Johan Theobold Baum

Birth: Mar. 15, 1693, Germany

Death: Aug. 27, 1762

Berks County

Pennsylvania, USA

Name: Johannes Baum

Arrival Year: 1737

Arrival Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Born in Birkenau, he married Anna Margaret Blimbott at Frankethal, Bayern, Germany, on November 7, 1719.

Tombstone Inscription: "Here rests the body of a wise, peace loving Member, his name JOHAN THEOBALD BAUM He was born May 15, 1693 He slept in peace August 27, 1762"

Family links:

Spouse:

Anna Margaret Blimbott Baum (1699 - 1779)

Burial:

Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery

Reading

Berks County

Pennsylvania, USA

heobald was also known as Dewald.

In a letter from James Logan to George Boone gives permission for Theobald Baum, John Brown and Jno Havermaker to sit down on any small piece of vacant land.

(Logan Papers, Blue Letter Books, vol. III, p. 174, Historical Society of Pennsylvania.)

Theo bald Baum's name is recorded in 1731 when a warrant for 250 acres of land was given him. He was in Berks Co., PA and used the two names-Theobald/Theowald and Dewald/Dewalt intermittently. These two names are also in the History of Berks County,PA. Theobald was naturalized 10 April 1741 at a Supreme Court held in Philadelphia.

Information can be found in the 3 Kershner books; The Baum family also connects in the Richard Nagle book written by Dr.Edwin D.Baker.Theobald Baum, Jacob and John are also in the Family Record of DAVID LEHMAN BOOHER and his wife ELIZABETH NUTTS book by Mary (Palmer) Phillips, pages 69 through 78 has the BAUM family.

This Booher/Nutts book lists 8 children for Theobald and Anna Margaret Baum, and says son Jacob Baum was born in Strassburg, Alsace, Germany about 1723, and is on the Tax list in Berks County, PA in 1759, and in 1765 there is a deed to him from Christopher Darbin, both of Frederick County, Maryland (Deed Book K, pg. 39). Jacob married Susanna Margaretha Kershner, the 2nd daughter of Martin Kershner and his wife Margareth. Proof of the marriage of Jacob Baum and Margaretha Kershner is in the Will of Martin Kershner, 30 Nov 1769 - 30 Dec 1769(?), in which he mentions his wife, three sons, Martin, David and George, two daughters, Magdalena and Margaretha and three grandchildren, Jacob Baum, Martin Baum and John Baum. He left each of the grandsons fifty pounds. This book also has further info on the Kershner Family starting on pg. 79.

JOHAN  THEOBALD 1 B AUM was born May 15, 1693 in Alsace, Lorraine, Germany1, and died August 27, 1762 in , Berks, Pennsylvania1. He married ANNA  MARGARETH  BLIMBOTT 1 November 07, 1719 in Evangelisch, Frankenthal, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany1. She was born 1695, and died 1761 in Berks, Pennsylvania1.

Notes for JOHAN THEOBALD BAUM :

It is not known when Theobald immigrated to Pennsylvania. The first record of him is found in a letter of reference dated 27 January 1731. Theobald's name appears on a Warrant for 250 acres of land in Philadelphia County in 1734. This land became part of Berks County when it was formed in 1752. Theobald's name, written as Dewalt Boom, is listed among the First Berks County Taxables from about 1752 in Alsace Township.

Theobald was naturalized in Philadelphia on 10 and 11 April 1741. He took the Sacrament on 4 February 1740 and his name was written Theowald Bawm, Philadelphia County.

The names of Dewald Baum and Jacob Spengler head the list of signatories on a petition responsible for the formation of Alsace Township. The petition was presented to the Philadelphia County Quarter Session Court on 2 December 1744. Those who signed the petition "represented that a sufficient quantity of land had been settled, that the inconvenience under which they had labored entitled them to erect a separate township, and that since the first settlers had come from a place called Elsas, in Germany, they desired that the new township should be called by that name. The petition was granted on 3 March 1745.

The first church in the neighborhood was built in 1737 on land donated by the Spangler and Baum families. Built of logs by the exiled Alsatian Protestants who settled there, the services were conducted in both French and German. It was a union of Lutheran and Reformed churches and because of the poverty prevailing in the congregation and the scarcity of regular pastors, wandering preachers were employed to conduct the services. In the church graveyard was found the grave of Theobald Baum. The following is the recorded inscription:

Here rests the body of a wise, peace loving Member,

his name

JOHAN THEOBALD BAUM

He was born May 15, 1693

He slept in peace August 27, 1762

Theobald's will was recorded at Reading, Berks County. Signed on 25 August 1761, the will was probated on 9 October 1762. He signed it by his mark which was probably due to illness or age since in other documents bearing his name the German signature is very plain handwriting.

More About JOHAN BAUM and ANNA BLIMBOTT :

Marriage: November 07, 1719, Evangelisch, Frankenthal, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany1

Children of JOHAN BAUM and ANNA BLIMBOTT are:

           2. i. JOHAN PETER2  BAUM, b. Abt. 1718, Germany; d. November 07, 1795.

ii. JACOB BAUM, b. Abt. 1720; d. Unknown.
iii. JOHANNES BAUM, b. January 23, 1724/25; d. Unknown; m. MARIA MAGDALENA REISSEL; b. 1737; d. 1811, Alsace, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
iv. FRIEDRICH BAUM, b. Abt. 1728; d. Unknown.
v. JUDITH BAUM, b. Abt. 1730; d. Unknown.
vi. CATHERINE BAUM, b. Abt. 1732; d. Unknown.
vii. JONAS BAUM, b. Abt. 1734; d. Unknown.
viii. HENRICH BAUM, b. Abt. 1736; d. Unknown.

He married Anna Margaret Blimbott at Frankenthal, Germany, on November 7, 1719. Frankenthal Lutheran Church Book.

Theobald & Margaret immigrated about 1722 to America, where they had 8 of their 9 children: Balthasar, Peter, Jacob, John, Frederick, Judith, Catherine, Jonas & Henry. Theobald was granted a warrant for 250 acres in Oley in 1733. This property, which became part of Alsace Twp., Berks Co., is where Theobald & Margaret spent the rest of their lives. Inscription: "Here rests the body of a wise, peace loving member, his name JOHAN THEOBALD BAUM He was born May 15, 1693 He slept in peace August 27, 1762"

Birth: Mar. 15, 1693, Germany

Death: Aug. 27, 1762

Berks County

Pennsylvania, USA

Name: Johannes Baum

Arrival Year: 1737

Arrival Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Born in Birkenau, he married Anna Margaret Blimbott at Frankethal, Bayern, Germany, on November 7, 1719.

Tombstone Inscription: "Here rests the body of a wise, peace loving Member, his name JOHAN THEOBALD BAUM He was born May 15, 1693 He slept in peace August 27, 1762"

Family links:

Spouse:

Anna Margaret Blimbott Baum (1699 - 1779)

Burial:

Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery

Reading

Berks County

Pennsylvania, USA

heobald was also known as Dewald.

In a letter from James Logan to George Boone gives permission for Theobald Baum, John Brown and Jno Havermaker to sit down on any small piece of vacant land.

(Logan Papers, Blue Letter Books, vol. III, p. 174, Historical Society of Pennsylvania.)

Theo bald Baum's name is recorded in 1731 when a warrant for 250 acres of land was given him. He was in Berks Co., PA and used the two names-Theobald/Theowald and Dewald/Dewalt intermittently. These two names are also in the History of Berks County,PA. Theobald was naturalized 10 April 1741 at a Supreme Court held in Philadelphia.

Information can be found in the 3 Kershner books; The Baum family also connects in the Richard Nagle book written by Dr.Edwin D.Baker.Theobald Baum, Jacob and John are also in the Family Record of DAVID LEHMAN BOOHER and his wife ELIZABETH NUTTS book by Mary (Palmer) Phillips, pages 69 through 78 has the BAUM family.

This Booher/Nutts book lists 8 children for Theobald and Anna Margaret Baum, and says son Jacob Baum was born in Strassburg, Alsace, Germany about 1723, and is on the Tax list in Berks County, PA in 1759, and in 1765 there is a deed to him from Christopher Darbin, both of Frederick County, Maryland (Deed Book K, pg. 39). Jacob married Susanna Margaretha Kershner, the 2nd daughter of Martin Kershner and his wife Margareth. Proof of the marriage of Jacob Baum and Margaretha Kershner is in the Will of Martin Kershner, 30 Nov 1769 - 30 Dec 1769(?), in which he mentions his wife, three sons, Martin, David and George, two daughters, Magdalena and Margaretha and three grandchildren, Jacob Baum, Martin Baum and John Baum. He left each of the grandsons fifty pounds. This book also has further info on the Kershner Family starting on pg. 79.

JOHAN THEOBALD 1 B AUM was born May 15, 1693 in Alsace, Lorraine, Germany1, and died August 27, 1762 in , Berks, Pennsylvania1. He married ANNA MARGARETH BLIMBOTT 1 November 07, 1719 in Evangelisch, Frankenthal, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany1. She was born 1695, and died 1761 in Berks, Pennsylvania1. Notes for JOHAN THEOBALD BAUM :

It is not known when Theobald immigrated to Pennsylvania. The first record of him is found in a letter of reference dated 27 January 1731. Theobald's name appears on a Warrant for 250 acres of land in Philadelphia County in 1734. This land became part of Berks County when it was formed in 1752. Theobald's name, written as Dewalt Boom, is listed among the First Berks County Taxables from about 1752 in Alsace Township.

Theobald was naturalized in Philadelphia on 10 and 11 April 1741. He took the Sacrament on 4 February 1740 and his name was written Theowald Bawm, Philadelphia County.

The names of Dewald Baum and Jacob Spengler head the list of signatories on a petition responsible for the formation of Alsace Township. The petition was presented to the Philadelphia County Quarter Session Court on 2 December 1744. Those who signed the petition "represented that a sufficient quantity of land had been settled, that the inconvenience under which they had labored entitled them to erect a separate township, and that since the first settlers had come from a place called Elsas, in Germany, they desired that the new township should be called by that name. The petition was granted on 3 March 1745.

The first church in the neighborhood was built in 1737 on land donated by the Spangler and Baum families. Built of logs by the exiled Alsatian Protestants who settled there, the services were conducted in both French and German. It was a union of Lutheran and Reformed churches and because of the poverty prevailing in the congregation and the scarcity of regular pastors, wandering preachers were employed to conduct the services. In the church graveyard was found the grave of Theobald Baum. The following is the recorded inscription:

Here rests the body of a wise, peace loving Member,

his name

JOHAN THEOBALD BAUM

He was born May 15, 1693

He slept in peace August 27, 1762

Theobald's will was recorded at Reading, Berks County. Signed on 25 August 1761, the will was probated on 9 October 1762. He signed it by his mark which was probably due to illness or age since in other documents bearing his name the German signature is very plain handwriting.

More About JOHAN BAUM and ANNA BLIMBOTT :

Marriage: November 07, 1719, Evangelisch, Frankenthal, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany1

Children of JOHAN BAUM and ANNA BLIMBOTT are:

2. i. JOHAN PETER2 BAUM, b. Abt. 1718, Germany; d. November 07, 1795. ii. JACOB BAUM, b. Abt. 1720; d. Unknown. iii. JOHANNES BAUM, b. January 23, 1724/25; d. Unknown; m. MARIA MAGDALENA REISSEL; b. 1737; d. 1811, Alsace, Berks County, Pennsylvania. iv. FRIEDRICH BAUM, b. Abt. 1728; d. Unknown. v. JUDITH BAUM, b. Abt. 1730; d. Unknown. vi. CATHERINE BAUM, b. Abt. 1732; d. Unknown. vii. JONAS BAUM, b. Abt. 1734; d. Unknown. viii. HENRICH BAUM, b. Abt. 1736; d. Unknown. Johann Theobald was born & baptised in Birkkenau, Germany, son of Johann Theobald & Anna Catharina (Knosp) Baum. Birkenau Lutheran Church Book.

He married Anna Margaret Blimbott at Frankenthal, Germany, on November 7, 1719. Frankenthal Lutheran Church Book.

Theobald & Margaret immigrated about 1722 to America, where they had 8 of their 9 children: Balthasar, Peter, Jacob, John, Frederick, Judith, Catherine, Jonas & Henry. Theobald was granted a warrant for 250 acres in Oley in 1733. This property, which became part of Alsace Twp., Berks Co., is where Theobald & Margaret spent the rest of their lives. Inscription: "Here rests the body of a wise, peace loving member, his name JOHAN THEOBALD BAUM He was born May 15, 1693 He slept in peace August 27, 1762"