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Notes for Martin Meyer

Research Notes:

c 1770 Martin Meyer was born. [1]

1783 Martin Mayer was taxed in Manheim Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for 224 acres, 3 horses, 4 cattle and 2 mills. [2]

There were two tax listings for Martin Meyer. One was a miller, the other was not. Which one was the son of Jacob, and who was the other one? [3]

1798 There were several listings for the buildings that Martin Meyer owned:

1798 Martain Myer, miller, was taxed for a stone house (30x26 feet), kitchen (15x12 feet), and a spring house (10x10 feet) in Manheim Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [4]

1798 Martain Myer, (3 lines down from the miller) was listed with a log house (36x20 feet), spring house (10x15 feet), and seller house (24x20 feet). [5]

1798 Martain Myer, miller, was taxed for a merchant mill (50x25 feet), saw mill, log barn (45x30 feet), and 2 small stables adjacent to George Werdler and George Hershey, in Manheim Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [6]

1798 Martain Myer, (5 lines down from the miller) reported log barn (55x30 feet) adjacent to Christian Kurtz and Samuel Myer. Also Mountain land. [7]

DNA [8]


Footnotes:

[1] Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com Family Notes, Meyer D13328, [Website].

[2] Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[3] Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, list D, line 85 and 88, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[4] Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, Manheim, list A, line 98, miller, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[5] ibid..

[6] Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, list B, miller, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[7] ibid..

[8] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert's family suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].