BEIDLER GENEALOGY

Maternal Maternal Line

Anna Beidler was born on March 24, 1745 in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She is one of seven children born to Jacob Beidler and Anna Meyer. She was a member of the Deep Run Mennonite Church, Bucks County, Pennyslvania. On January 3, 1765 Anna married Henry Oberholtzer in Bucks County, Pennyslvania. Anna and Henry were the parents of Agnes, Maria, Jacob, Anna, Martin, Barbara, Elizabeth, Henry, Sarah, Abraham, Christian and Susannah. Anna died on April 5, 1835 and was buried in the Alverton Cemetery, Stonerville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.


Jacob Beidler was born in 1709 in Germany. On October 8, 1737 he came to America on board the ship "Charming Nancy". He was a Redemptioner, which means that he had no money for the fare to America thus at the end of the voyage he was sold by the master of the vessel for a term of years in exchange for his fare. Jacob served his time in Chester County, Pennyslvannia. He was a Mennonite, follower of Menno Simon - who disagreed with the Lutheran (german) church. Jacob married Anna Meyer and they were the parents of Elizabeth, Abraham, Barbara, Anna, John, Jacob and Christian. Jacob and Anna settled first somewhere in Chester County, Pennsylvania and later in "Lower" Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennyslvania, about one mile west of Spinnerstown, where he purchased a tract of fifty acres in 1753, and another tract of seventy acres and 111 perches was acquired by Proprieties Patent of Thomas and Richard Penn, in 1760. Jacob was a Farmer and Yeoman. Jacob lived to be 101 years old, and is said to have become blind in his latter years. He made his will in 1801, which was probated and registered May 12, 1810. He died in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1810.
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