1715 Benedictus Mellinger, son of Johannes and Maria Eva Mellinger, was born on January 25. He was baptized on January 28 in Ruchheim, Bayern, Germany with sponsors Peter de Frene and wife. [1] [2]
1741 Benedict Melinger and Anna Margaretha Hassert were married on August 6 in Ruchheim, Bayern, Germany. [3]
1749 Benedick Mellinger sailed from Rotterdam to Philadelphia via Plymouth, England on the ship "Saint Andrew", James Abercrombie, Master. He took the oath at the courthouse in Philadelphia on September 9. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
1757 Bend'k Mellinger was taxed in Cocalico Twp, Lancaster County. [9]
Research Notes:
Some researchers report Maria B Hershey (1728-1785) as a second spouse for Benedict.
[1] Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Ruchheim (BA. Ludwigshafen), "Taufen 1670-1791; Heiraten 1701-1789; Tote 1700-1791," Kirchenbuch, 1670-1865, FHL film 488543, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord], [FHLCatalog].
[2] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898, [AncestryRecord].
[3] Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929, [AncestryRecord].
[4] Ralph B. Strassburger, William J. Hinke, ed., Pennsylvania German Pioneers, Vol. 1 (1934, Pennsylvania German Society), 396, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].
[5] John B. Linn and William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Volume 17. (Oath of Allegiance 1727-1775) (1890), 282, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[6] I. Daniel Rupp, A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776, 2nd ed. (1875), 195, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].
[7] Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I, [AncestryRecord].
[8] Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775, [AncestryRecord].
[9] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].