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| Bastian (Johann Sebastian) (Sr.) LENTZ B- (Husband) b. Before 26 Aug 1735 in Village of Postroff, Germany:
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| Marriage: | ABT 1758 in Probably Berks Co., PA |
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 Bastian (Jr.) LENTZ B1- b. 5 Mar 1759 in Berks Co., PA
- Peter LENTZ B2- b. 29 Mar 1762 in Rockland Twp, Berks Co., PA
- Elizabeth LENTZ B3- b. About 1764/65 in PA
- Dewalt (Devault, Dewald) LENTZ B4- b. 26 Jun 1766 in PA, probably Rockland Twp, Berks Co.
 Adam LENTZ B5- b. 2 May 1768 in Berks Co., PA
- Anna Catherine LENTZ B6- b. About 15 Aug 1776 in Berks Co., PA
- John Jacob ("Jacob") LENTZ B7- b. 1777 in probably in Berks Co., PA
- Margaret LENTZ B8- b. About 1778 in Berks Co., PA
- Michael LENTZ B9- b. About 1780
- Maria (Mary) LENTZ BO- b. About 1781 in Rowan Co., NC, probably
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Individual:
C.J.Smith shows Peter BECHTEL,Sr., arrived in Philadelphia on
22Sep1752 with wife Anna Mareretha, and they had a son Peter, born
20Aug1756. It is speculated that they may also have had a daughter
named Mareretha, namesake of her mother, who married Bastian LENTZ,
Sr.
Also, PA archives, Series 3, Vol.18, Berks Co., p 266, shows that
in 1779, Sebastian LENTZ paid taxes amounting to 26 shillings in
Rockland Twp on 135 acres, 4 horses, 3 cattle, no sheep, and he was
the only man paying taxes on 135 acres in the county.
The same source shows Peter BECHTEL paying taxes in Rockland Twp in
1780 on 135 acres, and he was the only man paying taxes on 135 acres
that year. In 1779, Sebastian LENTZ was the only man paying taxes on
135 acres of land in the township.
Since no records show that Bastian LENTZ sold the 135 acres he
owned in Rockland Twp, we assume he traded it to Peter BECHTEL,
probably a brother-in-law, before joining a wagon train to move to NC.
He may not have had time to go through the details of selling and
getting a deed made before the wagon train was to leave. Also, Mertz
Lutheran Church shows that his brother Dewalt (Diebolt) LENTZ married
Elizabeth BECHTEL there on 3 Mar 1767; this indicates that they also
lived near the church.
It is believed that this may have been two brothers of the LENTZ
family marrying two sisters of the BECHTEL family, resulting in double
first cousins, and that the sisters were the primary force that kept
the two families living lived on adjacent farms. Such a situation
also shows up with two other families that remained close for a number
of years.
This creates a strong feeling that Bastian LENTZ, Sr., married
about 1758 to Mareretha BECHTEL, daughter of Peter and Anna Mareretha
BECHTEL of Berks Co., PA.
Marriage:
He may have had a SECOND marriage. See "Rowan Morriages, 1753-1868,"
p. 237: Lentz, Bostian & Sophie Frietly, 14 Mar 1797; Frederick
Miller, bondsman; Jno Rogers, wit Early marriage records in PA are found only in church records.
During the early years of his research, B71154- John Paul Lentz,compiler/author of LENTZ HERITAGE, employed professional genealogistsin PA to search the marriage records of more than 25 churcbes to findSebastian Lentz's marriage record. None was found. J. Paul Lentz andhis researchers then used another means to seek out the probableidentity of Sebastian's bride. The following shows some possibilitiesfor the last name of his known wife, Mareretha. C. J. Smith (NOTE:RE-FIND AND SUPPLY MORE INFO TO THE READER ON THIS C. J. SMITH.) showsPeter Bechtel, Sr., who arrived in Philadelphia on 22 Sep 1752 withwife Mareretha, and they had a son Peter, born 20 Aug 1756. J. PaulLentz and his researchers speculated that the Bechtels may have alsohad a daughter named Mareretha, named after her mother, who marriedSebastian. If this is corrcct, then Mareretha Bechtel must have beenSebastian's wife. It is believed that Sebastian and Mareretha musthave married by Jun 1758 or before.
There appears to be some solid ground to support this theory:
(1) On the tax rolls in 1779, Sebastian Lentz was theonly man in the county paying taxes on 135 acres.
(2) The same source shows that in 1790, Peter Bechtel paidtaxes on 135 acres and was the only man paying taxes on 135 acres inthat year.
Since no records show that Sebastian Lentz sold 135 acres heowned in Rockland Twp., we may assume that he traded it to PeterBechtel, probably his brother-in-law, before he himself joined a wagontrain to move to North Carolina. He may not have had time to gothrough the details of selling and getting a deed made before thewagon train was to leave. Another clue is that a marriage record forSebastian's brother, D-Dewalt Lentz, was found, showing that on 23 Mar1767 Dewalt married Elizabeth Bechtel, probably a sister of MarerethaBechtel, at the Mertz Lutheran Church, and this record shows that theyalso lived near the church.
If the wives of Sebastian and Dewalt were sisters, this wouldbe a case of two brothers of one family marrying sisters of anotherfamily, resulting in double-first cousins. If such was the case, thetwo sisters probably were a prime force that kept the two familiesliving on adjoining farms, not only in PA but also in NC.
In summary, the above creates a strong feeling that BastianLentz, Sr., married about 1758 to Mareretha Bechtel, daughter of Peterand Anna Mareretha Bechtel of Berks Co., PA.
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- Title: LENTZ HERITAGE
Author: John Paul Lentz
Publication: Meridional Publications, Wake Forest, NC 27587, 1986, reprinted 1990,
LOC Catalog Card No. 85-081714
Text: LENTZ HERITAGE states that he died on 7 Jul 1854, buried Union Luth.
Ch. Cem.. Presumably the date of death is on the headstone, which
LENTZ HERITAGE, Chap, IV, p. 15 says exists.
Page: Chap IV, pp 1 and 2.
- Title: Eighteenth Century Emigrants from the Northern Alsace to America
Author: Annette Kunselman Burgert
Publication: Picton Press, PO Box 1111, Camden Maine 04843-1111; published in 1992
Text: Page 337:
328. LENTZ, Joh. Sebastian Postroff
Edinburg (ship), 14 Sep 1753 57930
Fenetrange
S-H, I:522,524
EUROPEAN RECORDS
Hirschland Lutheran KB (Kirchenbuch=Churchbook):
Hans Petrus Lens (elsewhere Lentz) and wife Anna Magdalena
from Postroff had a son:
Joh. Sebastian b. 26 Aug 1735
A notation by his baptismal record: "Went to American 1753"
AMERICAN RECORDS
St. Joseph's (Oley Hills) Lutheran KB, Pike Twp., Berks Co.:
Bastian Lentz and wife (not named) had a daughter:
Anna Catharine, baptized 15 Aug 1776
Christ Lutheran KB (Mertz's), Bieber Creek, Berks Co.:
Bastian Lentz and wife Marcretha (should be Mareretha) had
(additional) children:
1. Peter b. 29 Mar 1762, baptized 8 Apr 1762
Sponsors: Peter Klein and Catharina Bechtel
2. Dewald b. 26 Jun 1766, baptized 20 Jul 1766
Sponsors Dewald Lentz and Maria Klein
3. Adam, b. 2 May 1768, baptized 22 May 1768
Sponsors: Adam Hartmann and wife Gertraut
Dewald Lentz and wife Elisabetha had:
1. Anna Marcreta (Mareretha) b. 10 Jan 1768, baptized 13 Jan
1768
Sponsor: Marcretha (Mareretha) Lentz.
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Bastian Lentz, Rockland Twp., Berks Co., naturalized Autumn 1765
Page: page 337
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