• General Notes

  Elector of Saxon, Germany
  
  John I. Moretz, born WFT Est. 1728-1740 in House of Saxon, Germany; died February 09, 1809; married Margaret Unknown WFT Est. 1760-1792.
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  Immigration: 16 SEP 1738 from Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  Notes for John I. Moretz:
  The Moretz family moved to NC sometime in the early 1700's. In the Orange County, NC Deed Book #5 page 365 dated 30 July 1771, there is a record of a John "Morice" (spelling not certain), a farmer of Orange, purchasing from Peter Richardon and his wife Elizabeth for 20 pounds, 72 acres, on a draff of the Stincking Quarter. This is very likely the same John Moretz due to the lack the lack of any other
  Moretz household at that time in Orange County, NC.
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  Emigration: 1787 Randolph County, North Carolina
  
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  From The Barry Mitchell Cole Family Tree:
  
  The Moretz family moved to NC sometime in the early 1700's. In the Orange County, NC
  Deed Book #5 page 365 dated 30 July 1771, there is a record of a John "Morice"
  (spelling not certain), a farmer of Orange, purchasing from Peter Richardon and his wife Elizabeth for 20 pounds, 72 acres, on a draff of the Stincking Quarter. This is very likely the same John Moretz due to the lack of any other Moretz household at that time in Orange County, NC. Also, the spellings for Moretz at this time included
  Mourhes, Morris, Moorez, Moritz, and Mortz.
  
  We know the same John Moretz had a daughter Charity who married Martin Staley from the 1772 records of Richland Lutheran Church.
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  Fact 1: Several Records indicate this John was an Elector (minor royalty)

Details of John  I's family with Margaret  NIN