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Notes for Henry Bear and Mary Meyer

c 1720 Henry Bare was born. [1]

c 1725 Mary Meyer, daughter of John Meyer and Mary Lenhardy, was born. [2]

c 1747 Mary Meyer married Henry Bare. [3]

1759 Mary Meyer Bare had died. On 29 September, John Meyer, yeoman, signed his will in Lancaster Twp, Lancaster County. The will named Barbara Bare, daughter of Henry Bare by deceased daughter Mary, who was to receive 150 pounds when she received age 18. [4].

1771 On 28 January, the will of Henry Bear was proved in Heidelberg Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. The will was dated 15 December, 1770 and named wife Elizabeth and children Barbara, Hanna, Isaac, Henry, Solome, Samuel, John, Mary, and Michael by a former wife. Also, Sarah, Nancy, Abraham, and an unborn child by the present wife. [5]


Footnotes:

[1] Jane Evans Best, "Meyer Families Update," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 21 (April, 1998), 31-36, at 33, family MC1334.

[2] Jane Evans Best, "Meyer Families Update," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 21 (April, 1998), 31-36, at 33, family MC1334.

[3] Jane Evans Best, "Meyer Families Update," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 21 (April, 1998), 31-36, at 33, family MC1334.

[4] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Lancaster, Will B-340, image 311, [FamilySearchImage].

[5] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, York, Will C-16, FHL film 22131, image 335, [FamilySearchImage].