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Menges Immigrant Chart

I. Background and Use of Table

The large number of Menges family groups that immigrated from Germany to America during the 18th and 19th centuries has caused considerable confusion and many hours of research by Menges genealogists to sort out the various lines.  As a means of keeping these family groups in their proper order, a system was devised by John Mingos which assigns a letter code to each immigrant.  The individuals were then listed according to their code letter, A being assigned to the first known immigrant, B assigned to the second, and so on.  The chart also lists the year the immigrant arrived, the county or state where they settled, their marital status, year of birth or an approximation if the exact date is not know, place of origin in Europe, and any pertinent comments such as occupation, children, church affiliation, etc.

The listing for Conrad Menges is a fairly typical example of how to use this chart.  Conrad immigrated in 1749 at Philadelphia, was the third member of the clan to immigrate, and has therefore been assigned the code letter "C".  Any descendant of Conrad would be referred to as being from the "C" line in correspondence between Menges genealogists.  Frederick Stahl, for example, would be C-7, or a seventh generation descendant of Conrad Menges.  John Mangus would be C-6.  These codes are also helpful in determining the relationship between different Menges descendants.  Frederick and John would be fourth cousins, once removed - four is arrived at by subtracting two (the two representing Conrad and the first generation siblings) from the six.  The different numbers such as six and seven always denote a generation gap or "removed".

II    Code Table of Menges/Mingus Immigrants

Code Year, County, Status Birth, Comments
A Johannis Menges, rn 1674 Eberbach.  P-NY with Germans to make tar at Livingston Manor Hudson R. Eight generations of parish records back to 1430.
AW2        Maria Eva (Schoelch), m 1678, two children, all 3 died 1711
AW3 Anna Eva(Busch), s 168X, m. 1711 mother of American lines
AC

Hieronymusch

1709 Ulster NY in 1740's. 		1700 (A") son of AW1, Susanna died 1701.  Settled Ringoes, NJ
ACW Anna Margaret (Hoofd) 17OX, m. 5/8/1731. lst name Marytjen, born Germany
B

Conrad Mingus,?
172X  Philadelphia, PA.

1690's.  Philadelphia 1720-30 Census.  No other references
C

Conrad Menges, s
1749 Berks, PA.

1731, son of Johann, master miller of Unter-Hebstahl.  Upper Milford Twsp 1757, Rockland Twp, Berks.  Turbotville, PA in Mid 1790's Northumberland Co.
CB

Johann Georg, s
1749 Berks, PA.

1727, Brother of  C. from Hebstahl.  Tailor by trade.  Upper Milford Twsp
CBW

Maria Catharine
1761 (Holzchuh)

1762 Taxes.  CB returned to Hebstahl & m. 30.5.1761 in Beerfelden. Written record of his return.
CC

Ana Mareretha
17??  Menges

1722 m. Natius Reicher/Reichel, sister of C. In Upper Milford in 1757.
D

John Adam Menges, s
1754 Lancaster, PA

1730, Etzean near Erbach. Parents Geo. & Margaretha.  Settled in Lebannon. m. by 1759. Moved to Freeburg, Snyder Co abt 1794.
E

Peter Menges, m
1754 Lancaster, PA

Eldest on Mary & Sarah.  Land in Lebannon-1760.  Godparents at Christ Tulpehocken in 2/1757
EW Anna Catharine ( ) b. abt 1710.  They died by 1785. Dauphin Co taxes.
EB

Hans Peter Menges, s
1754 Lancaster, PA

1731 m. by 1760.  Moved to Manchester Twp, York Co, 1773-77.  Numerous lines.
EBW Maria Catharine (Miller) 1740 Christ Tulpehocken Lutheran Church, Stroucher, PA.
EC

Johann Gerg Menges, s
1754 Lancaster, PA

173X  Christ Tulpehocken. 12/1761 With EB in York Co, s. in 1783.  Manchester Twp taxes.

ED Maria Elizabeth Menges, ch

1740 m. Lautonschulger. Godparent
9/24/1758

     
Code Year, County, Status Birth, Comments
EE

Conrad Menges, ch
1754 Lancaster, PA 

1744 Berks Co Oaths 6/29/1778.  Returned to Hiedelburg Twp, Dauphin Co 1787 & d. 1789.  May have m. Susan Barbara Dewald who d. 1779.  Dewald Menges, Berks Oaths 5/26/1778.
EF

Eva Cathrine Menges, ch
1754 Lancaster, PA

Confirmed in 1760 at 14 yrs age
F

Conrad Menges, m
? Northampton, PA

173X  Prov of Erbach.  Sedd Forks Twp, Easton. Lines to Monroe Twp, Bradford Co & Independence, Allegheny, Co. NY.  F&F2 served in the Rev. War. Marie Elizabeth (FA) b. April 1754.
FW1 Anna Maria( ), m 173X,  Prov of Erbach.  Conrad, Jr. (F2) b. 1757
FA Marie Eliz.Menges, ch 1754 in Germany. M. Henry Lauks
FB

Catherine Menges,
? Northampton, PA

173x  Possible sister of Conrad. m. Carl Desloch. Sons Phillip, Jacob, & John Carl, b. 1768 Dryland Church.
FW2 Susan Catharina ( ) m in 1760's. They had land in Hamilton Twp after FA occupied the original farm.
G

Carl(Charles)Menges, s
1754 Lancaster, PA   

1732 at Hebstahl, son of Joh Conrad & Eva Pracht. Settled Windsor Twp., York Co in 1763. Canadochly Church.
GW

Mary   Eliz (Imenhauser)
?   ?     PA.

m. 1763 at Trinity Lutheran, Lancaster,
GA

Eva Catharina Menges, m
1765    ?

b. 1742 Hebstahl. m. Johann Conrad Kaufman and came to PA. m. 1764

J

John Menges, s
17XX York, PA          

1754? m. Ursula Hess in 1779. Settled Shrewsberry Twp, York Co. To Virginia in 1799. Family story he was a Hessian, but not in the Hetrinca files.
K

John Mingus, ?
179X  Essex, NJ

1764/9 Settled Broomfield, NJ in1794.
M

Henrich Menges, ?
1763 Berks, PA

174X  Settled Caernarvon Twp.
Served Rev. War. Male over 16 in 1790
Census, Girl 10-16, 1810 Census.

MA

John Jacob Menges, s
1771 Berks, PA

1752 Ten children, settled Allegeny
Twp, Somerset Co. Rev. War with M.
1783 Tyrone Twp, York Co. taxes

MB

John George Menges,
1764 Berks, PA

1730’s. George is dead by 1784.  Listed in PA Archives Book 18 in 1779, 80, 84.
Maybe Henry’s parents?

MC

John Jacob Menges, s
1771 Berks, PA

1752  Progenitor of Bedford Co. Mangus. m. in Berks Co. 1775. Rev. War . Served in same Company as Henry (M). Caernarvon, Twp.
     
Code Year, County, Status Birth, Comments
N

Conrad Minges,
? ?Lincoln, NC

1740's Settled NC in 1768.  Port?
O

Conrad Minges/Mingus, m
1768 Lincoln, NC

1740’s  Germany to  PA  to NC in 1760’s.
PA

George Menges, s
1778 ?

Hessian Hetrinca I from Trockenerfurth deserter. Source: SR858, 8839A, 53 b. 1749-53
PB

Konrad Menges, s
1783 ?

Hessian Hetrinca II, b. 1747-51.  SR388 deserter, Kerstenhausen
Sources: SR387, 884/127

Q

John Jacob Mingus, m
1790 Northampton, NC

1760’s  Saxony to NY. Dutch settlement to NC. Settled Halifax Dist. Built mill now on Mingus Creek, Great Smokies National Park. John Mungis, 1790 Census

QW

Sarah Angeline (Riker)
1790 Northampton, NC

1760’s. 1st husband John Jacob Raykup

R

Christopher Mingus, m
1785 Fayette, PA

1750’s. Fayette is next to Bedford, Co. Paid 1785 taxes. 7 ch in 1790.  German Continental Line in Rev. 1810 Census Harden Co., KY
S

Peter Mingus
? ?, MD

1768  From MD? Possibly Cumberland-Bedford Menges? Frederick Co?  Settled Breckinridge, Co, KY. 1810 Census Harden Co., KY
T

? Menges, m
1798 York, PA

1770’s Son Jacob (2) m. Elizabeth Hoke in 1824/5. 1st 4 children b. in York, Co. Moved to Union City, Randolf Co., IN  between 1835-37.
U

Thomas Mingus, m
1799 Philadelphia, PA

1770’s  1800  census index of PA, p408. No other reference to him.
V William Mingis, s

bc 177X m.Christina McCarty 1792 Presb.  Church, Philadelphia.

XCA

Phinias Mingus, s
1830 Luzerne, PA

18OX his son, Isaac Newton b. 1830, d.  Mossville, PA.  Phinias not in PA Census?
XCB

John Mingus, m
1830 Luzerne, PA

179X 1830 Census,Huntington Twp age 30-40 not there in 1840 Census.
XCC ? Mingus Third brother - went south?
XDA

A. Menges, s
1834   ?

1813 P-NY, ship Isabella, 7/3/1834
Painter, Prob.  Andrew Carl

XDB

Andrew C. Menges, ?
? Floyd, IN

1812, from Nassau, Germany.  Settled Greenville, IN.  Oldest boy b.
     
Code Year, County, Status Birth, Comments
XDW Catharine (Russ), ? 1850 IN Census shows boy b. 1848 in Germ?
XE

Jacob Minges, s
1834

1815  P-NY, Ship Henry IV, 6/18/1834
XF

Anne Menges, ch
1837

1837 P-NY, ship Cambridge, Sept 1837.  The child was 7 mo. old.
XG

John Mingos, m
183X Highland, OH

1814/20  1850 Census shows b. Germany Pike Co IN as canaler, d. Franklin Co, MO
XGW

Margaret (  ), m
183X

1817/20 b. Bavaria,4 children, 2nd m. to John Hausman, Highland Co, OH
XH

Balser Menges, m
1840 St Joe, IN

1800  Baden, Germany ship Emerald Settled Breman, IN.  P-NY Half Bro.  John in Ohio in 1840.
XHW

Catherine (Gulosen), m
1840 1st to Ohio

18OX  Mauchenheim.  1st 5ch b. Germany. Chris, 1828; Philadelphia, 1831; Mat, 1834; Anne Marie, 1837; Fred, 1839.
XI ? Menges, s 1815, P-NY ship Iowa 5/1840
XJ E. Manges, m

1801, Farmer from France. ship
Iowa 5/1841

XJW E. Manges, m 1806
XK

Nicolas Minges, m
1842/3 Arkansas

1804  Burrweler near Landau. Ark to PA, back to OH, near Hamilton

XKW Barbara (Hartkorn), m P-NO with children?
XKA

Benedict Menges, s
1832 NY

18OX.  Cousin of XK from Burrweiler.  Settled in NY.
XKB

John Menges, s
1839 California.

18OX.  Settled Stockton, Cal.  Invented a piece of farm equipment. Port of New 0. Line of R. Menges of Kaiserslautern.
XKC

Henry Menges, s
18XX KY

180X  Another cousin, settled Newport, KY.
XL

Michael Menges, s
1843

P-NY ship Dutchess D’Orleans,
Farmer, 4/184X

XM
Co., Ohio

Jacob Menges, s
1846

1825, P-NY ship Iowa 5/11/1846
Occupation:  Mich?

XN

Antone Menges, m
1847 Gillespie, TX

1821 one son b. Germ 1850 Census
XNW Catharine ( ), m His spread NE of Ft. Stockton.
XP

Phillip Menges, s
1847 Saratoga, NY

1824, Mauchenheim, Palatinate m. Margaretha (Gothic), 1849.  Published poems in 1867.
     
Code Year, County, Status Birth Comments
XO

John Minges, m
184X Arkansas

1820's on the Rhine, but from Prussia. Parent of John W. Menges
XOW Philapina (Leicht), m of Boyne Springs, Sonoma Co., CA.
XQ

John Paul Menges, s
1850

1826  Ship Belgenland,10/750 P-
Philadelphia.  Occupation: Laborer Germ, age 24

XR

Phillip Menges, m
1850 Pittsburgh, PA

182X  Prussian, settled East end Pittsburgh, PA.
XRW Louise( ), m Son Henry b. about 1850.  Check census.
XS John Mangus, s 1826  Germ living with John Thomas & wife Phoebe.
XSA

Joseph Mangus, s
1850 Luzerne, PA

1850 Census near Wilkes-Barre, PA
XU F. M. Mengis, m 1837, from Lucerne, Switzerland
XUW

Mary (Weber), m
1852 Dubuque, Iowa

Five children.
XUA

Dr. ? Minges, m
1854 Dubuque, Iowa

1825 Bavaria, but born on Rhine, diploma Wurzburg.  Five children.  1st b. 1855.  From Burrweiler Flemlingen.  Line of Richard Menges, Kaiserslautern.
XV

Abbott Benedict Menges, s
1865 Westmorland, PA

1840, Obermohr,Palatium, Rhenish
Bavaria.  Settled St. Bernards
Abbey, Cullman, AL.
XWA
1826, Germ living with John		 Henry Mingus,s                      Thomas & wife Phoebe 1833 Bavaria,Naturalized in Cal.
XWB
Barre, Pa 		Joseph Mingus,s 1840 Jacob b. 1878.  These Bro's
XWC Jacob Mingus,s 1847 Either owned the sawmill on
XWD Michael Mingus,s 1850 Mingus Moutain. Jerome Ariz.,
XWE William S. Mingus,s 1866 Downeville, Cal 1860 Yavapai Co, or were in the wood hauling business. Joseph had a brewery. They had claims on Mingus Mtn.  Naturalization papers.  William thru Va?
XX

Frank Menges, m
1872 Rochester, NY

1850, Godramstein near Kaiserlautern.  Parents d. Germ.  He d. Mt. Hope, Kansas.
XXW1 Josephine (Deichelman) Four ch, she d. 1780
XXW2 ? Moved to Buffalo & Iowa. 2 boys & 2 girls.
XXA ? 1850 Brother of Frank, son William still in Rochester.
XXB ? (Krieser) Sister of Frank. Did Springfield, Ill. in 1925.
XXC ? Sister of Frank
     
Code Year, County, Status Birth, Comments
YC

Cliff Menges, m
19xx Milwaukee, WI.

Hesse, Germany. Settled in Brookfield, WI.
YK

Karl Menges, m
193X NY,NY

19XX near Frankfurt am Main.
Prof. of languages, Columbia Univ.

 
 
     

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