The purpose of this genealogy project is to sort out conflicting genealogical information on the Small families that originated in Pennsylvania in the mid-1700s. Two Small families have been identified in Pennsylvania in the mid-1700s. They may or may not be related. The information is derived from primary sources and secondary sources. Some of this information is not confirmed, so please view it with that caveat. Any information from primary sources that can corroborate or refute the information below would be greatly appreciated (contact Bruce Wiland at wiland@att.net). See our related links.
Family #1 - The Smalls of Montgomery Co. PA
Nicholas Schmall and Johan Adam Schmall immigrated in 1739 on the Loyal Judith. Anna Elizabeth Schmall (Loch) immigrated later. Anna
Elizabeth is the sister to Johan Adam. Nicholas appears to be a father or brother to Johan Adam.
We have no further information on ancestors or descendants of this family and
do not know if they might somehow tie into the Lorentz Small family shown below.
Perhaps Johan Adam is A4 below and Anna Elizabeth is A6 below. Nicholas would
then have to be an unidentified brother.
Family #2 - The Lorentz Smalls of Adams Co. PA, York Co. PA, Franklin Co. PA, and Berkeley Co. VA
The
people shown in blue are believed to have remained in Germany. The people in red
were immigrants to America. The rest of the people were born in America.
| Lorentz Schmahl [II] (1614-1698) m. Elisabetha Schnoor | ||||
| A1. Anna Ursula Schmahl (1644-1693) m. Johannes Ueber | ||||
| A2. Johann Kilian Schmahl (1646-1708) m. Anna Christina Weyel | ||||
| A3. Johann Michael Schmahl (1651-ca1716) m. Magdalena | ||||
| B1. Johann Adam Schmahl (b.ca 1693) m.(28 Apr 1716) Anna Maria Schnorr (see Note 1 below) [emig. 1743 on Loyal Judith] | ||||
| C1. Johann Adam Schmahl (bp. 22 May 1718) m. Johanna Dorthea Zimmerman [probably emig. 1741 on St. Mark] | ||||
| D1. John Peter Schmahl (b.22 Feb 1746) | ||||
| D2. Maria Elizabeth (b.03 Mar 1749) | ||||
| D3. John Schmahl (b.24 Aug 1750) | ||||
| D4. Johan Gorg Schmahl (bp.04 Sep 1763) | ||||
| C2. Wentz Schmahl (bp 19 Jan 1727) [emig. 1743 on Loyal Judith] | ||||
| A4. Johan Adam Schmahl (1653-1722) m. Anna Catharina Becker | ||||
| A5. Hans Heinrich Schmahl (1659-bf1665) | ||||
| A6. Anna Elizabeth Schmahl (1659-?) | ||||
| A7. Lorentz Schmahl [III] (1662-1733) m. Anna Maria Barbara Kramer (1677-1745) | ||||
| B1. Maria Elizabeth Schmahl (1696-1755) | ||||
| B2. Magdalena Schmahl (1699-?) | ||||
| B3. Johann Adam Schmahl (1701-1740) | ||||
| B4. Johann Erich Schmahl (1704-1763) m1. Ursula Laubenstein m2. Maria Helena Wolf | ||||
| B5. Johannes Schmahl (1707-?) | ||||
| B6. Lorentz Schmahl [IV] (1708-1749) m. Eva Ueber (ca1710-1787) [emig. 1743 on Loyal Judith] | ||||
| C1. Johannes Adam Schmahl [Sr] (1729-ca1780) m. Elizabeth Ann Owen or Magdalena Cook? (see Note 2 below) [emig. 1743 on Loyal Judith] | ||||
| D1. Adam Small [Jr] (1746?-1828) m1. Magdalena Cook? m2. Elizabeth Earhart (see Note 3 below) | ||||
| E1. Margaret Small E2. Susannah Small m. John Frederick E3. John A. Small (1775-1856) m. Mary Ann Secrist E4. Jacob Small (1780-1849) m1. Anna Wenger m2. Elizabeth Hafer E5. Peter Small (1780-?) m. Magdalena Bonebrake E6. Daniel Small (1782-1865) m. Susannah Swigert E7. Henry Small (1784-?) m. Martha "Mattie" Cook E8. George Small (1788-1840) m. Catherine Cook E9. Mary Small m. David Gish E10. Catharine Small (1808-1883) m1. Mr. Stoufer m2. Harry S. McKenzie |
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| D2. Elizabeth Small (????-????) m. Jacob Cook (see Note 4 below) | ||||
| D3. Jacob Small (1752 -1835) m. Barbara Couchman | ||||
| E1. Virginia Elizabeth Small (1788-1864) m1. Daniel Even Strayer m2. Henry James Seibert E2. Mary Small (ca1790-1815) E3. George Small (1790-1823) m. Mary Grove E4. Margaret "Peggy" Small (1796-1854) m. Henry James Seibert E5. John Carson Small (1801-1884) m. Sarah Mong E6. Jacob Adam Small (1802-1871) m1. Mary A. Cushwas m2. Nancy Ann Hill m3. Nancy ________ E7. Nancy Smith Small (ca1808-1873) m. W. Daniel Ropp E8. Henry Clay Small (ca1811-1881) m1. Elizabeth "Eliza" Seibert m2. Mary Jane Keef |
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| D4. Henry Small (1753? - af1827?) m1. Mary Ann Smith m2. Eleanor Carson | ||||
| E1. Mary "Polly" Small (ca1790-?) m. Jacob Folk E2. William Small (1797-1880) m. Mary C. "Polly" Couchman E3. Nancy Small (ca1797-____) m. Hugh Paul [____] E4. John M. Small (ca1799-____) m. Elizabeth Kilmer E5. Adam Small (1809-1888) m. Mary Myers |
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| D5. Mary Ann Small (1755-1823) m. John Waller (see Note 5 below) | ||||
| C2. Eva Schmahl (1731-????) m. Johann Peter Reisinger [emig. 1743 on Loyal Judith] | ||||
| D1. Mary Magdalena Reisinger (ca1763-1824) m. Frederick Laumeister | ||||
| D2. Jacob Reisinger (ca1765) | ||||
| D3. John Henrich Reisinger (1768-1844) m1. Magdalena Myers m2. Elizabeth Lininger | ||||
| D4. Peter Reisinger (ca1770) | ||||
| D5. Henry Reisinger (ca 1772) | ||||
| D6. daughter Reisinger (ca1774) | ||||
| C3. Killian Schmahl (1735-1815) m. Eva (Welschance or Weilskopf) [emig. 1743 on Loyal Judith] | ||||
| D1. Jacob Small (1759-1817) m. Catherine Elizabeth Welsh | ||||
| D2 Joannes Small (1762-1811) m. Phillipena | ||||
| D3. George Small (1767-1838) m. Anna Maria Albright | ||||
| D4. Michael Small (1769) m. Catherine | ||||
| D5. Joseph Small (1772-1855) m1. Elizabeth Etter m2.Elizabeth Krone | ||||
| D6. Peter Small (1774-1823) m1. Lucinda Spangler m2. Anna Maria Spangler | ||||
| D7. Heinrich Small (1777-1849) m. Mary Ebert | ||||
| C4. Lorentz Schmahl (1739-bf1747) [emig. 1743 on Loyal Judith] | ||||
| C5. Anna Maria Magdalena Schmahl (1741-1822) m. Martin Frey Jr [emig. 1743 on Loyal Judith] | ||||
| D1. Ann Maria Frey | ||||
| D2. Margaret Frey | ||||
| D3. Martin Frey | ||||
| D4. Elizabeth Frey | ||||
| C6. Jacob Schmahl (1746-1794) m. Barbara Kuhn (see Note 6 below) | ||||
| D1. Col. Jacob Small Jr. m1. Nancy Ann Fleetwood m2. Caroline E. ________ (see Note 7 below) | ||||
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E1. John Small (1796-1824) E2. William F. Small (1798-1832) m. Agnes Robinson E3. Samuel Small (1800-1800) E4. Amelia Small (1801-1878) m. William J. Pamphilion E5. Anna Maria Small (1805-1823) N.M. E6. Julia Ann Small (1807-____) E7. Caroline Small (1809-1845) m. William Hanna E8. George Clinton Small (1811-1811) E9. Lucinda Small (1813-1844) | ||||
| D2. Catherine Small (1776) | ||||
| D3. George Small (1791-1809) twin | ||||
| D4. John Small (1791-1791) twin | ||||
| C7. Johannes Schmahl (1747-1819) m. Anna Catherine Frederick (see Note 8 below) | ||||
| D1. Jacob Small | ||||
| D2. Frederick Small m. Ester | ||||
| D3. Elizabeth Small m. George Risinger | ||||
| D4. Mary Small m. Joseph Grove | ||||
| D5. Sebastian Small (ca 1781-1858) m. Margaret Graham | ||||
| D6. John Small (1785-1867) m. Jane Bevington | ||||
| D7. Henry Small (1794-1856) m. Martha McElheny | ||||
| D8. Peter Small (1795-1867) m. Mary English | ||||
| D9. Catharine Small (ca1796) m. Richard Walton | ||||
| C8. Lorentz Schmahl [V] (1749-1832) m. Barbara | ||||
| D1. Barbara Schmahl (ca1779) | ||||
| D2. Jacob Schmahl (ca1781) m. Christiana Krantz | ||||
| D3. John Schmahl (1781) m. Elizabeth Laucks | ||||
| D4. Martha Elizabeth Schmahl (ca1783) | ||||
| D5. Daniel Schmahl (ca1785) m. Catherine Graeber | ||||
| D6. Joseph Schmahl (ca1787) m. Elizabetha | ||||
| D7. Sarah Schmahl (ca1790) | ||||
| D8. Samuel Schmahl (ca1794) | ||||
| D9. Catharine Doll Schmahl (ca1796) | ||||
| B7. Anna Christina Schmahl (1711-?) | ||||
| B8. Johann Heinrich Schmahl (1714-1764) m. Anna Elisabetha Kraemer | ||||
| B9. Magdalena Schmahl (1718-?) | ||||
| B10. Eva Schmahl (1720-?) m. Johan Adam Wagner | ||||
| A8. Heinrich Schmahl (1665) m. | ||||
| B1. Heinrich Schmahl (07 Feb 1708-?) m. Anna Maria Feldmann | ||||
| A9. Johann Paul Schmahl (1669-1669) | ||||
| A10. Johann Velten Schmahl (1669-1669) | ||||
| A11. Eva Schmahl (?-?) m. Vinzenz Kochs | ||||
Note 2: Very confusing here. Lorentz Schmahl and Eva Ueber certainly had
a son Johann Adam which accompanied them to America. However, in 1757, a session
of the Orphans' Court indicates that Killyan Small is the eldest son and
heir-at-law of Lorentz. No mention of Adam is made. Therefore, this Adam [Sr]
may not be the same Adam that was the son of Lorentz and Eva. On the other hand,
this Adam may have left the family and he was presumed dead. One secondary source claims that what is labeled as Adam Sr here is actually
Johann Adam Schmahl, son of Johann Adam Schmahl and Anna Maria Schnorr, and was married to Magdalina Cook. However,
if he was the son of Johnan Adam Schmahl and Anna Maria Schnorr, then several problems arise when looking at Family
#2. Some sources say that it was his son Adam Jr that was married to Magdalina Cook, not Adam Sr.
One secondary source says Adam Sr married Magdalena Cook in 1745, died in 1772, and is buried at
Grindstone Hill. Other sources
say Adam [Sr] was married to Ann Elizabeth Owen and moved to Berkeley Co VA where his children Jacob, Henry, and Mary
Ann were born. The latter seems more likely because it it seems clear that Adam
[Sr] had at least three sons (Adam [Jr], Jacob, and Henry) based on an indenture
from 1781 which identifies Adam [Jr] as heir-at-law of Adam [Sr].
Note 3: It seems clear
that Adam Jr was married to Elizabeth Earhart. Some sources say he was married to Magdalina Cook, so he
may have been married first to Magdalina before Elizabeth Earhart. One secondary source says Adam married Elizabeth
Earhart around 1764 and one says around 1775, but Elizabeth Earhart was born in 1766 which would have made her
either not born yet or 9 years old at marriage. Also, the oldest son of Adam Jr, John A. Small, was born in 1775.
Again Elizabeth Earhart would be too young to be the mother. Hence, it seems quite likely that Adam Jr was married
twice, whether the first wife was Magdalena Cook or not. There is a large gap in years between the birth of two
of Adam Jr's children George Small (1788) and Catherine Small (1808), so it is possible that Adam Jr and
Elizabeth were married between 1788 and 1808. On the other, an indenture from
1781 mentions Adam Jr and his wife Elizabeth. So, either Adam's first wife was
also named Elizabeth or Adam married Elizabeth Earheart around 1781 (she would
have been 15 years old at the time).
Note 4: We know that a Jacob Cook married an Elizabeth Small. We also know that Jacob Cook had two brothers that
married Earhart sisters, sister to Elizabeth Earhart who was married to Adam Small [Jr]. This seems a logical place
for Elizabeth Small to fit, but it is total speculation.
Note 5: Mary Ann appears to have been born in VA and died in KY. There is conflicting information on who
the parents of Mary Ann Small were. Some sources say she was the daughter of a William Small (see Secondary Source
C & E)
Note 6: Jacob Schmahl moved to Baltimore MD when young and settled there.
Note 7: Col. Jacob Small was an architect and mayor of Baltimore from 1826-1831.
Note 8: Johannes moved to Beaver Co PA and settled there.
Primary Sources and Information Needed
With so many Adam names in this family, there are numerous conflicts and questions concerning the various Small family genealogies. The current best guess is that Adam Small Sr (b.1729) married Elizabeth Ann Owen (or some other unidentified wife) and moved to Berkley Co Virginia where his three youngest children Jacob, Henry, and Mary Ann were born while his oldest son Adam Jr (b.1746?) stayed in Pennsylvania. Adam Jr probably married Magdalena Cook and later Elizabeth Earhart. This is certainly unverified and far from being confirmed as fact. We need primary sources for the birthdates of the children of Adam Sr and primary documentation as to who his wife was. It currently looks like it was not Magdalena Cook.
Primary documentation on any of the following would provide valuable
information in solving some of the mysteries related to this portion of the Small family:
1. Birthdate/birthplace and parents of Adam Small [Jr]
2. A marriage record for Adam Small [Sr] and Elizabeth Ann Owen or Magdalena Cook.
3. A marriage record for Adam Small [Jr] and Magdalena Cook and/or Elizabeth Earhart.
4. Any additional information on Elizabeth Ann Owen (birthdate, deathdate, parents, siblings, etc).
5. Any additional information on Magdalena Cook (birthdate, deathdate, parents, siblings, etc).
6. Any additional information on Elizabeth Small who married Jacob Cook (birthdate, parents, siblings, etc).
7. Any additional information on Adam Small [Sr] (death date, will, etc).
See our primary sources, secondary sources, and
related links.
Please contact Bruce Wiland at wiland@att.net if you have information that
would help add to or correct the information we have.
Contributors
Some of the information on this site has been contributed by the following persons: Phyllis Grein, Lynn Brandvold,
Jim Small, Earl Robb, Sherry Taylor Norton, and Darlene Small Gilligan.