Maria Apollonia Blanckenbühler

Biography

Maria Apollonia Blanckenbühler (Käfer) was born circa 1690 in Ansbach region, Mittelfranken, Germany. Her parents were Wolfgang Käfer and Elisabetha Käfer ({unknown}).

Maria married Hans Nickolaus Blanckenbühler on May 6, 1714 in Neuenbürg, Baden (now Baden-Württemberg, Germany) . Together they had the following children:

1. Maria Barbara Blanckenbühler;
2. Zacharias Blanckenbühler, Sr.;
3. Ursula Zimmerman (Blankenbaker);
4. Dorothea Louise Gaar (Blankenbaker);
5. Jacob Blankenbaker;
6. Michael Blankenbaker;
7. Elisabeth Fleishman (Blankenbuler).

She died in Virginia.

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“Due to the prominence of Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood in American history, much was known of his involvement with the establishment of the Germanna Settlement, but little of the German Settlers who were brought to this area with the First Colony of 1714, the Second Colony of 1717, and later groups. During the past five years, the Germanna Foundation has conducted continuing research regarding these families and their descendants. Through these efforts, significant historic data has been obtained regarding these families who bravely traveled to a new country leaving many of their friends and family behind.

“Research into these families is ongoing, therefore this list represents the best information we have at the present. Further documentary research could lead to additions or deletions from this list.

“The Germanna Foundation wishes to especially thank, John V. Blankenbaker, Dr. Katharine L. Brown, Cathi Clore Frost, Suzanne C. Matson, and Barbara Price for their diligent efforts in amplifying and correcting this list…

“The Second Colony

“The 1717 Colony from the Kraichgau of Baden and Württemberg, as well as some from the Rhineland Pfalz (Palatinate) settled first across the Rapidan River from Fort Germanna, then from 1725 to 1727 began to move to the Robinson River Valley in present day Madison County and patent land in their own names.

“(* Names with the Asterisks are the sons and daughters of Anna Barbara Schöne from her previous marriages in Germany to Blankenbaker and Schlucter. These children may have lived in the household of Cyriachus Fleischmann upon arrival and escaped notice in the official records.)

• Blankenbaker/Blankenbühler, Balthazar and wife Anna Margaretha * Neuenbürg

• Blankenbaker/Blankenbühler, Matthias, wife Anna Maria Merckle, son Hans Jerg * Oberderdingen

• Blankenbaker/Blankenbühler, Nicholas, wife Appollonia Käfer, son Zacharias * Neuenbürg

• Fleshman/Fleischmann, Cyriachus, wife Anna Barbara Schöne, Maria Catharina, Hans Peter and numerous stepchildren, see note above. Neuenbürg

• Thomas/Tomas/Thoma, Hans Wendel/John, wife Anna Maria Blankenbaker*, children: Wendel, Anna Magdalena Neuenbürg”