Bares and Hoffines - pafn55 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File

Selected Families and Individuals

Notes

also in the same family plot is Deborah McIntosh, 1952-1987, daughter of Robert & Mildred Bare.

This connection to Jacob Bare 1770-1825 is tentative, but independently arrived at by at least two researchers, including me.

from "Betts Genealogy" website ( --
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and other sources indicated herein:
Bear\Baer\Bare, Henry (~1720 - <1771) - male
b. Abt 1720 [AFN:1DVR-SGQ-in Lancaster Co PA]
d. Bef 28 Jan 1771 in Heidelberg Township,York Co.,Pennsylvania (other source has death Dec 15 1770 in Heidelburg Twp York Co -- Will probate 1/28/1771, York Co PA -- bar-hans AWT, Matt Burnett )
York County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1749-1819
Surname: Bear
Given Name: Elizabeth
Title:
Description: Wife
Residence:
Date: 15 Dec 1770
Prove Date: 28 Jan 1771
Remarks: Bear, Henry. Dec. 15, 1770. Executor and Township omitted. Wife: Elizabeth
Bear. Children: Henry, Samuel, John, Abraham, Barbara, Hannah, Elizabeth, Salome, Mary,
Sarah, Nancy and Michael -a child by a former wife
father: Bear, Heinrich (Henry) (1692 - <1749)
spouse: Moyer, Mary (~1722 - <1759)
- m. Abt 1747 [AFN: 1DVR-447 - Mary Meyer]
----------child: Bear, Barbara (>1741 - ) [AFN:1DVR-45F - Abt 1748-1760]
----------child: Bear, Hannah (1750 - 1834)[AFN:1DVR-46M: Apr 18 1750, Lancaster Co - July 15 1834, Fairfield Co OH, buried Stewart Cem.; Submitter BEATRICE D. MCDONALD Microfilm: NONE 4789 W 5905 S, KEARNS UT Submission: AF95-107415 USA 84118 ] [ Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, January 1987: Born in Redstone, Fayette Co., PA; in 1780 lived in Rockingham County, VA, moved back to Fayette Co. In 1803 moved to Fairfield Co., Ohio; married Christian Stehman in Fayette Co PA -- sou: Crawford Stemen Hilyard Downing Snyder Faunce AWT, contact Nancy Crawford Spallinger ----------child: Bear, Elizabeth (~1751 - )
----------child: Bear, Isaac (~1753 - )
----------child: Bear, Henry (~1754 - )
----------child: Bear, Salome (~1755 - )
----------child: Bair\Bear, Samuel (~1756 - <1819)[d. Abt May 12 1819 in Buffalo Twp, Cumberland/Perry Co, PA -- Descendants of Hans II Bar, 45598.ged, Loretta Ryan]
----------child: Bear, John (~1757 - )
----------child: Bear, Mary (~1758 - )-spouse: Henry Good (~1755-<1807)
----------child: Bear, Michael (~1759 - )
spouse: , Elizabeth Catherine (*1737 - )
- m. Abt 1762 [AFN: 1DVR-SHX - Elizabeth Catherine Bear of York Co PA, m. Abt 1760]
----------child: Bear, Sarah (~1764 - )
----------child: Bear, Nancy (~1766 - )
----------child: Bear, Abraham (~1768 - )
----------child: Bear, Jacob (>1770 - )

Elizabeth Catherine Peters

York County Will Index:
PETER, Peter. York County.
December 2, 1789 September 20, 1790
Executor: John Ensminger.
Wife: Mary Margaret Peter.
Children: Magdalena, Anna, and Henry.
PETERY, Stephen. Cordorus Township.
January 12, 1788 January 29, 1793
Executors: Henry Danner and George Petery.
Wife: Anna Petery.
Children: Michael, George, Stephen, Jacob, Magdalena, Henry, and Anna.
PETER, Elizabeth. Wife of David Peter. Franklin Township.
February 1, 1819 February 16, 1819
Executor: David Peter.
Sole Legatee: Her husband.

1790 census:
Lancaster Co, Hempfield Twp: Frances Peter 1-0-4 right next to Benjamin Bear 1-2-2, nearby John Michael 1-1-3 (image 8), image 6 has Jacob Peter 2-0-0.
Lancaster Co, Warrick Twp: John Peter 1-1-4 next to Lawrence Hottinger 1-2-4 and John Erb 2-4-4, on same page as John Bear 1-3-5 and Peter Eby 2-2-2, Shanks and Millers.
Lancaster Co, Rapho Twp: John Peter 3-0-3 next to Michael Huber, Samuel Brand, Christian Good, Yost Brand, on same page as John Baher 1-4-5, Samuel Meyer, several Floreys, Shunks, Hubers, and Brubakers.
Lancaster Co, Cocalico Twp: Mathias Peter 2-0-2 next to Martin Meyer 1-0-1-1, Jacob Brickman 2-1-5, David and John Royer.
Lancaster Co, Earl Twp: Andrew Peter 1-0-0, Martin Kriger, Valentine Peter 1-3-3, on same page as Tobias Bear 1-0-3. Christian Peter in index but I couldn't find in original.
Manor Twp: Abraham Peter; Mountjoy Twp: Caspar Peter 1-0-2.
York Co, Mixed Twp: John and Thomas Balden, Henry Peters 1-1-3, Daniel Whitzer, Ulrich Peters 1-0-4, John Bender.

1800 census:
Newbury Twp, York PA: Thomas Peters 0-0-0-1-0;0-0-0-0-1 next to Hoffman's, Keller's, Robert Thornburg, Gregor's.
Promising page in Manchester Twp, York Co PA (image 3/4): David Hahn, Catherine Baher, and William Peter all in proximity, along with 2 Metzgar's, Meyer, Quickle, Neicomer. Next page (4) has John Peterman, Andrew Stambaugh, John Bear in a row. Page also has Miller, Lehman, Hoffman's, and Frey's. Township also has Jacob Bare next to John and Henry Kindig, and Peter Smyser (image 1).
Conewago Twp, York Co: Quickel's (Zion) Reformed church records has Maria Catherine Peter b. 1787 to Wilhelm and Maria Margaret Peter. Maria Elizabeth b. 1789, same parents. Wilhelm b. 1792, only father Wilhelm listed. Johan Peters was born to Wilhelm and Anna Maria Margaret Peters in 1785.
In same records: Catherine Baer b. 1787 to Jacob and Elizabeth Baer.

Early York Lutheran and Reformed church records c.1760-1790 show in-common first names in Hannah Peter, Catherine Elizabeth Peter, Jacob Peter, John Peter, George Michael Peter.

Abraham BARE

One IGI record shows Henry & Elizabeth, with Sarah, Nancy, and Abraham, no Jacob; a different IGI has all four.

Henry BARE

This connection to Jacob Bare 1770-1825 is tentative, but independently arrived at by at least two researchers, including me.

from "Betts Genealogy" website ( --
)
and other sources indicated herein:
Bear\Baer\Bare, Henry (~1720 - <1771) - male
b. Abt 1720 [AFN:1DVR-SGQ-in Lancaster Co PA]
d. Bef 28 Jan 1771 in Heidelberg Township,York Co.,Pennsylvania (other source has death Dec 15 1770 in Heidelburg Twp York Co -- Will probate 1/28/1771, York Co PA -- bar-hans AWT, Matt Burnett )
York County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1749-1819
Surname: Bear
Given Name: Elizabeth
Title:
Description: Wife
Residence:
Date: 15 Dec 1770
Prove Date: 28 Jan 1771
Remarks: Bear, Henry. Dec. 15, 1770. Executor and Township omitted. Wife: Elizabeth
Bear. Children: Henry, Samuel, John, Abraham, Barbara, Hannah, Elizabeth, Salome, Mary,
Sarah, Nancy and Michael -a child by a former wife
father: Bear, Heinrich (Henry) (1692 - <1749)
spouse: Moyer, Mary (~1722 - <1759)
- m. Abt 1747 [AFN: 1DVR-447 - Mary Meyer]
----------child: Bear, Barbara (>1741 - ) [AFN:1DVR-45F - Abt 1748-1760]
----------child: Bear, Hannah (1750 - 1834)[AFN:1DVR-46M: Apr 18 1750, Lancaster Co - July 15 1834, Fairfield Co OH, buried Stewart Cem.; Submitter BEATRICE D. MCDONALD Microfilm: NONE 4789 W 5905 S, KEARNS UT Submission: AF95-107415 USA 84118 ] [ Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, January 1987: Born in Redstone, Fayette Co., PA; in 1780 lived in Rockingham County, VA, moved back to Fayette Co. In 1803 moved to Fairfield Co., Ohio; married Christian Stehman in Fayette Co PA -- sou: Crawford Stemen Hilyard Downing Snyder Faunce AWT, contact Nancy Crawford Spallinger ----------child: Bear, Elizabeth (~1751 - )
----------child: Bear, Isaac (~1753 - )
----------child: Bear, Henry (~1754 - )
----------child: Bear, Salome (~1755 - )
----------child: Bair\Bear, Samuel (~1756 - <1819)[d. Abt May 12 1819 in Buffalo Twp, Cumberland/Perry Co, PA -- Descendants of Hans II Bar, 45598.ged, Loretta Ryan]
----------child: Bear, John (~1757 - )
----------child: Bear, Mary (~1758 - )-spouse: Henry Good (~1755-<1807)
----------child: Bear, Michael (~1759 - )
spouse: , Elizabeth Catherine (*1737 - )
- m. Abt 1762 [AFN: 1DVR-SHX - Elizabeth Catherine Bear of York Co PA, m. Abt 1760]
----------child: Bear, Sarah (~1764 - )
----------child: Bear, Nancy (~1766 - )
----------child: Bear, Abraham (~1768 - )
----------child: Bear, Jacob (>1770 - )

Mary Moyer

acc to ancestry.com's family data collection, Hans and Lenhardy said to have had at least two more children: Barbara b. 1728, Montgomery Co, Upper Salford Twp, PA, m. Henry Smith, and Jacob Meyer b. 1724 Lancaster PA m. Edith Erismen. d. 1793.

David F Rathfon

1920 Polk Twp Huntington Co IN census has David F., 62, b. IN, both parents b. PA, living with son William and his wife Iva Rathfon and their 4 yr old son Chester, brother-in-law Roy C Bear, 17, and mother-in-law Alice M. Bears, 54. Living next door is the Henry E Bare household.

William Dobson THRIFT

In Thrift family forum, genealogy.com:
William Dobson Thrift m.1850 Indiana
Posted by: Donna Dodd Black Date: September 29, 1999 at 09:08:47
Seek present day descendents of William Dobson Thrift and Sarah A. Dodd m. 3 Oct 1850 Hendricks Co., IN. D. Ringgold Co., IA
Six children were: James David, Eli Linza, Leah Lois, Martha C., Mary Frances and Sophronia Irena.