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Lehigh County History
Clewell Family
Autobiography of Frantz Clewell
Translated from the Moravian Church Records of Schoeneck, Northampton County, PA
I was born on Sept. 24, 1729, in Auerback, Baden-Durlach. My Grand parnents were French Protestant (Huguenots), who fled from Daupine, Francee, with their children, leaving all their possessions behind. It was quick flight or sure death for them. They became members of the Reformed Church at Auerbach, where I was baptized, and in my 15th year after careful instruction in Holy Writ and the doctrine of the Reformed Church was baptized and admitted to Holy Communion. In my 10th year of age I had the misfortune of losing my father, Francis Clavell, by death, who in the full bless assurance of Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, passed from time to eternity.
After a lapse of 1 year my mother married again John G. Fallens (Feller) who was born in Switzerland but owing to the French wars, was brought ruin and desolation, the emigrated to North America, arriving in Phila., in the fall of 1737.
On our arrival my dear mother handed me over to my future master, and she begged him earnestly to see to it that I attend church regularly, as well as attend to my private devotions, and admonished me to contine in the fear of the Lord.
In the home of my new master, in the vicinity of Oley, PA., during the five years of my service, I fared well, but thee was little opportunity to attend religious services, because there was no church near. On one occasion I passed a house where there was a large gathering, so that many had to stand on the outside. I thought it was a public sale, and tied my horse and went in. I inferred it was a Roman Catholic Seminary, but was informed they were the "Herrnhutter," Moravians, who a short time ago came to this country and preached a new doctrine. Upon futher investigation I found the new doctrine the same which my sainted father held fast and in which he instructed me. The teaching of these truths engraved themselves upon my never dying soul, and through Grace and Mercy sprang up in due time and bore fruit. Amen!
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