The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-01

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IL y due the Matthias schoch FAMILY Assoc,s.
tiop, and par'iculariy his descendants through
the line OF his son, Jacoh 10 tst ny their effort
We are here to-day Tor the enjoyment OF this %.
cirl gathering upon the original tract Of land
which our ancestor Matthias Schoch took up.
Aug. 5. fi16. surveyed IN pursuance OF his war.
rants dated June 1909. ana April :s, i7,e. tust
ls6 Years ago. that We give them some historical
facts such an We have been able 70 gather, though
VIC hope to add much which IL stun wanting
along their direct line. Those who may not bs
direct, we hope. bear with us little while.
Matthias schoch was born In Alsacs Lorraine,
that much-disput-d corner OF Switzerland. Dec,
10 1883. He came to America In the ship Al
bany.' Robert Brown. master. landing In Phila.
deiphis, September 2. lice. We fnd that on the
same vessel among the list Of passengers are
recorded the names Of John and Valentine
Schoch. We have been Informed through fam.
lily tradition that Matthias sshoch was sold TO
servea redemption period Of six years 70 pay his
passage. Family legend also says he came with
his brothers. George and John, and two sisters.
One OF his sisters married q Mr.. Spangisf. the
other TO ~. saltzgiver. both reported to have
been oi the Tuipehocken district. Berks Co., Pa.
Aatthias. himself, 10 said 70 have flrst settled
mere and that ne moved TO this location, then
Penns township. Cumberland Co., about the year
lIo0. and that he acquired his first lands BY
trading gun to native Indian chief. Wheth.
er this be correct or not we cannot vouch, but
he was known to have always been On friendly
terms with the red men. At the time OF the
great runaway. July. l7's. he was warned by q
friendly Indian chief coming 10 his home after
nightiall and urging him to take his family
away. as he, the Chief could no longer be 70
sponsible for the actions OF his people. Matthias
and his family were thus saved the dire conse-
quences which befsll some Of his more luckless
neighbOrs. The Stuck Massacre occurred lust
above this place. He took up his first tract Of
public land. called "Brantree.r OF IS acres, sur.
veyed on application. entered In the land office
August 5. 1906, and another called "Pennsburgn
OF 2Ss acres. i2l perches, with allowances Of Q
per Cont on both tracts, surveyed In pursuance
OF two warrants and dated June 4. l7e2, and
then took but the patent deed for the whole 500
acres June % 1890, paying IS pounds aud Il
shilings for the first and 81 pounds and II shil-
lngs for the second tract that including interest
from the time the application was made for the
warrant lie located his home Just west Oi the
little village above US. now krOwn as smith
grove. on the south Side Of the public road and
near where the old log fort still stands. This
fort is erroneously published In "The Forts Of
Pennsylvania" as the Hendricks fort. The fort
was built by Matthias Schoch rs q refuge from
attacks by the Indians and is low log building
with hca'y plank floors OF elght-inch thickness
about seven feet from the ground with two
small openings In the second story, SSi2 inches
on the north side, with only an entrance from
the outside to the second story the lower part
OF this building being used as place OF storage.
This land was never In the possession OF the
Hendricks family. II ramalned the property Of
Matthias Schoch until 1916. when It became the
property OF his son. Michae! Schoch, who, In lsi3
sold to - Roush, who In 1884 sold to Chas.
kecS, who has been the owner from that time
10 the present day, proving conclusively the sS
ror In its being called the Hendricks" fort
Further. the west tract was taken up by Peter
Godsbalk, while west OF this tract was the orig
inal Hendricks tract. 1t Is unfortunate that
matters OF family history should be thus er-
roneously recorded, proving that as family we
have been too careless in the preservation, of
records.
Matthias Schoch was twice married and had
eleven children. Two Gicd in infancy, First
wife's maiden name we have not been able to
learn. Her given name was Margaret. She
died in l7oJ. by this marriage had dve sons
and one daughter, viz: John, Henry, Michael,
Peter, Jacob and Catherine, Second wifes
maiden name, Catherine Lips. BY this mar
rage had five sons and one daughter. viz Dan.
iel, George and Rcbecca.
We give the lines as nearly as we can at this
time John Schoch, born May ., 1885; married
Catherine Swaitz; had children, John Peter,
married Barbara Bresslcr; Matthias, married
Nancy Yost children, Samuel Malinda, Ham
nah balance Of family gone to Ohio ut pres.
ent have no information about them.
Henry Schoch married Christina -, went
to Pickaway Co, Ohio, about 179S have no
data.
Cats serine School, married John Row went
TO Pickaway Co.. Ohio have no data.
Michael Schoch, born at Kreamer, Snyder Co.
Pa, June 90, 1869; died at Mifiiinburg, Union
Co., Pa, Nov. l9 1883 was twice married; first
marriage to Ann Books children, Catherine.
Leah, Elizabeth, George, Samuel, Susan and
Lydia second marriage to Lydia Dreese Nc
children.
Peter schoch. born at Fremont Snyder Co.,
Pa, Oct s. l7so; died at Stouchtown, Berks