Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 6:17:40 -0500 > From: <[email protected]> > Subject: [PALANCAS] George Burkhholder > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Hi-I am trying to locate the parents of George Burkholder. He was born about 1783-in PA. I have seen undocumented writings that it was in Lancaster Co. and that he was a son of Christian and Anna(Groff) Burkholder. He died 1864 in Lycoming Co. Does anyone know of this man and if in fact he was a son of C & A Burkholder? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Margie > > > ------------------------------ > > George Burkholder, born c. 1730-1750 was the son of Abraham Burkholder > and his wife, Barbara Kendig. They also had sons named Christian, > Isaac, Johannes and Henry. Abraham Burkholder was the grandson of > Ulrich Burkholder, Mennonite bishop in Sumiswald, Switzerland. > Abraham's father was Hans Burkholder, Mennonite preacher, and one of > the earliest settlers to Conestoga Twp (1717) in Lancaster Co. > Abraham Burkholder obtained land at the mouth of Pequea Creek where he > and his family operated a ferry across the Susquehanna to Lower > Chanceford Twp in York County. He also owned the large island lying > between these two locations, known successively as Burkholder's > Island, Mundorf's Island, and now, Weise Island. Examination of early > tax records for Conestoga and Chanceford Twps indicates that Christian > and Isaac Burkholder, sons of Abraham, owned property on both sides of > the Susquehanna. You might want to check early Lower Chanceford Twp > records also to see whether your George Burkholder is listed. He > could be a grandson or great-grandson of Abraham and Barbara Burkholder. Other sons of Hans Burkholder, Johannes and Jacob, immigrated to Conestoga Twp; however, I do not further information about them. This family is fairly well documented, I believe. Anita Camplese