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     Mary Klinger (1987 and 1989) sometimes gives the date of death as "April 16, 1839," but his tombstone says April "6." The inscription reads: "Alexander Klinger; geboren in Reading, Berks County den 17 ten Feb. 1767; Starb den 6 ten April 1839; Alt 72 yahres, 1 monata und 19 tage."
Alexander was a sponsor at the baptism, at Himmel's Church, of George and Elizabeth Klinger's son, Alexander. He was listed as single at the time. This suggests that, at least some of the Klingers, moved from Reading to the Klingerstown area at least as early as 1785. On the same day, his future wife, Magdlaena Haag, also sponsored a baptism at Himmel's. Both listings are as follows:
     EMRICH: Caspar & Christina dau. Ma. Barbara b. 05/06/1787; bapt. 05/25/1787. Spon. Peter Klinger & Magd. Haakin.
     OSMAN: James & Mary dau. Sarah b. 03/05/1788; bapt. 05/25/1788. Spon. Alexander Klinger & Magd. Reid (single). Alexander Klinger was born on 16 February 1767, Reading, Berks County, PA.¹ He was the son of Johann Philip Klinger and Eva Elizabeth Beilstein. Alexander Klinger was baptized on 24 February 1767, Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, Berks County, PA.² He married Magdalena Haag, daughter of George Haag and Catherine (?), circa 1788, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.³ Mary Klinger says that Alexander and Magdalena "were the fortunate ones in Joh. Philip's family, as they helped keep order in the first loghouse [built by John Philip], which was their church, trading post, etc., Especially after the mother Eve Elizabeth [Beilstiin], went back to Reading with her brother-in-law, wife and Abraham Hoffee and family ca. 1795. It was a big order for them [Alexander and Magdalena], but well worth the while as they received the deed to Philip's farm and a vast area of land, [of] which they gave a part for Klinger's Church. They owned everything from the hotel grounds east to the present-day Marlin Shade and Paul Wiest's boundary line, south to a field strip beyond Klinger's Church! As the daughters were the oldest, they moved out. . . . George m. Eva Stein and he built a home and barn on the eastern section of Alexander's land, which is now the home of Marlin Shade. The son Alexander m. Elizabeth Schwalm and he stayed at home."⁴ Alexander Klinger died on 6 April 1839, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, at age 72.¹ He was buried on 9 April 1839, at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.

     Johann Philip Klinger was born on 11 July 1723, Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Hesse, Germany.²
     Bruce Hall, (http://www.migrations.org/individual.php3?record=18746) 2002, wrote:
"Johann Philip Klinger, son of Johannes and Agatha (Heist) Klinger, was born in Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Hesse-Darmstadt in the Odenwald on July 11, 1723. On October 22, 1744, Philip Klinger married Anna Elizabeth Heist, in the nearby village of Reichelsheim, Hesse, in the Odenwald. Philip and Anna emigrated to America on the ship Neptune with the intention of joining Philip's brother Alexander who had settled in a German community at Reading, PA. [Alexander had come to America aboard the ship Albany, landing in Philadelphia on September 2, 1749.] Anna died aboard the Neptune either just before or just after the ship arrived in the harbor at Philadelphia, on September 23/24, 1751. She was buried in the old church yard of the Trinity Church, Philadelphia, PA. Philip proceeded to Reading, where he established a home on Penn Avenue. In 1753, he returned to Germany where, on May 21, 1754, he married Eva Elizabeth Beilstein (born May 27, 1730), daughter of Johann Jacob and Anna Elisabeth (Martin) Beilstein of Brandau, Hesse. Philip and his new bride set sail for America on board the Neptune, landing in Philadelphia on September 30, 1754. They then joined Alexander and other members of the Klinger and Heist families in Reading. Philip and Eva Elisabeth had seven children, all of whom were born in the Reading area: Elisabeth (born March 10, 1756), who married Johann Conrad Weiser, grandson of the noted Indian interpreter of the same name; Christina (born May 10, 1760), who died young; Johann George (born May 13, 1761); Christina (born June 30, 1764, died December 11, 1768); Johann Philip Jr. (born December 11, 1765); Johann Alexander (born February 16, 1767); and Peter (born November 3, 1773). At the time of the Revolutionary War, the brothers, Philip and Alexander Klinger acquired land in the Tri-County area around the site of present-day Klingerstown, where, Schuylkill, Northumberland, and Dauphin Counties abut one another. Philip's land consisted of four parcels (known as Springfield, Union, Mount. Holly, and Salem) comprising about 1200 acres and located southeast of Klinger's Gap and bounded on the north by Pine Creek and on the south by Mahantango Mountain. Alexander's land was located northeast of the Gap, and east of village of Klingerstown, in what is known today as the Mahantango Valley. Shortly after acquiring this land, the brothers migrated with their families along the Tulpehocken Trail to their newly acquired lands. Philip was accompanied by his wife, four sons, and his surviving daughter and her husband. Alexander was accompanied by two of his sons, George and John. [ Alexander soon returned to the Reading area, where he spent the remainder of his life.] Joh. Philip Klinger died in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, on September 30, 1811. His wife Eva Elisabeth died about 1815. Both were buried in the Zion (Klinger's) Church Cemetery."
After John Philip's death, this property was divided into four parts for four of his sons -- John Philip, Peter, Alexander, and George. Mary Klinger's book, pp. 319-20, describes how these were allocated to the four sons: John Philip lived on one section of his father's original holding, located "right across Pine Creek where it makes its bend to flow through the Klingerstown Gap. It was on the road to Gratz, west of his brother Alexander, who had inherited from his father, John. Philip's homestead." Peter, had the section "south of Klinger's Church," while George "had the eastern section of Philip's estate."
From Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves (via Internet genealogy), drawing heavily on Mary Klinger's, pp. 26-27 book:
"Johann Phillip Klinger came from Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Oldenwald, Hesse, Germany. According to The Citizen Standard, Sept. 4, 1985: Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Odenwald is a mountain region in Hesse State between the Nekar and Main rivers. It had a population about 590, and is located in what is now Western Germany. (26 Oct 1994: Eastern and Western Germany have been united).
"Johann Philip, son of Johannes and Agatha Heist Klinger, was born 11-7-1723 in Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany, now West Germany. He married (1). 22-10-1744 at Reichelsheim, Anna Elizabeth Heist, born 30-4-1723 of Pfaffen-Beerfurth, daughter of Alexander Heist and Eva Catherine Treusch, a cousin of Philip's mother Agatha Heist. She died on the ship Neptune ca. 20-9-1751 and is buried in the old church yard of Trinity Church, Philadelphia.
"This latter information was uncovered by Richard Clifton, now of RFD 1, Box N. 55, Brookfield, Massachusetts 01506. There are no children [of marriage to Anna Heist].
"Philip, after coming to PA in 1751, first settled in Reading. Later he became one of the pioneers to follow the Tulpehocken Path to his newly acquired land on the frontier territory on the banks of the Pine Creek, south and east of Klinger's Gap in the Mahantango Mountain, in what is now northeastern Dauphin and western Schuylkill Counties. Here he cleared land and established a home for himself, his wife, four sons and a daughter.
"Johann Philip migrated northwest of Philadelphia to what is now Reading, established a home on Penns Avenue, and in 1753 went back to Germany for a second wife. According to Reichelsheim Parish Records, he married 25-5-1754 at Neunkirchen, Eva Elizabeth Beilstein, born the 27th and baptized 29-5-1730; daughter of Johann Jacob Beilstein born 1696 at Lutzelbach, confirmed 1708 at Neuenkirchen, married 22-6-1723, Anna Elizabeth born 1705 at Brandau and confirmed 1717. Eva Elizabeth's grandparents were George Beilstein, born 1661 died 9-1-1738 at Lutzelbach, married first 12-9-1709 at Neunkirchen Eva Kohl 1860, died 25-6-1730 at Lutzelbach. Her maternal grandparents were Johann Martin and Otilla of Brandau, who married 11-8-1698. Her grandfather, George Beilstein, married (2) Anna Otilla Delp, daughter of John. Wilhelm Delp in Webern. From Wilhelm Ackermann of Darmstadt, Mary Klinger has these records and seems to think the father of George Beilstein was Johann Balthasar Beilstein of Herchenrode. (Brandau, Lutzelbach, Weber, Herchenrode are all small villages in the neighborhood of Neunkirchen.)
"It is said that Philip, upon moving to his new home, first lived in a dugout on the north slope of the hill on which the Church building and Cemetery are located, a hill referred to locally as Der Karrichehiwwel (The Church Hill). Later he built a log dwelling at the foot of the hill on the present location of the Edwin Klinger dwelling. He lived in this area until the time of his death on September 31, 1811, and was buried in the old part of the present cemetery. Since the Congregation was organized prior to the construction of the first church building, it is likely that services were then conducted in his home. He envisioned the establishment of a community on his land (over a thousand acres). According to early documents, he set aside (or designated his desire that it should be done) land for a cemetery, a church, and a school. There is no evidence that a school was ever constructed. The Cemetery was known in the early days as the Philip Klinger Cemetery. It remained for his son, Alexander, to deed the land to the Church for the construction of the first house of worship in 1880 on the property owned by Johan Philip Klinger. There is evidence that the Lutheran and Reformed Congregations met in the Klinger home prior to the construction of the first Church building. The house stood where Edwin Klinger (now deceased) house stands at the foot of the Church Hill (der Karriche Hiwwel).
"Article from the Gratz Historical Society Open House Tour, dated Oct 15,____ Roy and Dorothy Weibel's Home
"In March 1785 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted 360 acres of land to Philip. It was patented on May 30, 1796, called 'Union', and was located near the Mahantongo Mountain in what is now called Klinger's Gap. Before he died, at least some of his land was divided among his heirs.
"When the 1798 tax assessment was taken Philip Klinger, Sr. had two houses. He was residing in one and his son Philip was living in the other. Philip Klinger, Jr. had married Ann Mary Loeffler at least by the year 1787. On January 8, 1810, his parents Philip and Eva Klinger sold 180 acres to him. That land went with what is now Roy and Dorothy Waibel's home in Erdman, PA. It is a very attractive colonial blue house trimmed with black shutters and hugs the side of the hill close to the bridge near Erdman. The house is of log structure and believed to date back to before 1798.
"The following Revolutionary War records in Berks County Pennsylvania were sent me by Richard W. Clifton,Jr. :
"Philip Klinger, Private, Military Guards, 17 Feb to 20 Ap, year?
"Alexander Klinger, private, Lt. Sands (Spatz) Guard Co, Reading, 62 days, 1777, guarding Convention prisoners (Burgoyne's men)
"Alexander Klinger and Johan Philip Klinger in 2nd Company of Captain Rightmyer, 4th Battalion, Penna. Militia.
"Alexander Klinger and John Philip Klinger in Capt. Sherman's Company, 10 Aug to 9 Sept, 1780 John (John Philip?) Klinger, muster roll of Penna. in Berks County, June 1780 to July 15, 1781, in the 6th Company."
Floyd, Biographical and Genealogical Annals of Northumberland County (1911), states:
"KLINGER. The oldest resident in his section is David S. Klinger, of Klingerstown, who has lived at that place for sixty years and in the neighborhood all his life. Henry C. Klinger, a well known young citizen of Lower Mahanoy township, Northumberland County, is a member of the same family, which has been established in this region for many years.
"The Klinger family is of German origin, and its first representative in this country, Johan Philip Klinger, was born July 11, 1723, in Germany. He and his wife came to America and settled in Reading, Berks Co., Pa., where she died, without issue. Going hack to Germany, he remarried there, and on his return to America again made his home at Reading, where all his children, four sons and one daughter born to the second union, were born. Moving thence to what is now Hubley township, Schuylkill Co., Pa., he took up one thousand acres of land in the neighborhood about Klinger's Church, and there lived and farmed until his death, which occurred Sept. 30, 1811, when he was over eighty-eight years old. He donated the land upon which the first Klinger's Church was built, and it was so named in his honor. The children born to him and his wife Anna were: George, John Philip, Alexander, Peter and Elizabeth. The daughter married Conrad Weiser son of Frederick Weiser and grandson of Conrad Weiser, the noted Indian interpreter. Phillip, George and Alexander Klinger are mentioned in the marriage certificate of Conrad Weiser Jr., Nov. 12 1775. George Klinger, Esq., drew up an agreement in regard to the estate of Conrad Weiser, deceased, Mahanoy township. Of the four sons of Johan Phillip Klinger, the emigrant, we have the following account.
"George Klinger was married twice, the maiden name of one of his wives being Brosius. He had children by both marriages, viz.: Philip, Alexander, John, Peter, Barbara (Mrs. Zerbe) and Mrs. George Klock.
"John Philip Klinger lived on a farm now owned by Emanuel Deibert, and later moved across the Susquehanna river to the location in Snyder county where he died. His wife's maiden name was Snyder, and they had children. (At Klinger's Church is buried Philip, "son of Johann Philip and Anna Klinger," born March 11, 1792, died March 30, 1851.)
"Alexander Klinger, born at Reading Feb. 17, 1767, died April 6, 1839, and is buried at Klinger's Church. He married Magdalena Haag, who was born in 1770 and died in 1846, and to them were born two sons and three daughters: Alexander, George, Catharine, Eve and Anna Maria.
"Peter Klinger, born Nov. 3, 1773, died Aug. 10, 1858, and is buried at Klinger's Church. He married Catharine Steinbruch, who was born May 3, 1774, and died Sept. 21, 1845, and the following children were born to this union: Peter, Johannes, Jacob, George, Daniel, Alexander, John Adam, Philip, Eve (married Samuel Wiest), Hannah (married Michael Dietz) and Mrs. John Reisinger.
"Alexander Klinger, son of Alexander and grandson of the emigrant ancestor, married Elizabeth Schwalm, daughter of John Schwalm, the Hessian soldier, and they were farming people all their lives. To them were born three sons and one daughter: Amy, John, Samuel and David S."
Floyd's reference to Johann Philip moving to "Hubley township" in Schuylkill County is misleading. It appears that mots of Phiip's land actually lay in Dauphin and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Northumberland or Schuylkill County, while his home, close to Klinger's Church, was almost certainly in Dauphin County, as is confiirmed by the later census records. Philip arrived in Philadelphia September 24, 1751, aboard the Ship Neptune, which carried a total of 284 passengers. Philip's wife Anna apparently died before the landing and is buried in Philadelphia.³ Morton Montgomery's History of Berks County (published 1886), pp. 653-54, lists John Philip, Alexander, and Peter Klinger as the first patentees of three lots in Reading, which was laid out in 1748. The first lots were sold in 1751, and the three Klingers, apparently, purchased their lots in 1753. John Philip purchased Lot number 203, while Alexander purchased the adjacent Lot number 204. Peter purchased Lot number 349. Lots 203 and 204 were located on the north and south sides of East Penn Street, between what were then Lord Street and Vigor Streets. Today these are 10th and 11th Streets, respectively. These street names have changed. In 1763, the three brothers each acquired an additional lot (Philip, 176, Alexander 207, Peter 222).
An obituary for Alexander's daughter Elizabeth, who was born in Philadelphia in July 1750, further suggests that at least Alexander's family moved to Reading around the end of 1751 or early 1752. It is not known if Philip's family accompanied them or moved to Reading at a different time.⁴ He married Eva Elizabeth Beilstein on 21 May 1754, Neunkirchen, Germany. Montgomery's History of Berks County (published 1886), pp. 655, lists John Philip, Alexander, and Peter Klinger on a 1759 List of Taxables. According to Montgomery, this is the earliest tax assessment list for the County.⁵ A 1767 Berks County Tax list includes both Alexander and his brother Philip, who are listed as "Taverners." Alexander is shown in "Reading Town" as owning 2 house, with two lots, and 1 cow. The tax was 5. Philip, also listed in Reading Town, has 2 houses, 2 lots, and 1 cow. His tax was 6.⁶ A 1768 Tax List for Berks County lists Philip as a "taverner" who owned 1 house and 1 lot. His brother Alexander, also listed as a taverner, is shown as owning two houses and one and one-half lots.⁷ A newspaper item published by Philip Klinger noted:
CAME, on the 11th of December, 1775, to the plantation of Philip Klinger, living near Shamokin, on the Point Creek, one mile distant from the Double Eagle, about 26 miles below Sunbury, A GREY H0RSE, about 3 cr 4 years old, about 13 or 14 hands high, and hath a white head. The owner proving his property and paying charges, may have him again, by applying to PHILIP KLINGER.
The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 03 Apr 1776, Wed, Page 3.⁸ Philip's name does not appear on the 1779 register of property in Reading, although his brother Alexander's does. Similarly, on the 1780 Berks County tax lists, Alexander's name appears, but Philip's does not. Both of their names are missing from the 1781 and 1784 tax lists in Berks County, but Alexander's name appears on the 1785 Berks County lists, while Philip's does not.
The name of a "Philip Clinger" appears on the Supply Tax List for 1779 in the "Wisconisco District" of Lancaster County (now part of Dauphin County). Dauphin County was not formed until 1785. He is shown as owning 100 acres of land, 3 horses, and 3 cattle.
Mary K. Klinger's article notes that both Johann Philip and Alexander served in the Berks County Militia during the Revolutionary War. Apparently they guarded prisoners captured at Saratoga.
Mary K. Klinger writes, "Sometime between the last date of their militia service in 1781 and 1790, both families took the Tuplehocken [sic] Trail across the mountains. Alexander acquired land in the Mahantango Valley East of present Klingerstown while his children made their home in an about the town. It was named for his son Johannes." (p. 34) Klingerstown itself lies in the present Schuylkill County, while the Mahantango Creek, west of Klingerstown, forms the boundary between Northumberland and Dauphin County.
A 1781 Tax List for Reading includes only 2 Klingers, Peter and "Jno." This suggests that Philip and Alexander had already left Reading by then.

It is also not clear precisely when Philip and his family moved the Lykens Valey area in eastern Dauphin County. Records of the Lykens Valley Lower Church (St. David's Reformed Church) in Killinger, PA, include a reference to a "Philip Klinger" as sponsor of the baptism of John Philip Rauschkolb, in June 1779. Although it is unlcear which Philip Klinger this is, it appears likely that at least some of the Klinger's had migrated from Berks County at least by 1779.
The first baptism in the published record at Klinger's Church is dated 16 Sep 1787. It is for one of Philip's grandsons, "Johen George", son of Philip's son George and his wife Elizabeth (Brosius). It is probable that the congregations were actually started sometime before that date.
Mary Klinger's book, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, p. 41, notes that Philip owned four contiguous tracts of land, warranted to him between 1771 and 1796 and patented between 1793 and 1796, covering more than 1,100 acres "along Pine Creek to the south of the [Klingerstown] gap in Mahantongo Mountain at Spread Eagle . . . present day Klingerstown." Klingerstown lies about a half mile north of the gap in the Mahantango Mountain, where Pine Creek flows through the moutain. Klingerstown lies in the extreme northwest corner of Schuylkill County. Erdman, in Dauphin County lies just south of the gap. Most of the area north of the Mahantango Mountain is in Northumberland County. The area referred to as the "Mahantongo Valley" must be in Northumberland County, as the Mahantongo Creek lies on the north, or Northumberland County side, of the Mahantongo Mountain It is not clear whether Philip's lands extended as far north as Klingerstown. At roughly 1,100 acres, John Philip's land would have covered a bit less than 2 square miles.^9,10,11 Philip served from June 1780 through July 1781 with the Berks County Militia, guarding prisioners first in Reading and then in Lancaster. In 1782 he was with Sgt Eisenbeis' detachment of the Berks County Militia guarding prisioners.
DAR Listing:
KLINGER, JOHN PHILIP Ancestor #: A066071
Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 7-11-1723 THE PALATINATE EUROPE
Death: 9-30-1811 GRATZ DAUPHIN CO PENNSYLVANIA
Service Source: PA ARCH, 5TH SER, VOL 5, PP 291, 292
Service Description: 1) SGT GEORGE EISENPEIS, ENS NICHOLAS CONRAD;
2) DETACHMENT OF BERKS CO MILITIA GUARDING PRISONERS.^12,13 A 1787 tax list for Mahanoy Township Northumberland County, reprinted in the Pennsylvania Archives, lists "Alexander Clinger," "Philip Clinger," and "Alex'r Clinger" as "non-residents." The two Alexanders are shown as owners of 150 acres and 300 acres respectively, while Philip is shown as the owner of 300 acres.
A 1781 Tax List for Reading includes only 2 Klingers, Peter and "Jno." This suggests that Philip and Alexander had already left Reading by then.
The first baptism in the published record at Klinger's Church is dated 16 Sep 1787. It is for one of Philip's grandsons, "Johen George", son of Philip's son George and his wife Elizabeth (Brosius). It is probable that the congregations were actually started sometime before that date.
John Philip's homestead was in present day Dauphin County, close to the village of Erdman and near Klinger's Church, which sits south and east of Erdman.
The site of Philip's first permanent home in Dauphin County lies along what is now Fearnot Road on parcel ID # 39-003-007 in Dauphin County. This 58.85 acre parcel spans from the north side of Fearnot Road south across Klinger Church Road to the property that Philip's son Peter owned. The parcel abuts the Klinger Church property on the north, west, and south sides of the Church, and includes a small part located in Schuylkill County.
There are reports that Philip originally lived in a dugout on the side of the hill on which the Church stands, but by the time the 1798 "window tax" was assessed, he had built a 40x35 foot, two-story wooden frame house on the property. That house, demolished in 1922, was built on 2 cleared acres of the 550 acres that he owned.
On June 10, 1810, Philip and his wife conveyed 371 of those acres to their son Alexander Klinger. In 1837, Alexander and Magdalena conveyed 89 acres 62 perches of that land to their granddaughter Emma (Klinger) Reed, her husband John Reed, and her brothers Samuel and John Klinger as tenants in common.
Eventually, Emi (Emma) and John Reed came to own the entire 89 arce 62 perches tract. On her death, Emi, having no children, willed the property to her servant Elizabeth (Strohecker) Paul. In 1917, Elizabeth and her husband Irvin Paul transferred 60 acres and 1 perch of this land to Edwin Ray Klinger, who owned the property property in 1922, when Philip's original two-story house was torn down and replaced with a more modern bungalow, which still stands along Fearnot Road. During the construction, Edwin and his wife Verdie (Mausser) lived in a second home on the same property that served as a summerhouse for the original home.
Mary Klinger's book, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, p. 41, notes that John Philip owned four contiguous tracts of land, warranted to him between 1771 and 1796 and patented between 1793 and 1796, covering more than 1,100 acres "along Pine Creek to the south of the [Klingerstown] gap in Mahanto[N]go Mountain at Spread Eagle . . . present day Klingerstown." Klingerstown lies about a half mile north of the gap in the Mahantango Mountain, where Pine Creek flows through the moutain. Klingerstown lies in the extreme northwest corner of Schuylkill County. Erdman, in Dauphin County lies just south of the gap. Most of the area north of the Mahantango Mountain is in Northumberland County. The area referred to as the "Mahantongo Valley" must be in Northumberland County, as the Mahantongo Creek lies on the north, or Northumberland County side, of the Mahantongo Mountain It is not clear whether John Philip's lands extended as far north as Klingerstown. At roughly 1,100 acres, John Philip's land would have covered a bit less than 2 square miles.^14,15
     The 1790 Census for Pennsylvania lists at least 4 Philip Klinger's with various spellings. There are two (spelled "Clinger") listing in Dauphin County, and two (spelled "Klinger") listed in Berks County, Reading. These are as follows: Dauphin County -- Philip Clinger, 2-0-1; Philip Clinger, 1-0-4; Berks County, Reading -- Philip Klinger, 1-1-2; Philip Klinger, Jr., 1-0-1.
From the available birth information, it is possible to identify 3 known Philip Klinger's who may have been alive in 1790 and who can be associated with the three brothers, Alexander, Peter and Philip:
J. Philip (b. 1744), son of the immigrant J. Peter, who supposedly lived in Exeter township, Berks County
J. Philip (b. 1723), the immigrant
J. Philip (b. 1765), son of the immigrant Philip
Johannes Klinger, cousin to Alexander, Peter, and Philip, also had a son Philip, but so far as is known, he, like his father, lived in Chester County before migrating to Ohio.
Thus it is difficult to account for all four of the Philip Klingers listed in the 1790 Census. To make matters worse, none of them are listed with the same household composition, suggesting that there were no duplicates. There is scant information about the family of Philip, son of J. Peter, who may have lived in Exeter Township.
As of 1790, the immigrant J. Philip may have had only one unmarried son living at home (Peter, born 1773). By then, it appears, all of his other surviving children were married. His son, Philip, who married Anna Maria Leffler in 1781, probably had 3 or 4 daughters in his household as of 1790. This suggests that he was one of the Dauphin County Philip Klingers in 1790. This also makes it unlikely that he was the Philip Jr. referred to in Reading, who was likely the son of the immigrant Peter Klinger. Similarly because it is unlikely that the immigrant Philip had any sons under the age of 16 in 1790 (Peter turned 17 in 1790), it is probable that he was the other Dauphin County Philip Klinger. It is also probable possible that the other Philip in Reading was a grandson of the immigrant Peter, and son of Philip. It should be noted that there appear to be no Klinger's listed in the Exeter Township sections of the 1790 Census.
This analysis suggests confirms Mary Klinger's suggestion that the immigrant Joh. Philip and his family, including son Philip, had taken up residence in the Lykens Valley area of Dauphin County at least by the time of the 1790 Census.¹⁶ Johann Philip Klinger died on 30 September 1811, Schuylkill County, PA, at age 88.^17,2 He was buried at Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹⁷