John Adam Romich, the immediate ancestor of the Romigs of Lehigh county, was born Feb. 3, 1689, at Ruedenstein in the Palatinate, when he was baptized by the local Lutheran pastor. His parents were George Wendel Romich and his wife. Marguerite, nee Henier, and were adherents of the Lutheran faith. In 1712, John Adam married Agues Marguerite Bernhardt and resided in Itthngen, near Heilbroa This union was blessed with five sons and four daughters.

John Adam Romig and his family came to Pennsylvania in 1732. He and his eldest son, Frederick, took the oath of allegiance Sept. 30, 1732. Shortly after their arrival his wife died. He married the following year, June 19, 1733, Maria Ursula Warner, by Rev. Casper Stoever. This union was blessed with two sons and three daughters, of whom the two sons and one daughter died in infancy. He died July 11, 1768, and was buried at Allemangel, Berks county. He was survived at the time of his death by three sons and six daughters, sixty-six grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. He had been reared in the Lutheran faith and at one time had been a vorsteher, and was grieved when in 1758 through the influence of Bishop Spangeburg, his son. John Henry, became a member of the Moravian Church. He, however, soon learned to admire the Moravian brethren, attended the synod at Gnadenhutten on the Mahoney, and in 1762 was received by the church at Allemangel tough the influence of Bishop Peter Boehler.

It is recorded of him, 'that he was kind to those in his employ, was an honored and beloved father in the congregation, and was greatly respected in the neighboring townships.