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About Johannes Leinbach, I
• Book: Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County, 1909. The Leinbach family had its early home in the district of Wetterau, Germany, where the first known ancestor of the Berks county (Pa.) family was Henry Leinbach, who married Barbara Lerch.
Johannes Leinbach, Sr., son of Henry and Barbara, was born in Langen-Selbold, Wetterau, March 9, 1674; he was baptized by the Reformed pastor. In his native land he was an organist. On Oct. 2, 1700, he m. Anna Elizabeth Kleiss, who was born in Eidengup, Wetterau, Feb. 2, 1680, daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Schillinger) Kleiss, and was baptized in the Lutheran faith, to which her parents adhered. Johannes Leinbach, Sr., came to Pennsylvania Sept. 11, 1723, with his three sons and two daughters: Frederic, John Henry, John (Johannes, Jr.), Joanna Maria and Maria Barbara, the family settling in Oley township, Berks county. He was "vorsteher" of the Oley congregation, into which office he was inducted April 9, 1742.
A brief sketch of the Leinbach family must, by necessity, begin with Johannes Leinbach who was born in Germany. While the family line can be traced back prior to Johannes, this is the family that first came to America. Johannes Leinbach was born on March 9, 1674 in Langenselbold, Germany. His baptism took place in that same year. Heinrich Leinbach and Barbara Lerch raised him in the Reformed Church. Johannes married Anna Elizabeth Kleiss, daughter of Adam Kleiss and Elizabeth Schilling, in 1700. Taking passage on the ship "Brother", they arrived in America on September 23, 1723. Included in the passenger list were their children: Johann Frederich (July 15, 1703), Johan Heinrich (Nov. 26, 1705), Johannes (Feb. 18, 1712), Maria Barbara (Sept. 11, 1722), Johanna Maria (Jan. 16, 1717/18). Also born were Johanna Elizabeth (Oct. 18, 1708 - died Nov. 28, 1712), Daughter (Dec. 10, 1714 - died Aug. 3, 1716), and John (Jan. 16, 1713/14).
The Johannes Leinbach family settled on a farm near Oley (Friedensburg), PA. They became affiliated with the Moravian Church in 1742. Johannes died November 20, 1747 and Anna Elizabeth on April 25, 1765.
"When Johannes was a boy between 11 and 15 years of age, his parents moved from Langenselbold, the place of his birth, to Hochstadt, a few miles to the west. Prior to 1700, they had moved again, this time from Hochstadt to Altenhasslau, a few miles east of Langenselbold. In this town the 26-year-old Johannes married Anna Elizabeth Kleiss from the nearby village of Eidengesaess, just southeast of Altenhasslau.
Within a year of their marriage, Johannes and Anna Elizabeth had moved to Hochstadt. There, where all their children were born during their stay of about 22 years, they were "often inspired and visited by other pious people." But in 1723, for reasons unknown, the 49-year-old school teacher and organist pack up his family and left for America.
Johannes and Elizabeth arrived in Pennsylvania with their five children on September 11, 1723. Shortly thereafter, the family had settled on a 250-acre farm about two miles south of present-day Oley, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The homesite, on present-day Cassel Road, between Limekiln and Wiest School Roads, included a log-cabin house build by the previous owners (Stovers/Staubs) as early as 1713. This dwelling (which survived until the beginning of the twentieth century) was visited on a number of occasions by influential Moravians of the time, including August Spangenburg; Count Zinzendorf, the wealthy patron; and David Nitschmann, the bishop who was to later marry Maria Barbara, the youngest Leinbach daughter years. During these years at Oley, a close relationship developed between the Leinbach family and the Moravians and Johannes was appointed as Vorsteher (business manager) of the Moravian congregation there in 1742 by Zinzendorn.
By the time of his death in 1747, Johannes Leinbach's land holdings had increased to over 400 acres. The following year, Anna Elizabeth moved first to Bethlehem, and then later to Nazareth, Pennsylvania."
From Find A Grave: "At the age of about 13, Johannes moved with his parents from Langenbebold, his birthplace, to Hochstadt. Prior to 1700 they moved again to Altenhassalau where at the age of 26 he married Anna Elizabeth Kleiss who lived closeby in the village of Eidengesaess.Johannes and Elizabeth moved to Hochstadt where all their children were born over a 22 year period. He was a school teacher and organist. In 1723, at the age of 49, Johannes and his family left for America. He and Elizabeth, and five children, arrived in Pennsylvania Sep 11, 1723. He settled on a 250 acre homestead two miles south of present day Oley, the site today is situated on Cassel Road, between Limekiln and Wiest School roads. The homestead included a log-cabin house built by the previous owner, Stovers/Staubs. When Johannes died in 1747 his land holdings had increased from 250 to 400 acres. The year following his death his wife Elizabeth moved to Bethlehem, and to Nazareth where she died. Johannes is believed to be buried in an unmarked grave near his plantation."
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Johannes Leinbach, I's Timeline
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March 9, 1674
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Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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April 15, 1674
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Langenselbold, Isenberg, Hesse, Germany
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July 15, 1703
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Hochstadt, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
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July 15, 1703
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Hochstadt, Grafschaft Hanau, Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation
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November 26, 1705
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Hochstadt, Wetterau, Bavaria, Germany
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October 18, 1708
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Hochstadt, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia
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February 18, 1712
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Höchstadt, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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December 10, 1714
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Hochstadt, Wetterau, Hessen-Nassau, Germany
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February 13, 1718
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Hochstadt, Wetterau, Hessen-Nassau, Germany
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