Yes Marilyn, according to Mark Biglers will in 1787, his daughter Elizabeth was the wife of Henry Eller. I am a descendant of Mark Biglers son Jacob, and I am just beginning to gather information on his other children and their descendants. It looks like the Eller line has been well researched. I am puzzled though that Mark also names in his will a granddaughter, Elizabeth Etter. Is there also an Etter line, or is this a transcription error? I have a photo copy of the recorded will and the names Eller and Etter are very clearly not the same name. It has been thought that this Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Eller. They did have a daughter Elizabeth, but she was married to Christian Herter about 1774. So who is Elizabeth Etter? N. H. Goodman -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marilyn Schwartz Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 12:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BRE] Bigler at Little Conewago I am descended from Elizabeth (Beigler) and Henry Eller. I have seen online genealogies that she was the daughter of Marks Beigler. Is this accurate?

> It looks like the Eller line has been well researched. I am puzzled though > that Mark also names in his will a granddaughter, Elizabeth Etter. Is > there > also an Etter line, or is this a transcription error? I have a photo copy > of > the recorded will and the names Eller and Etter are very clearly not the > same name. It has been thought that this Elizabeth was the daughter of > Henry > and Elizabeth Eller. They did have a daughter Elizabeth, but she was > married > to Christian Herter about 1774. > Minor point, but Elizabeth Eller married Joh. Christian Harter. Some of the early records spell the family name as Herder, but I have never seen it rendered as Herter -- not to say it never was, though. (Christian and Elizabeth were my 5G grandparents) Bob Harter

I love it! I am meeting all kinds of cousins! Sorry for the misspelling Bob. My source for the spelling was only one of several sources cited on the site I was reading. Other sources cited were spelled correctly. I just happened to pick the wrong one, and I am glad you corrected me! The site I was reading was: http://www.myfamilysearch.net/getperson.php?personID=I504&tree=2005217a N. H. Goodman -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Harter Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 5:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BRE] Bigler at Little Conewago Minor point, but Elizabeth Eller married Joh. Christian Harter. Some of the early records spell the family name as Herder, but I have never seen it rendered as Herter -- not to say it never was, though. (Christian and Elizabeth were my 5G grandparents) Bob Harter ------------------------ Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN ------------------------ Support Our Sponsoring Agency The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:[email protected] ------------------------ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

To N. H.: I think you have to assume that the Etter spelling in the recorded will was a clerical error. Recorded wills were not the originals. The name Eller is spelled in numerous and various ways in documents of all kinds. For example, in the Brumbaugh and Bomberger lists of Conestoga Brethren baptisms you have George Eder & wife (Brumbaugh) and George Ester & wife (Bomberger), Henry Eler & wife (Brumbaugh) and Henry Aeller & wife (Bomberger), Henry Elder (Brumbaugh) and Henry Ester (Bomberger). Not even the German Baptist Brethren scribes could get the spellings right. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of N. H. Goodman Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 4:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BRE] Bigler at Little Conewago Yes Marilyn, according to Mark Biglers will in 1787, his daughter Elizabeth was the wife of Henry Eller. I am a descendant of Mark Biglers son Jacob, and I am just beginning to gather information on his other children and their descendants. It looks like the Eller line has been well researched. I am puzzled though that Mark also names in his will a granddaughter, Elizabeth Etter. Is there also an Etter line, or is this a transcription error? I have a photo copy of the recorded will and the names Eller and Etter are very clearly not the same name. It has been thought that this Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Eller. They did have a daughter Elizabeth, but she was married to Christian Herter about 1774. So who is Elizabeth Etter? N. H. Goodman