This is what I found by Richard Warren Davis on both families: 1. PETER (WITMORE)8 WITMER, SR. (MICHAEL7, CHRISTOPHER6, MICHAEL5, HANS4, CORDT3, MICHAEL2, CHRISTOPHER1) was born 04 Jun 1712, and died Bef. 1794 in Lebanon Twp., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He married ANNA (BAUGHMAN) BOWMAN, daughter of MICHAEL BOWMAN and CATHARINE. She was born Abt. 1721, and died Bef. 1786. Notes for PETER (WITMORE) WITMER, SR.: Emigrants, Refugees & Prisoners Vol. II by Richard Warren Davis Immigrant age 21 in 1733. Tobias Kreider was witness to the will, he names his wife as Catherine in the will. Peter and Anna received 259 acres of land in 1748 in Lebanon Twp. from her father Michael Bachman. On 14 Decemer 1763 Anna and Peter Witmer heirs of Michael Baughman signed a deed at Lancaster. He was taxed at Lebanon Twp. in 1750. Peter probably met Anna in 1738. In 1811 a settlement of the estate of Anna's brother Christian Bachman listed the following children of Peter Witmer and wife Anna Bachman: Michael, Feronica, Barbarra, Elizabeth who married Rodenbaugh, Catherine who married Horst, and Peter Witmer Notes for ANNA (BAUGHMAN) BOWMAN: On 11 March 1747/48 her parents conveyed "in trust" land in Lancaster County for their "daughter Anna, lately intermarried with Peter Witmer of Lancaster County, Yeoman." This grant (2 adjoining tracts in Lebanon Twp.) was confirmed to "son-in-law Peter Whitmore and Anna his wife" by Michael Baughman in his will in 1755. On 14 November 1763, "Peter Whitmore of Lancaster County and Anna his wife" joined in a deed of settlement of part of the estate of Michael Baughman. Anna may have been married in Lancaster County in 1738. The 1811 settlement of the estate of Christian Baughman identified Anna's children by Peter Witmer. Children of PETER WITMER and ANNA BOWMAN are: i. MICHAEL9 WITMER, b. 28 Mar 1739; m. MARIA MEYER; b. Abt. 1743. ii. PETER WITMER, b. 15 Aug 1741; d. Bef. 1760. iii. VERONICA WITMER, b. 31 Aug 1743; d. Bef. 1794; m. NATHANIEL NESBIT, 18 Nov 1761, St James Episcopal Church, Lancaster. Notes for NATHANIEL NESBIT: They had 9 children. iv. BARBARA WITMER, b. Sep 1745. v. ELISABETH WITMER, b. 25 Dec 1752; m. (RODENBAUGH) RODENBACH. vi. CATHARINE WITMER, b. Abt. 1754; d. Bef. 1794; m. (HORST) HURST. vii. MAGDALENA WITMER, b. 09 Sep 1756. Notes for MAGDALENA WITMER: Emigrants, Refugees & Prisoners Vol. II by Richard Warren Davis She died young. viii. PETER WITMER, JR., b. 16 Feb 1760; m. ANNA SMITH. Notes for PETER WITMER, JR.: Emigrants, Refugees & Prisoners Vol. II by Richard Warren Davis The executor of his father's will in 1794. _______________________________________ 1. PETER4 WITMER, SR. (JOHANNES3, ULRICH2, PETER (WIDMER)1) was born 1712, and died Bef. Jul 1792 in Manor Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He married (1) ELISABETH HERR Abt. 1745, daughter of ISAAC HERR. She was born Abt. 1712, and died Abt. 1750. He married (2) MAGDALENA SCHALLENBERGER Aft. 1750, daughter of PETER SCHALLENBERGER and MARIA. She was born 1722, and died Abt. 1759 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He married (3) CATHARINE ENGEL, daughter of ULRICH ENGEL and ANNA BRECKBILL. She was born 1739, and died 1807. Notes for PETER WITMER, SR.: Immigrant in 1744 on the ship Muscliffe Galley with a group of Mennonites and Amish. On 11 February 1745 he purchased 132 acres in Conestoga twp. (now Manor) from Jacob Brubaker. The land was near Hans Witmer's land who died in 1749. Taxed in Manor Twp. next to the widow Witmer in the 1750's. Taxed at Manor Twp. in 1751, 1754, and in 1756 next to widow Witmer on 100 acres. In 1758 taxed next to John and Jacob Witmer who each had 40 acres. He was a Mennonite. He wrote his will 20 November 1784, proved 28 July 1792. He mentioned his wife Catharine in his will. The executors were friends Benjamin Musser and Christian Stauffer, witnesses were Christian Bachman and Rudolph Wissler. He mentions 17 of his 18 children. Also names his grandson Peter, the only child of his son Christian in his will. His signature on his will dated 20 November 1784 matched the signature of the 1744 Peter Witmer arrival. From Manor Twp., Lancaster County. Notes for ELISABETH HERR: She had 2 children by Peter Witmer. Notes for MAGDALENA SCHALLENBERGER: She had 3 children by Peter Witmer. Notes for CATHARINE ENGEL: She had 13 children with Peter. Children of PETER WITMER and ELISABETH HERR are: i. CHRISTIAN5 WITMER, b. Abt. 1747; d. Feb 1777, Donegal Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; m. BARBARA EBERSOLE. Notes for CHRISTIAN WITMER: The executor of his will was his father Peter Witmer. In orphan court records on 1 December 1792, Peter Witmer was called his only child. Taxed at Donegal Twp. in 1773. Lancaster County Will Abstracts Christian Witmer, Donegal Twp. 14 February 1776-7 February 1777 Wife: Barbara Witmer. Exe: father Peter Witmer and father-in-law Abraham Eversohl ii. ELISABETH WITMER, b. Abt. 1749. Children of PETER WITMER and MAGDALENA SCHALLENBERGER are: iii. MAGDALENA5 WITMER, b. Abt. 1752; m. CHRISTIAN HUBER. iv. PETER WITMER, JR., b. Abt. 1754; d. Bef. 1813, Bart Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; m. ESTHER HERR. Notes for PETER WITMER, JR.: They had 7 children. v. MARIA WITMER, b. Abt. 1756; d. Bef. 1792; m. DAVID MEYER. Children of PETER WITMER and CATHARINE ENGEL are: vi. JOHANNES5 WITMER, b. Abt. 1757; d. 1792, Donegal Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Notes for JOHANNES WITMER: Peter Witmer of Manor Twp. was appointed guardian over his 3 children in December of 1792. vii. ANNA WITMER, b. 17 Feb 1759; d. 23 Jul 1790; m. CHRISTIAN FRICK, 19 Nov 1780; b. 02 Sep 1754; d. Williamson, New York. Notes for CHRISTIAN FRICK: Taxed at Manheim in 1779 and 1785. Christian and his wife Elizabeth sold part of the land he obtained from his father by will on 31 August 1805 to Abraham Frick. viii. HEINRICH WITMER, b. Abt. 1762; d. 1815, York County, Pennsylvania; m. SUSANNA EBERSOLE, Dec 1795. ix. CATHARINE WITMER, b. Abt. 1764; m. JOHANNES ESHBACH. x. ABRAHAM WITMER, b. Abt. 1766. xi. JACOB WITMER, b. Abt. 1768; m. SUSANNA HERR, 29 Nov 1796. xii. CHRISTINA WITMER, b. Abt. 1770; m. CHRISTIAN STAUFFER, JR., 02 May 1790, First Reformed Church, Lancaster; b. Abt. 1768, Manor Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Notes for CHRISTIAN STAUFFER, JR.: Resided Manor Twp. In 1773 Christian was appointed guardian over Christina's younger siblings; David, Daniel, Esther, and Barbara Witmer. xiii. DAVID WITMER, SR., b. 09 Jun 1772; d. 1843; m. MAGDALENA KAUFFMAN. Notes for DAVID WITMER, SR.: He was one of the Mennonite leaders at Stony Brook. xiv. BARBARA WITMER, b. Abt. 1776. Notes for BARBARA WITMER: Twin. xv. ESTHER WITMER, b. Abt. 1776; m. DANIEL HERR, 29 Nov 1796. Notes for ESTHER WITMER: Twin. xvi. SUSANNA WITMER, b. Abt. 1780. xvii. VERENA WITMER, b. Abt. 1782. xviii. DANIEL WITMER.