Mathias Ambrose (1696 - 1784)

Born 17 Feb 1696 in Brackenheim, Württemberg, Germany

Husband of Maria Elisabetha (Wilhide) Ambrose — married 1725 in Germany

Husband of Maria Catherine (Spohn) Ambrose — married 1733 in Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1784 at age 88 in Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, USA

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Biography

Mathias Ambrose was a Huguenot emigrant (1540-1790).

Mathias was born February 10, 1696 in Germany. His father was Mathias & Mother Barbara. It was suggested that his father was Of France, but no source has been confirmed. He married 1st. in Germany BEFORE 1713 & 2nd in America in Maryland in 1713.

Sources

Ancestry.com. Mathias Ambrose married Maria Elisabeth Willheit 1713 in Germany; Maria died in 1732 shortly after arriving in America^[1]. Both born in Germany. Source number: 8920.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

"Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NCQK-4MB : 10 February 2018), Matthaeus Ambrosi in entry for Matthaeus Ambrosi, 07 Feb 1696; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,184,720.

(This May be Mathias Sr.) Mathias Ambrose, son of Pierre and Aimee Ann (Polkinhorne) (Ambrose) (DeAmbrose) Ambrose was born about February 1695 in Germany.

Listed as "Mattheis Ambrose", he arrived at Philadelphia on October 11, 1732 aboard the ship Pleasant from Rotterdam by way of the English customs port of Deal. Ambrose settled first in the Conestoga area of Lancaster County. He was 37 years of age.

Mathias married Maria Catherine Spohn in 1733 at Thurmont, Frederick Co., Maryland, where a record in the Muddy Creek Church book of baptisms has records of four sons born between 1734 and 1741. Maria previously immigrated to Maryland in 1714.

Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q298-S3DY : 16 March 2018), Mateas Ambrose in entry for Maria Barbara Ambrose, 13 Jun 1743; citing Christening, , Frederick, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; FHL microfilm 20,365.

From the baptism sponsors - Mattheis and Anna Barbara Rossel for son Mattheis in 1739, Johann Friederich Verdries for son Johann Friederich in 1741 and from other facts.

It is clear that Ambrose had probably moved on to the Monocacy area (Frederick County, Maryland) , even though Stover's records did not note it, sometime in 1737 or 1738.

He would have been nearly 48 when on June 13, 1743 Pastor Candler baptised his daughter Maria Barbara Ambrose.

Jacob Ambrose and his wife Maria Barbara were this child's Luthern Sponsors. Coincidentally Johannes Weller, who arrived in Philadelphia three months later, was shortly thereafter to marry Mattheis Ambrose's older daughter, Catharine Ambrose.^[2]

Mathias wrote his will on 19 October 1782; it was probated on 16 October 1784. The will names daughter Catherine Weller and son-in-law John Weller; Mathias states that he leaves nothing to his other children (unnamed) because he has already given them their full shares.^[3]

• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 21 November 2019), memorial page for Mathias Ambrose (10 Feb 1696–10 Aug 1784), Find A Grave: Memorial #10646881, citing Apples United Church of Christ Cemetery, Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Robin Reamer Murphy (contributor 46781310) .

1. ↑ Find A Grave - Maria Elisabeth (Willheit) Ambrose
2. ↑ http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Matthias_Ambrose_%281%29
3. ↑ Will of Mathias Ambrose, Sr., Frederick County, Maryland, Liber GM-2-106. Viewable online at "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9T1P-9R5N?cc=1803986&wc=SNYC-C6D%3A146535301%2C147307901 : 20 May 2014), Frederick > Wills 1783-1794 vol 2 > image 65 of 294; Hall of Records, Annapolis.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jennie Vance for creating Ambrose-214 on 29 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Jennie and others.

Also Thanks to the Descendants for working together to make our tree grow. SB

Footnotes

"Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WG-T6M : 12 December 2014), Mateas Ambrosse in entry for Maria Barbara Ambrosse, ; citing EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OR LUTHERAN CONGREGATION OF ZMIDDLETOWN,MIDDLETOWN,FREDERICK,MARYLAND; FHL microfilm 13,934.

"Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48H-YH4 : 11 February 2018), Mathes Ambros in entry for Magdalena Ambros, 10 Sep 1783; citing ; FHL microfilm 940,421.

"Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WR-F8L : 11 February 2018), Mateas Ambrosse in entry for Maria Barbara Ambrosse, 24 Jan 1743; citing ; FHL microfilm 824,392.

"Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WT-XT1 : 11 February 2018), Matthis Ambros in entry for Barbara Ambros, Jun 1774; citing ; FHL microfilm 940,421.

Although Mathias Ambrosius (Ambrose in English) was born near Alsace-Lorraine Germany, Research must include Alsace-Lorraine France. The area is the same place under different times.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Alsace-Lorraine