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Genealogy of the Fishback Family in America
John Fishback was " ... b[orn] 12 July, 1691 in the Village of Truppbach, about one mile north ot the city of Seigen, Westphalia, Germany; came to Virginia in April, 1714, with Gov. Spottswood's colony of Germans; settled first with them at Germanna in what was then Spottsylvania (now) Orange County; moved with them later (about) 1721 to Germantown in Fauquier. [He] d[ied] 1734 (will probated Prince William Co., March 19, 1734) at or near Germantown. [He] m[arried] (1) Agnes Hager, dau. of Parson Henry Hager (d. 1737), pastor of the Germantown Colony, b[orn] Siegen, Germany, 26 Nov., 1697. D[ied] Germantown, abt. 1725. [He] m[arried] (2) Mary Daugherty, mentioned in his will; [she] survived him."--Page 81-82. Descendants lived in Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio and elsewhere.
The Fishburns
Joahnn Philipp Fischborn was born in 1722 at Planig, Germany, the son of Johann Phillip Fischborn (1697-1744) and Anna Cartharina Bretz Fischborn (1703-1772). He immigrated to America in 1749 and settled in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He went back to Germany in 1752 and brought bak his bride-to-be. Philip and Catharine Elizabeth Bretz (1724-1788) were married in November 1752. They had nine children, 1753-1769. After Catharine's death, Philip married 2) Margaret Worst (1719-1795) in 1789. He died in 1795, and is buried at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. Children and grandchildren live in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986
The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.
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