Martin Andress (abt. 1758 - 1817)

Born about 1758 in Heidelberg Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania

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Martin Andress was born in ~1758 in Heidelberg Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania. His parents were Martin Andreas (~1724 - 1790) and Anna Elizabeth (Vautrin) Andreas (1730 - 1804).

His siblings were...

1. Johan Petrus Andreas (1751 - >1810)
2. Jacob Andreas (~1760 - ~1835)

Martin married Anna Reber (~1765 - ).

Their children were...

1. Anna Maria (Andreas) Fenstermacher (1783 - 1874)
2. Elizabeth (Andreas) Peter (~1787 - 1839)
3. John Andress (1790 - 1875).

Martin died in 1817 aged ~59. He is buried in Reformed Church Cem., Heidleberg, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania.

• Fact: Burial Reformed Church Cem., Heidleberg, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Martin Andreas, Jr. (b. Abt. 1758, d. date unknown)

Martin Andreas, Jr. (son of Martin Andreas and Anna Elizabeth Vautrin/Woodrin) was born Abt. 1758 in Heidelburg Twp., Lehigh Co., Pa., and died date unknown. He married Anna Maria Reber.

Notes for Martin Andreas, Jr.: Martin Andreas Jr. purchased from his brother, Peter Andreas, a part of the original tract of 327 acres warranted to his father. He also bought and sold other tracts of land. He seemed to have lived about a mile below Slatington in Heidelberg Township all his life, and was a Lumberman and Carpenter by trade.

Martin Andress served with Northampton County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

More About Martin Andreas, Jr.: Military service 1: July 9, 1776, enlisted as a wagoner in the second flying camp, Northampton Co. Militia. Military service 2: fought in the Battle of Long Island. Military service 3: fought in the fight of Fort Washington.

Children of Martin Andreas, Jr. and Anna Maria Reber are: Daniel Andreas, d. date unknown. John Philip Andreas, d. date unknown. Magdalene Andreas, d. date unknown. Catharina Andreas, d. date unknown. Salome Andreas, b. 1781, d. date unknown. Anna Maria Andreas, b. 1783, d. date unknown. Elizabeth Andreas, b. 1785, d. date unknown. John Andreas, b. 1790, d. 1875.

John Andreas (son of Martin Andreas Jr. And Anna Maria Reber) born in 1790 married Elisabeth Rex on 13 September 1813.

Please do not confuse this John Andreas 1790 with some of the many other John Andreas cousins born between 1760 to 1820 who married other wives! I have posted many life sketches as I can find to help distinguish the different "John Andreas Cousins" as there were many especially during the 1760 - 1820 timeframe! We are related to this John Andreas who married Elisabeth Rex and had another son named John Rex Andreas in 1822. That John R Andreas married Mary Ann Collar and moved to Medina, Ohio when he was 21 years old. Then later on he moved to Wood County, Ohio. He was the father of Amelia Andreas who married Robert A. Housholder of Bowling Green, Ohio. Attached to John R. Andreas is a short story of his family in Wood County Ohio.

PLEASE NOTE: There are also other Andreas family members that moved to Tuscarawas, Ohio, that are cousins of John Peter Andreas 1751 (one of Martin Andreas 1730 Sr's sons.) As well as, a couple other brothers. John Peter Jr 1786 fought for Ohio in the War of 1812. Was one of these Tuscarawas, Ohio Andreas cousins. Some from this group also migrated into Illinois.

Before doing any merges here at FamilySearch please research your John's carefully! I have deleted hours worth of files that were a part of this Andreas tree that were incorrectly merged without doing due diligence research. I hope the results are as correct as possible, and a special thanks to all who have contributed to the hours of Andreas Family History research that came before. If any of you have pictures of this very interesting family please share them :) - Gary Housholder

Birth: May 13, 1790 Lehigh County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Aug. 12, 1875 Luzerne County Pennsylvania, USA

Born in Heidelberg Twp., Northampton Co. (now Leigh), PA Son of Martin Andreas Jr. and Anna Maria Reber Married Elizabeth Rex Children: Nathan, Reuben, Lydia, Elizabeth, John, Maria, Salome, Nathan, and Josiah(or Joshua)

Family links: Spouse: Elizabeth Rex Andres (1790 - 1855)*

Children: Reuben Andrews (1815 - 1900)*

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Burial: Old River Church Cemetery Wapwallopen Luzerne County Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Kurt D. Moser Record added: Mar 03, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 10550503

ELISABETH4 REX, born 04 December and christened 26 December 1790(D); died 04 May 1855(6) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; married 03 September 1813 to JOHN ANDREAS (son of MARTIN ANDREAS and ANNA MARIA REBER) who was born 13 May and christened 04 July 1790 (recorded at Schlosser’s Church in Lehigh County) and died 12 August 1875(6) in Luzerne County. 1850 Census: John Andrus, page 044, visit 1179/1191, Hollenback, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Old River Road Cemetery at Wapwallopen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. Known children: NATHAN ANDREAS, born 24 March 1814, apparently died young; REUBEN ANDREAS, born February 1816, married by 1841 to MARIA MEIXELL who was born 03 September 1823 in Pennsylvania; LYDIA ANDREAS, born about 1818; ELIZABETH ANDREAS, born 11 March 1820; JOHN ANDREAS, born 07 July 1822; MARIA ANDREAS, born 16 May 1825; SALOME ANDREAS, born 30 July 1827; NATHAN ANDREAS, born 26 December 1829; CATHARINA ANDREAS, born 12 September 1832; JOSIAH ANDREAS, born 14 April 1834, died 06 November 1889, married after the 1850 census to CHRISTINA NAUGLE who was born 01 November 1832 in Pennsylvania.

John Andreas (b. 1790, d. 1875)

John Andreas (son of Martin Andreas, Jr. and Anna Maria Reber) was born 1790, and died 1875. He married Elizabeth Rex on 1813.

Notes for John Andreas: In 1817 John Andreas purchased a tract of land containing 413 acres for 0.00 from his brother-in-law, John Fenstermacher.

More About John Andreas and Elizabeth Rex: Marriage: 1813

Sources

• "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HHJM-DMN2 : 15 February 2020), Martin Andres in entry for John Andres, 1790.
• "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2JS-HVJ : 15 February 2020), Martin Andres in entry for A. Maria Andres, 1783.
• "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99N8-9W3Q?cc=2466360&wc=QVHX-SPX%3A1589973316 : accessed 4 March 2021), 007596969 > image 111 of 1381; Various churches and archives, Pennsylvania.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 June 2016, 00:06), entry for Martin Andreas Jr.(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MW1Q-G6V); contributed by various users.
• From the Andress family history in the book,History of the Wapwallopen Region,pg 30

John Andres (Andress, Andreas, Andrew) one of the pioneers of Nescopeck (now Conyngham) Town ship, was born at Heidelberg. Township, Northampton County. Pennsylvania. He was the son of .Martin Jr., and Anna Maria (Reber) Andres. (It is thought that Anna Maria was the daughter of John and Elisabeth Reber.) He was baptized on July 4, 1790, at Schlosser's Union Church. Whitehall Township.

• From the same source as above,

Martin was the son of Martin Andreas, Sr.. a Huguenot immigrant who was born near Muehlhausen, Alsace, about 1730. He crossed the ocean on the Ship Leslie, landing at the port of Philadelphia, October 7, 1749. Persons aboard this ship took the usual Oaths to the Government on the same day.

• From the same source,

Martin Andres. Jr.. married about 1780-81, Anna Maria Reber. Their known children were: Salome, Anna Maria. Daniel. Elizabeth, John, John Philip, Magdalcna, and Catharina. Three of their children married and came to the Wapwallopen region as pioneers. They were: Anna Maria, born October 19, 1783, the wife of John Fenster- macher; Elizabeth, born October 29, 1785, the wife of John Peters; John, born May 13, 1790, the progenitor of the local branch of the Andres (Andreas) family, died August 12, 1875, Elizabeth his wife, born Decem ber 4. 1790, died May 4, 1856. April 5, 1817.