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• Immigration: 1748, Germany

Notes:

The original Christopher Royer, whose genealogical history follows, was born at Rhine Pfaltz, South Germany, where he was also married. Their issue was one daughter. In 1748, the parents, with their only child, embarked for America. During the first part of their voyage, his wife became greatly distressed and troubled. She said, "In America all is wild, and there are no churches nor preachers," but the captain of the ship assured her that there was no need of troubling herself, that there were churches everywhere in America, which afterwards proved to be true, for the first sermon her husband heard was under a shady white oak tree, where the city of Lancaster now stands, which was then a small village. After receiving this assurance, she became more calm, apparently, but there must have been deep-seated anxiety in her mind, for some time later she become sick and died. She was buried in a watery grave, "the ocean," leaving her infant daughter in the care of her bereaved husband. This made the remainder of the journey very sad and lonesome. In due time, they landed at Philadelphia, Pa. He came to the locality, where the city of Lancaster now stands. His little daughter grew to womanhood among friends and at Pine Grove, Schuylkill Co. ,Pa., she married Jacob Gungle. While living at Lancaster, he married his second wife. Miss Catharine Royer, of American birth and of the same name, but so far as known there was no relationship between them. Here his oldest son, Johan George, was born.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60792966/georg-christoph-royer
Spelling of surname at time of burial was RYER.
Georg Christoph “Stophle” Royer.
Husband of Anna Barbara Degen (1st wife); Catharine Ryer (Royer) (2nd wife);
Father of Anna Margaretha by first wife and John George, Christian, Christopher Jr., Sebastian and Amos.

Family/Spouse: Catharine Royer. Catharine (daughter of Sebastian Royer and Agnes Elizabeth Flockwirth) was born in Sep 1728 in Lancaster County, PA; died on 28 Apr 1809 in Lebanon County, PA; was buried in Klopps Church Cemetery, Hamlin, Lebanon County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John George Royer was born on 12 Dec 1750 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA; died on 30 Jul 1823 in Rebersburg, Centre County, PA; was buried in Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA.
2. Sebastian Royer was born on 21 Jun 1765 in Berwick Township, Lancaster County, PA; died on 28 Jan 1829 in Middleburg, Snyder County, PA; was buried in Hassinger's Old Cemetery, Middleburg, Franklin Township, Snyder County, PA.
3. Christian Royer was born in Mar 1767 in Berks County, PA; died on 11 Jun 1842 in Richland County, OH; was buried in Shambaugh Cemetery, Lucas, Richland County, OH.
4. Christopher Royer was born on 19 Jun 1768 in Berks County, PA; died on 16 Oct 1849; was buried in Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA.
5. Amos Royer was born in 1770.