Anna Maria Meyer

Not the mother of Nicholas Meyer

GEDCOM Note

Anna immigrated to America 3 years after her husband's death, arriving in Pennsylvania in 1736

• Anna Maria (Knauss) Moyer/Maier daughter of Hans Lucas Knauss and wife Anna (Klink) Knauss of Dudelsheim-Wetteraukreis, Hessen, Germany.
• Widow of Hans Michael Moyer/Mayer a German Judge in Oberhochstadt-Sudich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
• 1736-Arrived in Philadelphia with Son-Hans Daniel Moyer/Maier His wife and Children.
• Hans Daniel Moyer/Maier then settled North of Stouchsburg in the Tulpehocken Settlement, Berks County.
• They were joined by several of Anna Maria's Sons and Daughters-
• Johannes Hans Moyer/Maier-
• Eva Catherine (Roudt)-
• Maria Appolonia (Wolff)-
• Johan Georg Moyer/Maier-
• Philip Nickel Moyer/Maier.
• Members of the Moyer/Maier and Wolff Families are buried in St. John's Host U.C.C. Old Churchyard. Church Records and Cemetery Records lis the name as spelled-(Moyer/Maier)

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Family

• Source: "Our Tulpehocken Roots"
• https://tulpehockenroots.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I603&tree=m...
• Person ID I603 Meyer/Moyer/Mundell/Stump Family Genealogy
• Last Modified 28 Jan 2025
• Michael Meyer (1672-1733)
• Family Anna Maria Knauss, b. 1680, Düdelsheim, Wetteraukreis, Hessen, Germany d. 1 Apr 1766, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years) - Marriage 1698

Children

• 1. Johannes Hans Meyer, b. Abt 1699, Oberhochstadt, Sudliche Weinstrasse, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. Abt 12 Aug 1766, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]. Immigrated 1739 on the Ship "Friendship". Married 1) Maria Catharina Stallman. 2) Anna Maria Essel,
• 2. Daniel Meyer, b. 6 Jun 1707, Oberhochstadt, Sudliche Weinstrasse, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 28 Mar 1761, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]. Immigrated 4 Oct 1751 on the ship "Queen of Denmark". Married Anna Cath4arina Clapp.
• 3. Maria Appolina Meyer, b. 23 Oct 1710, Oberhochstadt, Sudliche Weinstrasse, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]. Immigrated 4 Oct 1751 on the ship "Queen of Denmark". Married George Wolff.
• 4. Anna Catharina Meyer, b. Abt 1715, Oberhochstadt, Sudliche Weinstrasse, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. probably in Virginia [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]. Immigrated after 1749. Married Johannes Becker.

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Family (additional notes)

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-581303

Michael Meyer married Anna Maria Unknown (1675-1766). She is often said to be Knauß/Knauss (1675-1766), but this may be a mis-attribution to the wrong birth record. The research of Annette Burgert shows her family name as Unknown. They had the following children [NOTE: FamilySearch shows a marriage date in 1688, but the location is wrong and it is not a good fit to the birth of the children. FamilySearch also shows 11 children total, some of whom did not emigrate; clearly, some of these are mis-attributed, because they have different birth locations. Also, a son Nicholas is currently linked on Wikitree, but he is not among the 11 listed at FamilySearch. Nicholas also appears to be mis-attributed]:

1. Johannes (~1699-1766) m1 Maria Catharine Stallman (~1703- bef. 1746); 8 children, m2 Anna Maria Essel (~1720- ); 1 daughter Anna Barbara
2. Johann Daniel (1707-1761) m Anna Catharina Unknown (1707-1750); 9 children. Anna Catharina died prior to immigration
3. Sophia Maria Apolonia (1710- ) m George Wolf (~1710- ); 8 children
4. Anna Eva Catharine (1715-1793) m Johan Peter Roudt (Ruth) (1704-1771); 5 children. [NOTE: her marriage info is unconfirmed, check sources]

Buried: Anna Maria died in Tulpehocken, but the location of her grave is unknown. She has a virtual Find A Grave: Memorial #186195504, which contains information that is likely to be incorrect, such as her year of immigration, her birth location, and her parents, who are Unknown.

Research Notes

From her FindAGrave memorial. This info is not well-supported by sources:

Anna Maria (Knauss) Moyer/Maier daughter of Hans Lucas Knauss and wife Anna (Klink) Knauss of Dudelsheim-Wetteraukreis, Hessen, Germany. Widow of Hans Michael Moyer/Mayer a German Judge in Oberhochstadt-Sudich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

Her profile at FamilySearch cites a birth location that is 250 km from a cited baptismal location. Also, the cited birth record is Lutheran, and the cited baptismal record is Catholic.

References

• https://tulpehockenroots.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I603&tree=m...
  • [S282] "Meyer 250+ Years in America." (Book) by D. Moyer, 1991 - 864 pages https://books.google.com/books/about/Meyer.html?id=ZXUbAQAAMAAJ Michael Meyer (ca. 1672-1733) was born in Palatine Germany. He and his wife Anna had five children, one of whom, Johannes Hans Meyer (ca. 1699-1766), emigrated to America, settling in Pennsylvania. Some descendants of other children of Michael and Anna also moved to Pennsylvania, where many descendants still live. Spelling of the surname often varies greatly.
• http://www.tulpehockenroots.org/meyer/p00000ay.htm#I602
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 3 2024, 3:34:59 UTC
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186195504/anna_maria_maiermayer
• WikiTree contributors, "Anna (Unknown) Meyer (abt.1680-1766)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-581303 : accessed 02 February 2025). cites
  • 1. The Hochstadt Origins of Some of the Early Settlers at Host Church, Berks County, Pennsylvania, by Annette K. Burgert
  • 2. Strausstown Roots http://www.bergergirls.com/getperson.php?personID=I093496&tree=Stra...
  • 3. Meyer 250+ years in America, by Don Moyer, p. 122
  • https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBY9-2PW