The following bio for Matthaeus (Mathews) Noething (became Nading) was written by Carol Lay (Find A Grave Member #46938526). Thank you so much, Carol.
"Matthaeus was reared in Germany by pious Lutheran parents. His mother died when he was 11 years old and his father when he was 14. He was bound to a flax-weaver to learn his profession. He remained with the weaver until he was 20 years old when he was impressed for military duty and sent to America with Hessian Troops, landing at Staten Island, New York in August 1776 to fight in the war for the British. His company was caputred by the Americans and he was taken prisoner.
After four years, he was released at Charleston, South Carolina. Having heard of the Salem Moravian Congregation in Salem, North Carolina, he arrived in October 1780 and was given work at the weave-shed of the Brother's House.
On January 24, 1781, Mattaeus went to Friendburg, N.C. to work. Here he fell in love with Eva Volz/Foltz and married her June 10, 1783. They stayed in Stokes County, later Forsyth County, N.C. and raised six children. One daughter died young.
The Moravian Church records show him to be well educated. He was taken into the Friedburg Congregation in March 1798 and was an active member until his death. On June 22, 1800 he was elected a steward of the Church.
On March 19, 1807 he was in a serious wagon accident and had his leg crushed and broken. His leg was amputated, but the accident proved fatal and he died soon after. He is buried at the Salem Graveyard at Old Salem, Forsyth Co., N.C. (name now Salem Moravian Graveyard).
Matthaeus was my great, great, great, great grandfather. His son, Christian Nading was the father of my great grandmother, Mary Ann Nading who married Newell Watson Glenn."
Links to Matthaeus' wife and seven known children are included below.
"Matthaeus was reared in Germany by pious Lutheran parents. His mother died when he was 11 years old and his father when he was 14. He was bound to a flax-weaver to learn his profession. He remained with the weaver until he was 20 years old when he was impressed for military duty and sent to America with Hessian Troops, landing at Staten Island, New York in August 1776 to fight in the war for the British. His company was caputred by the Americans and he was taken prisoner.
After four years, he was released at Charleston, South Carolina. Having heard of the Salem Moravian Congregation in Salem, North Carolina, he arrived in October 1780 and was given work at the weave-shed of the Brother's House.
On January 24, 1781, Mattaeus went to Friendburg, N.C. to work. Here he fell in love with Eva Volz/Foltz and married her June 10, 1783. They stayed in Stokes County, later Forsyth County, N.C. and raised six children. One daughter died young.
The Moravian Church records show him to be well educated. He was taken into the Friedburg Congregation in March 1798 and was an active member until his death. On June 22, 1800 he was elected a steward of the Church.
On March 19, 1807 he was in a serious wagon accident and had his leg crushed and broken. His leg was amputated, but the accident proved fatal and he died soon after. He is buried at the Salem Graveyard at Old Salem, Forsyth Co., N.C. (name now Salem Moravian Graveyard).
Matthaeus was my great, great, great, great grandfather. His son, Christian Nading was the father of my great grandmother, Mary Ann Nading who married Newell Watson Glenn."
Links to Matthaeus' wife and seven known children are included below.
The following bio for Matthaeus (Mathews) Noething (became Nading) was written by Carol Lay (Find A Grave Member #46938526). Thank you so much, Carol.
"Matthaeus was reared in Germany by pious Lutheran parents. His mother died when he was 11 years old and his father when he was 14. He was bound to a flax-weaver to learn his profession. He remained with the weaver until he was 20 years old when he was impressed for military duty and sent to America with Hessian Troops, landing at Staten Island, New York in August 1776 to fight in the war for the British. His company was caputred by the Americans and he was taken prisoner.
After four years, he was released at Charleston, South Carolina. Having heard of the Salem Moravian Congregation in Salem, North Carolina, he arrived in October 1780 and was given work at the weave-shed of the Brother's House.
On January 24, 1781, Mattaeus went to Friendburg, N.C. to work. Here he fell in love with Eva Volz/Foltz and married her June 10, 1783. They stayed in Stokes County, later Forsyth County, N.C. and raised six children. One daughter died young.
The Moravian Church records show him to be well educated. He was taken into the Friedburg Congregation in March 1798 and was an active member until his death. On June 22, 1800 he was elected a steward of the Church.
On March 19, 1807 he was in a serious wagon accident and had his leg crushed and broken. His leg was amputated, but the accident proved fatal and he died soon after. He is buried at the Salem Graveyard at Old Salem, Forsyth Co., N.C. (name now Salem Moravian Graveyard).
Matthaeus was my great, great, great, great grandfather. His son, Christian Nading was the father of my great grandmother, Mary Ann Nading who married Newell Watson Glenn."
Links to Matthaeus' wife and seven known children are included below.
"Matthaeus was reared in Germany by pious Lutheran parents. His mother died when he was 11 years old and his father when he was 14. He was bound to a flax-weaver to learn his profession. He remained with the weaver until he was 20 years old when he was impressed for military duty and sent to America with Hessian Troops, landing at Staten Island, New York in August 1776 to fight in the war for the British. His company was caputred by the Americans and he was taken prisoner.
After four years, he was released at Charleston, South Carolina. Having heard of the Salem Moravian Congregation in Salem, North Carolina, he arrived in October 1780 and was given work at the weave-shed of the Brother's House.
On January 24, 1781, Mattaeus went to Friendburg, N.C. to work. Here he fell in love with Eva Volz/Foltz and married her June 10, 1783. They stayed in Stokes County, later Forsyth County, N.C. and raised six children. One daughter died young.
The Moravian Church records show him to be well educated. He was taken into the Friedburg Congregation in March 1798 and was an active member until his death. On June 22, 1800 he was elected a steward of the Church.
On March 19, 1807 he was in a serious wagon accident and had his leg crushed and broken. His leg was amputated, but the accident proved fatal and he died soon after. He is buried at the Salem Graveyard at Old Salem, Forsyth Co., N.C. (name now Salem Moravian Graveyard).
Matthaeus was my great, great, great, great grandfather. His son, Christian Nading was the father of my great grandmother, Mary Ann Nading who married Newell Watson Glenn."
Links to Matthaeus' wife and seven known children are included below.
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