Ludwig's will recorded in Heidelberg Township, York County, Pennsylvania was written 19 September 1784 and probated 29 September 1784.
Ludwig Weissang was not French, nor was he Welsh, but from the German speaking area of Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. His family were more than likely of Swiss origin generations earlier. In America he was of the Lutheran faith and spoke German.
Church records show that Ludwig and wife Maria Susannah Hammer baptized their children at Christ Lutheran Church, York, York County, Pennsylvania starting in 1740 with the baptismal of Susan Weisand who was born 10 January 1740 and baptized 19 May 1740, sponsor George Heilman. Their son, Ludwig, was baptized there in 1743. Ludwig emigrated ca1739 with other families from the Alsace area. He could not have emigrated on the ship "Loyal Judith," November 25, 1740, because the Christ Church records are not in question, and he and his wife were there in May 1740 at the birth of their daughter Susan.
He was never called "French Luie," never in Welsh Army. He was not 90 years old when he arrived into Philadelphia ca 1739. He probably did not fight in the Revolutionary War, although his sons served bravely. He was dead by 1784.
There is lots misinformation out there. We now have DNA, access to the Church records, and European records to accurately describe his early life. He is related to me through my Leonard-Lenhart-Leonhardt, Albright families.
Ludwig Weissang was not French, nor was he Welsh, but from the German speaking area of Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. His family were more than likely of Swiss origin generations earlier. In America he was of the Lutheran faith and spoke German.
Church records show that Ludwig and wife Maria Susannah Hammer baptized their children at Christ Lutheran Church, York, York County, Pennsylvania starting in 1740 with the baptismal of Susan Weisand who was born 10 January 1740 and baptized 19 May 1740, sponsor George Heilman. Their son, Ludwig, was baptized there in 1743. Ludwig emigrated ca1739 with other families from the Alsace area. He could not have emigrated on the ship "Loyal Judith," November 25, 1740, because the Christ Church records are not in question, and he and his wife were there in May 1740 at the birth of their daughter Susan.
He was never called "French Luie," never in Welsh Army. He was not 90 years old when he arrived into Philadelphia ca 1739. He probably did not fight in the Revolutionary War, although his sons served bravely. He was dead by 1784.
There is lots misinformation out there. We now have DNA, access to the Church records, and European records to accurately describe his early life. He is related to me through my Leonard-Lenhart-Leonhardt, Albright families.
Ludwig's will recorded in Heidelberg Township, York County, Pennsylvania was written 19 September 1784 and probated 29 September 1784.
Ludwig Weissang was not French, nor was he Welsh, but from the German speaking area of Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. His family were more than likely of Swiss origin generations earlier. In America he was of the Lutheran faith and spoke German.
Church records show that Ludwig and wife Maria Susannah Hammer baptized their children at Christ Lutheran Church, York, York County, Pennsylvania starting in 1740 with the baptismal of Susan Weisand who was born 10 January 1740 and baptized 19 May 1740, sponsor George Heilman. Their son, Ludwig, was baptized there in 1743. Ludwig emigrated ca1739 with other families from the Alsace area. He could not have emigrated on the ship "Loyal Judith," November 25, 1740, because the Christ Church records are not in question, and he and his wife were there in May 1740 at the birth of their daughter Susan.
He was never called "French Luie," never in Welsh Army. He was not 90 years old when he arrived into Philadelphia ca 1739. He probably did not fight in the Revolutionary War, although his sons served bravely. He was dead by 1784.
There is lots misinformation out there. We now have DNA, access to the Church records, and European records to accurately describe his early life. He is related to me through my Leonard-Lenhart-Leonhardt, Albright families.
Ludwig Weissang was not French, nor was he Welsh, but from the German speaking area of Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. His family were more than likely of Swiss origin generations earlier. In America he was of the Lutheran faith and spoke German.
Church records show that Ludwig and wife Maria Susannah Hammer baptized their children at Christ Lutheran Church, York, York County, Pennsylvania starting in 1740 with the baptismal of Susan Weisand who was born 10 January 1740 and baptized 19 May 1740, sponsor George Heilman. Their son, Ludwig, was baptized there in 1743. Ludwig emigrated ca1739 with other families from the Alsace area. He could not have emigrated on the ship "Loyal Judith," November 25, 1740, because the Christ Church records are not in question, and he and his wife were there in May 1740 at the birth of their daughter Susan.
He was never called "French Luie," never in Welsh Army. He was not 90 years old when he arrived into Philadelphia ca 1739. He probably did not fight in the Revolutionary War, although his sons served bravely. He was dead by 1784.
There is lots misinformation out there. We now have DNA, access to the Church records, and European records to accurately describe his early life. He is related to me through my Leonard-Lenhart-Leonhardt, Albright families.
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