1786 Samuel Rohrer dated his will on November 14 in Washington County, Maryland. The will named children: Frederick, Ann Houser, Henry, Christian, Martin, Elizabeth, Abraham, Jacob, John. [1]
1788 The will of Samuel Rohrer was administered by Martin Rohrer and John Hoffer on August 12 in Washington County, Maryland. [2]
1805 The will of Christian Rohrer was administered by Francis Rohrer on September 14 in Washington County, Maryland. [3]
1806 The will of Martin Rohrer was administered by Daniel Rench and Chris? Newcomer on November 3 in Washington County, Maryland. [4]
1826 The will of John Rohrer was administered by David and John Rohrer on February 23 in Washington County, Maryland. [5]
Research Notes:
A newspaper notice requested information about this family [6]:
Samuel Rohrer owned land north and west of Rohrersville. He married Margaret (?) and died in 1788. In his will he mentioned as children: Frederick, Ann Houser, Henry, Christian, Martin, Elizabeth, Abraham, Jacob, John. It is known that Frederick was born in 1755 and that he married Magdalena. It is desired to know of all the marriages and the sources of the data. $25 will be paid for the information. Address A. L. Rohrer, 347 Wyoming Avenue, Maplewood, New Jersey.
[1] Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999, A-169, [FamilySearchImage].
[2] Maryland, Washington County, probate records, 1777-1971, Estate Docket C1933-1, Administration index, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[3] Maryland, Washington County, probate records, 1777-1971, Estate Docket C1933-1, Administration index, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[4] Maryland, Washington County, probate records, 1777-1971, Estate Docket C1933-1, Administration index, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[5] Maryland, Washington County, probate records, 1777-1971, Estate Docket C1933-1, Administration index, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[6] Newspapers (Ancestry.com), Morning Herald (Hagerstown, Maryland) January 22, 1945, column 8, right, [AncestryRecord].