Third Generation  

8. Christopher Heydrick was born on March 23, 1731 in Berthelsdorf, Saxony, Germany and died on December 28, 1756 in Towamensing, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania¹⁰ at age 25. The cause of his death was Small Pox.

Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism: March 26, 1731, Berthelsdorf, Saxony, Germany. Baptized Mar. 26 1731; Sponsors: Christoph Kriebel, farmer in Berthelsdor; Caspar Kriebel, Jr., of Herrnhut

9. George Heydrick was born on September 22, 1737 and died on January 29, 1824 at age 86.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: cordwainer shoemaker and farmer and lived on a farm in Lower Salford Township, later owned by his grandson, Samuel Heydrick. ¹¹ According to Judge Christopher Heydrick, George, son of Balthasar Heydrick, served in the Revolutionary War.

George married Rosina Krauss on June 17, 1760 in Lower Salfordville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.,¹² daughter of Balthasar Krauss and Susanna Hoffman. Rosina was born on April 10, 1737 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on October 29, 1828 at age 91.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 27 F    i. Susanna Heydrick was born on June 10, 1761 in Lower Salfordville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on August 20, 1801 at age 40.

+ 28 M    ii. Balthazer Heydrick was born on November 13, 1765 in Lower Safford, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and died on February 4, 1846 at age 80.

+ 29 F    iii. Eve Heydrick was born on January 17, 1767 in Lower Safford, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and died on October 23, 1826 at age 59.

+ 30 F    iv. Rosina Heydrick was born on February 9, 1773 in Lower Salfordville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on March 13, 1773.

+ 31 M    v. George Heydrick was born on March 14, 1775 in Lower Safford, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and died on October 9, 1855 at age 80.

10. Abraham Heydrick was born on November 5, 1742 in Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on August 30, 1826 at age 83.

General Notes: Abraham Heydrick, (1742-1826), served as a soldier and received depreciated currency for his pay. He was born and died in Montgomery county, Pa.
Private, 2nd Co., 7th Battn., Philadelphia County, PA Militia.
He died in 1826, aged nearly eighty-four, and his wife in 1834 aged ninety years. Shortly after his marriage he kept a store at the present Wheel-Pump Hotel. This hotel is in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania a short distance from Yaekle Road on the Bethlahem Turnpike.
What is known as the Yeakle burying-ground is located about a quarter of a mile from the Philadelphia line, immediately on the north side of Chestnut Hill. It was purchased in 1802 by Christopher Yeakle and his two sons, Abraham and Christopher, and his son-in-law, Abraham Heydrick for one hundred dollars. It originally belonged to the Mack family, of Germantown, and was used as a place of interment some time before 1753. Here are buried members of the Mack, Yeakle, Heydrick Schultz, Dowers, Oberholtzer, Krieble and Shuman families of the surrounding section. Tradition states that several soldiers who had died from wounds received at Germantown and from the attack made on the Americans under General Irvine, near by, were also consigned to burial here.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Carpenter.

Abraham married Susanna Yeakle on May 4, 1767 in Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.,¹³ daughter of Christopher Yeakle and Maria Schultz. Susanna was born on October 8, 1744 in Cresheim, Germantown Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on September 18, 1834 at age 89.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 32 F    i. Sarah Heydrick was born on September 25, 1768 in Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on March 31, 1825 at age 56.

+ 33 M    ii. Doctor Christopher Heydrick was born on April 7, 1770 in Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on February 9, 1856 at age 85.

+ 34 F    iii. Susanna Heydrick was born on December 21, 1774 in Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on January 31, 1847 at age 72.

+ 35 F    iv. Regina Heydrick was born on September 2, 1775 in Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

+ 36 M    v. Abraham Heydrick was born on May 18, 1779 in Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, died on June 16, 1866 in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania at age 87, and was buried in Yeakel Burial Ground, Stenton Avenue, Flourtown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

+ 37 F    vi. Maria Heydrick was born on February 20, 1781 in Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania¹⁴ and died on August 26, 1866 at age 85.

11. Susanna Heydrick was born on October 5, 1745 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on June 20, 1770 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania at age 24.

Susanna married George Hubner on April 26, 1769, son of David Hubner and Maria Kriebel. George was born on June 21, 1744 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on August 18, 1783 at age 39.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 38 M    i. Balthasar Hubner was born on June 12, 1770 and died on April 29, 1848 at age 77.

12. Melchior Heydrick was born on October 23, 1747 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, died on October 13, 1777 at age 29, and was buried in H. H. Heebner Farm, Worcester, PA..

General Notes: He was a wagoner in Washington's Army during the Revolutionary War. Never married.

13. Balthaser Heydrick was born on December 29, 1750 in Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, died on December 19, 1831 at age 80, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Flourtown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

General Notes: Revolutionary War service: Captain, Col. Houlgate's Battn., Philadelphia County, P Militia, 1779.
He was a captain in the army of the Revolution. He died in 1831, aged eighty-one years. His one-story house is still standing on the east side of the turnpike, in the central part of Flourtown, and the only log building remaining anywhere in this section of country.

Balthasar appears in the 1800 Census, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, page 2. ^13,15

Balthaser married Maria Hueberger in 1775 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Andreas Hueberger and Catharine Saler. Maria was born on September 5, 1750 in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Another name for Maria was Maria Heyberger.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 39 F    i. Maria Mary Heydrick was born in 1780 in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

+ 40 M    ii. George Heydrick was born about 1783 in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, died on August 2, 1838 about age 55, and was buried in Hocker's Cemetery, Whitemarsh Towhnship, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.¹⁴

Balthaser next married Elizabeth Nungesser about 1786. Elizabeth was born on March 7, 1751 in Flourtown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 41 F    i. Catherine Heydrick was born about 1786 in Flourtown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

+ 42 M    ii. Abraham Heydrick was born on July 10, 1794 in Flourtown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania¹⁵ and died in November 1828 at age 34.

+ 43 M    iii. Isaac Heydrick was born on July 9, 1796 in Flourtown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died in November 1846 at age 50.

+ 44 F    iv. Elizabeth Heydrick was born on April 10, 1798 in Flourtown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

+ 45 M    v. Samuel Heydrick was born on April 10, 1798 in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,¹⁶ died on February 1, 1850 at age 51, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Flourtown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

+ 46 F    vi. Susana Heydrick was born on February 23, 1800 in Flourtown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

+ 47 F    vii. Ann Heydrick was born about 1802 in Flourtown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on February 12, 1830¹⁵ about age 28.

14. Catharine Heydrick was born in 1750 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Catharine married George Cress.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 48 M    i. Rueben Cress was born on July 28, 1802.¹⁶

+ 49 F    ii. Amelia Cress was born on July 10, 1804¹⁶ and died on April 6, 1881 at age 76.

15. Balthasar Krauss was born in 1706 in Harpersdorf, Sachsen, Germany and died on February 25, 1774 at age 68.

Balthasar married Susanna Hoffman on January 16, 1736 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 50 F    i. Rosina Krauss was born on April 10, 1737 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and died on October 29, 1828 at age 91.

16. Maria Krauss was born on September 29, 1707 in Harpersdorf, Sachsen, Germany and died on April 5, 1790 at age 82.

Maria married Leonard Knopf.

17. Susanna Krauss was born on December 1, 1710 in Harpersdorf, Sachsen, Germany and died on July 24, 1794 at age 83.

Susanna married Cornelius Neic.

18. Melchior Krauss was born in October 1714 in Harpersdorf, Sachsen, Germany and died on September 16, 1779 at age 64.

19. Anna Krauss was born in Harpersdorf, Sachsen, Germany and died on August 13, 1778.

Anna married David Schubert.

20. Balthasar Yeakel was born in December 1733, died on October 12, 1797 at age 63, and was buried in Hosensack Schwenkfelder Cemetery, Treichler Road, Palm, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

21. Jeremiah Yeakel was born on April 9, 1736 and died on February 10, 1818 at age 81.

22. George Yeakel was born on November 19, 1738 and died on June 1, 1812 at age 73.

23. Melchior Yeakel was born on February 25, 1742 and died on May 18, 1831 at age 89.

24. Maria Yeakel was born on October 2, 1748 and died on August 20, 1832 at age 83.

25. Anna Yeakel was born on May 30, 1752 and died on April 7, 1838 at age 85.

26. Susanna Yeakel was born on February 1, 1744 and died on January 8, 1820 at age 75.