Anna Barbara (Frederick) Bär (1680 - abt. 1759)

Born 13 May 1680 in Albis, Hausen, Canton Zurich, Switzerland

Ancestors

Wife of Hans Jacob (Bar) Bär — married 3 Jul 1701 in Hausen Parish, Canton Zurich, Switzerland

Descendants

Died about 1759 at about age 78 in Leacock Township (today Upper Leacock Township), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

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Biography

Barbara Frederick, the daughter of Strasburg or East Lampeter resident Isaac Frederick, was also the wife of Jacob Bear of Upper Leacock, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ^[1] Evidence that Isaac’s daughter married this Jacob Bear comes from a deed dated May 11, 1726 and recorded in Book W55-1076, from Isaac’s heirs, including his daughter Barbara, wife of Jacob Bare (he signed the deed George Jacob Ber, in German). That deed conveys deceased Isaac’s land consisting of 150 acres in today’s East Lampeter. ^[2]

Her family were Mennonite Protestant Christians. As such they were subject to local discrimination, leading many to emigrate, seeking religious freedom.

In 1719, Barbara and Jacob Bar emigrated with their eight named children (Anna, Samuel, Veronica, Margaretha, Barbara, Jacob, Elisabeth and Magdelana) from Duhren in the northern Kraichgau, in what is now Germany. He is referred to in his emigration record as a Mennonite farmer. Another emigrant from Duhren in 1719 was Hans Michael Baer (abt.1686-bef.1741), probably her husband's brother, with his wife Anna Elizabeth (Ott) Baer (1692-1735) and children.^[3] They appear to have settled on a large parcel of land in what is today Upper Leacock that was surveyed in 1721, apparently for Jacob. ^{[4] [5]}

Hans' [?] Ancestry.com profile states the couple had 17 children between 1695 and 1726; all but the first 6 were born in Pennsylvania [Note: not all children listed may have been from this couple, based on dates & birth-places; research is needed]. One of their children was Barbara (Bär) Lionberger (abt.1713-abt.1785).

Hans Jakob Bär (Baer) passed away on 3 July 1759, following the death of Anna (Frederick) Bär (Baer) that same year. They may have died on their farm in what is today Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ^[6] [Link doesn't lead to this tree.] [Note: This death information seems to have come from an Administrative Bond in Lancaster County, dated July 3, 1759, signed by Barbara Bare, Abraham Bare, Michael Sharer & Peter Eby. Jane Evans Best concluded in January, 1984 that this document related to this profiled Barbara's husband Jacob. She does not say that Barbara predeceased her husband Jacob.^[7] In any event, there was also a Jacob, Jr. (see profile at Jacob Bar (abt.1714-)) who also had a wife named Barbara, and has not been definitely linked to any records after he sold his Manheim property on October 5,1749 or 1750. He may have been the man who died in about 1759. One of the signatories to the Administrative Bond is likely to have been Abraham Bär (abt.1710-bef.1783), probably this profiled Barbara's son.

Birth

13 MAY 1680

Albis, Hausen, Canton Zurich, Switzerland. ^{[citation needed]}

1681

Albis, Hausen, Zurich, Switzerland^[8][9]

Death

1759 ^{[citation needed]}

Marriage

Marriage

1704^{[10] [citation needed]} [Daughter Anna, maybe born about 1703.]

Marriage date

1701

Switzerland^[11]

Immigration

1719, with husband and eight children

U.S.A.^[12][13]

Sources

1. ↑ Best, Jane Evans. The Groff Book, Volume 2, a Continuing Saga, 1997, page 26, at https://www.gengophers.com/bookreader/index.html?pages=286&bookurl=%2Fapi%2Fimages%2F1%2F20150503%2FIE86793%2F&bookid=60486&initialsearch=%7B%22given%22%3A%22Hans%22%2C%22surname%22%3A%22B%C3%A4r%22%2C%22exactGiven%22%3Afalse%2C%22exactSurname%22%3Afalse%2C%22exactRels%22%3Afalse%7D#/page/37/mode/1up.
2. ↑ See also profile for her at South Central Pennsylvania Settlers website, at https://www.pennsylvaniasettlers.com/getperson.php?personID=I54503&tree=1.
3. ↑ Burgert, Annette Kunselman. Eighteenth Century Emigrants from German-Speaking Lands to North America. Vol. 1: The Northern Kraichgau. Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society, Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. 1983. Pages 423 and 432.
4. ↑ See Survey B8-105 at https://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-114CopiedSurveyBooks/Books%20B1-B23/Book%20B-08/Book%20B08%20212.pdf.
5. ↑ See also Upper Leacock Warrant Map at https://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-522WarranteeTwpMaps/r017Map2845LancasterUpperLeacockWeb.pdf.
6. ↑ Anna Barbara Frederick "facts" on an Ancestrylibrary.com family tree; Part of the Balakonis, Andrew J - Baumler Family Tree.
7. ↑ Best, Jane Evans. European Roots of The Bear Families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: An Update'. Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. January, 1984. Page 27.
8. ↑ www.genealogygoldmine.com/martin/shiplists/Molly.html Data: Date: 5 DEC 2011 Text: p.7: Samuel Bare Samuel Behr: Bar, Samuel ?[b. ca. 1705; on Aug. 4, 1741, patented 71 acres granted from Caleb Baker; signed deed dat. Jan. 28, 1746.]. Son of Hans Jakob Bar and Barbara Frederick; of Hausen, Switzerland, and late Duhren, Germany. Parnets immigrated c. 1720. Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
9. ↑ www.gencircles.com/users/ceceliamelton/1/data/2122 Data: Text: source cited: The Groff Book by Jane Evans Best, publisher: Masthof Press page: A Bear Saga Title: Groff Book II Author: Jane Evans Best, publisher: Masthof Press. other sources cited: GenCircles: Dunavan & associeted families; Ancestors of Aaron Ellis Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
10. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=klgreen&id=I12511 Data: Date: 24 JUN 2009 Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
11. ↑ www.gencircles.com/users/ceceliamelton/1/data/2122 Data: Text: source cited: The Groff Book by Jane Evans Best, publisher: Masthof Press page: A Bear Saga Title: Groff Book II Author: Jane Evans Best, publisher: Masthof Press. other sources cited: GenCircles: Dunavan & associeted families; Ancestors of Aaron Ellis Quality or Certainty of Data: 2
12. ↑ The Groff Book by Jane Evans Best, publisher: Masthof Press. page: A Bear Saga Title: Groff Book II Author: Jane Evans Best, publisher: Masthof Press. other sources cited: GenCircles: Dunavan & associeted families.
13. ↑ http://www.genealogygoldmine.com

• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/a/r/Jonathan-Bare/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0598.html

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Walter Harrington for creating WikiTree profile Frederick-376 through the import of Harrington.ged on Mar 10, 2013.
• WikiTree profile Frederick-260 created through the import of Fortune Family Tree.ged on Feb 27, 2012 by Steven Fortune. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Steven and others.