Jan - do you have info on Jacob DONNER and Wife Anna LANDIS? Did they live in Donegal, Lancaster Co? Who was his second wife? Do you have more on them? Did Jacob have a son George b 2/1752 who went to Rowan Co NC, and then to Sangamon Co IL where he died in 6/27/1844 age 92y4m? Diana in AL [email protected] > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 > From: JRBinkley > Subject: [PALANCAS] Felix & Fronica LANDIS & Abraham MYERS & BINKLEY & >> > Felix LANDIS in his 1737 will [he died 1739] excluded his son in law > Abraham MYERS from having control of his wife Fronica's (Felix's > youngest daughter's) inheritance. Well, court evidence about Abraham > MYERS explains it -- he was evidently dishonest, and there was later > trouble between him and Felix Jr., too. Taken from a summary of > actions of the Lancaster PA Quarter Sessions court edited by Gary > Hawbaker: > > Quarter Sessions court of Lancaster County PA held on 1 May 1733 > shows Abraham MIERS and Jacob BARR give guarantees for the appearance > of Abraham MIERS. [etc. -- no details in the abstract] > Quarter Session court held 1 Feb 1736/37 shows Martin GRAFF > appearing and prosecuting Abram MIERS for stealing a horse. [etc.] > Those appearing in court to give evidence against MIERS were Jacob > STONER, Hans GRAFF, Peter GRAFF, and Benja. ASLEMAN. [etc.] > Abraham MIERS appears in his father-in-law Felix LANDIS?s will > written 29 Apr 1737, MIERS being paid off with 5 shillings to end all > claim he might make on LANDIS?s property. > Quarter Sessions court of Lancaster County on 4 Aug 1741 has a > note that Henry MOSSELMAN [judge?] decreed that ?Abraham MIER shall be > of good behavior to ffelix LANDUS [Jr.] and appear at ye next > Court.? [etc.] > > Tie-ins: Fronica was a sister of Barbara LANDIS who married John 'the > Mennonite' BINKLEY and of Anna LANDIS who m. Jacob DONNER (1st wife). > > JRB