Penelope/Tammy,
I am researching the parents of
Abraham Michael, b. PA c. 1765-1775 and died 1823,
Shelby, Genessee County. He was married to Margaret
Weatherwax, b. c 1773 in Renssealear County, NY and died after 1850 in
Lowell,
Lake Co., IL. While Margaret's ancestors on both sides (other was
Grauberger) were from the 1709 Palatine immigrants, I and other researchers have never been able to link
Abraham to either of the Michael Palatine immigrants of 1709 who settled in Rensslaer/Schoharie Cos.
Yesterday I came across a baptismal record for a
Hannes Michel, son of
Hannes Michael and Sara Church, at the Albany
Dutch Reformed Church, I believe in 1773. The child's sponsors were
Andries Weatherax and his wife,
Catharine Reisdorff. At that time,
Andries and
Catharine lived in the the area of
Rensselaer Co., NY that later became Sand Lake. One of the other early settlers of Sand Lake was an R. Mickel.
This scenario technically fullfils the conditions of the Robert
Mickel, with son John, whom he disowned for marrying his cousin Sarah. Of course, it is a geographical stretch to assume that these folks might have migrated from PA to this part of NY.
I'd appreciate your comments and suggestions for finding the parents of
Abraham Michael.
Loren Michael
