Michael Clemens

Other Events:

• Residence: Abt 1769, Gwynedd Twp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Jacob Clemens moved his family to Gwynedd Township, when on 26 May 1769, he bought a tract of land there from Amos Griffith. Ref: The Strassburger Family of Penn 1912, pg 469.

Notes:

Ref: The Stassburger Family of Penn., pg 440. Jacob Clemens (son of Gerhart Clemens) and his wife, Barbara, were the parents of 16 children., 9 of them daughters. Three of the daughters married Zieglars. Jacob Clemens' will mentioned only one daughter, Susanna, who was under age. He appointed his son-in-law Michael Zieglar co-executor with his eldest son, Gerhart Clemens (Jr). It is not known the first name of the Clemens daughter who Michael Zieglar married.

Other children of Jacob and Barbara are listed in Ref: The Stassburger Family of Penn., pg 473-475.

Died:
Jacob Clemens' will dated 14 Dec 1779, was entered for probate 30 Nov 1782. Ref: The Stassburger Family of Penn., pg 470.

Jacob married Barbara Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Barbara died Bef 1779, , Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Emigration: Bef 1709, New York; Gerhart Clemens emigrated from Holland to America before 1709 and first lived in New York. Ref: Clemens Family, by Lewis Clemens, 1930, pg 2.
• Emigration: 1709, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Gerhart Clemens emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1709 and settled in Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery County. Ref: A Brief History of John Valentine Kratz pg 13.

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Birth:
Location of Gerhart's birth is not certain, but is believed to be Holland. Ref: Clemens Family, by Lewis Clemens, 1930, pg 2.

Gerhart married Anneli Heistand Reif 1702, Weissenau, Germany. Anneli (daughter of Michael Reif and Kinget Heistand) was born 1682, Zürich, Switzerland; died 1745, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; was buried , Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Anneli Heistand
• Emigration: 1710, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Influenced by step-son-in-law, Gerhart Clemens, Hans Stauffer and family emigrated to America, arriving in spring of 1710. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, pg 44.

Notes:

Birth:
Anneli Reif Heistand. Her mother, Kinget Heistand, first married Michael Reif. After he died, she married Hans Stauffer. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, pg 44.

Other Events:

• Emigration: 1669, America; Jacob and his bother John also became Puritans. When Jacob was 18, he and John came to America. Ref: Clemens Family, by Lewis Clemens, 1930, pg 1.
• Emigration: Aft 1677, Holland; Due to religious persecution, Jacob and Mary fled to Holland, where they lived for years and had children. While in Holland the name Clements changed to the Dutch form, Clemens. Ref: Clemens Family, by Lewis Clemens, 1930, pg 2.

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Birth:
Jacob was born with original surname Clement. The name was changed later to the Dutch spelling, Clemens, in Holland. Ref: Clemens Family, by Lewis Clemens, 1930, pg 2.

Jacob married Mary 1677, England. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Last name Reif or Risser, depending on research ref.

Michael married Kinget Heistand Bef 1682, Switzerland. Kinget was born 3 Jan 1658, Richterswil, Bezirk Horgen, Zürich, Switzerland; died 10 Jan 1710, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Emigration: 1710, , , Pennsylvania, USA; The Stauffers were Mennonites and were persecuted because of their faith. Influenced by step-son-in-law, Gerhart Clemens, Hans Stauffer and family emigrated to America, arriving in the spring of 1710. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, pg 44.

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Died:
FindaGrave lists death as 10 Jan 1710, which seems unlikely and inaccurate, since this was months before the family arrived in America in SPRING 1710.