"History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884, Vol. II" -- J. Thomas Scharf and Thompson Westcott (1884) (source -- Google Books). Page 1314. "The Bebberstown (or Upper Germantown) Church grew but slowly. In September, 1729, Rev. Alexander Mack came from Germany with his three sons, Johannes Mack, Valentine Mack, and Alexander Mack, Jr., also Hans Gunde, Andreas Bony, Johann Naas, Anthony Deerdorf, Jacob More, Rudolph Harley, Johann Peter von Lausche, Jacob Kalckglucsser, Johannes Kipping, Jacob Bossert, Heinrich Kalckglucsser, Christopher Kalckglucsser, Wilhelm Knepper, Jacob Schneider, Matthias Schneider, Johannes Pettenkoffer, Hans Koch, George Koch, Reinhard Hammer, and others, who greatly strengthened the church." ======================= "History of Old Germantown" -- Dr. Naaman H. Keyser, C. Henry Kain, John Palmer Garber, Horace F. McCann (1907) (source -- Google Books). Pages 103-104. A subscription for the purchase of fire engines was taken up (1764). Names included: Jacob Snyder, Christian Snyder. ======================= "Pennsylvania vital records: from the Pennsylvania genealogical magazine and the Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography," Vol. I (1983). Subscribers for repairs done on Upper Germantown Burying Ground (right of burial for themselves and family). Pages 560-561 (1760). Alexander Mack. Henry Schneider. Jacob Schneider. Christian Schneider. Page 563 (1776). Jacob Schneider. Christian Schneider. Alexander Mack. ======================= "A History of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America" -- Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1899) (source -- Google Books). CHAPTER V.—A LIST OF THE MEMBERS WHO JOINED THE CHURCH IN EUROPE. Page 67. *Schneider (Snyder), Matheis. *Schneider, Jacob. *Schneider, Christian. Schneider, Heinrich, a member at Conshohocken. Schneider, Heinrich, a member in Germantown. *Schneider, Magdelin. *Schneider, Susanna. Schneider, Peter who died November 2, 1741. *on the Allen.

A Matthias Schneider owned property in Leacock Township adjacent Jacob Thommen (patent map C-182-210). Jacob was part of the Ephrata community at one time, and his daughter was part of the Brethren Shively family. Bill Thomas -----Original Message----- From: brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of myerswd@juno.com Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:46 PM To: brethren@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRE] Misc. Schneider information, Germantown, Pennsylvania "History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884, Vol. II" -- J. Thomas Scharf and Thompson Westcott (1884) (source -- Google Books). Page 1314. "The Bebberstown (or Upper Germantown) Church grew but slowly. In September, 1729, Rev. Alexander Mack came from Germany with his three sons, Johannes Mack, Valentine Mack, and Alexander Mack, Jr., also Hans Gunde, Andreas Bony, Johann Naas, Anthony Deerdorf, Jacob More, Rudolph Harley, Johann Peter von Lausche, Jacob Kalckglucsser, Johannes Kipping, Jacob Bossert, Heinrich Kalckglucsser, Christopher Kalckglucsser, Wilhelm Knepper, Jacob Schneider, Matthias Schneider, Johannes Pettenkoffer, Hans Koch, George Koch, Reinhard Hammer, and others, who greatly strengthened the church." ======================= "History of Old Germantown" -- Dr. Naaman H. Keyser, C. Henry Kain, John Palmer Garber, Horace F. McCann (1907) (source -- Google Books). Pages 103-104. A subscription for the purchase of fire engines was taken up (1764). Names included: Jacob Snyder, Christian Snyder. ======================= "Pennsylvania vital records: from the Pennsylvania genealogical magazine and the Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography," Vol. I (1983). Subscribers for repairs done on Upper Germantown Burying Ground (right of burial for themselves and family). Pages 560-561 (1760). Alexander Mack. Henry Schneider. Jacob Schneider. Christian Schneider. Page 563 (1776). Jacob Schneider. Christian Schneider. Alexander Mack. ======================= "A History of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America" -- Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1899) (source -- Google Books). CHAPTER V.A LIST OF THE MEMBERS WHO JOINED THE CHURCH IN EUROPE. Page 67. *Schneider (Snyder), Matheis. *Schneider, Jacob. *Schneider, Christian. Schneider, Heinrich, a member at Conshohocken. Schneider, Heinrich, a member in Germantown. *Schneider, Magdelin. *Schneider, Susanna. Schneider, Peter who died November 2, 1741. *on the Allen.