Strickler Families of the World
Hans Strickler 1669-1737
Hans Strickler was a man who spent his life dedicated to his faith. Born into oppression, he lived a simple life. He never gained material wealth, but enjoyed a life filled with friends and family. He never sought reprisal for the horrible acts committed against him through the years. Religious zealouts would persecute his family and force them into hiding. But each time he and the other families of his community would return when times were again safe. This “Exodus” of sorts would inspire his descendants in years to come. His son Abraham Strickler later named his plantation “Egypt” as a lasting reminder of his families Exodus from Switzerland to Germany then to Holland and Denmark, but ultimately always returning to their original lands in the heart of Germany. Like nearly everyone, Hans Strickler was a farmer by necessity. There is no indication that he ever took up another trade. He was however a well educated man. By early adulthood he was gaining rank within the church. By the 1690’s he was a deacon and by 1732 he was ranking minister. Undoubtedly he died a well-respected man.

Hans Strickler is the forefather of most Stricklers in the United States. A few Strickler lineages do not trace directly from Hans, but nearly all share in his Mennonite heritage.

Rev. Hans Strickler
Son of Hans Jacob & Anna Katherina (Asper) Strickler
Born: 7 December 1669, Chielerenhof-Zimmerberg, Hirzel, ZH, CH
Baptized: 20 March 1670 at Hirzel, ZH, CH
Died: ca Apr 1737  near Ibersheim, GER
Buried: near Ibersheim, Germany
He Married 1st: ca 1692 near Ibersheim or Offstein, GER (see below)

Elsbeth Löhrer (lastname unproved; see below)
Daughter of Johannes “Jonnas” Löhrer and Anna Barbara Schneider
Born: 7 Jul 1671, Rorbas, SWI 
Died: 23 March 1697, Tetenbühl-Frederichstadt , S-H, GER  complications of childbirth
Buried: 25 March 1697, Frederichstadt Romanesch Church Cemetery
He Married 2nd: c1698, Frederichstadt, Germany
Anna Hiestand
Daughter of Rev. Hans Jacob Hiestand of Frederichstadt, Germany
(unproven but rather probable)
Born: c1675, Ibersheim, GER or Friederichstadt  Died: after 1739 in Lancaster Co., PA
Buried: Lancaster Co., PA
Anna Immigrated 8 October 1737 on the ship Charming Nancy  

When and Where Was He Born?


As with most of the Strickler families that appear in Germany, there are few records that make a definitive link to a Swiss forefather. The same can be said for
Hans Strickler.

Rev. Hans Strickler
is believed to be the Hans Strickler b. 7 December 1669  at Chielerenhof a small farm at Zimmerberg, Hirzel, Switzerland a son of Hans Jacob Strickler and his wife Anna Katherina Asper  (see below).

Zimmerberg is a small village north of Hirzel (town) about ½ way to Horgen, Switzerland and west of Wädenswil. The Strickler family lived there by 1663 and moved there from nearby Harüti.

Who Were Han’s Parents?

There has been considerable question as to who the parents of
Hans Strickler were. It can be narrowed down to two Stricklers each known as Hans and each a child of Hans Strickler and wife Margaretha Hitz and each with a wife named Anna.  Hans and Margaretha had ten children. Among them:

1)
Hans Jacob Strickler b. 24 Jul 1636. married Anna Katherina Asper
2) Hans Strickler called Hanseli b. 29 Sep 1641 d. 16 Feb 1642
3) Hans Strickler b. 5 Oct 1643 bpt. 8 Oct 1643 married Anna Asper

As previously mentioned records of Hirzel show a Hans Strickler b.7 Dec 1669 as a son of Hans Strickler and Anna. The problem with this is identifying which Hans Strickler was married to which Anna. The Mennonite census is useful in clearing up this mystery. We will look first at #3 Hans Strickler b. 1643

3)
Hans Strickler born 5 October 1643 at the Bruderhaus, Hirzel, SWI first appears in the 1649 Mennonite census aged 5 years old. He appears again in 1656 aged 12 years old. Hans last appears in the census in 1678 when he is aged 34. He appears with wife Anna aged (29?) and only one son Hans Jacob age 1. Hans does not appear in the 1682 Mennonite census of Hirzel and no records of him have been found in the parish registers of the Zürich area of Switzerland. This Hans Strickler who appears in Hirzel with son Hans Jacob Strickler age 1, is the Hans Strickler who married Anna Asper, as she is identified by the baptism of Hans Jacob Strickler on 20 May 1677 at Hirzel, SWI and the age in the Mennonite census matches that of Hans Strickler b. 1643. At this time Hans Strickler b. 1643 is called “der Zinterman in der Harud.” Which appears to be a misspelling of Zimmerman and thus reading “Hans Strickler the carpenter in Harüti.”

So it appears that
Hans Strickler born 1643 is the Hans Strickler who married Anna Asper. However from the 1678 census we can determine that this Hans Strickler is Not the father of Hans Strickler b. 1669 whose parents are listed as Hans Strickler and Anna.

This
Hans Strickler is probably the Hans Strickler who died at Hirzel 26 Dec 1679. No other Hans Stricklers are known to have lived in Hirzel during this time. His son Hans Jacob Strickler probably was adopted by his Uncle, Hans Jacob Strickler and immigrated with the family to the Pfalz. Later moving near Birkenaur, Germany. Hans Jacob Strickler is probably the Jakob Strickler who died in 1726 having lived at Birkenaur with wife Margaretha. 

2)
Hans Strickler called Hanseli Strickler died as an infant and cannot be the forefather of the American Stricklers.

1)
Hans Jacob Strickler born 24 July 1636 at the Bruderhaus-Hirzel, CH is apparently the Hans Jacob Strickler who married Anna Katherina Asper and appears in records of Hirzel from 1663 until 1676.  He appears in the 1649 Mennonite census of Hirzel but not in the 1656 census and neither does his older brother Hans Heinrich Strickler, both apparently leaving about 1656 for the Palatinate. Hans Heinrich Strickler had returned to Hirzel by 1660 and it is likely that Hans Jacob Strickler returned at the same time.

Conclusion: From the census record and other records mentioned above, we could reasonably conclude that Hans Strickler b. 1669 was the son of Hans Jacob Strickler and Anna Katherina Asper.

Who and When Did Hans Marry?


First Wife:

The marriages of
Hans Strickler b. 1669 has been a source of debate between myself and Richard Davis, who does not agree with the name of the first wife of Hans Strickler. Let’s begin with what is known.

13 October 1693,
Hans Strickler leaves the Ibersheim area for Friedrichstadt with a wife and no children. This indicates that Hans was married in late 1692 or early 1693.

In letters dated 13 October 1693 and 26 October 1693, members of the Flemish Congregation of Frederichstadt under the leadership of Rev. Plien had found that with the passing of time, it was again safe to return to Ibersheim from Frederichstadt . The letters were signed by some forty people including: 
Hans Strickler & wife, Hans Cunrad Strickler, Jacob Strickler, Rev. Hans Jacob Heistand his wife and child, Hans Jakob Bruppacher, wife and child, Hans Heinrich Heistand, Maria Heistand and numerous others.  The letters stated that they planned to relocate as soon as new farms could be found and their present farms and livestock be sold.

It is known that Hans’s first wife died 25 March 1697 at Friedrichstadt and was buried at the Romanesche Church there. Her age was given as 25 years  or born about 1671-72. It is also known that Hans and his wife had a son who died 20 June 1697. He was called Hanseli (little Hans) Strickler & his parents listed at his burial were
Hans & Elsbeth Strickler. 

So from the above known facts, we can determine that
Hans Strickler married about 1692-1693 to Elsbeth whose maiden name is unknown.

This is where the proven fact ends and speculation begins. This is also where there has been considerable debate. Elsbeth’s maiden name as I have come to conclude was Löhrer. I will admit there is NO evidentiary proof of this claim. It is my conclusion drawn from 20 years of researching the Strickler line, but moreso from the following vague facts:

1) Johannes Jonnas Löhrer lived near Rorbas, SWI. He married Anna Barbara Schneider and had these children:  a) Hans Jacob Löhrer b. 1 Dec 1664 b) Ulrich Löhrer b. 22 Jul 1666 (later married Anna Meyer) c) Johannes Löhrer b. 29 Jun 1668 and d) Elsbeth Löhrer b. 7 Jul 1671

2) Hans Strickler’s wife was named Elsbeth and was born about 1671-72 as was Elsbeth Löhrer.

3) Abraham Strickler of Virginia had an old family Bible that came into his possession between 1742 and 1746. Before Abraham had the bible it was in the possession of the Hans Heinrich Schneider family. Hans Heinrich Schneider’s father, Heinrich Schneider was a sister to Anna Barbara Schneider who was married to Johannes Jonnas Löhrer, a leader of the Mennonite Amish sect.

4) The Strickler, Löhrer and Schneider families each took the oath of naturalization together in Pennsylvania. The Löhrer and Schneider families immigrated together.

5) Johannes Jonnas Löhrer  was the son of Abraham Löhrer and wife Dorothea.

6) Hans Strickler named his first son Abraham Strickler. His oldest daughter, although clearly by his second wife, had as her name Anna Katherina Dorothea Strickler, the name of Jonnas Löhrer’s mother and Hans’s mother added together.

7) When the Strickler family went to Friedrichstadt, with them were members of the Schneider family.

Conclusion: All of these records suggest to me that there was at least a close relation between the Löhrer, Strickler and Schneider families. You can judge for yourself whether or not she was Elsbeth Löhrer or Elsbeth someone else.

A secondary conclusion might be that Elsbeth’s maiden name was Schneider. It is known that members of the Schneider family went to Fredrichstadt with the Strickler family.

There was a close connection between the families of the Ibersheim Community and neighboring Mennonite communities such as Offstein. Families constantly intermarried.

It is my opinion that
Hans Strickler married first to Elsbeth Löhrer.  I base my opinion on the simple fact that the Löhrer family has a close tie to the Abraham Strickler family in Virginia and the Heinrich Strickler family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Second wife of Hans Strickler


Hans Strickler remarried soon after the death of his first wife. He remarried before 9 April 1698. On 9 April 1698, Hans Strickler and wife Antie (Anna) were among a list of people leaving the Friedrichstadt Church for Ibersheim in the Palatinate. Also on this list were Hans Jacob Hiestand and wife. Other members of the family stayed behind. They left in response to the Ryswick Treaty that in the fall of 1697 brought a temporary peace to the Palatinate.

From these records it is known that
Hans Strickler was married in 1698 to Anna. Rev. Hans Jacob Hiestand, minister of the Friedrichstadt Church had a daughter Anna for whom no formal record of marriage has been found. It is believed that Hans Strickler married to Anna Hiestand. When Hans Jacob Hiestand went to Friedrichstadt (letter of October 1693) he is listed as having a wife and child. Then in the 1698 letter he is listed with just a wife, but Hans Strickler immigrated back to the Palatinate with wife Anna. I have not personally researched the Hiestand family but I have been told by several reliable sources that Hans Jacob Hiestand had a youngest daughter named Anna who disappeared from records about 1697.

It is widely believed that
Hans Strickler took for his second wife Anna Hiestand. Mennonite Census records show that in 1696 Hans Jacob Hiestand had living at his house at Friedrichstadt a daughter named Anna. In 1698, she had disappeared from that household. The only known male in the community who married between 1696 and 1698 and whose wife has remained unproved, was Hans Strickler.

When and Where Were Han’s Children Born?


I must begin this section with a warning to all.  There has been a great debate over what children belong to which wife of Hans Strickler, and except for Hanseli Strickler, there are NO official identifiable records with birth dates on them. Birth dates are however given here even when the source is NOT immediately known. Those instances will be noted.

Here is all we know for certain:

From the church letters named above we learn that
Hans Strickler was married but had no children as of October 26, 1693. The families, which signed these letters, moved back to Ibersheim by late1698. While in Frederichstadt Hans had one son named Hans called Hanseli who died there in 1697 the same year his first wife Elsbeth died.

Children by 1st wife:


The arrangement of the children in these families is based more on logic and circumstantial fact rather than on known fact. Although some birth dates are shown, the sources for them all are not in all instancesimmediately known.

Abraham Strickler born ca 6 Dec 1693 probably near Friedrichstadt, Germany
It is pretty well accepted across the board that
Abraham Strickler is the oldest surviving son of Hans Strickler. Some debate has been as to whether he was older or younger than Hanseli Strickler who was born in 1697. Assuming Abraham was the oldest son by Elsbeth, the first wife of Hans, we can determine that Abraham was born after October 1693 when Hans and his wife with no children left Ibersheim, GER. It is not known if Elsbeth was pregnant with Abraham before they left Ibersheim and if so how far pregnant she might have been. So Elsbeth could have been up to 9 months pregnant meaning Abraham would have been born shortly after reaching Ibersheim in November 1693. If Elsbeth did not become pregnant until they reached Friedrichstadt then Abraham could have been born no earlier than August 1694. So from these facts Abraham could have been born anywhere from November 1693 thru or after August 1694.

The Strickler family bible has one curious entry that has yet to be fully translated. It reads as follows:
Abraham Strickler of -----------. Then two words then Abraham Strickler and a series of numbers and letters 169(3); 6 D Which appears to be 6 Dec 1693. This could be the birth date of Abraham Strickler. This is NOT a proven fact. But it is a logical conclusion. What other date from the 1690’s could be associated with Abraham Strickler other than his birth?

Conrad Strickler born ca Jan 1695 in Friedrichstadt, GER
It is pretty well accepted that
Abraham Strickler and Conrad Strickler were brothers. It is also well accepted that Conrad and Abraham immigrated together, indicating to me that they were close in age. Assuming that the 6 Dec 1693 date is a birth date for Abraham Strickler and that Conrad Strickler was the next child after Abraham, we can arrive an approximate date of birth. We can determine that Conrad was not born before October 1694. Then using the birth of Hanseli Strickler it can be determined that Conrad Strickler had to be born before April 1696. So a birth range for Conrad would be October 1694 to April 1696. However when we also look at the next brother Heinrich Strickler, who appears to have been a full brother to Conrad and Abraham and younger than Conrad, we can narrow the birth range for Conrad to between October 1694 and April 1695 (see below Heinrich Strickler) The birth date of ca Jan 1695 for Conrad Strickler is simply a date of reference halfway between the possible birth range of Conrad Strickler.

Heinrich Strickler b. 11 March 1696, Friedrichstadt, Germany
Again it is widely accepted that
Heinrich Strickler was the next brother after Conrad Strickler, his approximate birth range using the same system as above would be between September 1695 and April 1696 for the earliest possible dates. We know that the youngest child born to Hans and Elsbeth was born March 1697 which meant that Heinrich Strickler had to be born at least 10 months before this or during or before April 1696, which fits within the above date ranges. Using the date range for Conrad it can also be found that Heinrich would have been born no earlier than November 1695 (10 months after Conrad). So a birth range for Heinrich would be November 1695-April 1696.

The date given of March 11,1696 fits in this range of dates. However the source of this date is unknown.  I received a package of hand written notes and hand drawn maps. Amidst these notes was a line stating, “
Henry Strickler was born 11 March 1696 in the old country and died here 5 May 1761 an old man. His tombstone lies here in the cemetery beside that of his wife Susanna. The source of this date is NOT immediately known.

Hans “Hanseli” Strickler born 20 March 1697 at Friedrichstadt, GER
Hans was born 3 days before his mother died from complications of childbirth. He was buried in Friedrichstadt Romanesch Church.  He was obviously the last child born to Hans and Elsbeth Strickler.

Some Problems and Questions:


On occasion people have put forth some insightful arguments against my arrangement of the first four children. I have Not  yet found any evidence to prove the above incorrect. But remember, no concrete evidence has been found! I only stand by my arrangement as far as logic will take it or until more definite evidence changes my mind. Here are the common arguments:

1)
Hans Strickler and his first wife had but one child and he died in infancy. These people site the same letters that I have quoted. They note that the 13 October 1693 letters list all people who at that time have children. They then cite the 9 April 1698 letter that lists Hans Strickler with his new wife Anna and no children. People argue that since no children were mentioned in either letter that there were no children. They also site that in the 13 October letter people with children were pointed out. This can be refuted:

a) The 13 and 26 October 1693 letters do mention children of married couples, sometimes by name, sometimes by number.
b) The 9 April 1698 letter does not list children of every couple. Therefore any children born to Hans and his first wife would not necessarily be listed in this letter. I’ll provide one of numerous examples to prove this:

In the 26 October 1693 letter, Samuel Bayer is listed with his wife and six children. In the 9 April 1698 letter, Samuel Bayer is listed with only his wife. It can be proven that his six children did not come of age between 1693 and 1698, nor that they died. These six children appear in Ibersheim with their father when he returned there in 1698. So obviously not all minor children were listed in the 1698 letter. The same comparison can be made with a number of the families in these letters.

2) Since
Abraham Strickler and Conrad Strickler came to America on their own and did not bring Heinrich Strickler, they were not full brothers. I fail to see how one can make this assumption because it makes more since that they were brothers. Here are some solutions.

a)
Abraham and Conrad Strickler came to America to locate and settle land in preparation of family later joining them. Heinrich Strickler remains behind as the oldest remaining son to help with the farm. (Don’t this make wonderful sense.)
b)And lets not forget the land itself. After arriving in America
Abraham Strickler settled a track of land at West Hempfield. When he moved to Virginia, he left his land to Heinrich Strickler, not to Conrad. If they were half- brothers I don’t  think Abraham would have been quite as generous and would have offered his land to his brother Conrad.

Children by second marriage of Hans Strickler:

The other children listed as children of
Hans Strickler of Ibersheim are all attributed to his second wife Anna. There is little dispute about the mother of these children but some debate over birth dates. Keep in mind that the children are all assumed to have been born near Ibersheim, Germany however between 1699 and 1732 there are no records found of the Strickler family in Ibersheim.

Anna Katherina Dorothea Strickler born 11 January 1701 in Ibersheim, Germany
She married Ulrich Shellenberger and immigrated with
Heinrich Strickler and lived at Hempfield with Heinrich and Abraham Strickler. Shellenberger family researchers list her birth universally as 1701, some stating her birth as 11 January 1701 and her death as 23 February 1768. She was clearly born to the second marriage. Records of the Shellenberger family seem to indicate that Anna died in 1738 and not 1768 and that her husband remarried Maria who was also a Strickler and probably the sister of Anna. This Maria may be the child born between 1714 and 1717 and is so far unidentified in the Hans Strickler family but was probably born after 1720 (see below)

Child Strickler born ca 1705 in Ibersheim, Germany and probably died young
There are no records of a child born between Anna K D Strickler and Hans J Strickler. However it is likely there were at least one, maybe two children who were born and died young between 1702 and 1708.

Han Jacob Strickler born ca 24 March 1708 at Ibersheim, Germany
He was the oldest male when he, his mother and his siblings immigrated to America in 1737. Unfortunately no age is stated with his immigration. Birth dates vary for him from 1702 to 1710.  Many list him as born in 1708, which could be true. He is buried in the Strickler Cemetery at Mt. Joy with a very worn stone that appears to read
Jacob Strickler died 28 June 1782 aged 74 years 3 months and 4 days.

Ulrich Strickler born 2 Nov 1709-Oct 1710, Ibersheim, Germany
Birth dates for
Ulrich Strickler vary considerably. Most list his birth between 1710 and 1715. One account of Henry Strickler (b. 18 Feb 1809) states that his great-grandfather was but 40 years old when he died or born about 1710. It is reasonable to assume Ulrich was older that his wife who was born not later than 1714 and reportedly 1 Feb 1711 (an internet file listing the Children of Christian Schenk by Mary (Kauffman) Strickler, widow of Ulrich Strickler).  So assuming that Ulrich was 40 when he died in November 1750, then he had to be born between 2 November 1709 and last of October 1710.

Child Strickler born ca 1712-14, Ibersheim, Germany and probably died young
It is believed that there were other children born to Hans Strickler and Anna between 1712 and 1717. The number of children can only be speculated but was likely not more than two. These children probably all died young.

Child Strickler born c 1714-1717, Ibersheim, Germany It seems likely there was another child born between Ulrich and Barbara. This child could be the Maria Strickler who is speculated to be part of this family. However it seems most likely that if there is a child named Maria she was born after 1720.

Anna Barbara Strickler b. ca Apr 1718, Ibersheim, GER (unconfirmed date)
Barbara has been the source of considerable debate. When she immigrated in 1737 she was then of age to be listed or born before 1721. She has long believed to be the Anna Barbara Strickler who married Christian Landis. However in recent years some have tried to link the Anna Barbara Strickler who married Christian Landis as a daughter of Conrad Strickler.  The researchers that are leaning towards A Barbara Strickler md Christian Landis as a daughter of Conrad (primarily Jim Landes) suggest that Christian Landis was born not until the 1730’s and not in the 1720’s as has been believed. However ponder this; If Anna Barbara was a daughter of
Conrad Strickler, then Heinrich Strickler, s/o Ulrich married his 1st cousin’s child.

Evidence refutes the suggestion that Barbara Strickler who married Christian Landis was the daughter of Conrad. Conrad did have a daughter named Barbara. She married Johannes Treichler. When he died she named her brothers Jacob and John as guardians of her children. Only Conrad had sons Jacob and John and a daughter Barbara. Henry also had this combination but it is known that his daughter Barbara married Henry Lichty in 1753. So Barbara Strickler who married Christian Landis could not be the daughter of Conrad Strickler.

Maria Strickler born c 1722, near Ibersheim, Germany
She married Ulriich Shellenberger. Surfacing research in the Shellenberger family indicates that Ulrich married twice his first wife Anna KD Strickler and his second wife Maria who is also suspected to be a Strickler and the sister of Anna K D Strickler. She is not listed in the 1737 ship manifest with the other Charming Nancy Stricklers indicating she may have been born in 1722 rather than 1716.

The In Between Years
Here are some other scattered records of
Hans Strickler. The first two records are for Hans Strickler b. 1643 and obviously not for Hans Strickler b. 1669.

6 Feb 1671
Hans Strickler is the primary signer of a request for help sent by a group of Mennonites living at Kreisuns near Worms. The letter is written to the church in Amsterdam and is written with a mixture of German and Dutch. It appears that when Hans wrote the letter he was a German trying to write Dutch to brethren in Holland. The request specifically asks for a safe place and land. They were not located at Ibersheim when the letter was written. The letter was undersigned by Jacob Everköng, Hans Luscher, Johann Clements, Valentin Hütwöhl, Christian Peters and Jacob Müller.

4 Apr 1671
Hans Strickler received 77 gulden for the support of his family and brethren and for the purposes of the church at Ibersheim.   The money was sent in response to the request for support sent on February 6th 1671. The group had apparently been directed to find safe harbor at Ibersheim.

5 Sep 1691
Hans Strickler Ibersheim, GER    Taken from a list of Mennonite representatives to an annual meeting. The text reads as follows: Sembach von Kaiserlautern nordwärts und zugerhörgir Orteberg wie Wuttenberg, Butzbach, Phermullingden und Münchweiler 20 (tauffer?) Sep 1691 1) Ulrich Drüssel; Münchweiler 2) Hans Weissel, deacon from Buzbach 3) Johannes Galli from Phermullingen im Wuttemburg 4) Hans Strickler of Ibersheim 5) Ulrich Liechti deacon from Orteberg. (EMU Library)

The date of this list was hard to read but appeared to be Sept 1691. This can be authentic considering
Hans Strickler is not mentioned as being a deacon for Ibersheim. He did not become deacon until 1693, so the list appears to be before the year 1693. Hans was not at Ibersheim from October 1693 until early 1698, so the list cannot be dated in those years.

24. Dec 1693
Hans Strickler Friedrichstadt, GER (Sutter)
Hans Strickler is installed as a deacon of the Friedrichstadt Church.

1693-1697
Hans Strickler is listed among residents of Friedrichstadt in 1693 and 1697.   Records of Friedrichstadt Church show that in 1693, Hans was instilled as a deacon in the church.

Feb 1696 Hans Heisey is listed as minister of the church of Ibersheim. His chief deacon was Christian Stauffer who took over for
Strickler.

09. Apr 1698
Hans Strickler Friedrichstadt, S-H-, GER to Ibersheim, Pfalz
In the fall of 1697 the Ryswick Treaty brought a temporary peace to the Pfalz and Palatinate. This peace allowed for a number Mennonite Families to return to southern Germany. In a letter of intent written April 9, 1698,
Hans Strickler and wife Antje (Anna) were named among those choosing to leave the Friedrichstadt Church for the church at Ibersheim.

May 1698
Hans Strickler instilled by Rev. Hans Heisey as deacon of the church of Ibersheim, Germany. 

June 1698,
Hans Strickler and Christian Stauffer witness the baptism of a daughter of Hans Bruppacher. 

1700-1730 Little is known of the
Hans Strickler family between 1700 and 1730. I believe that at some point the family moved to Holland. I arrive at this conclusion based on the fact that Han’s son Abraham Strickler married Anna Maria Ruffner whose family lived near Amsterdam in Holland. They married about 1722. Abraham then immigrated with his brother Conrad from Rotterdam leaving about June or July 1724 and arriving in America about October 1724.

If
Hans Strickler moved to Holland it is not known how long they might have stayed. It may be that just his sons moved there in the early 1720’s.

08. Jan 1732
Hans Strickler Ibersheim, GER (Menn Archives )
Hans Strickler is installed as minister of the Mennonite Congregation of Ibersheim, Germany. He ministered there until his about 1737..

30 Jan 1732: Taufgestinnte Gemeinden in der Pfalz unter Mannheim im 30 Januar 1732. Die Gemeinde auf dem Ibersheimerhof 2 Stunden von Worms, mit zugerhören Orten wie Osthofen, Hernsheim und Mickenhausen, 56 familien 1) Jacob Muller 2)
Hans Strickler 3) Hans Jacob Hiestand 4) Ulrich Hagman, deacon 5) Abraham Brubaker, deacon

Death of Hans Strickler

The exac date of death of
Hans Strickler remains unknown.He may have died while pastor of Ibersheim Mennonite Church. His death occurred after January 1732 and by about April 1737 when his widow Anna and children Hans Jacob, Ulrich, Anna Barbara and Anna Katherina Dorthea Strickler and possibly Maria all immigrated to America from Rotterdam, arriving in America 8 October 1737 on the ship Charming Nancy.  The eldest son Hans Jacob also brought his wife and children. The family may have stopped in England and stayed there for a period of time before arriving in Philadelphia. Evidence of this indenture is in a Philadelphia Court Record dated 6 May 1743 at which time Hans Jacob Strickler was forced to pay a sum of money to London.  It is believed this was money Hans Jacob owed to London for his immigration to America. Rev. Strickler’s older children had already made the trip to Ameriica.

Additional Ibersheim Records

So far there have been
no Stricklers living in Ibersheim in 1738 or in 1742.
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