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Bethel township was
part of Lebanon township, till May, 1739, when it was separated, by an
order of Court, at Lancaster. The Moravian colony, formed here
was one of the first in Pennsylvania. They erected a church in 1740.
The Rev. Johannes Brand Mueller officiated. A few of the early members
were Rudolph Hauck, Jacob Dueps, Wilhelm Fisher, Ludwig Born, Johan Frederich
Weiser, Christian Bimmer, George Miesse, Jacob Gausser, Thomas Williams,
Franz Albert, Jacob Haentchy, Daniel Born, Michael Kohr, Johannes Spitler,
Bernhard Faber, Casper Korr.
Miess Research On the 8th of June, in the afternoon, between three and four o'clock, four or five Indians made an incursion, at a place called "The Hole", where the Great Swatara runs through the Blue Montain-they crept up, unobserved, behind the fence of Felix Wuench, shot him, as he was ploughing, through the brest-he cried lamentably, and run, but the Indians soon came up with him; he defended himself some time with his whip-they cut his head and breast with their tomahawks, and scalped him. His wife heard his cries, and the report of two guns-ran out of the house, but was soon taken by the enemy, who carried her, with one of her own and two of her sister's children away with them, after setting the house on fire and otherwise destroying property. A servant boy, who was as some distance, seeing this, ran to his neighbor, George Miess; though he had a bad leg, with his son, ran directly after the Indians, and raised a great noise, which so frightened the Indians, that they immediately took to their heels, and in their flight left a tub of butter; and a side of bacon, behind them. Mr. Miess then went to the house, which was in flames, and threw down the fences, in order to save the barn. The Indians had drunk all the brandy in the spring house and took several gammons, a quantity of meal, some loaves of bread, and a great many other things with themm. Had Mr. Miess not been so courageous, they probably would have atacked another house. They shot one of the horses in the plough, and dropped a large French knife." Shortly after committing the above mentioned murder, the Indians killed a child of Lawrence Dippel's. The child was found cruelly murdered and scalped-a boy about four years old. Another lad about six years old was carried off. On the 26th of June, 1756, the Indians killed four persons, scalped them, and shot two horses. Two men, Franz Albert and Jacob Haendsche, and two lads, Frederick Weiser and John George Miess, were ploughing in the field of one Fischer, were surprised, murdered and scalped by the Indians, as appears, from an extract taken from the Schwatarer Kirchen Buch: From the same book, it appears Franz Albert was born at Deux-Ponts, July 20, 1719-he was a shoemaker by profession, formerly a member of the Reformed Church. J. Haendsche was a mason by trade, also formerly a member of the Reformed Church. Weiser was born May 21, 1740, and Miess, September 28, 1739. (Another account in the area) Mr. Mies, some years ago, told the story to the father of, I. Daniel Rupp, who wrote the History of Berks and Lebanon Counties, in 1844. The story goes: Two of my brothers fell a victim to gratify the destructive prospensity of the Indians. The two brothers were ploughing, and thus were surprised by the Indians. One of them ws shot dead on the spot; the other, for his life, made for the house; having nearly reached his goal, and while in the act of leaping a fence, a ruthless Indian, hard on his heels, sunk his tomahawk in the head of his victim-he expired instantly! |
| Alphabetized for easier searching. The numbers following are the order they were originally. | History of Berks and Lebanon counties by I Daniel Rupp. p 317 |
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