Third Generation


16. Jacob FREY2,12,15 was born on 1 January 1726 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.2,12 He died on 16 April 1770 at the age of 44.2,12

From Frederic Township, a carpenter, son of William and Verona Frey. He was listed among the single men who were members of the Bethlehem PA community.

Jacob married Susanna Sophia Bertolet. She was born 1724, died 1785.

Jacob FREY and Susanna BERTOLET were married about 1750. Susanna BERTOLET was born on 17 November 1724 in Minfeld, Germany. She died in 1785 at the age of 61.

A Genealogical History of the Bertolet Family : the descendants of Jean Bertolet
American Family Histories; Ancestry.com
Susanna was the third daughter, fifth child of Jean Bertolet

Jacob FREY and Susanna BERTOLET had the following children:

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i.

Esther FREY was born on 26 August 1751 in Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She died on 12 June 1788 at the age of 36.

Married her first cousin Samuel Bertolet, b. 14 Sep 1743, died 1 Jan 1805. Samuel had come to work on the farm for the widowed Susanna, his aunt, ended up marrying two of her daughters and inheriting the Frey farm.

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ii.

Susanna FREY (private).

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iii.

Catharine FREY (private).

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iv.

Elizabeth FREY was born on 6 June 1762. She died on 8 August 1823 at the age of 61.

Married cousin Samuel Bertolet as his second wife after the death of her sister Esther, 26 Jan 1790. Samuel eventually took title to the Frey farm, 1 Feb 1805.

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v.

Mary "Mollie" FREY died on 27 September 1801.

Married name was Tyson

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vi.

[Son] FREY (private).

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vii.

[Daughter] FREY (private).