lineage rev. war katharin edith arndt graff born in pa. w/o charles felton graff decendant of major jacob arndt of pa. d/o capt. jacob arndt and caroline amelia hagenbuch gr-dau. of capt. jaco arndt and sarah stuart gr-granddau of abraham arndt and anna hann gr-gr-granddau of jacob arndt and elisabeth geiger jacob arndt, who had srv in the early wars, in 1774 was a delegate in the provincial conference of the committe of saftey from 1777-80 of the supreme executive council. at the close of the war he was a member of the assembley. susan u. i. sleter granlees born in pa. w/o william granlees descendant of major jacob arnd and capt. john arndt of pa. d/o thomas sleter and martha sullivan granddau of john sleter and sarah arndt gr-granddau of john arndt and elisabeth ihrie gr-gr-granddau of jacob arndt and elisabeth geiger john arndt commanded a company of flying camp at long island,where he was wounded and taken prisoner. being unfitted for further field duty, he srv. in the commissary and on the committe of safety. price twp.,monroe co. john price from bucks co. he was the father of 12 children; joseph, ichabod, john, benjamin, samuel,eleazar, charles, nancy, huldah, mary, jane, and sarah. joseph married hannah smiley, 2nd kate transue. he moved to IN., where he died. elihu posten married eleanor transue and settled in price twp. he was the father of 9 children; john, jeremiah, samuel mary ., richard, jane, elizabeth, mathala and eleanor. smiley, john b. belongs to the pioneer family, his grandparents are thomas and lucretia smily having settled in the woods, 2 miles east of stroudsburg. children; thomas and david. thomas smiley father of john b. married catharine utt. john b. the eldest, charles e. born 1846, sarah a,, jane married charles fish, allen, drowned when a boy, emily died a baby john b. was bon jan. 1844, civil war vet. in 1867 he married elizabeth arndt of bartonsville. children; william a., feb. 1868 married alice row, stearns p. born 1869, married lizzie nyce and they have 2 sons, (edward and frederick), bernard s. born in may, 1871 is a telegraph operator on the wilkes-barre and eastern r.r., floyd born april 1873, mary e., aug. 1875, grace h, born july, 1877, d.j. born april 1880. mrs. smiley come from a pioneer family, d/o benjamin and mary (posten) arndt, being among the 1st settlers of bartonville. mrs. smiley is the eldest child, other being, william t., thomas p., jesse, killed as a boy, edward of mauch chunk, hattie married john w. ace of swift water, franklin, a dr. of scranton, married isabelle taylor of brooklyn, n.y. and has a son (frank), and ellen married samuel watson of east stroudsburg, and died leaving no family. bucks co,, pa. jeremiah williams, who married mary blackledge, inherited from his father 500 acres of land in tinicum twp., bucks co., and lived thereon from 1779 until his death in 1834. children, john, 1780-1858, married christina kimbal, thomas blackledge, 1781, married rebecca arndt, benjamin, 1782, married 1st mary meredith, 2nd rachael, d/o benjamin and dorothy (leiper) williams, his 1st cousin, susan, 1785, not married, william, 1789 married hannah whiting, samuel, 1792-1812, isaac burson, 1794 married martha shelton white, margaret, 1796 married abel lester of richland, jeremiah, 1798 married margaret lake. Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: Arndt, Ron Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 3:04 PM To: gerifelker@webtv.net Subject: rootsweb inquiry for John B. Smiley In your posting regarding John B. Smiley you mention my g-g-grandfather Benjamin Franklin Arndt and his wife Mary (Posten) Arndt and describe them as among the first settlers of Bartonsville. I have been trying to find information about BF Arndt. I know he and Mary are buried in Shaffer School House Cemetery with their child Jesse and that BFA was on the original church board for Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, which used to be on route 611 near Wigwam Park Road. I have his birth and death dates, but am trying to find any other information, especially if I can confirm that he is the son of Benjamin Franklin Arndt (Sr.) from Easton. This info is on the data base for the Mormon Church, but is not conclusive. Also Doneva Shepard has the two BFA listed as father and son, but without any census data or other hard info. Hope you can help. Any information, even anecdotal, will be valuable to me. I grew up in the Bartonsville area and am familiar with many of the local surnames. Ronald J. Arndt Senior Technical Manager Advanced Product Development Bio-defense and Emerging Infections Resources American Type Culture Collection, Inc. PO Box 4137 10801 University Blvd. Manassas, VA 20108-4137 703-365-2700 ext. 2018 703-365-2825 fax