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GRABER, Katharina

Female Abt 1660 - 1755  (~ 40 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  GRABER, Katharina was born about 1660 in Huttwil, Switzerland; died between 1700 and 1755.

    Katharina married WIDMER, Johannes about 1680 in Switzerland. Johannes (son of WIDMER, Johann Jakob and Maria) was born in 1660 in Sumiswald, Switzerland; died in 1763 in Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. WIDMER, Jakob  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 28 Aug 1681 in Switzerland; died between 1682 and 1771.
    2. 3. WIDMER, Johannes  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1682 in Zurich, Switzerland; and died.
    3. 4. WITMER, Johannes  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1685 in Switzerland; died before Dec 1728 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; was buried in Masonville Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster County, PA.
    4. 5. WIDMER, Johan Daniel  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1687 in Zurich, Switzerland; and died.
    5. 6. WIDMER, Anna Maria  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1688 in Zurich, Switzerland; died between 1684 and 1789.
    6. 7. WIDMER, Christian  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1689 in Zurich, Switzerland; died between 1685 and 1786.
    7. 8. WIDMER, Elsbeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1690 in Zurich, Switzerland; died between 1684 and 1789.
    8. 9. WITMER, Peter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1698 in Canton Zurich, Switzerland; died on 28 Jul 1791 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  WIDMER, Jakob Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katharina1) was born about 28 Aug 1681 in Switzerland; died between 1682 and 1771.

    Family/Spouse: DEEBRUNNER, Margretha. Margretha was born on 8 Jun 1693; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. WIDMER, Johannes  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 11. WIDMER, Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1722; and died.
    3. 12. WIDMER, Margretha  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jan 1724; and died.
    4. 13. WIDMER, Elsbeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1728; and died.
    5. 14. WIDMER, Suszanna  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1731; and died.
    6. 15. WIDMER, Anna  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Mar 1733; and died.

  2. 3.  WIDMER, Johannes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katharina1) was born about 1682 in Zurich, Switzerland; and died.

  3. 4.  WITMER, Johannes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katharina1) was born in 1685 in Switzerland; died before Dec 1728 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; was buried in Masonville Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster County, PA.

    Family/Spouse: Catherine. Catherine was born in 1690 in Zurich, Switzerland; died in 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. WIDMER, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1712 in Zurich, Switzerland; and died.
    2. 17. WIDMER, Michael  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1714 in Zurich, Switzerland; died in Sep 1789 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; was buried in Masonville Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster County, PA.
    3. 18. WIDMER, Barbara  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1717 in Zurich, Switzerland; and died.
    4. 19. WIDMER, Ulrich  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1719 in Conestoga Township, Chester County, PA; and died.
    5. 20. WIDMER, Johannes  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1721 in Conestoga Township, Chester County, PA; and died.
    6. 21. WIDMER, Christian  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1725 in Conestoga Township, Chester County, PA; and died.

  4. 5.  WIDMER, Johan Daniel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katharina1) was born about 1687 in Zurich, Switzerland; and died.

  5. 6.  WIDMER, Anna Maria Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katharina1) was born about 1688 in Zurich, Switzerland; died between 1684 and 1789.

  6. 7.  WIDMER, Christian Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katharina1) was born about 1689 in Zurich, Switzerland; died between 1685 and 1786.

  7. 8.  WIDMER, Elsbeth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katharina1) was born about 1690 in Zurich, Switzerland; died between 1684 and 1789.

  8. 9.  WITMER, Peter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Katharina1) was born in 1698 in Canton Zurich, Switzerland; died on 28 Jul 1791 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA.

    Notes:

    From the book, "The Witmer Family" compiled by Maxine Blankenhorn Bennett, pub. by Clifford H. Bennett, 1984

    Peter Widmer was born abt. 1698 in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. He was listed in the congregation of Swiss Mennonite families who had fled because of religious persecution, to the more tolerant Upper Rhine Valley of Germany and were living there in 1731. Later he was in the congregation at Hasselbach, four miles from Bischofshelm to the South.
    Peter and his wife Anna emigrated with their children on the English ship "Restauration", James Hall, Captain, from Rotterdam, last from Leith -- arrived in Philadelphia harbor 9 Oct 1747. They settled in Lancaster County, near friends and relatives who had also emigrated from the Palatinate or adjacent German Duchies. Peter and Anna were parents of several children, but only five are known.

    Peter married BACHMAN, Anna Catharine between 1716 and 1752. Anna was born between 1695 and 1720; died between 1745 and 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. WITMER, Johannes Christian  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1735; died between 1736 and 1825.
    2. 23. WITMER, Peter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1737 in Hertzheim, Prussia; died on 3 Jul 1793 in Union Township, Snyder County, PA; was buried in 1793 in Row's (Salem) Cemetery, Penn Township, PA.
    3. 24. WITMER, Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1739; died between 1740 and 1829.
    4. 25. WITMER, George  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1740; died in 1780 in PA.
    5. 26. WITMER, Catharine  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1742; died between 1743 and 1836.

    Peter married HERR, Elizabeth about 1745 in Lancaster County, PA. Elizabeth (daughter of HERR, Isaac) was born in 1710; died in 1750 in Lancaster County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. WITMER, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. WITMER, Christian  Descendancy chart to this point

    Peter married SCHELLENBERGER, Magdalena before 1754. Magdalena (daughter of SCHALLENBERGER, Ulrich and STRICKLER, Dorothea Barbara) was born about 1722; died about 1762 in Lancaster County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. WITMER, Magdalena  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. WITMER, Peter  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 31. WITMER, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point

    Peter married ENGLE, Catherine about 1763. Catherine (daughter of ENGLE, Ulrich and BRECKBILL, Anna) was born about 1739; died in 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. WITMER, Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 33. WITMER, David  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jun 1772 in Lancaster County, PA; died on 27 May 1843; was buried in Witmer Mennonite Cemetery, Stony Brook, PA.
    3. 34. WITMER, Esther  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  WIDMER, Johannes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jakob2, 1.Katharina1)

  2. 11.  WIDMER, Jacob Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jakob2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 25 Aug 1722; and died.

  3. 12.  WIDMER, Margretha Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jakob2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 21 Jan 1724; and died.

  4. 13.  WIDMER, Elsbeth Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jakob2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 5 Dec 1728; and died.

  5. 14.  WIDMER, Suszanna Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jakob2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 10 Jun 1731; and died.

  6. 15.  WIDMER, Anna Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jakob2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 2 Mar 1733; and died.

  7. 16.  WIDMER, Elizabeth Descendancy chart to this point (4.Johannes2, 1.Katharina1) was born about 1712 in Zurich, Switzerland; and died.

  8. 17.  WIDMER, Michael Descendancy chart to this point (4.Johannes2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1714 in Zurich, Switzerland; died in Sep 1789 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; was buried in Masonville Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster County, PA.

  9. 18.  WIDMER, Barbara Descendancy chart to this point (4.Johannes2, 1.Katharina1) was born about 1717 in Zurich, Switzerland; and died.

  10. 19.  WIDMER, Ulrich Descendancy chart to this point (4.Johannes2, 1.Katharina1) was born about 1719 in Conestoga Township, Chester County, PA; and died.

  11. 20.  WIDMER, Johannes Descendancy chart to this point (4.Johannes2, 1.Katharina1) was born about 1721 in Conestoga Township, Chester County, PA; and died.

  12. 21.  WIDMER, Christian Descendancy chart to this point (4.Johannes2, 1.Katharina1) was born about 1725 in Conestoga Township, Chester County, PA; and died.

  13. 22.  WITMER, Johannes Christian Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1735; died between 1736 and 1825.

    Notes:

    Niagara Gazette - Abt 7/1957

    By CLARENCE O. LEWIS
    Niagara County Historian
    IN 1810.JOHN WITMER and
    his family consisting of his wife
    and eight children left Lancaster,
    Pa., in a Conestoga wagon with
    a four horse team. AM their worldly
    possessions were in that wagon.
    They were bound for the
    Niagara Frontier. The trip was
    made in late August and early
    September and required 18 days.
    The route was circuitious until
    they reached Batavia from whence
    they followed the Buffalo road
    to Black Rock and thence down
    the river to Devil's Hole where
    they took a road which had been
    chopped out by Isaac Swain. This
    led to his clearing where the Military
    road crosses Gill Creek, close
    to the northern boundary of the
    Town of Niagara.
    Mr. Swain had. partially cleared
    the timber from about 40 acres
    and erected a good-size log house.
    John Witmcr had purchased this
    100 acre farm of Mr. Swain who
    then moved to the Town of Porter
    and settled south of Youngstown.
    At this period (1810) there was
    only one other clearing on the
    Military road in the present town
    of Niagara.
    A short time before John Witmer
    brought his family from Pensylvania,
    he had ridden through
    on horseback and purchased his
    land. When he left his old home
    he had cut a slender branch from
    a Locust Tree to use as a switch.
    When he reached his new home
    he planted the switch in the rich
    soil in front of the log cabin. The
    switch, so the family tell me, took
    root and today one may see as I
    did, on the east side of the military
    road some 25 odd feet north
    of the Gill Creek crossing, a large
    gnarly old locust tree that has
    every earmark of being old enough
    to verify the family legend.
    * • *
    WHEN THE TOWN of Niagara
    was organized in April 1812.
    John Witmer was elected one of
    the "pathmasters." In 1817 he
    built a small sawmill on Gill
    Creek near his home and in 1818
    began to saw and sell lumber.
    "A great many of the first frame
    houses in that part of Niagara
    and adjacent towns were built of
    lumber from his sawmill. Last
    week I called on Mrs. Theresa
    Morrison and Miss Serena Witmer
    of 1024 Grove Ave., who are great
    granddaughters of John Witmer.
    They were most hospitable and
    very willing to help me complete
    this story. One incident they told
    me was about Benjamin Witmer
    son of John, and their great uncle
    who as a boy of 17 during the
    War of 1812, ventured down to
    the bank of the Niagara opposite
    one of the teaters of battle on the
    Canadian, side and as he peered
    through the bushes a four-pound
    cannon ball came whizzing across
    the river and took hit hat off his
    head. When be had recovered
    from the shock he found the cannon
    ball imbedded in the earth
    and took it home and it is still
    kept by these ladies as a memento
    of those troublous times of long
    ago.
    Abram Witmer, a brother of
    John, came to the Frontier in
    1811 from the same place in
    Pennsylvania. His wife and four
    children came with him. Their
    trip was similar to John's. They
    settled on a tract of land purchased
    from the Holland Land
    Co. It was on the Saunder's Settlement
    road just east of Sugar
    Street, and on the west abutted
    on the Mile Reserve. He built,
    a log house and began to clear
    his land. At the first town meeting
    in 1812 he was also elected
    a pathmaster. When the War
    broke out he took his family back
    to Pennsylvania. The Witmer brothers
    were Mennonites and had
    religious scruple against war.
    « » *
    OUT OF AN estimated total of
    337 homes along the Frontier, the
    English and Indians looted and
    burned all but a few that were
    somewhat isolated! Fortunately
    Abram Witmer's was one of these,
    so that when they returned everything
    was just as they had left it.
    When the weather was too bad
    to go to Porter's Grist, Mill at
    the Falls they used a hollowed
    out stump and a spring pole with
    a stone tied to it for a pestle to
    grind their grain.
    In the spring of 1836 Benjamin
    Rathbun came to Niagara Falls
    to invest in real estate and erect
    buildings. He heard that Abram
    Witmer Jr., had a brick kiln
    where he was making brick for
    his house. Mr. Rathbun entered
    into a contract with father and
    son to make 300,000 brick for
    him which he would pay for on
    delivery. They had made and delivered
    about two-thirds of the
    contract when Rathbun's business
    empire founded more or less on
    credit, failed — partly, on account
    of the financial panic of
    that year and partly because of
    unscrupulous deals.
    The Witmers lost heavily but
    made the best of a bad deal, selling
    the bricks left on their hands
    wherever they could find a market.
    Abram Sr., was a carpenter
    and cabinet maker as well as a
    farmer.
    Among documents found in the
    old Court House attic were two
    legal papers dated 1853 containing
    the signatures of Abram Witmer
    and Tobias, another son.
    Abram, Sr., died Sept. 4, 1851.
    Christian H. Witmer, the oldest
    of Abram's seven sons operated
    Judge Porter's Grist mill near the
    present River end of First street
    He also had a mill of his own
    somewhat later, on the high bank
    of the River near the Whirlpool
    Bridge. On Sept. 17, 1859 while
    working on the raceway he fell
    into the water and was carried
    down into the River and to his
    death in the Whirlpool.
    ,* • *
    TOBIAS WITM'ER was born in
    1816 at Bellvue, (Suspension
    Bridge). He was one of the first
    surveyors of that region, his maps
    being still the main reliance for
    lot lines, etc. He was quite a
    genius, being an inventor, author,
    poet and a preacher besides a
    Civil Engineer. One of his inventions
    was the bicycle wheel. He
    made the spokes of the wires from
    an old hoop skirt. He also invented
    a corn sheller, an automatic
    rairoad switch,- pile driver,
    portable signal tower for use
    in the Army, fire escape, etc.
    He taught school for a time
    In 1861 although he had a family
    of 12 children he enlisted in a
    Civil War Regiment He died in
    1897 in Williamsville, Erie Co.,
    leaving a record of accomplishments
    that seldom is equalled.
    Elias Witmer, twin brother of
    Tobias, finished his schooling at
    the Lewiston Academy after which
    he learned the tailor's trade. Later
    he taught school, but finding his
    health impaired he stuck to farm-
    ing the rest of his long life.
    Practically all the advancement
    of the Niagara Frontier, from its
    wild state to the highly developed
    status of 1918, was. encompassed
    in his life. In his youth oxteams
    were a common sight along Portage
    road. He was in Buffalo on
    Oct 26, 1825, to see the official
    opening of the Erie Canal and saw
    DeWitt Clintonon the "Seneca
    Chief and heard the cannon
    "telegraph that carried the notice
    of the starting of the Seneca
    Chief on its voyage to the Atlantic
    Ocean.
    # • •
    ELIAS WITMER was greatly
    interested in the Niagara County
    Pioneer's Assoc, organized in 1877
    and was one time vice president
    He was a regular attendant at
    the Olcott Pioneer's Picnics. In
    1914 when he was 98 years old
    he planned to attend the picnic,
    writing, a card to the Secty., George
    S. Gooding in advance signifying
    his intentions. He died Feb. 23,
    1918, aged 102 years, in the
    homestead built by his father in
    1821.
    On the 1852 map of Niagara
    County there are shown nine
    families of Witmer's living at different
    points in the Town of Niagara.
    The two first Witmers,
    John and Abram, reared 17 children,
    most of whom survived and
    married.
    A few moved out of Niagara
    County, but the majority of them
    lived and operated various types
    of business in this County. The
    Witmer road connecting Hyde
    Park Blvd. with the Military
    road perpetuates the family name.
    There are today in Niagara
    Falls six families descended from
    the two pioneer brothers, .John
    and Abram. They are Orlando
    B. Witmer, 2215 Pierce Ave.; M.
    T. Witmer, 1301 Ferry Ave; Miss
    Emma A. Witmer, 1600 Cleveland
    Ave.; Christian H. Witmer. 1174
    Haeberle Ave.; and my collaborators,
    Miss Serena T. Witmer and
    Mrs. Theresa Morrison, 1024
    Grove Ave. Also a great great
    grandson, Robert C. Witmer,
    2913 Michigan Ave.

    Johannes married SCHALLENBURGER, Maria about 1755. Maria was born about 1735; died between 1774 and 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. WITMER, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1760 in Lancaster County, PA; died on 26 Mar 1842 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    2. 36. WITMER, Abraham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1771 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; died on 4 Sep 1851 in Witmer Homestead, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    3. 37. WITMER, Christian  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1772 in Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA; died in 1838.
    4. 38. WITMER, Peter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Oct 1772 in PA; died in 1862.
    5. 39. WITMER, Benjamin  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 40. WITMER, Fern  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 41. WITMER, Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 42. WITMER, Martin  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 43. WITMER, Samuel  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 23.  WITMER, Peter Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1737 in Hertzheim, Prussia; died on 3 Jul 1793 in Union Township, Snyder County, PA; was buried in 1793 in Row's (Salem) Cemetery, Penn Township, PA.

    Notes:

    He arrives with his parents, brothers and sister, when he was 10 years old. They came aboard the ship, Restauration; James Hall, Capt; from Rotterdam, last from Leith. His parents, born in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, had fled with other Swiss Mennonite families due to religious persecution.

    He was a soldier in the Pennsylvania Continental Line during the Revolution. He was also a soldier in the Militia from Northumberland County, PA.

    He was a private in a company of the militia active as Rangers against the Indians on the frontier. The Company was commanded by Capt. John Moll of Sunbury, PA.

    Peter married SCHUETT, Sarah Maria Salome on 7 Oct 1757 in St Michael's and Zion Church, Philippines., Pa. Sarah (daughter of SCHUETT, Carl Valentine Michael) was born on 4 Oct 1740 in Upper Alsace, France; died in 1800 in Snyder County, PA; was buried in Row's (Salem) Cemetery, Penn Township, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. WITMER, George  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1758 in Lancaster County, PA; died between 1759 and 1848.
    2. 45. WHITMER, Peter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jan 1760 in Lancaster County, PA; died on 19 Nov 1835 in Perry County, OH.
    3. 46. WITMER, Maria Catharine  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1761 in Lancaster County, PA; died between 1762 and 1855.
    4. 47. WITMER, Maria Salomana  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Sep 1762 in Lancaster County, PA; died between 1763 and 1856.
    5. 48. WITMER, Maria Magdalena  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Apr 1766 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; died in 1847 in Green Township, Summit County, OH; was buried in Greensburg Cemetery, Green Township, Summit County, OH.
    6. 49. WITMER, Anna Maria  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Oct 1767; died between 1768 and 1861.
    7. 50. WITMER, Maria Barbara  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jan 1769; died between 1770 and 1863.
    8. 51. WITMER, Samuel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Apr 1771 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; died on 4 Oct 1829; was buried in Cemetery of Kaiser's Church, Union Township, Snyder County, PA.
    9. 52. WITMER, Margaretha  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Dec 1772; died before 1793.
    10. 53. WITMER, Susanna  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1775 in Snyder County, PA; died between 1776 and 1869.
    11. 54. WITMER, John Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Feb 1778 in Union Township, Snyder County, PA; died on 11 May 1853 in Snyder County, PA.

  15. 24.  WITMER, Jacob Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1739; died between 1740 and 1829.

    Family/Spouse: COFFMAN, Freena. Freena was born about 1740; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 25.  WITMER, George Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1740; died in 1780 in PA.

    Notes:

    George Witmer, born ca 1740(1774) and died 1780. He resided in Northumberland County, PA. On Easter morning in 1780, as his oldest son, Philip, aged 19, was lighting the fire, the cabin door was broken open by Indians. The Indians tomahawked Philip, and shot George, the father, while he was reaching for his gun. They killed the mother before she got out of bed. Sarah(aged 17), Mary(aged 10), Peter(aged 8), George(aged 6), John(aged 4) and an ..... were carried off. Sarah carried the baby for two days, but it cried and worried so, that an Indian dashed it against a tree and killed it.

    Catharine(aged 14) and Ann(aged 12), were in the Sugar Bush at the time of the attack, looking for sap. Seeing the house burning, they hid for three days until the neighbors, fearing some of the family were likely to have been in the Sugar Bush before daylight, looked for and rescued them.

    Catharine married a man named Baker and years after went to the Genessee Valley of New York. Ann married an Ermentrout and remained in Pennsylvania.

    Tradition states that the Indians divided the captives among themselves. Sarah and George followed the Senecas, Peter and Mary the Mohawks, and John, the Tonawandas. When they were released, the younger children had become so accustomed to savage life that they did not want to stay with the whites. Family legend states that Sarah went to Philadelphia and married Horatio Jones, who had belonged to the Bedford Co. Rangers at the time they were taken by the Indians in 1781; Jones was carried captive to the Gennessee country. It is more than probable that it was there that Sarah met him.

    George and his wife were parents of nine children.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 55. WITMER, Phillip  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1761 in PA; and died.
    2. 56. WITMER, Sarah  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1763; and died.
    3. 57. WITMER, Catherine  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1766; and died.
    4. 58. WITMER, Ann  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1768; and died.
    5. 59. WITMER, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1770; and died.
    6. 60. WITMER, Peter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jul 1773; and died.
    7. 61. WITMER, George  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1774; and died.
    8. 62. WITMER, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1776; and died.
    9. 63. WITMER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1780 in PA; and died.

  17. 26.  WITMER, Catharine Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born about 1742; died between 1743 and 1836.

  18. 27.  WITMER, Elizabeth Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

  19. 28.  WITMER, Christian Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

  20. 29.  WITMER, Magdalena Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

  21. 30.  WITMER, Peter Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

  22. 31.  WITMER, Mary Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

  23. 32.  WITMER, Jacob Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

    Family/Spouse: HERR, Susan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  24. 33.  WITMER, David Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 9 Jun 1772 in Lancaster County, PA; died on 27 May 1843; was buried in Witmer Mennonite Cemetery, Stony Brook, PA.

    Family/Spouse: KAUFFMAN, Magdalena. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  25. 34.  WITMER, Esther Descendancy chart to this point (9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

    Family/Spouse: HERR, David. David was born on 21 Dec 1773; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 35.  WITMER, John Descendancy chart to this point (22.Johannes3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1760 in Lancaster County, PA; died on 26 Mar 1842 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.

    Notes:

    Niagara Gazette - 7/1957

    IN 1810.JOHN WITMER and
    his family consisting of his wife
    and eight children left Lancaster,
    Pa., in a Conestoga wagon with
    a four horse team. All their worldly
    possessions were in that wagon.
    They were bound for the
    Niagara Frontier. The trip was
    made in late August and early
    September and required 18 days.
    The route was circuitious until
    they reached Batavia from whence
    they followed the Buffalo road
    to Black Rock and thence down
    the river to Devil's Hole where
    they took a road which had been
    chopped out by Isaac Swain. This
    led to his clearing where the Military
    road crosses Gill Creek, dose
    to the northern boundary of the
    Town of Niagara.
    Mr. Swain had. partially cleared
    the timber from about 40 acres
    and erected a good-size log house.
    John Witmer had purchased this
    100 acre farm of Mr. Swain who
    then moved to the Town of Porter
    and settled south of Youngstown.
    At this period (1810) there was
    only one other clearing on the
    Military road in the present town
    of Niagara.
    A short time before John Witmer
    brought his family from Pensylvania,
    he bad ridden through
    on horseback and purchased his
    land. When he left his old home
    he had cut a slender branch from
    a Locust Tree to use as a switch.
    When he reached his new home
    he planted the switch in the rich
    soil in front of the log cabin. The
    switch, so the family tell me, took
    root and today one may see as I
    did, on the east side of the military
    road some 25 odd feet north
    of the Gill Creek crossing, a large
    gnarly old locust tree that has
    every earmark of being old enough
    to verify the family legend.
    * ° *
    WHEN THE TOWN of Niagara
    was organized in April 1812.
    John Witmer was elected one of
    the "pathmasters." In 1817 he
    built a small sawmill on Gill
    Creek near his home and in 1818
    began to saw and sell lumber.
    "A great many of the first frame
    houses in that part of Niagara
    and adjacent towns were built of
    lumber from his sawmill. Last
    week I called on Mrs. -Theresa

    Morrison and Miss Serena Witmer
    of 1024 Grove Ave., who are great
    granddaughters of John Witmer.
    They were most hospitable and
    very willing to help me complete
    this story. One incident they told
    me was about Benjamin Witmer
    son of John, and their great uncle
    who as a boy of 17 during the
    War of 1812, ventured down to
    the bank of the Niagara opposite
    one of the teaters of battle on the
    Canadian, side and as he peered
    through the bushes a four-pound
    cannon ball came whizzing across
    the river and took hit hat off his
    head. When be had recovered
    from the shock he found the cannon
    ball imbedded in the earth
    and took it home and it is still
    kept by these ladies as a memento
    of those troublous times of long
    ago.
    Abram Witmer, a brother of
    John, came to the Frontier in
    1811 from' the same place in
    Pennsylvania. His wife and four
    children came with him. Their
    trip was similar to John's. They
    settled on a tract of land purchased
    from the Holland Land
    Co. It was on the Saunder's Settlement
    road just east of Sugar
    Street, and on the west abutted
    on the Mile Reserve. He built,
    a log house and began to clear
    his land. At the first town meeting
    in 1812 he was also elected
    a pathmaster. When the War
    broke out he took his family back
    to Pennsylvania. The Witmer brothers
    were Mennonites and had
    religious scruple against war.
    « » *
    OUT OF AN estimated total of
    337 homes along the Frontier, the
    English and Indians looted and
    burned all but a few that were
    somewhat isolated. Fortunately
    Abram Witmer was one of these,
    so that when they returned everything
    was just as they had left it.
    When the weather was too bad
    to go to Porter's Grist, Mill at
    the Falls they used a hollowed
    [out stump and a spring pole with
    a stone tied to it for a pestle to
    grind their grain.
    In the spring of 1836 Benjamin
    Rathbun came to Niagara Falls
    to invest in real estate and erect
    buildings. He heard that Abram
    Witmer Jr., had a brick kiln
    where he was making brick for

    his house. Mr. Rathbun entered
    into a contract with father and
    son to make 300,000 brick for
    him which he would pay for on
    delivery. They had made and delivered
    about two-thirds of the
    contract when Rathbun's business
    empire founded more or less on
    credit, failed - partly, on account
    of the financial panic of
    that year and partly because of
    unscrupulous deals.
    The Witmers lost heavily but
    made the best of a bad deal, selling
    the bricks left on their hands
    wherever they could find a market.
    Abram ST., was a carpenter
    and cabinet maker as well as a
    farmer.
    Among documents found in the
    old Court House attic were two
    legal papers dated 1853 containing
    the signatures of Abram 'Witmer
    and Tobias, another son.
    Abram, ST., died Sept. 4, 1851.
    Christian H. Witmer, the oldest
    of Abram's seven sons operated
    Judge Porter's Grist mill near the
    present River end of First street
    He also had a mill of his own
    somewhat later, on the high bank
    of the River near the Whirlpool
    Bridge. On Sept. 17, 1859 while
    working on the raceway he fell
    into the water and was carried
    down into the River and to his
    death in the Whirlpool.
    ,* ° *
    TOBIAS WITMER was born in
    1816 at Bellvue, (Suspension
    Bridge). He was one of the first
    surveyors of that region, his maps
    being still the main reliance for
    lot lines, etc. He was quite a
    genius, being an inventor, author,
    poet and a preacher' besides a
    Civil Engineer. One of his inventions
    was the bicycle wheel. He
    made the spokes of the wires from
    an old hoop skirt. He also invented
    a corn sheller, an automatic
    railroad switch,- pile driver,
    portable signal tower for use
    in the Army, fire escape, etc.
    -He-taught school for a time.
    In 1861 although he had a family
    of 12 children he enlisted in a

    Civil War Regiment He died in
    1897 in Williamsville, Erie Co.,
    leaving a record of accomplishments
    that seldom is equalled.
    Elias Witmer, twin brother of
    Tobias, finished his schooling at
    the Lewiston Academy after which
    he learned the tailor's trade. Later
    he taught school, but finding his
    health impaired he stuck' to farm-
    ing the rest of his long life.
    Practically all the advancement
    of the Niagara Frontier, from its
    wild state to the highly developed
    status? of 1918, was. encompassed
    in his life. In his youth oxteams
    were a common sight along Portage
    road. He "was in Buffalo oh
    Oct 26, 1825, to see the official
    opening of the Erie Canal and saw
    DeWitt Clintonon the "Seneca
    Chief and heard the cannon
    "telegraph that carried the notice
    of the starting of the Seneca
    Chief on its voyage to the Atlantic
    Ocean.
    # ° °
    ELIAS WITMER was greatly
    interested in the Niagara County
    Pioneer's Assoc, organized in 1877
    and was one time vice president
    He was a regular attendant at
    the Olcott Pioneer's Picnics. In
    1914 when he was 98 years old
    he planned to attend the picnic,
    writing, a card to the Secty., George
    S. Gooding in advance signifying
    his intentions. He died Feb. 23,
    1918, aged 102 years, in the
    homestead built by his father in
    1821.
    On the 1852 map of Niagara
    County there are shown nine
    families of Witmer's living at different
    points in the Town of Niagara.
    The two first Witmers,
    John and Abram, reared 17 children,
    most of whom survived and
    married.
    A few moved out of Niagara
    County, but the majority of them
    lived and operated various types
    of business in this County. The
    Witmer road connecting Hyde
    Park Blvd. with the Military
    road perpetuates the family name.
    There are today in Niagara

    Falls six families descended from
    the two pioneer brothers, .John
    and Abram. They are Orlando
    B. Witmer, 2215 Pierce Ave.; M.
    T. Witmer, 1301 Ferry Ave; Miss
    Emma A. Witmer, 1600 Cleveland
    Ave.; Christian H. Witmer. 1174
    Haeberle Ave.; and my collaborators,
    Miss Serena T. Witmer and
    Mrs. Theresa Morrison, 1024
    Grove Ave. Also a great great
    grandson, Robert C. Witmer,
    2913 Michigan Ave.

    Article by Clarence O. Lewis, Niagara County Historian

    ALSO

    Tonawanda News - 7/18/1970

    By WILLARD DITTM AR

    President
    Historical Society
    of the Tonawandas
    Witmer Road, connecting
    Niagara Falls Boulevard
    and River Road in North
    Tonawanda, was named for
    a family of early frontier
    settlers.
    In 1810, John Witmer and
    his family, consisting of his
    wife and eight children, left
    Lancaster, Pa., and settled
    on a 100-acre farm on
    Military Road, which he had
    purchased from one Isaac
    Swain. At that time there
    was only one other clearing
    on Military Road.
    Abram Witmer, a brother
    of John, came to the Niagara
    Frontier in 1811 from the
    same place in Pennsylvania
    with his wife and four children.
    They settled on a tract
    of land purchased from the
    Holland Land Co. on
    Saunders Settlement Road.

    When the War of 1812 broke
    out, Abram took his family,
    which had grown larger,
    back to Pennsylvania. The
    Witmer brothers were
    Mennonites and had
    religious scruples against
    war.
    Tobias Witmer, one of
    Abram's seven sons, was
    born in 1816 at Bellevue
    (Suspension Bridge) and
    became one of the first
    surveyors of the region. He
    made several maps of early
    Tonawanda which are still
    the main reliance for lot
    lines and street boundaries.
    On an 1852 map of Niagara
    County there are shown
    nine families of Witmers
    living at different points in
    the Town of Niagara. The
    two first Witmers. John and
    Abram. reared 17 children,
    most of whom survived and
    married.

    Family/Spouse: HERSHEY, Barbara. Barbara (daughter of HERSHEY, Christian and HERR, Barbara) was born on 13 Apr 1767; died on 4 Nov 1856 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 64. WITMER, Abraham  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 65. WITMER, Christ  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 66. WITMER, Henry  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1832 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 67. WITMER, John  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 68. WITMER, Benjamin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1795 in Lancaster County, PA; died on 10 May 1881 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    6. 69. WITMER, Samuel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1803 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; died on 5 Apr 1897 in Niagara County, NY; was buried in Marne Cemetery, Marne, MI.
    7. 70. WITMER, Barbara  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1805 in PA; and died.
    8. 71. WITMER, Nancy  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 72. WITMER, Rudolph  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 36.  WITMER, Abraham Descendancy chart to this point (22.Johannes3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in Sep 1771 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; died on 4 Sep 1851 in Witmer Homestead, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.

    Notes:

    Abraham Witmer was a pioneer settler from Lancaster County, PA, who settled on a farm of several hundred acres about one mile northeasterly from the old suspension bridge in the town of Niagara., NY


    Tonawanda News - 7/18/1970

    By WILLARD DITTM AR
    President
    Historical Society
    of the Tonawandas
    Witmer Road, connecting
    Niagara Falls Boulevard
    and River Road in North
    Tonawanda, was named for
    a family of early frontier
    settlers.
    In 1810, John Witmer and
    his family, consisting of his
    wife and eight children, left
    Lancaster, Pa., and settled
    on a 100-acre farm on
    Military Road, which he had
    purchased from one Isaac
    Swain. At that time there
    was only one other clearing
    on Military Road.
    Abram Witmer, a brother
    of John, came to the Niagara
    Frontier in 1811 from the
    same place in Pennsylvania
    with his wife and four children.
    They settled on a tract
    of land purchased from the
    Holland Land Co. on
    Saunders Settlement Road.
    When the War of 1812 broke
    out, Abram took his family,
    which had grown larger,
    back to Pennsylvania. The
    Witmer brothers were
    Mennonites and had
    religious scruples against
    war.
    Tobias Witmer, one of
    Abram's seven sons, was
    born in 1816 at Bellevue
    (Suspension Bridge) and
    became one of the first
    surveyors of the region. He
    made several maps of early
    Tonawanda which are still
    the main reliance for lot
    lines and street boundaries.
    On an 1852 map of Niagara
    County there are shown
    nine families of Witmers
    living at different points in
    the Town of Niagara. The
    two first Witmers. John and
    Abram. reared 17 children,
    most of whom survived and
    married.

    Abraham married HABECKER, Barbara on 8 Oct 1804 in Columbia, Lancaster County, PA. Barbara (daughter of HABECKER, Christian and HERR, Esther) was born on 23 Oct 1782 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; died on 6 Jul 1859 in Witmer Homestead, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 73. WITMER, Abraham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1805; died between 1806 and 1808.
    2. 74. WITMER, Christian Habecker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1806 in Columbia, Lancaster County, PA; died on 17 Sep 1859 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    3. 75. WITMER, David A  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Aug 1807 in Lancaster County, PA; died in Sep 1807 in Lancaster County, PA.
    4. 76. WITMER, Abraham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1808 in Columbia, Lancaster County, PA; died on 22 Jul 1895 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    5. 77. WITMER, David  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1810 in Columbia, Lancaster County, PA; died on 5 Jul 1893 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    6. 78. WITMER, Joseph  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Sep 1812 in Witmer Homestead, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 20 Oct 1898 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    7. 79. WITMER, Esther N  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Mar 1814 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 May 1834 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    8. 80. WITMER, Elias  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1816 in Witmer Homestead, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Feb 1918 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; was buried in WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
    9. 81. WITMER, Tobias  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Oct 1816 in Witmer Homestead, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died on 14 Aug 1897 in Amherst, Erie County, NY; was buried in WIlliamsville Cemetery, Williamsville, Erie County, NY.
    10. 82. WITMER, Fanny Maria  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1824 in Witmer Homestead, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY; died in 1913 in Lanagan, MO; was buried in Bethel Church Cemetery, Excelsior, MO.

  3. 37.  WITMER, Christian Descendancy chart to this point (22.Johannes3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born about 1772 in Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA; died in 1838.

    Christian married MARTIN, Barbara Groff about 1797 in Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA. Barbara (daughter of MARTIN, Martin H and GROFF, Barbara) was born about 1776; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 83. WITMER, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Apr 1791; died in 1864.
    2. 84. WITMER, David  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Mar 1797 in PA; died on 19 Feb 1860; was buried in Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA.
    3. 85. WITMER, Christian  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jul 1799 in Lancaster County, PA; died on 2 May 1876 in Wakarusa, Elkhart County, IN.
    4. 86. WITMER, Martin  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 9 Oct 1801 in PA; died on 24 Oct 1852; was buried in Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA.
    5. 87. WITMER, Barbara  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 88. WITMER, Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1805 in PA; died in 1857.
    7. 89. WITMER, Anna  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1807; died on 22 Jul 1867; was buried in Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA.
    8. 90. WITMER, Samuel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Aug 1809 in PA; died on 17 Nov 1868.
    9. 91. WITMER, John  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 38.  WITMER, Peter Descendancy chart to this point (22.Johannes3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 19 Oct 1772 in PA; died in 1862.

    Family/Spouse: FUNK, Barbara. Barbara was born on 19 Oct 1782 in PA; died in 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 39.  WITMER, Benjamin Descendancy chart to this point (22.Johannes3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 40.  WITMER, Fern Descendancy chart to this point (22.Johannes3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

    Family/Spouse: GROSH, John. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 41.  WITMER, Jacob Descendancy chart to this point (22.Johannes3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

  8. 42.  WITMER, Martin Descendancy chart to this point (22.Johannes3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

  9. 43.  WITMER, Samuel Descendancy chart to this point (22.Johannes3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1)

  10. 44.  WITMER, George Descendancy chart to this point (23.Peter3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 23 Apr 1758 in Lancaster County, PA; died between 1759 and 1848.

  11. 45.  WHITMER, Peter Descendancy chart to this point (23.Peter3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 11 Jan 1760 in Lancaster County, PA; died on 19 Nov 1835 in Perry County, OH.

    Notes:

    He served as Matross (private) in the Pennsylvania Line, Independant Company of Artillery, Capt. William E. Godfrey's Company, stationed in Philadelphia, June, 1780.

    Also with Lieut, Benjamin Hoey at Philadelphia, Nov 1780. He served in Captain John Moll's Company of the Northumberland Co. Militia.

    Peter married OVERMEYER, Mary Magdelena on 19 Dec 1787 in PA. Mary was born on 25 Aug 1767 in PA; died on 18 Nov 1839 in Perry County, OH; was buried in New Reading Cemetery, near New Reading, Perry County, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 92. WHITMER, Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Oct 1788 in Snyder County, PA; died on 13 Sep 1854 in Perry County, OH.
    2. 93. WHITMER, George  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1790 in Dauphin County, PA; died on 19 Oct 1829 in Fairfield County, OH.
    3. 94. WHITMER, Sarah  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1791 in Dauphin County, PA; died on 11 Mar 1874 in Muscatine County, IA.
    4. 95. WHITMER, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Sep 1794 in Dauphin County, PA; died on 9 Mar 1862 in Glenford, Perry County, OH.
    5. 96. WHITMER, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1795; died between 1796 and 1889.
    6. 97. WHITMER, Lidia  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1798 in Dauphin County, PA; died on 9 Sep 1872.
    7. 98. WHITMER, Peter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1801 in Belmont County, OH; died on 20 Jan 1881 in Perry County, OH.
    8. 99. WHITMER, Solomen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Feb 1803 in Perry County, OH; died on 15 Jul 1856 in Perry County, OH.
    9. 100. WHITMER, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Feb 1805 in Perry, Fairfield County, Ohio; died on 28 Sep 1874 in South Fork Township, Christian County, IL.
    10. 101. WHITMER, Daniel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jun 1807; died between 1830 and 1897.
    11. 102. WHITMER, Susanah  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jun 1813 in OH; died on 15 Oct 1888 in OH.

  12. 46.  WITMER, Maria Catharine Descendancy chart to this point (23.Peter3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in Jul 1761 in Lancaster County, PA; died between 1762 and 1855.

  13. 47.  WITMER, Maria Salomana Descendancy chart to this point (23.Peter3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 3 Sep 1762 in Lancaster County, PA; died between 1763 and 1856.

  14. 48.  WITMER, Maria Magdalena Descendancy chart to this point (23.Peter3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 4 Apr 1766 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; died in 1847 in Green Township, Summit County, OH; was buried in Greensburg Cemetery, Green Township, Summit County, OH.

    Maria married THORNTON, John on 24 Nov 1785 in Snyder County, PA. John (son of THORNTON, John and REIFSNYDER, Anne) was born in 1758; died in 1816 in Snyder County, PA; was buried in Greensburg Cemetery, Green Township, Summit County, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 103. THORNTON, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1787; died in 1846 in Summit County, OH.
    2. 104. THORNTON, George  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1789 in Snyder County, PA; died on 29 Jan 1872 in Clyde, Sandusky County, OH.
    3. 105. THORNTON, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1794 in South of Selinsgrove, PA; died on 11 Mar 1870 in Greensburg, Summit County, OH; was buried in Greensburg Cemetery, Green Township, Summit County, OH.
    4. 106. THORNTON, Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1796 in PA; died on 1 Mar 1879 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, IN.
    5. 107. THORNTON, Peter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1798 in Snyder County, PA; died on 16 Jun 1888 in Summit, OH; was buried in Greensburg Cemetery, Green Township, Summit County, OH.
    6. 108. THORNTON, Susanna  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1802; and died.
    7. 109. THORNTON, Samuel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1808 in PA; died after 1850 in AZ.

  15. 49.  WITMER, Anna Maria Descendancy chart to this point (23.Peter3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 9 Oct 1767; died between 1768 and 1861.

    Family/Spouse: MOTZ, John. John (son of MOTZ, Johann Casper) was born in 1758 in Berks County, PA; died in 1802 in Woodward, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 110. MOTZ, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 111. MOTZ, Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 112. MOTZ, George  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1790 in Centre County, PA; died in 1839 in Hamilton County, IN.
    4. 113. MOTZ, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1792; died on 22 Nov 1849.
    5. 114. MOTZ, James  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 115. MOTZ, Sarah  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 116. MOTZ, Susan  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: THOMAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 50.  WITMER, Maria Barbara Descendancy chart to this point (23.Peter3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 9 Jan 1769; died between 1770 and 1863.

  17. 51.  WITMER, Samuel Descendancy chart to this point (23.Peter3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 4 Apr 1771 in Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA; died on 4 Oct 1829; was buried in Cemetery of Kaiser's Church, Union Township, Snyder County, PA.

    Family/Spouse: COLDREN, Sarah. Sarah was born on 6 May 1776 in Union Township, Snyder County, PA; died on 9 Jun 1848; was buried in Cemetery at Witmer's Church, Union Township, Snyder County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 117. WITMER, Peter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jun 1797; and died.
    2. 118. WITMER, John C  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 May 1799; died on 19 Jun 1865; was buried in Witmer Cemetery, Union Township, Snyder County, PA.
    3. 119. WITMER, Solomon Elias  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1802; and died.
    4. 120. WITMER, Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1804; and died.
    5. 121. WITMER, Jacob M  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1805 in Dundore, Snyder County, PA; died on 11 Aug 1874 in Wilton Junction, IA.
    6. 122. WITMER, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1809; and died.
    7. 123. WITMER, Daniel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Feb 1812 in PA; died on 14 Dec 1896.
    8. 124. WITMER, Isaac  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1817 in PA; died on 27 Aug 1896.
    9. 125. WITMER, David  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1821 in Snyder County, PA; died on 10 Dec 1904 in Snyder County, PA.

  18. 52.  WITMER, Margaretha Descendancy chart to this point (23.Peter3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 28 Dec 1772; died before 1793.

  19. 53.  WITMER, Susanna Descendancy chart to this point (23.Peter3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born about 1775 in Snyder County, PA; died between 1776 and 1869.

  20. 54.  WITMER, John Jacob Descendancy chart to this point (23.Peter3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 8 Feb 1778 in Union Township, Snyder County, PA; died on 11 May 1853 in Snyder County, PA.

    Family/Spouse: HERROLD, Elizabeth. Elizabeth (daughter of HERROLD, Simon) was born on 2 Apr 1781 in PA; died on 4 Sep 1857. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 126. WITMER, Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1802 in PA; died on 3 Jun 1877.
    2. 127. WITMER, Peter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Apr 1808 in PA; died on 10 May 1885.
    3. 128. WITMER, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Oct 1809 in PA; died on 25 Jul 1851.
    4. 129. WITMER, Lydia  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1811 in PA; died on 14 Sep 1880.
    5. 130. WITMER, Hetty  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1812 in PA; and died.
    6. 131. WITMER, Susan  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1813 in PA; and died.
    7. 132. WITMER, Fredrick  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jan 1815; and died.
    8. 133. WITMER, Sarah  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 134. WITMER, George  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 135. WITMER, Molly  Descendancy chart to this point

  21. 55.  WITMER, Phillip Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1761 in PA; and died.

  22. 56.  WITMER, Sarah Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1763; and died.

    Family/Spouse: JONES, Horatio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  23. 57.  WITMER, Catherine Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1766; and died.

    Family/Spouse: BAKER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  24. 58.  WITMER, Ann Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1768; and died.

    Family/Spouse: ERMENTROUT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  25. 59.  WITMER, Mary Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1770; and died.

    Family/Spouse: HOOPLE, Henry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  26. 60.  WITMER, Peter Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born on 14 Jul 1773; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 136. WITMER, Peter  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 137. WITMER, John  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 138. WITMER, Christian  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 139. WITMER, David  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1805; and died.
    5. 140. WITMER, Jacob  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 141. WITMER  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 142. WITMER  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 143. WITMER  Descendancy chart to this point

  27. 61.  WITMER, George Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1774; and died.

  28. 62.  WITMER, John Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1776; and died.

  29. 63.  WITMER Descendancy chart to this point (25.George3, 9.Peter2, 1.Katharina1) was born in 1780 in PA; and died.



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