[165] ABRAHAM HEYDRICK[E 165], b 1719; d Oct. 16, 1767; m CATHARINE WEBER. No issue. Abraham Heydrick is buried in the Towamencin Schwenkfelder Cemetery.
In the first Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelders it is stated that Abraham Heydrick was unmarried, but court records disprove this. It seems that Abraham Heydrick died intestate and left a widow and next of kin in Germany. [Vid. Norristown Court Records, D, B. 17: 512—Transfer of property from Joseph Lukens to Andrew Krieble, May 27, 1772.] “‘Whereas Caspar Wistar to George Heydrick, Mar. 6, 1735, 106 acres 57 perches descended to brother, George Heydrick, only surviving heir Mar. 6, 1765." George Heydrick made a will and left a dower to his widow and devised the remainder to his nephew, Abraham Heydrick. The latter died intestate and without issue; he left a widow and next of kinin Germany. The widow, Catharine, and her own brother, Jacob Weber, were appointed administrators. The widow and heirs gave a release. The widow later married Jacob Lukens. An old deed recites that Conrad Weber was the heir of Catharine Heydrick Lukens.
Abraham Heydrick was the nephew of George [E 61] and Caspar Heydrick [E 51]. Tradition states that he was a tailor by trade and died from injuries received by falling from a cart. He was the son of Abraham who died before the migration. He lived on a farm now known as the ‘‘Troxel Farm” near Kulpsville, Pa. (1920.)
TRANSLATION OF GERMAN DEED OF HANS CHRISTOPHER BEER, ET AL, TO CATHARINE HEYDRICH
‘« On the date hereof before us appeared Hans Christopher Beer, the only surviving son and heir of Melchior Beer, Melchior Grow, Hans Christopher Groh, Abraham Groh, David Groh, Regina Geissler, Anna Maria Fritsch, and Rosina Geissler (which three last mentioned persons at the doing of this act were assisted by their respective Husbands and Curators). They all being the children and heirs of the late Anna Groh in her wedlock with George Groh begotten. Maria Meschter assisted by her husband Christopher Meschter, John Christopher Shubart, Susanna Renner, assisted by her Husband, Jeremiah Renner and Regina Shubart, the three only surviving children and heirs of Susanna in her wedlock with George Shubart begotten, Christopher Boerner, the only surviving son of Barbara Boerner in her wedlock with George Boerner begotten and Gotfried Boerner and Rosina Shultz assisted by her husband Hans George Shultz, the only surviving children and heirs of the late Abraham Boerner, deceased, who was the other son of the said Barbara Boerner. All the said appearers living here at Armenruh and in the Neighborhood thereof, some of them being personally well known to us the said Bailiff and Justitiarie and some of them were made known to us by persons worth of Credit and the said appearers declared that their beloved Cousin Anna Catharine Heydrich, Widow, by her letter dated at Towamensing in the county of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania the Tenth of March 1768, had informed them that her dear husband Abraham Heydrich Cousin of these appearers had on the Sixteenth of October 1767 died intestate and without issue so that since his two own brothers. Caspar Heydrich and George Heydrich, in whose company he about thirty-two years ago from Silesia emigrated into Pennsylvania had before him died there without issue.
Now the goods and effects of her said Husband were by the laws of Pennsylvania to be divided between herself and the next of Kin to the deceased. And further that her said deceased husband besides these movable goods had left two plantations the one of about fifty acres in Towamensing aforesaid and the other of about one hundred acres the next adjoining District of Lower Salford and that she the aforesaid Anna Catharine Heydrich Widow had caused to be offered to them all the said Appearers the sum of eight hundred Ryks Dollars currency of Leipsic as a consideration or price to be given to them for an absolute transfer of their respective Right and Inheritance of and to the effects of her deceased Husband and more especially of the two plantations so never the less that they the said Appearers at the same time should by their respective Church Registries, and otherwise as well as conveniently could be done, prove before the Magestrates, here that they are the only and next Relations of her deceased Husband Abraham Heydrich and therefore have a Right to make and confirm such a Transfer of Property.
And Whereas for the purpose aforesaid the Appearers have produced unto the Court a tree of Consanguinity an extract of the Church Registry of Harpersdorf heretofore affixed, which being Certified by the Reverend Mr. Weissig Pastor who is very well known unto us proveth to our Satisfaction That they the said Appearers are to the aforesaid Abraham Heydrich in Pennsylvania, deceased, the next of Kindred living and we have not had any sample to admit of their said Legitimation as true and consistent with Law.
Done at Armenruh in Court, March 14th, 1769. (Signed) Jeremias Beer (seal) Christopher Boerner (seal) Melchior Grob (seal) Gottfried Boerner (seal) Johann Christopher Groh (seal) Johann George Sholtz (seal) Abraham Groh (seal) Rosina Sholtz (seal) David Groh (seal) Christopher Meshter (seal) Jeremias Geissler (seal) Maria Meshier (seal) Regina Geissler (seal) Jeremiah Meshter (seal) Gottfried Fritsch (seal) Susanna Renner (seal) Anna Maria Fritsch (seal) Anna Regina Shubart (seal) Gottfried Geissler (seal) John Christopher Shubart (seal) Rosina Geissler (seal)”’
Release etc. follows—-deed then continues: ‘IT the subscriber do hereby certify that agreeable to the Church Registry of this place and to the testimony of the Bailiff and Justitiarii of Armenruh confirming the same: I—the Descendants, children and neirs of Melchior Beer who was the maternal grandfather of Abraham Heydrich born here and deceased in Pennsylvania are to wit of the said Melchior Beer’s 7 son Melchior Beer who at the time of the Mission Troubles has emigrated from hence into Saxonia and there died, his only living son, Hans Christopher Beer 6 of his daughter Anna Beer who on the 26th day of December 1745 died here her children in Wedlock begotten with George Groh named 1 Melchior Grow, 2 Hans Christopher Groh, 3 Abraham Groh, 4 David Groh, 5 Regina Groh, 6 Anna Maria Groh and 7 Rosina Groh (his now living Daughter Maria Beer intermarried with Christopher Meshter), of his daughter Susanna Beer who on the 8th of November 1763 died here the children in wedlock with George Shubert begotten namely 1 John Christopher Shubert, 2 Susanna Shubert, and 3 Regina Shubert: [[—Likewise that the descendants’ Children and heirs of Barbara Beers the sister of the said in Pennsylvania deceased Abraham Heydrich’s maternal grandfather are of her eldest son Abraham Boerner who on the 27th of April 1761 died here his children left 1 Gottfried Boerner and 2 Rosina Boerner and her second son yet living Christopher Boerner are the only living heirs to the inheritable monies to them remitted by the widow of the said in Pennsylvania deceased Abraham Heydrich and that no other Persons or relations to him belonging are here or by common report can be. And I do further certify that since the church Registry Books were by an unlucky fire in the year 1699 destroyed no memorandum can be found concerning the Births, intermarriages with the dates thereof etc. of the paternal Grandfather and Grandmother of the aforesaid Abraham Heydrich lately deceased. Likewise that whereas at the time of the mission even the burials were troubled and not permitted to be had on the Protestant Church Yard of this place so the exact date of their deaths and the time when the Paternal line was extinguished can not now be discovered from written memorandums etc. Harpersdorf May 13, 1769 John Ephraim Weissig. The present Evangelic pastor.”’ [Recorded Mar. 14, 1769.] [Recorded Sept. 17, 1772.) . {[Phila. Deeds I:12:14.] [Sworn May 27, 1772.)