Werner, Christopher
Birth
Christopher Werner was born on 22-3-1685 in Wurtemberg, Germany. He was the son of Andreas Werner and Maria Jaekel
Marriage & Children
Christopher Werner married Maria Magdalena Dewes in 1705 in Germany. She was born Bet. 1685-1687 and d. 2-29-1744 in Schoharie, NY. She was Baptised 6-12-1712 at New Town, NY(west side of the Hudson River) records from the Kocherthal Records, state she was formerly of the Episcopal Religion. They had several children:
- Mathias Warner b.2-11-1707, Germany, d. 11-17-1785
- Appolonia Warner b. 8-6-1711 m.(1)William Brown, m.(2)Johann Wilhelm Kammer.
- Mary Warner b.10-14-1713 m. Willem Becker
- Susanna Magdalena (Helena)Warner b. 1715 and d. 5-1-1748 m. Joachim Valkenburg
- Elisabeth Warner b. Abt. 1717
- George (John Jurgen) Warner b. 6-24-1720 and d. 6-18-1815
- John Jost Warner b. 9-14-1726 and d. 3-7-1826, Schoharie, m. (1)Margaret Bellinger d. 1756 m.(2)Anna Dorotha Hulson d. 5-7-1817
The following list is included by some to be children of Christopher and Maria but there is insufficient evidence to prove they belong to this family:
- Ludwig, b.1709
- Michael b. 1712
- Barbara b. 1722
- Dorothy b. 1723
- Susan Magdalena b. 1725
Additional Information
In the original documents in the British Museum Library os a list of Germans who came to England in 1709. Board of Trade, Miscellanous Vol 2 D 57: "A list of poor Germans came over from Palatinate into this kingdom. Taken in St Catharine's the sixth of May 1709" On the first list of May 6, 1709: "Christopher Werner, Age 33 and his wife and one son 1 year old, no daughter. Luteran, Husbandman, vine dresser" In 1710, Christopher Werner, age 35, with Magdalena, age 25, and one son, Matthes age 3, sailed from England (January 10, 1710) on ship Lydon (LYON) and arrived in America June 3, 1710. Christopher and family did not go to the Camp on the Hudson immediately, but remained in New York in 1710. In 1717 Christopher and Magdalena were at New Stuttgary, NY with three children.
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