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In Niederbronn, Bas Phin, Alsace, Franace, he was a shoemaker. Arrived in America in Phila. from Rotterdam on ship "Charming Nancy" on Nov 9, 1738. His wife, ann Margaretha Pfalzgrat, died at sea. Of the 412 passengers on that ship, 250 died The story is written in Annette burgert's "Eighteenth Century Immigrants from the northern Alsace". Also a writeup in "the Palatine Immigant". Winter 1990/91 pg 180, incl a sketch of the ship. John Jacob Kuntz, shortly after his arrival, followed the Schuylkill River north to the Perkiomen Creek, as did a number of others before him, and settled in what afterwards became Berks County. In the Journal of Proprietary Land Office, under date of March 3rd, 1739, is this entry: "Hans Jacob Kuhns, received in part for land in Colebrookdate, Five Pounds." Settled in Colbrooksdale, Oley Hills area, of Berks Co. He was an elder of the St. Josephs Oley Hills Church, Pike Twp, in which his birth date of 19 Feb 1692 is noted. Those records show that he was a dental surgeon and tartar (remover?). A far cry from making shoes The records of the Oley Hill Ch., on LDS Film # 0941100, state that this Johann Jacob Kuntz, son of Johan George Kuntz, married Anna Catharina Muller, daughter of Johann Jacob Muller, in 1719. This appears to be in error: Anna Catharina Muller married Johannes George Kuntz, born 1665/1655; their son married Anna Margaretha Pfalzgraf. After he arrived in America, he married Susanna Klein, a widow whose husband had died at sea, probably on the same ship, and had four more children. Per Albert Kunkel and Marvin Koontz. MONUMENT ERECTED A granite boulder of respectable dimensions, finished in simple style, was erected over the graves of our worthy forefather and his two wives, in the extreme northwest corner of the St. Paul's (Union Lutheran and Reformed) Church, at Indianland, in the summer of 1929. The funds were contributed by descendants of the venerable Father Bernhard Kuntz and dedicated to his memory and that of his family, in loving kindness and with appropriate simple ceremony on the occasion of the Sixth Annual Reunion of the Kuntz Family, held at that revered place, Sunday, July 24, 1929.



Johann Jacob Cuntz(1692 - 1754) maternal grandfather of wife of 4th great grand uncle Anna Maria Christina Cuntz (1727 - 1789) daughter of Johann Jacob Cuntz Anna Maria Elisabetha Stambach (1756 - 1816) aughter of Anna Maria Christina Cuntz Mathias George Probst (1736 - 1792) husband of Anna Maria Elisabetha Stambach

In Niederbronn, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France, he was a shoemaker.

Arrived in America in Phila from Rotterdam on ship "Charming Nancy" on Nov 9 1738. His wife, Anna Margaretha Pfalzgraf, died at sea. Of the 412 passengers on that ship, 250 died! The story is written in Annette Burgert's "Eighteenth Century Immigrants from the Northern Alsace". Also a writeup in "The Palatine Immigrant", Winter 1990/91, page 180, incl a s ketch of the ship.

Arriving with Johann Jacob (shown as age 42; he was actually 4 years older than that) were his son Johann Jacob Kuntz, Jr, age 21 and an Abraham Kuntz, age not stated (no further record of Abraham has been found).

(It is noted that a different Johan Jacob Kuntz, with Lorentz Kuntz, arrived in America on the ship "Johnson" from Rotterdam and Deal, England, on Sep 19 1732.)

John Jacob Kuntz, shortly after his arrival, followed the Schuylkill River north to the Perkiomen Creek, as did a number of others before him, and settled in what afterwards became Berks County. In the Journal of Proprietary Land Office, under date of March 3rd, 1739, is this entry: "Hans Jacob Kuhns, received in part for land in Colebrookdate, Five Pounds."

Settled in Colbrooksdale, Oley Hills area, of Berks Co. He was an elder of the St. Josephs Oley Hills Church, Pike Twp, in which his birth date of 19 Feb 1692 is noted. Those records show that he was a dental surgeon and tartar (remover?). A far cry from making shoes!

The records of the Oley Hill Ch., on LDS Film # 0941100, state that this Johann Jacob Kuntz, son of Johan George Kuntz, married Anna Catharina Muller, daughter of Johann Jacob Muller, in 1719. This appears to be in error: Anna Catharina Muller married Johannes George Kuntz, born 1665/1655; their son married Anna Margaretha Pfalzgraf.

After he arrived in America, he married Susanna Klein, a widow whose husband had died at sea, probably on the same ship, and had four more children. Per Albert Kunkel and Marvin Koontz.

MONUMENT ERECTED A granite boulder of respectable dimensions, finished in simple style, was erected over the graves of our worthy forefather and his two wives, in the extreme northwest corner of the St. Paul's (Union Lutheran and Reformed) Church, at Indianland, in the summer of 1929. The funds were contributed by descendants of the venerable Father Bernhard Kuntz and dedicated to his memory and that of his family, in loving kindness and with appropriate simple ceremony on the occasion of the Sixth Annual Reunion of the Kuntz Family, held at that revered place, Sunday, July 24, 1929.

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Johann Jacob Kuntz's Timeline

1683
May 28, 1683
Niederbronn-les-Bains, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
1692
February 19, 1692
Niederbronn-les-Bains, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
1705
June 20, 1705
Rohrbach, (heutzutage Südliche Weinstraße), (heutzutage Rheinland-Pfalz), (heutzutage Deutschland)
1708
December 25, 1708
Virginia, United States
1708
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1713
1713
Vegissheim, Baden, Germany
1719
June 3, 1719
Niederbronn-les-Bains, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France
1720
April 16, 1720
Neiderbronn, Alsace, Germany
1723
December 3, 1723
Niederbronn Les Bains, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France