Wilhelm Sholten/Prussia>Lancaster PA.
Looking for descendants of Wilhelm
Sholten/William Sholty/Sholtey who might be
able to help "fill in the gaps"! William
Sholty (as we know it) was born 1763 in
Prussia Germany and came to America at the
age of 23 on the ship Dorthea with his
mother. Settled in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co.
PA. William married Sophie Wiry/Wirty,
9/6/1794 in Lancaster Co. Children;
Elizabeth, b. 1795, married Christian Kline,
Catherine, b. 1797, married John Dicky,
Wilhelm, b. 1799, Sophia, b. 1801, married
Johan Kehler, Maria, b. 1803, John,
Christian, b. 1814*, m. Elizabeth Musselman,
William Jr., Jacob,b. 1805, m. Mary Kaufman,
& Henry, b. 1809, m. Catherine Nagel. All
children born in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co.
PA. Son Christian (m. to Elizabeth
Musselman) moved to Selma, Delaware Co.
Indiana and their children were; Aaron
Jackson, William M., Rebecca, Mary and
John.M. Sholty. Wilhelm was buried in the
Mennonite cemetary near Lancaster. Other
surnames of spouses of descendants; ORR,
DAVIS, ALEXANDER, DOTSON,DELAVON, and
MEYERS.