Mechling, John Jacob

1747 - 1824  (77 years)

• Name	Mechling, John Jacob
  Birth	28 Feb 1747	Milford Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
  Christening	20 Apr 1747	Zion Lehigh Lutheran Church, Lower Macungie, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Burial	2 Nov 1824	Feightner's Cemetery, Longwood, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
  Death	8 Nov 1824	Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I16837	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Mechling, Johann THEOBALD Dewalt Sr.,   b. 3 Nov 1694, Rheinfels, Sankt Goar, Rhein-Hunsruck-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 16 Apr 1765, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lauer, Anna Elizabeth,   b. 1712, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Sep 1804, Zionsville, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	UNKNOWN	Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F5010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Feb 1747 - Milford Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Christening - 20 Apr 1747 - Zion Lehigh Lutheran Church, Lower Macungie, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - 2 Nov 1824 - Feightner's Cemetery, Longwood, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 8 Nov 1824 - Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Three months after Dewalt acquired his first land on 19 April 1774, his younger brother, John Jacob took out a warrant for 311 acres in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland Co., PA. Jacob paid fifteen pounds eleven shillings to Thomas Penn and John Penn, Esqrs. sons of William Penn, and proprietors of the province of Pennsylvania. The 1783 Tax List shows Jacob with 300 acres, 3 horses, 4 cows and 6 sheep. When the Revolutionary War broke out, Jacob enlisted and was made Captain of the 4th Battalion of the Pennsylvania Militia from Westmoreland County. He died 8 November 1824 and is buried in Feightner Cemetery near Youngwood, Westmoreland County, PA. John Jacob was born in what was then called Upper Milord twp, Bucks Co PA - today is named Lower Milford, Lehigh Co PA; s/o Theobald MECHLING who landed in Philadelphia in 1728 and wife Anna Elizabeth LAUER. John Jacob and Catherine had known children: John 1768-1827 mar Margaretta SAUMES; Jacob 1770-1860 Butler Co PA mar Mary Magdalena DRUM; Mary 1772/3-aft 1852 mar Enoch VARNUM - all went to Butler Co PA; George J 1774-1853 to Mahoning Co OH, family used MACKLIN spelling, mar Mary Magdalen "Polly" THOMAS; John Philip 1779-1869, mar Charlotte SHOEMAKER, to Elkhart Co IN & Cass Co MI; William 1784-1855 m1 Esther MECHLING, m2 Mrs Catherine SAUMES RICE, m3 Elizabeth Catherine LUTZ; Catherine 1781- mar Sebastian SWARTZ; William 1784-1855 to Allen Co OH; Elizabeth 1786-1834 PA mar George Weyland LOBINGIER; Susanna 1791-1870 PA mar Abraham WEAVER. - born in Upper Milford twp, Bucks Co PA (area now called Lehigh Co PA) on his parents farm near Hosensack/ Old Zionsville, which farm remained in the family for some 211 years, until 1930s. - died Hempfield twp, Westmoreland Co PA On 14 Apr 1774, Jacob acquired 225 acres of land in Hempfield twp, Westmoreland Co PA, the 1783 tax list shows him with 300 acres, 3 horses, 4 cows and 6 sheep. Mil.Serv: Rev. War - Jacob enlisted and was soon made Captain of the 4th Battalion, PA Militia from Wetmoreland Co. Even after the war ended, he still took a part in military activities, defending the state's borders from Indian attacks. Occup: besides being a farmer and miller (1880 cen.), he was active in civic affairs. In 1794, he was appointed Tax Assessor for Westmoreland Co; in 1785, he was elected coroner; also the same year he acted as judge in elections and helped elect a sheriff for Westmoreland Co. — From findagrave.com (source below)

  
  

• Sources

  [S111] USA: FAMILIES: Mechling Family Bible - Through 900 Years.