Christophorus Blattenburger [Parents] was born in Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria, Germany. He married Barbara Eder on 7 Jun 1633 in Buchbach, Germany.
The marriage of Christoph Blattenburger to Barbara Eder appears in the marriage register of the Catholic Church of Buchbach, Germany. The register entry shows that Christoph was a farmer's son from Platenberg (aka. Hof Plattenberg) and that Barbara Eder was a farmer's daughter from the parsonage of Ranoldsberg.
This marriage record also gave the names of Christoph's parents, Johannes and Elisabeth Plattenberger, and of Barbara's father, Simon Eder. The name of Barbara's mother was not given and she may have been deceased by the date of the marriage in June of 1633.
Christoph may have had a second wife named "Ursula".
Barbara Eder [Parents] was born in Reynoldsberg, Germany. She married Christophorus Blattenburger on 7 Jun 1633 in Buchbach, Germany.
They had the following children:
M i Georg Blattenburger Sr.
They had the following children:
M i Christophorus Blattenburger
He had the following children:
F i Barbara Eder
Georg Blattenburger Sr. [Parents] was born on 16 Apr 1639 in Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria, Germany. He married Anna Mayrhofer on 17 Jan 1668 in Bavaria, Germany.
Anna Mayrhofer [Parents] was born in Velden Vils, Germany. She married Georg Blattenburger Sr. on 17 Jan 1668 in Bavaria, Germany.
Velden Vils was a parish in Germany
They had the following children:
M i Georg Blattenburger Jr.
He had the following children:
F i Anna Mayrhofer
Georg Blattenburger Jr. [Parents] was born on 14 Aug 1673 in Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria, Germany. He married Elizabeth Wagenlechner on 17 Feb 1716 in Bavaria, Germany.
George Blattenburger was married twice. Elizabeth Wagenlechner was his second wife. The name of his first wife is unknown.
Elizabeth Wagenlechner [Parents] was born about 1690 in Dotzkirchen, Ranoldsberg, Germany. She married Georg Blattenburger Jr. on 17 Feb 1716 in Bavaria, Germany.
Elizabeth Wagenlechner was Georg Blattenburger's second wife.
They had the following children:
M i Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger M ii Anton Blattenberger was born on 4 Jan 1730 in Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria, Germany and was christened in Catholic Church, Buchbach, Bavaria, Germany.
Anton Blattenberger remained in Germany and is the ancestor of the present-day Blattenbergers in the area of Hof Plattenberg in Bavaria.F iii Catharina Blattenberger was christened in Catholic Church, Buchbach, Bavaria, Germany. She died in 1778 in Lancaster Co., PA and was buried in 1778 in Trinity Lutheran Church cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA.
Catharina Blattenberger is believed to have emigrated to America with her married brother, Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger, and his wife and their two children. In 1743, when they emigrated, both of Catharine's parents may have been deceased, which may have prompted both Catharine and Johannes to emigrate. It is believed that Catharine found employment as a housekeeper in Lancaster, PA, and remained there the rest of her life. She was a regular member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster and apparently never married. At her death she was buried in the old cemetery adjacent to the church.
Jacob Wagenlechner married Maria.
Maria married Jacob Wagenlechner.
They had the following children:
F i Elizabeth Wagenlechner
Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger [Parents] was born on 12 Oct 1721 in Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria, Germany and was christened in Catholic Church, Buchbach, Bavaria, Germany. He died in Mar 1794 in Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA and was buried in Mar 1794 in Reformed Church cemetery, Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA. Johannes married Barbara Palmer (aka. Balmer) about 1737 in Germany.
Other marriages:, Margaretha
Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger was born at Hof Plattenberg in Bavaria and was baptized at the Catholic Parish Church in Buchbach. The records of this church begin in 1611.
The first entry of a Plattenberger appears in the Catholic Parish Church register. On 2 June 1611, a George Plattenberger, son of Johannes Plattenberger was born (or baptized). In 1770 a Maria Plattenberger married a Weixelgartner; Maria's brother, Johannes Plattenberger, died; and her brother Michael Plattenberger, left the farm. Michael Plattenberger is believed to be the ancestor of the Detroit, Michigan, Plattenbergers. After 1770 the surname Plattenberger no longer appears in the Buchbach records.
The known ancestors of Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger were:
PARENTS: George Blattenburger, Jr. (born 14 Aug 1673 in Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria) and his second wife, Elizabeth Wagenlechner (born abt. 1690 in Dotzkirchen, Ranoldsberg, Germany), daughter of Jacob Wagenlechner and Maria. George Blattenburger, Jr. and Elizabeth Wagenlechner were married on 17 Feb 1716 in Bavaria.GRANDPARENTS: George Blattenburger, Sr. (born 16 Apr 1639 in Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria) and wife, Anna Mayrhofer (born in parish of Velden Vils, Germany), daughter of Georg Mayrhofer. George Blattenburger, Sr. and Anna Mayrhofer were married on 17 Jan 1668 in Bavaria.
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Christophorus Blattenburger (born Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria) and wife, Barbara Eder (born Reynoldsberg, Germany), daughter of Simon Eder. Christophorus Blattenburger and Barbara Eder were married on 7 Jun 1633 in Buchbach, Germany. The marriage of Christoph Blattenburger to Barbara Eder appears in the marriage register of the Catholic Church of Buchbach, Germany. The register entry shows that Christoph was a farmer's son from Platenberg (aka. Hof Plattenberg) and that Barbara Eder was a farmer's daughter from the parsonage of Ranoldsberg.
This marriage record also gave the names of Christoph's parents, Johannes and Elisabeth Plattenberger, and of Barbara's father, Simon Eder. The name of Barbara's mother was not given and she may have been deceased by the date of the marriage in June of 1633. Christoph may have had a second wife named "Ursula".
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Johannes Blattenburger and Elisabeth
While still in Bavaria, Johannes Blattenberger (b. 12 Oct 1721) married Barbara Palmer, daughter of Johan and Christine (Majer) Palmer. The exact date of their marriage is unknown. According to a memorium prepared at the time of Barbara's death in 1758, the couple was married in 1734. However, at that time Johannes would have been only 13 years of age. Their first child was born in 1737. Therefore it is more likely that they married around that time. In 1737, at the time of their marriage, Johannes was only 16 years of age while Barbara was 25, nine years older.Johannes and Barbara had two children born in Germany; Anna Maria, born in 1737, and Philip, born in 1741. Two years later they left Bavaria for the new world with their two children.
Johannes and his family arrived at Philadelphia on the ship "Lydia" on 19 September 1743 (qualified 20 September). The ship, commanded by Captain James Ambercrombie, sailed from Rotterdam, Holland with a stop at Cowes, England. The list of the names and ages of the adult male passengers on board the "Lydia", which was prepared by Captain Ambercrombie, includes "Johannes Platenberger, age 22".
On 20 September 1743 Johannes, along with the other male adult arrivals, went to the courthouse in Philadelphia, to swear their allegiance to King George of England and to the English Colonial government. These oaths, known as the oath of allegiance and the oath of abjuration, were required by laws enacted in 1727 and 1729. Johannes' name was entered on the signature lists by the court clerks, who were English, as "Johannes Plattenberger" on the oath of allegiance and as "Johannes Blattenberger" on the oath of abjuration list. Johannes witnessed his name on both oaths with a double cross mark, indicating he could not write his name at that time. (Source: Strassburger and Hinke, "Pennsylvania German Pioneers", Vol. 1, pp. 340 to 343)
Shortly after their arrival in 1743, Johannes and his family settled in Warwick Township in Lancaster Co., PA where they became members of the Moravian Church. Johannes was listed as paying taxes in Warwick Twp. in 1751 (John Blateberger) and again in 1754 (John Plataberger). In 1756 he served as Tax Collector in Warwick Twp. In 1759 he was assessed for 200 acres in Warwick Twp. Land records also show that he bought and sold various parcels of land in Warwick Twp. between the years 1762 and 1779. Some of this land was purchased by indenture. The significant number of purchases and sales suggests that Johannes may have been a land speculator, buying tracts of land and then subdividing them for resale. He also started a weaving business which was taken over by his son, Peter, after Johannes retired.
During the period between 1743 and 1756, Johannes and Barbara had eight more children, all born in Lancaster Co., PA. Four of their children died in childhood and were buried in the Moravian cemetery at Lititz, PA: Philip and Elizabeth in 1749, Nathaniel in 1751, and Anna Rosina in 1758.
In January of 1758 Johannes' wife, Barbara, fell ill and passed away at the age of 46. She was buried in the Moravian Cemetery at Lititz, PA on 30 January 1758. According to a memorium (Curriculum Vitae) prepared at the time of her death in 1758, Barbara's parents were Mennonites and she was brought up according to their faith. Growing older she turned more and more to the Reformed Church. After hearing the preachings of several Moravian ministers, Barbara was officially admitted to the Moravian congregation in Warwick, Lancaster Co., PA in November of 1749.
Even though his wife became a member of the Moravian congregation, it appears that Johannes Plattenberger continued to be associated with the Reformed Church. Although there is no record of Johannes ever actually joining the Reformed Congregation or taking communion there. This suggests that Johannes may have remained loyal to the Catholic religion since he was baptized a Catholic.
Sometime after January of 1758, Johannes remarried a woman named Margaretha. (Note: In prior research of the Blattenberger family in the Lancaster Co. area, a marriage record was found which showed that John Blattenberger married Ottilia Margarethe (Zimmerman) Boetzell of Atolhoe on 19 August 1760 at St. Paul's Reformed Church in Manheim, PA. Subsequent research has proven that the John Blattenberger mentioned in this marriage record was actually John "Poffenberger", not "Blattenberger". However, Lancaster Co. deed #370 of Manheim Twp., deed book H-370, showed that on 9 January 1767, Margaret Zimmerman, widow, of Manheim Twp. transferred property to John "Plottebarger", of the same place. Therefore, it is still possible that Margaretha's married or maiden name may have been "Zimmerman". )
Johannes and Margaretha Blattenberger had two children, daughters Anna Rosina born in 1761, and Margaretha, born about two years later. Around 1767 Johannes and Margaretha moved to Manheim Twp. in Lancaster Co., PA where Johannes set up a weaving business. In the 1790 census Johannes was listed in Manheim Twp. with one male over the age of 16 and one female in his household. By the following year, 1791, Johannes had moved again, to Rapho Twp. in Lancaster Co., PA.
Late in life Johannes retired and his son, Peter, took over the weaving business that he had founded. Johannes also gave each of his two youngest daughters, Anna Rosina and Margaretha, a property in Manheim Twp. "in return for their affections".
On 29 October 1791 Johannes wrote his last will and testament. He directed that his "just debts and funeral expenses be paid off and discharged" and bequeathed "unto his beloved wife Margaret all of his goods, chattels, effects, and personal estate whatsoever to and for her proper use and benefit and to be at her disposal". He further gave and bequeathed unto his wife Margaret all of his "messuages, tenements, lands and lots of ground and real estate whatsoever and wheresoever" which he was in possession of at the time of his death.
He further directed that, after the decease of his wife Margaret, all of his "messuages, tenements, lands, lots of ground and real estate whatsoever with their appurtenances" were given and devised to his eight children "to wit John Blattenberger, Christian Blattenberger, Daniel Blattenberger, Frederick Blattenberger, Peter Blattenberger, Anna Maria Berstler (widow and relict of John Berstler deceased), Rosina the wife of George Hauenstein, and Margaret the wife of John Eby". Lastly he appointed his wife, Margaret, son-in-law George Hauenstein, and trusty friend, John Baker, of Rapho Twp. the executors of his estate. The witnesses to Johannes' will were Lewis Frederick Machold and Philip Glonninger. (Lancaster Co. will book I, vol. 1, p. 34)
Johannes died around March of 1794 in Rapho Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. On 28 March 1794 his will was proved and letters of administration were granted to Margaret Blattenberger, George Hauenstein and John Baker, who were ordered to exhibit an inventory and render an accounting of his estate. An inventory of Johannes' "goods and chattels" was made on 12 April 1794 by appraisers Frederick Nauman and John Flam and was registered in Lancaster, PA on 26 April 1794.
According to descendant, Barbara Palmer, when Johannes died in 1794, his second wife, Margaret, arranged for his burial in the cemetery behind the Reformed Church in Manheim. She was laid to rest there also several years later. Supposedly, around 1840, their tombstones, along with many others in the Reformed cemetery, were taken up and placed in the sub-basement of the church to create space for horse and buggy parking of congregation members. Today the old cemetery is paved over for automobile parking. In 2005 Barbara Palmer reported that she personally saw the old tombstones of Johannes and Margaret in the church sub-basement and the inscriptions were no longer legible.
Barbara Palmer (aka. Balmer) [Parents] was born about 1712 in Sinsheim, Near Heidelberg, Germany. She died on 26 Jan 1758 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA and was buried on 30 Jan 1758 in St James Graveyard (aka. Moravian Church Cemetery), Lititz, Lancaster Co., PA. Barbara married Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger about 1737 in Germany.
The family name "Palmer" also appears in some early records as "Balmer".
According to a memorium (Curriculum Vitae) prepared at the time of her death in 1758, Barbara's parents were Mennonites and she was brought up according to their faith. Growing older she turned more and more to the Reformed Church. After hearing the preachings of several Moravian ministers, Barbara was officially admitted to the Moravian congregation in Warwick, Lancaster Co., PA in November of 1749.
Barbara fell ill on the 16th of January 1758 and passed away on 26 January 1758. She was buried in the Moravian Cemetery at Lititz.
Several of Barbara's brothers also emigrated to America and lived nearby in Lancaster Co., PA. Carl Diedrich and Christian Palmer arrived at Philadelphia on 11 August 1732 on the ship "Samuel". On the ship's list of passengers, Carl was shown as 20 years of age and Christian as 24. Their name was shown as "Balmer". (Strassburger and Hinke, "Pennsylvania German Pioneers", Vol. I, pp. 60, 64, 65). A third brother, Michael Palmer, arrived five years later on 5 October 1737 on the ship "Townsend", (Strassburger and Hinke, "Pennsylvania German Pioneers", Vol. I, pp. 185, 186, 187).
Christian Palmer was born in August 1703 and died at Warwick Twp. in Lancaster Co., PA on 8 March 1778. He was married twice; first to Susanna Brunck and then to Barbara Pichler and had thirteen children. Michael Palmer died in Warwick Twp. on 20 September 1749 at the age of 40 years. Nothing further is known of her brother, Carl Diedrich Palmer.
(Other sources:
1. Findagrave.com - Memorial# 53324429)
They had the following children:
F i Anna Maria Blattenberger M ii Philip Blattenberger was born in 1741 in Bavaria, Germany. He died on 11 Apr 1749 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA and was buried in Apr 1749 in St James Graveyard (aka. Moravian Church Cemetery), Lititz, Lancaster Co., PA.
Philip Blattenberger died in childhood.
(Other sources:
1. Findagrave.com - Memorial# 55987616)M iii Daniel Blattenberger M iv Johannes Blattenberger (II) M v Christian Ludwig Plattenberger F vi Elizabeth Blattenberger was born on 11 Oct 1749 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. She died in 1749 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA and was buried in 1749 in Moravian Church Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster Co., PA. M vii Nathaniel Blattenberger was born on 26 Jan 1751 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. He died about 1751/1758 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA and was buried in Moravian Church Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster Co., PA.
Nathaniel Blattenberger died in childhood.M viii Frederick Blattenberger M ix Peter Blattenberger F x Anna Rosina Blattenberger was born on 29 May 1756 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. She died on 12 Apr 1758 in Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., PA and was buried in St James Graveyard (aka. Moravian Church Cemetery), Lititz, Lancaster Co., PA.
(Sources:
1. Findagrave.com - Memorial# 56223506)
Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger [Parents] was born on 12 Oct 1721 in Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria, Germany and was christened in Catholic Church, Buchbach, Bavaria, Germany. He died in Mar 1794 in Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA and was buried in Mar 1794 in Reformed Church cemetery, Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA. Johannes married Margaretha.
Other marriages:Palmer (aka. Balmer), Barbara
Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger was born at Hof Plattenberg in Bavaria and was baptized at the Catholic Parish Church in Buchbach. The records of this church begin in 1611.
The first entry of a Plattenberger appears in the Catholic Parish Church register. On 2 June 1611, a George Plattenberger, son of Johannes Plattenberger was born (or baptized). In 1770 a Maria Plattenberger married a Weixelgartner; Maria's brother, Johannes Plattenberger, died; and her brother Michael Plattenberger, left the farm. Michael Plattenberger is believed to be the ancestor of the Detroit, Michigan, Plattenbergers. After 1770 the surname Plattenberger no longer appears in the Buchbach records.
The known ancestors of Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger were:
PARENTS: George Blattenburger, Jr. (born 14 Aug 1673 in Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria) and his second wife, Elizabeth Wagenlechner (born abt. 1690 in Dotzkirchen, Ranoldsberg, Germany), daughter of Jacob Wagenlechner and Maria. George Blattenburger, Jr. and Elizabeth Wagenlechner were married on 17 Feb 1716 in Bavaria.GRANDPARENTS: George Blattenburger, Sr. (born 16 Apr 1639 in Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria) and wife, Anna Mayrhofer (born in parish of Velden Vils, Germany), daughter of Georg Mayrhofer. George Blattenburger, Sr. and Anna Mayrhofer were married on 17 Jan 1668 in Bavaria.
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Christophorus Blattenburger (born Hof Plattenberg, Bavaria) and wife, Barbara Eder (born Reynoldsberg, Germany), daughter of Simon Eder. Christophorus Blattenburger and Barbara Eder were married on 7 Jun 1633 in Buchbach, Germany. The marriage of Christoph Blattenburger to Barbara Eder appears in the marriage register of the Catholic Church of Buchbach, Germany. The register entry shows that Christoph was a farmer's son from Platenberg (aka. Hof Plattenberg) and that Barbara Eder was a farmer's daughter from the parsonage of Ranoldsberg.
This marriage record also gave the names of Christoph's parents, Johannes and Elisabeth Plattenberger, and of Barbara's father, Simon Eder. The name of Barbara's mother was not given and she may have been deceased by the date of the marriage in June of 1633. Christoph may have had a second wife named "Ursula".
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Johannes Blattenburger and Elisabeth
While still in Bavaria, Johannes Blattenberger (b. 12 Oct 1721) married Barbara Palmer, daughter of Johan and Christine (Majer) Palmer. The exact date of their marriage is unknown. According to a memorium prepared at the time of Barbara's death in 1758, the couple was married in 1734. However, at that time Johannes would have been only 13 years of age. Their first child was born in 1737. Therefore it is more likely that they married around that time. In 1737, at the time of their marriage, Johannes was only 16 years of age while Barbara was 25, nine years older.Johannes and Barbara had two children born in Germany; Anna Maria, born in 1737, and Philip, born in 1741. Two years later they left Bavaria for the new world with their two children.
Johannes and his family arrived at Philadelphia on the ship "Lydia" on 19 September 1743 (qualified 20 September). The ship, commanded by Captain James Ambercrombie, sailed from Rotterdam, Holland with a stop at Cowes, England. The list of the names and ages of the adult male passengers on board the "Lydia", which was prepared by Captain Ambercrombie, includes "Johannes Platenberger, age 22".
On 20 September 1743 Johannes, along with the other male adult arrivals, went to the courthouse in Philadelphia, to swear their allegiance to King George of England and to the English Colonial government. These oaths, known as the oath of allegiance and the oath of abjuration, were required by laws enacted in 1727 and 1729. Johannes' name was entered on the signature lists by the court clerks, who were English, as "Johannes Plattenberger" on the oath of allegiance and as "Johannes Blattenberger" on the oath of abjuration list. Johannes witnessed his name on both oaths with a double cross mark, indicating he could not write his name at that time. (Source: Strassburger and Hinke, "Pennsylvania German Pioneers", Vol. 1, pp. 340 to 343)
Shortly after their arrival in 1743, Johannes and his family settled in Warwick Township in Lancaster Co., PA where they became members of the Moravian Church. Johannes was listed as paying taxes in Warwick Twp. in 1751 (John Blateberger) and again in 1754 (John Plataberger). In 1756 he served as Tax Collector in Warwick Twp. In 1759 he was assessed for 200 acres in Warwick Twp. Land records also show that he bought and sold various parcels of land in Warwick Twp. between the years 1762 and 1779. Some of this land was purchased by indenture. The significant number of purchases and sales suggests that Johannes may have been a land speculator, buying tracts of land and then subdividing them for resale. He also started a weaving business which was taken over by his son, Peter, after Johannes retired.
During the period between 1743 and 1756, Johannes and Barbara had eight more children, all born in Lancaster Co., PA. Four of their children died in childhood and were buried in the Moravian cemetery at Lititz, PA: Philip and Elizabeth in 1749, Nathaniel in 1751, and Anna Rosina in 1758.
In January of 1758 Johannes' wife, Barbara, fell ill and passed away at the age of 46. She was buried in the Moravian Cemetery at Lititz, PA on 30 January 1758. According to a memorium (Curriculum Vitae) prepared at the time of her death in 1758, Barbara's parents were Mennonites and she was brought up according to their faith. Growing older she turned more and more to the Reformed Church. After hearing the preachings of several Moravian ministers, Barbara was officially admitted to the Moravian congregation in Warwick, Lancaster Co., PA in November of 1749.
Even though his wife became a member of the Moravian congregation, it appears that Johannes Plattenberger continued to be associated with the Reformed Church. Although there is no record of Johannes ever actually joining the Reformed Congregation or taking communion there. This suggests that Johannes may have remained loyal to the Catholic religion since he was baptized a Catholic.
Sometime after January of 1758, Johannes remarried a woman named Margaretha. (Note: In prior research of the Blattenberger family in the Lancaster Co. area, a marriage record was found which showed that John Blattenberger married Ottilia Margarethe (Zimmerman) Boetzell of Atolhoe on 19 August 1760 at St. Paul's Reformed Church in Manheim, PA. Subsequent research has proven that the John Blattenberger mentioned in this marriage record was actually John "Poffenberger", not "Blattenberger". However, Lancaster Co. deed #370 of Manheim Twp., deed book H-370, showed that on 9 January 1767, Margaret Zimmerman, widow, of Manheim Twp. transferred property to John "Plottebarger", of the same place. Therefore, it is still possible that Margaretha's married or maiden name may have been "Zimmerman". )
Johannes and Margaretha Blattenberger had two children, daughters Anna Rosina born in 1761, and Margaretha, born about two years later. Around 1767 Johannes and Margaretha moved to Manheim Twp. in Lancaster Co., PA where Johannes set up a weaving business. In the 1790 census Johannes was listed in Manheim Twp. with one male over the age of 16 and one female in his household. By the following year, 1791, Johannes had moved again, to Rapho Twp. in Lancaster Co., PA.
Late in life Johannes retired and his son, Peter, took over the weaving business that he had founded. Johannes also gave each of his two youngest daughters, Anna Rosina and Margaretha, a property in Manheim Twp. "in return for their affections".
On 29 October 1791 Johannes wrote his last will and testament. He directed that his "just debts and funeral expenses be paid off and discharged" and bequeathed "unto his beloved wife Margaret all of his goods, chattels, effects, and personal estate whatsoever to and for her proper use and benefit and to be at her disposal". He further gave and bequeathed unto his wife Margaret all of his "messuages, tenements, lands and lots of ground and real estate whatsoever and wheresoever" which he was in possession of at the time of his death.
He further directed that, after the decease of his wife Margaret, all of his "messuages, tenements, lands, lots of ground and real estate whatsoever with their appurtenances" were given and devised to his eight children "to wit John Blattenberger, Christian Blattenberger, Daniel Blattenberger, Frederick Blattenberger, Peter Blattenberger, Anna Maria Berstler (widow and relict of John Berstler deceased), Rosina the wife of George Hauenstein, and Margaret the wife of John Eby". Lastly he appointed his wife, Margaret, son-in-law George Hauenstein, and trusty friend, John Baker, of Rapho Twp. the executors of his estate. The witnesses to Johannes' will were Lewis Frederick Machold and Philip Glonninger. (Lancaster Co. will book I, vol. 1, p. 34)
Johannes died around March of 1794 in Rapho Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. On 28 March 1794 his will was proved and letters of administration were granted to Margaret Blattenberger, George Hauenstein and John Baker, who were ordered to exhibit an inventory and render an accounting of his estate. An inventory of Johannes' "goods and chattels" was made on 12 April 1794 by appraisers Frederick Nauman and John Flam and was registered in Lancaster, PA on 26 April 1794.
According to descendant, Barbara Palmer, when Johannes died in 1794, his second wife, Margaret, arranged for his burial in the cemetery behind the Reformed Church in Manheim. She was laid to rest there also several years later. Supposedly, around 1840, their tombstones, along with many others in the Reformed cemetery, were taken up and placed in the sub-basement of the church to create space for horse and buggy parking of congregation members. Today the old cemetery is paved over for automobile parking. In 2005 Barbara Palmer reported that she personally saw the old tombstones of Johannes and Margaret in the church sub-basement and the inscriptions were no longer legible.
Margaretha was buried in Reformed Church cemetery, Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA. She married Johannes Ludwig Blattenberger.
There is some uncertainty as to Margaret's maiden name.
In 1767 a Margaret Zimmerman, widow, sold a piece of property in Manheim Twp. to John "Plottebarger". This could be John's wife using her name before they were married. She might need to do that if the previous deed refered to her as Margaret Zimmerman. (Lancaster Co. deeds, H-370, 9 January 1767)
If this is the same Margaret that John married, then her maiden name would not be Zimmerman since the deed says she is a widow.
They had the following children:
F i Anna Rosina Blattenberger F ii Margaretha Blattenberger
Johan Palmer married Christine Majer.
Christine Majer married Johan Palmer.
They had the following children:
F i Barbara Palmer (aka. Balmer)