Original Kutz Progenitor Johann Nicholas Kutz Wrote his Own Name on his Deathbed

Here is a copy of my 7th great grandfather's handwriting of his own name in 1749. 

His name was Johann Nicholas Kutz. -Or the way he spelled his name here, Nücklaus Kutz (1690-1749). 

He wrote this on this deathbed in German. (It's translated to English below his writing, half-way down the page). 

He came to settle in America between 1719 and 1729, near Kutztown, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer and owned over 500 acres by the time he died. His wife was Anna Catharina Grimm (1695-1769.) 

They had 6 children. He and his wife are most likely buried in this family field cemetery near Kutztown.

Kutz Family Graveyard, located at 124-224 Hottenstein Rd, Kutztown PA 19530

Photo of Kutz Family Graveyard August 2015

The Kutz Family Graveyard is an old burial site dating back to 1749, when Johann Nicholas Kutz I (1690-1749) was buried here on what was likely a part of his farm land. 

Other family members are also said to be buried here, including his wife, Anna Catharina Grimm (1695-1768), their son, Johann Nicholas Kutz II (1722-1790), and grandson Johann Nicholas Kutz III (1764-1831).

Kutz Family Graveyard is circled in white here along Hottenstein Rd, Kutztown, PA

Land Parcel Map of the location of the Kutz Family Graveyard