Samuel
Pletcher
Born in Wieslach, Baden, Germany
Ancestors 
Son of Martin Pletcher
and Mary Maynard
Brother of
Heinrich Maynard Pletcher
Husband of
Elizabeth (Yoder) Pletcher
— married
30 Mar 1771 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
David Yoder Pletcher, Ulrich William Pletcher, Samuel Pletcher Jr., Catherine Pletcher, Henry Pletcher, Elizabeth (Pletcher) Reed, Anna Pletcher and Jacob Pletcher Sr.
Died
at age 79
in Galion, Crawford County, OH
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Mar 2011
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Moved from Howard, PA to Ohio in 1821
Biography
Samuel arrived at the Port of Philadelphia November 10, 1756 aboard the ship "Snow Chance" with his infant brother Heinrich (Henry) and his widowed mother Marie (Mennardt) Pletscher. The father, Samuel Pletscher died at sea. The brothers Samuel and Henry were raised by their great Uncle Fredrick Mennardt.
March 30, 1771 in Lancaster Co. PA Samuel Pletcher married Elizabeth Yotta, Yotter, (Jordy) Yoder.[1]
Sources
- Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume VII, Number 2 (April 1984): "Michael Shenck and His Descendants in Centre County, Pennsylvania" by J Clayton Shank, pages 16-30
- WikiTree profile Pletcher-188 created through the import of Domineau_Mathews_Breen_Doty Fa (3).ged on Aug 21, 2011 by Bill Domineau. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bill and others.
- Larry Pletcher. "Lancaster Trip". BlackPowderMag.com. Accessed 10 January 2018.
- ↑ Inscription on marker in Pletcher cemetery, Beck Road, Galion, Crawford County, Ohio. Pletcher Cemetery. Accessed 27 September 2017
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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 Samuel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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 Samuel:
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~0.39%
Lisa (Harr) Burkett
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Rejected matches › Jacob Pletcher Sr. (1790-1870) › Martin Pletcher (1730-1757) › Christian Pletcher (1820-1904)
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