---------Baron Johann Mathias VON Siedler was born on 4 Jun 1674 in Huethenthal, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany. He died in 1745 in Germany. Place is assumed He practiced the following religious faith: Catholic. He has Ancestral File number 50RN-X4. Parents: Johann Mathias Siedler. He was married to Dorothea about 1700 in Huethenthal, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany. Date and place are assumed. Children were: Mathias SITLER, Dietrich Sitler, Abraham Sitler, Anne Sitler. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dietrich Sitler was born on 13 Sep 1716 in Huethenthal, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany. He immigrated in 1744 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On page 171 [of Rupp's collection of thirty thousand names of immigrants in Pennsylvania] is found the record of the coming of our ancestor Dietrich Sitler. His name is recorded as Deitrich Schattler, he arrived at the port of Philadelphia in the ship named Friendship, under the care of Captain John Mason, having sailed from Rotterdam and last from Gowes. The date of his arrival was November 2nd, 1744; the evidince from which he came is not recorded in this volume, but information from other sources leads to the belief that the Sittlers came from Alsace. Some may be discouraged by the spelling of the name Sitler in the form of Schattler; but of those who arrived within the 45 years, among the thousands of names emamined, there is not one that came anywhere near to Sitler, or could be translated into it, but this name. He resided between 1752 and 1754 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania. Among the Pennsylvania archives, of which there are 30 volumes, in the third series, we found two records of Dietrich Sitler having obtained land warrents. First under the name of Teeter Seidler, he received a warrent for 50 acres of land in Berks Co., Nov 13 1754. Second, under the name of Diter Sitler, he received a warrent for a tract of land, then in Berks Co., now in Lehigh, of 98 acres, ordered to be surveyed to him by the "Reverend William Penn," Esq., dated Oct 15, 1752, this same land was sold to Engle Meyer, May 27th, 1779, by Dietrich Sitler, and by Engle Meyer to Philip Sitler, son of Dietrich, May 27th 1786, price 220 Pounds of gold and silver money of Pennsylvania, about $1600 of our money. The record shows that Dietrich Sitler, in religion was a protestant, in demominatin, a Lutheran. He died on 20 Oct 1788 in Richmond Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania. He practiced the following religious faith: Lutheran. Family legend tells that the Sitler boys left the Catholic Church in Germany and became Lutherans. This enraged their father who disowned them. They subsequently came to America. Dietrich was reportedly robbed on the journey which fact is used to explain why he was not as well off as his brother Mathias who prospered as a property owner in Baltimore. Their Father left them out of the will by leaving his estate in trust for 100 years. At the end of that trust, the German Government came to America looking for all the descendants to close this Von Sitlers estate. This was 1890's. In 1745, one year after his arrival in America, he assisted in building a Lutheran Church of logs, on a tract of land near 100 acres presented by the son of William Penn, to the German Lutherans in Berks Co>Co. That sturcture was burned by the Indians; but the congregation survived and Dietrich was an officer in the same in 1761; 16 years after, the church was rebuilt of stone, a few rods from the original site, and Dietrich was one of the builders. This is the Moselem Church with a history of more than 150 years. Of this church Dietrich was an

officer nearly every year from 1745 to 1765. From this date on his son, Philip Sitler, succeeded him; and is is recorded as an officer of Ebenezer Church near New Tripoli, Lehigh Co., from 1769 to 1770. Nor does he seem to have deserted or seased to be honored in the church at Moselem, even after this, for we have found the record showing that he had audited the annual financial accounts of that church for several succeeding years, ending with March 1778 Most of his children stayed in Berks or Lehigh Co.

Generation No. 11 1104. Friedrich Siedler, born Abt. 1622 in Nienburg, an der Weser, Preussen; died Bef. 1698 in Preussen. He was the son of 2208. Jakob Siedler and 2209. ??? 'Siedler'. He married 1105. Elizabeth Heidrich November 25, 1649 in Elsoffer Church, Schwarzenau, Huttenthall, Preussen. 1105. Elizabeth HEIDRICH, born 1629 in Preussen; died November 24, 1697 in Preussen. Notes for Friedrich Siedler: [FAMILY RECORDS, GRACE W. SCOTT(Sitler LINE) UPDATE-1999.FTW] !Source of info Letter from Bernhard Freter, 58 Hagen Backstr 39, Wes t Germany dated 11 May 1970, letter from Ernst Sittler, Berleburg, We stfalen, Alte Warte-1, West Germany dated 18 May 1959-both men resear ched records in Elsoffer Church, Papers of Richard Rankin Lemaster gg gggg grandson of Friedrich. Papers in possession of Margaret Herberge r who has done much research on this line, George C Sitler son of Til ghman E Sitler. This info was in his father's papers and was recopie d in Aug 1965 by Margaret Herberger who sent copy to me. George's add ress Jan 15, 1960 when he was 82: P.O. Box 997, Saint Cloud, Fla. Anc estral File of Family Search found in all Family History Centers of C hurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. !AF Submitter Thomas R. Gold, 6912 S 12th St #1501, Tacoma, WA, 98465 !Married in Elsoffer Evangelisch Church. Friedrich probably left Nien burg because of trouble at end of 30 Years War. In Herr Freter's lett er he said, "Now I believe for certain that our Friedrich S. was a so ldier till to the end of the 30 Year War which 1648 ended by the plac e of Westfaly. Then dismissed he tried to go home to Bavaria where hi s father JAKOB, perhaps, had relations to the Edelmann Wolfgang Sidle r (=13.12.1585 near Vilshofen, Donau). This man of nobility who had g reat possessions my have been the cause of the "Baron Sitler" story . Friedrich rested in Elshoff and married there the Lutheran Elisbet h Hedrich (died 1629). To this family he told of his home in Babari a

and that there might have been an heir of his great father or grea t uncle and so his eldest son, Mathias, went back jto Bavaria where h e married, naturally, a Catholic." !Additional IGI entries: In #1 only difference wife is Elsabeth not E lizabeth. In Germany Elizabeth is spelled with an s not a z. In thi s entry SS 19 Oct 1978 OGDEN #2. Has right date, place for wife onl y Elizabeth SS 23 Jun 1966 LOGAN. There is an entry for Fredrick (no t Friedrich) b abt 1624 of Huettental, Westfalen, Preussen B 7 Ma r E 17 Mar both 1966 SLAKE SP pre 1970. !Part of the last letter from Mr. Freter, the researcher (copy sent t o Grace Scott from Margaret Herberger) "I was in Nienberg which is situated some aside. I knew that it wa s a fortress in former times, but I did not know that it was so stron g-one in those times. In the church books since 1645 there are 3 quar ters of all dates, baptism, marriages, and deaths only by military. B ut there is no Sittler among also not in the following times. This Mr s. Sittler I spoke of was the widow, her husband came from Danzig aft er the war. Now I believe for certain that our Friedrich S. was a soldier til l to the end of the 30 year war which ended by the place of Westfaly . Then dismissed he tried to go home to Bavaria where his father Jako b perhaps had relations to this Edelmann Wolfgang Sidler (=13.12.158 5 near Vilshofen/Donau). This man of nobility who had great possessio ns may be the cause of this "Baron Sitler" story. Friedrich rested i n Elsoff and married there the Luth. Elisbeth Hedrich (d. 1629). To t his family he told of his home in Bavaria and that there might have b een a heir of his great father or great uncle and so his eldest son , Mathias, went back to Bavaria where he married, naturally, a Cathol ic. I don't know also from where are these dates of his son Mathia s and 2 great sons. I don't yet find the name in the list of immigran ts. For the following I will recapitulate these declarations of Mrs . Herberger. In English America the immigrants in that time must naru rally abjure to Rome. Now the searching must go on in Bavaria to fin d the contact to this JAKOB. Perhaps there will be some church book s of that time. Signed Dipl. Ing. Bernhard Freter, 58 Hagen, Bachstr . 39, West Germany"

Generation No. 10 552. Johannes Matthias Siedler, born June 04, 1651 in Schwarzenau, Huttenthall, Westfalen, Preussen; died in ,,,Preussen. He was the son of 1104. Friedrich Siedler and 1105. Elizabeth HEIDRICH. He married 553. ??? 'Siedler' Abt. 1673 in ,Westfalen, Preussen. 553. ??? 'Siedler' Notes for Johannes Matthias Siedler: [FAMILY RECORDS, GRACE W. SCOTT(Sitler LINE) UPDATE-1999.FTW]

!Source of info Letter from Bernhard Freter, 58 Hagen Backstr 39, Wes t Germany dated 11 May 1970, letter from Ernst Sittler, Berleburg, We stfalen, Alte Warte-1, West Germany dated 18 May 1959-both men resear ched records in Elsoffer Church, Papers of Richard Rankin Lemaster gg gggg grandson of Friedrich. Papers in possession of Margaret Herberge r who has done much research on this line, George C Sitler son of Til ghman E Sitler. This info was in his father's papers and was recopie d in Aug 1965 by Margaret Herberger who sent copy to me. George's add ress Jan 15, 1960 when he was 82: P.O. Box 997, Saint Cloud, Fla. Anc estral File of Family Search found in all Family History Centers of C hurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. !AF Submitter Thomas R. Gold, 6912 S 12th St #1501, Tacoma, WA, 98465 !Christened at Elsoffer Evangelisch Church. Surname is spelled Sidler , Siedler, Sitler, Sittler, and Südler. !Second entry in IGI mother's name Elssbeth instead of Elizabet h B 8 Mar E 29 Jun SP 31 Aug all 1988 LOGAN Third all info same B 7 M ar E 17 Mar both 1966 SLAKE SP pre 1970 More About Johannes Matthias Siedler: Christening: June 04, 1652, Schwarzenau, Huttenthall, Westfalen, Preussen

Generation No. 9 276. Baron Mathias Von Sitler, born Abt. 1674 in WESTPHALEN, GER.; died Abt. 1745 in GER.. He was the son of 552. Johannes Matthias Siedler and 553. ??? 'Siedler'. He married 277. ??? 'Sitler'. 277. ??? 'Sitler' Notes for Baron Mathias Von Sitler: VERBAL RECOLLECTION OF JAMES MORRIS Faddis TO GERALD LEE Faddis-DEC. 18, 1998: "THE Baron VON Sitler ABOUT 1700, HAD A FALLING OUT WITH HIS TWO SONS, PROBABLY OVER RELIGION AND THEY WENT TO America IN THE AREA OF BALTIMORE AND SETTLED. THE Baron DIED AND LEFT A VERY SECRETIVE/SEALED WILL NAMING THE TWO (DIETRIC AND Mathias) AS HEIRS TO A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INHEIRATENCE. AROUND 1750, THERE IS SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SITLER/STROMAN'S HAVING SOME KIND OF CLAIM TO Baltimore. LAWYERS FROM GERMANY CAME TO America ABOUT 1850 TO SETTLE THE BARON'S WILL AND GAVE UP DUE TO THE NR. OF DESCENDANTS. THADIUS STEVENS, AT THE TIME A US CONGRESSMAN, GOT INVOLVED IN REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN DESCENDANTS OF THE Baron. LAWERS WERE HIRED, MEETINGS WERE HELD, BUT THEN EVERYTHING FELL BY THE WAYSIDE DUE TO ALL THE HEIRS COULD NOT REACH AN AGREEMENT ON SENDING SOMEONE TO GERMANY TO REPRESENT THEM. SOMETHING ABOUT TWO SISTERS THAT ENDED UP BURNING THE PROOF Papers DUE TO ALL THE BICKERING. ALSO POSSIBLE THAT ONE SISTER BURNED A "BARREL" OF Papers

BECAUSE SHE WAS SICK OF STORING THEM".(THIS DATE, I HAVE REQUESTED THAT MY FATHER, JAMES M. FADDIS DIG BACK THROUGH HIS RECORDS AND MAIL ME ANYTHING THAT HE FINDS RELATING TO THE Baron VON SITLER/STROMAN CONNECTION). SEE REPORT OF THE "PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF THE Dietrich Sitler GERMAN SOCIETY, 1901".(ON File) REPORTED BY JACOB Sitler OF HITTENTHALL P.O., SCHARTSNAU, WESTPHALEN, GERMANY THE FOLLOWING RECORD AT THE ELLSOFF CHURCH: "BAPTIZED Mathias SIDLER, SON OF FREDERICK Sidler AND HIS WIFE ELIZABETH, BORN JUNE 4TH, 1651; SPONSORS--HANS LUDWICH THEIS OF HOFFE, AND ANNA ELIZABETH WIFE OF JOHN KASPER MILLER." Children of Baron Von Sitler and ??? 'Sitler' are: 138 i. Mathias Sitler, born Abt. 1714 in ALSACE, GER.; died July 31, 1787 in Baltimore, MD; married Catherine 'Sitler' Abt. 1735 in Of, Pennsylvania. ii. Dietrich Sitler, born September 13, 1716 in ALSACE, GER.; died October 20, 1778 in Berks Co., PA; married Anna Maria Von Resler; born Abt. 1720 in GERMANY. Notes for Dietrich Sitler: SEE REPORT OF THE "PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF THE Dietrich Sitler GERMAN SOCIETY, 1901".(ON File) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/berks/famhist/S34600...

Family History: The Sitler Family Fortune (part 2) Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jane Devlin. [email protected] 1. WHENCE THEN AROSE THE Sitler FAMILY? Jacob Sitler of Hittenthall P. O., Schartznau, WESTPHALEN, Germany has found the name of Mathias Sitler in the church record of the Ellsoff church as being born in 1651. The record when translated reads as follows: "Baptized Mathias Sidler, son of Frederick Sidler and his wife Elizabeth, born June 4th, 1651: Sponsors - HANS Ludwich THEIS of Hoffe, and Anna Elizabeht wife of John Casper MILLER." This child was in position to become the Baron Von Sidler, who is the reputed German ancestor of the Sitler family in America. He was baptized, raised, educated and continued a devoted Roman Catholic till his death. 2) THE CAUSE OF MIGRATION TO America Two of his sons changed their faith, left the Roman Catholic church

and became Lutherans. It appears that this act of his children so incensed the father as to alienate them for life and was probably the cause of the emigration of the two, out of three sons of Mathias Sidler, and their coming to America. The older of these two sons, according to the law of primogeniture then extant in the fatherland, was called Mathias, after his father - the Baron; the younger was named Dietrich - and ancient and classic sound in the German Language. By some it is claimed that a third son, Abraham by name, arrived in this country. At this stage of our progress we have not enough information either to affirm or deny; and we may take up and sift the evidence on both sides of this question at an after-stage of advancement.