Darrs in

Montgomery County, PA

formed 10 Sep 1782 from Philadelphia

1790
      George Derr - Rest of Co 21    1 1 3 0 0
      Michl Derr - Rest 38                1 3 3 0 0
      Jacob Derr 166 (40)                1 2 5 0 0
      John Durr - 161 Rest 19          1 6 2 0 0
1800
      John Derr - Limerick 759       01101 20010
1810
      Henry Derr - New Hanover 165 (1169)    30110 30010
      Jacob Derr - Limerick 137 (1112)             30010 2001
      Henry Doar? same page                            10010 41010
      John Door - Limerick 136 (1111)              00201 01201
      Peter Duro? - Lower Merion 1126            20010 21010
1820
      Henry Derr - Limerick 107                       020001 22101
      Andrew Tarr - Potts Grove 113
1830
      Jonathan Door - Douglass 346                  1100001 (40-50) 222101
      Michael Derr - Gwynedd 370                   010001 (30-40) 020012
      Henry Derr - Limerick 257                       00012001 00021001
1840
      David - Limerick 171                             100001 10001
      Henry - Limerick 170                             000000001 (60-70) 00000001 (50/60)
      Henry - Hatfield 73                                00100001 0011100101
      Henry - Upper Providence 179              100001 200001
      Jonas - Upper Providence 178               110001 10001
      Jonathan - Douglass                               2201001 (40-50) 021001
1850
1850 PA Montgomery Whitemarsh
      John Deer 32 laborer Germany / Elizabeth 24 / John 6 / Catherine 4 / Andrew 3 / Mary Ann 2 / Charles H and George C - twins 6/12
1850 PA Montgomery Upper Providence 292
       Henry Derr 43 laborer / Barbara 40 / Mary 10 / Catherine Ann 7 / Jacob 9 / Willamina 3
       Ann Hefflefinger 69 / Hannah 21
Revolutionary War Pension Abstracts
John S22205, PA line, sol was b in 1753 in Limerick Twnshp in Montgomery Cty PA & was raised there, sol appl 24 Sep 1832 Union Cty PA a res of Union Twnshp PA.
Derr, Matthias, Elizabeth, W4940, PA line, sol appl 15 Jan 1834 Lebanon Cty PA aged nearly 90 a res of Heidelberg Twnshp PA, sol was b 15 Feb 1744 in Wirtenberg Europe & came to America at age of 9 yrs with his parents & their 3 other children (sol was the 2nd child) & they landed at Philadelphia PA & his father 1st lived at Germantown PA then moved to Trap in Montgomery Cty PA & shortly afterwards sol’s mother died, sol later moved to White Marsh near Germantown PA then moved to Reading in Berks Cty PA where he enl, sol & wid m 22 Feb 1786 at Reading PA & later moved to near Philadelphia PA for 14 yrs then moved back to Heidelberg Twnshp (then Dauphin but now Lebanon Cty PA), wid appl 12 Sep 1843 Lebanon Cty PA aged 90, wid’s maiden name was Elizabeth Stickler, sol d 17 Apr 1836, wid’s bro Peter Stickler was aged 78 in 1843

Roberts, Ellwood. Abstracts of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania wills & administrations, 1784-1823. (Westminster, Md. : Family Line Publications, 1998)
      Roshon, Philip - Limerick - 12 Dec 1807 - 11 Apr 1807 2.597
               estate to be sold, rem. div into 5 parts
               sons Peter, Jacob, Henry
               daus Maria, w/o John Dar
                        Elizabeth w/o Henry Agalmose      -      all one share each
              Peter and Jacob an extra £30, Henry an extra £10
              exec. Peter and Jacob, wit. John Markley, John Nagle

Pennsylvania Church Records - Adams, Berks, Lancaster Counties 1729-1881- from Ancestry.com
Marx Dieer m 17 Dec 1795 Sabina Eck
       “of Montgomery County”
Pennsylvania Marriages prior to 1810 - Lutheran Church, New Hanover, Montgomery Co
   Jacob Durr - Maria Barbara Schlagel - 20 Nov 1745 - s/o Hans S OR Joh Martin
   Melchior Durr - Anna Barbara Hilbart - 20 Nov 1745 - s/o Hans S
   Andrew Durr - Magdalena Rieger - 16 Apr 1755 - s/o Hans S
   Elizabeth Derr - Ulrich Stalp - 10 May 1769
   Henry Doerr - Catherine Schneider widow - 9 May 1802
A History of the Lutheran Church in New Hanover, Montgomery Co., PA. by J. J. Kline - FHC Film #0384547
Marriages:
      Durr, Melchoir & Anna Barbara Hilbart Nov. 20, 1745
      Durr, Jacob & Margaretha Barbara Schlagel Nov. 20, 1745
      Durr, Andreas & Magdalena Rieger Apr. 6, 1755
      Dorr, Heinrich & Catharine Schneider May 9, 1802
      Derr, Jonathan & Salome Kless Sept. 3, 1826
      Derr, David & Sarah Schick Jan. 14, 1836
      Derr, Jacob & Elizabeth Imbody Oct. 20, 1839
      Derr, Frederick L. & Rebecca Haas Aug. 27, 1864
Baptisms - pg. 311, 313, 315
Durr, Margareth Barbara Bn. Mar. 19, 1747 Bp. Mar. 22, 1747
      Parents: Melchior & Barbara, Sponsers Jacob Durr & Margaretha
Durr, Johann Heinrich Bn. Feb. 16, 1749 Bp. April 9, 1749
      Parents: Melchior & Barbara, Sponsers Jacob Durr & Margareth
Durr, Anna Maria Bn. Oct. 31, 1750 Bp. Mar. 17, 1751
      Parents: Melchior & Barbara
Derr, Maria Barbara Bn. Oct. 2, 1747 Bp. Oct. 11, 1747
      Parents: Jacob & Maria Margareth
Derr, Elisabetha May 5, 1751 Bp. May 26, 1751
Montgomery County, PA 1748-54 - Falckner Swamp Reformed Congregation records - from Ancestry.com
     John and Anna Maria = John b. 1753, s/o Jacob - and Anna Maria Roshon
Jacob Doerr - sponsor to Jacob Freyer b. 11 Feb 1754
Barbara Derr m. Frederick Loesch 24 Oct 1774
Jacob Derr b 30 March 1780, bapt 3 Sept 1780 - parents John and Maria
Philip Durr b. 15 Nov 1784, bapt 14 Sep 1785 - parents John and Anna Maria
      sponsors Philip and Maria Roshong
Maria Durr b. 25 Nov 1786, bapt 22 Apr 1787 - parents John and Maria
      sponsors Christopher and Catherine Scheffi
Derr burial 30 Nov 1780 - father John Derr     probably John 1753 & Anna Maria
Samuel Durr b. 6 July 1789, bapt 3 Sep 1789 - parents John and Anna Maria
      sponsor Henry Roshong
John Durr - confirmed 12 June 1791      probably s/o John 1753 & Anna Maria
Elizabeth Duerr b 26 Mar 1791, bapt 12 June 1791 - parents John and Maria
      sponsor Elizabeth Schmid
Henry Duerr confirmed 8 June 1794      possibly s/o John 1753 & Anna Maria
      not mentioned in online genealogies (and they had a son Henry b 1804) but possible
M. Magdalene Durr b 2 June 1794, bapt 12 Apr 1795 - parents John and Maria
      sponsors Henry and Maria Roshong
Jacob Durr confirmed 22 May 1796 probably s/o John 1753 & Anna Maria
John and Maria Durr - sponsors of Daniel Roshong b 1796 (parents Jacob and Anna)
Philip Derr - confirmation 31 May 1799 probably s/o John 1753 & Anna Maria
John Derr - sponsor of William Roshong b. 5 July 1800   probably John 1753 (m.Anna Maria)
Maria Derr - confirmation 29 May 1802      probably d/o John 1753 & Anna Maria
Peter Derr - sponsor of Anna Margaret Ekelman b. 17 Apr 1804 - possible son of John 1753
Henry Derr - b 12 May 1804, bapt. Nov 1804 - parents John and Anna Maria
      sponsors Henry and Maria Gilbert
Elizabeth Derr b. 15 Aug 1804 - parents Henry and Catherine (Henry possible s/o John and Anna Maria?)
      sponsor Maria Derr
Elizabeth and Samuel Derr - confirmation 1806     probably children/o John 1753 & Anna Maria
Isaac Derr b 20 Apr 1805 - parents Peter and Anna Margaret
      sponsors Jacob and Hanna Schler
Magdalena Derr - confirmation 1810      probably d/o John 1753 & Anna Maria
John Derr died 12 Sep 1812 - Hill Church
Maria Derr - sponsor of baby Kiehler b. 1814
Rebecca and Jonas Derr - confirmation 30 May 1830
Jacob Derr - sponsor of William Heffelfinger b. 1831

Humphreys, John T - Pennsylvania Births - Montgomery Co
Beware - I have not always copied the spelling of the 1st names exactly
      and it wouldn't hurt to double check the dates either.
Augustus Evangelical Lutheran - Trappe, Upper Providence Twp - records start 1730
      Durren (umlaut), Anna Regina 18 Aug 1751 Andreas & -
      Durr (umlaut), Elisabeth 18 Apr 1757 Andreas & Magdalena
New Goshenhoppen Reformed - Upper Hanover - started 1731
      Derr, Johan Georg bp 25 Apr 1759 Johannes & Anna Maria
               Johan Maritn by 29 July 1759 J. Carl & Christina
      Doerl, Retschel 24 Feb 1775 Andreas & -
      Doerr, Anna Maria 8 Dec 1783 Michael & Margareth
                 Caty 11 Nov 1792 John & -
                 Elisabeth 12 Feb 1790 Jacob & Anna Maria
                 Georg 31 Aug 1788 Michael & wife
                 Henrich 13 June 1790 Michael & Margareth
                 Johannes 27 Sep 1786 Johan & wife
                 Michael 12 Oct 1787 Georg & wife
                 Michael 25 June 1792 Michael & Margareth
      Dorr (umlaut), Ullrich bp 4 Dec 1757 Carl & Christina
St. Paul’s Lutheran - Red Hill - Upper Hanover - started 1739
                  aka “six-cornered church” - also New Goshenhoppen Lutheran
      Dorr (umlaut), Elisabeth Catharina 11 Nov 1760 Johannes & Anna Maria
                            Johann Martin 18 Feb 1760 Lnert & Maria Engel
                            Sara 18 May1762 Lorentz & Maria
      Durr (umlaut), Johan Michael 17 May 1773 Carl & Christina
New Hanover Lutheran - New Hanover - started 1740
      Derr, Anna Catharina bp 17 Jan 1748 Johannes & Anna Maria
               Catharina 21 May 1795 Johan & Margareth
               Elisabetha 5 May 1751 Jacob & Margaretha Barbara - forgot to write the church
               Johan Heinrich 2 Oct 1757 Jacob & Margaretha Barbara
               Johannes 15 July 1753 Jacob & Margaretha Barbara
               Margareth Barbara 25 July 1763 Jacob & Margaretha Barbara (maybe St Pauls?)
               Maria Barbara 2 Oct 1747 Jacob & Margareth Barbara
      Dorr (umlaut), Henrich 2 Feb 1778 Joh & Maria
              Johannes ill 30 Jan 1778 Samuel Schuler & Elisabetha Dorr
      Durr (umlaut), Anna Maria 31 Oct 1750 Melchior & Barbara
              Catharina 6 Sep 1775 Johannes & Maria
              Johann Heinrich 16 Feb 1749 Melchior & Barbara
              Johann Michael 13 Jul 1745 Jacob & Ann Margaretha
              Margaretha Barbara 19 Mar 1747 Melchior & Barbara
              Margaretha 3 May 1761 Jacob & Margaretha Barbara
Falkner Swamp Reformed - New Hanover - started 1747
      Derr, Jacob 30 Mar 1780 John & Maria
      Durr, Maria 25 Nov 1786 Hannes & Maria
              Philip 15 Nov 1784 Hannes & Anna Maria
              Samuel 6 July 1789 Hannes & Anna Maria
      Durr (umlaut), Elizabeth 26 Mar 1791 Hannes & Maria
              Maria Magdalena 2 June 1794 John & Maria
Old Goshenhoppen - Upper Salford - started 1751
      Deerr, Anna Margaretha 14 Jan 1761 Johan Martin & Anna Ursula
      Duerr, Johan Jacob 4 Jan 1776 Carl & Christina
      Doerr, Abraham 11 May 1767 Georg & Barbara
Indian Creek Reformed - Franconia - 1753
      Dorr (umlaut), Maria Magdalena 18 Dec 1772 Daniel & Maria Barbara
Indianfield Lutheran - Franconia - aka Zion Lutheran - 1753
      Dorr, Daniel 10 Oct 1770 Daniel & Maria Barbara
      Durre (umlaut), unnamed 12 Apr 1766 Daniel & Barbara
      Durr, George Peter 2 Sep 1768 Daniel & -
              Mary Magdalena 25 Jan 1783 John & Elisabeth Barbara
Old Goshenhoppen Reformed - Upper Salford - 1765
      Derr, Heinrich 18 Nov 1794 Georg & -
      Doerr, Anna Christina 14 Feb 1783 Carl & -
             Johannes 25 Mar 1777 Carl & -
             Margaretha 5 Jun 1791 Georg & Sophia
St Paul’s Lutheran - Barren Hill - Whitemarsh 1765
      Deer, Ann Catharina 7 Jan 1766 Ulrich - Ann Catharina
Trinity Reformed - Pottsdown, Pottsgrove Twp 1769
      Derr, John 22 Feb 1776 John & wife
               Samuel 21 Apr 1778 Samuel & wife

ST. MICHAEL'S & ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Marriages 1745-1760: Philadelphia, PA
Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Joe Patterson and Judy Banja
Pennsylvania Archives. Second Series. Published under direction of Matthew S. Quay, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Edited by John B. Linn and Wm. H. Egle, M.D. Vol. IX. Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, State printer 1880. "St. Michael's and Zion Church, Philadelphia," pp. 287-311.
NOTE: info seen on a mail list. Frederick S Weiser and Debra D Smith CGRS published a 2 volume set on St Michael's Evangelical Church, Germantown [now part of Philadelphia] PA for the years 1741-1841. The publisher was Picton Press in Rockport ME. The title is St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church Germantown [Now Part of Philadelphia] Pennsylvania 1741-1841 Volume 1 &2 Volume 1 covers births and Volume 2 has burials, marriages and a few years for confirmands.
1745-60
      Oct. 30, 1753 Durr, Joh. Henrich and Margaretha Mueller.
      Jan. 6, 1755 Dorn, Christina and Schneider, Jacob.
1761-1769 ( PA Archives 2nd Series "St. Michael's and Zion Church, Philadelphia," pp. 312-339.)
      July 3, 1764 Duerr, Joh. George and Barbara Christina Kraft
      July 14, 1765 Duerr, Barbara and Bernhard Kandler
1770-1776 (PA Archives. Second Series. "St. Michael's and Zion Church, Philadelphia," pp. 339-363)
      Dec. 2, 1771 Doerr, Adam and Anna Semclin.
      Oct. 28, 1770 Dorn, George and Christina Miller.
1777-1784 (PA Archives. Second Series. "St. Michael's and Zion Church, Philadelphia," pp. 363-389).
      May 11, 1780 Dewees, Maria and Johann Lang.
      Nov. 5, 1781 Duerr, Barbara and Leonhard Rebscher.
      June 14, 1781 Duerr, Margareta and Friedrich Bach.
      May 30, 1781 Duerr, Johann Jacob and Maria Magdalena Schaeffer.
      June 29, 1778 Durr, widr, George and Magdalena Ring, wid.
1785-1795 (PA Archives. Second Series "St. Michael's and Zion Church, Philadelphia," pp. 389-417).
      Sep. 11, 1794 Derr, Johannes and Elizabeth Lex, wid.
      Aug. 28, 1785 Duer, Johann and Susanna Eckler.
      Nov. 3, 1791 Duerr, Ludwig and Elizabeth Fries.
      Nov. 30, 1787 Duerr, Nicolaus and Catharina Rieb.
      July 13, 1786 Duerr, Magdalena and Daniel Roberts.
1793-1800 (PA Archives. Second Series "St. Michael's and Zion Church, Philadelphia," pp. 417-440).
      Jan. 7, 1796 Duerr (Derr), Maria and Jacob Kemp.
      April 19, 1797 Derr, Dorothy and Ezekiel Hand

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