Hi, Geri, Can you please tell me the source of your information on the Lights? I have the book by Rev. J. G. Francis, "History and Genealogy of Early Pioneer Families of Lebanon County, PA", which describes most of the Light descendants in great detail for about 9 or 10 generations. However, there is a mystery that has intrigued 3 or 4 of us Light descendants: was the immigrant who built Light's Fort in Lebanon the John Light who came over on the ship Winter Galley and landed on Sept. 5, 1738 (as Rev. Francis says), or the John Peter Light who arrived on the ship Samuel on Aug. 30, 1737? In connection with this mystery, does anyone know the whereabouts of Richard Henry Lee, who lived on the street Hathaway Park in Lebanon around 1929-1940, or his descendants? In 1929 his mother had a book, "The Martyr's Mirror," that was once owned by the first John Light, and it would be very interesting to locate it and get photocopies of a few pages. It might help to solve the mystery about which immigrant was the John Light at Light's Fort. Thank you! Leroy Miller ****************** geri brennan wrote: > Lebanon County > Light. The first name of whom we have authentic record is John Peter > Light, who came from the Palatinate, and located in what is now Lebanon > County, then Lancaster where stands the Old Light fort on the old Union > canel, just west of 11th street, in the city of Lebanon. This was > between 1715 and 1720. > > Only the names of his sons are of record, John, Jacob, Martin and Henry. > Following the line of sucession; Jacob's son John, became the father of > John; Jacob; Joseph; Barbaram who married Jacob Light; Elizabeth, > spinster; and Mary, who married Casper Light. The childre of the second > son, Jacob, were: John; Phronica, the wife of Felix Light; Felix; > Sarah; Mary who married Abraham Shirk; Barbara, who married E. k. > Kimmell; and Gideon, who married Nancy Witmeyer. > > The birth of George W. Uhrich (subject) took place June 24, 1845 in > Jackson township. He was the so of Valentine and Katharine (Mace) > Uhrich. The name of the grandfather was Valentine also, and he is > supposed to have come from Germany, with his father, also Valantine, who > established the family 160 years ago (1904). The children of Grandfather > Valentine were: Michael Valentin, John, Elizabeth, Katherine, and > Malinda. Valentine e was born in 1812 in Jackson township and died in > 1887. In 1839 he married Katharine Mace, of Heidelberg township, and > their four children who grew to maturity were : John; George W.; Amanda > wife of Dr. Willoughby Kline of Myerstown; and Valentine. > > George W. married Nov, 1864 to Mary Tice, who was born July 6, 1846, the > d/o Andrew and Eliza (Shirk) Tice. > > Hunsicker, John, subject, of Lebanon County, was born in Union township, > Aug 10, 1840, a son of Jacob. > > Jacob, the son of Christian, was a native of Bethel township, Lebanon > County, born near Fredericksburg, it is thought he served in the Rev. > The ancestry of the family is Swiss. Jacob was born in 1804, and died in > 1864. He married Catherine (Groh) born in 1808 in Fredericksburg, died > in 1881, the d/o John Groh, a native of Bethel township. > > John, subject, married in 1873 to Anne E. Shirk, d/o John Shirk (near > Fredericksburg) > > Tice, Andrew, subject, of Jackson township, was born April 7, 1822, s/o > John and Catharine (Line) Tice of Jackson township. Andrew married Aug > 10, 1845 to Eliza Shirk, d/o Samuel and Catharine (Noeker) Shirk, famers > of Jackson township and a member of 7 children; Cyrus of Lebanon county, > William of Iowa, Catherine, who married Jacob Edris, of MO., and Eliza > who married Andrew Tice. > > Gockley, Henry S. born Jan 1, 1845 in Clay township, Lancaster county, a > son of John and Susannah (Shirk) Gockley. > > Sherk, John H., of Lebanon county (North Anniville). s/oJohn E. and Mary > (Wenger) Sherk, the former a son of John Sherk who was the original > owner of the Sherk homestead. John E. Sherk, born Dec 13, 1809 and died > Jan 4, 1865. The mother, Mary (Wenger) was born Feb 2, 1823 on a farm > west of Jonestown, a d/o Abraham and Barbara (Light) Wenger, who had a > family consisting of 5 daughter and 3 sons, as follows: Eli, who married > Kate Sherk; Sallie who married John Phillip; Magdalena, who married > David Rauck; Mary, who married John F. Sherk; Henry, who married Sarah > Light; Abraham, who married Kate Light, sister of Henry's wife; Barbara, > who married Rudolph Klein; and Catharine, who married Samuel > Oberholtzer. Mary and Catharine being among the only survivor (1904). > Children of John E. Sherk, Clara, who married Samuel Kleinfelter and had > one child which died at the age of 5; Catharine, died as a baby; John > H.; and Barbara Ellen,who married Aaron L. Horst, of Belle Grove. > > John H., married Fanny Bomberger, born Jan 20 1859, Londonderry > township, the d/o Henry and Fanny (Bachman), the latter, the d/o John > Bachman, while Henry Bomberger was a native of S. Lebanon township. Mrs. > Sherk was the 7th child of a family of 8, being; Nancy, the wife of John > Hallinger, Leah, the wife of Jacob Balsbaugh, an infant deceased, John > H., who married Amanda Brightbill, Simon P., who married Lizzie Kreider, > Joseph, died at age 8, Fanny, the wife of John H. Sherk, and Henry K, > who married Alice Behm. > > A family was born to Mr. and Mrs. Sherk, namely; John H., who was born > 2/12/1883, married Ellen H., d/o Ezra Kreider of N. Anniville township > and had one child, deceased; Mary Ella, born in 1885; Abel Herman, born > Jan 7, 1894; Cyrus B., born Aug 12, 1897; and Enos Joseph, born Dec 4 > 1898. > Members of the United Brethren Church. > > Best Wishes, Geri > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > Lebanon County Gen Web Home Page: > <http://www.chm.davidson.edu/PAGenWeb/>