Individual Details

Valentin HERCHELROTH

(Abt 1708 - Abt 1757)

lived in Myerstown, Lebanon, PA

Witmeyer file:
Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg records state that Velty Herchelroth, widower, and Barbara Unruh, widow of the late Georg Unruh were married 31 May 1748 - "at home among guests."
Valentine Herchelroth is listed as a member of the Lutheran Congregation in the Tulpehocken region from 1743-1746.

Events

BirthAbt 1708Heuchelheim, Frankenthal, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany
Birth of wife, Eva Lein23 September 1712Birth of wife, Eva Lein, daugher of Johannes Lein and Elisabeth Rudi - Obergimpern, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany
Immigration1719Immigration with parents and 2 brothers - Pennsylvania, United States
Land Owner1735Valentine Hergelrode listed as land owner on early map of Tulpehocken Creek settlement. - Heidelberg Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Naturalization1738
Land Purchase12 May 1738Valentine Hegellrude Purchased 249 acres on Tulpehocken Creek from Casper Wister and wife, Katherine of Philadelphia (patent 1737) - Heidelberg Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage1 January 1740Eve LEIN
Letter to Reverend Boehm11 February 1740Valentine Herchelroth letter to Reverend Boehm - Heidelberg Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Religion1743Member of Tulpehocken Church - Tulpehocken Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Listed as Heir in Johannes Lein will11 August 1746Listed as heir in Johannes Lein's last will. - Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Guardians of Meiser children5 March 1747Appointed guardians of 2nd wife, Elisabeth Meiser/Mausserin/Meusser's children - Heidelberg Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage29 December 1747Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania - Elizabeth MAUSSERIN
Marriage31 May 1748Tulpehocken Church, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania - Barbara UNRUH
Guardian of 3rd wife's relative6 December 1748Awarded guardianship of John Jacob Knull - Heidelberg Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence1750Built Isaac Meyer Homestead - Tulpehocken Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Communion of son, Heinrich1754Communion of son, Heinrich, and daughter, Barbara in 1754. - Heidelberg Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
DeathAbt 1757Tulpehocken, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Alt nameHOERCHELRADT
Alt nameVelte

Families

SpouseAnna MARIA ( - )
ChildMargaret HERRGERODER ( - )
ChildValentine HERCHELROTH (1728 - )
ChildMaria Catharine HERCHELROTH (1731 - )
ChildElizabeth HERGELROTH (1733 - )
ChildAnna Barbara HERCHELROTH (1738 - )
SpouseEve LEIN ( - )
ChildAnna Margaretha HERCHELROTH (1740 - )
ChildHenry HERCHELROTH (1740 - )
ChildBarbara HERCHELROTH ( - )
SpouseBarbara UNRUH ( - )
ChildHeinrich HERCHELROTH ( - )
SpouseElizabeth MAUSSERIN (1726 - )
FatherJohannes Laurentius HERCELRODT (1669 - 1740)
MotherAnna Maria Elisabetha CORPLENS (1680 - 1755)
SiblingJohan Heinrich HERCHELROTH (1702 - 1748)
SiblingJohannes HERCHELROTH (1714 - 1762)
SiblingCatherine HERCHELROTH (1733 - )
SiblingElizabeth HERCHELROTH (1735 - )
SiblingBarbara HERCHELROTH (1736 - )

Notes

Death

Tulpehoken is now Myerstown

Endnotes

1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch   (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 10 Dec 2014), entry for Valentin HERCHELROTH, person ID LCPY-WQT..

2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch   (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 10 Dec 2014), entry for Valentin HERCHELROTH, person ID LCPY-WQT..

3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch   (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 10 Dec 2014), entry for Valentin HERCHELROTH, person ID LCPY-WQT..

4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch   (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 10 Dec 2014), entry for Valentin HERCHELROTH, person ID LCPY-WQT..

5. Hellers' Church, Lancaster Co..

6. (http://freepag es.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~witmeyer/index.html#sec1 Steve Embree, sre3@duke.edu; www.duke.edu/~sre3 ; Jeanne DeLong, tallmadg@wideworld.net).

7. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch   (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 10 Dec 2014), entry for Valentin HERCHELROTH, person ID LCPY-WQT..

8. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch   (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 10 Dec 2014), entry for Valentin HERCHELROTH, person ID LCPY-WQT..

9. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch   (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 10 Dec 2014), entry for Valentin HERCHELROTH, person ID LCPY-WQT..

10. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch   (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 10 Dec 2014), entry for Valentin HERCHELROTH, person ID LCPY-WQT..

11. , GSF 49184, Hill Evangelical lutheran Church, near Annville, Lebanon, PA; GSF 021,595; Book 974.819 V26L p. 122.

12. Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Tulpehocken.

13. (http://freepag es.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~witmeyer/index.html#sec1 Steve Embree, sre3@duke.edu; www.duke.edu/~sre3 ; Jeanne DeLong, tallmadg@wideworld.net).

14. , GSF 5069 pt. 13, p. 287.

15. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch   (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 10 Dec 2014), entry for Valentin HERCHELROTH, person ID LCPY-WQT..

16. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch   (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 10 Dec 2014), entry for Valentin HERCHELROTH, person ID LCPY-WQT..

17. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch   (http://new.familysearch.org), accessed 10 Dec 2014), entry for Valentin HERCHELROTH, person ID LCPY-WQT..

18. Glenna Fisher, A Home in the Promised Land (The Pioneer, Vol. 9, No. 1, Bedford, PA, January 1983).