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     He married an unknown person .¹ Hans died at age at an unknown age . Hans was born in 1699.

     Her body was interred, at St. Matthew's Cemetery at Kunkletown, Monroe County, Pennsylvania 18058.
Ottilia died after her husband. She is Buried, also believed, in St. Matthews, Kunkletown. She is provided for in Johann Nicolaus's will. Her mother is unknown. Both her parents are believed to have remained in what is now Germany.
She married Johann Nicolaus Borger.¹ Otilia was born circa 1720, at Germany. Otilia died after 1791 at age at an unknown age .

     He married Otilia Schafer.¹ His body was interred, at St. Matthew's Cemetery at Kunkletown, Monroe County, Pennsylvania 18058.
They immigrated 28 September 1753, arriving at Philadelphia on the Halfax under Thomas Coatan, Master. Johann Nicolaus gave his age as 33, swore the required "oath of allegiance of England," and signed his name Borger, with an umlaut (") over the "O". He is believed buried in St. Matthews, Kunkletown. His parents are not known.
Johann was born circa 1720, at Germany. Johann died on 15 January 1791 at age at an unknown age .

     Anna died at age at an unknown age . She married Abraham Osenbacher.¹ Anna was born on 23 November 1742.

     He married Anna Applionia Borger.¹ Abraham died at age at an unknown age . Abraham was born.

     Barbara died at age at an unknown age .
Husband, if any is unknown.
Barbara was born circa 1750.

     Juliana died at age at an unknown age .
Disinherited in her father's will because "she has lived against my values and has been disobedient."
She married George Hawk.¹ Juliana was born circa 1751.

     He married Juliana Borger.¹ George died at age at an unknown age . George was born.

     Babalonia died at age at an unknown age .
She may have been a twin of Juliana.
She married Conrad Hawk.¹ Babalonia was born circa 1751.

     He married Babalonia Elisabetha Borger.¹ Conrad died at age at an unknown age . Conrad was born.

     Nicolaus died at age at an unknown age . He married Sophia Chrisman.¹ Nicolaus was born in 1755.

     She married Nicolaus Borger.¹ Sophia died at age at an unknown age . Sophia was born.

     Yost died at age at an unknown age .
It is believed to have never married. He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War.
Yost was born circa 1756.

     Heinrich died at age at an unknown age . He married Margaretha (??) Borger.¹ Heinrich was born circa 1757.

     She married Heinrich Borger.¹ Margaretha died at age at an unknown age . Margaretha was born.

      She is buried at a cemetery near McIlhenny, Monroe County, PA.
She married Christopher Kleintof.¹ She married Henry (Heinrich) Weiss.¹ Anna was born circa 1760. Anna died in 1835 at age at an unknown age .

     He married Anna Margaretha Borger.¹ Christopher died at age at an unknown age . Christopher was born.

     He married Anna Margaretha Borger.⁴ He is buried at a cemetery near McIlhenny, Monroe County, PA. Henry was a Revolutionary War soldier, having served as a private in Captain Henry Christ's Co., Col. Samuel Miles (Miller) rifle regiment. His regiment was engaged in the capture of the Hessians at Trenton, NJ on December 26, 1776 and the battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777. He also served as an Ensign under Capt. Richard Shaw, 5th battalion, Northampton County Militia. In October 1777, he was wounded by bayonet and buckshot at White Marc(s)h, near Philadelphia, and was put on the disabled list. He was placed on the invalid pension roll of the state.
     The following article appeared in a 1983 edition of the Pocono Record:
     ANCIENT GRAVES GET FACELIFT
     By Monica von Dobeneck
     Pocono Record Reporter

     MCILHANEY - Off a narrow, winding country road, at the end of an overgrown path in the woods, lies an ancient, abandoned gravesite. Its stones are broken, overturned and moss-grown, almost hidden by shrubs and weeds. Deep in this plot lie the forgotten remains of a Revolutionary War hero. who was discharged after he was wounded by buck shot and bayonet at White Marsh and moved to a Pocono farm, where he raised a family of 12.
     His name was Henry Weisz, (or Weies, or Weis, or Weiss) and a trio of women, two of them distant descendants, have set about to resurrect his memory. They are Elaine Adams, the regent of the George Taylor Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, whose interest in the decrepit graves began when she was a girl scout in the 1940's; Dorothy Lindenmoyer, vice-regent of the DAR Chapter, who can trace her ancestry directly to Weisz; and Lindenmoyer's sister Evelyn Snyder.
     On a recent damp spring day, the three, who look more accustomed to afternoon teas then pickaxes and shovels, hiked to the end of that path to start sprucing the old site up.
     It may not look like much now, they said - but come back in while, maybe by July 4th, and it will look pretty spiffy. It will not only be neat and fresh, it will also boast an official brass plaque from the DAR.
     The history of the women's search is almost as interesting as the tidbits of Weisz' life which have filtered through the centuries.
     For Adams, the interest was sparked by Dr. Mary Cleaver, a professor at East Stroudsburg Teachers College in the 1940's and 1950's, a girl scout leader, and by Adams' account a remarkable woman.
     The gravesite was located on Cleaver's farm. When the professor realized the antiquity of the stones, she tried hard to interest local groups in restoring the site, but without success. Sometimes she led her girl scout troops on camping trips to the area, and she sparked interest in at least one of her proteges, young Elaine Adams.
     Many years later, Adams met Lindenmoyer on joining the DAR in 1977. She interested her new friend in the old site. It was at that time, when Lindenmoyer was researching her ancestry, she discovered her relation to Weisz.
     She also discovered the following through the DAR Patriot Index, the second series Pennsylvania archives, and the fifth series Pennsylvania archives:
     Henry Weisz was born in Philadelphia on January 1,1750. In 1776, he enlisted in the Revolutionary Army in Capt Henry Christ's Co., Col Samuel Miles rifle regiment.
     His regiment was engaged in the capture of the Hessians at Trenton, N.J. on Dec 26, 1776, and the battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777. He also served as an ensign under Capt. Richard Shaw, 5th battalion, Northampton County Militia.
     In October, 19(7)77, he was wounded by bayonet and buckshot at White Marsh, near Philadelphia, and put on the disabled list. He was placed on the invalid pension roll of the state.
     He removed to his McIlhaney Farm, and married Margaret Burger (or Borger). Their first child, Jacob, was born January 1,1782. The others which followed were Ann, Margaret, Henry, Mary, Ann, Sarah Ann, George, Maria, Catherine, Susanna, Magdalene, and Elizabeth. If the records are correct, their last child was born in 1809, when Henry was 59 and his wife was 49.
     Weisz died in 1827, and Margaret in 1835.
     All of this information had to be scrupulously researched, documented and notarized before the DAR national office in Washington would accept it, record it in the office of the Historian General, and issue the honorary plaque.
     "They will not stand for a mistake," Adams said.
     The bits of information the women have acquired have led them to speculate on the lives of the pioneer settlers. "I think the women had it extra hard," Adams said. "The men would come home, farm for a little while, then run off to war while the women kept the farm and the kids."
     Permission from the property owners and Gilbert Cemetery Association had to be acquired.
     "Nothing had been done for all those year," Adams said, pruning shears in hand. "It was just hidden and forgotten." This makes me happy because of Dr. Cleaver." PICTURE CAPTIONS: Conrad Kresge's grave marker, above, is an impressive stone carving which retells a dramatic incident from his Revolutionary era life. It is the opposite of Henry Weisz' forgotten marker, right, written in old German and lying on the ground in a shrubby corner of the woods near McIlhaney.
     But both graves will be marked by a Daughters of the American Revolution brass plaque honoring the men as Revolutionary War soldiers.
     Some area women are presently sprucing up the Weisz gravesite in preparation for a brief ceremony later in the summer. Henry was born on 12 February 1750, at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 19092. Henry died on 2 March 1827 at Brodheadsville, Chestnuthill Township, Pennsylvania 18322, at age 77. He made a will in 1829 at Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania 18042. ⁵.

     Jacob died at age at an unknown age .
Not in will, troublesome fact.
He married Barbara Christman.¹ Jacob was born circa 1765.

     She married Jacob Borger.¹ Barbara died at age at an unknown age . Barbara was born.

     He was baptized, at, at Hamiltion Church in the faith.
He never married.
Jacob was born on 1 January 1782. Jacob died in 1828 at age at an unknown age .

     She was baptized, at, at Hamiltion Church in the faith.
She never married.
Ann was born on 15 April 1783. Ann died on 30 July 1859 at age 76.

     She married Jacob Greenamoyer.¹ Elizabeth was born on 27 September 1784. Elizabeth died on 14 February 1870 at age 85.

     He married Elizabeth Weiss.¹ Jacob died at age at an unknown age . Jacob was born.

     She married Conrad Getz.¹ Margaretha was born on 20 May 1786. Margaretha died on 10 April 1877 at age 90.

     He married Margaretha (Margaret) Weiss.¹
He ouned and operated a farm in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, PA.
Conrad was born on 18 December 1786. Conrad died on 28 August 1863 at age 76.

     She married Nicholas Altemose.¹ Catherine was born on 27 November 1789. Catherine died on 31 January 1826 at age 36.

     He married Catherine Weiss.¹ Nicholas died at age at an unknown age . Nicholas was born.

     She married Samuel Shuler.¹ Susanna was born on 3 December 1791. Susanna died in 1889 at age at an unknown age .