John Shuck (Shock/Schock/Shook) (1723was1730-1804), Immigrant 1749

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Migration

     1723      born Germany
     1749      arr. Philadelphia on the Albany
 ca. 1750      marr married Mary Margaret Wagner
     1752-1768 Liv. Bern Twp., Berks Co., PA
 ca. 1776      srv. Revolution
     1772-1795 Liv. Penn Twp., Northumberland/Snyder Co. PA
 abt 1795      mig. Washington Co. KY
     1804      died Washington Co. KY

Misc. Info.

Dr. Michael Shuck (John-1, John B.-2)

From Larry G. Shuck book, page 7-8:

Berks Co., PA. (Bern Twp) - Synder Co., (Penn Twp) to Washington Co.,Ky.
Johannes SCHUCK (1730-1804), (prob. s/o Johann Martin SCHUCH), md. (Berks Co., Bern Twp), 12 Feb 1753 Mary Margaret WAGNER (prob d/o Hans Jacob WAGNER).
Johann Martin SCHUCH and Hans Jacob WAGNER arr. Philadeplhia on 2 Sep 1749 on ship "Albany". Johannes and Margaret lived in Bern Twp., Berks County, 1752 to 1768, lived in Penn Twp (Northumberland, Synder Co). 1772 to 1795 and Washington Co Ky 1795 where Johannes died. During the Revolution he served in Michael WEAVER's Company Northumberland Co Militia. Johannes was one of four men who founded Rows [Row/Rowe/Rau] Lutheran Church in Snyder Co Melchios STOCK, Micahel [sic - s/b Michael?] WEAVER, John SCHOCK and George ULRICH warrant for 60 acres for purpose of erecting a church (Lutheran), 4 Apr 1776 land located in Northumberland Co joining land of Martin TREASTER, land late the property of Conrad WEISER, deceased and land of George RAU (ROW). There are some of the family group charts made up for John and some members of his families, therefore no addition members will be listed. The "Parker Book" by Wayne V Parker does an excellent job on most of this family. Like wise the "SHOCK FAMILY HISTORY 1730-1979" by Irene FERVERDA and Pauline WHITE (Dec 1979) covers the Adam SHOCK family in a very concise manner.

• Christ Lutheran Church Confirmations: Stophel SCHOCK 1781 (CHristopher), Rosina SCHOCK 1781, Michael SCHOCK, s/o John, age 18 - 1788
• Row [Rowe/Rau] Church Communicants 27 May 1789, John and Margaret SCHOCK, Christopher SCHOCK, Rosina SCHOCK.
• A John Philip b 1760 (other church); Ch: Philip, b. 1786, Catherine b 1790, Michael b 1799.
• Adam b 1764 (1812 from Morrisons Cove Pa to Montgomery Co Ohio?) Ch: 1) Martin b Sep 1803 Berks Co 2) Jacob 3) Catharine 4) Lucy 5) Daniel 6) Nancy 7) Elizabeth 8) Jonas 9) Barbara 10) Adam 11) Michael.
• 1766 (deed - Bern Twp, Berks Co., Pa) George WAGNER to John SHOOK.
• 24 Dec 1761 (deed - Bern Twp Berks Co Pa) John SCHOCK and Margaret to Herman HASSINGER on Swarata [sic] Creek.
• 1761 (Swatara [sic] Cr) Herman HASSINGER to John SCHOCK.
• 4 June 1762 - (Land Warrant, Northumberland, Pa) Mathias SCHOCK applied for 200 acres.
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• 1766 (Water right Bern Twp Berks co) Jacob KAUFMAN to John SCHOCK.
• 25 Mar 1767 (Land Warrant, Northampton Co?) George SHOOK 80 acres (diff George?)
• 2 Nov 1772 (Berks Co Northumberland Co. section) John SCHOCK applied for 300 acres joining George SCHOCK claim.
• 18 Dec 1772 (section of Northumberland Co, Warrant) John SCHOCK applied for 200 acres.
• 22 May 1777 (Berks Co Bern Twp) Deed 1773 Johannes SCHUCK to Christopher WAGNER.
• 6 Oct 1773 (Berks Co., Bern Twp) John SCHOCK and Margaret to Jacob WAGNER.
• 21 Dec 1785 (Warrant Section of Northumberland Co) George SCHOCK (this s/o John) applied for 200 acres joining John SCHOCK.
• Feb 1786 (Warrant section of Northumberland Co) John SCHOCK Jr (s/o John) applied for 100 acres joining John Schock.
• 2 Feb 1786 (Warrant section of Northumberland Co) John SCHOCK Jr s/o John) applied for additional 100 acres.
• 2 Feb 1786 (Warrant section of Northumberland Co) Philip SCHOCK applied for 100 acres adjoining lands of John SCHOCK (Philip s/o John).
• (John prob. brother of George, Mathias and Valentine ?)

Additional Data

"Mathias Shuck (Schock), with his two brothers -- John and George -- and two sisters, came from Germany and settled in Berks Co., Pa." Family tradition -- Mathias came from Alsace-Lorraine, a part of Germany then. The two sisters married and their husbands names were Iseminger and Saltsgiver. All settled in Berks County and later moved to the area of Salem, now Snyder Co., PA. -- probably Northumberland County then. John Shuck (Schock) or Shuck allegedly was naturalized as a British subject at a court in Philadelphia on April 10 or 11, 1761, having been in PA seven years or more. Produced a certificate that he had partaken of the sacrament of the Lords Supper on 3-29-1761, at Rowe [Row/Rau] Lutheran Reform Church, Salem, Snyder Co., Pa.

John (Schock) Shuck applied for 300 acres including spring of water on 11-2-1772; also 200 acres of 12-18-1772. In 1796, John and his wife Margaret sold 250 acres of land in PA. Deed can be found in privileges to operate water mills in 1769 (He was a miller).

They then moved to Washington Co., KY, near Springfield; and he entered land there. His wife Margaret died about 1802, and he died in 1804. His estate was not settled until 1810.

This passage seems to conflict with two other reported facts: 1) That "all" passengers on the 1749 Albany were Wurttembergers from Erbach and 2) that ancestry of John Martin Shuck (1723-1804) has been traced back to Andreas Shuck (1672-1772) of Wurttemberg. Wurttemberg is geographically distant from Alsace-Lorraine. What apparently IS consistent is that John Martin Shuck (1723-1804) married 12 Feb 1753 at Berks County, Pennsylvania to Mary Margaret Wagner (although I have not seen a primary source for that).

Addenda

• The above information is from or consistent with the Parker Book. Subsequent research has apparently found that John Martin Shuck was born 1723 in Unterheinreit Parish, Erbach, Wurttemberg, Germany (not 1730, which was previously given as his birth year). He was son of Andreas Schock (Schoch/Shook), born probably between 1668 and 1708 (age 15-55 in 1723), probably in Wurttemberg, Germany, possibly in Unterheinreit Parish, Erbach. Andreas married probably between 1693 and 1723, probably in Unterheinreit Parish, Erbach, Wurttemberg, Germany, to Anna Magdelena (surname unknown). Died after 1772. However, I don't have the source citations for this.

• Mathias ...

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