c 1700 Cornelis Boumeester, View of Rotterdam.
A tile painting, composed of 33 Delft tiles (trimmed).
Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [9]
Research Notes:
c 1712 Jacob Rohr was born. [1]
Jacob Rohrer married Elizabeth (she was named in his will). [2]
1738 Jacob Rohrer was named on the second Mennonite census list at Hamm with his wife and no children. [3]
1749 Jacob and Johannes Rohrer [Rohr] sailed from Rotterdam to Philadelphia via Plymouth, England on the ship "Saint Andrew", James Abercrombie, Master. They took the oath at the courthouse in Philadelphia on September 9. Isac Schnebeli [perhaps a brother-in-law of Johannes Rohrer] was listed adjacent to Johannes Rohr on the ship list. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
1752 Jacob Rohrer was a Mennonite living at Lexington Township, Bucks County in 1752. [15]
1766 Jacob Rohrer was taxed at New Britain Township in 1766. [16]
1769 Jacob Rohrer wrote his will on May 23 and it was proved on June 24. He was a Yeoman of New Brittain township, Bucks County when his will was proved at Philadelphia. The will named his wife Elizabeth and children: Christian, John, Henry, oldest son Jacob and Mary. He named his sons Jacob and Christian as his executors. The witnesses to his will were David Waggoner, John Davis and Alexander Foreman. He left his wife Elizabeth the upper part of the springhouse to live in during her natural life by will. In his will he left his big Bible to his son Christian and asked him to supply firewood, etc to Elizabeth, Jacob's wife and Christian's mother. He signed his name "Jacob Rohr" on his will. [17]
Research Notes:
1749 Richard Warren Davis suggests that Jacob and Johannes Rohrer [Rohr], who immigrated to Philadelphia on the ship Saint Andrew, were brothers. We show the same relationship and seek further evidence that they were brothers. [18]
Son Jacob may have died in New Brittain Ywp, Bucks County.
1778 Jacob Rhoar of New Brittain Twp, Bucks County, dated his will on May 1. The will mentioned his wife Anna and named his five children: Catherin Rhoar, John Rhoar, Elizabeth Rhoar, Susanna Rhoar, and Mary Rhoar, several of whom were under age. Wife Anna and friend Jacob Holdeman were named executors. The will was proved on June 11, 1787. [19]
1796 Jacob Wireman and wife Catharina of Hatfield Twp, Bucks County granted land to Anna Roahr executrix and Jacob Holdiman executors of the estate of Jacob Roahr of New Brittain Twp by deed dated April 16. Prior to the death of Jacob Roahr, John Wireman had agreed to transfer the tract to Jacob Roahr and posession was transferred. Jacob Roahr's will was dated May 31 1778 (unclear) and mentioned the land. [20] [21] Charles Selner and wife Elizabeth exchanged land in New Brittain Twp with Anna Roahr, widow and executrix, and John Holdeman on June 11 and then back again on June 13. [22] [23]
1816 The will of Anna Rhor, widow of Jacob Rhor, was dated May 11. Daughter Catherine and spouse John Frick were named as executors and guardians of grand-children Peter Frick and Ann Frick. Daughter Elizabeth, spouse of Charles Selnor, was named. Land in New Britain and Plumstead townships was mentioned. [24]
There were several documents in Bucks County related to the estate of son Christian Rohr. [25] [26]
1803 Christian Rhoar dated his will on August 15 in New Britain Twp, Bucks County. The will named wife Barbara and five children: Jacob, Christian, Barbery, Freanny, and Ann. Wife Barbery Rhoar and son Jacob Rhoar were named executors. The probate date was January 19, 1804. [27]
1805 Barbara Roar, widow, and Jacob Roar yeoman, executors of the will of Christian Roar of New Brittain Twp, Bucks County, were parties to a deed with Barbara Roar, Frainey Roar, and Anna Roar, spinster daughters of Christian. The deed was dated April 1. The tract had been sold by John Foreman to Jacob Roar on May 1, 1750. Jacob Roar, in his will dated May 23, 1769, granted the land to son Christian. Christian, in his will dated August 15, 1803, directed that the land be sold. [28]
1805 Barbara Rhoar, widow, and Jacob Rhoar yeoman, executors of the will of Christian Rhoar of New Brittain Twp, Bucks County, sold land from the estate to Thomas Lunn by deed dated April 1. [29]
1819 The sheriff sold land related to the estate of Christian Rohron June 10. [30]
[1] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Rohrer H11, [Website].
[2] Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Will, Will O-390, [FHL Image], [FHL Catalog].
[3] Hermann and Gertrud Guth, Palatine Mennonite Census Lists, 1664-1793 (Mennonite Family History, 1987), 39, [GoogleBooks].
[4] Ralph B. Strassburger, William J. Hinke, ed., Pennsylvania German Pioneers, Vol. 1 (1934, Pennsylvania German Society), 396, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].
[5] John B. Linn and William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Volume 17. (Oath of Allegiance 1727-1775) (1890), 282, upper right, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[6] I. Daniel Rupp, A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776, 2nd ed. (1875), 195, left column, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].
[7] Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808, Vol. I, [AncestryRecord].
[8] Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775, [AncestryRecord].
[9] Cornelis Boumeester, View of Rotterdam, A tile painting, composed of 33 Delft tiles. (about 1700–20, Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), [MFA], [MFA terms of use].
[10] after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1817 Plymouth with Mount Batten from Picturesque Views in England and Wales (1831) [Courtesy of the Tate Gallery, Photo © Tate, CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 (Unported)], [Tate Gallery], [British Museum].
[11] Thomas Jefferys, George Heap, An east prospect of the city of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap from the Jersey shore (London: 1768), [LibraryOfCongress], [LibraryOfCongress Catalog].
[12] Nicholas Scull, George Heap, A Map of Philadelphia and Parts Adjacent with a Perspective of the State House (Philadelphia: 1752), [LibraryOfCongress], [LibraryOfCongress Catalog].
[13] The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1749, page 2, [NewspapersClip].
[14] Thomas Kitchin, A map of the province of Pensilvania (London: 1756), [LibraryOfCongress Map].
[15] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Rohrer H11, [Website].
[16] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Rohrer H11, [Website].
[17] Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Will, Will O-390, [FHL Image], [FHL Catalog].
[18] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Rohrer H11, [Website].
[19] Bucks County Wills, 1713-1906 , 5-42, [FamilySearchImage].
[20] Recorder of Deeds, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684-1866, 28-6, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[21] Recorder of Deeds, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684-1866, 28-465, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[22] Recorder of Deeds, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684-1866, 28-464, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[23] Recorder of Deeds, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684-1866, 28-466, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[24] Bucks County Wills, 1713-1906 , 10-171, [FamilySearchImage].
[25] Recorder of Deeds, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684-1866, Grantor Index for Jacob Rohrer, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[26] Recorder of Deeds, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684-1866, Grantee index, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[27] Bucks County Wills, 1713-1906 , 6-539, [FamilySearchImage].
[28] Recorder of Deeds, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684-1866, 47-151, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[29] Recorder of Deeds, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684-1866, 35-320, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[30] Recorder of Deeds, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684-1866, 47-325, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].