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- [Jacob Price.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #3715, Date of Import: Mar 26, 1999]
From: "The Price Family - A Geneology of The Descendants of Rev. Jacob Price Evangelist & Pioneer", compiled for the Price family association by Geo. F.P. Wanger. Harrisburg, PA. The Evangelical Press, 1926.
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Was born in Witzenstein, Prussia, toward close of 17th century. The earliest record of him is in 1715-1716.Rev. Jacob Price (John Jacob Preisz), the founder of a family that has spread all over this nation, with representatives on foreigh shores, and has left its imprint for piety and good citizenship in all localities touched, was born in Witzenstein, Prussia, toward the close of the 17th century.
He is said to have been the owner of nine acres of land in Germany.
The earliest record found of him is in the years 1715-16 when he with Johannes Naas, the latter a very large, tall man, were traveling together as evangelists in Germany when they encountered the recruiting officers of the King of Prussia, who, finding Naas just of the stature of the Life Guards, insisted upon his enlisting. He constantly refused, however, although they tortured him to enforce his concent. Being obdurate, they carried him before the King who, eyeing hime closely, added: "Why, jes I would very much like to have you; tell me why you will not enlist in my army?" "Because," said Naas, " I have already enlisted on the rolls of the noblest army, under the very best Captain in the world, and dare not prove traitor to him." " Why, to whom then - or who is your captain?" asked the astonished King. Naas answered, "My Captain is the great Prince Emmanuel, our Lord Jesus Christ; I have sepoused his cause and cannot forsake him." "Neither wil I then that you should," answered the King, when he dismissed him with a present as a reward for his fidelity. Price, being small in stature and not commanding in appearance, was unmolested.
He evidently united with the Brethren soon after their organization in 1708 and is no doubt one of those whom Alexander Mack says "come with Johann Naas from the North." He continued his labors until persecution became more raging, when with others he fled to Friesland and in 1719 came to Germantown with twenty or more of his co-religionists under the leadership of Peter Becker.
In Germantown he acquired some land and on June 27, 1720, he purchased 200 acres in Salford township, then Philadelphia, now Montgomery county, from Dirk Jansen (Johnson), a weaver of Germantown, and Margaret his wife; this was a part of 500 acres which Jansen purchased from the Commissioner of Property, Aug 15, 1719, and which was surveyed Feb. 19, 1720.
Upon this tract he built a small log house with one window, consisting of a single pane of glass, the roof thatched with straw and gradually improved his property which on Feb 7, 1741, he conveyed to his oldest grandson, Daniel Price, with all the power vested in himself, not having been naturalized and therefore without citizenship, on condition that he would pay to his brother John certain sum as detailed hereafter.
As to Jacob Price's connection with the church in Germany, Dr. M.G. Brumbaugh, in his "History of the Brethren," says: "Heinrich Holsapple, George Balzer Gantz, Jeremiah Traut and John Jacob Price are also among the worthies of the early church. Brother Price was an active preacher in Germany, traveling with Johann Naas. They were successful missionaries . . . Brother Price came to America with Peter Becker's party, was at the first love feast, and, in 1721, settled on a large tract of land in Lower Salford township in Montgomery county, Pa. This Jacob Price was the father of all the Prices in the Brotherhood. His family has been a remarkable one, many of them have been and are preachers of ability in the church. Their history is interwoven with the activities of the Brotherhood from its beginning."
At the organization of the first church in America - the Germantown congregation, Christmas day, 1723, Jacob Price was present and quoting again from Dr. Brumbaugh, "To his (Peter Becker) right sat John Jacob Price, who had prayed and preached in the Rhine Valley with Elder Naas. He was not large in body but fervent in spirit ... The congregation was now organized. The spirit of the Master was upon them. The next autumn the congregation decided to undertake a general visitation to all their brethren in the whole country. Oct. 23, 1724, they started. Their first visit was to Brother John Jacob Price on the Indian Creek."
The Brethren living about Indian Creek gradually added to their numbers and Jacob Price is said to have been their first minister and elder, although the exact date of the formal organization of the Indian Creek congregation is unknown.
Nothing is know of the wife of Jacob Price but it is generally supposed she came with him to America and had a prominent part in the care of the two grandchildren left fatherless.
One child - John
Source: Bernethy-eby-scribner family tree
Was said to be a half-brother of the King of Prussia, of the house of Hapsburg. Migrated to Krefeld, Germany in 1715 due to religious persecution. Arrived in America in 1719. Settled in Salford Twp, Philadelphia Co (now Montgomery Co,) PA by 1720. Was never naturalized [1]
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1680 - 1765 (~ 85 years)
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