7. John Jacob MECHLING was born on 28 Feb 1747 in Northampton Co. Pennsylvania. He died on 8 Nov 1824. He was baptized into the LDS church on 13 Dec 1986 in the Jordan River Utah LDS temple. He was endowed on 6 Jan 1987 in the Jordan River Utah LDS temple. He was sealed to parents on 8 Jan 1987 in the Jordan River Utah LDS temple. He has Ancestral File number LJ27-ZV. RESIDENCES: Moved to Westmoreland County Pennsylvania around 1774. NOTE: Most of his descendants remained in western Pennsylvania. Some moved to Pike and Clark Counties Ohio. Some in this branch changed the spelling of their name to MECHLIN.
MILITARY: Revolutionary War
John Jacob MECHLING and Catherine (MECHLING) had the following children:
+22 i. Wilhelm MECHLING.