Peter Raub

Nickname: Last name is listed as Roop, Rauch, or Rauchon in various records.¹

Born: ~1697 (Germany)^{1 7}

Died: June 13, 1740 or 1754, Williams Twp, Northampton Co., PA²

Residences: Germany, Williams Twp.²

Education:

Career: Ran a ferry across the Delaware River¹² Amount of land owned indicates he was also a farmer.

Father: ?^{7 9}

Mother: ?⁹

Siblings:

• Hans Jerge (George) b. ~1705¹ d. ~1780 m. Katherina(?) _____ ch. Andrew (b. ~1730 d. 1809), Leonard, George W. (d. ~1814), Barbara (Beidleman), Dorothea (Nice), Margaretha (Hains b. ~1750 d. bef. 1796)⁹
• Michael b. ~1710¹

Wife: Susanna ___ (married in Germany)*⁵

Children:

• Maria Sophia b. ~1722 in Germany d. 1748 Northampton, PA¹¹ m. Jacob Abel Jan. 11, 1742 & m. Peter Mellick May 6, 1746¹¹; ch. (w. Jacob) Margaret (b. 1743) & Jacob (b. 1744); (w. Peter) Johannes Mellick (b. March 16, 1747).¹¹
• Anna Margaretha (or Margearet) b. ~1727 in Germany; m. Jacob Zug Nov. 24, 1747¹¹
• Johan Michael
• Johan Jacob (bap. April 20, 1737 Williams Twp. Northampton, Co., PA⁶ m. Eva Maria Rosina¹¹

Other Details: Peter appears to have arrived in Philadelphia from Germany on September 25, 1732 aboard the Loyal Judith. There were 115 Palatine families on the ship. His name on the passenger list is Peter Rouch. Michael and Hans Jerg also came over on the ship and are thought to be his brothers. A Phillip Roup (or Philip Raup) was also on the ship, but his relationship is uncertain.^{4 8}
It is also unclear exactly where the Raubs went after they arrived in Pennsylvania. The land around Raubsville was still owned by the Indians until the Walking Purchase of 1737. Since Williams Twp. records show Michael Raub being born there in 1733, most people assume they were some of the illegal squatters that moved into the territory prior to the Purchase.

Sources: All of this research is from secondary sources and remains to be confirmed.

1. Research of Rick Swayne, citing multiple sources for names. Birth years seems to be based on the Passenger List of the Loyal Judith which sites the age of "Peter Rauch" as 35 in 1732. Another record Swayne cites indicates Peter Raub's birth year may be 1692, although that one appears mistaken on other facts.
2. Death Date is based on an Estate Inventory taken on April 17, 1754 filed by Peter's son Michael and a George Raub (probably his brother). According to one researcher, the file says: "Good of Peter Raup, deceased June 13, 1740 without a will..." filed on Nov. 17, 1754. Since there are land records showing Peter Raub receiving land in 1748 (see fn. 3) the 1740 date seems to be incorrect.
3. Swayne cites land records showing Peter received a land grant of 145 acres on June 15, 1748 (Patent Book A-19, p. 32) in northern Bucks County. That area became part of the newly created Northampton County in 1750. His land was immediately north of land granted to Hans Jerg (George) Raub who is thought to be Peter's brother. This whole area later became known as Raubsville.
4. Another source lists Peter as coming over on the ship Harle on Sep. 1, 1736. However this seems clearly wrong since the same source notes that his son was born in Pa in 1733 and that Peter was naturalized in 1740 after living in PA for seven years. Swayne's source for the ship info is a book by Ralph Strassburger: "Pennsylvania German Pioneers, A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808." Sally Scheetz recalls readings from Raub Family reunions that say three brothers came from Germany on a boat in 1732. Her recollection of the names was "John, Michael, and Andrew" but she was rather unsure that she remembered the names correctly.
   
5. Peter and Susanna had two daughters before they came to America. Women and children were not listed in ship's records
6. Swayne's source for children's names and birth dates is unclear.
7. A family history created by William MacKeller Kern in 1934 says that "Mr. J.B. Stevens" provided him with information that Phillip Raub, who came over on the ship from Germany via Rotterdam with the three brothers, was their father, and that he (Phillip) was born in 1681. This same source lists Hans George's birth date as 1705, Michael's as 1710, and Peter's as 1715. Since Peter's oldest known daughter was born in 1722, the 1715 birth date cannot be consistent with that. If Peter's age on the ship manifest is correct (35) then it seems unlikely that Philip, only 16 years older, could be his father. It appears that Phillip Raub may have had a son named Peter who came over on the Loyal Judith as a minor, but who is not the Peter who was already married and had children during the voyage and who is thought to be the brother of Michael and Hans George. Philip's relation to the family is uncertain, but researchers speculate he may be an uncle or cousin.
8. Passenger List transcripts from Loyal Judith September 25, 1732.
9. A researcher named Kevin Frankenfeld reports information on Peter's parents, his sister Maria Barbara's information, and a brother named Andrew. He appears to be Maria Barbara's descendent. I think this is just wrong, but you can view his web site directly here (internet access required). It seems fairly clear that Maria Barbara and Andrew are Philip's children, but that this researcher makes the same mistake about the relationship of Peter & Philip (see fn. 7).
10. Another researcher indicates a man named Andrew is the son on Philip Raub and Maria Sarah Schoffel. You can view his site here (requires Internet access).
11. The Raub Report Page 1, Page 2, Page 3
12. See, Donald R. Repsher in his paper: First Settlers in Bucks County (PDF)
Peter Raup File No 378 Year 1754
Children: Michael (Eldest son)
Inventory April 27, 1754 "Good of Peter Roap, deceased June 13, 1740 without a will.. and now came to a conclusion to divide between themselves" By Johann Adam Boyer, Michael Roap and Michael Wilhelm.
Administrators: Nov 16, 1754 Michael Roup, eldest son and George Roup, both of Williamstown, yeomen; Peter Kettland, Easton, Innkeeper.
Vendue List Jan 18, ,1755 Plantation