Johann Peter Frey Sr.

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• Notes. Husband of Anna Barbara SCHMIDT, who is buried at Bethania Moravian Graveyard.
He was the first person buried at Friedberg Moravian Graveyard.
This Bio was taken from the Hofmann Family tree on the Family Search website:
'Johann Peter & Anna Barbara were Moravian. He was a tailor.
Emigrated from Alsace-Lorraine on 17 Aug 1733 on the ship Samuel. About 1734 they settled in East Cocalico Twp, Lancaster Co., Pa and later moved with most of their children to Heidelberg Twp, Berks Co., Pa. Sons Peter and Christian moved to North Carolina, and Johann Peter and the rest of his family joined them in May 1765.
In 1753, a Moravian center was established in Salem, (now Forsyth Co.), North Carolina. This is likely what brought the Frey family to North Carolina. Their North American membership had been previously centered in Bethlehem, Northampton Co., Pa. '~Son of Johann Jacob Frey and Anna Marie Schaub.
Married Anna Barbara Schmidt 18 Feb 1715/16.
There were ten known children born to this union
Maria M, Anna E, Johann V, Ann B, Ann M, Johann P, Christian, Maria J, Maria F, and Johann Frey.

Johann married Anna Barbara SCHMIDT, daughter of Johann Theobold "Diebold" SCHMIDT Jr and Anna Maria Schleber. (Anna Barbara SCHMIDT was born on 5 Apr 1696 in Wingen, Departement du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, died on 9 Jan 1768 in Bethania, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA and was buried in Bethania Moravian God's Acre.)