Came to America in 1719 via Krefeld, Germany, with his wife Lena (Traut), in the first group of German Baptists (or Dunkers) to come to America, led by Peter Becker. The brethren settled in PA because it was a colony well-known for its religious tolerance and Mennonites had already settled there at the invitation of William Penn.
He was a member of the Krefeld (or Creyfelt) congregation in Germantown, named after the town from which they exited Germany. With this congregation he communed in the first lovefeast in America on Dec. 25, 1723.
M.G. Brumbaugh (26th Governor of PA), in his book "History of the Brethren" wrote: "Heinrich Holzapfel, George Balser Gantz, Jerimiah Traut (Heinrich's brother-in-law) and John Jacob Price are also among the Worthies of the Early Church".
Brumbaugh also wrote that Holzapfel was one of the largest landowners in Germantown - over 70 acres of property.
He was a member of the Krefeld (or Creyfelt) congregation in Germantown, named after the town from which they exited Germany. With this congregation he communed in the first lovefeast in America on Dec. 25, 1723.
M.G. Brumbaugh (26th Governor of PA), in his book "History of the Brethren" wrote: "Heinrich Holzapfel, George Balser Gantz, Jerimiah Traut (Heinrich's brother-in-law) and John Jacob Price are also among the Worthies of the Early Church".
Brumbaugh also wrote that Holzapfel was one of the largest landowners in Germantown - over 70 acres of property.
Came to America in 1719 via Krefeld, Germany, with his wife Lena (Traut), in the first group of German Baptists (or Dunkers) to come to America, led by Peter Becker. The brethren settled in PA because it was a colony well-known for its religious tolerance and Mennonites had already settled there at the invitation of William Penn.
He was a member of the Krefeld (or Creyfelt) congregation in Germantown, named after the town from which they exited Germany. With this congregation he communed in the first lovefeast in America on Dec. 25, 1723.
M.G. Brumbaugh (26th Governor of PA), in his book "History of the Brethren" wrote: "Heinrich Holzapfel, George Balser Gantz, Jerimiah Traut (Heinrich's brother-in-law) and John Jacob Price are also among the Worthies of the Early Church".
Brumbaugh also wrote that Holzapfel was one of the largest landowners in Germantown - over 70 acres of property.
He was a member of the Krefeld (or Creyfelt) congregation in Germantown, named after the town from which they exited Germany. With this congregation he communed in the first lovefeast in America on Dec. 25, 1723.
M.G. Brumbaugh (26th Governor of PA), in his book "History of the Brethren" wrote: "Heinrich Holzapfel, George Balser Gantz, Jerimiah Traut (Heinrich's brother-in-law) and John Jacob Price are also among the Worthies of the Early Church".
Brumbaugh also wrote that Holzapfel was one of the largest landowners in Germantown - over 70 acres of property.
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