Dwayne Wrightsman recently noted the (then) Mennonite Flory, Stouder and Longnecker families who came to America on the ship Hope in 1733, and then settled in what is now Ralpho Township. This got my curiosity going, and did some research that produced some information that expands on this subject. I’ll begin with some additional Mennonite families from this region: 1.. Another Mennonite family of note on the Hope, which was Michael Witmer and his son’s Ulrich, Peter and Hans. They also had property in Ralpho Township. 2.. A second Mennonite family of note was that of Johannes Long, who lived in adjacent Manheim Township coming to America about 1722. 3.. A third notable Mennonite family that lived in both Manheim and Ralpho Township was the Hershey family, who came to America in 1717. 4.. Newcomer is another notable Mennonite name from this area, found in Leacock, Hempfield and Manor Townships. All of these families are connected to the children of Mennonite Jacob Good and Elizabeth Gerber, a family with notable German Baptist connections. Jacob moved his family from Warwick Township to Frederick County (now Washington County), Maryland about 1767, where he died in 1797 (I had previously researched this Good family). Jacob and Elizabeths’s children were as follows: 1.. Anna Good married Peter Longnecker. Peter was likely the brother (or cousin) of Rev. Christian Longnecker, who led the White Oak Land congregation per Morgan Edwards. 2.. John Good married a Susan ??, and moved to Perry County, OH. His son Jacob may have lived in Somerset County, PA. 3.. Elizabeth Good married Joseph Long. Joseph was German Baptist, and purchased Jacob Good’s property in Frederick County. Joseph’s brother Isaac has historical significance. Isaac’s barn was used in 1767 for a revival led by Philip Otterbein and Martin Boehm, the founders of the United Brethren denomination. 4.. Barbara Good married Peter Witmer, son of immigrant Ulrich Witmer. They lived on a farm near Elizabethtown, in Lancaster County. 5.. Jacob Good married a Mary Bosley, ended up in Cambria County where he died on his farm that overlooks Johnstown, PA, my home town. 6.. Mary Good married Christian Hershey. The exact parentage of Christian is speculative, but he is tied to the Hershey family of this region. A Christian Hershey lived very close to Jacob Good in Warwick Township 7.. Catherine Good married Peter Newcomer, who is likely the Peter Newcomer born in Manor Township. Manor Township was also home to a number of Witmer’s. 8.. Christian Good and his wife Barbara moved to Washington County, MD and are buried on the family farm with his parents. 9.. Abraham Good owned property adjacent his brother Jacob in Cambria County. The property was adjacent the Stonycreek River. John Stouder Sr. & Jr. had warrants for property along the Stonycreek River in what is now Cambria County, which was near a number of German Baptists who settled in Cambria County, including Peter Morgan. This was in very close proximity to the Good properties. The Stouder’s immigrated to Ohio by 1820, where David Stouder the brother of John Sr. had earlier founded the Obannon German Baptist church in 1795. The Hershey family is also of interest. 1.. A Jacob Hershey & wife were baptized in 1768 by Michael Pfautz and were part of the White Oak Land Congregation in 1770. This is likely Jacob married to Anna Newcomer d/o Wolfgang Newcomer of Leacock Township. Jacob and Anna later became United Brethren. Anna’s brother was United Brethren Bishop, Christian Newcomer. 2.. Christian Newcomer was Mennonite (or maybe German Baptist??) in 1776, where he is on a list of Washington County, MD non-enrollers listed as “Dunkers & Menonist”. Three Good brothers John, Christian and Abraham are on the same list. 3.. Christian Longnecker baptized a John Hershey and Catherine Hershey in 1776. John is also likely Rev. John B. Hershey, who later became a United Brethren Minister in Washington County, MD 4.. Jacob and John Hershey were brothers. One researcher suspects that John B. Hershey was at the 1767 revival at Isaac Long’s barn. Mennonite historians believe John B. Hershey was also a Mennonite minister, and became a United Brethren minister about 1791. 5.. Jacob, John and Catherine Hershey are likely children of Andrew Hershey of Hempfield Township. 6.. Andrew’s son Andrew Jr. is likely the Andrew Hershey in York County, that some claim is the father of Christian Hershey husband of Mary Good. I thought I would pass this info on. May also be of some help in identifying the Stouder’s Dwayne asked about. Bill Thomas

Bill, ps Google maps calls the Hershey family plot as 419 Indian Village Road if you are driving through there. It is about 2 miles as the crow flies from the current White Oak Congregation Church of the Brethren. My family was Brethren but has Mennonite roots as well. Ulrich Zug was Mennonite and converted to COB. He is buried outside Penryn and went to White Oak Congregation. He married into the Bachmann family. Zaugg or Zug was a Mennonite (or Reformed) name from Trub, Switzerland and the Fankhauser family still owns a farm and museum of Mennonite history there. Other names in the cemetery south of Manheim are Erisman (from Melchior Erisman)... his daughter married Christian Habacker (Hawbaker or Habbecker or Habecker) and his grandson Christian Erisman married Catherine Hostetter. It is not hard to see that these few families intermingled over the 18th century outside of Manheim, PA. and many COB families are related to the Mennonites there. Ray Hoff From: "Bill Thomas" <wbtst2@atlanticbb.net> To: brethren@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 1:35:58 PM Subject: [BRE] Connections to 1733 Ship Hope Dwayne Wrightsman recently noted the (then) Mennonite Flory, Stouder and Longnecker families who came to America on the ship Hope in 1733, and then settled in what is now Ralpho Township. This got my curiosity going, and did some research that produced some information that expands on this subject. I’ll begin with some additional Mennonite families from this region: 1.. Another Mennonite family of note on the Hope, which was Michael Witmer and his son’s Ulrich, Peter and Hans. They also had property in Ralpho Township. 2.. A second Mennonite family of note was that of Johannes Long, who lived in adjacent Manheim Township coming to America about 1722. 3.. A third notable Mennonite family that lived in both Manheim and Ralpho Township was the Hershey family, who came to America in 1717. 4.. Newcomer is another notable Mennonite name from this area, found in Leacock, Hempfield and Manor Townships. All of these families are connected to the children of Mennonite Jacob Good and Elizabeth Gerber, a family with notable German Baptist connections. Jacob moved his family from Warwick Township to Frederick County (now Washington County), Maryland about 1767, where he died in 1797 (I had previously researched this Good family). Jacob and Elizabeths’s children were as follows: 1.. Anna Good married Peter Longnecker. Peter was likely the brother (or cousin) of Rev. Christian Longnecker, who led the White Oak Land congregation per Morgan Edwards. 2.. John Good married a Susan ??, and moved to Perry County, OH. His son Jacob may have lived in Somerset County, PA. 3.. Elizabeth Good married Joseph Long. Joseph was German Baptist, and purchased Jacob Good’s property in Frederick County. Joseph’s brother Isaac has historical significance. Isaac’s barn was used in 1767 for a revival led by Philip Otterbein and Martin Boehm, the founders of the United Brethren denomination. 4.. Barbara Good married Peter Witmer, son of immigrant Ulrich Witmer. They lived on a farm near Elizabethtown, in Lancaster County. 5.. Jacob Good married a Mary Bosley, ended up in Cambria County where he died on his farm that overlooks Johnstown, PA, my home town. 6.. Mary Good married Christian Hershey. The exact parentage of Christian is speculative, but he is tied to the Hershey family of this region. A Christian Hershey lived very close to Jacob Good in Warwick Township 7.. Catherine Good married Peter Newcomer, who is likely the Peter Newcomer born in Manor Township. Manor Township was also home to a number of Witmer’s. 8.. Christian Good and his wife Barbara moved to Washington County, MD and are buried on the family farm with his parents. 9.. Abraham Good owned property adjacent his brother Jacob in Cambria County. The property was adjacent the Stonycreek River. John Stouder Sr. & Jr. had warrants for property along the Stonycreek River in what is now Cambria County, which was near a number of German Baptists who settled in Cambria County, including Peter Morgan. This was in very close proximity to the Good properties. The Stouder’s immigrated to Ohio by 1820, where David Stouder the brother of John Sr. had earlier founded the Obannon German Baptist church in 1795. The Hershey family is also of interest. 1.. A Jacob Hershey & wife were baptized in 1768 by Michael Pfautz and were part of the White Oak Land Congregation in 1770. This is likely Jacob married to Anna Newcomer d/o Wolfgang Newcomer of Leacock Township. Jacob and Anna later became United Brethren. Anna’s brother was United Brethren Bishop, Christian Newcomer. 2.. Christian Newcomer was Mennonite (or maybe German Baptist??) in 1776, where he is on a list of Washington County, MD non-enrollers listed as “Dunkers & Menonist”. Three Good brothers John, Christian and Abraham are on the same list. 3.. Christian Longnecker baptized a John Hershey and Catherine Hershey in 1776. John is also likely Rev. John B. Hershey, who later became a United Brethren Minister in Washington County, MD 4.. Jacob and John Hershey were brothers. One researcher suspects that John B. Hershey was at the 1767 revival at Isaac Long’s barn. Mennonite historians believe John B. Hershey was also a Mennonite minister, and became a United Brethren minister about 1791. 5.. Jacob, John and Catherine Hershey are likely children of Andrew Hershey of Hempfield Township. 6.. Andrew’s son Andrew Jr. is likely the Andrew Hershey in York County, that some claim is the father of Christian Hershey husband of Mary Good. I thought I would pass this info on. May also be of some help in identifying the Stouder’s Dwayne asked about. 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