From the birth dates and birth places of his children, it appears that Johannes and his eldest children immigrated to America during great migration of Protestant Palatinates in the late 1730's. 1738 was called the "Year of the Avenging Angel" because nearly 1 in 3 of the immigrants from the Palatinate died of illness and starvation while crossing the Atlantic in overcrowded, unseaworthy boats with inadequate provisions.

Several of his children moved to Pennsylvania.

Children

1. John Snook birth: 13 December 1733 Born in the Palatinate (Germany):
2. Eva Catharina Snook birth: 29 January 1735 Born in the Palatinate (Germany):
3. Wendel Snook birth: 7 August 1737 Born in Dutchess County, New York
4. Theib Snook birth: 6 November 1738 Born in Dutchess County, New York
5. Casper Snook birth: 10 August 1740; Born in Dutchess County, New York; death: December 1817 PA
6. William Snook birth: 14 November 1742; Born in Dutchess County, New York; death: 1812 PA
7. Peter Koonrad Snook birth: 4 May 1744; One site states he was born in Germany, but that would seem unlikely unless he belonged to a different family; death: 13 March 1818 PA
8. Martin Snook birth: 4 December 1746 Born in Dutchess County, New York; death: 1810 PA