Born in Canton, Zurich, Switzerland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Michael Bachman
and Katharine (Steiner) Bachmann
Sister of
Barbara (Bachman) Stoner, Michael Bachman, Johann Christian Bachman, Peter Baughman, Johannes Bachman, Catherine (Baughman) Heckaman, Michael Bachman Jr., Elizabeth (Baughman) Hershey, Lissey (Bachman) Gilbert and Magdalena (Bachman) Hershey
Wife of
Peter Witmer
— married
Mar 1738 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Died
at about age 72
in Lebanon Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
Anna was born about 1720 and was the daughter of Michael Bachman[1] and Katharine Steiner. She passed away in 1792.
- Named in Father's 1756 Will
- Name: Michael Baughman, Yeoman of Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Will written: March 28th, 1755
- Will proven: October 30th, 1756
- Names:
- Wife: Catherine
- Sons: Peter, John, Michael, Christian
- Daughters:
- Barbara with husband Jacob Stoner
- Anna with husband Peter Whitmore
- Lissey with husband Sebastian Lesher
- Elizabeth with husband Christian Hershy
- Frena not married
- Maudlina not married
- Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 Lancaster Wills 1730-1773 vol A-B page 209/514
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99B-VZVY?i=209&wc=9PM8-4WY%3A268493801%2C268514701%3Fcc%3D1999196&cc=1999196
In 1811 a settlement of the estate of Anna's brother Christian BACHMAN listed the following children of Peter WITMER and wife Anna BACHMAN: Michael, Feronica, Barbarra, Elizabeth who married RODENBAUGH, Catherine who married HORST, and Peter WITMER.
Which Peter Witmer was she married to: Peter Witmer b. 1712 in Hasselbach near Sinsheim in Baden (son of Michael), or an older Peter Witmer b. 1698 possibly still in Canton Zurich?
Sources
- ↑ Although his will shows the name Baughman, it appears that her father was using the Bachman spelling when he arrived in America c. 1712: https://archive.org/details/collectionofupwa00ruppuoft/page/436
- Family Data Collection - Births: Name: Anna Baughman; Father: Michael Baughman; Mother: Katharine Steiner; Birth Date: 1720; City: Conastoga; County: Chester; State: Pennsylvania
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014; Name: Anna Baughman; Relationship: Child
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014; Name: Anna Baughman; Relationship: Spouse; Marriage Date: 1738
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014; Name: Anna Baughman; Relationship: Mother-in-law
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Name: Anna Baughman; Gender: Female; Birth Place: Pennsylvania; Birth Year: 1720; Spouse Name: Peter Witmer; Spouse Birth Place: SW; Spouse Birth Year: 1712; Marriage Year: 1738; Marriage State: Pennsylvania; Number Pages: 1
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Name: Anna Witmer; Birth Date: 1720; Death Date: Feb 1792; Cemetery: Masonville Mennonite Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Washington Boro, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; Has Bio? Yes
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile created by Judith Painter-McGregor on December 5, 2012. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Judith and others.
- Thanks to George Whitmer for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by George and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Anna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Anna:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Anna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Anna:
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Anna Bachman, born in 1720, is attached as the spouse of Peter Widmer, born 1698 and Peter Witmer, born 1712.
I think she should be detached from the Peter Widmer, born in 1698.
There is some confusion also with the two on https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LR19-3QG, which has bios for both Peters. Also indicates that Peter Widmer, born 1698 may be the father of Johan Peter Witmer Witmer-234.
edited by Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Married 02 March 1738 Lancaster co. PA. "Roots Finder," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:3:M9L5-2M4 : accessed 2023-08-14), entry for Peter Witmer, cites sources; "User:eflotte Tree:My Tree" file (2:3:2:MMMW-F43), submitted 2021-12-27 by EFlotte.
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https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/LDR5-W3Y
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The 7 FamilySearch sources for Michael Baughman only show this spelling of his surname and one has Bachman as an alternative. None are actual record images other than the will.
However, FamilySearch surnames displayed for his father, Michael's siblings, and Michael's children are highly variable. Baughman 9 uses, Bachman 8 uses, Bauman 1, Baumann 1, Bachmann 4. I feel that the father Michael was using Baughman upon arrival in America. Most of his siblings used it, but not all.
At this time in history, there were practically no standardized spellings. And, Anglicizing of surnames was rampant. Still uncertain.
It appears that her father was using Bachman when he arrived in America c. 1712: https://archive.org/details/collectionofupwa00ruppuoft/page/436
But the name is spelled Baughman on his 1756 will.
My initial examination of material on Ancestry revealed that there are historic sites known as "Bachman's Mill" and "Bachman's Run" suggesting the continuity of that name.
But looking just now, I've found two documents from 1751 and 1759 which both give the Baughman spelling, so perhaps Baughman needs to be the father's current last name, and the LNAB for his children, including Anna.
Any thoughts?