__ | __| | | | |__ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1743| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Gertrude (Charity) GNAEGI | (1748 - ....) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Magdalena YODER ____| (1726 - 1772) m 1743| | __ | | |__| | |__
A date range of 1800/04. Married 12 May 1829 to Catherine Horner.
_Johannes GNAEGI ____ | (1720 - 1772) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______ | (.... - 1742) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1772 - 1841) m 1796| | | _Jacob SEILER _______+ | | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739 | |_Anna SEILER ________| | (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | |_Magdalena STALD ____ | (.... - 1784) m 1739 | |--Jacob GNAEGI | | _____________________ | | | _Joseph FORNEY ______| | | (1744 - 1802) m 1773| | | |_____________________ | | |_Catherine FORNEY ___| (1774 - 1828) m 1796| | _____________________ | | |_Barbara YODER (?) __| (.... - 1785) m 1773| |_____________________
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1743| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Jacob GNAEGI | (1760 - 1837) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Magdalena YODER ____| (1726 - 1772) m 1743| | __ | | |__| | |__
Married 1) Susanna Livingstone; 2) Sarah Jeffers (Ely); 3) Susanna Parker.
______________________ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1739| | |______________________ | _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | | ______________________ | | | | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______| | (.... - 1742) m 1739| | |______________________ | | |--Jacob GNAEGI | (1780 - 1871) | _Joseph Jacob SEILER _+ | | (1687 - 1739) | _Jacob SEILER _______| | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739| | | |______________________ | | |_Anna SEILER ________| (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | ______________________ | | |_Magdalena STALD ____| (.... - 1784) m 1739| |______________________
Author shows date of birth for both Christian and John as 1742. Perhaps he meant both were born by 1742?
Date of death given as April 24, 1815...
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1739| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Johanes \John GNAEGI | (1742 - 1815) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______| (.... - 1742) m 1739| | __ | | |__| | |__
[10082] There are many different theories about the date and place of birth for Johannes Gnaegi, as well as the name of his first wife. It is entirely possible that we will never find the answers to the many questions surrounding his life. There were early Anabaptist Gnaegi families living in Steffisburg, Switzerland (near Lake Thun) who later went to the Alsace area of St. Marie-aux-mines and there were other Gnaegi families in the Palatine who could have been related.
What can be proved is that Johannes emigrated to America in 1742 aboard the ship Francis and Elizabeth, along with other Amish families named Yoder, Miller and Zook, with whom he would continue to be associated in Pennsylvania.
Several sources give the name of his first wife as Mary Holden, an English woman who was supposedly the mother of his first two children. She died on the voyage to America. J. Virgil Miller, in his Both Sides of the Ocean, suggests that the first wife of Johannes was a daughter of Christian Yoder and, after the death of his wife, Johannes married her sister, Magdalena Yoder, a common practice at that time.
By 1747 Johannes Gnaegi had land in Upper Bern Township, Berks Co., PA, which he held until 1763 when he sold to his neighbors, Jacob Kauffman and Christian Beiler. Johannes then moved to Bethel Twp. on the Little Swatara Creek, Dauphin Co, PA, which is now Lebanon Co., where he owned a mill and farms totaling over 400 acres.
Born 1720, Canton Bern, Switzerland.
Miller gives ca 1695 as date of birth, with place named Boehl (in the Palatine) and names the parents as Hans Gnaegi and Barbara Muller. Johannes' marriage to the first wife in England is shown as 1717, yet the first child was not born until 1740. It is my belief that a generation has been missed and the Palatine census lists need further exploration. The Hans Gnaegi in Alsace was probably a relative, but perhaps a grandfather instead of father?
Date of birth is shown as 1720, with place of birth Arrur, Canton Bern, Switzerland. I believe the author meant Aarau in Canton Aargau, as no place named "Arrur" has been located.
The abstract shows his name as "John" and mentions that the will was written in German. Date of 15 Dec. 1772, Bethel Twp.
Will of John Gneage (Hans Gnagi) Bethel Twp. 11/9/1772-12/15/1772 (English translation of original German): ...widow shall dwell with my children at the mill and plantation...til children marry, then each to get at marriage what the married brothers and sisters....son Christian by first wife has received his share of his mother's estate (15 pounds)...the shares of my children by my last wife of their mother's estate shall be also given to them (37 pounds 13 shillings 4 pence) and then, the residue shall be divided in equal shares...." Executors: brother-in-law Christian Yoder, widow Magdalena Gnaegi. Witnesses: Abraham Troxell, John Schrag.
Will Book X-2, pg 205, Lancaster, PA courthouse.
______________________ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1739| | |______________________ | _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | | ______________________ | | | | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______| | (.... - 1742) m 1739| | |______________________ | | |--Johannes\John GNAEGI | (1763 - 1845) | _Joseph Jacob SEILER _+ | | (1687 - 1739) | _Jacob SEILER _______| | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739| | | |______________________ | | |_Anna SEILER ________| (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | ______________________ | | |_Magdalena STALD ____| (.... - 1784) m 1739| |______________________
Married Eve Seese, 9 Dec. 1828, daughter of George Seese & Mary Miller.
_Johannes GNAEGI ____ | (1720 - 1772) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______ | (.... - 1742) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1772 - 1841) m 1796| | | _Jacob SEILER _______+ | | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739 | |_Anna SEILER ________| | (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | |_Magdalena STALD ____ | (.... - 1784) m 1739 | |--John GNAEGI | (1798 - 1880) | _____________________ | | | _Joseph FORNEY ______| | | (1744 - 1802) m 1773| | | |_____________________ | | |_Catherine FORNEY ___| (1774 - 1828) m 1796| | _____________________ | | |_Barbara YODER (?) __| (.... - 1785) m 1773| |_____________________
Birth in this book is given as circa 1766 in Lebanon Co. Joseph was thought to have moved to Richland Co., OH, north of Butler. Buried on his farm cemetery.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1743| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Joseph GNAEGI | (1763 - 1843) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Magdalena YODER ____| (1726 - 1772) m 1743| | __ | | |__| | |__
______________________ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1739| | |______________________ | _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | | ______________________ | | | | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______| | (.... - 1742) m 1739| | |______________________ | | |--Joseph GNAEGI | (1782 - 1811) | _Joseph Jacob SEILER _+ | | (1687 - 1739) | _Jacob SEILER _______| | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739| | | |______________________ | | |_Anna SEILER ________| (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | ______________________ | | |_Magdalena STALD ____| (.... - 1784) m 1739| |______________________
Married 16 Aug. 1832, Tuscarawas Co., OH, to Elizabeth Wallick.
_Johannes GNAEGI ____ | (1720 - 1772) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______ | (.... - 1742) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1772 - 1841) m 1796| | | _Jacob SEILER _______+ | | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739 | |_Anna SEILER ________| | (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | |_Magdalena STALD ____ | (.... - 1784) m 1739 | |--Joseph Cyrus GNAEGI | (1810 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _Joseph FORNEY ______| | | (1744 - 1802) m 1773| | | |_____________________ | | |_Catherine FORNEY ___| (1774 - 1828) m 1796| | _____________________ | | |_Barbara YODER (?) __| (.... - 1785) m 1773| |_____________________
Birth year given as 1755.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1743| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Joshua (Yost) GNAEGI | (1758 - 1843) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Magdalena YODER ____| (1726 - 1772) m 1743| | __ | | |__| | |__
Married ca 1841 to Gabriel Weimer.
_Johannes GNAEGI ____ | (1720 - 1772) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______ | (.... - 1742) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1772 - 1841) m 1796| | | _Jacob SEILER _______+ | | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739 | |_Anna SEILER ________| | (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | |_Magdalena STALD ____ | (.... - 1784) m 1739 | |--Lydia GNAEGI | | _____________________ | | | _Joseph FORNEY ______| | | (1744 - 1802) m 1773| | | |_____________________ | | |_Catherine FORNEY ___| (1774 - 1828) m 1796| | _____________________ | | |_Barbara YODER (?) __| (.... - 1785) m 1773| |_____________________
Date of birth given ca 1744, while other sources show 1748.
They lived in the Kishacoquillas Valley, 1 mile southwest of Belleville. Less than two years after settling in Mifflin Co, Magdalena died...
John Zug, son of Moritz Zug.
Buried in Locust Grove cemetery. Grave marker reads "Magdalena Zug, Starb 1795"
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1743| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Magdalena GNAEGI | (1748 - 1795) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Magdalena YODER ____| (1726 - 1772) m 1743| | __ | | |__| | |__
______________________ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1739| | |______________________ | _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | | ______________________ | | | | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______| | (.... - 1742) m 1739| | |______________________ | | |--Magdalena GNAEGI | (1765 - 1825) | _Joseph Jacob SEILER _+ | | (1687 - 1739) | _Jacob SEILER _______| | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739| | | |______________________ | | |_Anna SEILER ________| (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | ______________________ | | |_Magdalena STALD ____| (.... - 1784) m 1739| |______________________
Residence at Mt. Eaton, OH.
______________________ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1739| | |______________________ | _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | | ______________________ | | | | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______| | (.... - 1742) m 1739| | |______________________ | | |--Mary GNAEGI | (1767 - 1855) | _Joseph Jacob SEILER _+ | | (1687 - 1739) | _Jacob SEILER _______| | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739| | | |______________________ | | |_Anna SEILER ________| (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | ______________________ | | |_Magdalena STALD ____| (.... - 1784) m 1739| |______________________
Married 25 July 1826, Tuscarawas Co., OH, Elizabeth Altman, daughter of John Aultman and ___ Pershing.
_Johannes GNAEGI ____ | (1720 - 1772) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______ | (.... - 1742) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1772 - 1841) m 1796| | | _Jacob SEILER _______+ | | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739 | |_Anna SEILER ________| | (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | |_Magdalena STALD ____ | (.... - 1784) m 1739 | |--Michael Isaac GNAEGI | (1800 - 1866) | _____________________ | | | _Joseph FORNEY ______| | | (1744 - 1802) m 1773| | | |_____________________ | | |_Catherine FORNEY ___| (1774 - 1828) m 1796| | _____________________ | | |_Barbara YODER (?) __| (.... - 1785) m 1773| |_____________________
She died before her father.
______________________ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1739| | |______________________ | _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | | ______________________ | | | | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______| | (.... - 1742) m 1739| | |______________________ | | |--Nancy GNAEGI | (1771 - ....) | _Joseph Jacob SEILER _+ | | (1687 - 1739) | _Jacob SEILER _______| | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739| | | |______________________ | | |_Anna SEILER ________| (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | ______________________ | | |_Magdalena STALD ____| (.... - 1784) m 1739| |______________________
_Johannes GNAEGI ____ | (1720 - 1772) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______ | (.... - 1742) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1772 - 1841) m 1796| | | _Jacob SEILER _______+ | | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739 | |_Anna SEILER ________| | (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | |_Magdalena STALD ____ | (.... - 1784) m 1739 | |--Peter GNAEGI | (1804 - 1823) | _____________________ | | | _Joseph FORNEY ______| | | (1744 - 1802) m 1773| | | |_____________________ | | |_Catherine FORNEY ___| (1774 - 1828) m 1796| | _____________________ | | |_Barbara YODER (?) __| (.... - 1785) m 1773| |_____________________
Married Solomon Salsbury, 12 Nov. 1826, Tuscarawas Co., OH.
_Johannes GNAEGI ____ | (1720 - 1772) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______ | (.... - 1742) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1772 - 1841) m 1796| | | _Jacob SEILER _______+ | | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739 | |_Anna SEILER ________| | (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | |_Magdalena STALD ____ | (.... - 1784) m 1739 | |--Safrona (Frency) GNAEGI | (1806 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _Joseph FORNEY ______| | | (1744 - 1802) m 1773| | | |_____________________ | | |_Catherine FORNEY ___| (1774 - 1828) m 1796| | _____________________ | | |_Barbara YODER (?) __| (.... - 1785) m 1773| |_____________________
Birth date range of 1800/04. She married John Walter, 10 Feb. 1822, Tuscarawas Co., OH.
_Johannes GNAEGI ____ | (1720 - 1772) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1740 - 1812) m 1762| | |_Mary HOLDEN ? ______ | (.... - 1742) m 1739 _Christian GNAEGI ___| | (1772 - 1841) m 1796| | | _Jacob SEILER _______+ | | | (1715 - 1793) m 1739 | |_Anna SEILER ________| | (1744 - 1798) m 1762| | |_Magdalena STALD ____ | (.... - 1784) m 1739 | |--Sarah GNAEGI | | _____________________ | | | _Joseph FORNEY ______| | | (1744 - 1802) m 1773| | | |_____________________ | | |_Catherine FORNEY ___| (1774 - 1828) m 1796| | _____________________ | | |_Barbara YODER (?) __| (.... - 1785) m 1773| |_____________________
[10106] Ulrich Gnaegi was a miller in Bethel Twp., Lebanon Co., PA. His wife, Mary _____, died in 1804 in Lancaster Co, PA. According to Eugene Kenaga, Ulrich had two wives: Maria (Schnebeli) Snavely and Elizabeth Greiss. Descendants now spell the name: Keneagy.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1743| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Ulrich GNAEGI | (1750 - 1820) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Magdalena YODER ____| (1726 - 1772) m 1743| | __ | | |__| | |__
Married to Christian Miller?
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Johannes GNAEGI ____| | (1720 - 1772) m 1743| | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Veronica GNAEGI | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Magdalena YODER ____| (1726 - 1772) m 1743| | __ | | |__| | |__
His name and date of marriage from Gertrude Vanderhoff's 1950 compilation of Bockoven family records.
still living - details excluded