Johann Peter Klöckner was born on 1 December 1729 in Lochum, Sayn [Germany], a son of Johannes Klöckner and Anna Catharina Schmidt. He was baptized at the parish church in Alpenrod on 11 December 1729, and confirmed at the parish church in Alpenrod on 2 June 1743 (Johann Peter, Johannes Klöckner's legitimate son).
The family home in Lochum is located at Reihenstraße 3 - 5.
He married Anna Catharina Schneider on 8 June 1752 in Alpenrod, Sayn [Germany].
After paying the departure tax in Alpenrod in March 1753, to travel "to America", he was initially scheduled to leave on the Rowand from Rotterdam, but instead must have left on another passenger vessel contracted by Daniel Havart.
He settled in New Jersey, where the first surviving mention of his name was recorded in Sussex County in 1769.
In 1774, his tenant farm and other lands comprised 160 acres.
Peter Kleckner was a juror for the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1778.
The bridge near his farm was known as Kleckner's Bridge and it crossed the Paulins Kill at Lafayette, where a detachment of the Continental Army encamped overnight while en route from Morristown, New Jersey to Newburgh, New York in October 1781. The army's horses foraged on hemp and hay mixed with daisies from Peter Kleckner's pasture.
Peter Kleckner, his son John Kleckner and several of their neighbors were evicted from the land they farmed by order of the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1787.
He died in Newton (in the area presently known as Lafayette) in December 1800, between the date of the writing of his will (4 December 1800) and the date of the inventory of his estate (8 December 1800).
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The surname was spelled Klöckner in Germany and Kleckner, Klackner or Cleckner in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It is derived from the German word for bell-ringer, Glöckner.
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Peter Kleckner was one of three Kleckner immigrants to America in 1753, as follows. The first two — John and Anthony — were brothers, and the third — Peter — was unrelated to the Kleckner brothers.
1. Johannes Stephan Klöckner ("Johannes") — Son of Johann Adam Klöckner of Derschen in the parish of Daaden. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Married 20 April 1753 in Daaden. Emigrated with his wife, Anna Elisabeth Knautz of Derschen. Sailed on the Rowand (Arthur Tran, Master), which left Rotterdam, Netherlands on or after 6 July 1753, stopped over in Cowes, England, left Cowes on 30 July 1753 and qualified in Philadelphia on 29 September 1753. He was called "John" in Pennsylvania.
2. Johann Andönges Klöckner ("Anton") — Son of Johann Adam Klöckner of Derschen in the parish of Daaden. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Emigrated with his wife Elisabeth Margaretha Fischbach of Daaden, and children Engelbert, 5, Johann Stephan, 1, and Margaretha, infant. Although he had contracted with Havart to travel on the Rowand, he instead left on another ship freighted by Havart, the Edinburgh (John Lyon, Master), and left Rotterdam on or after 26 May 1753, stopped over in Cowes, England, left Cowes on 28 July 1753 and qualified in Philadelphia on 2 October 1753. He was called "Anthony" in Pennsylvania.
3. Johann Peter Klöckner ("Peter") — Son of Johannes Klöckner of Lochum in the parish of Alpenrod. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Emigrated "to America" with his wife, Anna Catharina Schneider of Altstadt, having paid the first quarter 1753 departure tax in Alpenrod in late March 1753. He did not sail on the Rowand as planned. The name of the ship on which he sailed has not been preserved. He was called "Peter" in New Jersey.
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The family home in Lochum is located at Reihenstraße 3 - 5.
He married Anna Catharina Schneider on 8 June 1752 in Alpenrod, Sayn [Germany].
After paying the departure tax in Alpenrod in March 1753, to travel "to America", he was initially scheduled to leave on the Rowand from Rotterdam, but instead must have left on another passenger vessel contracted by Daniel Havart.
He settled in New Jersey, where the first surviving mention of his name was recorded in Sussex County in 1769.
In 1774, his tenant farm and other lands comprised 160 acres.
Peter Kleckner was a juror for the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1778.
The bridge near his farm was known as Kleckner's Bridge and it crossed the Paulins Kill at Lafayette, where a detachment of the Continental Army encamped overnight while en route from Morristown, New Jersey to Newburgh, New York in October 1781. The army's horses foraged on hemp and hay mixed with daisies from Peter Kleckner's pasture.
Peter Kleckner, his son John Kleckner and several of their neighbors were evicted from the land they farmed by order of the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1787.
He died in Newton (in the area presently known as Lafayette) in December 1800, between the date of the writing of his will (4 December 1800) and the date of the inventory of his estate (8 December 1800).
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The surname was spelled Klöckner in Germany and Kleckner, Klackner or Cleckner in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It is derived from the German word for bell-ringer, Glöckner.
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Peter Kleckner was one of three Kleckner immigrants to America in 1753, as follows. The first two — John and Anthony — were brothers, and the third — Peter — was unrelated to the Kleckner brothers.
1. Johannes Stephan Klöckner ("Johannes") — Son of Johann Adam Klöckner of Derschen in the parish of Daaden. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Married 20 April 1753 in Daaden. Emigrated with his wife, Anna Elisabeth Knautz of Derschen. Sailed on the Rowand (Arthur Tran, Master), which left Rotterdam, Netherlands on or after 6 July 1753, stopped over in Cowes, England, left Cowes on 30 July 1753 and qualified in Philadelphia on 29 September 1753. He was called "John" in Pennsylvania.
2. Johann Andönges Klöckner ("Anton") — Son of Johann Adam Klöckner of Derschen in the parish of Daaden. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Emigrated with his wife Elisabeth Margaretha Fischbach of Daaden, and children Engelbert, 5, Johann Stephan, 1, and Margaretha, infant. Although he had contracted with Havart to travel on the Rowand, he instead left on another ship freighted by Havart, the Edinburgh (John Lyon, Master), and left Rotterdam on or after 26 May 1753, stopped over in Cowes, England, left Cowes on 28 July 1753 and qualified in Philadelphia on 2 October 1753. He was called "Anthony" in Pennsylvania.
3. Johann Peter Klöckner ("Peter") — Son of Johannes Klöckner of Lochum in the parish of Alpenrod. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Emigrated "to America" with his wife, Anna Catharina Schneider of Altstadt, having paid the first quarter 1753 departure tax in Alpenrod in late March 1753. He did not sail on the Rowand as planned. The name of the ship on which he sailed has not been preserved. He was called "Peter" in New Jersey.
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Johann Peter Klöckner was born on 1 December 1729 in Lochum, Sayn [Germany], a son of Johannes Klöckner and Anna Catharina Schmidt. He was baptized at the parish church in Alpenrod on 11 December 1729, and confirmed at the parish church in Alpenrod on 2 June 1743 (Johann Peter, Johannes Klöckner's legitimate son).
The family home in Lochum is located at Reihenstraße 3 - 5.
He married Anna Catharina Schneider on 8 June 1752 in Alpenrod, Sayn [Germany].
After paying the departure tax in Alpenrod in March 1753, to travel "to America", he was initially scheduled to leave on the Rowand from Rotterdam, but instead must have left on another passenger vessel contracted by Daniel Havart.
He settled in New Jersey, where the first surviving mention of his name was recorded in Sussex County in 1769.
In 1774, his tenant farm and other lands comprised 160 acres.
Peter Kleckner was a juror for the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1778.
The bridge near his farm was known as Kleckner's Bridge and it crossed the Paulins Kill at Lafayette, where a detachment of the Continental Army encamped overnight while en route from Morristown, New Jersey to Newburgh, New York in October 1781. The army's horses foraged on hemp and hay mixed with daisies from Peter Kleckner's pasture.
Peter Kleckner, his son John Kleckner and several of their neighbors were evicted from the land they farmed by order of the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1787.
He died in Newton (in the area presently known as Lafayette) in December 1800, between the date of the writing of his will (4 December 1800) and the date of the inventory of his estate (8 December 1800).
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The surname was spelled Klöckner in Germany and Kleckner, Klackner or Cleckner in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It is derived from the German word for bell-ringer, Glöckner.
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Peter Kleckner was one of three Kleckner immigrants to America in 1753, as follows. The first two — John and Anthony — were brothers, and the third — Peter — was unrelated to the Kleckner brothers.
1. Johannes Stephan Klöckner ("Johannes") — Son of Johann Adam Klöckner of Derschen in the parish of Daaden. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Married 20 April 1753 in Daaden. Emigrated with his wife, Anna Elisabeth Knautz of Derschen. Sailed on the Rowand (Arthur Tran, Master), which left Rotterdam, Netherlands on or after 6 July 1753, stopped over in Cowes, England, left Cowes on 30 July 1753 and qualified in Philadelphia on 29 September 1753. He was called "John" in Pennsylvania.
2. Johann Andönges Klöckner ("Anton") — Son of Johann Adam Klöckner of Derschen in the parish of Daaden. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Emigrated with his wife Elisabeth Margaretha Fischbach of Daaden, and children Engelbert, 5, Johann Stephan, 1, and Margaretha, infant. Although he had contracted with Havart to travel on the Rowand, he instead left on another ship freighted by Havart, the Edinburgh (John Lyon, Master), and left Rotterdam on or after 26 May 1753, stopped over in Cowes, England, left Cowes on 28 July 1753 and qualified in Philadelphia on 2 October 1753. He was called "Anthony" in Pennsylvania.
3. Johann Peter Klöckner ("Peter") — Son of Johannes Klöckner of Lochum in the parish of Alpenrod. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Emigrated "to America" with his wife, Anna Catharina Schneider of Altstadt, having paid the first quarter 1753 departure tax in Alpenrod in late March 1753. He did not sail on the Rowand as planned. The name of the ship on which he sailed has not been preserved. He was called "Peter" in New Jersey.
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The family home in Lochum is located at Reihenstraße 3 - 5.
He married Anna Catharina Schneider on 8 June 1752 in Alpenrod, Sayn [Germany].
After paying the departure tax in Alpenrod in March 1753, to travel "to America", he was initially scheduled to leave on the Rowand from Rotterdam, but instead must have left on another passenger vessel contracted by Daniel Havart.
He settled in New Jersey, where the first surviving mention of his name was recorded in Sussex County in 1769.
In 1774, his tenant farm and other lands comprised 160 acres.
Peter Kleckner was a juror for the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1778.
The bridge near his farm was known as Kleckner's Bridge and it crossed the Paulins Kill at Lafayette, where a detachment of the Continental Army encamped overnight while en route from Morristown, New Jersey to Newburgh, New York in October 1781. The army's horses foraged on hemp and hay mixed with daisies from Peter Kleckner's pasture.
Peter Kleckner, his son John Kleckner and several of their neighbors were evicted from the land they farmed by order of the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1787.
He died in Newton (in the area presently known as Lafayette) in December 1800, between the date of the writing of his will (4 December 1800) and the date of the inventory of his estate (8 December 1800).
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The surname was spelled Klöckner in Germany and Kleckner, Klackner or Cleckner in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It is derived from the German word for bell-ringer, Glöckner.
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Peter Kleckner was one of three Kleckner immigrants to America in 1753, as follows. The first two — John and Anthony — were brothers, and the third — Peter — was unrelated to the Kleckner brothers.
1. Johannes Stephan Klöckner ("Johannes") — Son of Johann Adam Klöckner of Derschen in the parish of Daaden. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Married 20 April 1753 in Daaden. Emigrated with his wife, Anna Elisabeth Knautz of Derschen. Sailed on the Rowand (Arthur Tran, Master), which left Rotterdam, Netherlands on or after 6 July 1753, stopped over in Cowes, England, left Cowes on 30 July 1753 and qualified in Philadelphia on 29 September 1753. He was called "John" in Pennsylvania.
2. Johann Andönges Klöckner ("Anton") — Son of Johann Adam Klöckner of Derschen in the parish of Daaden. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Emigrated with his wife Elisabeth Margaretha Fischbach of Daaden, and children Engelbert, 5, Johann Stephan, 1, and Margaretha, infant. Although he had contracted with Havart to travel on the Rowand, he instead left on another ship freighted by Havart, the Edinburgh (John Lyon, Master), and left Rotterdam on or after 26 May 1753, stopped over in Cowes, England, left Cowes on 28 July 1753 and qualified in Philadelphia on 2 October 1753. He was called "Anthony" in Pennsylvania.
3. Johann Peter Klöckner ("Peter") — Son of Johannes Klöckner of Lochum in the parish of Alpenrod. On 23 March 1753, he contracted with Daniel Havart of Rotterdam to travel to America on the Rowand. Emigrated "to America" with his wife, Anna Catharina Schneider of Altstadt, having paid the first quarter 1753 departure tax in Alpenrod in late March 1753. He did not sail on the Rowand as planned. The name of the ship on which he sailed has not been preserved. He was called "Peter" in New Jersey.
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No known marker.
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Although Lafayette Cemetery was established officially in 1828, there were earlier burials here, with the oldest remaining legible marker from 1793.
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