Other Events:

• Occupation: Penns Valley, Centre County, PA; George was a miller in Penn's Valley, near where Coburn station now is.

Notes:

COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Page 530

(George Meyer) ... was reared upon a farm, and was married in Haines township to Miss Lydia Harter, who was there born May 16, 1807, a daughter of Andrew Harter, and they became the parents of six children: George J. is the father of our subject; Julia A., born December 20, 1831, is the wife of John Weaver, of Penn township, Centre county; Maria, born January 26, 1837, is the wife of Jacob Ketner, of Haines township; Samuel, born July 13, 1839, was a miller by trade, and died in Millheim, Centre county; Sarah, born April 12, 1842, is the widow of Daniel Miller, of Haines township; and Andrew, born January 17, 1848, is a miller of the same township. The father of these children taught two terms of school after his marriage. He began housekeeping upon a rented farm in Haines township, and to agricultural pursuits mainly devoted his attention until his death at the age of forty-seven years. He was never a robust man, and catching cold, it developed into consumption, which caused his death. Politically he was a Democrat, and religiously he was a member of the German Re- formed Church. His wife survived him only about two and one-half years.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61757732/george-meyer

Family/Spouse: Lydia Harter. Lydia (daughter of Andrew Harter) was born on 16 May 1807 in Centre County, PA; died on 16 Nov 1856 in Centre County, PA; was buried in Aaronsburg Reformed Cemetery, Aaronsburg, Centre County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. George John Meyer was born on 17 Jan 1830 in Centre County, PA; died on 14 Dec 1917 in Penn Township, Centre County, PA; was buried on 18 Dec 1917 in Aaronsburg Reformed Cemetery, Aaronsburg, Centre County, PA.
2. Juliana Meyer was born on 20 Dec 1831 in Centre County, PA; died on 22 Jan 1899 in Centre County, PA; was buried in Aaronsburg Reformed Cemetery, Aaronsburg, Centre County, PA.
3. Maria Polly C. Meyer was born on 26 Jan 1837 in Centre County, PA; died on 26 Feb 1901 in Centre County, PA; was buried in Aaronsburg Reformed Cemetery, Aaronsburg, Centre County, PA.
4. Samuel Meyer was born on 13 Jul 1839 in Centre County, PA; died on 09 Jul 1880 in Centre County, PA; was buried in Aaronsburg Reformed Cemetery, Aaronsburg, Centre County, PA.
5. Sarah Meyer was born on 12 Apr 1842 in Centre County, PA; died in 1922 in Centre County, PA; was buried in Aaronsburg Reformed Cemetery, Aaronsburg, Centre County, PA.
6. Andrew Meyer was born on 17 Jan 1848 in Gregg Township, Centre County, PA; died on 4 Jan 1929 in Haines Township, Centre County, PA; was buried in Woodward Union Cemetery, Woodward, Centre County, PA.

Other Events:

• Church: Old German Reformed
• Occupation: farmer and miller

Notes:

COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Page 530

George Meyer was the first of the family to come to Haines township, Centre county. He was born in Campbelltown, March 25, 1782, and in 1827 came to Centre county, buying a farm and millsite on Pine creek, where he erected a mill. He was a giant in strength, yet inferior to his brothers, Henry, John and Michael. He married Catharine Meyer, who was born December 2, 1788, a daughter of John Jacob Meyer, and died March 13, 1858. He passed away January 1, 1854, and was buried with his wife at Aaronsburg, Centre county. Their family constituted the following children: George, born January 13, 1806...; John, a farmer by occupation, died in Penn's Valley, January 28, 1878; Catharine married Andrew Harter, and died in Penn's Valley, October 3, 1S72; Henry died in Haines township. Centre county, March 9, 1877; Mary wedded Andrew Stover, and lives in Penn's Valley; Philip died in Haines township, June 25, 1876; and Jacob G., a resident of Aaronsburg, at one time represented his district in the State Legislature.



From The Meyer Family Tree compiled by John D. Meyer, Tyrone, PA, October, 1937,
In 1827 with his family moved to Center Co., PA purchasing a farm and mill site on Pine Creek one mile east of Coburn where he erected a grist mill. He was an accomplished singer. He was especially fond of the chase and his home was always headquarters for the hunters during the season.



George Meyer came into Penn's Valley, Centre county, Pa., in 1837, locating on Pine Creek, south of Aaronsburg, Pa., where he purchased a farm and a mill site on which a grist mill was erected. (Property of John George Morr.) Mr. Meyer was a man of stout physical frame and great strength, but was inferior in that respect to his giant brothers, Henry, John and Michael. The Meyers were nearly all fine singers; many of them have been from generation to generation instructors in music, both vocal and instrumental, and have been leaders of choirs in the churches of the neighborhoods in which they resided. George Meyer led singing in the Reformed Church, Campbellstown, Pa., from the time he was sixteen years of age (1798) until 1827 when he removed to the vicinity of Aaronsburg, Pa. He led the singing in the Reformed Church, Aaronsburg, from 1827-32. Mr. Meyer was passionately fond of the chase, and often in company with near relatives, and others, indulged in this exhilarating pastime. His place was a recognized headquarters of the sporting fraternity of the neighborhood, and among those who frequently visited them were the famous hunters of that period, the Roush brothers. — Meyer Genealogy.



Name:
George Peter Meyer

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61300942/george-peter-meyer

On the 1st of January, in Centre County, George Meyer, formerly of Lebanon County, aged 71 years, 8 months and 7 days.

Der Libanon Demokrat, Jan. 20, 1854

George married Catharine Meyer. Catharine (daughter of John Jacob Meyer and Julia Morr) was born on 02 Dec 1788 in Millbach, Lebanon County, PA; died on 13 Mar 1858 in Aaronsburg, Centre County, PA; was buried in Aaronsburg Reformed Cemetery, Aaronsburg, Centre County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Genealogy of the Meyer Family by Henry Meyer. 1890, page 118.
Catharine (John Jacob, Jacob. Gr. Meyer) was married to George Meyer, her father's cousin, of Pennsvalley, Pa. She was born Dec. 2, 1788; died March 13, 1858; buried at Aaronsburg, Pa.



From Genealogy of The Morr Family. Julia Morr and her Descendants - chapter IX
Catherine (Julia, Andrew,) was born in Penn's township, Northumberland County, Pa., near Freeburg, December 2, 1788; died March 13, 1858. She was married to George Meyer,* her cousin. He was born at Campbellstown, Lebanon county, Pa., March 25, 1782 ; died January 1, 1854 ; both are buried in the Reformed Cemetery, Aaronsburg, Pa. Catherine was a woman of small stature; was of a very kind, benevolent disposition, and greatly esteemed by her friends and neighbors for her many noble qualities.

* George Meyer came into Penn's Valley, Centre County, Pa., in 1837, locating on Pine Creek, south of Aaronsburg, Pa., where he purchased a farm and a mill site on which a grist mill was erected. (Property of John George Morr.) Mr. Meyer was a man of stout physical frame and great strength, but was inferior in that respect to his giant brothers, Henry, John and Michael. The Meyers were nearly all fine singers; many of them have been from generation to generation instructors in music, both vocal and instrumental, and have been leaders of choirs in the churches of the neighborhoods in which they resided. George Meyer led singing in the Reformed Church, Campbellstown, Pa., from the time he was sixteen years of age (1798) until 1827 when he removed to the vicinity of Aaronsburg, Pa. He led the singing in the Reformed Church, Aaronsburg, from 1827-32. Mr. Meyer was passionately fond of the chase, and often in company with near relatives, and others, indulged in this exhilarating pastime. His place was a recognized headquarters of the sporting fraternity of the neighborhood, and among those who frequently visited them were the famous hunters of that period, the Roush brothers.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132645116/catharine-meyer

Catharine Meyer was the wife of George P. Meyer with whom she had seven children, George Meyer, John Meyer, Catharine (Meyer) Harter, Henry Meyer, Mary (Meyer) Stover, Philip Meyer and Jacob G. Meyer.

Notes:

According to the Pennsylvania Archives series 6 volume 1 page 295, Christopher Meyer served in the Revolution, Fourth Battalion Penna Militia, and served his tour.



From The Meyer Family Tree compiled by John D. Meyer, Tyrone, PA, October 1937.
The youngest son of Henry the original Meyer from Germany was born at Mulbach (sic) in 1734. About 1764 he bought a tract of 700 acres of land between the present site of Campbellstown and Hershey, Pa. A number of the farms comprising this tract are still owned and occupied by members of the Meyer family. He married Anna Maria Schaeffer, daughter of Alexander Schaeffer, who came from Germany in 1740 and settled at Mulbach and was a neighbor of the Meyer family.



From Genealogy of the Meyer Family by Henry Meyer, 1890. Pages 89-92.
CHRISTOPHER MEYER (son of the Meyer from Germany) was born at Mühlbach (Heidleberg township, Lancaster County, then) and was the youngest son of the family, but I am not certain that he was the youngest child as there was one daughter (if not two) and she may have been younger. Of the early life of Christopher and his brothers but little is known. Their childhood days were passed amid the stirring scenes and dangers of frontier life. The Mühlbach and the Tulpchocken witnessed not a few deadly encounters between the early settlers of that region and the hostile Indians. Conrad Weiser, a prominent character in the early history of Pennsylvania, was their friend and near neighbor. Through his influence over the Indians and his wise diplomacy many threatened dangers from that source were averted. There is a tradition that the Meyer who came from Germany was a member of Col. Weiser's colony. Christopher and his brother Michael left Mühlbach and purchased a tract of 700 acres near the present site of Campbellstown, Lebanon Co., Pa. It is said their father did not approve of the venture, supposing that the soil was not of much account. And it appears Michael shared his opinion as he sold out to his brother Christopher and returned to Mühlbach. This must have occurred about the year 1769 as shown by bonds of this date which Christopher and his father-in-law Alexander Schaeffer had given Michael for his interest in the tract.(1)

1. Note. Christopher and Michael Meyer and Alexander Schaeffer executed bond for part of said tract to Robt. McLeary, dated April 10, 1769. In the same year, May 1st. Christopher Meyer and Alexander Schaeffer gave bond to Michael Meyer for £200. It seems Michael sold that time and returned to Mühlbach. It is said he then purchased the old Mühlbach homestead. On one of these bonds is Michael's receipt for £100, dated Aug. 12, 1771, which shows that he was then still living. Michael was never married. See page 129.

The land, however, was of the best in the State, and the old gentleman's opinion on the subject had been at fault. If I mistake not the tract was subsequently divided into five or six farms and apportioned among Christopher's sons. That part on which is located the old homestead is now owned by one of Christopher's grandsons. Christopher put up good substantial stone buildings on his farm modeled after the style of architecture then in vogue throughout the rural districts. I visited the place in 1883 and found the buildings still in good repair. Here Christopher remained until his decease, but all his children, except several of his grandchildren, moved to other parts. His descendants are found principally in Lebanon, Snyder and Centre Counties, Penna., and a number have moved West. It is remarkable how families migrate. Of his brother Jacob's descendants (male) not one remains, as far as I know, neither in Lebanon nor Snyder County. Christopher was married to Anna Maria, daughter of Alexander Schaeffer. She was a sister of Catharine, wife of John Meyer of Mulbach, who was Christopher's nephew. "We designated," says Michael Meyer of Mulbach, "our cousins of Cambelltown the big Meyers.'" A term not inappropriate as some of them were giants in stature and physical strength. For example, Michael who removed to Spring Bank, Centre Co., Pa., was a man of prodigious proportions. He weighed 386 lbs. and when passing through an ordinary door his shoulders would almost touch the sides of it. John, also, was a man of large stature, towering head and shoulders above his fellows. The descendants of Christopher, subject of this sketch, were nearly all fine singers; many of them have been, from generation to generation, instructors in music both vocal and instrumental, and have been leaders of choirs in the churches of the neighborhoods in which they resided.
Honorable Jacob G. Meyer furnishes the following scrap of history illustrating this fact, which may appropriately be inserted here: -George Meyer, youngest son of Christopher and father of Hon. Jacob G., led singing in the Reformed Church, Cambelltown, Pa., from the time he was sixteen years of age (born March 25, 1782) until 1827 when he removed to Pine Creek, south of Aaronsburg, Pa. His nephew Henry Meyer, son of Michael, then conducted singing at Cambelltown until his death in 1873, and his sons now lead the choir in the same church. After George came into Pennsvalley in 1827 he conducted singing in the Reformed Church at Aaronsburg, until about the year 1832, when George, his son, took his place until 1840; then Hor. Jacob G., another son, took charge of the choir until about the year 1878, when he was succeeded by his son William T. Henry Meyer, Christopher's oldest son, moved into Pennsvalley, near Boalsburg, Pa., in 1823, and became the leader of the choir in the Reformed Church there, assisted by his sons Henry, Philip, Jacob and Joseph, continuing in that capacity until his decease in 1844. At present "big" Henry's sons Philip, Henry, Calvin and Jacob lead singing in the same church. Christopher Meyer, son of the subject of this sketch, settled at Freeburg, Pa., in 1800; he led singing in the church there for twenty years and his sons and grandsons ever since. His son Frederick C. is the founder and Director of the Musical College, Freeburg, an institution which has achieved merited popularity in central Pennsylvania. The Meyers of Freeburg are widely celebrated as musicians and through their zeal and efficiency in this noble profession their town has acquired a reputation as a musical centre.
Some of the Meyers were excessively fond of the chase. Grandfather Henry, several of his brothers, and Christopher's sons Michael, Jacob and George frequently visited each other at their respective homes in Penns, and Brushvalleys, and joined in the pursuit of game which was then abundant. There was no lack of dogs, and when several packs had been brought together and let loose there was sufficient music to inspire the hunters. The Mulbach Meyers, descendants of John, were also fond of the chase.
Christopher Meyer died Aug. 2, 1801; aged 67 years. His wife Anna Maria was born Feb. 19, 1744; died Jan. 1, 1823. Both are buried in the German Reformed Cemetery, Cambelltown, Pa.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19476147/christopher-meyer

Aged 67 years
1st Co., 2nd Batt. Lancaster County Militia
(Revolutionary War)

Christopher married Anna Maria Schaeffer. Anna (daughter of Alexander Schaeffer and Eva Anna Angelica Engle) was born on 19 Feb 1744 in Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA; died on 01 Jan 1823 in Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA; was buried in Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30921852/anna-maria-meyer

wife of Christopher Meyer
daughter of Alexander & Anna Engel Schaeffer

Notes:

From Genealogy of the Meyer Family by Henry Meyer, 1890.
John Jacob (son of Jacob, son of Gr. Meyer) was married to Julia Morr, sister of his brother Philip's wife, Margaret. See note, page 41. The family moved from near Freeburg, Pa., to Pine Creek, near Jersey Shore, Pa., where a fine tract of land was purchased. At what date Jacob removed to his new home, I could not determine, but I suppose it was about the year 1800. It is said that in physical appearance he resembled his brother Henry (grandfather); they were greatly attached to each other, and visits between them were frequent. Jacob died in 1813; his illness resulting from drinking too freely at a spring of very cold water on a certain occasion when he had been overheated while out in the woods hunting. He lies buried in the old cemetery at Pine Creek, near Jersey Shore, Pa. No tombstone marks his grave. His son, Samuel, lies buried by his side. His wife, Julia, was born July 18, 1770; died Nov. 8, 1824. The descendants of this couple reside in Clinton and Lycoming counties, Pa., principally. There were twelve children, five sons and seven daughters.

Name:
Pvt Jacob Meyer, Jr

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27246389/jacob-meyer

Pvt. Rev. War in the Northumberland County Militia. Pennsylvania

John married Julia Morr. Julia (daughter of Pvt Andrew Morr and Catharina Elizabetha Renninger) was born on 18 Jun 1770 in Pennsylvania; died on 08 Nov 1824 in Lycoming County, PA; was buried in Pine Creek Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Genealogy of The Morr Family. by Calvin F. Moyer, Assisted by Miss Mary E. Morr.
Julia Morr and her Descendants, Chapter 9, page 243.
https://archive.org/details/genealogyofmorrf00moye and genealogyofmorrf00moye.pdf
Julia Morr, seventh child of Andrew Morr, was born July 18, 1770; died November 8, 1821. She was married to John Jacob Meyer, brother of Philip Meyer, who was married to Julia's sister, Anna Margaret, (see page 71.) The family lived near Freeburg, Pa., until 1809, when they moved to Pine Creek Township, Lycoming, now Clinton County, Pa. Julia and her husband are buried in Pine Creek Cemetery, two miles west of Jersey Shore, just south of the West Branch canal. No tombstones mark their resting place (there are stones there now - 2016). The descendants of this couple reside in Clinton and Lycoming counties, Pa., principally.
John Jacob Meyer was a native of Muhlbach, Lancaster, now Lebanon County, Pa., and came with his father, Jacob Meyer, to Penn's township, near Freeburg, Pa., about the year 1771. In 1809, he and his son Jacob visited the vicinity of Jersey Shore, Pa., with a view of purchasing a farm and locating there. Mr. Meyer, supposing that the country south of town abounded in too much water, made his purchase two miles northwest of Jersey Shore. The farm he bought is at present owned by Harrison Kinney, now located in Pine Creek township, Clinton County, Pa. Mr. Meyer's will was probated at Williamsport, Pa., Nov. 18, 1815; the date of its execution is Nov. 5, 1815. The time of his death is not known, but occurred between the two dates just given. In his will, Mr. Meyer signed his name simply Jacob Muyer; the Register when he certified to the paper, wrote it Jacob Myers, which would seem to indicate that it was then already customary with some to write the name Myers.
List of Children: Catherine. Jacob. George. Mary. Barbara. Christina. Samuel. Philip. Elizabeth. Lydia. Julia. John.
Pine Creek Cemetery is an old burying ground about midway between the month of Pine Creek and Jersey Shore. It is the first place where the early settlers of the vicinity buried their dead.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33938424/julia-meyer

Other Events:

• Residence: Heinrich Meyer farm
• Immigration: 1710; Different accounts give the year as 1710 or 1723 for the immigration of the Heinrich Meyer family.

Notes:

Links about Palatinates and their immigration:

Early eighteenth century Palatine emigration; a British government redemptioner project to manufacture naval stores, by Walter Allen Knittle
https://archive.org/details/earlyeighteenthc00knit

Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild, Simmendinger Register M-Z
https://immigrantships.net/v4/1700v4/simmendinger17100100M_Z.html

The story of the Palatines. An episode in colonial history
by Cobb, Sanford H.
https://archive.org/details/storyofpalatines01cobb

The Skippack Palatines
David Jay Webber
https://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/WebberSkippackPalatines.pdf

History of the Palatine Immigration to Pennsylvania
as written by Daniel Rupp, 1876
http://www.searchforancestors.com/passengerlists/history.html

Becoming German: the 1709 Palatine migration to New York
by Otterness, Philip
https://archive.org/details/becominggerman170000otte

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213898622/henry-meyer

Other Events:

• Occupation: The King George - now the Franklin House; Hotel that Alexander Schaeffer built
• Immigration: 1738, Baden-Baden, Germany
• Residence: 1758, Schaeffer farm

Notes:

Schaefferstown boasts oldest gravitational conveyance pipe system in the United States

https://lebtown.com/2021/01/25/schaefferstown-boasts-oldest-gravitational-conveyance-pipe-system-in-the-united-states/



Alexander and Eva are buried in the Schaefferstown cemetery, Lebanon County, PA. His monument reads, “Alexander Schaeffer, Founder of Schaefferstown, PA, born in Germany January 8, 1712, migrated to America in 1738, died April 10, 1786. In 1758 Schaeffer and his wife Anna, purchased the land surrounding Schaefferstown (formerly Heidelberg) laid out the town and sold lots to the squatters who already had homes. On July 16, 1763, he sold the land and spring (now Fountain Park) along with the pipes and troughs of the gravity water system to representatives of the People of Market Street. This act created the water company which later became the first chartered water works in the United States.”

The Schaeffer farm is a historical site with an annual festival. http://hsimuseum.org/.
The well is now Fountain Park. The Inn is now a restaurant.

from The Meyer Family Tree compiled by John D. Meyer, Tyrone, PA, October 1937
Alexander Schaeffer came from Germany in 1740 and settled at Mulbach and was a neighbor of the Meyer family.

From Wikipedia: Schaefferstown is one of the oldest towns in Lebanon County, being at least a century older than the county itself. It is the main town in Heidelberg Township. Although the exact date of the first settlers is unknown, it is certain that they settled here before 1725. Those first settlers were German Jews. Many of them were skilled craftmen and traders. They disappeared, however, when non-Jewish German settlers started moving into the area. The old burial ground was situated about a fourth mile south of Tower Hill and almost a hundred yards east of South Market Street in Schaefferstown. The Jewish settlement was known as the Lebanon Trading Post.

Schaefferstown held a Bicentenntial in 1963.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²), all of it land.

It is home to Fountain Park, which is the oldest Chartered Waterworks still in operation in the United States.
Fountain Park
The water company in Schaefferstown has the oldest gravitational conveyance system by underground pipes in the United States. The water system was constructed sometime between 1744 and 1750 by the founder of the town, Alexander Schaeffer. The water system, which is located in the area now known as Fountain Park, is still used by the townspeople for potable household water. When the original system was laid out, it ran to two wooden troughs on the Square, which is now the intersection of Main St. and Market St. One trough was since replaced by Matilda Zimmerman in memory of Mary Rex Zimmerman, her mother and great granddaughter of Alexander Schaeffer. This trough is now located on the south face of the historic bank located within the Square.

Schaefferstown Water Company http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=29306
One of North America's oldest documented public water systems. Alexander Schaeffer built a hotel on the square in 1744, and construction of the water system began here shortly after. On July 16, 1763, he and his wife Anna Engle deeded this land - today Fountain Park - for the use of the inhabitants of Market Street. the present company was chartered in 1845 as successor to The Fountain Company of Heidelberg.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25853796/alexander-schaeffer
Alexander, son of Hans Henry and Anna Margaretha (Mayer) Schaeffer, immigrated to Philadelphia from Baden, Germany, in 1738. By the time of his death in 1786 he had laid out the town he named Heidelberg (now Schaefferstown), in Lancaster Co., PA, built the King George Hotel (the present day Franklin House), and created the first gravitational water conveyance system by underground pipes in all the British colonies. In about 1738 he married Anna Engel and together they had 7 children. He was of the German Reformed faith and was a guiding force in establishing that church in Heidelberg.

https://mygenealogyadventure.com/alexander-schaeffer-and-the-founding-of-a-town/
APRIL 14, 2019 BY STACEY
Alexander Schaeffer and the Founding of a Town

Laurentz Schäfer. He was born in 1586 in Hessen/Hesse, Germany. His son, Hans Schäfer was born there in 1611. It appears that due to the 30 Years War in Europe, Hans moved to Alsace-Lorraine, France where his son, Hans Schaeffer was born. The family eventually moved back to Germany where, in 1673, Hans Heinrich Schaffer was born in Schriesheim, Baden-Wurtenburg, Germany. Heinrich married Anna Margaretha Mayer and, in 1712, gave birth to Alexander Mayer Schaeffer.
At some point before 1738, it appears that Alexander married Anna “Angelica” Engel (not sure if Engel is her middle name or maiden name). They had 2 or 3 children while in Germany, and it seems that the family set sail for America in 1738. They arrived on the ship “Robert and Alice” on Sept. 11, 1738 in Philadelphia, PA. They were part of an influx of German immigrants in the 18th century. The Germans who came at that time were, and still are, referred to as the Palatine Germans based on the belief that most were coming from the Palatinate region, when in fact, only a small minority were from that region.
Alexander and his wife tried their hand at farming but at first was very unsuccessful. He then bought a new farm where they flourished. Over the years he acquired more and more land. In 1758, Alexander divided his land into lots and roads and sold the lots of land to the squatters.


https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/1968911

NOTES: ALEXANDER SCHAEFFER - 1712 to 1786 by Louise Wheeler Horman

Alexander SCHAEFFER was born in Schriesheim Germany January 8, 1712 died April 12, 1786. He married to Anna E. Engel in Germany and had two or three children before coming to America 1738 on the Robert and Alice.

Alexander's Father was Hans Henrich SCHEAFFER the son of Hans Scheaffer of Martin in Alsace and his mother was Anna Margaret, Her father was Hans Michael Mayer of Hohensschsen.

His first home was on South Mountain where the land was not very productive. Later they moved a few miles south to a more productive area. He founded a town which he named; - Heidlebergtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He built the "The King George" Hotel (now named "The Franklin House"), and built the town's Water Works from a strong spring; that is still in operation. He had four land warrants with a total of 700 acres.

Heidleburgtown was renamed to Schaefferstown in 1820. He had donated land for a church and a burial ground where he is now buried. He did well for a man that could not write. He died a very wealthy man. About 1860 he invested in 700 acres of more land near Campbelltown with his future son-in-law Christopher Moyer.

After Alexander's first wife died in 1772 he married the widow UNGER; Catherine MOYER born 1721 in Germany, she was Christopher's oldest sister. He had no children by his second marriage.

Alexander is buried in the German Reform Church at Schaeffer, PA. The local Lion's Club has erected a new grave marker in his honor.

Alexander had six children by his first wife:
(1) Margaret maried John Bright the son of Johnanes Michael Bright of Schriessheim.
(2) John married Barbara Miller.
(3) Sabina Scheaffer that married Michael Haak.
(4) Anna Marie married Christopher Moyer.
(5) Catharine that married John Henry Moyer.
(6) Henry married (1)Anna Eve Switzer and (2) Margaret Lockner. Henry was a Captian in the American Revolutionary War 1775. He was appointed justice of the peace and later a associate Judge in Dalphin county.
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Alexander, son of Hans Henry and Anna Margaretha (Mayer) Schaeffer, immigrated to Philadelphia from Baden, Germany, in 1738. By the time of his death in 1786 he had laid out the town he named Heidelberg (now Schaefferstown), in Lancaster Co., PA, built the King George Hotel (the present day Franklin House), and created the first gravitational water conveyance system by underground pipes in all the British colonies. In about 1738 he married Anna Engel and together they had six children. He was of the German Reformed faith and was a guiding force in establishing that church in Heidelberg.

Family links:
Spouse:
Anna E. Engel Schaeffer (1708 - 1772)*

Children:
Sabina Schaeffer Haak (1742 - 1811)*
Anna Maria Schaeffer Meyer (1744 - 1823)*
Johannes Henrich (Henry) Schaeffer (1749 - 1803)*

Burial:
Schaefferstown Cemetery, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Schaeffer and his wife, Anna, purchased the land surrounding Schaefferstown (formerly Heidelberg), laid out the town and sold lots to the squatters who already had homes. On July 16, 1763, he sold the land and spring (now Fountain Park) along with the pipes and troughs of the gravity water system to representatives of the people of Market Street. This act created the water company which later became the first chartered water works in the United States. (This information was taken from a plaque on a Marker in the cemetery at Schaefferstown, PA.)
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Project Focus: The Alexander Schaeffer House: Schaefferstown, PA (1996-1999) Historic Structures Report, National Historic Landmark Nomination

The Alexander Schaeffer House is a nationally significant property for its association with Alexander and Henry Schaeffer, the builders and founders of an important inland eighteenth century trading center and one of the only surviving Baroque-planned Germanic towns in America, and as a rare example of the culturally-distinct German building typology. With a period of significance spanning from 1758 when Alexander Schaeffer built the first section of the house to 1842 when Henry Schaeffer’s sons sold the property, the Schaeffer House is significant in the areas of Architecture and Community Planning and Development.

Alexander Schaeffer founded Schaefferstown in 1758 while living at the Schaeffer House. Developed using academic European planning principles, Schaefferstown became an important crossroads community in Colonial America, and still survives with exceptional degree of architectural and historic integrity. Additionally, this house is an excellently-preserved example of early Germanic architecture in Colonial America, and still embodies the personality and culture of late medieval Germany.

As a building type, the Schaeffer House can be classified as a bank house with the traditional characteristics that include: a gable end built into the bank so one end of the house has one story above ground, while the other end has two, and cooking relegated to the lower floors. However, it is slightly different than most bank houses in that it follows the more traditional form of the Germanic prototypes, with the main floor organized around a central, rather than gable end, fireplace. This building stands as a rare example of the role of European cultural traditions in settling the colonies and contributes substantially to the understanding of the early American architectural tradition.

Working in conjunction with Historic Schaefferstown, Inc., Noble Preservation has completed a National Historic Landmark Nomination that is currently under review by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Work completed to date includes a full set of measured drawings, HABS-quality photographic documentation and historical research which will help guide restoration and preservation efforts at the property.
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This is a compilation of the early generations of the Alexander Schaeffer Family. Alexander Schaeffer immigrated in 1738 from Schriesheim and settled in Heidelberg Township (then in Lancaster County). He later relocated slightly and founded the town of Heidelberg, named after the well-known German city his hometown was nearby. After his death, the town assumed the name Schaefferstown. It is currently in Lebanon County, PA.

Except where otherwise noted, this genealogy taken from bre2, beginning on page 216:
One comment - Abraham Brendle, the author of bre2, admitted to modernizing names in his book - I would expect that all of the people listed here would have gone by pure German names in their time.

GENEALOGICAL NOTES - ANCESTORS OF ALEXANDER SCHAEFFER
At least his parents and grandparents are known and published on - see wei2, page v and hsr1 for an outline.

Alexander Schaeffer had 8 known siblings, and 2 of them were also immigrants to America.

One, Anna Maria Schaeffer, b 1707 Feb 9, married Hieronymus Troutman and also settled in Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County. Another of Alexaner's sisers, Anna Barbara, is also documented as emigrating to America, but whom she married was unknown (wei2 page v).

FIRST GENERATION
Alexander Schaeffer
b 1712 Jan 8 (fm tombstone)
d 1786 Apr 10 (fm tombstone)
bd Schaefferstown Reformed Cemetery
imm: 1738 from Schriesheim, Germay
There is a sketch of him in bre2 around page 75.
m Anna Engel ?
b 1708 (fm tombstone)
d 1772 Nov 22 (fm tombstone)
bd Schaefferstown Reformed Cemetery
There seems some confusion as to whether the Engel was a middle name or her maiden name.

Weiser, in wei2, page v, comments that her maiden name is unknown. This is substantiated in that in 1761 the Schaeffers sponsored a child, Anna Engel, to Christian Bernhard & wife.

known children:
1 John
2 Sabina - m Michael Haak
3 Anna Maria - m Christopher Moyer
4 Catharine - m John Moyer of Millbach
5 Margaret - m John Brecht
6 Henry - b 1749 Jun 5

m(2) Catharine Unger
no known issue

Sponsorings for others:
Heidelberg Lutheran KB:
1776 for child of Peter & Salome Ream (Sch. Luth.) (bre2 p94)
Heidelberg Reformed KB:
1760 for Henry of John Brecht & wife (bre2 p147)
1761 for Alexander to John Schaub & wife (bre2 p147)
1761 for Anna Engel to Christian Bernhard & wife (bre2 p147)
1764 for child of John Schaeffer & wife (bre2 p147)
1766 for Alexander to Casper Schweitzer & wife (bre2 p148)
1766 for Maria Catharine to Christopher Meyer & wife (bre2 p148)
1774 for Catharine to Henry & Anna Eva Schaeffer (bre2 p149)
1782 for John to Henry & Anna Eva Schaffer (bre2 p149)

SECOND GENERATION
John Schaeffer
b 1729 - notes: moved to Maryland in 1772
Sponsorings alone:
1759 w/Anna Maria Nef for John to John Schaub & wife (wri2 p48)

m Barbara Miller
known children:
1 John - b 1764 May 9; m(1) Elizabeth Hess; m(2) Angelica Troutman; m(3) Catharine Miller
2 John Henry - b 1766 Jan 12; m Rosina Hess
3 Maria Elizabeth - m Ludwig Young
4 Eva Catharine - b 1779 Oct 21 at <4 (hum6); m John Rentch
5 John Leonard - m Mary Schroeder
6 John George - m Catharine Locher
7 Anna Mary

Sponsorings for others:
1763 for Anna Barbara to Casper Schweitzer & wife (writ2 p48)
<4 = ? (hum6)

Sabina Schaeffer
m Michael Haak
known children:
1 Michael - b 1764 Apr 29
2 Maria Catharine - b 1766 Mar 13 (wri2 p47)
2 John Jacob - b 1769 Nov at <3 (hum6)
3 Anna Maria - b 1771 Jun 9 at <3 (hum6)
4 Henry - b 1772 Nov 21 at <3 (hum6)

Sponsorings:
1764 by Jacob Witmer & wife (bre2)
1766 by Maria Catharine Schaeffer (wri2 p47)
1771 by Alexander Schaeffer & Angelina (wri2 p91)
1772 by Henry Schaeffer (wri2 p91)

Sponsorings for others:
1762 for John & wife (sister Margaret Schaeffer) Brecht
1770 for Michael to John & Barbara Ruth at <3 (wri2 p90)
1773 for Catharine to Rudolph & Catharine Kunsle at <3 (wri2 p92)
1785 for John Michael to Arnold Hebelmann & Eva Susanna (wri2 p97)
1798 for John Michael to Philip & Anna Maria Fishback (wri2 p109)
Trinity Tulpehocken Ref in Jackson Township (hum6)

Anna Maria Schaeffer
m Christopher Meyer
known children:
1 Maria Catharine - b 1766 Feb 2

Sponsorings:
1766 by Alexander Schaeffer & wife (wri2 p47)

Catharine Schaeffer
m 1764 Nov 11
John Meyer
known children:
1 Henry
2 John -
3 Michael
4 Catharine
5 Barbara

Sponsorings for others:
1764 John Meyer & Catharine Schaeffer (as yet unmarried) for John to John & Margaret Brecht
1788 for Anna Eva to Henry Schafer & Anna Eva (wri2 p54)
Note: John George - b 1783 Sep 7 to John Mayer & Catharine, sp by John Mayer, Sr.
and Anna Barbara at Heidelberg (wri2) - is this them?
John Mayer, Jr. & Catharine - sp 1773 John to John Mohr, Jr. & Elizabeth
at Millbach Ref (wri2 p174)

Margaret Schaeffer
m John Brecht
known children:
1 Henry - b 1760 Nov 24
2 Michael - b 1762 Sep 10
3 John - b 1764 Nov 11

Sponsorings:
1762 by Michael & wf (sister Sabina Schaeffer) Haak
1764 by John Meyer & Catharine Schaeffer (sister)

Captain Henry Schaeffer
b 1749 Jun 5 (fm tombstone)
d 1803 Oct 12 (fm tombstone)
bd Schaefferstown Reformed Cemetery
Brendle has a sketch of him in bre2 at page 75.
occ: Justice of the Peace built & ran a tile factory in Schaefferstown
mil: Captain, served in the Revolutionary War.

m(1) Anna Eva Schweitzer
b 1753 Apr 27 (fm tombstone)
d 1790 Jan 2 (fm tombstone)
bd Schaefferstown Reformed
She is the daughter of Heinrich Schweitzer of Leacock Township, Lancaster
County. Some researchers have placed her as the granddaughter of Casper
Schweitzer, M.D., but comparing dates indicates this would be very unlikely (JHB).
For her family, see Heinrich Schweitzer of Leacock township known children:
1 Catharine - b 1774 Nov 27; m John Bomberger
2 Elizabeth - b 1776 Oct 29; m Abraham Rex
3 Anna Maria - b 1779 Jul 9;m Frederick Oberlin
4 Johannes - b 1782 Jun 15; m Esther Weiss
5 Susanna - b 1785 Oct 2; m Dietrich Goshert
6 Anna Eva - b 1787 Oct 5; d 1790 Apr 21

Sponsorings:
1784 for John Henry to Henry & Angelica Mayer
1787 by John & Catharine Meyer (sister of Henry)

m(2) Margaret Hoffman
b 1764 Dec 11 (fm tombstone)
d 1851 Apr 30 (fm tombstone)
bd Schaefferstown Reformed Cemetery
1 known child:
7 Henry - b m Elizabeth Moyer

BIBLIOGRAPY
Brendle; A Brief History Of Schaefferstown; 1901
author; "Family History Of Alexander Schaeffer"; from Historic Schaefferstown
Record, 1973, p17-21
Humphrey; Pennsylvania Births, Lebanon County, 1714-1800
Weiser; Purchases At The King George Hotel, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1762-1773;

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25853796/alexander-schaeffer

Alexander, son of Hans Henry and Anna Margaretha (Mayer) Schaeffer, immigrated to Philadelphia from Baden, Germany, in 1738. By the time of his death in 1786 he had laid out the town he named Heidelberg (now Schaefferstown), in Lancaster Co., PA, built the King George Hotel (the present day Franklin House), and created the first gravitational water conveyance system by underground pipes in all the British colonies. In about 1738 he married Anna Engel and together they had 7 children. He was of the German Reformed faith and was a guiding force in establishing that church in Heidelberg.

Alexander married Eva Anna Angelica Engle about 1738. Eva was born in 1708; died on 22 Nov 1772; was buried in Schaefferstown Cemetery, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25854032/anna-angelica-schaeffer
Find a Grave gives her names as Anna Angelica (Engle) Schaeffer.
Anna Engel Schaeffer, wife of Alexander Schaeffer who established the town of Heidelberg (now Schaefferstown), was the mother of seven children, John, Sabina, Margaret, Anna Maria, Catharine, Henry and Anna Eva Schaeffer.
Inscription "Hier in dieser Gruftte Rues ruhet unter diesem Stein durch Christi Blut von Suenden rein Anna Engel Scheferin gestorben und ruhet hierin den 22ten November 1772; ihres Alters 64; geboren 1708" (Found in "The Early History of Schaefferstown, PA" dated 1898 by Brendle.)
Translation from two different sites on the internet: "Here in these Gruftte Rues rest under this stone by Christi blood of sins purely Anna angel Scheferin died and rest herein the 22ten November 1772; their age 64; born 1708."

Notes:

info from The Meyer Family Tree compiled by John D. Meyer, Tyrone, PA, October 1937
Born at Muhlbach. About the year 1768 moved with his family to Penns Township, now a part of Snyder County, near the present site of Freesburg. Notes say that he had eight children.

From GENEALOGY OF THE Meyer Family BY HENRY MEYER, 1890.
JACOB MEYER(1) (son of the Meyer from Germany) was the second son, and was born at Mühlbach. The date of his birth was not ascertained, nor the date of his decease definitely. There is no tombstone with an inscription, and if there are any positive records anywhere on the subject, T failed to discover them. Letters of administration were granted Samuel and John Haas to settle up his estate, dated Feb. 24, 1808. and it is probable he died only a short time previous to that date. Tradition and some papers in my possession point to about the same period. He was about seventy-five years old, states Maj. John Meyer, a grandson.

1. Note. Or John Jacob. Hon. Jacob G. Meyer states that each of the son's first name was John. But they are not found written thus in old manuscripts. However, it was not an unusual custom at that period to name a whole family of sons John, employing a middle name Henry, George, Jacob or whatever it might be to distinguish them.

Jacob lived at Mühlbach until about the year 1768, when he moved with his family to Penn's township, now part of Snyder County, Pa., and purchased a large tract of land lying west, about three-fourths of a mile from the present Bite of Freeburg, formerly named Straubsburg, after its founder. Peter Straub, and was one of the early settlers in that section. Andrew Moor, a Mr. Glass and Mr. Straub had preceded him. The family suffered the usual hardships incident to frontier life. Their flour was brought from Mühlbach on horseback. Yet there must have been grist-mills more convenient at that date. On one of those trips for supplies Jacob's brother. Christopher, came along to the new country. and while crossing Peter's mountain, north of Harrisburg, the pack saddle-straps gave way, and the packs rolled down the mountain. Then Christopher got out of humor, and berated Jacob for moving into the distant wilderness whence no roads would ever be made ; to which the latter replied that sometime in the future excellent roads would be constructed. And of course Jacob's prophecy came true, for around the end of that same mountain which they crossed along a narrow path there are now a fine carriage road, a canal and a double track for cars, while just across the river there is another railroad track. Probably it was, to resume our narrative, on this trip that a bag was torn open by a brush along the path and the flour spilled on the ground.
Sometime during the Revolutionary War Jacob moved back again with his family to Mühlbach, probably to be more secure from the annoying depreciations of hostile Indians. He was drafted and served in the army, but in what capacity or for what length of time was not ascertained. His oldest son, Philip, as will be stated more fully elsewhere, was also in the army. His son Henry(1) (grandfather) was at the age of sixteen connected with an organization of "home-guards" or scouts to protect the settlement against the Indians, and served at intervals. It appears the family returned from Mühlbach to their home in Penn's township (Freeburg) before the close of the war. Indians sometimes lurked about their home, but never molested them, being afraid, perhaps, of the pack of fierce dogs kept on the place. On one occasion several Indians were observed across the clearing, some distance from the house; the boys and dogs gave chase, but did not overtake them. Several Indian families lived within a short distance of the Meyer home, and his (Mr. Meyer's) children used to play with the Indian children. During the Indian troubles the male members of these Indian families would generally be away from home, and it was suspected they were out on scalping expeditions, though they were on friendly terms with their near white neighbors.

1. Note. Grandfather (Henry), like many others of that period, had made a vow to kill every Indian he would meet. So after all hostilities had subsided, he happened to meet one of his old foes in a tavern somewhere, but the forelorn and piteous aspect of the poor Indian excited grandfather's sympathy rather than his animosity, and, instead of scalping him, he gave him a huge piece of tobacco!

Jacob kept a sort of a tavern at Straubsburg (Freeburg), and Col. Samuel Miles used to stop with him on his journeys from his home in Philadelphia to his lands in Penns, Brush and Nittany valleys (now Centre Co.) and back, and it was through the intimate acquaintance thus formed with Col. Miles that grandfather Henry came to purchase a tract of land from him in Brushvalley. It is said Jacob protested against his son's purchasing any land in Brushvalley, for the reason that there would never any roads be opened into it! Jacob and his sons used to hunt in the valley long before any settlers moved into it, and he did not suppose it would ever be any good for anything else! Yet he lived to see his mistake; for in his old age he paid a visit to his sons in the valley about the year 1803-1806, and beheld the wilderness converted into fertile fields, and the desert made to blossom as the rose.
In 1800 Christopher Meyer, son of Campbellstown Christopher, came to Freeburg (then Straubsburg), and in 1801 " Big John," another son of the latter, also settled in that vicinity. (These dates are given by Fred. C. Meyer, Freeburg.) Therefore, in 1801, there were in that place Jacob and several of his sons, and their cousins Christopher and "Big John." Grandfather Henry had then moved to Brushvalley already, and I am not quite certain whether his brother John Jacob had not moved away, also then, to Pine Creek, Lycoming County, Pa. At present there are many descendants about Freeburg of Christopher and John, but not one male descendant of great-grandfather Jacob.
Jacob was married to Miss Susan Zartman, born in Germany, so say uncle John and Reuben Meyer, grandsons. But in an old power of attorney in my possession, given by Jacob Meyer, Sr., to his son Michael, dated 1801, mention is made of Jacob's wife as being Susanna Ream, daughter of Peter Ream, Dauphin County, Pa. The instrument was given to secure the wife's legacy, and seems to be positive evidence as to her maiden name. The paper alludes to her as being then deceased. In a sketch of Michael Meyer in a history of Summit County, Ohio, her maiden name is also given as Susan Ream. One of the Greningers of Sugar Valley, Clinton County, Pa., an early settler there, was married to her sister. Great-grandmother Meyer (Jacob's wife) was not a large woman, but what she lacked in stature was fully compensated for in grit and temper. She used to whip her boys after they were full grown! Some of them were almost giants, and no doubt they could stand up and meekly take a whipping with- out suffering much pain. The boys, of whom there were six, viz.: Philip, John Jacob, John George, Henry, Michael and Christopher, were not allowed to grow up in idleness, but were early put to work. One of their occupations was weaving, ? probably during bad weather, when out-door work could not be done, and as they were rather fond of constructing things with carpenters' tools, they sometimes neglected their work at the loom ; then if their mother would discover the objects on which they were exercising their ingenuity and wasting their time, she would smash them, and pitch the fragments into the fire. The boys were careful not needlessly to expose their handicraft. Father used to say the boys were of a rather hilarious disposition, and attended all the parties and balls within reasonable distance ; they made their own violins, which some could play with considerable skill, and as their mother was opposed to gatherings of the kind, she would demolish their musical instruments without ceremony whenever misfortune would reveal to her their hiding place. It is said that on a certain occasion she dressed in disguise, went to one of the parties where the boys were in attendance, and gave them a whipping then and there. On one occasion when her son Philip had tackled a big Irishman, and got the worst of it, she remarked to him, as she beheld the rainbow tints on his face, "Well, did you get a licking again?" Philip admitted it was so, but said he was going to learn the pugilistic art, if it cost his head. And he did become proficient ! Yet she was a good mother, and labored hard and faithfully to raise her numerous family amid the hardships of frontier life, and her big sons dearly loved her, and would have sacrificed their lives in her defense.
Jacob was not a large man, was of a kindly disposition and not inclined to be quarrelsome, but it is said he seemed rather pleased when he heard that his sons came off victorious in their many pugilistic contests. Both he and his wife are buried in the old cemetery at Freeburg; neither has a tomb- stone with an inscription. Their son John George is buried in the same cemetery; as also another son, Christopher, probably. I visited the cemetery in 1883, and father had visited it a number of years before, but neither was able to locate any of the graves.

Buried:
Note on Find a Grave: Son of elder Mr. Meyer from Germany.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63450141/john-jacob-meyer

Jacob married Susanna Ream. Susanna was born in 1730 in Snyder County, PA; died in 1811 in Freeburg, Snyder County, PA; was buried in Zion-Morr Lutheran Church Cemetery, Freeburg, Snyder County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Need to find out who is Peter Ream 1764 - 1833 (tng# 126)
https://hiltner.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I126&tree=Kreider

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63453330/susanna-meyer

Gravesite Details: Wife of Jacob Meyer

Notes:

From Genealogy of the Meyer Family by Henry Meyer. 1890.
Philip (son of Jacob, son of Gr. Meyer) was married to Margaret Morr, sister of his brother John Jacob's wife Julia, daughters of Andrew Morr, one of the early settlers in the region where Freeburg, Pa., is now located. The respective family histories of the Meyers and Morrs have been running in parallel streams for over a century with frequent intermingling of their branches all along their course. The first record of marriage between the two families is that of Philip Meyer and Margaret Morr, which occurred about the year 1780 ; and the members of the families still continue to intermarry in Ohio. Philip was the oldest of the sons ; heavy built, muscular and active, but not as tall as his brothers. He was a noted wrestler in his day, and was not averse to contests of a more serious nature, as his numerous experiments in that line seem to demonstrate. But that was in an age when physical power was at a premium. The man who could leap the greatest distance, could kick the highest and hit the hardest blows was a hero and received the applause of society. There was a vast amount of hard work to do in those pioneer days, and for want of labor-saving machinery; it had to be accomplished by sheer physical force. Hence, any exercise which tended to muscular development, or exhibited physical vigor in its greatest perfection, was cherished and applauded. - Philip served in the Revolutionary War, being a member of Capt. Ben. Weiser's company. Adam Schaeffer was Lieutenant of the company, and subsequently became captain by promotion.

Note. - Andrew Morr came from Germany, and settled near the present site of Freeburg, Pa., sometime prior to 1770. He took up a large tract of land and improved it. There was erected on his farm a stockade for protection against the Indians. He and Jacob Meyer were near neighbors, and both pioneers in the new country. Morr was a prominent member of the Lutheran Church; and a man of influence in his neighborhood. He died in 1805, and is buried at Freeburg, Pa. There were seven children. I copy a partial list from a sketch prepared by Miss Mary E. Morr, West Salem, 0., for a Reunion of the Morr family, June 9, 1887. Of the seven children, Miss Morr names only four, viz: -
I. George, oldest child; died in 1818; buried at Aaronsburg, Pa. Married to Catharine Diefenbach. Had been a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Moved to Centre County, Pa., in 1792. Had twelve children : - George, Philip, Peter, Mary, Andrew, Elizabeth, John, Adam, Michael, Daniel, Benjamin, Samuel. All but Adam moved to Ohio.
II. Philip, lived at Freeburg; died in 1826. John Jacob was one of his sons.
III. Margaret, born August 20, 1759; died March 12, 1829. Married Philip Meyer.
IV. Julian, born July 18, 1770; died Nov. 8, 1824. Married John Jacob Meyer.


Name:
Pvt Andrew Morr, II

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10517767/andrew-morr

Andrew married Catharina Elizabetha Renninger. Catharina was born on 17 Apr 1732 in Baden-Baden, Germany; died in 1795 in Freeburg, Snyder County, PA; was buried in Zion-Morr Lutheran Church Cemetery, Freeburg, Snyder County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10517813/catherina-elizabetha-morr

Wife and Mother of Revolutionary War soldiers