Valentine KRANTZ
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Sometimes spelled as Krantz. The name Grantz was on the Orphans Court Documents.Named as a blacksmith in Orphans Court Records. Came to America Oct 16, 1727.
Orphans Court Document
This may have been the second wife, and not actually mother of these kids.CalledElizabeth in Orphans Court Documents, OC/A, 55, York County. Obviously she survuved him.
IGI has Krantz. York Archives, Genealogical report confirms John Emig was married to Mary Margaret, daughter of Valentine Grantz, late of York, blacksmith. Orphans Court DocketA 73, Oct 30, 1756. The Genealogical report is V. The orphans court document, A, 55 12 Jun 1755 states that Mary Margaret was from a former wife. She was not listed in her apparent step-mother's will on 5 oct 1776, although she was alive. Will proved 27 Apr 1799. Margaret was living in Paradise Twp. when she wrote her will and died.
Still a minor on Nov 28, 1758.
She was a minor child at the death of her father.
Strinestown is now Conewago. Possibly another child - Heinrich, born 1762.
She is only mentioned along with Mary Elizabeth once on 12 Jun 1755. Then it appears that the Elizabeth that is referred to as Elizabeth, may be the other Elizabeth. She is not mentioned separately in 1764. She was a minor child at the death of her father.
He was a minor child at the death of his father. Apprenticed to his brother Valentine, a blacksmith.
He was a minor on 12 June 1755, as he had a guardian, Martin Eichelberger. He was losted as 18 years old in another orphans court document on 28 Nov 1758. He was bound by his guardian to Jonas Rudisilly, blacksmith.
He married Maria Elizabeth Abt 1724 at Pennsylvania . Maria Elizabeth was born at of Germany Abt 1705 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Maria Margaret Krantz
born Abt 1728.
Anna Maria Catherine Grantz
born Abt 1732.
Susanna Grantz
born Abt 1734.
Anna Maria Christina Grantz
born Abt 1735.
Mary Elizabeth Grantz
born Abt 1736.
George Grantz
born Abt 1738.
Valentine Grantz
born 7 Dec 1741.
Maria Elizabeth died 1770 at York, Pennsylvania .