Original message: I have a Peter Witmer b. 1710 married four times. Last names are Baumann, Herr, Shellenberger and Engle. I have the name as Anna Bachman not Baumann, daughter of Michael and Catherine Bachman of Bern Switzerland. I have Anna Witmer b. 1759 married to Christian Frick as their daughter. Christian and Anna Frick also have a third child, Susan who died in 1792. Do I have my Witmers confused? Mike
First, we are talking here about 2 Peter Witmers. The first Peter Witmer, b. ca. 1712, d. leaving a will in Lebanon Twp, Dauphin Co, in 1794 (will A:314). He emigrated in 1733 with his father Michael and brothers Ulrich and Hans, from Switzerland. He m. Anna Catharine Baughman (or Bachman). 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, Barbara, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Peter. This family was German Reformed. The second Peter Witmer, b. ca 1710-1715, living in 1731 in Germany, immigrated in 1744 from Germany, d. 1792 in Manor Twp, married 3 times: Elizabeth Herr, Magdalena Schellenberger, and Catharine Engel. Had a total of 18 children. The early generations were Mennonites. Resources I have seen (including Richard Davis, well-known author/compiler of Mennonite genealogies) indicate that the Anna Witmer married to Christian Frick was the dau. of Peter Witmer and Catharine Engel. ----- Original Message ----- From: <MIKELEDO@aol.com> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Peter Witmer (1787-1849) in West Greentree Brethren Cemetery > Original message: I have a Peter Witmer b. 1710 married four times. Last > names are Baumann, Herr, Shellenberger and Engle. > > > I have the name as Anna Bachman not Baumann, daughter of Michael and > Catherine Bachman of Bern Switzerland. I have Anna Witmer b. 1759 married to > Christian Frick as their daughter. > > Christian and Anna Frick also have a third child, Susan who died in 1792. > > Do I have my Witmers confused? > > Mike > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > This is your list use and enjoy for genealogy. > >