Jakob Jordy b. Abt 1778: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Jakob Jordy

Male Abt 1778 -


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  • Name Jakob Jordy  [1
    Birth Abt 1778  [1, 2
    • Birth document of Peter says Jacob was 37.
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Cultivator. He was described as “a plowman on the Raderhoff.” 
    Religion Amish Mennonite 
    Person ID I4677  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2021 

    Father Johannes (Jean) Jordy,   b. 1750, Kaiserslautern, Palatinate, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1803, Windstein, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Barbara Esch (Oesch, Eschem) 
    Family ID F6988  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catharina Schantz,   b. Bef 1811 
    Marriage 31 Jan 1803  [3, 4
    • 11 Pluviose XI

      Jacob Jordi, 24,
      Resident of Lauterbacher Hof
      Parents Johannes Jordi and Barbara Eschin
       
      Catharina Schantz
      Parents Johannes Schantz and Magdalena Stutz
       
      Witnesses Christian Hochstettler, 64, Isaac Hochstettler, 30, and Peter Hochstettler, 30, all of the Lauterbacher Hof..

    Children 
     1. Elisabetha Jordy,   b. 22 Nov 1803, Niedersteinbach, Bas-Rhin (Alsace), FR Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Katharina Jordy,   b. 5 Jan 1806, Windstein, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Christian Jordy (Yotty),   b. 7 Mar 1809, Dambach, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1870, Olio Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     4. Jacob Jordy,   b. 3 Jun 1811, Dambach, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 18 Aug 1874, Zeitlarn, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 63 years)
     5. Peter Yordy,   b. 26 Jul 1815, Jaegerthal, Niederbronn-Les-Bains, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1897, Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     6. Jacobina (Jacquée) (Philabena) Yordy,   b. 29 Jun 1819, Jaegerthal, Niederbronn-Les-Bains, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1883, Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F3313  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Lived on the Raderfoff at Dambach, Lower Alsace for the birth of their child, Christian, in 1809. They settled at Jaegerthal, adjacent to Windstein, Lower Alsace circa 1814. While they were there, two more children were registered at Windstein in 1815 and 1818.


      “With the exception of the years 1814-1818, little is known of the lives of Jakob Jordi, son of Johannes Jordy and Barbara Esch. Birth records of his children tell us that he was married to Catherina Schantz. Her ancestry is uncertain, but she may have been a daughter of Christian Schantz and Anna Rubi of the Heiligenbrunerhof near Lembach. To date, no historic record of the marriage of Jakob and Catherina has been located. We also know that through this period, the couple lived at Jaegerthal, France. Jaegerthal is the site of an iron foundry (first built in 1602) and an adjacent estate. It could not even be called a “village”. It would more appropriately be referred to as a commune located approximately one mile south of the village of Windstein, France. It appears that Jakob Jordi began as a day laborer on the estate at Jaegerthal. He apparently worked in the agricultural endeavors at Jaegerthal (rather than the foundry) as he was described as a “cultivator” or farmer on Jacobina’s birth registry.

      “From the historic records thus far identified, it appears that Jakob and Catharina resided somewhere other than the Jaegerthal/Windstein region prior to 1814. During this time, their son, Christian, and possibly a son, Jakob (father of Barbara Yordy Eigsti), were born. The historic record suggests they left Jaegerthal shortly after the birth of daughter, Jacobina, in 1818. According to their son, Peter Yordy, they moved to a location “about 20 miles south of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Though the sight has not yet been located, Peter’s immigration record suggests it may have been near Starnberger See (Lake Starnberg). “ [probably Socking or Hanfeld]


      Grünthal on August 18, 1874: With the return of the received letter from the royal District Office Hemau from the 4th of the month with the subject is reported as follows on the basis of the declaration of the farm owner Jakob Jordy from the Pentlhof:  1) From 1841 to 1853, the intended Jordy was 12 (?) years old as an economic tenant with Mr. Neuffert in Eichhofen. 2) His children born in Eichhofen are: a Maria Jordy b. on January 8, 1842 b) Elisabetha Jordy on September 15, 1844 c) Magdalena Jordy on September 25, 1847 d) Anna Jordy on February 16, 1849 e) Jakob Jordy on October 5th, 1852 f) Barbara Jordy on December 14, 1853 drawn to the most gracious awe Stadtamhof on August 20, 1874 Lehnert There is still to be researched when Jakob married Jordy and where he lives. [5, 6, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S617] Gary L. Yordy, New Information.

    2. [S712] Maurice Hebert , Handwritten notes by Maurice Hebert.

    3. [S1266] Marriage of Jakob Jordi and Catharina Schantz.

    4. [S712] Maurice Hebert , Handwritten notes by Maurice Hebert, 1811 - Probably not correct.

    5. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    6. [S621] Gary L. Yordy, Yordy Addendum: French Birth Records and Ancestry of Peter Yordy.

    7. [S1244] Jakob Jordy of Pentlhof.


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