Does anyone know anything about the ancestors of the Henry Miller who married Catharine Bigler, d/o Mark Bigler. He apparently came down to Maryland at about the same time as Mark Bigler and family. I have found reason to suppose that I am descended from their son, Joseph Miller bn. 1765. My Scottish surname is not relevant to this list. Mother's maiden surname was Miller and all of her ancestors came from German language areas.. At 08:53 PM 2/12/2011, [email protected] wrote: >The Congregation, "Little Conewago" founded in 1738 was later renamed Upper > Codorus and is presently known as Black Rock Church of the Brethren. I >was born into that congregation and am still an active member there. > >We have a book, "The History and Families of The Black Rock Church of the >Brethren". >The index lists these Biglers: Cathryn, John, Mark (1705 - ), Michael. > >Some excerpts --- >Daniel Leatherman was married to Catherine Bigler, the daughter of >Michael. Daniel Leatherman is thought to have been married before - >his first >wife may have died in Europe or on the difficult trip to come here. > >"Some members of the Bigler family were also associated with the growing >experiences of the L.C. congregation. In Switzerland, members of the family >resided in teh communities of Biglen and Worb southeast of Berne. Mark >Bigler (1705 - - ) came to America Sept. 28, 1733 and received a warrant for >one hundred acres of land beyond the Susquehanna River. He never settled >on this land. Like many others, he decided too move on into Frederick >County, MD. . . . " > >Michael Bigler, the brother of Mark, arrived in America May 30, 1741. He >received a warrant of land for one hundred acres in the western reaches of >Lancaster County, PA (April 25, 1744). A later warrant (March 7, 1745) >gave Michael fifty more acres adjoining his other land 'ont he >Little Conewago >over the Susquehanna'. Michael was married to Rosina Boyer ( - 1785), >the widow of Adam Boyer. Like his brother, Michael moved into MD >to purchase >lands in Frederick Co. However, the son of Michael remained in York Co. >and was naturalized on May 29, 1770. An early record of Manheim Township >shows that a John Bigler ( - 1803) and his wife, Mary, were >residents of the >township at the beginning of the 19th century." > >(The building of B. R. Church is located in Manheim Township of York Co., >PA.) > > > ------------------------ >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