Meyer and Schenck information: 1. (My) Maria Dorothea Meyer (Zwick and Mayer)*, wife of Johann Balthasar Knortzer (later - Conatser) died at sea, 1738, The Charming Nancy. The register of the Lutheran congregation of Strayers Union Church, Dover, York County, PA lists Johann Balthasar Knortzer as one of the twenty-four founders of York Christ Lutheran Church, 29 South George Street, York, PA, founded in 1741. 2. Also on The Charming Nancy, 1738: Male Passengers - Hans Georg Schenck and Hans Jacob Shank + *Maria Dorothea Mayer 25 May 1722 in Treschklingen, Bad Rappenau, Heilbronn, Baden, Germany, daughter of Hans Mayer and Maria Zwick. She was born 13 Jul 1703 in Hohenstadt, Bad Wimpfen, Germany, and died Bef. Nov 1738 in On the ship "Charming Nancy". ----- Original Message ----- From: Alfred J. Spiry SR. <aspiryfam@fuse.net> To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [PADutch] MYERS > While we are new to this site, we have noticed an immediate mistake that is > being made in peoples search for their German ancestors. The original > German > surnames have been anglesized and need to be put back in their original > form. > > Examples: SHANE = Schoen > SHENK = Schenck > MYERS = either Meyer or Maier or Mayer > KELSALL = most likely Keltzel > > Margaret's Generation No. 4. JOHN 1 would have been > Johann or Johannes (John is strictly English and not German) > What you have to remember when these people arrived in Philadelphia the > immigration officials were English and wrote down what they thought the name > the heard should be spelled like. > > We may be wrong, so just ignore this posting. Al and Margaret > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <newhere2@webtv.net> > To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 7:39 AM > Subject: [PADutch] MYERS > > > > Margaret, > > I have been searching for info on NORMA EMILY MYERS. I know she > > married JOHN SHANE,know one knows what happened to him. > > Then she married JAKE BUCHANAN. This is the grftr my dad remembered. > > My grdmtr was born in York, Pa. 1887 so I assume they lived close to > > there, although I have not found any SHANE that did. > > JOHN and NORMA child: > > Bertha m. John KELSALL > > Maurice ? > > Nellie ? > > Mabel ? > > Elizabeth b. 7-26-1887, d. 4-30-1974 in Media > > m. Herbert George KELSALL ( broth to John) > > > > Not sure if mother was Norma, but Jake had 2 daut. Martha m. Bill > > STRONG > > Gladys m. Gus TAUBER > > Don't know who Norma's parents were. any help out there? > > Thanks. Doris > > > > Margaret wrote: <snip> > > Generation No. 4 > > 4. MARY B.4 SHENK (ANDREW3, MICHAEL2, JOHN1) was born October 12, 1799, > > and died March 21, 1879 in Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania. She married > > SOCRATES MYERS 1815 in Conestoga Twp., Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania, son > > of MICHAEL MYERS and MARY. He was born June 09, 1791 in Conestoga Twp., > > Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, and died June 08, 1836 in Lancaster Twp., > > Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. > > (I need the rest of > > their children. You would think I'd be able to find a name like Socrates > > as a parent!) > > Child of MARY SHENK and SOCRATES MYERS is: > > i. MARTHA5 > > MYERS, b. June 16, 1818; d. November 15, 1884; m. JOHN PARMER; b. > > January 17, 1817; d. December 11, 1899. Both buried Mellinger's > > Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania > > > > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > > Welcome to our list! We are always friendly here. > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > ______________________________