Georg Heinrich Ernsberger ^{4 5}

   Other names for Georg were George Henry Arnsberger,⁷ George Heinrich Arnspiger,⁶ George Henry Arnspiger,³ Henry Arnspiger,⁶ Jerg Henrich Ernsperger ^{1 8} and Henry Ernstberger.⁶

  General Notes:

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1737 - Oct 7 - Arrived Philadelphia, passenger on ship Charming Nancy with Palatines, from Rotterdam but last from Plymouth.

1737 - Oct 8 - Signed oath of loyalty at Philadelphia courthouse.

1742 - First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Maria Agnesia Arnstberger, d. George Henry Ernstperger and Maria Magdalene Rausch, b. March 9; bap. May 2.

1748 - Lancaster County. Deeds, page. 13 Ref. B 141 - Land patented 2 May 1748 to Henry Ernsperger (Arnsberger) Conestoga Township on Conestoga Creek at Mill Creek.

1751 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Georg Ernstberger, s. Henrich and Maria Magdalena; b. Feb. 14; bap. May 5.

1754 - Abstract of Lancaster County Wills - Ernstberger Henry - (D)
Jan 25th 1754 (?) Mar 6th 1754. Exec. Magdalena Ernstberger.
W. Magdalena Ernstberger
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Notes for George Henry Arnsberger:
George was listed on a passenger list of the ship "Charming Nancy" October 7, 1737 from Rotterdam. The port of debarkation was in Philadelphia. Oath of loyalty October 8, 1737 in Philadelphia. A warrant of land Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania was returned for George on April 26, 1748. The survey was returned April 15, 1747 and the patent was returned May 2, 1748. George received a mortgage from Phillip Ellog January 16, 1750 Conestoga Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He sold property to Daniel Keepots July 5, 1751 Conestoga Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. George made a will January 25, 1754 in Donegal Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The will was probated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on March 6, 1754 under the name of "Henry Ernstberger".
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Henry, as he was commonly called, was listed on the passenger list of the ship Charming Nancy, Charles Stedman, Master. He arrived in the port of Philadelphia on October 8, 1737. He took the Oath of Allegiance that same day. The passengers were Palatines imported from Rotterdam, last from Plymouth. The spelling of his name on the original ship list was Georg Henrick Arnsparger. On a different copy of the same list Henry's name is spelled Jerg Heinrich Ernsperger. Henry was most probably single, but over 16 years of age since he took the oath of allegiance. That would make his date of birth circa 1720. It is possible that the Christian Hersberg also on the same ship, with his wife Barbara and his children Anna and Peter, is a brother to Henry, but no proof of that has been found. Henry was a cordwainer (leather worker who made things of cordovan, especially shoes) and a farmer. He married Maria Magdalena Rausch about 1740-41, probably in the First Reformed Church of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, although a record has not yet been found. (From cemetery records) One of the earliest found records of land transactions is that of Henry Ernsperger (Arnsperger) buying 99 acres of land from Hans Neisley in Conestoga Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Hans Neisley had bought 200 acres of land from Christopher Franciscus. He sold 99 acres to Henry on 15 April, 1747 and another 100 acres to Phillip Knight. The warrant was dated 26 April, 1748 and returned by Henry 28 April, 1748. Henry received his patent 2 May 1748. Conestoga Township is located in the southwest portion of Lancaster County. Its western border is the Susquehanna River. It is bordered on the northwest by Manor Township and Manheim Township, on the north by Lampetre Township, and on the south by Martock Township. Henry's land was in close proximity to Conestoga Creek and Mill Creek in that township. On 16 January, 1750, Henry and Magdalena mortgaged 99 acres to Phillip Ellog for 100 pounds; signed by Henry in German. Soon after this Henry and Magdalena decided to move to Donegal Township which lies west of Conestoga Township along the Susquehanna River. Henry sold his 99 acres in Conestoga Township to Daniel Keepots on 5 July, 1751. He received 370 pounds for his land. Between 1751 and 1754 Henry and Magdalena purchased 225 acres of land in Donegal Township. It appears Henry either became very ill or had a serious accident sometime in January, 1754. His will is dated 25 January, 1 754 and it was witnessed by Christian Fox and Charles Glasses. The will was verified on 6 March 1754. From this Henry died sometime in February, 1754. The inventory of the estate was filed 6 March, 1754 and valued at 5 56 pounds 19 shillings 6 pence. Henry did not mention his children in his will except to leave 1/3 to them. Henry died at a relatively young age. Probably 35-40 years old. He left Magdalena with probably six minor children. The oldest being about 12 years old and the youngest being only 2 years old. Magdalena remarried within one year of Henry's death to Christian Fox (Fuchs), a witness to Henry's will. On 5 March 1755, Christian and Magdalena Fox petitioned the Court to sell part of the 225 acres of land from Henry's estate to pay debts of the estate. The petition was granted. On 18 May 1755 Christian and Magdalena were sponsors for the baptism of Magdalena Grund, daughter of Henry and Catherine Grund, in the First Reformed Church of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Magdalena and Christi an bought and sold land in Donegal Township through 1772. About this time, they moved into York, which is across the Susquehanna River from Donegal Township. Christian is buried in the Reformed and Lutheran Cemetery, in Arendtsville. Arendtsville is located twenty miles north of Hagerstown, Maryland, where Christopher Ernsberger settled.
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Henry Ernstberger: In the name of God father son and Holy Ghost know all men by these presents and to whom these presents shall or occasion have to know and wear as the soul is made to the likeness of God ... (translation indicates next line is unreadable) Any of worldly goods unto the hand and grace of God if they should depart from my body and my body interment to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the resurrection received the same again by the mighty power of God.

2nd My world estate belonging thereto left after my deceased I give and bequeath the third part to wife Magdalena the movables as may be named as at will and she shall be Heirs thereto as __ the plantation belonging so I give my will that she shall do therewith what she pleases or find it to be best but if she should not be able to manage said plantation then she shall sell it by herself or upon the ____ ____ the third part thereof she shall be a Heirs thereto this I have willed by my good and sound mind & memory that these presents shall stand before ___ and wor[l]dly offices. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal.

Henry Ernsperger...Seal (this was signed in original German script)

Donegal the 25th day of January 1754
Christian Fox...Charles Glasseo

Lancaster __ March the 6th 1754 Before me the subscriber came Christi an Fox and Charles Glasseo the witnesses to the within written testament and on their __ and say that they were present and saw and heard Henry Ernsberger the testator within named sign seal publish pronounce and declare the within writing __ and for his last will and Testament and at the doing thereof he was of sound deposing mind memory and understanding according to the best of their knowledge observation and being.

Edw. Shippen D.B.
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  Baptism Notes:

Name: Georg Heinrich Ehrensperger
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 16 Oct 1716
Event Place: Hüffenhardt, Mosbach, Baden, Deutschland
Event Place (Original): Huffenhardt, Mosbach, Baden
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Samuel Ehrensperger
Mother's Name: Annae Reginae
Record Type: Evangelisch
Reference ID: 2:F2RH4P
GS Film Number: 1189311
Digital Folder Number: 102060907
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C93484-2
System Origin: VR
Record Number: 5790167

Citing this Record
"Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH31-G2S : 25 February 2020), Annae Reginae in entry for Georg Heinrich Ehrensperger, 1716.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Cordwainer. ^{3 4}

• He immigrated in 1737 to Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.

• He signed a will on 25 January 1754 in , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
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• He has alternate death information of February 1754 and , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. ⁶

• He had an estate probated on 6 March 1754 in , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. ^{3 6}

Georg married Maria Magdalena Rausch, daughter of Johann Nicholas Rausch and Ann Carlotta Gensel, about 1740 in , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.^{1 2 3} (Maria Magdalena Rausch was born about 1726 in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America,^{2 3 9} died on 9 December 1802 in Arendtsville, PA ^{2 3 4 9} and was buried on 11 December 1802 in Arendtsville, PA ^{2 3 9}.)