Chiefly a record of John Christian Schlegel. John is believed to be the "Johannes Schlegel" who arrived from Germany in 1737. He settled in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania with his family. John died intestate early in 1766 in Richmond, Berkrs County, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Kansas, West Virginia and elsewhere. .
John Savage (d.1684/1685) settled in Middletown, Connecticut in 1652, and married Elizabeth Dubbin in 1652/1653 at Hartfort, Connecticut. They lived in that part of Middletown which is now called Cromwell. John was probably an immigrant, but no record thusfar confirms this. The author is a direct descendant in the eleventh generation. Descendants and relatives of John lived in New England, New York and elsewhere.
The emigrant ancestor of this family was (Hans) George Gilbert (bapt. 1698), son of (Hans) Jacob Gilbert (bapt. 1661) and Anna Catharine Kuhlwein. He married Anna Elisabeth Gruber (b. 1702) 1724 at Hoffen- heim. She was a daughter of Conrad Gruber and Anna Catharine Gruber. George Gilbert was a master taylor. He had nine children born in Hoffenheim, Germany. Family emigrated 1750 from Germany arriving in Philadelphia. They settled in Montgo- mery County in the area that is now called Gilbertsville. Descendants live in Pennsylvania. Includes descendants of Wolff Albrecht Knappenberger (1630-1701), who was born in Adelsheim, Mosbach, Baden, Germany. He married Anna Maria Schmidt (d. 1698) 1663 in Widdern, Jagst, Wuerttemberg. The Knappenbergers who came to Pennsylvania in the 18th century are descendants of their second son, John Albrecht (1666-1743) and his wife, Anna Katharina (1672-1729). Also includes the descendants of John (1695-1755) and Anna Maria Jarrett of Macungie Township now in Lehigh Co. Pennsylvania.
