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Notes for John Adam Ruppert and Anna Barbara Holtzapfel

1706 Johann Adam Ruppert, son of Johann Adrian Ruppert and Magdalena Ruppert, was baptized on December 26 in Rappenau, Baden, Germany. He was born on December 24. [Familienbuch Bad Rappenau entry for Johann Adrian Rupert, Peter Ruperts schmidts allhier ehelicher sohn. Item 2 of 7] [1] [2]

Attempted transcription of German script: Ao 1706. D 24 Dec: nachts und 9 uhr, ist obgedachtein Johann Adrian Ruppert, von seiner hauß frauen Magdalena ein sohnlein gebohren (?) den 26 ditto beÿ der (?) tauft Johann Adam genemert werden gerabtern (?) Hanß Martin eßig, des gerichts (?) frÿligenpfleger allhier, und Hanß Adam Dörtzbach burger allhier.

1730 Johann Adam Ruppert and Anna Barbara Holzapfels were married on April 25 in Michelfeld, Baden (Baden-Württemberg), Preußen. Johann Adam Ruppert was a son of Christian Ruppert. [3]

Historic maps showing Bad Rappenau: West of Wimpfen, near (14°,46°)

1809 map
1809 [4]

1830 map
1830 [5]

1834 map
1834 Michelfeld is at about 18° longitude. [6]

1730 John Adam and Anna Barbara Ruppert sailed for Philadelphia from Rotterdam, via Cowes, England. [7]


c 1700 Cornelis Boumeester, View of Rotterdam.
A tile painting, composed of 33 Delft tiles (trimmed).
Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [8]


1675 Francis Place, Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight (Used with permission from the Victoria and Albert Museum) [9]

1731 John Adam Rupert, age 25, and Anna Barbara Rupert, age 24, arrived in Philadelphia on the ship Britannia, commanded by Captain Michael Franklin from Rotterdam, last from Cowes, England. [10] [11]

1731 Passengers from the ship Britannia, from Rotterdam, were qualified on September 21 at the courthouse in Philadelphia. John Adam Rupert, age 25, was among them. [12] [13]


1768 The city of Philadelphia, from the Jersey shore [14]


1752 Philadelphia State House (built in 1732) [15]

1733 Catharine Rupert was baptized on September 17, 1733 at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, City Of York, York County, Pennsylvania. [16] She was born on June 4. [17]

1736 Son Erasmus was born on April 6. [18] [19] He was baptized on May 29 at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in York County, Pennsylvania. [20] [21]

1738 Christine Rupert was baptized on August 2, 1738 at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, City Of York, York County, Pennsylvania. She was born in May. [22] [23]

1740 John Dietrich, son of John Adam Rupert, was born on December 5. [24] He was baptized on April 5, 1741 at the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in York County, Pennsylvania. [25] [26] [27]

1743 Daughter Elizabeth was born on May 5. She later married Philip Rudisill. [28]

1745 Daughter Maria Margaret was baptized on October 27. She later married John Jacob Weigel (son of Martin). [29]

1748 John Adam, son of John Adam and Anna Barbara Ruppert, was born on April 13. He was baptized on May 20 at the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, York County, Pennsylvania. [30] [31]

1751 Magdalena, daughter of Adam and Anna Barbara Rupert, was baptized on April 7, 1751 at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, City of York, York County, Pennsylvania. She was born on February 4. [32]

1751 Daughter Magdalena was born on February 14. [33]

1781 John Adam Ruppert died in 1781 in York County, Pennsylvania. [34] [35]

1781 The will of John Adam Rupert was administered on November 17 in York County, Pennsylvania.

Research Notes:

See The Henckel Genealogy, 1500-1960 [36]

Anna Barbara was too old to be the mother of these children. This family is reportedly from Hesse, Germany.

1764 Peter Ruppert, son of Adam Ruppert and Barbara Ruppert, was baptized on May 5, 1764 in Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York. Peter Ruppert was born on March 21, 1764. [37]

1766 Johannes Ruppert, child of Johann Adam Ruppert and Anna Barbara, was baptized on April 19, 1766 in Stone Arabia, New York. Johannes Ruppert was born on February 16, 1766. [38]

1768 Margareth Ruppert, child of Adam Ruppert and Barbara , was baptized on March 23, 1768 in Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York. Margareth Ruppert was born on March 3, 1768. [39]

1777 Johann Adam Ruppert [perhaps a grandson], son of Johann Adam and Barbara Ruppert, was born on April 27 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was baptized at Christ Church on Bieber Creek or Mertz Church, Rockland Township. [40]

See Burgert, perhaps: [41]

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Footnotes:

[1] Germany, Baden, Bad Rappenau, Familienbuch 1654-1731, image 186, [ArchionImage].

[2] Baden, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985, [AncestryRecord].

[3] Baden, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985, [AncestryRecord].

[4] Johann Heinrich Haas, Gottfried Meister, Conrad Felsing, Special Karte von dem Odenwald (Darmstadt: [Heyer], 1809), [Darmstadt University], [Old Maps Online].

[5] Heinrich G. Bronn, Geognostische Reise-Karte der Umgegend von Heidelberg (Heidelberg: Groos, 1830), [Old Maps Online], [ETH Zurich].

[6] Joseph Edmund Woerl, Benjamin Herder, Carlsruhe - Stuttgart (Freiburg im Breisgau [Herder'sche Kunst- u. Buchhandlung]: 1834), [David Rumsey Maps].

[7] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, [AncestryRecord].

[8] Cornelis Boumeester, View of Rotterdam, A tile painting, composed of 33 Delft tiles. (about 1700–20, Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), [MFA], [MFA terms of use].

[9] 1675 Francis Place, Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight (Used with permission from the Victoria and Albert Museum), [Victoria and Albert Museum].

[10] Ralph B. Strassburger, William J. Hinke, ed., Pennsylvania German Pioneers, Vol. 1 (1934, Pennsylvania German Society), 48-49, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].

[11] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, [AncestryRecord].

[12] John B. Linn and William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Volume 17. (Oath of Allegiance 1727-1775) (1890), 34, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].

[13] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, [AncestryRecord].

[14] Thomas Jefferys, George Heap, An east prospect of the city of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap from the Jersey shore (London: 1768), [LibraryOfCongress], [LibraryOfCongress Catalog].

[15] Nicholas Scull, George Heap, A Map of Philadelphia and Parts Adjacent with a Perspective of the State House (Philadelphia: 1752), [LibraryOfCongress], [LibraryOfCongress Catalog].

[16] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecord].

[17] The Henckel Genealogy 1500-1960, 241, [FamilySearchImage].

[18] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecord].

[19] The Henckel Genealogy 1500-1960, 241, [FamilySearchImage].

[20] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecord].

[21] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecords].

[22] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecord].

[23] The Henckel Genealogy 1500-1960, 241, [FamilySearchImage].

[24] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecord].

[25] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecord].

[26] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecords].

[27] The Henckel Genealogy 1500-1960, 241, [FamilySearchImage].

[28] The Henckel Genealogy 1500-1960, 241, [FamilySearchImage].

[29] The Henckel Genealogy 1500-1960, 241, [FamilySearchImage].

[30] The Henckel Genealogy 1500-1960, 241, [FamilySearchImage].

[31] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecord].

[32] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecord].

[33] The Henckel Genealogy 1500-1960, 241, [FamilySearchImage].

[34] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[35] The Henckel Genealogy 1500-1960, 241, [FamilySearchImage].

[36] The Henckel Genealogy 1500-1960, 241, [FamilySearchImage].

[37] U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[38] U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[39] U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[40] Pennsylvania Church Records, Adams, Berks and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881, [AncestryRecord].

[41] Annette Kunselman Burgert, Eighteenth Century Emigrants From German-Speaking Lands to North America, Vol. 1: The Northern Kraichgau (1983), 308, not yet seen.