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Early Pennsylvania Surnames and Burial Grounds
First settled by Dutch traders, Pennsylvania was chartered to William Penn in 1681. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, many important and prominent families established themselves in the colony. This database, originally published as three volumes in 1911, is a collection of genealogical records regarding these early families. It includes biographical sketches of family members, vital records of births, marriages, and deaths, and accomplishments of the family as a whole. Records span from the families' first arrival in the colony through 1911. For researchers of early Pennsylvania ancestors, this can be a source of detailed and helpful information. This database contains some 30,000 names of German, Swiss, Dutch,French, and other immigrants in Pennsylvania from the years 1727 to1776. It includes the names of the ships, when they sailed, and theirdate of arrival in Philadelphia. The database is arrangedchronologically and contains some historical and biographical notes,as well as a list of over 1,000 German and French names in New Yorkprior to 1712. This work was written in both English and German(Deutsch) and is laid out such that the English appears first withthe German translation right below it.Passenger List "Friendship" Philadelphia, 1727 - Click Here
Copy of the original "Friendship" Passenger List of German and Swiss Palatines. The ship "Friendship" sailed from Rotterdam, Holland on June 20, 1727, to Cowes, England, and arrived at the Port of Philadelphia on October 15, 1727.Perhaps the largest metropolitan area immediately preceding the Revolutionary War, Philadelphia was also home to thousands of indentured individuals. This collection of indenture records was compiled by the city mayor's office between 1771 and 1773. It contains information regarding individuals bound over as apprentices, servants, etc. Information provided includes, name, date of indenture, port of immigration, occupation, term of indenture and other helpful notes. It also reveals the person sponsoring the indenture. For researchers of Philadelphian ancestors, this can be an extremely valuable collection, especially if those ancestors were immigrants bound over in the service of an established city resident.
This collection contains the following indexes: 1772 Tax List (Northhampton County); 1790 Federal Census Index; 1800 Federal Census Index; 1810 Federal Census Index; 1820 Federal Census Index; 1830 Federal Census Index; 1840 Federal Census Index; 1840 Pensioners List; 1842 Chester County Census Index; 1850 Federal Census Index; 1857 Chester County Census Index; 1860 Federal Census Index; 1870 Federal Census Index; 1890 Naval Veterans Schedule; Early Census Records.
Originally published in volume VIII of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives, this wonderful collection contains almost 35,000 marriage records from the following: Marriages Recorded by the Registrar General of the Province, 1658-1689; Christ Church, Philadelphia 1709-1806; Swedes' Church, Philadelphia, 1750-1810; First Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, 1785-1812; St. Paul's Episcopal, Chester, 1704-1733; Reformed Church, Falkner Swamp (Montgomery Co.), 1748-1800; Lutheran Church, New Hannover (Montgomery Co.), 1745-1809; German Reformed Church, Philadelphia, 1748-1802; First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, 1761-1803; Paxtang and Derry Churches, 1741-1810.
Private Burying Grounds
The Private Burying Grounds in Franconia Township were on the farms of Mussleman, |andFuhrman. All traces of the burials on the Mussleman and Souder farms vanished by 1880.
Delp's Burial Grounds
(located in the northwestern part of the township) 170Christian Funk, |Yoder, | Moyer, |Kratz, |Booz, |Landia, |Kline, |Godshall, |Cassell, and others. Henry Funk emigrated to America and settled at Indian Creek in 1719. Heinrich, Christian and Jacob Funk were preachers in the Mennonite church, and organized the Franconia and Salford congregations. They also built the first mill on the banks of the Indian Creek.Harley's Burial Grounds
(located in the southwestern part of the township) 1746 John S. Harley, Samuel Harley, Kline,Young, | Heckler, | Price, | Markley, Moyer, Kurtz, | Freed, | Walter, | Kindig, | Hartman, | Frederick, | Sheuck, | Landis, | Jacob Stauffer, | Schissler, | Samuel Johnson, and others. Markers with initials only: M.H., 1743; A.H., 1757; H.K., 1783; B.H. 1791; A.H., 1794; I.O.H., 1793; I.H., 1795; H.S., 1794; N.S., 1783; A.S., 1802.Fuhrman's Burial Grounds
(located southwest of the Indian Creek Reformed church) There were approximately 200 burials here between 1730 and 1790. Common field stones were used as headstones, many with names, initials and dates. By 1880 most of the headstones were unreadable, except for the following: "In memory of George Ludwig Hange, , died October 26th, 1769; aged 73 years"; and initials - I.H.T., 1766; S.B.H., 1747; C.H.T., 1790; I.F.M., 1763; A.D., 1758; E.H., 1788; M.L. 1754; F.M., 1760; K.M. 1750.Account Book of the Indian Creek Church, Anno Christi, May 25, 1768.
(as translated from German) Pastor, Rev. Christopher Gobrecht . Johannes Shelleberger, | Jacob Riedt, | Christian Benner, | Phillip Hinrich Seller, | William Althauss, | Georig Diemer, | Joseph Shieb, | Abraham Shreiner, | Adam Sheib, | Jacob Hange, |Fridrich Zollner, | Johannos Folmer, |Jacob Wagner, |Ludwig Fluck, | Dieder Rudi, |Abraham Gerhart, |Dafiet Bruner, |Lenert Seller, | Willhelm Linck, | Johannes Sperri, |Johannos Dellgart, |Peter Glinck, | Henrich Dietz, |Nicklaus Fisher, |William Zerkel, |Jacob Sorver, |Michael Hertztel, |Christian Comfourd, |Abraham Kob, |Paul Seller, |Catrina Hengen, |Jacob Leidi, | Carl Leidi, | Abraham Arnd, |Henrich Hertzel, | Michol Shol, | Jacob Abenseller, |Vallentin Ulrich, | Henrich Reess, |Samuel Brod, |Jacob Allamang, |Johannos Benner, |Conrad Leide, |Phillip Stang, | Georg Moyer, |Margerta Karchin, | Jacobbinem Leidisin, | Johannes Fer, |Johannes Hornnecker, | Michael Sheyb, |Tomas Zeiner, | Elisabet Gerhartin, | Sallaman Kuckstul, | Friethrich Reutie, | Einrich Nunenmacher, | Anton Kressmann, | Conrad Seibel, | Tederich Bielger, | Jacob Klein, | Michael Gumm, | Johan Ernst, | Herr, | Johannos Riestert. |Situated in southwestern Pennsylvania, in Washington County, Cross Creek was founded in the early nineteenth century. Originally written in 1894, this database is a history of the local cemetery and an index to headstone inscriptions. It also contains the names of those who contributed to the maintenance of the cemetery. Inscriptions provide the decedent's name, date of death, and age, along with other biographical information. Containing the names of over 1000 persons, this database can be a useful source of information to researchers of ancestors living in nineteenth century Pennsylvania.Early Settlers of Hatfield Township
Hatfield Township, Montgomery County:Originally called "the parts adjacent to Montgomery and Franconia", it was also called Harley township, named from a village in Hartforshire, England by Thomas Harley, an extensive land owner of its eastern portion from 1682 to 1702. Became Hatfield township between 1741 and 1745. The early settlers were primarily Welsh and German, with a few English, Huguenot, French and Hollanders.Early Welsh and English settlers:
Welsh founders of Pennsylvania
|Jenkins, |Hoxworth, |Lewis, |Thopmas, |Clayton, |Wright, |Wiliams, |Davis, |Wells, |Evans, |Morgan. |Early German settlers:
Rosenberger, | Godshalk, |Hoffman, |Lukens, |Shooter, |Funk, |Musselman, |Frey, | Ulrich, |Shellenberger, |Kunkle |andReed.School system:
The Mennonites established a school in the southern part of the township in 1760. Another school was built in 1794 near the Franconia border, and was used until 1849. By the will of John Jenkins in 1762, a school house was erected in the eastern part of the township near Colmar, and was used until 1880.
Bucks Co. Schools
Taverns:
Farmer's and Drover's Hotel, at Trewigtown was opened in 1750 by Henry Loch, a German blacksmith. George Sheive was the owner from 1770 to 1795. Shellenberger tavern opened in 1795; John Bucheimer started Lower tavern in 1825; Snare tavern was opened in 1825 Peter Connor; Martin Hocker who owned Hocker tavern in 1814, was a Justice of the Peace. Hockertown was named for him.Church Records
Churches: The early Welsh were Baptists with a few Quakers. The Germans were Mennonites and Dunkards, with a few Reformed and Lutherans. The Baptists went to Montgomery and Hilltown; the Quakers to Gwynedd. The Reformed and Lutheran to Towemencin, Hilltown and Franconia.The Plaine Meetinghouse
was organized just prior to the Revolution in 1774 with David Ruth and David Oberholtzer as preachers and John Wireman deacon. The Mennonites had purchased the lot from Henry Fry sometime between 1760 and 1769. A partial list of family names in the graveyard include: Boorse, | Benner, Cassel, | Conver, | Clemer, | Davis,Gross, | Godshalk, Heder, | Heckler, | Kindig, |Krupp, | Wismer, | Wagner, Wireman and Young.The first Dunkard or Brethren Church
was erected near the Cowpath, a mile from Orvilla in 1851. Jacob Riener was the first preacher. The first Evangelical church was built near Orvilla station, in 1854.Free Searches, Free Trials, US States, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales
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