Mathias (Matthias) WEISS^[1]

1752 - 1831  (79 years)

• Name	Mathias (Matthias) WEISS  [2]
  Born	23 Mar 1752	Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Apr 1831	Grayson Co., VA
  Person ID	I71	The Lee-Beckwith Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2000

  
  

  Father	Matthias WEISS,   b. 15 Feb 1709, Mulhausen, Germany ,   d. 4 Nov 1795, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Maria Margaretha Catharina FIRNHABER,   b. 11 Jul 1720, Frankfurt am Mayn, Germany ,   d. 25 Jan 1756, Bethlehem, Northampton Co., PA  (Age 35 years)
  Married	27 May 1743	Frankfurt am Mayn, Germany
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rachel Scott BONHAM,   b. 5 Sep 1770,   d. Abt 1830, Grayson, VA  (Age 59 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1798	Wythe, VA
  Notes	LDS has two marriages: Rachel Bonham BALL (AFN: C89H-9G) on 18 Oct 1798, and Rachel BONHAM (AFN: 134F-ZSD) on 18 Nov 1798--one month apart. Married: minister John Stranger
  Children	+ 1. John WEISS, Sr.,   b. 8 Aug 1799, Volney, Grayson Co., VA ,   d. 25 Apr 1866, Volney, Grayson Co., VA  (Age 66 years)   2. Son #2 WEISS
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Had at least two sons, maybe more. In deference to his origin and his father, he dropped an ÒsÓ in writing his name (Weis). After the Revolutionary War, Matthias came to VA with the Joseph Bonham family, who lived first in Loudoun Co., then moving to Wythe Co.. Record of Joseph BonhamÕs service in the Revolutionary War is recorded in the New Jersey Archives. The Weiss Family name originated in Germany. The Weiss Family of Whitetop originates in the United States with the birth of Mathias Weiss, March 12, 1752 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Moravian parents, who migrated to Winston-Salem, NC. Mathias, a weaver and dyer of fabric, was able to complete twelve yards of fabric a day, apparently a noteworthy production rate on the old looms. Mathias served in the Revolutionary War; and after the war, married Rachel Bonham Ball, daughter of Joseph P. Bonham and presumed to be a Wythe County war widow. After their marriage, they moved to Grayson County, building their log cabin home near Grant, where they lived for the remainder of their lives. Born: Possibly 12 Mar 1752

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Laura Belle Boyd Catron, Her Ancestors and Descendants of Matthias Weiss. [S5] Bonham Family line, Blevins, Linda.