Christian Meyer (abt. 1721 - 1793)

Born about 1721 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Died 4 Nov 1793 at about age 72 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Christian was born c.1721. He married Mary Erisman, the daughter of a neighbouring farmer, and in his own lifetime accumulated a substantial number of properties. Some of these were sold to his sons before his death, the deeds including "a complex plan of water rights" to ensure that all homes and farms were adequately irrigated, and others were divided amongst his children after his death. His will is in poor condition and can not be fully transcribed, but names his sons (Jacob, John, and Christian) and five daughters (Barbara, Maria, Magdalena, Elizabeth and Anna). ^[1]

Research Notes

In 1796, the daughters of Christian Mayer, late of Earl Twp, signed a deed acknowledging that they had received their share of Christian's estate.^[2] They are named as :

1. Barbara, m. Christian Mayer
2. Anna, m. Jacob Lashe
3. Magdalena, m. Samuel Greebill
4. Elizabeth, m. John Sheffer

Import notes from Sandy Minder advise that death date has been recorded variously as 4 Nov 1793 Manheim, Lancaster, PA and 20 Nov 1794 Earl, Lancaster, PA.

Baschi Meyer Project

• If Christian is in your family tree, please consider joining the The Baschi Meyer Project: Descendants, Documentation, and DNA.
• Given the challenging state of documentation from earlier generations, the Baschi Meyer Project is looking for male-line Meyer descendants willing to participate in Y-DNA testing to help figure out who is descended from whom.
• A Y-DNA test from a descendant of one of Christian's sons will help determine his connection to other descendants.

Sources

1. ↑ Adams, Dorothy M. K. (1987). MYERS HISTORY - Some Descendants of Hans Meier of Pequea, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Privately published by author : Houston, TX. (Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 86-72437)
2. ↑ Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds, Book UU p.793 : Daughters of Christian Mayer of Earl Twp (Barbara Mayer, Anna Lashe, Magdalena Greebill, Elizabeth Sheffer) release administrators of Christian's estate, 1796.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sandy Minder for creating WikiTree profile Meyer-2694 through the import of Delong gedcom.ged on Apr 27, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sandy and others.