Swiss and German Settlers in Lancaster County

Date: 1700 to 1710
Location: Lancaster Township, Pennsylvania

1710 Swiss and German Settlers in Lancaster County, USA : [See alphabetical list below] Johann Rudolph Bundoli, Martin Kendig, Jacob Muller, Hans Graff, Hannes Herr, Martin Oberholtz, Hannes Funk, Michael Oberholtz, Wendel Bauman, Hans Meylin sen’r, Hans Meylin,jr., Martin Meylin, Samuel Gulden, Johann Rudolf Vander Werff, Daniel Hermann, Christian Brennemann, Johann Georg Trellinger, Hans Meyer, Hans Haigy, Christian Herschi, Hans Pupather, Heinrich Bar, Peter Lehman, Michael Schenck, Johannes Landes, Ulrich Hanerich, Emanuel Herr, Abraham Herr, Hans Huber, Isaac Kauffmann, Melchior Erismann, Michael Mueller, Christopher Schlegel.^[1]

1710 Ship Maria Hope: ten identified out of 30 Mennonite Immigrants to Philadelphia:

1. Paul Friedt (b. c1685). His wife Elizabeth Stauffer.

2. Hans Funk (c1689-c1758)

3. Christian Herr (c1680-1749)

4. Hans Herr (c1677-1756)

5. Martin Kendig (c1673-1749). His son Hans Jacob Kendig (b. c1703).

6. Jacob Miller (1663/1668-20 Apr 1739)

7. Martin Meili (c1665-1749). Also a "notable" inventor of the Pennsylvania Long Rifle.

8. Martin Oberholtzer (W1710), b. c1666

9. Michael Oberholtzer,

10. Hans Stauffer (1644-after1710). His wife Küngold Hiestand.

In 1704 Hans Graff, born 1672, arrived.

By 1707 Wendell Bowman, (c1670-1735), had arrived.^[2]

Alphabetical Order of the 1710 Swiss and German Settlers in Lancaster County, USA

1. Heinrich Bar,
2. Wendel Bauman,
3. Christian Brennemann,
4. Hans Pupather, (Brubaker)
5. Johann Rudolph Bundoli,
6. Melchior Erismann,
7. Hannes Funk)
8. Hans Graf
9. Samuel Gulden,
10. Hans Haigy,
11. Ulrich Hanerich,
12. Daniel Hermann,
13. Hannes Herr,
14. Hans Huber,
15. Emanuel Herr,
16. Abraham Herr,
17. Christian Herschi
18. Isaac Kauffmann,
19. Martin Kendig
20. Johannes Landes,
21. Peter Lehman
22. Hans Meyer
23. Hans Meylin sen’r
24. Hans Meylin, jr.
25. Martin Meylin,
26. Michael Mueller
27. Jacob Muller
28. Martin Oberholtz,
29. Michael Oberholtz
30. Christopher Schlegel
31. Michael Schenck,
32. Johann Georg Trellinger,
33. Johann Rudolf Vander Werff,

Sources

1. ↑ An Authentic History of Lancaster County in the State of Pennsylvania. By J. I. Mombert, D. D., Lancaster, PA.: J: E. Barr & Co. 1869. Pages 422-423.
2. ↑ Davis, Richard Warren (1995) Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners

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• Davis, R. W. (1997). *Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners* (Vol. 2).
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https://richarddavisgenealogist.wordpress.com/

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• Strassbourger, R. (1934). Pennsylvania German Pioneers (Vol. 1). PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. https://ia800609.us.archive.org/31/items/pennsylvaniagerm44stra/pennsylvaniagerm44stra.pdf
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• 'The Metz Family' website hosts a listing of references relating to Mennonite history including many of the families at https://metzfamilytree.net/sources/mennonite-references/ and also by name at https://metzfamilytree.net/sources/sources-by-name/