Hi, all! Anyone out there have any info on SWARTZ or BLACK families in Lancaster Co. during the late 1700's? My ancestor, Barbara SWARTZ (01 Apr 1796-01 Sep 1872) m. Christian HALDEMAN. They resided in Rapho Twp., Lancaster Co. I have been trying to find information on her parentage. My best guess is that her father was John SWARTZ, (alias BLACK) Junior (d. 1799), and that her grandfather was John BLACK, Senior, m. Maria, of Mountjoy Twp.. Any info on this family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Patty Haldeman Wise I have found the following tidbits: 1785 - Land record referring to Abraham BLACK and his wife Ann, John BLACK, Senior, and his wife, Maria, and John BLACK, Junior, and Mary BLACK, spinster - all of Mountjoy Twp. U.S. Census, 1790, PA, Lancaster Co., Mt. Joy John Swartz 1-1-3-0-0 U.S. Census, 1790, PA, Lancaster Co., Elizabethtown John Swartz, Jr. 2-1-4-0-0 John SWARTZ m. Elizabeth OLDWEILER, 17 JUN 1792 in Elizabethtown, PA John SWARTZ m. Anna Maria SNIDER, April 11, 1796 Thomas JACOB, March 1, 1792, 100 acres on Conewago Creek, one mile from his other land; 96 acres, warrant March 1st; survey, March 1st; patent, Sept. 19, 1743 (as I have it from the patent to Thomas Jacob, enrolled in Patent Book A, vol. ii. page 22, etc.). Belonged to John WEBSTER; now belongs to John BLACK, of Lancaster. Orphan's Court 1801-1803, p. 19, 7/28/1801: "John Swartz, alias Black dec'd. Abraham MEYER and Henry RUTT administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of John Swartz alias Black the younger late of Mountjoy Township deceased having stated and filed in the Register Office of this county their administration Accoount on the estate of the said deceased and legal notice thereof being given by the said Register the same is now produced to the court for Confirmation. Whereby it appears that the said Account was duly passed by the said Register and that there is a balance in the hands of these Accountants of L691.16.6 œ consisting of outstanding bonds arising out of the real estate of the said deceased and payable at different periods. The court on due examination thereof and advisement had thereon approve of and confirm the same and direct that the saidbalance after deducting there from 11/3 the exzpences of this Court the remainder thereof amounting to L691.5.3 œ be distributed according to Law.” Orphan's Court 1801-1803 p. 20, 7/28/1801: "The Court appoint Henry RUTH of Donegal and Samuel WEAVER of Earl Township Guardians over the estates of John Swartz, Barbara Swartz and Anna Swartz, Minor Children of John Swartz Junior late of Mountjoy Township deceased during their minorities they respectively being under the age of Fourteen years."