TRITT FAMILY HISTORY, VOLUME I

Tritt Family History For Only $20.00 plus $7.00 shipping After more than 30 years of research and preparation, Tritt Family Research published Volume I of Tritt Family History. This limited edition publication contains 191- 8.5 x 11 pages, with a full color hard bound cover. It features over 150 photos and illustrations, plus charts, maps, inventories, wills and family records.

This is the first documented published account of the history of the Tritt family in Europe and colonial America. The Tritt story in America began with the arrival of two immigrant brothers, Hans Peter Tritt and his younger brother, Christian, in 1739. This volume traces their origins from 1562 in Canton Bern, Switzerland, through the birth of their grandchildren in America.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 1999 Officers of Tritt Family Research Tritt Family History Patron Donors Important Dates in Tritt Family History Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Naming Customs Introduction Section I - The Family Story Reminiscing Saint Stephan Diedendorf From Diedendorf to Philadelphia Hans Peter Tritt, Jr. (1715-1768) Johann Jacob Tritt (Dritt) (1746-1817) Catharine Barbara (Tritt) Boyer (1747-?) Johann Paul Tritt (1752-1820) Johann Peter Tritt (1755-1839) Joshua/Joseph Tritt (1762-?) Other Daughters of Hans Peter Tritt (1715-1768) Christian Treat (Tritt) (1719-1801) Henry Treat (abt. 1744-1793) Other Children of Christian Treat (1719-1801)

Section II - Family Records Section III - Related Topics Tritt Family Legends Etymology of the Surname Tritt/Tritten Tritten Surname Variations Discovery of the European Origin of Hans Peter and Christian Tritt A Single Origin of the Tritt Families? Early Life in the Obersimmental The Church at Saint Stephan History of Diedendorf Other Tritt/Tritten Immigrants and Family Lines Jacob Dritt Mansion The Dritt Cemetery Section IV - Tritt Family Research History of Tritt Family Research Tritt Family Archives Index