1749 Christian Meyer was born. [1]
1750 Barbara Meyer was born on April 4. [2]
Barbara Meyer married Christian Meyer, son of John Meyer. [3]
1775 Christian Meyer was taxed at Leacock Township. [4]
1790 Christn Myer lived in Leacock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in a household with 2 males under age 16, 2 males age 16 and over, and 3 females. [5]
In a 1792 deed Christian Meyer was living at Leacock Twp. [6]
1800 Christian Myer, perhaps this one, lived in Leacock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: one age 0-10, one age 10-15, one age 16-25 (Jacob?), one age 44+ (Christian?) and females: one age 10-15 (Elizabeth), one age 44+ (Barbara?). The adjacent listing was for John Myer, perhaps the son of Christian. A nearby listing was for Jacob Ackert, perhaps son-in-law married to daughter Mary. [7]
1801 Christian Mayer wrote his will, dated September 7, in Leacock Twp, Lancaster County. He named wife Barbara and children John Mayer, Jacob Mayer, Mary wife of Jacob Eckert, and Elizabeth wife of George Miller. Wife Barbara and sons John and Jacob were named executors. Proved 31 August 1804. [8]
1801 Barbara Meyer died on September 17. [9]
1804 Christian Meyer died at Leacock Township. [10]
1805 Heirs Jacob Meyer, Jacob and Mary Eckert, George and Elizabeth Miller sold land, on April 22, to John Meyer as part of the settlement of the estate of Christian and Barbara Meyer of Leacock Twp, Lancaster County. Christian's will dated 2 September, 1801 granted land in Leacock Twp to widow Barbara. The land described in Christian's will was next to land of son Jacob, Peter Hildebrand, Isaac Reiff, Peter Eckert, and son John Meyer. Barbara died leaving the two sons and two daughters named above as heirs. [11]
1805 John Meyer, executor of the will of Christian, granted land, to Christian's son Jacob, on April 22. [12]
[1] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D 13621, [Website].
[2] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D 13331, [Website].
[3] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D 13331, [Website].
[4] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D 13621, [Website].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1790, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D 13621, [Website].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1800, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Lancaster, Will H-668, [FamilySearchImage].
[9] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D 13331, [Website].
[10] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D 13621, [Website].
[11] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed W3-177 to 182, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[12] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed R3-641 to 645, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].