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Notes for John Meyer

c1754 John Meyer was born. [1]

John Meyer married Christina. [2]

1793 John Meyer had already received his share from his father prior to 1793. [3]

1793 John Meyer was living in Leacock Twp in 1793. [4]

1794 The heirs of John Meyer were parties to a deed on November 26. "Whereas the said John Meyer died intestate siezed in fee of ... certain plantations and tracts of land situate in Earl and Leacock townships ... described as follows ... beginning at a hickory at a corner of a tract of land granted by John Meyer the Elder to John Meyer a nephew (perhaps this John) and extending ... to land of Christian Meyer ...". The four tracts of land in Earl and Leacock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania were sold to John's oldest son son Christian Meyer and his wife Magdalena, upon his payment to the other heirs, following an evaluation of the estate ordered by the Orphans' Court on 14 July 1789. The heirs included John's children oldest son Christian; Anna Hoffer wife of Joseph Hoffer; deceased Barbara Good wife of deceased Henry Good and their children Jacob Good, Michael Good, Anna the wife of Andrew Deig, Henry Good, Magdalena Good, and Abraham Good. [5] [6]

1801 Christina Meyer, widow of John Meyer of Leacock Twp, nominated, on April 3, her trusty friend Christian Meyer of Earl Twp as her lawful attorney to collect dower sums which may come due and payable to her by John Meyer, present owner of Christina's deceased husband's real estate in Leacock Twp. Witnessed by John Sensenig, Jacob Johns, [7]


Footnotes:

[1] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D13333, [Website].

[2] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D13333, [Website].

[3] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D13333, [Website].

[4] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D13333, [Website].

[5] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed SS-551 to 553, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[6] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D13333 names these heirs as children of uncle John Meyer (D1331) born c 1717, [Website].

[7] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed 3K-560 to 561, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].