Sorting out the Schmidt’s in the Lehigh Church Records, 1750-1790

Sorting out the Schmidt’s in the Lehigh Church Records, 1750-1790

Lehigh Church, Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, PA

             Births/Baptisms, Confirmations, Deaths  c. 1750-1790

Johan Melchior (Michael) Schmidt & wife Margaretha  - both b bef 1739?

Parents of Maria Elisabeth Schmidt April 8 1759

• Sponsors for Melchior Figel baptism  April 21 1751
• Sponsors for Melchior Hamm bapstim, May 21 1758
• Sponsors for Margaretha Hamm child, March 29 1761
• Sponsors for Johanes Wetzel baptism, May 11 1766
• Sponsors for Margaretha Trexler April 19 1772 (parents Johannes and Maria Trexler)
• Sponsor (not with wife) of Daniel Ruch baptism, April 1798

Johan Adam Schmidt & Wife Barbara – both born bef 1751

   Parents Of  Anna M. Schmidt b July 20 1771, baptized Aug 18 1771

   Parents of Johann A. (Adam maybe?) Schmidt born Aug 19 1773 baptized Oct 24 1773

   Parents of Johannes Schmidt b Nov 25 1774 baptized March 5 1775

·        Confirmed April 22 1791

• Sponsors for Kraul baptism, Oct 25 1761
• Sponsors for Adam Derr baptism, Oct 25 1765

    Parents of Maria Schmidt confirmed 1791 b. abt 1777

    Parents of Elisabetha Schmidt  b abt 1779

         (neither one of the above girls are listed in the baptism records, and in the confirmation they are listed with the parent AS – so this is just a guess)

Johan A. Schmidt (the Adam above??)

• Sponsor for Friedrich Schmoyer March 16 1783.  Wife is not listed with Johan A, bur rather Regina Schmoyer as the other sponsor.  Perhaps Johan A. is Adam’s father?  Or perhaps he is now a widow.  See below

Adam Schmidt and Wife Maria (Adam above? Or child of Balthasar below?)

     Parents of Benjamin Schmidt born June 21 1789 bap 1789 (Dorthea Scmidt one of the sponsors)

     Parents of Jacob Schmidt born Jan 1 1791 bap march 6 1791 (Jacob Schmidt a sponsor)

Balthasar Schmidt & Wife Barbara both b. before 1742?

     Parents of Madalena Schmidt confirmed 1776, born about 1762    

     Parents of Adam Schmidt confirmed Aug 4 1779, born abt 1766

     Parents of Johan George Schmidt, May 25 1766

• Confirmed April 15 1781

     Parents of Jacob Schmidt –

·        Confirmed April 13 1783, b abt 1769

·        Sponsor for Jacob Schmidt baptism, March 1791

     Parents of Dorthea Schmidt born 12 May 1771, baptized 26 May 1771

·        Confirmed March 25 1785

     Parents of Wilheim Schmidt born Jan 31 1774, baptized Feb 27 1774

     Parents of Johannes Schmidt b. Jan 9 1778 Bap. April 5 1778

     Parents of Wilhelm Schmidt b. Dec 20 1780 bap March 18 1781 (Susana Schmidt is a sponsor)

     Parents of Catherina Schmidt b. March 16 1783 bap June 8 1783

• Sponsors for Balthasar Braun baptism Dec 9 1765
• Sponsors for Johan Philip Schmoyer baptism, July 27 1766
• Sponsors for Maria Mots baptism, June 3 1770
• Sponsors for Maria Hains baptistm, May 31 1773

Jacob Schmidt (not child of Balthasar, 3 Jacobs confirmed, 1781, 1783 & 1789)

• Under confirmation listing, parent “FS+” ??  My best guess would be that the F is an A, and this is a child of Adam Smith? 
• Confirmed April 15 1781, born abt 1767

Peter Schmidt

        Parent of Jacob Schmidt

·        Confirmed 5 april 1789, born abt 1774

·        Sponsor baptism of Peter Albrecht, along with Maria Trexler, May 26 1771

·        Sponsor baptism Elisabetha Kaul Dec 13 1789

Wilhelm (William) Schmidt & Wife Catherina – both born bef 1759?

    Parents of Magdalena Schmidt b June 19 1779, baptized July 25 1779

Johannes Schmidt and wife Christina both b. Bef 1763?

     Parents of Maria B. Schmidt b March 1 1783 bap March 16 1783

·        Sponsors of Susanna Trexler baptism, Nove 21 1784

Heinreich Schmidt and Wife Margaretha both born bef 1775?

    Parents of Johannes Schmidt b aug 6 1794, bap Jan 4 1795

Nicholaus Schmidt

    Parents ofGeorge Scmidt –  b. abt 1743

o       Confirmed 1757

Anna Maria Schmidt b. bef 1751?  Married Caper Hatler april 20 1772

Caty Schmidt b bef 1753?  Married John Markel Sept 5 1773

I would guess that the women below are all Schmidt wives/widows, thus the Schmidt would not be their maiden name -

Anna E. Schmidt

·        Sponsor, along with Jacob Seider, for Jacob Bierer baptism Aug 18 1771

Maria Schmidt –

·        Appears as a third sponsor for an Andreas baby in aug 1777 (only baptism where I see three people listed as sponsors)

·        Appears as sponsor for Benjamin Wetzel baptism, June 1791

·        Appears as sponsor for Anna Maria Gebel baptism, Oct 1800

Susana Schmidt –

·        Sponsor for Wilhelm Schmidt along with Wilhelm Moor, March 1781

Elizabeth Schmidt –

·        Sponsor for J. Heinrich Trees Oct 1781

Dothea Schmidt

·        Sponsor for Benjamin Schmidt in 1789

Notes –

·        Protestants were usually confirmed around age 14, Catholics about age 12 – I used the age 14 as the basis here, and it works out roughly with Balthasars children that were both baptized and confirmed in these records

·        Going by birth records, I guesstimated age 20 at the first childs birth.  That could be WIDELY off, but gave me an approximate range to get started in sorting who is who

Lehigh Church, Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, PA

Births/Baptisms, Confirmations, Deaths  c. 1750-1790

Wilhelm Figel and wf [?]

Johann Melchior Figel

c1751/21 Apr 1751

Melchior Schmidt and wf [?]

Jacb Hamm and wf Barbara

Johan Melchior Hamm

c1758/28 May 1758

John Melchior Schmid and wf Margaretha

Michael Schmidt and wf [?]

Maria Elisabeth Schmidt

c1759/8 Apr 1759

Joseph Buher? and wf Maria Elisabeth

Jacob Hamm and wf Elisabetha

Margaretha Elisabeth Hamm

c1761/29 Mar 1761

Melchior Schmidt and wf Margaretha

Jacob Kraul and wf Anna

Anna Barbara Kraul

c1761/25 Oct 1761

Adam Schmidt and wf [?]

Lorence Derr and wf [?]

Johan Adam Derr

c1765/25 Oct 1765

Johan Adam Schmidt and wf [?]

George Braun and wf [?]

Johann Balthaser Braun

c1765/9 Dec 1765

Balthaser Schmidt and wf [?]

Henrich Wetzel and wf [?] Johannes Wetzel c1766/11 May 1766 Melchior Schmidt and wf [?]

Balthaser Schmidt and wf [?]

Johan George Schmidt

c1766/25 May 1766

George Braun and wf [?]

Johan Philip Schmoyer and wf [?]

Johan Philip Schmoyer

c1766/27 Jul 1766

Balthaser Schmidt and wf [?]

George Mots and wf Dorothea

Maria Barbara Mots

29 Apr 1770/3 Jun 1770

Balthaser Schmidt and wf Maria Barbara

Joseph Albrecht and wf Susanna

Peter Albrecht

18 Aug 1770/9 Dec 1770

Peter Schmidt and Maria Trexler

Balthaser Schmidt and wf Barbara

Dorothea Schmidt

12 May 1771/26 May 1771

Dorothea Schmidt

Adam Schmidt and wf Barbara

Anna M. Schmidt

20 Jul 1771/18 Aug 1771

George Strich and wf Anna Maria

Adam Schmidt and wf Barbara

Anna M. Schmidt

20 Jul 1771/18 Aug 1771

George Strich and wf Anna Maria

Michael Bierir and wf Maria E.

Jacob Bieri

23 Feb 1773/25 Apr 1773

Jacob Seider and Anna E. Schmidt

Wilhelm Hains and wf Barbara

Maria Hains

7 Nov 1773/31 May 1773

Balthaser Schmidt and wf Barbara

Adam Schmidt and wf Barbara

Johann A. Schmidt

19 Aug 1773/24 Oct 1773

Johannes Schever and wf [?]

Johannes Trexler and wf Maria

Margaretha Trexler

4 Dec 1771/19 Apr 1772

Melchior Schmidt and wf Margaretha

Balthaser Schmidt and wf Barbara

Wilhelm Schmidt

31 Jan 1774/27 Feb 1774

Wilhelm Heens and wf Barbara

Adam Schmidt and wf Barbara

Johannes Schmidt

24 Nov 1774/5 Mar 1775

Johannes Schever and wf [?]

Zacharias Andreas and wf Anna Maria

Johann H. Andreas

17 Jul 1777/9 Aug 1777

Heinrich Knobloch's wf, Johannes Klein and Maria E. Schmidt

Balthaser Schmidt and wf Barbara

Johannes Schmidt

9 Jan 1778/5 Apr 1778

George Doll and Catharina Warmkessel

Wilhelm Schmidt and wf Catharina

Magdalena Schmidt

19 Jun 1779/25 Jul 1779

Jeremiah Trexler and wf [?]

Balthasar Schmidt and wf Barbara

Wilhelm Schmidt

20 Dec 1780/18 Mar 1781

Wilhelm Moor and Susanna Schmidt

Johannes Trees and wf Eva

J. Heinrich Trees

1 Sep 1781/29 Oct 1781

Heinrich Doll and Elisabeth Schmidt

Johann P. Schmoyer and wf Magdalena

Friedrich Schmoyer

6 Sep 1782/16 Mar 1783

Johann A. Schmidt and Regina Schmoyer

Johannes Schmidt and wf Christina

Maria B. Schmidt

1 Mar 1783/16 Mar 1783

Herman Schreiber and wf Maria B.

Baltzer Schmidt and wf Barbara

Catharina Schmidt

16 Mar 1783/8 Jun 1783

Michael Hobag and Catharina Schmoyer

Johann P. Trexler and wf Rosina

Susanna Trexler

1 Oct 1784/21 Nov 1784

Johannes Schmidt and wf Susanna

Adam Schmidt and wf Maria

Benjamin Schmidt

21 Jun 1789/26 ... 1789

Jacob Heens and Dorothea Schmidt

Johannes Kaul and wf Elisabetha

Elisabetha Kaul

4 Nov 1789/13 Dec 1789

Peter Schmidt and wf Maria

Adam Schmidt and wf Maria E.

Jacob Schmidt

1 Jan 1791/6 Mar 1791

Jacob Schmidt and Anna Maria Heens

Johannes Wetzel and wf Catharina

Benjamin Wetzel

2 May 1791/26 Jun 1791

Jacob Heens and Maria Schmidt

Heinrich Schmidt and wf Margaretha

Johannes Schmidt

6 Aug 1794/4 Jan 1795

Jacob van Busckirck, Jr

Daniel Ruch and wf Salome

Daniel Ruch

24 Jan 1798/15 Apr 1798

Melchior Schmidt and Susanna Ruch

Hendrich Gebel and wf Maria

Anna Maria Gebel

7 Sep 1800/12 Oct 1800

Ludwig Sauerwein and Maria Schmidt

Confirmations, Lehigh Church ************************

FORMAT:  child, parent(s)

1757

George Schmidt, Nicholaus Schmidt

7 april 1776

Magdalena Schwidt, Balthaser [Schmidt?]

4 Aug 1779

Adam Schmidt, Balthaser

15 Apr 1781

Jacob Schmidt, FS+

George Schmidt, BS

13 apr 1783

Jacob Schmidt, Balthaser

25 Mar 1785

Dorothea Schmidt, BS

5 Apr 1789

Jacob Schmidt, PS

22 Apr 1791

Johannes Schmidt, Adam

Maria Schmidt, AS

31 mar 1793

Elisabetha Schmidt, AS

Marriages:

20 Apr 1772, Casper Hatler and Anna Maria Schmidt (Upper Milford

5 Sep 1773, John Markel and Caty Schmidt*