>From: HToothman@aol.com >Old-Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 14:35:08 EDT >Subject: Re: subscribe >To: PALEBANO-D-request@rootsweb.com >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Status: U >X-Diagnostic: Already on the subscriber list >X-Diagnostic: 72 HToothman@aol.com 32752 HToothman@aol.com > >I am looking for HOFFMAN'S in, what is now Lebanon Co. These Hoffman's was a >taxble in Heidelberg township. > One part of the article goes as such: > Johannes Hoffman was the g.g.grandfather of John P.Hoffman who came with >his parents from Germany. His Father was the ancestor of this numerous Berks >Co. family and was a taxable in Heidelberg township, now Lebanon co. a year >after Berks county had been separated from Lancaster Co. and was on eof the >earliest pioneers of that section. His children, (are these the children of >Johannes or John P?) were as follows: Johannes, Elizabeth, Maria, Catherine, >Conrad, Barbara, Michael, Jacob and DAVID (who was born on the sea while the >family was making the trip to America. > I am searching for DAVID HOFFMAN b. 1746 1st. spouse Susana Klein married >by proclamation in Frederick Co. MD. Their children were: Johan Jacob b. >1775, DAVID B. 1776 spouse Elizabeth Kiser and Elizabeth b. 1778. 2nd. >spouse Eva Margaretha Lingenfelder HECK. I don't have children listed for >David & Elizabeth but they probably had some. These children were all b. in >Frederick Co. MD. > I am trying to see if they connect to the DAVID HOFFMAN'S mentioned in the >above article. > There is more in the article about John P. who lived on the HOFFMAN >homestead at Avon, Lebanon Co. Also a John Hoffman whmarried a Miss >Schaeffer and the children's names. The article also mentions a Michael >Hoffman, son of Michael, grandson of Johannes, g.grandson of Johannes and >g.g.grandson of Jost the ancestor b. at Avon, Lebanon Co. PA, Sept. 30, 1849. > It says Mr. Hoffman owns the old family record, which was kept by the >ancestors in book forn, and is in a good state of preservation. > Does anyone have any info on these HOFFMAN'S? >I would appreciate any help you can give me. This DAVID HOFFMAN b. 1746 is >my "brick wall". Can't seem to go back any futher. >Thanks, >Harriet HOFFMAN Toothman >