Johann Adam Schlott

1761 - 1833  (71 years)

• Name	Johann Adam Schlott  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	26 Dec 1761	Mittelsinn, Hesse-Kassel, Hessen, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Aug 1833  [1]
  Buried	Canadochly Church Cemetery, Lower Windsor Twp, York County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	In a letter dated August 9, 1935, written by A.D. Hiller, Executive Assistant to the Administrator, Veterans Administration, Washington, it was noted that Adam Schlott of York County was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War Record which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W.2870, based upon his service in that war. "John Adam Schlott was born on 26 December 1761 in "Hessee Cassele", Middelsie, District of Schwartzenfeld, Germany. The names of his parents are not given. While residing in Berks County, Pennsylvania he enlisted sometime in August 1776, and served one month as a Private in Captian John Golden's company under Colonel Dickender in the Pennsylvania troops; he immediately enlisted in the Flying Camp and served six months in Captain Jacob Bower's Company, Colonel Haller's regiment and was in the battle of White Plains. He was allowed pension on his application executed January 8, 1833, then a resident of Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania, where he had moved in 1788 from Berks County. He died August 3, 1833. John Adam Schlott married April 29, 1788, Catharina Holderrien. It is not shown where they married; the place of her birth is not given, nor are the names of her parents stated. The soldier's widow, Catharina Schlott, was allowed pension on her application executed June 17, 1839, then aged seventy-two years, eight months and twenty-five days, and living in Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania. The following are the names of their children as found in the claim: John Migel born March 7, 1789 Elisabeda born March 3, 1791 Johannes born October 8, 1792 Kaderina born July 20, 1794 Maria born March 18, 1797 Rebecka born April 29, 1799 Sofyia born January (?) 23, 1802 Machtdelena born August 11, 1805" In 1941, the Rev. Edward C. Ruby, D.D., prepared a paper titled "Data Concerning Several Branches of the SCHLOTT, SLOAT, FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES (York, Pennsylvania). He noted that Johan Adam Schlott arrived on the ship "Union" from Rotterdam, and qualified on September 30, 1774. He cites the Penna. Archives, 2nd series, 17th Vol.---Immigrants. He further noted that the Pennsylvania census of 1790 contains the names of- Michael Slutt -1-4-4 (4 sons under 16 and three daughters) Adam Slutt -1-1-1 (1 son under 16). His paper supports the children listed above as children of Adam and Catharina. He obtained their names and birthdates from records at the Canadochly Lutheran Church in York, Pennsylvania. He also wrote that Adam Schlott's Will is recorded at the York County Court House. In the will, which was made on August 25, 1832, and probated on September 3, 1833, the following children were mentioned: Michael; Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Liphart; John; Catharine, wife of John Kramer; Anna Maria, wife of George Atting; Rebecca, wife of Wm. Matthias; Sophia, wife of George Dellinger; and Magdelena, wife of Adam Kromling. (Research):From: FamilyHart < FamilyHart@aol.com> Subject: Re: SLOTHOWER Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 17:30:11 EDT The Slothower family of York County are descendants of Niclaus Schlotthauer, b. abt 1730 of Hesse Cassel, Germany and his wife Anna Elisabeth. Many of the family changed their name to Schlott and Sloat. Niclaus and Anna Elisabeth had the following children: Heinrich Anthon Schlotthauer, b. 14 Oct 1753 chr. at Sherman's (St. David's) Union in West Manheim Twp, York, PA. Maria Christina Schlotthauer, b. 23 Dec 1755 chr. at Sherman's Union Johan Michael Schlotthauer, chr. 26 Jun 1757 (Rev. Jacob Lischey's Record) Christinia Elisabetha Schlotthauer, b. 2 Apr 1759 chr. at Sherman's Union Anna Margreth Schlotthauer, chr. 10 May 1761 (Rev. Jacob Lischy's Record) Johan Adam Schlotthauer, b. 26 Dec 1761, (Canadochly Church Cemetery) Peter Schlotthauer, (Name from St. Matthew's (Hanover) and Strayer's (West Manchester Twp.)) Magdalena Schlotthauer, b. 3 Dec 1770 chr. St. Matthew's (Hanover) I come through the above Johan Michael Schlotthauer who shortened the name to Schlott. NAME, BIRTH, & DEATH: SCHLOTT FAMILIES IN THE U.S., PG 14. REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN. BURIED CANADOCHLY CHURCH. CAME TO AMERICA ON SHIP UNION AND TOOK THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE AT PHILADEL PHIA ON 30 SEP 1774
  Person ID	I7719	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2016

  
  

  Family	Anna Maria Catharina Holder,   b. Abt 1767, Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Dec 1848  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1788	Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Children	1. Johann Michael Schlott,   b. 9 Mar 1789, York County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Oct 1851  (Age 62 years)   2. Elizabeth Schlott,   b. 3 Mar 1791, York County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Jan 1859  (Age 67 years)   3. Johannes Schlott,   b. 8 Oct 1792, York County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Apr 1864  (Age 71 years)   4. Catharina Schlott,   b. 20 Jul 1794, York County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Sep 1854, Seneca County, Ohio  (Age 60 years)   5. Anna Maria Barbara Schlott,   b. 18 Mar 1797, York County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Nov 1881  (Age 84 years)   6. Rebecca Schlott,   b. 29 Apr 1799, York County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Apr 1877  (Age 77 years)   7. Sophia Schlott,   b. Abt 1802, York County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Aug 1870  (Age ~ 68 years)   8. Magdalena Schlott,   b. 11 Aug 1805, York County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Jan 1886  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F3321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Dec 1761 - Mittelsinn, Hesse-Kassel, Hessen, Germany Married - 29 Apr 1788 - Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania Buried - - Canadochly Church Cemetery, Lower Windsor Twp, York County, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S448] Veterans Administration, Letter dated 9 August 1935 re: Pension Claim, w. 2870, Johan Adam Schlott. [S335] Ruby, Rev. Edward C., D.D. "Data Concerning Several Branches of the SCHLOTT, SLOAT, FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES (York, Pennsylvania: 1941). [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), "FamilyHart Database" (FamilyHart@aol.com) Ver. 2009-06-0 9 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=fami lyhart (Reliability: 3).