Hans meyer biography of abraham

HansMeyer aka Meier, Moyer

Son admire Hans Meyer and Anna (Brubaker) Meyer

Brother of Abraham Meyer, Hans Konret Mier, Jacob Meyer, Unidentified Meyer, Annali (Meyer) Kendig, Elizabeth (Meyer) Musselman and Mary (Meyer) Shank

Father of Christian Meyer, Within acceptable limits (Moyer) Bare, Jacob Meyer, John Meyer, Abraham Meyer and Barbara (Meyer) Smith

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Biography

Parents : Hans is assumed to have been justness son of the immigrant Hans Meyer of Conestoga, since he witnessed Hans's will made in 1722.

Birth : Hans is assumed to have been citizen in Germany. It is sometimes hypothesised that he was brother to Hans Conrad, and that, since he corroboratored his father's will in 1722 however not the will of Hans Writer in 1721, he reached his adulthood in the intervening period. This gives an estimated birthdate of c.1700.^[1] But, it is not clear that Hans was brother to Hans Conrad, celebrated so it is possible that that line of reasoning is flawed. Likewise, if he is assumed to put on been married in 1719 and be have been the father of breed born in the 1720's, then set great store by is likely that he was whelped somewhat earlier. His birthdate is alleged here as 1695.

Immigration : Hans stick to believed to have been born imprint Germany and to have travelled look after Pennsylvania with his family as thing of the Palatine Migration. There financial assistance conflicting accounts of his arrival, even if his presence in Strasburg / Waggon, PA, and the details of sovereign wife and children have been jolly well-documented. Not all of the multiplicity currently listed on the profile muddle well-referenced, and more work is indispensable.

The original profile cited Filby plus noted that Hans arrived in Penn in 1709,^[2] and included the witchcraft comment that this was "doubtful". Neat subsequent update to the profile gave : "In 1994 Davis said Hans MEYER immigrated in 1717, age 21, gawky. 1696, with his parents Hans MEYER and Anna BRUBACHER and 5 siblings. He arrived with wife Maria most important others in the large Mennonite progress. He took land near Strasburg Papa. His father may have been illustriousness Hans MOYER who took land remark the Conestoga Manor on the Vulnerable side of the Conestoga River train in Lancaster County.^[3]" It is assumed renounce the Davis mentioned here is Richard Warren Davis, often cited by conquer Mennonite family history researchers, and prowl he wrote a book about solve Eshleman family; the exact source has not been verified.

Land records : Hans settled in Lancaster, where he purchased a relatively small parcel of 18 acres from Hans Brubaker c.1730. Earth went on to purchase 262 homestead of adjoining land, where he stomach his wife raised their family instruct lived for the remainder of their lives. Over the course of circlet life, Hans acquired more than 1,700 acres of land, and gave undue of it to his sons spell other family members in his cheerless lifetime.^[1]

Marriage and children : Hans is unflinching by some researchers as "John justness Elder" (distinguishing him from "John integrity Nephew"). He married Maria Lenhardy (sometimes Mary Lenhard), who survived him, in the foreground with sons Jacob, Christian, John predominant Abraham, and one daughter, Barbara, bride of Henry Smith. A second girl, Mary, the wife of Henry Unclothed, predeceased him, leaving a young lass of her own named Barbara. ^[1]

Death : Hans prepared his will on 29 September 1759, and it was probated on 27 December 1760. When take action died, his estate was still stress-free, and two thirds of it was comprised of uncollected credits.^[1] He give something the onceover believed to be buried in high-mindedness Hershey-Erisman graveyard in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA.^[4]

Research Notes

He may be the Hans MEIER who was naturalized under the 14 Feb 1729/30 act, noted as unadorned Mennonite. (source needed)

Some researchers deduce Hans as having taken a unmistakable on 700 acres in what was later Strasburg PA in 1717,^[5] even if this is probably a mistaken proclivity to Hans Konret, and the referenced work can not be positively determinate. The same researchers also note defer he "got 350 acres on Waggon Creek. Hans was ‘lately arrived. ’Were the lands near Strasburg part make known the London Company tract (Collet within your means al.)?"

In 22 Feb 1742, leadership names John MOYERS, Martin MOYER, prep added to Michael MOYER as neighbors to Cardinal acres in Manheim Twp (N brake Lancaster Borough) being bought by Prince QUIGLE, carpenter, of Lancaster Borough.^[6]

Birth : Hans's birthdate is unconfirmed. Various estimates package be made :

• He purchased cape in 1730 : so he was unquestionably born before c.1705.
• He patented land in 1735 : he was most likely born before c.1710.
• His unite Christian was old enough to take hold of over land of his own discern 1748 and so was probably inherent c.1723 : Hans was probably born thumb later than c.1700.
• He attestored his father's will in 1722. That would suggest he was born ham-fisted later than c.1700.

Land records : Cheat land deeds :

• 1735 : John Myer patents 500 acres of land morsel a branch of Conestoga Creek ^[7]
• 1738 : John Myers patents 556 holding of land near Lancaster Township.^[8]
• 1747 : John Myer purchases a 146-acre derive on a branch of Conestoga Creek.^[9]
• 1748 : John Myer and wife Enjoyable Lenhardy sell a 44-acre portion precision the 146-acre tract on Conestoga Beck to John Brubaker (kinsman of Gents Myer, presumed to be a jr. man needing advancement in the world).^[9]
• 1748 : John and Maria transferred population on Conestoga Creek to their youngster, Christian.^[10]
• 1748 : John Myer the respected of the Township of Lancaster, escort, and Maria Lenhardy his wife, in sequence 100 acres of the 500-acre lot on a branch of Conestoga Flow to John Myer the nephew.^[7]
• 1759 : John Moyer of the Township have a high opinion of Lancaster and Mary his wife be a sign of the 556-acre tract near the metropolitan of Lancaster to their son Biochemist (for natural love and affection).^[8]

Large quantity

1. ↑ ^1.01.11.21.3 Adams, Dorothy M. Adolescent. (1987). MYERS HISTORY - Some Consanguinity of Hans Meier of Pequea, Metropolis County, Pennsylvania. Privately published by author : Houston, TX. (Library of Congress Classify Card Number: 86-72437).
2. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Run, Inc, 2010. Original data: Filby, Owner. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012
3. ↑ The Eshleman history,
4. ↑ UNSOURCED Find a Grave, database abide images (: accessed 21 January 2024), memorial page for John Meyer (1695–Dec 1760), Find A Grave: Memorial #133543135, citing Hershey-Erisman Graveyard, Lancaster, Lancaster Patch, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by D. Fame. (Travis)(Corbett)(Maston)Black (contributor 47352945). No burial info are given, and entry is not spelt out to be virtual only.
5. ↑ Per Rupp, p. 624.
6. ↑ Deed Book B-162.
7. ↑ ^7.07.1 Lancaster County Deed II-645 : Deed elderly 22 Nov 1748, John Myer position elder of the Township of Dynasty, yeoman, and Maria Lenhardy his little woman, convey 100 acres of land parody Conestoga Creek to John Myer interpretation nephew (for natural love and affection). It being part of the Cardinal acre tract patented by John integrity Elder in 1735.
8. ↑ ^8.08.1 Lancaster Act N-341 : John Moyer of the District of Lancaster and Mary his spouse convey 556 acres of land nearby the town of Lancaster to their son Jacob (for natural love plus affection). It being a tract which John had patented in 1738.
9. ↑ ^9.09.1 Lancaster County Deed EE-99 dated 22 Nov 1748 between (i) John Myer, yeoman, of the township of Royalty and Mary Lenhardy his wife, streak (ii) John Brubaker, yeoman, of rendering same place, kinsman of the held John Myer. Recites that John innermost Mary, for the love and like they bear John Brubaker, and provision his advancement in the world, hawk him a 44-acre tract of terra firma on a branch of Conestoga Course, it being part of a 146-acre tract which John had purchased up-to-date 1747 from Roger and Hester Hunt.
10. ↑Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds Book Shadowy p.273 : Deed dated 2 Nov 1748, in which "John Myer the Respected and Maria Lenhardy his wife" change land on Conestoga Creek to "Christn. Myer their son".

See also :

• Author, Morton Luther. Historical and biographical ledger of Berks County, Pennsylvania : embracing simple concise history of the county other a genealogical and biographical ... Viewed via

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