Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameAnna Maria 
Children Names notes for Heinrich (Spouse 1)
On 26 May 1765, at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Germantown, Henrich Schrefler and wife Anna Maria baptized two children: Johann Carl born 17 Nov 1764 and Johann Godfriedt 17 May 1762.
The “Internet” seems to believe this is Carl/Charles Schreffler who later married Magdalena Mertz.
The “Internet” seems to believe this is Carl/Charles Schreffler who later married Magdalena Mertz.
Find-a-Grave notes for Heinrich (Spouse 1)
His find-a-grave memorial suggests two possibilities for when he came to America.
Apparently there was a Heinrich Schreffler on-board the St Andrew Galley in 1737. Or, they suggest, perhaps it was the J Schreffler on-board the Ranier in 1749.
John Henry Mertz, founder of the Rockland Township Mertz family, and absolutely unrelated in any way to the Longswamp Township Mertz family was also on-board the St Andrew Galley in 1737. I think that is nothing but an irrelevant coincidence.
In my opinion, if everything else we think we know about Heinrich and his family is true, I would lean to the 1749 arrival (or even later). Heinrich baptized two sons in Germantown in 1765 and Germantown was a jumping off point form may Germans who came to America but they typically didn’t stay there long before moving out to the “hinterlands”.
Apparently there was a Heinrich Schreffler on-board the St Andrew Galley in 1737. Or, they suggest, perhaps it was the J Schreffler on-board the Ranier in 1749.
John Henry Mertz, founder of the Rockland Township Mertz family, and absolutely unrelated in any way to the Longswamp Township Mertz family was also on-board the St Andrew Galley in 1737. I think that is nothing but an irrelevant coincidence.
In my opinion, if everything else we think we know about Heinrich and his family is true, I would lean to the 1749 arrival (or even later). Heinrich baptized two sons in Germantown in 1765 and Germantown was a jumping off point form may Germans who came to America but they typically didn’t stay there long before moving out to the “hinterlands”.