aug. 3, 1788, bapt.
Sept. 14, 1788--named Maria--Sponsors Christian Klein and wife Elizabeth.
Richmond and his wife Jane, both slaves to Valentin Bidelman--daughter
b. June 29, 1787, bapt. Sept. 15, 1788--named Susanna--Sponsor Barbara
Bidelman.
Peter Mehlig and wife Elizabeth--daughter b. July 19, 1788, bapt. Sept.
29, 1788--named Margareth.
Jacob Scharfstein and wife Margareth--daughter b. Sept. 10, 1788, bapt.
Oct. 12, 1788--named Margareth.
Jacob Rush and wife Margareth--son b. Aug. 24, 1788, bapt. Oct. 12,
1788--named Jacob--Sponsor John Singler [and mother].
Daniel Kinney and wife Margareth--son b. Feb. 3, 1787, in Shamokin,
bapt. Oct. 25, 1788--named Peter--sponsor Mathias Shipman
[maternal grandfather and the mother].
Philipp Platz and wife Junis [Junia]--son
b. Dec. 24, 1787, bapt. Dec. 31, 1788--named Christian [Christina].
1789
Jacob Smith and wife Anna Margareth Schnauber--daughter b. Sept. 9,
1788, bapt. Feb. 15, 1789--named Anna Elizabeth.
Mathias Stein and wife Dorothea Wickheiser--son b. Jan. 30, 1789, bapt.
March 1, 1789--named Jacob--Sponsors Jacob Shipman and wife Rebecca.
Martin Holzheiser and wife Margareth [nee Mehlig]--son
b. March 20, 1789, bapt. May 24, 1789--named Johanna [----tanna].
Amos Beers and wife Maria Bowman--twins b. Dec. 9, 1788, bapt. April
29, 1789--named Thomas and Winterfred--necessary to baptize them but unable
to procure sponsors.
Elias Bidelman and wife Maria--daughter b. May 13, 1789, bapt. June
21, 1789--named Margareth--Sponsors Mathias Shipman and wife Margareth.
Christian [Christoph] Mehlig and
wife Maria--twins b. May 14, 1789--named Christoph and Maria.
Strangers had a daughter born in Christoph Mehlig's house [Ore
and Elisabeth, negro child born in Elis. Mehlig's house], Oct.
31, 1787, bapt. June 21, 1789--named Catarina--Sponsors Christoph Mehlig
and wife Maria.
Johann Friederich Ernest, P.L. and wife Elizabeth Jager--daughter b.
June 19, 1789, bapt. July 21, 1789--[named Christiana]
Sponsor
Christina Schilpins Vidua [Christina Schilpine,
widow].
Christoph Reinehl and wife Elizabeth Beutelman--daughter b. April 24,
1789, bapt. Aug. 2, 1789--named Maria Barbara--Sponsor the father alone,
the mother not being confirmed.
Jacob Meligh and wife Sarah Leacok [Leacek]--daughter
b. Nov. 29, 1788, bapt. Aug. 16, 1789--named Margareth--Sponsors Bernard
Andres and Maria Catarina Fein his wife.
Mathias Shipman, Jr., and wife Catarina, daughter of Jacob Klein--daughter
b. July 28, 1789, bapt. Aug. 30, 1789--named Philippina--Sponsors Jacob
Klein, Jr. [Sr.] and wife Elizabeth.
Jacob Smock and wife Catarina--daughter b.Feb. 26, 1789, bapt. Sept.
11, 1789--named Margareth--Sponsors Joseph Roseberger and mother.
Johannes Klein, Jr. and wife Elizabeth Shipman--son b. Sept. 17, 1789,
bapt. Oct. 11, 1789--named Johannes.