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From a Pennsylvania Family Graveyard [Contributed to Genealogy.] By S. H. Flickinger. These tombstone inscriptions are from the Eby family graveyard, one mile west of the town of Stevens, Lancaster county, Penn., on the Mentzer farm, formerly the farm of John Herman. Most of the inscriptions are in German: Jonas Eby. Born November 12, 1802, … Read more
A Pennsylvania Family Graveyard By S. H. Flickixger The following inscriptions are from tombstones in the Becker family graveyard on the Martin Becker farm in Clay township, Lancaster county, Penn. Joseph Heaffly, born, Sept. 20, 1816, died, Oct. 30, 1863, aged, 47-1-10. Jacob Heaffley, born, Dec. 26, 1773, died, Oct. 11, 1850, aged, 77-9-16.Elizabeth Haffly, … Read more
THE DUNLAP FAMILY Robert Dunlap was born in Scotland and came to America in 1769. He settled in West Virginia. Robert Dunlap, Sr., served in the Revolutionary War as follows: Associator and Militia, County of Lancaster, State of Pennsylvania. The list of men between the age. of 18 and 53 years appears the name of … Read more
ZANDER: – Marriage records from the Moravian Church at Lititz, Penn.: Henry Zander and Margie Elizabeth Kiesel, 6 June, 1759; Maria Elizabeth Zander and Henry Romich, 5 June, 1764. SOURCE: Vol, X, No 4, August 1921 Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry
WOODSIDE: – John Woodside was a lieutenant in the Associated Regulators of the Western End of Lancaster County, Penn.. in 1747-8, serving in Colonel Thomas Cooksons Regiment. SOURCE: Vol, X, No 1, May 1921 Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry
JARRETT: – Sebastian Jarrett married Mary Howell, daughter of Jacob, in Lancaster, Penn., October 11, 1769. His brother William, who settled probably in Goochland Co., Va. had sons, and one of them, David, married Anna Wade in 1780. SOURCE: Vol, IX, No 11, March 1921 Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry
LANCASTER CO., PENN., MILLER WILLS (From Original Records.) Michael Miller. 23 March, 1737, 26 August, 1739. wife Barbara son Jacob and other children Leonard Miller of Warwick township, 2 November, 1761, 28 November. 1761. wife Barbara son Jacob son Leonard son Andreas son Christopher daughter Susanna daughter Sophia daughter Elizabeth daughter Barbara daughter Catherine Felix … Read more
Lancaster County Land Warrants. Patrick Moore, 460 acres, 21 January, 1733. John Moor, 200 acres, 25 October, 1734. Alexander Moor, 200 acres, 3 May, 1738. Ephraim Moore, 542 acres, 19 July, 1738. Robert Moor, 200 acres, 3 March, 1741. Seth Moore, 40 acres, 25 February, 1742. John Moore, 60 acres, 15 February, 1743. John Moore, … Read more
A LANCASTER, PENN., LOTTERY (From an Old Document Recently Discovered) At a meeting of the Lancaster, Penn. Street Lottery at the house of Adam Weaver, on 10 January, 1803, the following members were present: Casper Shafner               Jacob Krug John Miller                  Ab. Witmer Jacob Graeff                 George Musser John Huber                   John Hubby Adam Weaver                  James Crawford Resolved … Read more
1849 Lancaster Intelligencer July 3, 1849 Married on the 24th ult., by R. S. Wagner, John Glueck, of West Lampeter, to Barbara Kurtz, of Safe Harbor. Married on Thursday, May 3d, by the Rev. F. Harris, George W. Porter, merchant, of Mountjoy, to Mary C., daughter of Henry Eberley, Esq., of the same place. Married … Read more