Henrich BITTING

• Born: about1670 in Germany [1]
• Died: after1730 in Pennsylvania

Spouse: Anna Catharina SCHAEFFER

• Born: Unknown
• Died: Unknown
• Married: Unknown [9]

Children of Henrich & Anna Catharina:

1. Martin (1697 - 1756)
2. Anna Sophia (1699 - ?)
3. Ludwig (1702 - 1775)
4. Anna Catherina (1704 - 1706)
5. Heinrich (1705 - 1747)
6. Anna Dorothea Elizabeth (1708 - ?)
7. Peter (1710 - ?)
8. Jost (1713 - 1801)
9. Johanna Juliana (1716 - 1717)
10. Melchior (1718 - 1722)

Parents of Henrich:

• Father: Unknown
• Mother: Unknown

Biographical Information:

Henrich brought his family from Freinsheim, in the German Palatinate to Pennsylvania in 1723. While living in Freinsheim he served as a minor court official, "Raths-Diener" or tipstaff [1]. He obtained a passport from town officials on April 25, 1723. He settled in Hanover Township, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) county. In 1728 he signed a petition of local residents to the governor asking for protection from the Indians. He is listed on the tax records of New Hanover Township in 1734 for 100 acres of land.