I found the items below in my notes. Jump right in if you have something to add. =;o) Carolyn In will of John Fike, Sr.: //Item I do give and bequeath to my son JOHN FIKE JR. all that tract of land laying and being in Allegheny County Maryland Beginning at JOHN FIKES corner and running from there to HAZLETS corner below whear FREDRICK NICKLOW now lives and also joining a tract of land which CHARLES GRIFITH now lives and also joining a tract of land owned by JOHN SLICER Children of John Fike, Sr., & Barbara Dellenbach (of Peter & unk.) src. Will of John Fike (all names are mentioned in will - dates fr. "Desc. of Christian Fike" by Morrow) Dgtr. Catherine b. Jan. 26, 1774 m. Samuel Hazlet (mine--cs) Dgtr., Frances Fike b. 1790 m. Charles Griffith Dgtr. Ann Fike b. Feb. 16, 1779 m. Christian Mussor (Mosser?) Dgtr. Marea Fike b. Mar. 18, 1783 m. John Herrider Dgtr. Barbara Fike b. 1775 m. John Muers (Myers?) Dgtr. Elizabeth b. 1781 m. Benjamin Airs (Ayers?) Son Jacob b. 1793 no further info. --------cs note-There is a Jacob Fike age 86? on 1880 Garrett census http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/md/garrett/census/1880/095-27.gif Son John Fike, Jr. m. Nancy Ann Mussor? (Mosser?) Son Peter Fike b. Nov. 3, 1789 Son Christian Fike b. Feb. 25, 1785 ===== src.Morton's bk. "The History of Preston Co., WV." 1914 The brothers Jacob and Peter Fike were in Grant in 1810. The latter appears to have no posterity here. His son, Levi, a miller, is remembered for his practical jokes. Jacob, a son of Jacob, built about 1835 a massive stone house about a mile north of Brandonville. George Fike lived on the Jeremiah Thomas farm in Grant and went to Ohio about 1835. A son, Jacob, who removed to Maryland, had twelve children, mostly born here. One of these is William H., of Hazelton. Peter Fike came to Union from Fayette about 1853 and located a mile and a half south of Eglon. The connection is rather large. ===== src. Brethren Encyclopedia "FIKE FAMILY. This family emigrated from Germany. The first ancestor of record is Christian, Sr. (d 1771), who in 1745 settled in Bern Twp, Lancaster Co. PA (now Berks Co.). Christian Sr., was the father of three sons, all Brethren: John (D1829), Christian Jr (1761-1851) and Jacob (c.1769-1841). "John settled in Brothersvalley, Bedford Co. PA in 1779. In 1800 he moved to Selbysport MD, where he died. Some of his children remained Brethren. Christian, Jr., married Christiana Livingood. It was through her influence that he joined the Brethren. He died in Somerset Co. PA. Jacob moved from Somerset Co. PA and settled about 1812 near Markleysburg, Fayette Co., PA, where he helped establish the Sandy Creek congregation. Later he moved to Ohio where he died. "Peter (m. Magdalina Arnold), son of Christian Jr., moved to Eglon WV, in 1854. Three of his sons were ministers: Samuel A, Aaron, and Moses. They and their descendants were very active in helping to organize many Brethren churches in W VA and Maryland. There are descendants of Peter throughout the Church of the Brethren. "Christian, son of Christian Jr., moved to Iowa in 1855. Later generations spread through the west. His descendants, also, are active Brethren. "Related Brethren families include: Thomas, Bittinger, Schrock, Lichty, Arnold, Miller, Weimer, Myers, Gnagey, Blough, Reiman, Berkley, and Musser. Numerous ministers and layment of the Fike name have given and continue to give years of devoted service to the Church of the Brethren, Brethren Church, and Grace Brethren." Sources cited include ET Fike "History of the Ancestry of the FIkes" (1927; W G Beeghly, "Descendants of Susanna Beeghly and Christian Fike" (1966) and many others. A separate bio is given for "Son of Thunder" Samuel A Fike. Asterisks in the Fike Family entry indicate there are also entries concerning Thomas, Bittinger, Schrock, Lichty, Arnold, Miller, Weimer, Myers, Gnegey, and Blough families. ====

Hello, Please add Snyder to list of surnames. Peter and Magdalene Arnold Snyder's daughter married John L. Snyder in Fayette Co., Pa. In 1864 they moved to the Eglon WV area. There are many descendants in Preston Co., WV and Garrett Co., MD, as well as elsewhere in the USA. Some of the Snyder's married 3rd and 4th generation Fikes. Rosalie