Individual Details
Johannes "John" Moll
(1746 or 1747 - 3 Nov 1794)
On his marriage record to Lydia RINCKER, John MOLL's name is spelled MOHL.
Events
| Birth | 1746 or 1747 | , Northampton, PA |  | ||
| Marriage | 28 Mar 1772 | Zion Reformed Church, Allentown, Lehigh, PA - Lydia Gertrude Rincker | | ||
| Death | 3 Nov 1794 | , , PA | | ||
| Occupation | gunsmith - , Lehigh, PA |  |
Families
| Spouse | Lydia Gertrude Rincker (1749 - ) |
| Child | John Moll Jr. (1773 - 1834) |
| Child | John Jacob Moll (1776 - ) |
| Child | Peter Moll (1779 - 1825) |
| Father | William Moll (1720 - 1780) |
Notes
Occupation
Johannes (John) MOLL would become one of the most significant gunmakers of Old Northampton county not only because of his skills, but because he was one of the few outside of the Moravian communes who pursued the trade as a full-time occupation instead of a seasonal adjunct to farming. This pursuit of gunmaking perfection kept the MOLLS poor but prolific, with relatively large numbers of rifles surviving. His father, William MOLL, was also a rifle maker and would have taught his son, John.Endnotes
1. Moll Gunsmiths, Deena (crosswdm@msn.com) online [Rootsweb.com], accessed 1 Aug 2008.
2. Moll Gunsmiths, Deena (crosswdm@msn.com) online [Rootsweb.com], accessed 1 Aug 2008.
3. Lehigh County Historical Society, compiler, Marriage Register of the Reformed Congregation in Northampton Twp., PA 1771-1773 (Allentown, Lehigh, PA: Lehigh County Historical Society,).
4. Moll Gunsmiths, Deena (crosswdm@msn.com) online [Rootsweb.com], accessed 1 Aug 2008.