Ancestors and Descendants, Samuel Simon Emrich of Berks County, Pennsylvania and Harrison County, West Virginia


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Samuel Simon Emrich (1769-1832) was the son of Leonard Emrich (b.1720) and Catherine Forrey of Tulpehocken Twp., Berks County, PA. He married Mary Elizabeth Schneider (d.1814) in 1801. Simon and Mary relocated from York County, PA to Harrison County, VA sometime after 1805. He was buried at Bridgeport, West Virginia. He was a descendant of Johann Michael Emerich (John Michael Emerich) who was married to Elizabeth Krantz in 1709. She was the widow of Conradt Krantz. Johann was listed as an emigrant from Delkenheim, near Florsheim in the Palatinate. Johann resided at Livingston Manor, New York between 1709 to 1713. Nine generations of descendants are given. Descendants live in Missouri, West Virginia, Texas and elsewhere.







The Apple Gathering


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The Apple family of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Johannes Apple (ca. 1752-1823) was possibly born in Pennsylvania. In 1774 he married Catharine Weber (1756-ca. 1829), daughter of Enoch and Elisabeth Weber. They were the parents of seven children: Anna Maria (ca. 1775-1800), Henrich (ca. 1778-1852), Catharina Elisabeth (1780-1807), John, Jr. (ca. 1782-1861), Anna Margaretha Elisabeth (1784-1834), Jabob (1786- 1854), and Elisabeth (ca. 1790-1851). Many of these children were born in Berks Co., Pennsylvania.
















Meyer


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Michael Meyer (ca. 1672-1733) was born in Palatine Germany. He and his wife Anna had five children, one of whom, Johannes Hans Meyer (ca. 1699-1766), emigrated to America, settling in Pennsylvania. Some descendants of other children of Michael and Anna also moved to Pennsylvania, where many descendants still live. Spelling of the surname often varies greatly.