This cemetery is incorrectly stated as in Slatington. It is actually in Heidelberg Twp.
His father was the first Rex to come to PA. The family name is not recorded in the list of first German settlers to Germantown, PA from the first ship Concord, Aug 16, 1683 until 1710. He must have immigrated between 1710 and 1719 when he married his wife Barbara Rueger in Germantown. The first recorded event for him June 10, 1720 records his purchase of 27 acres in Germanton which would become Chestnut Hill. His last name has been spelled numerous ways probably the confusion comes from the fact that so far, his immigration record has not been found. Some say his German name was originally Ruger. But its counterpart in German would be Recks or Ruch. Jorg means George. He is known to have moved to Heidelberg Twp., Bucks Co, then Northampton Co and finally Lehigh Co. onto land purchased in 1739. In 1757 he was the Justice of the Peace. By trade he was a blacksmith. He is listed as one of the earliest settlers of Heidelberg bet 1735 and 1740. Dec 22, 1739 he was granted a patent for 400 acres on a branch of Trout Creek in Heidelberg. Dec 1749 he was granted a patent for 152 acres in Heidelberg Twp. His older sons can be found in many early documents of the township. Jorg and his family were Lutherans. Rev. Johannes Helifrich performed his funeral service. A petition filed Mar 17, 1773 states that he died intestate "some time ago."
There is not enough space here to list all the info available on Jorg. For more info on Hans Jorg Rex search for Doris Rex Schutte genealogy book as well as many other documents on the internet.
Neither his nor his wife's gravestones have survived.∼This cemetery is actually located in Heidelberg Twp., not Slatington.
He was born in Germantown to Hans Jorg and Barbara (nee Rueger)Rex, the oldest child. he was a member of the Heidelberg Union Church. He was a blacksmith and owned 519 acres in Heidelberg Twp. In 1758 he signed a petition to the government asking for protection from the Indians. In 1762 his taxes were the highest of any landowner in Heidelberg Twp. He married Anna Maria Margaretha Knaus and together they had 8 children.
His father was the first Rex to come to PA. The family name is not recorded in the list of first German settlers to Germantown, PA from the first ship Concord, Aug 16, 1683 until 1710. He must have immigrated between 1710 and 1719 when he married his wife Barbara Rueger in Germantown. The first recorded event for him June 10, 1720 records his purchase of 27 acres in Germanton which would become Chestnut Hill. His last name has been spelled numerous ways probably the confusion comes from the fact that so far, his immigration record has not been found. Some say his German name was originally Ruger. But its counterpart in German would be Recks or Ruch. Jorg means George. He is known to have moved to Heidelberg Twp., Bucks Co, then Northampton Co and finally Lehigh Co. onto land purchased in 1739. In 1757 he was the Justice of the Peace. By trade he was a blacksmith. He is listed as one of the earliest settlers of Heidelberg bet 1735 and 1740. Dec 22, 1739 he was granted a patent for 400 acres on a branch of Trout Creek in Heidelberg. Dec 1749 he was granted a patent for 152 acres in Heidelberg Twp. His older sons can be found in many early documents of the township. Jorg and his family were Lutherans. Rev. Johannes Helifrich performed his funeral service. A petition filed Mar 17, 1773 states that he died intestate "some time ago."
There is not enough space here to list all the info available on Jorg. For more info on Hans Jorg Rex search for Doris Rex Schutte genealogy book as well as many other documents on the internet.
Neither his nor his wife's gravestones have survived.∼This cemetery is actually located in Heidelberg Twp., not Slatington.
He was born in Germantown to Hans Jorg and Barbara (nee Rueger)Rex, the oldest child. he was a member of the Heidelberg Union Church. He was a blacksmith and owned 519 acres in Heidelberg Twp. In 1758 he signed a petition to the government asking for protection from the Indians. In 1762 his taxes were the highest of any landowner in Heidelberg Twp. He married Anna Maria Margaretha Knaus and together they had 8 children.
This cemetery is incorrectly stated as in Slatington. It is actually in Heidelberg Twp.
His father was the first Rex to come to PA. The family name is not recorded in the list of first German settlers to Germantown, PA from the first ship Concord, Aug 16, 1683 until 1710. He must have immigrated between 1710 and 1719 when he married his wife Barbara Rueger in Germantown. The first recorded event for him June 10, 1720 records his purchase of 27 acres in Germanton which would become Chestnut Hill. His last name has been spelled numerous ways probably the confusion comes from the fact that so far, his immigration record has not been found. Some say his German name was originally Ruger. But its counterpart in German would be Recks or Ruch. Jorg means George. He is known to have moved to Heidelberg Twp., Bucks Co, then Northampton Co and finally Lehigh Co. onto land purchased in 1739. In 1757 he was the Justice of the Peace. By trade he was a blacksmith. He is listed as one of the earliest settlers of Heidelberg bet 1735 and 1740. Dec 22, 1739 he was granted a patent for 400 acres on a branch of Trout Creek in Heidelberg. Dec 1749 he was granted a patent for 152 acres in Heidelberg Twp. His older sons can be found in many early documents of the township. Jorg and his family were Lutherans. Rev. Johannes Helifrich performed his funeral service. A petition filed Mar 17, 1773 states that he died intestate "some time ago."
There is not enough space here to list all the info available on Jorg. For more info on Hans Jorg Rex search for Doris Rex Schutte genealogy book as well as many other documents on the internet.
Neither his nor his wife's gravestones have survived.∼This cemetery is actually located in Heidelberg Twp., not Slatington.
He was born in Germantown to Hans Jorg and Barbara (nee Rueger)Rex, the oldest child. he was a member of the Heidelberg Union Church. He was a blacksmith and owned 519 acres in Heidelberg Twp. In 1758 he signed a petition to the government asking for protection from the Indians. In 1762 his taxes were the highest of any landowner in Heidelberg Twp. He married Anna Maria Margaretha Knaus and together they had 8 children.
His father was the first Rex to come to PA. The family name is not recorded in the list of first German settlers to Germantown, PA from the first ship Concord, Aug 16, 1683 until 1710. He must have immigrated between 1710 and 1719 when he married his wife Barbara Rueger in Germantown. The first recorded event for him June 10, 1720 records his purchase of 27 acres in Germanton which would become Chestnut Hill. His last name has been spelled numerous ways probably the confusion comes from the fact that so far, his immigration record has not been found. Some say his German name was originally Ruger. But its counterpart in German would be Recks or Ruch. Jorg means George. He is known to have moved to Heidelberg Twp., Bucks Co, then Northampton Co and finally Lehigh Co. onto land purchased in 1739. In 1757 he was the Justice of the Peace. By trade he was a blacksmith. He is listed as one of the earliest settlers of Heidelberg bet 1735 and 1740. Dec 22, 1739 he was granted a patent for 400 acres on a branch of Trout Creek in Heidelberg. Dec 1749 he was granted a patent for 152 acres in Heidelberg Twp. His older sons can be found in many early documents of the township. Jorg and his family were Lutherans. Rev. Johannes Helifrich performed his funeral service. A petition filed Mar 17, 1773 states that he died intestate "some time ago."
There is not enough space here to list all the info available on Jorg. For more info on Hans Jorg Rex search for Doris Rex Schutte genealogy book as well as many other documents on the internet.
Neither his nor his wife's gravestones have survived.∼This cemetery is actually located in Heidelberg Twp., not Slatington.
He was born in Germantown to Hans Jorg and Barbara (nee Rueger)Rex, the oldest child. he was a member of the Heidelberg Union Church. He was a blacksmith and owned 519 acres in Heidelberg Twp. In 1758 he signed a petition to the government asking for protection from the Indians. In 1762 his taxes were the highest of any landowner in Heidelberg Twp. He married Anna Maria Margaretha Knaus and together they had 8 children.
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