HOUSEKNECHT, Johann 'Ernst' /HAUSKNECHT b. 1695 Schönenberg, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 1740 Richmond, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

HOUSEKNECHT, Johann 'Ernst' /HAUSKNECHT

1695 - 1740 (45 years)

Name	HOUSEKNECHT, Johann 'Ernst' /HAUSKNECHT
Birth	1695	Schönenberg, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany [1, 2, 3]
	Rhineland-Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Gender	Male
Occupation	10 Nov 1733	Ötisheim, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
	linen weaver
Emigration	1738	Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
	Palatines imported in the ship Nancy. William Wallace, Commander, from Rotterdam, last from Dover. 150 passengers. Ernst HAUSKNECHT
	20250816GHLn- wiki- Nancy is a diminutive form of Ann Namen von Einwanderern in Pennsylvanien aus Deutschland, der Schweiz, Holland, Frankreich u. a. St. von 1727 bis 1776 (Names of immigrants in Pennsylvania from Germany, Switzerland, Holland, France and other countries from 1727 to 1776) p. 124 59) Sept 20, 1738 Palatines imported in the ship Nancy. William Wallace, Commander, from Rotterdam, last from Dover. 150 passengers. Ernst HAUSKNECHT Source Information Ancestry.com. Namen von Einwanderern in Pennsylvanien aus Deutschland, der Schweiz, Holland, Frankreich u. a. St. von 1727 bis 1776 (Names of immigrants in Pennsylvania from Germany, Switzerland, Holland, France and other countries from 1727 to 1776) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data:Rupp, I. Daniel. A Collection of upwards of Thirty-thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French, and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania From 1727-76. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Leary, Stuart & Co., 1898. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6390/images/000134640?ssrc=pt&treeid=101444694&personid=262076122917&usePUB=true&pId=134 ______________ 20250816GHLn- Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I Section: List of Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1727-1775 In the ship Nancy- Ernst Hauskneht Source Information Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I [database on-line]. Original data: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48379/images/PAGermanPioneersI-004628-229?ssrc=pt&treeid=101444694&personid=262076122917&usePUB=true&pId=320105
		HAUSKNECHT, Ernst 1738 Einwandern 20250816GHLn- Namen von Einwanderern in Pennsylvanien aus Deutschland, der Schweiz, Holland, Frankreich u. a. St. von 1727 bis 1776 (Names of immigrants in Pennsylvania from Germany, Switzerland, Holland, France and other countries from 1727 to 1776) p. 124 59) Sept 20, 1738 Palatines imported in the ship Nancy. Henry Beach, Commander, from…
		HAUSKNECHT, Ernst PAGermanPioneersI-004628-229 20250816GHLn- Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I Section: List of Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1727-1775 In the ship Nancy- Ernst Hauskneht Source Information Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port…
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Immigration	20 Sep 1738	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	Palatines imported in the ship Nancy. William Wallace, Commander, from Rotterdam, last from Dover. 150 passengers. Ernst HAUSKNECHT
	20250816GHLn- wiki- Nancy is a diminutive form of Ann Namen von Einwanderern in Pennsylvanien aus Deutschland, der Schweiz, Holland, Frankreich u. a. St. von 1727 bis 1776 (Names of immigrants in Pennsylvania from Germany, Switzerland, Holland, France and other countries from 1727 to 1776) p. 124 59) Sept 20, 1738 Palatines imported in the ship Nancy. William Wallace, Commander, from Rotterdam, last from Dover. 150 passengers. Ernst HAUSKNECHT Source Information Ancestry.com. Namen von Einwanderern in Pennsylvanien aus Deutschland, der Schweiz, Holland, Frankreich u. a. St. von 1727 bis 1776 (Names of immigrants in Pennsylvania from Germany, Switzerland, Holland, France and other countries from 1727 to 1776) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data:Rupp, I. Daniel. A Collection of upwards of Thirty-thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French, and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania From 1727-76. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Leary, Stuart & Co., 1898. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6390/images/000134640?ssrc=pt&treeid=101444694&personid=262076122917&usePUB=true&pId=134 ______________ 20250816GHLn- Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I Section: List of Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1727-1775 In the ship Nancy- Ernst Hauskneht Source Information Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I [database on-line]. Original data: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48379/images/PAGermanPioneersI-004628-229?ssrc=pt&treeid=101444694&personid=262076122917&usePUB=true&pId=320105
		HAUSKNECHT, Ernst 1738 Einwandern 20250816GHLn- Namen von Einwanderern in Pennsylvanien aus Deutschland, der Schweiz, Holland, Frankreich u. a. St. von 1727 bis 1776 (Names of immigrants in Pennsylvania from Germany, Switzerland, Holland, France and other countries from 1727 to 1776) p. 124 59) Sept 20, 1738 Palatines imported in the ship Nancy. Henry Beach, Commander, from…
		HAUSKNECHT, Ernst PAGermanPioneersI-004628-229 20250816GHLn- Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I Section: List of Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1727-1775 In the ship Nancy- Ernst Hauskneht Source Information Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port…
Name	Ernst
Name	Ernst HAUSKNECHT HOUSEKNECHT [1, 2, 3]
Name	Johann Ernst Haussknecht [4]
Name	John
Death	1740	Richmond, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
Person ID	I5799	WETZEL-SPRING

Family 1 KESSLINGERIN, Anna Margaretha, b. 1694, Germany d. 1733 (Age 39 years)

Marriage 15 Sep 1720 Flehingen, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Children

	1. HOUSEKNECHT, Johannes 'Christian' HAUSEKNECHT Sr, b. 12 Dec 1716, Rhineland-Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 5 Jan 1773, Richmond, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Houseknecht, Catherina Margaretha /Hausknecht, b. 20 Jul 1721, Ötisheim, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Houseknecht, Jakob /Hausknecht, b. 23 Apr 1724, Ötisheim, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Houseknecht, Margretha Barbara /Hausknecht, b. Abt 29 Mar 1723, Ötisheim, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10382 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Bleyer, Anna Maria

Marriage 10 Nov 1733 Ötisheim, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Dawn Wick Schiller originally shared this on 11 Jul 2025

immigration, together 20 Sep 1738 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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ship Nancy 1738 p.232
William Wallace, Commander
Ernst Hausknecht

Publication date 1934
Topics Pennsylvania-German Society, Pennsylvania Dutch Congresses.
Publisher The Society
Collection statelibrarypennsylvania; americana
Contributor State Library of Pennsylvania
Language English
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Reviewer: True Reader - August 18, 2023
Subject: Information from Introduction Pages
Pennsylvania German Society, Vol 42
of the proceedings of the Society:
Pennsylvania German Pioneers, Vol 1 (of 3)
1727--1775
(Pennsylvania German Pioneers is)
A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals
In the Port of Philadelphia
From 1727 to 1808.

https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniagerm03penn_2/page/226/mode/2up

Children

1. Houseknecht, Philip Jackob /Hausknecht, b. 6 Oct 1734, Ötisheim, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

[Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F60796 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Birth - 1695 - Schönenberg, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
	Marriage - 15 Sep 1720 - Flehingen, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
	Occupation - linen weaver - 10 Nov 1733 - Ötisheim, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
	Marriage - 10 Nov 1733 - Ötisheim, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
	Emigration - Palatines imported in the ship Nancy. William Wallace, Commander, from Rotterdam, last from Dover. 150 passengers. Ernst HAUSKNECHT - 1738 - Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
	Immigration - Palatines imported in the ship Nancy. William Wallace, Commander, from Rotterdam, last from Dover. 150 passengers. Ernst HAUSKNECHT - 20 Sep 1738 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	immigration, together - 20 Sep 1738 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	Death - 1740 - Richmond, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

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Photos » Slide Show		Screenshot (328) 20251007GHLn- vom Buch Pennsylvania German pioneers; a publication of the original lists of arrivals in the port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808 by Strassburger, Ralph Beaver, 1883- 959; Hinke, William John, 1871-1947 Publication date 1934 Topics Pennsylvania Dutch, Germans, Ships Publisher Norristown, Penn. : Pennsylvania German…
		HAUSKNECHT, Ernst 1738 Einwandern 20250816GHLn- Namen von Einwanderern in Pennsylvanien aus Deutschland, der Schweiz, Holland, Frankreich u. a. St. von 1727 bis 1776 (Names of immigrants in Pennsylvania from Germany, Switzerland, Holland, France and other countries from 1727 to 1776) p. 124 59) Sept 20, 1738 Palatines imported in the ship Nancy. Henry Beach, Commander, from…
		HAUSKNECHT, Ernst PAGermanPioneersI-004628-229 20250816GHLn- Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I Section: List of Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 1727-1775 In the ship Nancy- Ernst Hauskneht Source Information Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port…
		Hausknecht, Ernst PA Grmn Passengers 20251007GHLn- Pennsylvania-German Society by Pennsylvania-German Society ship Nancy 1738 p.229 William Wallace, Commander Ernst Hausknecht Publication date 1934 Topics Pennsylvania-German Society, Pennsylvania Dutch Congresses. Publisher The Society Collection statelibrarypennsylvania; americana Contributor State Library of Pennsylvania Language…
		Hausknecht, Ernst PAGermanPassengers_231 20251007GHLn- Pennsylvania-German Society by Pennsylvania-German Society ship Nancy 1738 p.232 William Wallace, Commander Ernst Hausknecht Publication date 1934 Topics Pennsylvania-German Society, Pennsylvania Dutch Congresses. Publisher The Society Collection statelibrarypennsylvania; americana Contributor State Library of Pennsylvania Language…

Sources

[S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Houseknecht Family Tree, Owner: beverlyhouseknecht49 Last viewed: Ernst Hausknecht, Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer.
Record for Ernst Hausknecht (5) facts
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Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Hausknecht
Name: Hausknecht
Year: 1777
Place: North America
Source Publication Code: 3067.32
Primary Immigrant: Hausknecht
Annotation: Hessian Troops in the American War for Independence: An Index According to Surname. Date and place of entry in unit books. Year of birth, place of origin, rank, unit, category of presentation, and archive code of the source are also provided.
Source Bibliography: HESSISCHE TRUPPEN IM AMERIKANISCHEN UNABHAENGIGKEITSKRIEG (HETRINA): Index nach Familiennamen. (Marburg: Archivschule) (Veroeffentlichungen der Archivschule Marburg, Institut fuer Archivwissenschaft, Nr. 10). Band III. Marburg, 1976.
Page: 189
Source Citation: Place: North America; Year: 1777; Page Number: 189.

Source Information: Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.
Description:Updated annua lly, this database is an index to passengers who arrived in United States and Canadian ports from the 1500s through the 1900s. It contains listings of approximately 4,838,000 individuals and references thousands of different records compiled from everything from original passenger lists to personal diaries. For each individual listed, you may find the following information: name, age, year and place of arrival, and the source of the record.
[S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online., Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer.
Record for Johann Christian Hauseknecht
Personal History
Name Suffix: Senior

Immigrated to Pennsylvania, November 20, 1741 aboard the “Europa” On ship list name is spelled Housknight. On Oath of Allegiance the same day in Philadelphia, the name is spelled Hausknecht.1130

1767 tax list, Windsor, 100A, 2H, 3C, 3S, $6
1770 tax list, Windsor
1771 tax list, Windsor
1772 tax list, Windsor

had birth as 1710 - not sure source
had death as 5 Jan 1773 - source?

But note - marriage of Anna/Hannah in 1776 lists father as dec'd
death from OC records to be 8 Aug 1789?
birth to be 12 Dec 1716?

amulmer51added this on 26 Feb 2012 shill66originally submitted this to Hill Family Tree on 3 Feb 2010http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~blenderman/Blenderman/Kucher/fg07/fg07_0
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[S394] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), HOUSEKNECHT Family Tree, Owner: khouseknecht1 Last viewed: Johann Christian Hausknecht, Skinner/Schinzel-Ahlemeyer/Haines Tree J_Ahlemeyer.
Record for Johann Christian Hausknecht (50) facts

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khouseknecht1added this on 23 Mar 2011
Lorri Strawseroriginally submitted this to Lorri Strawser Family Tree on 17 Jun 2010

Name: Joh. Christian Hausknecht,
Ship: EUROPA
Place: ROTTERDAM
Date: NOV. 20, 1741

Name Suffix: Senior

Immigrated to Pennsylvania, November 20, 1741 aboard the “Europa” On ship list name is spelled Housknight. On Oath of Allegiance the same day in Philadelphia, the name is spelled Hausknecht.1130

1767 tax list, Windsor, 100A, 2H, 3C, 3S, $6
1770 tax list, Windsor
1771 tax list, Windsor
1772 tax list, Windsor

had birth as 1710 - not sure source
had death as 5 Jan 1773 - source?

But note - marriage of Anna/Hannah in 1776 lists father as dec'd
death from OC records to be 8 Aug 1789?
birth to be 12 Dec 1716?

khouseknecht1added this on 25 Mar 2011
shill66originally submitted this to Hill Family Tree on 3 Feb 2010

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~blenderman/Blenderman/Kucher/fg07/fg07_0
19.html

(HMS?) Europa ca 1741 HOUSEKNECHT
khouseknecht1added this on 23 Mar 2011 Lorri Strawseroriginally submitted this to Lorri Strawser Family Tree on 17 Jun 2010 Name: Joh. Christian Hausknecht, Ship: EUROPA Place: ROTTERDAM Date: NOV. 20, 1741 Name Suffix: Senior Immigrated to Pennsylvania, November 20, 1741 aboard the “Europa” On ship list name is spelled…

[S3042] Ancestry.com, Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for Margretha Barbara Haussknecht (8) facts
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Margretha Barbara Haussknecht
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Name Margretha Barbara Haussknecht
Gender Female
Baptism 29 Mär 1723 (29 Mar 1723)
Evangelisch, Otisheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg
Res Oetisheim, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg
Father Johann Ernnst Haussknecht
Mother Margretha
FHL Film Number 1184989

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