Abraham Donner was b.c.1732 and d.1790, and married Magdalena Landis (c.1744 - 1798), daughter of Henry Landis and Fronica Groff. [1][2]
Best notes that Abraham and Magdalena had 9 children, although she does not name them in the Groff Book. [1] The Mennonite Vital Records [2], cryptically citing "H. D. Dohner Gen. p.37", "Wanger, Desc.", and "MRJ, XVIII, p.13" identify the children as :
1. Christian (1762 - 1831) m. Nancy Friesner
2. Elizabeth (1763 - ?)
3. Abraham (1765 - ?) m. Anna [LNU] (1 Oct 1762 - 24 Sep 1825)
4. Anna (1767 - ?) m. Martin Myers
5. Esther (1770 - ?)
6. John (1773 - ?) m. Elizabeth Shertzer (15 Apr 1781 - 29 Apr 1847)
7. Henry (1777 - 12 Feb 1855) m. Susanna (27 Aug 1775 - 29 Dec 1845) [3]
8. David (1779 - ?) m. Anna Neff
9. Daniel (15 Dec 1781 - 25 Feb 1853) m. Elizabeth Musser (11 Jan 1779 - 8 Mar 1875), Cumberland Co.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Jane Evans Best, "The Groff Book, Volume 2: A Continuing Saga", Groff History Associates, 1997, Ronks, Pennsylvania
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abraham:
Name Henry Doner
Age 79 years
Birth Date 18 September 1776
Birthplace Lampeter Township
Occupation Farmer
Race White
Father's Name Abraham Doner
Father's Sex Male
Event Type Death
Event Date 12 February 1855
Event Place East Lampeter Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original) East Lampeter Township, Lancaster, Pa
Source Details p 197
Name Henry Doner Age 79 years Birth Date 18 September 1776 Birthplace Lampeter Township Occupation Farmer Race White Father's Name Abraham Doner Father's Sex Male Event Type Death Event Date 12 February 1855 Event Place East Lampeter Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Event Place (Original) East Lampeter Township, Lancaster, Pa Source Details p 197
"Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H5X6-3VN2 : Wed Oct 04 19:53:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Doner and Abraham Doner, 12 February 1855.