Ellenburgs of Pickens County, SC

OK now let’s look on my Moms side of the family for a while. My 10th Great Grandfather Jacob Eichelberger was born in 1595 in Brittnau, Caton Aargau, Switzerland he lived there until his death sometime after 1652, He married Verena Straub on Sep 30 1616 and raised at least 4 children with her including Hans John Eichelberger Sr. my 9th Great grandfather who was born in Switzerland in 1619.

John was married to Elizabeth Gerber in 1640 and migrated to Germany bringing with them their son Hans John Eichelberger Jr. who was born in Switzerland in 1658. John Jr. married Maria Barbara of Ittlingen, Baden, Germany they had at least 2 sons one of them was my 7th Great grandfather Phillip Frederick Eichelberger he was born in Ittlingen, Baden, Germany on April 17th 1693. He married Anna Barbara Dorners at a Lutheran Church in Ittlingen, Baden, Germany on November 11th 1714. Sometime after the birth of my 6th Great Grandfather John Frederick Eichelberger they migrated to Pennsylvania.

John married Anna Maria Kintz January 4th 1743 in York, Pa and their son Martin Ellenburg was born in Maryland in 1750 (Martin was the first of this branch of the family to be born in America and the first to use the name Ellenburg which is still used today) Martin moved with his parents to the Pendleton District of South Carolina (Which is now Pickens County) and this was the beginning of the Ellenburgs of Pickens County. There is still a large number of Ellenburgs living in and around Pickens County, SC and from what I can tell most are my Family.