Ancestor Information




Here is a table with some added information on my immigrant ancestors.


NameBirthdateBirthplaceDeath DateDeath LocationShip and Year of ArrivalReligious DenominationOccupation
John BillmanJanuary 10, 1810Kleeburg, ElsassJuly 23, 1883Canaan Twp., Wayne Co., Ohio?, 1834probably Reformed or LutheranFarmer
Adam Bonnawitz??Palatinate, GermanyMay 1761Heidelberg Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania?Christian, 1749probably LutheranFarmer
Barbara Brandenburg/Brandeberry1741Germany1839Fayette County, Pennsylvaniaabout 1750Reformed
Martha Crellin1815Andreas Parish, Isle of Man1896Carroll County, Ohioearly 1820sMethodistFarmer
Johan Jakob EilerDecember 14, 1717Maar, HessenApril 10, 1790Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvaniabefore 1740
Johan Michael Fetter1727Freinsheim, Palatinateabout 1789?between 1727-1747Lutheran
Susanna (or Anna) Maria FohlFebruary 9, 1723Oberschlechtbach, WürttembergJune 1785Mannheim Twp., York Co., Pennsylvaniabefore 1740
Jacob FranckMay 27, 1743?Alsace or PalatinateFebruary 2, 1802German Twp., Fayette Co., Pennsylvania?1750sLutheran
Michael Franckabout 1745?Alsace or Palatinate1814Fayette County, Pennsylvania?1750sLutheran
Andrew Gibson1805Ireland (probably Northern Ireland)1881Carroll County, Ohioearly 1820sMethodistFarmer
Martin Haas1873Steinselz, Alsace1942Canaan Township, Wayne County, OhioLa Boulogne, 1892ReformedFarmer
Anton HamscherSeptember 23, 1724Gau HeppenheimJuly 26, 1806Hanover, Montgomery Co., PennsylvaniaPatience and Margaret, 1748Reformed
Abraham Herr1703Switzerland1756Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaMaria Hope, 1710Mennonite
William Hibbs1665Dean Forest, Gloucestershire, Englandabout 1709PennsylvaniaKent, 1677; or, Greyhound, October 1677Quaker
Charles Hickmanabout 1735????Loyal Judith, 1742?Carpenter, physician
Johan Georg Hoke/Hochabout 1722?April 1762Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania?Mortonhouse, 1728 or unknown ship in 1733Reformed
Elisabeth Barbara Keckbefore 1725Germany????
Barbara Merkle (Markley)about 1730PalatinateApril 21, 1818Apple Creek, East Union Twp., Wayne Co., OhioEdinburgh, 1750presumably Lutheran
Johann Peter Mertz1719Hangweiler or Diedendorf, Alsacebefore August 1787Longswamp Twp., Berks Co., PennsylvaniaRichard and Elizabeth, 1733Reformed
Magdalena MyersFebruary 11, 1811AlsaceJune 11, 1892Canaan Twp., Wayne Co., Ohio??
Jean Martin Probst1726Oberseebach, Alsace1766Albany Twp., Berks Co., PennsylvaniaJohn and William, 1732ReformedMiller
Johann Michael Probst1701Kandel, Palatinate1771Lynn Twp., Lehigh Co., PennsylvaniaJohn and William, 1732Lutheran
Anna Maria, wife of Hans Rolandabout 1695Switzerland or Germanybefore 1763?about 1726presumably Mennonite (or maybe Dunkard Brethren)
Hans Rolandabout 1691Switzerland or Germanybefore December 17, 1763Leacock Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvaniaabout 1726probably Mennonite, but associated with Conrad Beissel's Dunkard BrethrenWeaver
Johann Nicholas Schmidt?Germany?Pennsylvania1730s?
Phillip Schmidtabout 1725Palatinatebetween May 14 and June 14, 1814Steubenville, Jefferson Co., OhioEdinburgh, 1750LutheranTeacher, preacher
Georg Andreas SchweinhartFebruary 15, 1724/25Nesselbach, WürttembergAugust 16, 1786Montgomery County, Pennsylvaniaabout 1733Lutheran
Michael WalterMarch 5, 1819Lembach?, AlsaceJune 6, 1873near Bascom, Seneca Co., OhioElisabeth, 1836Reformed
Margaret Wedrick1818AlsaceDecember 31, 1875near Bascom, Seneca Co., Ohio?Reformed
Stephen WeibelDecember 24, 1741Switzerland?September 27, 1823Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PennsylvaniaBrittania, 1764??Farmer
Frederich Zerfass/Zearfossabout 1724PalatinateOctober 19, 1802Montgomeryville, Mongomery Co., PennsylvaniaLutheran
Johann Adam Zehner1730sGermanyabout July 1814Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania?John and Elizabeth, 1754Reformed
Leonhardt Zimmermanearly 1740sObersaulheim?, PalatinateWest Penn Twp., Schuylkill Co., PennsylvaniaDecember 1812unknownReformed; later Evangelical Association (an early follower of Jacob Albright/Albrecht)