John George BROSIUS
SOURCES: 1. Family Records 2. Falck Genealogy, by Peter and Hannah Bruce 3. Naturalization of Foreign Protestants in the American Colonies, by Guiseppi 4. History of Berks Co., PA 5. Immigrants to PA 1727-1776, by Rupp 6. Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever, Berks Co., PA 7. Records of Christ Church Stouchbourg, Berks, PA 8. The PA Magazine (FHL#974.8 B2pm) 9. Marriage Records of Unterjeckenbach, Rheinland, Prussia 10. Weierbach Parish Records 11. Marriage Records of Herren-Sulzbach, Rheinland, Prussia 12. 1998 Ancestral File 13. 1997 Ordinance Index NOTES: Jeckenbach (now called Unterjechenbach) is part of Herren-Sulzbach NOTES: Johann Georg Brosius arrived at Philidelphia 27 Sep 1740 on the ship "Lydia"accompanied by wife, 3 children and 3 of wife, Catharina's children by her first marriage to John Abraham Schneider. Johann settled West in Tulpehocken Twp, Berks, PA and received a patent for 205 acres of land on 5 Dec 1750 in what was known as the Manorof Anderthea. He was naturalized 8 Mar 1742 in Lancaster, PA. He and his wife died in Berks County after 1762.
SOURCES: 1. Family Records 2. Falck Genealogy, by Peter and Hannah Bruce 3. Herren-Sulzbach, Rheinland, Prussia Parish Records 4. Altalaha Lutheran Church Records Rheresburg, Berks, PA 5. Marriages of Berks Co., PA 6. 1758 Tax List of Tulpehocken Twp, Berks, PA 7. DAR Patriot's Index 8. Himmel's Church Records, Washington Twp, Northumberland, PA 9. Snyder Co Pioneers, by Fisher 10. Berks Co., PA Will Bk 3 11. Deeds of Northumberland Co., PA 12. 18th Century Emigrants to PA, by Annette Burgart 13. 1998 Ancestral File 14. 1997 Ordinance Index 15. Main Archive Record (nil)
He married Anna Catharina Simon 31 Mar 1724 at Weierbach, Rheinland, Prussia . Anna Catharina Simon was christened at Unterjeckenbach, Rheinland, Pfalz, Germany 26 Sep 1692 daughter of Johann Adam Simon and Anna Catharina Stilgenbauer .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Sebastian Brosius
born 1725.
John Nicolaus Brosius
born 1727.
Maria Elisabeth Brosius
born Abt 1730.
Jacob Brosius
born Abt 1732.
Peter Brosius
born Abt 1734.
John George Brosius died Aft 1762 at Rheresburg, Berks, Pennsylvania .
Anna Catharina Simon died Aft 1750 at Rheresburg, Berks, Pennsylvania .