Garst | Gerst

Garst / Gerst Lineage
Michael Gerst 1676, father of Johan Theobald Gerst 1702-1770, father of Johan Nicolaus Gerst 1727-1803, father of  Catherine Peggy Garst 1765-1852

Garst / Gerst Migration
 Schwenckhausen, Bayern, Germany > Bethel, Lancaster, Pennsylvania > Botetourt, Virginia

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 Catherine Peggy Garst, 3rd Great-Grandmother
1765-1852
b. Bethal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
d. Botetourt, Virginia

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Parents:
Johan Nicolaus Gerst 1765-1852
Mary Elizabeth Frantz 1729-1788

(Note name change to Garst from Gerst for her and some of her siblings)

Maternal Lineage:
Anna Elisabeth Schüller 1695-1768, mother of Mary Elizabeth Frantz 1729-1788, mother of Catherine Peggy Garst 1765-1852

Spouse: Peter Frantz 1765-1854
Married: 1792

Children: 8

1. Catherine Frantz 1794-1856
2. Mary Frantz 1796-1850
3. Nicholas Frantz 1797-1874
4. Anna Frantz 1799-1875
5. Magdalena Frantz 1800-1825
6. Elizabeth Frantz 1800-1856
7. Barbary Frantz 1806-1873
8. Sarah Frantz 1807-1870

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Johan Nicolaus Gerst, 4th Great Grandfather

1 November 1727 - October 1803
b. Sembach, , Bayern, Germany
d. Botetourt, Virginia

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Parents:

Johan Theobold Gerst 1702-1770

Maria Magdelea Catharina Bueckin 1702-1770

Maternal Lineage:

Maria Magdelea Catharina Bueckin, mother of Johan Nicolaus Gerst

Spouse:  Mary Elizabeth Frantz 1729-1788

Married:  1748

Children: 8

1. Frederick Garst 1752-1842
2. John Nicholas Gerst 1755-1803
3. Magdalena Garst 1763-1829
4. Anna Elizabeth Garst 1764-1821
5. Catherine Peggy Garst 1765-1852
6. Jacob Garst 1766-1854
7. Mary Elizabeth Gerst 1768-1838
8. Abraham Garst 1770-1838

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Johan Theobald Gerst, 5th Great-Grandfather
1702 - 13 June 1770
b. Schwenckhausen, Bayern, Germany

d. Bethel, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Parents:

Michael Gerst 1676-1705

Barbara Gerst 1665-1725

Spouse:   

Maria Magdelena Catharina Bueckin 1702-1770

Married:   14 Jan 1727

Children:  6

1. Johan Nicolaus Gerst 1727-1803
2. Maria Magdalena Gerst 1732-1732
3. Maria Catharina Gerst 1736-1828
4. Hetwig Margaretha Gest 1738-1822
5. Elizabeth Gerst 1744-1828

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Michael Gerst, 6th Great-Grandfather
1676-1705
b. Schwenckhausen, Bayern, Germany
d. Unknown

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Parents & Maternal Lineage Unknown

Spouse:   Barbara Gerst 1665-1725

Married:   1687

Children:  1

1. Johan Theobald Gerst 1702-1770

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Barbara Gerst, Great-Grandmother
(maiden name unknown)
1665 - 3 November 1725
b. Germany
d. Weitbruch, , Bas Rein, Germany

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Parents & Maternal Lineage Unknown

Spouse:   Michael Gerst 1676-1705

Married:   1687

Children:  1

1. Johan Theobald Gerst 1702-1770

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Miscellanea
The original date of this post: 5 September 2025

Most recently updated: 19 September 2025

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