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Adam Immenhäuser[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Male 1723 - 1805

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  • Birth  1723  ,,Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Gender  Male 
    Occupation  30 May 1792  Windsor Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Yeoman 
    Died  1805  Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID  I414  Jacob Strong and Sarah Hill
    Last Modified  19 Nov 2015 
     
    Family  Anna Margaretha,   b. Abt 1723, ,,Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1783, ,York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Abt 1739  ,,Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • MARRIAGE DATE: Some records state that Adam and Anna Margaretha were wed in 1753 at Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, USA which, if true, would seem to indicate that she was, indeed, his second wife (see notes for husband, Adam), and the first five children, belong to another as yet unidentified wife. [9]
    Children 
     1. Christina Imenhäuser,   b. Abt 1740, Stadecken, Rhine River,,Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Frederick Imenhäuser,   b. Abt 1741, Stadecken, Rhine River,,Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1763
     3. Imenhäuser,   b. Abt 1742, Stadecken, Rhine River,,Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Maria Elizabetha Imenhäuser,   b. Abt 1744, Stadecken, Rhine River,,Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1786, ,York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Maria Magdalena Imenhäuser,   b. Abt 1745, of Stadecken, Rheinhessen, Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1810, Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Anna Margaretha Imenhäuser,   b. Sep 1754, Windsor Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1805
     7. Anna Maria Imenhäuser,   b. 3 Aug 1756, Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1818
     8. Johannes Emenhiser,   b. 1757, Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1835, ,Centre, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Jacob Imenhäuser,   b. 1763, Windsor Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 17 Nov 1829, Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F328  Group Sheet
     
  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Yeoman - 30 May 1792 - Windsor Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1805 - Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • IMMIGRATION: Adam and his daughter, Maria, immigrated into Pennsylvania 7 Sep 1748, on which date he took the oath of Allegiance at the Philadelphia State House (or the 17 September 1748 as per some records) He had sailed on the ship "Hampshire", or "Hampshire Thomas" (an English vessel captained by Thomas Cheesman), departing from Rotterdam, Holland, listing his age as 25 at the time. The original ship list is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA and in the Canadochly Church records in York Co., Pennsylvania. The original emigration records are at the City Archives at Oppenheim on Rhine. His name is found on the Strasburg and Henkles ship list.

      NAME: He signed the ship's list at Philadelphia State House (Johnson, Mrs. Ata F., ed Immigrant Ancestors in the Palatine Immigrant, Vol 9:1. [Summer 1983], 28-33; vol 9:2 [Autumn 1982], 90-95, Vol. 9.3 [Winter 1984], 137-142; vol 9:4 [Spring 1984], 169-174).as "Immenhäusser", thereafter his signature shows as either "Immenhiser" or "Emmenhiser." He listed himself as age 25 at the time. Surnames in this family were different on different documents and even amongst siblings. Immenheiser means "beehive, beekeeper" in German. The majority of his descendants seem to have changed the spelling of Imenhauser to variations of "Emenheiser."

      PLACE OF ORIGIN: This family is apparently not originally from Stadecken, Hessen, Germany (also called Oppenheim--records do not start there until 1728), as many records state, as there are no entries at all by that surname or any of its variants in the church records of that town. However, apparently Adam and his wife resided in Stadecken, along the Rhine, in 1748, for that is where they received permission to emigrate, after buying out their vassalage (obligation to render military service or its equivalent) and making a payment of tithing. He took communion, according to a Gene C. Smith, in 1736. An Andree Miller states that Adam was from Palatine Germany (where Stadecken is located) and was of Swiss origin. Boyd Nielsen, professional researcher for the Jacob Strong Family Organization, has researched Swiss surnames and has discovered that the only place the surname "Imenhäuser" occurs in Switzerland in the 1700's is in Wagenhausen, Thurgau. He has researched the birth, christening and marriage records of Wagenhausen for the period of 1720 to 1732 and found several Immenhauser families, but none who have a son named Adam, or any combination with Adam. It is possible that Adam's father was born in this area and emigrated to Germany either before or after marriage, and Adam was subsequently born in the new locale. Boyd has researched the following parishes around Stadecken, Hessen, Germany for Adam's birth, christening or marriage: Eichloch, Ensheim, Biebelnheim, Bechtolsheim, Dexheim, Ober Ingelheim, Daxweiler, Gross Winternheim, Wockernheim, Engelstadt, Essenheim, Nieder Olm, Udenheim, Harxheim, Hahnheim, Mommenheim, Jungenheim, Nieder Saulheim, Partenheim, Ober Saulheim, Schornsheim, Undenheim, Oppenheim, Bingen, Nieder Ingelheim, Wolfsheim, Wallertheim, Wörrstadt, and Armsheim. The years searched were 1720-1748. To date no Immenhausers have been found. A Friedrich Plotz (age 36) received permission at the same time as Adam to emigrate. (He also bought-out his vassalage and paid the required tithing of his worth). Were they acquainted? Could they have been from the same area? Jerry Haddock has noted that many of Adam's fellow passengers stated that they were from Stadecken, but in checking further, he has found they were from the Stadecken area, sometimes from towns as far as 30 miles away. His fellow passengers on the Hampshire came from: Dexheim, Schwabsburg, Oberingelheim, NIederingelheim, Daxweiler, Sauerschwabenheim, Gorsswinternheim, Wackernheim, Freinweinheim, Bubenheim, Elsheim, Stadtdecken, and Essenheim.

      HISTORY: Adam owned 50 acres of land in Windsor Township, Berkshire County, Pennsylvania, six months after his arrival, before moving to York County, where he resided when his daughter, Anna Margaret, was christened. Where Adam first lived in America has not been determined. He may have been indentured for approximately five years to pay the ship's fare. On 9 March 1749, he warranted 75.5 acres north of Reading, Pennsylvania. He sold the land to Adam Luckenbill on 8 May 1773. Throughout his life he completed many land deals in York and Windsor Townships. Indications are that he lived in Windsor township for his entire life. Adam's house is still standing in East Prospect on the Bank Hill Road heading east from the square.

      TOWNSHIPS: York township was formed in 1745, in 1758 Windsor township was formed from a part of Yorktownship, and in 1838 Lower Windsor township was formed from a part of Windsor township. Some references use the present township, but original records use the township as established at the time of the record.

      DEATH: Some family records show a death of about 1792. However, a Gene C. Smith feels it was 1805 or 1807. The last land transaction found for Adam was on June 5, 1794, when he purchased 120 acres from Robert Bigham.
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S29] Professional Research done by A. Boyd Nielsen.
      Other Sources: 1) York, Windsor and Lower Windsor Townships, York County, Pennsylvania; Original Pennsylvania Land Records Series; FHL Call no 974.841; E7h; vol 9, p 29, 157
      2) A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776; FHL Call no 974.8; W2ra; p 183.

    2. [S211] Pennsylvania German Pioneers: Original lists of arrivals in the Port of Philad, FHL 974.811 W3s 1992., pp. 373, 374, and 375..

    3. [S212] Pennsylvania Archive, series II, Vol. 17, pp. 264, 265..

    4. [S213] Rhineland Emigrants, Lists of German Settlers in Colonial America, p. 781, and Introduction, page x..

    5. [S214] The Palatine Immigrant.
      "Immigrant Ancestors," Vol 9:1 (Summer 1983), 28-33; vol 9:2 (Autumn 1983), 90-95; vol. 9:3 (Winter 1984), 137-142; vol 9:4 (Spring 1984), 169-174.)

    6. [S209] Pennsylvania German Pioneers: a Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals, FHL 974.811; W3s; vol 1, p 373; age 25 in 1748..

    7. [S210] Names of Foreigners who took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State o, Source located by Jerry Haddock., p. 264.
      Adam listed himself as age 25 in 1748.

    8. [S206] Family Group Records Collection; Archives Section, 1942-1969., FHL film 1274393.
      Family Group Record of Adam Immenheiser & Anna Margaret.

    9. [S29] Professional Research done by A. Boyd Nielsen.

  

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