John Gochenauer

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1. [S598] Mennonite Families: Heinrich Gochenauer, b. 30 Apr 1632, Fischenthal. He was age 2 in the 1634 census, age 5 in 1637, age 8 in 1640. He learned the trade of tailor while in Switzerland. He left Switzerland to join his father in Alsace. He was an Anabaptist living at Ohnenheim, Alsace in 1659 with wife and one child.4 He was most probably the Mennonite Heinrich Gochenauer who was living at Ibersheim, Hesse, Germany in 1665. In March 1665 he left Ibersheim and went to Friedelsheim with Hans Peter (probably his uncle) and Heinrich Schnebeli to purchase a lease on the estate there.5 Heinrich was living at
   Friedelsheim in 1672 but was not living there on 30 Dec 1682. He was living back at Ibersheim in 1683 when his name appears on the hereditary tenant list for the farm there. In 1685 he was living in Ibersheim with his eight children. In 1693 due to war in the Pfalz a number of members of the Ibersheim Mennonite Congregation left the Pfalz for Friedrichstadt in Northern Germany. Included as members on the list of those who left in 1693 were Hans Gochenauer and his wife and siblings, Joseph Gochenauer,
   Maria Gochenauer and Feronika Gochenauer who most probably were children of Heinrich. Another probable daughter was Catherina Gochenauer who was baptized a Mennonite at Friedrichstadt on 11 Jul 1695 with Anna Hiestand. In a letter written in 1761 by Johann Jacob Hackmann at Mannheim, Germany to the Mennonites in the Friedrichstadt area, he wrote that all of the Mennonites who went to Friedrichstadt returned to the Pfalz except for Hans Conrad Strickler and his uncle Hans Conrad Egli. In a church letter written by the Mennonite leaders at Friedrichstadt on 9 Apr 1698, they listed a number of Mennonites who were returning to the Pfalz due to a treaty that had brought peace in the Pfalz. Listed in the letter were Joseph Gochenauer and his sisters Leysbet and Katryna. Apparently Hans Gochenauer also left about that same time as he signed a letter back in the Pfalz on 3 Oct 1698. Heinrich's probable youngest son Heinrich inherited his farm at Ibersheim, while his probable oldest son Hans had a lease on a farm at Kohl hof and his probable son Joseph had a lease on a farm at Alsheim near Ibersheim.
   Hans Gochenauer, b. c1664, Ibersheim. d. between 1717 and 1724, Kohlhof near Schifferstadt, Bayern, Germany. He married Anna Nüssli, the daughter of Jacob Nüssli on 26 Aug 1687 at Steinsfurt, Baden, Germany. In 1693 he left with his wife and siblings as part of a group of Mennonites from the Ibersheim Congregation to take refugee from the war in Friedrichstadt in Northern Germany.6 He returned to the Pfalz by 1698. On 3 Oct 1698, Hans was one of the leaders of Mennonites when he signed a letter in the Pfalz. He was a Mennonite living at Kohlhof near Schifferstadt, Bayern,
   Germany in 1717. In 1724, his widow was living at Kohlhof where she owned half of the hereditary tenancy. His son was also listed at Kohl hof in 1727 and 1724. The other half was owned by Mennonite Hans Jacob Blickersdorfer. Hans apparently had no living children in 1693 when he left for Friedrichstadt, as the list of Mennonites leaving the Ibersheim area noted whether children were included in the families.
   21. Jacob Gochenauer, b. c1694, Friedrichstadt. d. c1758, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was a Mennonite living at Kohlhof as was his father in 1717. He was listed again at Kohlhof in 1724 and it stated that he "is married and helps to keep her (his mother's) household. He works as a day laborer. No wealth". He left Kohlhof between 1724 and 1738. He was probably the Jacob who arrived in Philadelphia on 23 Aug 1728 on the ship "Mortonhouse" with a group of Mennonites. He settled in Manheim Township, Lancaster County after his arrival in Pennsylvania. He warranted 290 acres on 31 Oct 1734 and the tract was patented on 15 Jan 1744 by him. The 290 acres were located next to Michael Baughman, Cornelius Lane and Martin Shellenberger all of Manheim Township. He was of Manheim Township, Lancaster County and was dead by 23 Nov 1758 when a deed named his heirs. 7 All of his children were over age 21 and married by 23 Nov 1758.
   213. John Gochenauer, b. c1724, Kohlhof. He was married to Barbara and lived in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County in 1758. He married Barbara Beery, daughter of Nicholas Bieri of York County. - transcribed by Richard W. Davis - www.mennosearch.com.