Johan Theobald Gerst, 17411800 (aged 58 years)

Name
Johan Theobald /Gerst/
Given names
Johan Theobald
Surname
Gerst
Birth May 10, 1741 39 39
Christening May 14, 1741 39 39 (aged 4 days)
Birth of a daughterFrances Feronica Franny Garst
( after death)

Birth of a sisterMaria Elizabeth Gerst
May 1, 1744 (aged 2 years)
Christening of a sisterMaria Elizabeth Gerst
May 3, 1744 (aged 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJohan Adam Gerst
November 11, 1746 (aged 5 years)
Christening of a brotherJohan Adam Gerst
November 11, 1746 (aged 5 years)
Death of a brotherJohan Adam Gerst
before 1750 (aged 8 years)

MarriageSusannah UnknownView this family
about 1761 (aged 19 years)
Birth of a daughterBarbara Gerst
January 28, 1767 (aged 25 years)

Baptism of a daughterMaria Elizabeth Gerst
May 29, 1768 (aged 27 years)

Birth of a daughterMagdalena Gerst
February 17, 1770 (aged 28 years)

Baptism of a daughterMagdalena Gerst
March 18, 1770 (aged 28 years)

Death of a fatherTheobald Gerst
about June 1770 (aged 29 years)
Death of a sisterMaria Magdalena Gerst
after 1770 (aged 28 years)

Death of a motherMagdalena Catherina Buerck
after 1770 (aged 28 years)

Birth of a sonPeter Gerst
October 14, 1771 (aged 30 years)

Baptism of a sonPeter Gerst
October 20, 1772 (aged 31 years)

Baptism of a daughterBarbara Gerst
February 15, 1776 (aged 34 years)

Birth of a daughterMaria Mary Gerst
about 1786 (aged 44 years)

Birth of a sonDewalt Gerst
January 18, 1793 (aged 51 years)

Burial of a fatherTheobald Gerst

Death before 1800 (aged 58 years)
MHN in relation to Theobald Gerst b. 1702:
17
2000 (200 years after death)

Our Garst Family in America Number:
[3]
2000 (200 years after death)

Burial
Family with parents
father
17021770
Birth: 1702Schenckhausen, Bavaria, Germany
Death: about June 1770Bethel Twp, Lancaster Co., Pa
mother
Marriage MarriageJanuary 14, 1727Evangelische (Protestant/Lutheran), Sembach, Pfalz, Bayern (Bavaria)
10 months
elder brother
17271801
Birth: November 1, 1727 25 25Sembach, Pfalz
Death: October 1801Botetourt Co., Va
2 years
elder sister
1729
Birth: November 27, 1729 27 27Sembach, Pfalz, Bayern [Bavaria]
2 years
elder sister
17321770
Birth: January 2, 1732 30 30Sembach, Pfalz, Bayern [Bavaria]
Death: after 1770
2 years
elder brother
17341739
Birth: February 2, 1734 32 32Sembach, Pfalz, Bayern [Bavaria]
Death: about 1739
2 years
elder sister
1736
Birth: June 3, 1736 34 34Sembach, Pfalz, Bayern [Bavaria]
3 years
elder sister
17381828/29 CE
Birth: December 2, 1738 36 36Sembach, Pfalz, Bayern [Bavaria]
Death: about 1828/29 CE (1829)Synder, Middleberg, Pa
3 years
himself
17411800
Birth: May 10, 1741 39 39Sembach, Pfalz, Bayern [Bavaria]
Death: before 1800Heidelberg, Dauphin Co., Pa
3 years
younger sister
1744
Birth: May 1, 1744 42 42Sembach, Pfalz, Bayern [Bavaria]
3 years
younger brother
17461750
Birth: November 11, 1746 44 44Sembach, Pfalz, Bayern [Bavaria]
Death: before 1750
Family with Susannah Unknown
himself
17411800
Birth: May 10, 1741 39 39Sembach, Pfalz, Bayern [Bavaria]
Death: before 1800Heidelberg, Dauphin Co., Pa
wife
Marriage Marriageabout 1761Pennsylvania
6 years
daughter
1767
Birth: January 28, 1767 25
16 months
daughter
21 months
daughter
1770
Birth: February 17, 1770 28
20 months
son
1771
Birth: October 14, 1771 30
Death: Swatara Twp., Lebanon Co., Pa
daughter
son
1793
Birth: January 18, 1793 51
son
daughter
daughter
daughter
daughter
17861867
Birth: about 1786 44
Death: December 25, 1867
daughter
daughter
Birth:
Death: Warren Co., Oh
Note

MILITARY: Revolutionary War 1763-1783 (dates served unknown)

Note

The following is a copy of the Theobald Dewalt Gerst Will as taken from the original Garst Book:

Disposition Of The Estate Of Theobald Dewalt GERST

"Petition of Frederick Featherhoff, feofee of Peter Gerst, eldest son of Dewalt Gerst late of Heidelberg Township. Dewalt Gerst died intestate owning two tracks of land adjoining Peter Kenny and Nicholas Weirick containing in all 80 acres, prays for valuation and partition.

"Partition and valuation of the real estate of Dewalt Gerst of Heidelberg Twp., by Michael Straw, John Weiter, Jacob Keller, Jacob Fisher, Christian Miller, John Sally, John Gluck, Peter Kenny, and Michael Herner; two tracks of land in said Twp., containing 80 acres; valued at L 3-18-0 per acre. Frederick Feather fauff feofee of Peter Gerst eldest son of the said deceased prays to take the tracks.

Distribution:

To the Widow .................. 77-13-11 To Peter ...................... 22- 3-11 1/2 Barbara ....................... 11- 1-11 3/4 Elizabeth ..................... 11- 1-11 3/4 Magthalena .................... 11- 1-11 3/4 Catherine ..................... 11- 1-11 3/4 Dewalt ........................ 11- 1-11 3/4 Frederick ..................... 11- 1-11 3/4 Susanna ....................... 11- 1-11 3/4 Anna .......................... 11- 1-11 3/4 Christiana .................... 11- 1-11 3/4 Maria ......................... 11- 1-11 3/4 Greta ......................... 11- 1-11 3/4 Feronica ...................... 11- 1-11 3/4

"Susanna, wife of Dewalt Gerst, deceased, appointed administrator and produced an account showing a balance of 5-14-11. The court appointed John Light, the younger, guardian of Susanna, Anne, Christiana, Maria, Margaret, and Fanney Gerst, minors of Dewalt Gerst, deceased, under the age of 14 years." Reference County of Dauphin, Orphans Court. Docket "A" Page 410. "Frederick Featherauff and Philip Heckert of Lower Paxton Twp., sureties in the sum of 487-10. Ibed page 413

"Existing records indicate that Peter Gerst was baptized on 20 Oct 1772, Barbara Gerst on 15 Feb 1767, Maria Elizabeth Gerst on 29 May 1768, and Magdalena Gerst on 18 Mar 1770.

"Chancery Court Records, Montgomery Co., OH abstract for July term, 1828: Estate of Henry Zehring, born 26 May 1776, died Dec 1821. His will written on 27 Oct 1821:

"20 Jul 1816, bought 200 acres from Charles and Mary Hary. Sold 29.55 acres to John Fox in north-west corner, leaving 172 acres. A plat of 75 acres taken off south end of west half of section 23, township 2, range 5, of the estate of John Henry Zehring, Jacob Gebhart acting as administrator.

"John Henry died leaving a widow Fanny and seven children, with one child born after his death. Before moving to Ohio, he lived in Lebanon Co., PA and was appointed guardian of the following three children (who were heirs of his late wife Hannah) in the year 1816;

Henry Zehring Samuel Zehring Catherine Zehring.

"His other children are;

Maria Zehring Elizabeth Zehring David Zehring Susannah Zehring Hanna Zehring (born after his death)."

Dewalt Garst served in Capt. John Gossert's Company, First Class, 8th Co., Second Battalion, Lancaster Co., PA, probably Bethel Twp. Reference PA Archives, 5th Series, Vol. 7, page 162.

The above records are all that are known to exist for this line of the Garst family.