This page is about the family of Peter Rentsch b.1699 in Switzerland d.1772 in Frederick County Maryland. He married Margaretha, who was b.1702, birth place unknown. Margaretha d.1772/1776 in Frederick County Maryland.
Peter, Margaretha, and their children immigrated to America aboard the ship "HARLE" in 1736, which docked in Philadelphia, PA. Peter Rentch signed the oath of Allegiance to Pennsylvania and the Kings of England on Sept.1, 1736.(This was taken from the book,"The Kinports Kin" written by E. Leigh Schram)
The Children of Peter and Margareth Rentsch were as follows:

• Joseph Peter Rench, b. 1724, d.1804, m. (1) Anna Margaret Bare/Bair/Bar Abt. 1750. Anna, b. July 22, 1722, d. Abt. 1754. Joseph m. (2) Margaret Shafer/Shaver/Shover Abt. 1755. Margaret, b. 1733, d. 1779. Joseph m. (3) Barbara Tefern 1780.
• John Rench, b. 1726, d. Nov. 20, 1804, m. Margaret Miller Abt. 1752. Margaret, b. Abt. 1731, d. April 30, 1806.
• Andrew Rentch,

  

  Andrew Rench 1732-1792 b. Sept. 1, 1732, d. Oct.7, 1792 in Washington Co.,MD., m. Elizabeth Price Abt. 1760. Elizabeth , b. Abt. 1739, d. Sept. 4, 1812.
• Catharine Rench, b. 1734, m. Jacob Miller.

• Elizabeth Rench, b. 1753, d. 1815, m. John Gripe/Cripe 1770. John, b. 1744, d. July 9, 1814.
• Susanna Rench, b. 1755, d. 1815, m. Stephen Ullery 1778. Stephen, b. April 25, 1750, d. 1835. Was Susanna's mother Anna Bare or Margaret Shafer??
  Children of Joseph P. Rench and Margaret Shafer/Shaver/Shover were:
  
• John R. Rench, b. Abt. 1759, d. Jan. 28, 1820, m. Elizabeth Caylor April 1, 1784.
• Catharine Rench, b. 1760, m, Jacob Brumbaugh Abt. 1782.
• Peter Rench, b. Abt. 1762, d. July 27, 1818, m. Catherine.
• Esther Rench, b 1763, d. Dec. 28, 1843, m. Sebastian"Boston" Bouslaugh,Jr. Abt. 1780. Seperated from Sebastian in 1812. Sebastian, b.ca. 1758 in Switzerland?, d.ca. 1831 or 1841 in either Henry Co.,IN or PA.See Bouslaugh family
• Joseph Rench, b. 1767, d. 1815, m. Susannah Deeter 1790. Susannah, b. June 24, 1772, d. 1816.
• David Rench, b. March 28, 1771, d. Sept. 11, 1841, m. Matalena "Molly" Eichelberger. Matalena, b. March 28, 1771, d. Feb. 1, 1853.