Rita, My ancestor Daniel Maurer was born 16 MAY 1749 in Grumbach, Germany, and died 16 MAR 1832 in Northumberland Co., PA. He married Regina Wagner ABT 1775 in Macungie Twp., Lehigh County, PA. Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Maury" <maurys_53@msn.com> To: <paberks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Swiss vs Germany Immigration > My Jacob Maury's tombstone says he was born in 1828 and died in 1903. I > know tombstones can be very inaccurate. Census records from 1870 on say > his parents were born in PA. The name varies in spelling to this very day. > My Jacob's children were: Benjamin Franklin called Frank, David, Josiah, > George, Jacob Jr., Emma or Emmaline, and Mary. Jacobs wife was Sarah A. ? > (My father in law insists it was Haldeman but I can't prove it). Still I > can't tell if there is a connection. I have the family posted all over the > web but no one seems to know where Jacob came from nor who his parents > were. If you would like a copy of my verified information, I can email it > to you. Rita Rhoads Maury > ----- Original Message ----- > From: marklevon@aol.com<mailto:marklevon@aol.com> > To: paberks@rootsweb.com<mailto:paberks@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 6:10 PM > Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Swiss vs Germany Immigration > > > > When they immigrated in 1852 the name was spelled Maurer. They did > settle in Lehigh Co., and he married a woman (Schlicher) from Allentown, > then moved to Royersford, Montgomery Co. He changed the spelling to > Mowrey, but on his tombstone is written Mawrey. I have often felt that > this family had to have been connected to the early 1700s Maurer > immigrants, otherwise, why would they pick Lehigh Co. to settle in?? They > were in Macungie area. This Jacob Maurer was b. in 1810, and immigrated > with a wife, two sons and a daughter. I have no idea who Jacob's > father/mother were. They came from a town called Holzgenlinger (sp?) which > was near Wuertemburg, Germany. > > > If either of you may have a clue, I sure have an open mind.??? Yvonne > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rita Maury <maurys_53@msn.com<mailto:maurys_53@msn.com>> > To: paberks@rootsweb.com<mailto:paberks@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 5:33 pm > Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Swiss vs Germany Immigration > > > > > > > > > > > Could any of your Maurer's ended up being Maury's or Maurey's? Rita > RHoads > Maury. My folks were in Schuylkill and Lehigh Co, PA with a branch that > may have > moved to Ohio but for sure on that moved to Detroit. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ELAINE > MORAN<mailto:demoran@verizon.net<mailto:demoran@verizon.net>> > To: > paberks@rootsweb.com<mailto:paberks@rootsweb.com<mailto:paberks@rootsweb.com%3Cmailto:paberks@rootsweb.com>> > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:24 PM > Subject: Re: [PABERKS] Swiss vs Germany Immigration > > > Yvonne, > > Who was your Maurer immigrant ancestor? I am descended from two Maurer > immigrant lines (from the 1700s). Maybe we can connect some missing > pieces. > > Elaine (Maurer) Moran > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > <marklevon@aol.com<mailto:marklevon@aol.com<mailto:marklevon@aol.com%3Cmailto:marklevon@aol.com>>> > To: > <jdroppel@aristotle.net<mailto:jdroppel@aristotle.net<mailto:jdroppel@aristotle.net%3Cmailto:jdroppel@aristotle.net>>>; > > <paberks@rootsweb.com<mailto:paberks@rootsweb.com<mailto:paberks@rootswebcom%3Cmailto:paberks@rootsweb.com>>> > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:48 PM > Subject: [PABERKS] Swiss vs Germany Immigration > > > > > > Jack, you do not say when your family came to this country. My Maurer > > family was indeed German, and we even knew the town name, however, I > had > > never been able to find his immigration. I did some historical > research, > > and found that at the time of his immigration, there was a war going > on in > > Germany. I accidentally found him emmigrating from Switzerland. > > Apparently, he left Germany and went to Switzerland, stayed there a > few > > years until he had the money for passage, then left from Switzerland. > He > > never shared this little piece of his immigration with family!?? > Yvonne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: > jdroppel@aristotle.net<mailto:jdroppel@aristotle.net<mailto:jdroppel@aristotle.net%3Cmailto:jdroppel@aristotle.net>> > > To: > paberks@rootsweb.com<mailto:paberks@rootsweb.com<mailto:paberks@rootsweb.com%3Cmailto:paberks@rootsweb.com>> > > Sent: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 4:36 pm > > Subject: Re: [PABERKS] [PALEHIGH] [PANORTHA] weber/weaver > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Reminder - > > > > I caution researchers who have yet to discover their immigrant's > point of > > european origin . . > > the immigrant may well be Swiss and, although they spoke German and > had > > records > > recorded in German script, be very much a Switzer not a German. I > thought > > mine > > were German for years based upon a tombstone which said "from > Germany" but > > they > > were very much Swiss when I found these ancestors in the Faust book > on > > 18th > > century Swiss emigrants to America, along with fellow passengers > leaving > > Switzerland the same year and arriving in AMerica the same year on > > outgoing and > > incoming immigrant lists! > > > > Jack Ruple (Swiss is "Roppel") > > > > P.S. > > > > I've been reading all the great emails from you, Geri, and others . > > maybe > > someday I will find Hans Jacob Roppel (Ruple, or variant - 1767 > emigrant > > from > > Switzerland) just as I found my direct ancestor Martin Roppel (Ruple) > who > > instead went to Charleston, South Carolina, another GErman Swiss port > in > > the > > 18th century. > > > > > > > > > > Geri Brennan > <gerifelker@webtv.net<mailto:gerifelker@webtv.net<mailto:gerifelker@webtvnet%3Cmailto:gerifelker@webtv.net>>> > wrote : > > > >> lehigh co.. history > >> weaver family. > >> frederick weber, who is believed to have been the emigrant ancestor > of > >> this > >> branch was doubtless a german, for in the collection of the his. > soc. of > >> pa., > >> and in a deed of conveyance of the property to his son george in > 1770, > >> his > > name > >> is wriiten in german scrip "freyedrich weber" the date of > his > > arrival > >> is unknown but probably prio to 1727, inamuch as his name does not > appear > >> in > > the > >> list of those who took the oath. > >> > >> weaver family. > >> the ancestor of the weaver family emigrated from germany and settled > in > >> va., > >> afterward locating in lehigh co. then northampton. he had a son > valentine > >> who > >> married a miss weygandt. > >> > >> Best Wishes, Geri > >> > >> > >> ==== PABERKS Mailing List ==== > >> > PABERKS@rootsweb.com<mailto:PABERKS@rootsweb.com<mailto:PABERKS@rootsweb.com%3Cmailto:PABERKS@rootsweb.com>> > >> > >> To contact the List Administrator: > >> Rick Berkheiser, > 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