Diana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@intelos.net> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 1:55 PM============================= > Source: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Switzer > > > Here is the will you requested.....why haven't you posted your names, > including John Switzer? If you had, I'd have already sent it to you, part > of the look-up I do on ALL names posted. The offer is included in the > Welcome email that goes to everyone who joins the list, although apparently > many delete it without , thereby forgoing the offer and a few tips to use > when posting....... > > SWITZER, JOHN. Coventry. > February 17, 1785. April 19, 1785. > To wife Veronica all estate real and personal during life, and at her > decease to be equally divided among children, Jacob, Hannah, Mary, > Veronica, Esther, Barbara, John and children of daughter Elizabeth > Whistler, deceased, and daughter Magdalena Mowra, deceased, > Executors: Jacob Echor of Coventry, Jacob Switzer of Berks Co. > Wit: Martin Urner, Simon Meredith, John High. > There is 1mention in the PA wills of an Adam Switzer; he witnessed in > 1799, a will fro Geo. Bauman, in Springfield Twp, Bucks co. There are a lot > of Switzers in Bucks/Berks co. > Here are the other wills from Chester that mention the name Switzer; > > ARBUCKEL, JAMES. Coventry. > April 4, 1778. June 6, 1778. > Provides for wife Esther. To son John plantation in Coventry when 21. > Remainder to 4 daughters Anna, Esther, Mary and Eleanor in equal shares > at 18. Executors: Wife Esther and brother-in-law Jacob Switzer. > Letters to Esther Arbuckel. > Wit: Abraham Grub, David Grub, Joseph Evans. > > SWITZER, JOHN. Coventry. > February 17, 1785. April 19, 1785. > To wife Veronica all estate real and personal during life, and at her > decease to be equally divided among children, Jacob, Hannah, Mary, > Veronica, Esther, Barbara, John and children of daughter Elizabeth > Whistler, deceased, and daughter Magdalena Mowra, deceased, > Executors: Jacob Echor of Coventry, Jacob Switzer of Berks Co. > Wit: Martin Urner, Simon Meredith, John High. > > SWITZER, MATTHIAS. Coventry. > May 8, 1773. November 2, 1789. > To oldest son Jacob £10. To sons Ulrick and Rudolph £10 each for every > year they have continued in my service since they were 21. To the poor > of our Religious Society £3. To second son Ulrick all my plantation > whereon I now live in Coventry, containing 205 acres, paying therefor > £500. All remainder to my 6 children, Jacob, Ulrick, Matthias, Rudulf, > Brasbra and Elizabeth, and my grandchildren by daughter Catherine, > Jacob, Catherine, John, Rudulf, Elizabeth and Abraham, in equal 1/7 > shares. Executors: Son Jacob, Henry Tasher. > Wit: Jacob Light, Thomas Hockley. > > SWITZER, BARBARA. Coventry. > February 19, 1799. April 8, 1799. To brother John Switzer £13, etc. > All remainder, except my share of my father's estate, to my 4 sisters, > Hannah High, Mary Crosson, Veronica and Esther Switzer. My dividend > from my father's estate to be divided into 8 shares, one share each to > my brother John and 4 sisters, above named, one to the children of > sisters Elizabeth Whistler and Magdalena Mowia. Executor: Brother-in- > law John Crosson. Wit: John High, John High, Simon Meredith. > > SWITZER, VERONICA. Coventry. > December 16, 1795. January 29, 1800. > All estate to children. Sons Jacob and John, and daughters Hannah, > Francy, Ester, Mary and Barbara are named. Mentions son-in-law Abraham > Head. Letters c.t.a. to John Croson and John Switzer. > Wit: Rudolph Herley, Jacob Landis. > > > SWITZER, JACOB. Coventry. November 20, 1800. Adm. to John Switzer. > > SWITZER, ULRICK. Coventry. > August 22, 1823. November 4, 1823. > To 3 sons Jacob, Owen and Israel, and 4 daus. Salome, Elizabeth, Mary > and Hannah, each one-eighth of estate; and to my Exrs. in trust for use > of dau. Esther Sidle one-eighth of est.; and what remains at her > December to her 5 children, John, Elizabeth, Esther, David & Owen > Sidle. Gives $10 for use of poor of First- day Baptists. > Executor: Son-in-law Jacob Kime, East Nantmel. > Wits: Jacob Fisher, Jacob Ecker. > Letters c t a to Abm. Rinehart, the Exr. named being deceased. > > > SWITZER, VERONICA. Coventry. September 23, 1825. > Andrw Snyder, administrator. > > Apparently there were Switzers in Coventry.....Hester, the daughter of Jacob > Urner, married an Ulrich Switzer (Jacob was one of the 3 Ulrich men who > emigrated ca 1708.) Apparently these 2 families were involved with > eachother from early on, for Jacob Switzer bought land from the executors of > Martin Urner's estate, in 1759. This was in the Schuylkill tract, and > Martin had obtained the patent in 1718. > I found a Matthias on the 1753 Coventry taxables....an Ulrich and a John > as landowners in 1774 Coventry.. > > In the 1765 Chester archives I've found what I believe is another spelling > of the name...Swisser; > Jacob Coventry 40 acres > Jno " 200 " > Mathias " 195 " > Mathias " 0 " > Rudy " 0 " > Ullick " 0 " > I also found the name spelled Switser.......so keep your eyes open for > these other spellings. > S. > : > > In an email about Titlow Urner you mention John Switzer 1785 will. If you > > have it would you share it with me please. I'm attempting to find any > > Switzer at about that time as my ancestor Adam has no Father (yet)! > >