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From: "BellisGenealogy" <>
Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Joh. Paul KUHL (1702-1783)/ TRIMMER / BELLISFELT
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 13:10:01 -0500
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Robert,
I have yet to find the ship records on the BELLESFELTs. One Wilhelm
BELLESFELT was naturalized July 8, 1730 while Adam, Johan William and Peter
received theirs on Dec 8, 1744 and Johannes on May 29, 1756.
I do not know if TRIMMERS and BELLESFELTs attended the same church in
Germany, but tomorrow will be going to the Family Research Center to view
some LDS films containing Nordhofen church records and will note any
TRIMMERs I come across. Maxsain, Dierdorf, Nordhofen, Selters, etc. were
all within "walking distance" of each other. According to Hank Jones, at
least two of the baptismal sponsors of BELLESFELT children were from
Maxsain: Anna Veronica, wife of Joh. Peter STAADTEN and Christina, wife of
Johannes SCHMIDTEN. (Note: STAADTEN is the same name as STAATS; Leonard
KUHL b. abt 1665 married Anna Maria STAATS, b. 1679 in Maxsain.)
BELLESFELTs were connected to the Amwell church at Larison's Corner -- the
text below is from the Hunterdon Co NJ USGENWEB webpage
(http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nj/hunterdon/history/area/jacobwool.tx
t). Notice the name "Anthony DIERDORF". According to online databases, an
Anthony DIERDORF (s/o Anthony and Christena) was born in Neuwied Germany 15
Feb 1717:
"The old church stood on the north side of the graveyard and the deed to the
land bears date the 21st of January, 1749. It was part of the land that
belonged to Anthony Dierdorf, who had bought it from Nathan Allsn. The deed
was made to William Kase, Peter Hofman and William Bellowsfelt, trustees to
and for the Calvinistical High Dutch congregation in the township of Amwell,
and was witnessed by John Garrison, John Case, Daniel Laroe and Jacob
Woolever. The congregation received help to the amount of £15, for the
bufilding of their church on May 22, 1749, from the old Dutch Church in New
York. The services of dedication were conducted by Rev. George Michael
We****ss, or Weitzi****s, and John Philip Leidich. The former was one of the
first German ministers in America, having arrived in 1727; at this time he
was preaching to three congregations near Philadelphia. The latter minister
had been ordained in Holland and ****ent over the year before. He was a
pastor and evangelist in Pennsylvania."
Will get back with you
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Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Joh. Paul KUHL (1702-1783)/ TRIMMER / BELLISFELT
I noticed that Joh. Kuhl came from Maxsain (East of Dierdorf) in the
Westerwald (Rheinland-Pfalz). I have read that the Bellisfelt family and
Joh.
Trimmer (Feldkirchen near Neuwied as per Jones) were also from that area.
Is there
any connection regarding their coming over on the same ship or attending
the
same congregation?
Robert Trimmer
Granger, IN
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