Philip Cruetz, Sr.

1715 - 1796  (81 years)

• Name	Philip Cruetz
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1715	Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Nov 1741  [2]
  	Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA
  Death	7 Dec 1796	Hardy Co., VA   [3]
  Person ID	I10832	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Isabellah Sievelo,   b. 1722, Germany d. 14 Jan 1797, Hardy Co., VA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1738	Germany   [3]
  Children	1. Jacob Crites, Sr.,   b. 1752, Berks Co., PA d. 25 Aug 1837, Hardy Co., VA (Age 85 years)   2. Philip Crites, Jr.
  Family ID	F4858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Notes

  Pennsylvania German Pioneers (Strassburger), page 319 Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania (Engle), page 226 Philip Cruetz (Critz) is listed among the men who took Oaths to the Government at the courthouse in Philadelphia on 20 November 1741 before Ralph Assheton, Esquire. He was among the Palatines who sailed to America from Rotterdam, Holland on the ship Europa commanded by Capt. Lumsdaine. His age was listed as 26 years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S767] Engle, William Henry, M.D., Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775, (Name: Edwin K. Meyers, State Printer, Harrisburg, PA, 1892;), page 226 (Reliability: 3). [S941] Strassburger, Ralph Beaver, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, (Name: Norristown, PA, USA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1934;). [S1155] Alleghany Regional Historical Society Web Page.