I've been off/on this list over the past few years, and am trying to get my genealogical life organized again. I would like to hear from anyone who's ancestors fit into this line with any thoughts or comments they might have. Thanks, Nancy Pope Descendants of Andreas Brinker Generation No. 1 1. ANDREAS2 BRINKER (HANS KONRAD1 BRUNGGER) was born July 09, 1699 in Rumiken, Village of Elsau, Zurich, Switzerland, and died March 12, 1764 in Lower Saucon township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. He married (1) REGULA HESTER April 26, 1721 in Switzerland, daughter of JURGHANS HERTER and BARBARA GUTHERZ. He married (2) SARAH BAYER February 28, 1758 in Pennsylvania. Children of ANDREAS BRINKER and REGULA HESTER are: 2. i. JACOB3 BRINKER, b. November 09, 1729, Rumiken, Village of Elsau, Zurich, Switzerland; d. October 1798, Franklin township, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. ii. HANS HENRICH BRINKER, b. July 10, 1722; d. 1772; m. CATHERINE BAUMAN. More About HANS HENRICH BRINKER: military service: Was a confident of Ge. George Washington iii. HANS CONRAD BRINKER, b. March 05, 1724; d. 1785. iv. HANS ULRICH BRINKER, b. April 14, 1726, Rumiken, Village of Elsau, Zurich, Switzerland; d. June 20, 1785; m. APPOLONIA BOYER, June 12, 1759. v. MARIE LISBETH BRINKER, b. August 06, 1730, Rumiken, Village of Elsau, Zurich, Switzerland; d. 1735, At sea. vi. ABRAHAM BRINKER, b. July 20, 1734; m. ELIZABETH BESSON, 1764. Children of ANDREAS BRINKER and SARAH BAYER are: vii. APPOLONIA3 BRINKER. viii. MARGARET BRINKER, b. March 27, 1759. Generation No. 2 2. JACOB3 BRINKER (ANDREAS2, HANS KONRAD1 BRUNGGER) was born November 09, 1729 in Rumiken, Village of Elsau, Zurich, Switzerland, and died October 1798 in Franklin township, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. He married SUSANNA HENKLE Abt. 1755 in Pennsylvania. Children of JACOB BRINKER and SUSANNA HENKLE are: 3. i. HENRY4 BRINKER, b. April 18, 1757, Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania; d. January 06, 1845, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. ii. ANNA CHRISTINA BRINKER, b. March 16, 1759. iii. SUSANNA BRINKER, b. October 26, 1760; m. (1) JACOB SHAFFER; m. (2) JACOB BERLIN. iv. GEORGE BRINKER, b. 1761; d. 1834; m. CATHERINE ELIZABETH, 1793. 4. v. MARGARET BRINKER, d. 1781. vi. KETRENE BRINKER, m. (1) JACOB SHAVER; m. (2) JOHN SELLEY. vii. JACOB JR. BRINKER, b. 1777; m. LOUISA MOSER, December 20, 1850. viii. ABRAHAM BRINKER, b. 1774; d. 1846; m. CATHERINE BERLIN. Generation No. 3 3. HENRY4 BRINKER (JACOB3, ANDREAS2, HANS KONRAD1 BRUNGGER) was born April 18, 1757 in Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, and died January 06, 1845 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. He married MARGARET WISE Abt. 1780 in Huntington Co., Pennsylvania. Children of HENRY BRINKER and MARGARET WISE are: 5. i. GEORGE5 BRINKER, b. January 05, 1781, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania; d. February 06, 1859. ii. ANNA BRINKER, b. July 09, 1784; d. 1814; m. JACOB FISHER. 6. iii. HENRY J. BRINKER, b. April 09, 1788, Pennsylvania; d. September 01, 1851, Pennsylvania. 7. iv. MARGARET BRINKER, b. March 31, 1792, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania; d. March 16, 1870, Hempfield township, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. v. SUSANNA BRINKER, b. May 23, 1795; d. August 07, 1887; m. GEORGE ROBINSON, April 10, 1817. 4. MARGARET4 BRINKER (JACOB3, ANDREAS2, HANS KONRAD1 BRUNGGER) died 1781. She married GEORGE LARNER. Child of MARGARET BRINKER and GEORGE LARNER is: i. JOHN5 LARNER. Generation No. 4 5. GEORGE5 BRINKER (HENRY4, JACOB3, ANDREAS2, HANS KONRAD1 BRUNGGER) was born January 05, 1781 in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, and died February 06, 1859. He married MARY WEIBLE. Children of GEORGE BRINKER and MARY WEIBLE are: i. SIMON6 BRINKER, b. January 07, 1820; m. MARGARET FISHER. ii. JACOB BRINKER, b. March 23, 1807. iii. ELIZABETH BRINKER, b. July 06, 1808. iv. HENRY BRINKER, b. October 08, 1809. v. GEORGE BRINKER, b. May 10, 1811. vi. JOHN BRINKER, b. October 31, 1812. vii. ABRAHAM BRINKER, b. September 18, 1816. viii. WILLIAM BRINKER, b. September 18, 1816. ix. MARGARET BRINKER, b. April 23, 1818. x. ISAAC BRINKER, b. May 02, 1822. xi. JESSE BRINKER, b. April 22, 1824. xii. LAVINA BRINKER, b. March 04, 1826. xiii. MARY BRINKER, b. August 23, 1828. xiv. LOUIS BRINKER, b. July 1831. 6. HENRY J.5 BRINKER (HENRY4, JACOB3, ANDREAS2, HANS KONRAD1 BRUNGGER) was born April 09, 1788 in Pennsylvania, and died September 01, 1851 in Pennsylvania. He married SUSANNA THOMPSON. Children of HENRY BRINKER and SUSANNA THOMPSON are: 8. i. THOMAS H.6 BRINKER, b. May 14, 1818, Unity township, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. ii. HARRIET BRINKER. iii. STATIRA BRINKER. iv. HATTIE J. BRINKER. v. SUSAN M. BRINKER. 7. MARGARET5 BRINKER (HENRY4, JACOB3, ANDREAS2, HANS KONRAD1 BRUNGGER) was born March 31, 1792 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, and died March 16, 1870 in Hempfield township, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania. She married JACOB RUGH Abt. 1818 in Pennsylvania, son of JOHN RUGH and MARGARETTA KREISTER. Children of MARGARET BRINKER and JACOB RUGH are: 9. i. POLLY (MARY MAGDALEN)6 RUGH, b. October 05, 1819, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania; d. Aft. 1895. ii. PETER RUGH. iii. CAROLINE RUGH. iv. POLLY RUGH. v. ANNA RUGH. vi. HANNA RUGH, m. "X" TRUXAL. vii. SARAH RUGH. viii. ELIZABETH RUGH, m. "X" BARNHART. ix. JACOB RUGH, JR.. x. LUCINDA RUGH. xi. MARGARET RUGH. xii. HATTY RUGH. xiii. SUSANNA RUGH. xiv. JOHN RUGH, m. ELIZABETH WALLACE, 1852. xv. DANIEL RUGH, b. 1813; d. 1825. xvi. ADAM RUGH, m. "X" MECHLING, 1846. Nancy Pope oregongirl@earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~oregongirl