Descendant Chart for Peter Frantz, of Lorraine, France

Descendant Chart for Peter Frantz of Schalbach, Vinstingen, Lorraine, France.
Partial List of Descendants to Five Generations.
His son Jacob arrived in Philadelphia PA on ship Robert and Alice on 11 Sep 1738.
Three more sons Henry, Abraham, and Peter arrived
in Philadelphia PA on an unnamed ship on 20 Oct 1747.
Most settled in area now known as Lehigh County PA.
He was a German speaking French Huguenot.
The Huguenots were Protestant refugees from Roman Catholic France and French controlled areas.
They left and/or were expelled during frequent religious conflicts and wars of that time period.
They were staunch members of the Reformed (Protestant) faith.
See the book "The Trail of the Huguenots" by Dr. G. Elmore Reaman for more about the Huguenots.
The Huguenots were attracted to Pennsylvania for the religious freedom it offered.

Note: The History of Lehigh Co PA published in 1914 has many major errors
regarding the early Frantz immigrants and their relationships.

Charles F. Kerchner, Jr., P.E.
Emmaus PA
(a descendant)

Research Started: 1975
Webpage Created: 2 Feb 2002
Last Updated: 31 Dec 2007

Note: This is a work in process. Some dates shown are estimates. The below chart was generated using the Ancestral Quest computer program. Some dates and locations in this report is indicated as "about" or "circa" or "probably", etc. Therefore, do not quote dates and locations off this report as precise unless you have independently verified it with yourself with primary source evidence. Comments and corrections are welcome. If you use any information from this website, please be sure to give proper credit.

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1. Peter FRANTZ (b.Abt 1683-Schalbach,Vinstingen,Lorraine,France d.Bef 1764-probably,Schalbach,Lorraine,France) sp: Maria Anna HAHN (b.1686-Fleisheim,Lorraine,,France m.26 Feb 1706 d.8 Jul 1751-Schalbach,,Lorraine,France) |-2. Johan Peter FRANTZ (b.Abt 1707-Schalbach,Vinstingen,Alsace-Lorraine,France d.Bef 1727-Schalbach,Vinstingen,Alsace-Lorraine,France) |-2. Susannah Barbara FRANTZ (b.Abt 1708-Schalbach,Vinstingen,Alsace-Lorraine,France) |-2. Johan Henry FRANTZ (b.1716-Schalbach,Vinstingen,Lorraine,France d.Abt 8 Oct 1763-killed by indians,Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | sp: Maria Susannah BALLIET (b.Abt Aug 1722-near,Schalbach,Alsace-Lorraine,France m.21 Jul 1742 d.6 Apr 1746-probably,,Alsace-Lorraine,Germany) | |-3. Margaret FRANTZ (b.2 May 1745-Schalbach,,Moselle,France d.24 May 1823-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | sp: Nicholas WOTRING (b.23 Dec 1745-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.9 May 1769d.probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | |-4. John Nicholas WOTRING (twin) (b.24 Jun 1776-near,N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | | |-4. John Peter WOTRING (twin) (b.24 Jun 1776-near,N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: Elizabeth DESHLER (b.25 Apr 1789-,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1805) | | | |-5. Maria WOTRING (b.2 Aug 1809-probably,Lehigh County,PA d.27 Jan 1883-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | | | sp: Paul BROWN (b.24 Feb 1807-,Northampton Co,PA m.Abt 1830 d.11 Aug 1877-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | | +-5. Elisabeth aka Eliza WOTRING (b.29 Dec 1815-probably,Lehigh County,PA d.probably,Clinton County,IN) | | | sp: Solomon BROWN (b.1812-probably,,PA m.Abt 1835d.probably,Clinton County,IN) | | +-4. John Henry WOTRING (b.9 Nov 1778-near,N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | sp: unnamed per history (b.Abt 1725-maybe,PA,or,Europe m.Abt 1747 d.Jun 1758-killed by indians,probably,Lehigh County,PA) | |-3. Barbara FRANTZ (b.1748-,Lehigh County,PA) | +-3. Peter FRANTZ (b.4 May 1752-,Lehigh County,PA d.26 May 1832-,Lehigh County,PA) | sp: Anna Catharine BUCHMAN (b.12 Jul 1757-,,PA m.Abt 1775 d.8 Oct 1837-,Lehigh County,PA) | |-4. Anna Catharine FRANTZ (b.13 Sep 1780-,Lehigh County,PA d.11 May 1852-Salisbury Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | | sp: George KECK (b.18 Aug 1776-Salisbury Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1813 d.14 Apr 1822-Salisbury Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | |-4. Johan Peter FRANTZ (b.5 Dec 1782-Weisenberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | |-4. Maria Magdalena FRANTZ (b.15 Mar 1785-Weisenberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | |-4. Heinrich FRANTZ (b.16 May 1790-Weisenberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.9 Jan 1869-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | sp: Catherine SCHADT (b.27 Feb 1793-Egypt,Lehigh County,PA m.1812 d.21 Jan 1864-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | +-5. Reuben FRANTZ (b.6 Feb 1819-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.22 Mar 1888-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | sp: Judith PETER (b.23 Dec 1822-Weisenberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.23 Oct 1845u.Schlosser's Ref Ch,Neffs,Lehigh County,PA) | |-4. Sarah FRANTZ (b.13 Oct 1792-Weisenberg Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | +-4. Eva FRANTZ (b.10 Dec 1795-probably,Allentown,Lehigh County,PA) |-2. Adam FRANTZ (b.Abt 1718-Schalbach,NassauSaarwerden,N Alsace,France d.1 May 1766) | sp: Anna Margaretha LUTTY (b.Abt 1725-probably,Europe m.Abt 1745) |-2. Hans Jacob FRANTZ (b.Abt 1718-Schalbach,Vinstingen,Alsace-Lorraine,France d.Bef 1722-probably,Schalbach,Alsace-Lorraine,France) |-2. Joseph FRANTZ (b.1719-Schalbach,NassauSaarwerden,N Alsace,France d.26 Feb 1778) |-2. Hans Nicholas FRANTZ (b.Abt Feb 1720-Schalbach,Vinstingen,Alsace-Lorraine,France d.20 Oct 1769-maybe,Schalbach,Alsace-Lorraine,France) |-2. Johan Jacob (aka Anthony) FRANTZ (b.1722-Lorraine,,,France d.Abt 1764-,Lehigh County,PA) | sp: unknown (b.Abt 1722-probably,,,Europe m.Abt 1750d.probably,Lehigh County,PA) | +-3. Jacob FRANTZ (b.1751-probably,,PA d.Abt 1827-probably,N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | sp: Anna Margaretha KOENIG (b.Abt 1751-probably,,PA m.Abt 1771d.probably,N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | |-4. Heinrich Anthony FRANTZ (b.6 Mar 1772-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.11 Nov 1851-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | | sp: Margaretha RITTER (b.13 Oct 1774-Salisbury Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1794 d.25 Jul 1851-near,N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | | |-5. Salome FRANTZ (b.5 Jul 1795-N Whitehall Twsp,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA d.20 Sep 1873-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: Daniel RINGER OR RINKER (b.20 Aug 1796-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1825 d.10 Apr 1872-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | |-5. Maria Magdalena FRANTZ (b.25 Mar 1798-N Whitehall Twsp,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA d.1894-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: George WRIGHT (b.27 Mar 1793-maybe,Lehigh County,PA m.1816 d.13 Mar 1852-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | |-5. Johan Jacob FRANTZ (b.30 Jan 1800-N Whitehall Twsp,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA u.Mahoning Valley,Carbon County,PA) | | | sp: Salome RITTER (b.Abt 1800-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1820) | | |-5. Elizabeth FRANTZ (b.1 Feb 1802-N Whitehall Twsp,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA d.26 Mar 1879-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: John KLENBURG (b.Abt 1800-maybe,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1819) | | | sp: Daniel STECKEL (b.25 Nov 1789-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1822 d.17 Aug 1877-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | |-5. Joseph FRANTZ (b.7 Apr 1804-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.20 Sep 1877-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: Salome aka Sarah ROTH (b.29 Oct 1808-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1827 d.20 Mar 1872-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | | |-5. William FRANTZ (b.21 Aug 1806-N Whitehall Twsp,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA d.16 Dec 1888-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: Salome aka Sarah PETER (b.24 Jun 1805-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1829 d.14 Aug 1887-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | |-5. Abraham FRANTZ (b.18 May 1808-N Whitehall Twsp,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA d.23 Jan 1893-Allentown,Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: Maria Magdalena aka Polly ROTH (b.20 Feb 1812-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.5 Feb 1832 d.10 Jan 1862-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | |-5. Daniel FRANTZ (b.4 Oct 1810-N Whitehall Twsp,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA d.27 May 1899-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: Eliza (b.25 Oct 1819-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1840 d.7 Mar 1869-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | |-5. Heinrich FRANTZ (b.22 Feb 1813-N Whitehall Twsp,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA d.Aft 1900-Poor House,Carbon County,PA) | | | sp: Elisabeth Susanna B. (b.Abt 1813-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1833) | | +-5. Lydia FRANTZ (b.29 Jul 1815-N Whitehall Twsp,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA d.10 May 1866-probably,N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | |-4. Catharina FRANTZ (b.3 Jun 1773-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.18 Oct 1858-probably,,PA) | |-4. Elizabeth Barbara FRANTZ (b.30 Aug 1774-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.12 Jan 1850-,Lehigh County,PA) | |-4. Johan George FRANTZ (b.12 Jun 1776-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.8 Jun 1848-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | | sp: Catharine KUHNS (b.1 Oct 1780-probably,Lehigh Co,PA m.10 Mar 1800 d.Abt 1850-Brush Creek Twsp,Jefferson County,OH) | | |-5. Abraham FRANTZ (b.18 May 1801-probably,Lehigh Co,PA) | | |-5. Peter FRANTZ (b.28 Apr 1803-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.7 Jul 1882-Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: Anna (b.2 Aug 1805-PA m.Abt 1855 d.18 Sep 1880-Lehigh County,PA) | | |-5. George FRANTZ (b.31 Oct 1805-probably,Lehigh Co,PA) | | |-5. Elizabeth FRANTZ (b.26 Nov 1807-probably,Lehigh Co,PA) | | |-5. Catherine FRANTZ (b.12 Jun 1810-probably,Lehigh Co,PA) | | |-5. David F. FRANTZ (b.20 Jun 1811-probably,Lehigh Co,PA) | | |-5. Elias FRANTZ (b.7 Mar 1812-Lehigh Co,PA) | | |-5. Jonas F. FRANTZ (b.2 Jan 1815-Lehigh Co,PA) | | |-5. Johannes FRANTZ (b.2 Sep 1817-Lehigh Co,PA) | | |-5. Maria FRANTZ (b.28 Sep 1820-Lehigh Co,PA) | | +-5. David FRANTZ (b.3 Jun 1823-Lehigh Co,PA) | |-4. Susanna Margreth FRANTZ (b.6 Oct 1781-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | |-4. Johan Jacob FRANTZ (b.20 Jan 1786-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.13 Mar 1862-East Penn Twsp,Carbon County,PA) | | sp: Elizabeth ANDREAS (b.24 Nov 1788-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1807 d.17 Oct 1865-probably,,PA) | | |-5. Catherine FRANTZ (b.13 Dec 1807-probably,Lehigh County,PA d.1 Dec 1874-probably,PA) | | | sp: Solomon STEIGERWALT (b.Abt 1807-probably,PA m.26 Dec 1830) | | |-5. Salome (1) FRANTZ (b.29 Aug 1808-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | |-5. Stephan Wilson FRANTZ (b.28 May 1809-Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.15 Apr 1894-Tamaqua,Schuylkill Co,PA) | | | sp: Hanna Jane LUTZ (b.Abt 1810-probably,PA m.Abt 1832) | | |-5. Salome (2) FRANTZ (b.6 Oct 1810-Lehigh County,PA d.18 Feb 1837-probably,PA) | | | sp: Joel STEIGERWALT (b.Abt 1810-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1832) | | |-5. Elizabeth FRANTZ (b.9 Feb 1812-Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: Isaac DENGLER (b.Abt 1811-probably,PA m.Abt 1833) | | |-5. Matthias FRANTZ (b.15 Apr 1814-probably,Lehigh County,PA d.12 May 1874-probably,PA) | | | sp: Rebecca STEIGERWALT (b.Abt 1815-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1836) | | |-5. Magdalene FRANTZ (b.19 Oct 1815-probably,Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: John GILBERT (b.Abt 1814-probably,PA m.Abt 1835) | | |-5. Daniel FRANTZ (b.6 Jul 1816-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.20 Apr 1895-Schmalz Daal,E Brunswick Twsp,Schuylkill Co,PA) | | | sp: Rachel LUTZ (b.Abt 1816-probably,PA m.Abt 1837) | | |-5. Jacob FRANTZ (b.9 Feb 1817-probably,Lehigh County,PA d.28 Nov 1887-E Penn Twsp,Carbon County,PA) | | | sp: Christine LECHLEITNER (b.Abt 1818-maybe,PA m.Abt 1838) | | |-5. Charles aka Carl FRANTZ (b.28 Nov 1819-Unionville,Neffs,Lehigh County,PA d.9 Sep 1895-Carbon County,PA) | | | sp: Maria aka Polly LECHLEITNER (b.Abt 1820-maybe,PA m.Abt 1842) | | |-5. George FRANTZ (b.13 Oct 1821-probably,Lehigh County,PA d.2 Dec 1877-probably,PA) | | | sp: Maria aka Mary Ann NEFF (b.Abt 1822-probably,PA m.Abt 1844) | | |-5. Nathan FRANTZ (b.14 Dec 1822-Lehigh County,PA) | | | sp: Catherine aka Katie GOMBERT (b.Abt 1823-maybe,PA m.Abt 1845) | | |-5. Maria Anna FRANTZ (b.15 Apr 1826-W Penn Twsp,Schuylkill Co,PA d.12 Nov 1887-probably,PA) | | | sp: Stephen HETLER (b.Abt 1825-probably,PA m.Abt 1847) | | +-5. Levi FRANTZ (b.9 May 1830-E Penn Twsp,Carbon County,PA d.9 May 1907-Carbon County,PA) | | sp: Lovina STEIGERWALT (b.Abt 1831-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1852) | +-4. Johannes FRANTZ (b.24 Apr 1789-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.13 Jul 1845-Unionville,Neffs,Lehigh County,PA) | sp: Margaret MILLER (b.3 Oct 1787-Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.1808 d.14 Sep 1852-Lehigh County,PA) | |-5. Abraham FRANTZ (b.12 Nov 1813-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | |-5. Elizabeth FRANTZ (b.9 Dec 1814-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | +-5. Elias FRANTZ (b.14 Apr 1817-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA) | sp: Elizabeth BECKER (b.1820-Heidelberg Twsp,Lehigh Co,PA m.12 Dec 1852 d.1880-probably,PA) |-2. Anna Marie FRANTZ (b.Abt Jan 1724-Schalbach,Vinstingen,Alsace-Lorraine,France) |-2. Johan Peter FRANTZ (b.11 Oct 1727-Schalbach,Vinstingen,Alsace-Lorraine,France d.1826-probably,PA) | sp: Eva Elizabeth MARTZLOFF (b.Abt 1727-Alsace-Lorraine,France m.2 Apr 1747d.possibly,Lehigh County,PA) | |-3. Catharine FRANTZ (b.25 Aug 1748-E Cocalica Twsp,Lancaster County,PA) | |-3. Johan Heinrich FRANTZ (b.Abt 26 May 1751-E Cocalica Twsp,Lancaster County,PA) | |-3. Henry FRANTZ (Parents Not Proven) (b.Abt 1760-probably,PA d.Abt 1790-killed by indians,Lebanon County,PA) | | sp: UNKNOWN | | +-4. Daniel FRANTZ (b.Abt 1785-Lebanon County,PA d.5 Dec 1853-Jefferson County,PA) | | sp: Catherine SHAFFER (b.Abt 1785-Union County,PA m.Abt 1801d.Jefferson County,PA) | | |-5. Henry FRANTZ (b.Abt 1802-Union County,PA d.Aft 1870-West Perry Twsp,Snyder County,PA) | | |-5. John FRANTZ (b.1803-Selins Grove,Penn Township,Snyder County,PA d.1874-Stump Creek,Henderson Twsp,Jefferson County,PA) | | | sp: Mary STEFFEY (b.Abt 1805-probably,PA m.Abt 1826 d.1843-Richfield,Union County,PA) | | |-5. Eva FRANTZ (b.Abt 1806-Union County,PA d.Aft 1860-Clearfield County,PA) | | |-5. Daniel FRANTZ (b.Abt 1810-Selins Grove,Penn Township,Snyder County,PA d.2 Apr 1871-Jefferson County,PA) | | | sp: Lydia A. SWARTZ (b.Abt 1825-Union County,PA m.Abt 1841) | | |-5. Joseph FRANTZ (b.Abt 1817-Union County,PA d.Aft 1860-Clearfield County,PA) | | +-5. George FRANTZ (b.21 May 1820-Union County,PA d.Aft 1880-Jefferson County,PA) | |-3. Johan Peter FRANTZ (b.7 Sep 1753-E Cocalica Twsp,Lancaster County,PA) | |-3. Christina Barbara FRANTZ (b.Abt 15 Aug 1756-near,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA) | |-3. Anna Margaretha FRANTZ (b.Abt 17 Sep 1758-Lehigh County,PA) | +-3. Eva Magdalena FRANTZ (b.15 Jun 1764-,Lehigh County,PA) +-2. Abraham FRANTZ (b.Abt Sep 1729-Schalbach,Vinstingen,,France d.Abt May 1779-killed by indians,Greensburg,Westmoreland Co,PA) sp: Catherine WILLEMS (b.Abt 1741/1743-,,PA m.1761 d.Abt 1792-probably,Greensburg,Westmoreland Co,PA) |-3. Sarah FRANTZ (b.Abt 1762-Lehigh Township,Northampton Co,PA) |-3. Jacob FRANTZ (b.Jul 1763-Lehigh Township,Northampton Co,PA d.18 Apr 1832-South Bend,Armstrong Co,PA) | sp: Elizabeth OTTERMAN (b.Abt 1770-maybe,,PA m.Abt 1792) | +-4. Franzina FRANTZ (b.1793 d.1876) | sp: Jacob ALLSHOUSE (b.Abt 1792 m.Abt 1815) | +-5. Samuel Abraham ALLSHOUSE (b.1816) | sp: Rachel YOCKEY (b.Abt 1817 m.Abt 1837) |-3. Naomi Emma Barbara FRANTZ (b.11 Oct 1764-Lehigh Township,Northampton Co,PA d.probably,Hempfield Twsp,Westmoreland Co,PA) | sp: Peter UBER Jr. (b.1770-probably,,PA m.Abt 1791 d.1815-Hempfield Twsp,Westmoreland Co,PA) | |-4. Peter UBER (b.1791/1792-,Westmoreland Co,PA d.1881) | |-4. John UBER (b.1794/1795-probably,Westmoreland Co,PA d.1888) | |-4. Simon UBER (b.1798-probably,Westmoreland Co,PA d.1871) | |-4. Elizabeth UBER (b.1800/1801-probably,Westmoreland Co,PA d.1894) | +-4. Susannah UBER (b.12 Sep 1802-probably,Westmoreland Co,PA d.1 Aug 1881-Hempfield Twsp,Westmoreland Co,PA) | sp: Henry B. KEENER (b.19 Jan 1794-possibly,Indiana County,PA m.15 Mar 1821 d.15 Jul 1858-Hempfield Twsp,Westmoreland Co,PA) | |-5. Simon Peter KEENER (b.Abt 1825-probably,Westmoreland Co,PA) | +-5. Henry Frederick KEENER Rev. (b.22 Nov 1835-probably,Westmoreland Co,PA d.18 Mar 1890-Latrobe,Westmoreland Co,PA) | sp: Julia E. BOSSART (b.1844-probably,Latrobe,Westmoreland Co,PA m.11 Jun 1867 d.5 Sep 1928-Latrobe,Westmoreland Co,PA) |-3. Abram FRANTZ (b.1765-Lehigh Township,Northampton Co,PA d.12 Oct 1782-killed by indians,Westmoreland Co,PA) |-3. Anna Marie FRANTZ (b.1767-Lehigh Township,Northampton Co,PA) |-3. Catherine FRANTZ (b.1767-Lehigh Township,Northampton Co,PA) |-3. Elizabeth FRANTZ (b.Apr 1769-Lehigh Township,Northampton Co,PA d.12 Oct 1782-killed by indians,Hanna's Town,Westmoreland Co,PA) +-3. Isaac FRANTZ (b.25 Oct 1778-,Westmoreland Co,PA) sp: Catharina KEPPEL (b.Abt 1780-probably,PA m.Abt 1805) +-4. Margaretha FRANTZ (b.19 Mar 1823-near,Leechburg,Westmoreland Co,PA)

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