Hans Meyer (Bruppacher) Brubaker (aft. 1685 - 1748)

Born after 1685 in Ibersheim Hof, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Ernst) Brubaker — married about 1718 in Rohrerstown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Husband of Anneli Eulalia Maria (Unknown) Brubaker — married about 1723 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1748 before age 63 in Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Note : Hans should not be confused with Hans Brubacher d.c.1720, who settled on a neighbouring tract of 700 acres in West Hempfield. Tradition holds that the two men were cousins.

Birth : Conflicting details are given of Hans's birth. He is variously reported to have been born :

• after 1685
• about 1692 in Ibersheim, in the German Palatinate, son of Hans Brubacher and "daughter" Meyer
• in Switzerland ^[1]
• in Germany ^[2]

A 1709 Ibersheim Congregation lists a Hans Brubaker age 17 years old and so he must then still have been in Germany. (Source needed - if this is from Davis's hypothetical 1709 census, then it is a construction, not a source, and should not be relied upon.)

Immigration : Hans is believed to have arrived in Pennsylvania in 1710 ^[1][3] although some researchers have suggested that the man named "Hans Pupather" who arrived in 1710 may in fact have been Hans Brubacher, possibly a cousin.

Land : In company with Christian Hershey on 27 Sep 1717, Hans warranted 1,000 acres of land on Little Conestoga Creek, in West Hempfield Twp, Lancaster, PA. The following year, they divided the tract into two equal shares of 500 acres along a line running east-west. Hans took ownership of the southern half and built the first grist and saw mill in Lancaster County. In 1729 he sold a 150-acre portion of the land to Christian Stoneman.^[1]

Hans went on to accumulate other tracts, accumulating over 2,000 acres, and becoming one of the wealthiest farmers in the area.^[2] These holdings included :

• 300 acres of land, purchased in 1731 from the Lewis family at Hammer Creek, Warwick Twp, which he later divided between his sons John and Daniel.^[1]
• 150 acres of land at Rapho Twp, purchased in 1743 from Woolrick Burckholter. He later transferred this land to his son, Peter.^[1]
• two tracts of land, totalling 455 acres, at Grenage, now Mastersonville, patented in 1745 and 1754 (as recorded in patent book, AA Vol.7, p.276, Department of Internal Affairs, Harrisburg, PA). This land was deeded to Peter and Joseph by Hans's other heirs in April 1765, Peter and Joseph paying the sum of 20 pounds, 10 shillings; Joseph and Elizabeth his wife sold their share to Peter by deed made December 17, 1770. (Recorded in Patent Book AA, vol.7, p.276, Department of Internal Affairs, Harrisburg, PA.)

Marriage and children : Hans married twice, both times to a woman named Anna.^[2]

He married (1st) Anna Eulalia Ernst (1690-1721). (Source needed) They were the parents of :

1. John Brubaker (of Hammer Creek, Warwick Twp) ^[1] (bef. 1719–1804) m. Marie (later Donner) Tanner (1729–1802) ^[2]
2. Jacob Brubaker ^[1] (bef. 1721–1779) m. (1) Susannah Steiner (1729–1760) (2) Maria Baer (1721–1773) ^[2]

He married (2nd) Anna [LNU]. They were the parents of :

1. Abraham ^[1] Brubaker (of Masonotta, VA) ^[1] (1723–1804) m Barbara Miller (1735-1814) ^[2]
2. Peter ^[1] Brubaker (of Rapho Twp) ^[1] (1724–1811) ^[2] m. Barbara Frick (1726–1836)
3. Joseph ^[1] Brubaker (1727–1806) m. Elizabeth Donner ^[2] (1731-1783)
4. Henry ^[1] Brubaker (1729–1820) m. (1) Elizabeth Baer (1729-1800) (2) Ann Resh ^[2]
5. Daniel ^[1] Brubaker (1735–1762) m. Veronica Donner (1727–1805) ^[2]
6. David ^[1] Brubaker (1739–1824) m. (1) Elizabeth Hershey (2) Veronica D. Hershey (1739-1760) ^[2]
7. Christian ^[1] Brubaker (1741–1819) m. Elizabeth Brubaker (1741-1795) ^[2] [others record that Elizabeth's LNAB was Furry]
8. Ann ^[1] Brubaker (1744–1765) m. Abraham Buckwalter ^[1][2] (1740-1890)

Death : Hans died in 1748 in East Hempfield township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Research Notes

Marriage : The 1884 Brubacher genealogy records only one marriage for Hans, to a woman named Anna.^[1] However, the 1951 Brubaker genealogy notes that Hans's will clearly references "older and younger children" and "sons of the last wife", indicating that Hans had married twice. Since his wife's name, recorded on all land deeds, was Anna, it is assumed that both wives were named Anna.^[2] Evidence is needed to confirm his wives' last names.

Children : Evidence is need to confirm which of his children were from his first marriage and which from his second. It is likely that they have been divided as they currently appear (John and Jacob as children of the first marriage, and the others from the second) because Hans had been confused with Hans Brubacher whose only children were John, Elizabeth and Jacob.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18} Brubacher, Jacob N. (1884). The Brubacher Genealogy in America, pp.5-6. Elkhart, IN : Mennonite. Viewed at https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/The_Brubacher_Genealogy_in_America/wVs2AAAAMAAJ
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Gibble, Phares Brubaker (1951). History and Genealogy of the Brubaker-Brubacher-Brewbaker Family in America Vol.I, pp.35-43. np : Eastern Pennsylvania Brubaker. Viewed at https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/234620/ (images (33-41)/91) : Identifier A1
3. ↑ Swiss and German Settlers in Lancaster County

See also :

• Davis, Richard Warren (1995) Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners / MennoSearch.com (defunct website) : Richard W. Davis P.O. Box 50182 Provo, Utah 84605
• Mombert, J. I., D. D. (1869). An Authentic History of Lancaster County in the State of Pennsylvania pp.422-423. Lancaster, PA. : J. E. Barr
• Brubaker, Henry S. The Brubaker Genealogy (Located at Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society)
• Brubaker, Marvin. Brubaker of America : A-B-C-E, pp.3-4. (Located at Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society)
• Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File, "Peter Brubaker, 1725-1811"
• Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File, "Hans (John) Brubaker, ?-1748"