From: "Pennsylvania Genealogies" ELDER FAMILY. I. ROBERT ELDER, b. about 1679 in Scotland, emigrated from Lough Neagh, county Antrim, Ireland, where he had previously settled, to America, about 1730, locating in Paxtang township, then Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa., on a tract of land near the first ridge of the Kittochtinny mountains, five miles north of Harrisburg. He died the 28th of July, 1746, in Paxtang, and is buried in the old church grave-yard. He married, in 1703, ELEANOR (???), b. in 1684; d. October 25, 1742. They had issue: 2. i. Robert, b. 1704; m. and had issue. 3. ii. John, b. January 26, 1706; m., 1st, Mary Baker; 2d, Mary Simpson. 4. iii. Thomas, b. 1708; m. Mary Patterson, dau. of William Patterson, of Paxtang. 5. iv. David, b. 1710; m. Hannah Anderson. v. James, b. 1712; settled in Fannett township, Cumberland (now Franklin) county, Pa. vi. Ann, b. 1713; m. [John] Anderson, of Octoraro. We have no further information of this the, perchance, only sister of Reverend John Elder. Sincerely, Sharon Lantzy Wygant SURNAMES: Anderson, Como, Hasselor, Heintz, Kingston, Lamer (Leamer, Lehmer), Lantzy (Lenzi), Lydick (Leidig), McAnulty, McCullough, McLane (McLain,McLean, McLene), O'Cain, Patton, Robertson/Robinson, Shankle, Simpson, Sitter, Steen, Stuchell, Thompson (Thomson), White, Wygant.