Seventh Generation
19. Johannes Balthasar1 Anspach (Hans JacobA, Hans HenrichB, JacobC, JacobD, JacobE, AmbrosiusF)(5) was born in Steinbach, Taunas, Germany before August 26,
1683.(6) STEINBACH was 9 km. west of Frankfort and 14 km.
southeast of ANSPACH, Germany. Balthasar died December 5, 1748 in Tulpehocken,Pennsylvania Colony.(7) INFORMATION: Tax lists. Register of Wills, Philadelphia,PA. Book 1,p.34
(German /with English translation) From Linda Meyers
He married Anna Maria Reed in New York Colony, ca.1710. Anna was born in Baalborn, Germany
ca.1687. She was the daughter of Hans George Reed and Anna Catherina ?. She married Mr. Bern in
Germany, before 1709. BALTHASAR'S Will lists living relatives, including his wife. ANNA MARIA is listed on church records as Mrs.
Anspach. MARIA BERN is believed to be the daughter of CATHERINE & HANS JURIG GRIET (RIETH) . She was listed as one of their children at
Rotterdam in 1709 (on their way to England). HANS JURIG RIETH died on the ship to America. (From old records in "The Palatine Families of
New York" Vol.11 p.781).
Anna died March 16, 1750 in Tulpehocken, PA.. Her body was interred after March 16, 1750 in Christ Luthern Church,
Tulpehocken, PA., Christ Luthern Church.
He was baptized in Steinbach, Germany, August 26, 1683. Religion: LUTHERN. GERMAN RECORDS
Balthasar immigrated, before 1710. Destination: New York Colony,America.(9) INFORMATION: "Anniversary Magazine of the Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society at
Womelsdorf, PA." Article by James E. Gibson. The SIMMENDINGER REPORT, and "immigrants to America before 1750" EZC V8181 Vol. 1 p.84.
He resides in Livingston, New York 1710.(10)
Balthasar was an indentured servant in New York Colony, America, 1710.(11) Balthasar served in the military in Canadian Campaign,Queen Anne's War,
1711.(12) He petitioned the court to become a
citizen in Mayor's Court, Albany, N.Y., January 3, 1715.(13) He made a will in Philadelphia, PA, September 1744.(14) Will, filed in Philadelphia. Book I-36 (#2), written Sep.,1744 Michael
Spaulding's grandfather, Donald R. Anspach, wrote a very entertaining and enlightening Anspach History in the late 1950's, it was not
published and not finished. But there is a copy of the unfinished manuscript in the LDS files, Ann Oliver sent approx. 18 pages of it to me
in 1985. I have found very few errors in the family lines presented in the the manuscript and it has been an enormous help. I also checked
data against that presented in ANSPACHS & LEFFLERS by Josephine Goyke & Jacqueline Ryan and found them to be very reliable also. Their
booklet was formatted to show the generation and lineage of each subject and was very easy to follow. The Anspachs were among the hundreds
of Germans who were "escorted" en masse to the New York colony in 1709/1710 from England. They were all endentured servants, who were
supposed to make pine tar & pitch for the English navy. However, the Governor was tricked, the man in charge actually knew nothing about the
processing and the colonists felled hundreds of trees incorrectly before it was discovered to be wrong. The correct process would take two
years and much of the Governor's own wealth was lost trying to make the colony profitable. It did not help that there was a language problem
as well as problems in surveys of the promised land grants. Balthasar & other colonists were drafted to serve in Queen Anne's War, and
returned to find their families had not been provided for in their absence. They were never paid for their service and many eventually left
New York colony for Pennsylvania, including Balthasar and his family. The Pennsylvania Dutch colonists encouraged their German cousins to
come to settle. However, they were not prepared for the unannounced masses that descended on the supposedly "empty" land. The Indians who
used the land, and had treaties with the Dutch, came back to find all these German homesteaders on it. The Dutch were upset, the Indians
were upset, and the Germans didn't realize the problems they were creating. When the real trouble began, and homesteads were attacked, the
Germans were outraged. Balthasar's family was saved from harm, but many were not so lucky. Eventually the colonists drove the Indians
westward and then followed to populate the land into Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois territories which later became states. My line of Anspachs
came to Illinois in 1854 and first settled in Clay County. Jacob & Elloner Israel Anspach both died in Clay County, Illinois and are buried
in Golden Cemetery. Jacob's line is usually lost in most family histories after he moved with most of his family to Illinois. Hopefully this
will help fill in the gaps.
Johannes Balthasar Anspach and Anna Maria Reed had the following children:
She was christened in West Camp, Ulster, New York, February 1, 1719.(17) Year may be 1717, 1718, or 1719. Performed by Rev. Kocherthal.
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i.
Johan George2 Anspach was born
ca.1712.
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ii.
John Peter Anspach was born February 11, 1714.
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iii.
Maria Barbara Anspach was born in Schoharie Vally, West Camp, New York Colony January 28, 1718. Year may be
1717, 1718, or 1719. Maria died before 1754 in Berks Co.,PA.. She married Herman Heinrich Batdorf
in Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania, about 1743.(15)
Herman was born 1718. He was the son of Johannes Martin Batdorf and Maria Elisabeth Walborn. Herman died
1763 in Heidelburg Twp, Tulpehocken Co.,PA.(16)
(See Herman Heinrich Batdorf for the continuation of this line.)
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iv.
John Johannes, Sr. Anspach was born September 26, 1721.
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v.
Anna Catherina Anspach was born in Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania December 27, 1727. Anna died August 28,
1799 at 71 years of age. She married Johan Peter Stein in Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania, March 30, 1752.
Johan was born UNKNOWN. Johan died UNKNOWN. (See Johan Peter Stein for the continuation
of this line.)
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Leonard Anspach was born 1729.
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