Philip Felter m. Margarita Schoein circa 1760
Several people have been looking for the founders of my
Fetterly line: Philip Fetterly m. Anna Margaretha Schumacher abt 1750 in NY. I found a listing for the above couple on http:\wwww.ancenstralthings.com. I also remember seeing an original copy of a Schenectady Dutch Reformed Church record that listed a similar couple: Philip Feterly m. Maria Schoein. Germans frequently added "in" to the last name of the women. This would mean that perhaps Maria/Margarita's last name was really "Schoe" or "Schu".
I am wondering if anybody else has encountered the mentioned records. I believe these might be all the same couple. Someone may have misspelled "Fetter" as "Felter" in the above church records. If this is true, then part of the Philip Fetterly m. Anna Margaretha Schumacher mystery might be solved.
I realize that it is commonly thought Philip m. Magdalena about 1750.Their sons John, Peter, and Philip were born in the 1750s.But I read in some texts that couples lived as common law man and wife and either didn't marry or married later.
I would like to hear from anyone else who has seen the above records and who may have more information.
Thanks - Nancy Fetterly-Johnson