1697-1704 Benjamin Landis was likely born about this time. [1] [2]
c 1700 Marie Weber was born about this time. [3]
1717 Benjamin Landis arrived in Pennsylvania with his father. [4]
1728 Benn Lundis, perhaps this one, signed the oath of allegiance to King George of England to be naturalized in Pennsylvania, which allowed him to hold land as a citizen. He was on the list of Mennonites. [5]
1729 Benjamin Landis was naturalized. [6]
Benjamin Landis married Maria Weber. They had five children. [7] [8]
Benjamin Landis lived on the land in Lampeter Township which his father warranted in 1718. [9]
1751 Benjamin Landis was taxed in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [10]
1754 Benny Lundus was taxed in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [11]
1756 Benjamin Landis (column 1), Jacob Lantes (column 2), were taxed in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [12]
1757 Benjam Landis (column 1), Jacob Landes (column 2), were taxed in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [13]
1766 Benjamin Landis was an ordained Mennonite minister in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Along with Martin Bare, Benjamin helped establish Mellinger's Church. [14]
1781 Benjamin Landis died in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [15] [16] [17]
1781 Rev Benjamin Landis was buried at Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Rev Benjamin Landis was born on September 2, 1697 in Zürich, Switzerland. [18]
Benjamin married Maria Weber during 1729 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster Co., PA. She was also born in Zurich, Switzerland, and immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1717 at the age of 15.
Benjamin and Maria had seven children: Ann (or Anna), Benjamin, Maria, Abraham, Jacob, Barbara, and Henry.
By 1746, Benjamin was ordained as a minster of the Mellinger Mennonite Church in Lancaster County.
He was one of the thirteen "Elders" who signed the 1755 Mennonite Petition to the Pennsylvania Assembly stating that they were willing "to pray for the King, that he may have a long and prosperous Reign" but they could not "take up Arms in order to defend our King, our Country, or our Selves . . according to what we think is the mind and Will of our Lord Jesus." Benjamin signed his name as "Beni Landis."
"Benjamin Landis was a laborer with Bishop Martin Bare for many years. During his ministry the graveyard was started prior to 1746 and the first known meetinghouse was built. He died in 1781 at the advanced age of 81 years, being the ancestor of many ministers of that name in this flourishing congregation, as well as of other congregations in the county." [19]
1782 Christian Landes was buried at Heindel Burial Grounds, Windsor, York County, Pennsylvania. Christian Landes was born on January 17, 1728. [20] [21]
Christian Landes m. (1) Barbara Strickler; and (2) Mariah Bixler
Unlinked children of Christian Landes and Barbara Strickler:
Barbara Landes
John Landes d. 1819
Christian Landes b. abt 1753 d. Sep 1827
Samuel F. Landes b. 22 Dec 1754 d. 06 Sep 1833
Unlinked children of Christian Landes and Mariah Bixler:
Jacob Landes b. 29 Nov 1771 d. 05 Jul 1849
Henry Landes b. abt 1774
Abraham Landes b. 1775
Benjamin Landes b. 16 May 1776 d. 18 Jan 1862
Daniel Landes b. abt 1780 d. 1865
David Landes b. 26 Apr 1781 d. 19 Dec 1863
A Christian Landes was listed on the Ship Passenger List aboard the Harle leaving Sept. 1, 1736. Palantines imported in the ship Harle, of London, Ralph Harle, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes.
The Book of Transcripts of the Tax Imposed on York County in PA for the Years 1779 and 1780 show that Christian Landes paid taxes on 300 acres of land.
1787 Maria Weber Landis was buried at Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Maria Weber Landis was born in 1695. [22] [23]
Maria immigrated with her parents to America in 1710. The family relocated during 1717 to Lancaster Co., PA. She was raised on the Weber "Weizenthal" pioneer homestead. The house, built in 1735, still stands today at 1835 Pioneer Road, Lancaster Co., PA.
Maria married Benjamin Landis during 1729 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster Co., PA. He was also born in Zurich, Switzerland to Jacob Landis and Anna Witmer and immigrated to America during 1717 at the age of 19.
Benjamin and Maria had seven children: Ann (or Anna), Benjamin, Maria, Abraham, Jacob, Barbara, and Henry.
By 1746, Maria's farmer husband was ordained as the minister of the Mellinger Mennonite Church in Lancaster Co., Pa.
1787 The will of Benjamin Landis was dated October 1. The will was proved on November 20 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. The will named Ann Landis (Wife), Benjamin Landis (Son), Henry Landis (Son), John Landis (Son), Mary Landis (Daughter), John Greider (Son-in-law), Ann Landis (Daughter), John Weaver (Son-in-law), Barbara Landis (Daughter), and Elizabeth Landis (Daughter). [24]
1787 Benjamin Weber Landis died on October 1 at Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and was buried at Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Weber Landis was born on December 1, 1730. [25] [26]
Son of Benjamin Landis and Maria Ann Weber
SOURCE: The Landis Family of Lancaster County, by D. B. Landis, Page 13
Benjamin Landis, third oldest son of the younger immigrant, moved to Manheim township, in 1751-3, after buying his wife's only brother(+) out, which left him 800 or 1,000 acres of land?? about three miles from Lancaster city, near the Reading road and close to where the Landis Valley meeting-house now stands. Benjamin was married, in 1749, to Anna Snavely, only daughter of John Snavely.
They had three sons: Hansel (John), born March 15, 1755; Bennie (Benjamin), born in the winter of 1756; and Henry, born December 5, 1760. Benjamin's3 place "was the refuge of many Swiss emigrants, who enjoyed his hospitality until they were able to secure homes for themselves."
Contributor: Michael Smoke (49199710)
1790 Abraham Landis was buried at Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Abraham Landis was born in 1734. [27] [28]
Research Notes:
For descendants of Benjamin Landis, see: [29] [30]
[1] Jane Evans Best, "Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis, and Oberholtzer Families," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 13 (April, 1990), 9-25, at 23, person LS 3265.1, suggests 1697.
[2] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Landis H5, suggests 1704, [Website].
[3] Jane Evans Best, "Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis, and Oberholtzer Families," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 13 (April, 1990), 9-25, at 23, person LS 3265.1.
[4] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Landis H5, [Website].
[5] Barbara L. Weir and Laurie A. Roffini, "German Qualification for Naturalization in Pennsylvania, 1728," Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 37 (1991), 367-373, at 371, [AmericanAncestors].
[6] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Landis H5, [Website].
[7] Jane Evans Best, "Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis, and Oberholtzer Families," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 13 (April, 1990), 9-25, at 23, person LS 3265.1.
[8] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Landis H5, [Website].
[9] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Landis H5, [Website].
[10] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[11] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[12] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[13] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Tax Records, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[14] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Landis H5, [Website].
[15] Jane Evans Best, "Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis, and Oberholtzer Families," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 13 (April, 1990), 9-25, at 23, person LS 3265.1.
[16] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Landis H5, [Website].
[17] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[18] Find A Grave Memorial 35906374, [FindAGrave].
[19] Martin G. Weaver, Mennonites of Lancaster Conference (1931), 66.
[20] Find A Grave Memorial 41907768, [FindAGrave].
[21] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[22] Find A Grave Memorial 64187031, [FindAGrave].
[23] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[24] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[25] Find A Grave Memorial 35906371, [FindAGrave].
[26] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[27] Find A Grave Memorial 35906365, [FindAGrave].
[28] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[29] Ira David Landis, The Landis Family Book, Section I (1950), 1-6, [HathiTrust].
[30] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].