----- Original Message ----- From: "geri brennan" <gerifelker@webtv.net> To: <PAMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 11:40 AM Subject: [PAMONROE] Re: Winter > Isett, John U., subject, The founders of the Isett family, of which John > U., of Royersford, is representative, were Frederick and Jacob Isett, > who, with their widowed mother sailed from Rotterdam in 1732. The mother > bought a farm for her son, Jacob, that is now included within the limits > of the city of Phila., Girard College standing on part of that farm. She > also bought a farm for her son Frederick, near Trappe, Montgomery Co.., > the farm adjoining being the home of the parents of Gov. Shunk. The farm > was for many years in the possession of the Isetts, now being known as > the Warner Farm/ The Isetts intermarried with the Markley, of > Montgomery Co. The Frederick Isett family located principally in > Montgomery Co, the original farm being in Upper Providence township, > where Frederick (1} Isett, was sucdeded in this line by his eldest son, > Frederick (2), who was born in Upper Providence, he married Mary > Hallman, and they were the parents of 5 sons, the second son, Frederick > (3). > > Frederick (3), was born July 26, 1812, died Nov. 11, 1899, he married > Feb. 4, 1841, Henrietta Shade, d/o Jacob and Mary (Shunk) Shade, her > mother a cousin of Francis R. Shunk, governor of the state. Jacob Shade, > her father. Children; Mary,who married John Y., Eisenburg, Lavina, died > at 24, Jacob, married Anna B. Amole, Charlotte, married William Y. > Eisenberg, Frederick of Phila, John U., and Henrietta, married John M. > Mauger. > > John U., was born in Limerick township, Aug 1, 1852, he married Nov 21, > 1884, Ida Winter, d/o Reuben nad Elizabeth (Schwenk) Winter, her father > the last surivor of the founders of Royersford. Reuben Winter was born > near Trappe, Oct 30, 1823, died April 29, 1918. He was the son of John > and Deborah (Raysor) Winter, and the grandson of John Winter, of ancient > Berks county family, who served in the Rev., and in 1793 he was keeping > a hotel in Phila. He died in Upper Providence in 1836, aged over 80 and > was buried in the graveyard in the Trappe Church. His son, John Winter, > came to Montgomery Co., with his parents in 1812.. John Winter married > 1st to Catharine Moyer, she died 1818. He married 2nd to Deborah Raysor > in 1821, she died in 1859 > > Reuben Winter, married 1848, Elizabeth Schwenk, born Oct 25, 1825, and > died Feb. 16, 1896, d/o Daniel and Mary (Stetler) Schwenk, and > granddaughter of Daniel Schwenk. Children, Mary J., married Silas > Swartley, Ida married JOhn U. Isett, Reube (2) and Elizabeth, who > married Burdett Geissinger. > > Mr. and Mrs. John U. Isett are the parents of 2 childre, Ethel, who > married Edward Kaltenbach of Royersford, and have a son,( John E., and a > daughter, Ethel Louise); and Helen R., a teacher at Stroudsburg, and > Lititz. > > Best Wishes, Geri > > > ==== PAMONROE Mailing List ==== > Have you posted the surnames you are researching lately? > Remember there are always new people being added to the list > who may have not seen your queries yet. >