Other Events:

• Baptism: 7 Oct 1826, Howerter's Luth Church, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA
• _UID: F7D154DA68AF4898969A9A78F379FC28BF17

Notes:

1850 census, pg 387, Upper Mahantongo, Daniel 25 lab, Eliza 19, married w/i year

1860 census, pg 437, Eldred, Daniel 32 (laborer $800/71), Lisey 28

1870 census, Eldred Daniel Boyer, 45, farmer $800/200, Eliza 38, Elizabeth
Burns?18, servant

1880 census, #2, Eldred Twp, Daniel 53, Eliza 48

1890 census, Eldred, Daniel 63, laborer, Eliza

1900 census, W Eldred #15, Daniel Boyer,Aug 1826, M52, farmer, Eliza Dec 1831, 0/0
(says both parents from PA)

Daniel married Elizabeth UNKNOWN 1848, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. Elizabeth was born Dec 1831; died Aft 1900. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 28 Aug 1791, Klinger's Church, Lykens Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
• Unknown: From 26 Aug 1814 to 4 Dec 1814, Pvt, War Of 1812, 2ND Brigade (Paa 6:8, 1110, 1265); Military
• _UID: 8530148E88EF441297A4B5E5CC85741AD809

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

1820 census, Upper Mahantongo, 200010-10100- 1Agr.

sp - 1816, George Geist and Anna Maria
sp - 1818, Charles Wagner and Elisabeth Carl
sp - 1820, Samuel Fedderolf and Lydia Geiss
sp -> 1822, Jacob Boyer and wf Magdalena
sp - 1823, George Stein and Catharina
sp - 1826, Esaias Geist and wf Elisabeth [Fetterolf]

note, also a John Philip Bayer, s/o Nicol and wf Catharine 30 Oct 1790, 12 Apr 1791
at Hetzel's Church.

Deed 12:41, Philip Boyer and Sarah, land in Upper Mahantongo and Barry Twp
(what year?)

Philip married Sarah GEIST Bef 1816, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. Sarah (daughter of George GEIST and Anna Margaretha IHRIG) was born Abt 1797, Longswamp Twp, Berks Co, PA; died Aft 1880, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Confirmation: 25 Dec 1812, Howerter's Luth Church, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA
• _UID: D4CF0C7AF6C24BDD849D35809A45F6CD81E5

Notes:

Nickname: Salome
single communicant at Howerters, 2 May 1813
married communicant at Howerters, 29 May 1819


1850 census, Upper Mahantongo, pg 393, Sarah 50, with Jacob 20
1860 census, Eldred, pg 445/#1131, Solmy 63, (by Jacob 27), Mary Sholler 12, servant
1870 census, Eldred, pg 321, Salome Nightlinger 74, etc.
1880 census, Eldred, pg 19/#157, Salomy 83, 0/$25, (parents M/F= PA/Germany)

sp -> 1838, Michael Derr and Elisabeth [Boyer] (Sarah C. Neidling)
sp -> 1861, Jacob Dimler and Elisabeth [Derr] (Selme Neutlinger)
sp -> 1864, Michael Derr and Elisabeth [Boyer] (Selma Lydia Neidlinger)

Other Events:

• Unknown: 1778, Schuylkill Co, PA; US Oath
• _UID: 60421BBC4BE84CA883E4A7C8FB33BE14767B

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

Note that there is also a Samuel Bayer, s/o Andreas in his
will of 1766 in Heidelberg Twp. And he mentions a "friend"
Samuel Bayer.

1775 tax list, Pine Grove
1777 tax list, Pine Grove
1779 tax list, Pine Grove, 100A, 1H, 1C, $150
1780 tax list, Pine Grove, 140A, 1C, $4.6.0
1781 tax list, Pine Grove, 100A, 2H, 1C, $13.6
1782 tax list
1784 tax list, Pine Grove, 175A, 1C
1785 tax list, Pine Grove, $6.6
1786 tax list, Pine Grove

1790 census, Pine Grove, 1-2-3
not in 1793 census in Pine Grove, but there is a Nicholas Boyer

1800 census, pg 691, new Twp, Berks, 21001-02001
1802 tax list, Mahantongo

Captain Morgan's Co of Militia, 5 Dec 1777, Samuel Boyer.(and Assamus Jr)
Captain Bretz's Co of Militia, 1777, Samuel Beyer

sp - 1783, "George Davely(?) and Margaret, the father's sister"
sp - 1791, Philip Artz and Barbara (as Saml Bayer and Elisabeth)

Berks Deed 21:174, sale of Samuel's land by sheriff after death in Mahantongo, 1805

Schuylkill Deed 11:280, Samuel to Leonard Zeagler, 1791/1831 in Pine Grove

funny, but I'm only partially convinced that Samuel here is the father of my Philip.
Somewhat based on proximity, etc, but Samuel does have a child Philip at just
the right time andthen shows up in Lower Mahantongo. There does seem
to be a family group going on and some of them go further north up to
Northumberland Co. It's my best guess for now.

I found his wife being a Schmidt, but without source.

I don't know what the "Davely" sponsor is. It doesn't seem to be a real name anywhere.

Samuel married Elisabeth SCHMIDT Bef 1779, Pine Grove Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. Elisabeth was born Abt 1754; died Aft 1800. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 9703EE137DBC456B85E4BFE8320649AFC47E

Notes:

I don't know source of her being a Schmidt.

in Pine Grove in 1775 tax list:
Peter Schmitt, 1772
Baltzer Schmit, 1772

Samuel Beyer is not listed as signle in 1775, so maybe married by then.

Other Events:

• Baptism: Abt 1766, Falckner Reformed Church, Upper Hanover Twp, Montgomery Co, PA
• Confirmation: 1783, Falckner Reformed Church, Upper Hanover Twp, Montgomery Co, PA
• Unknown: 15 May 1788, Longswamp Twp, Berks Co, PA; John Diehl
• Unknown: Bef 1810, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; Migrated
• Probate: 2 May 1850, Schuylkill Co, PA
• Will: 3 Sep 1830, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA
• _UID: A14DB2E8CABB472BBDC55FF182A2C5EE2881

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

1790 census, pg 36, Longswamp, 1-1-2
1791 tax list, Longswamp, $2.6
1792 tax list, Longswamp, $4.7
1793 tax list, Longswamp, 90A, 2C, $7.0
1795 tax list, Longswamp, 1C, $.9

1800 census, pg 622, Longswamp, 31010-10010 (_a_ Geist??)
1810 census, pg 825, Upper Mahantongo, 00201-01101
1820 census, pg 095, Upper Mahantongo, 000101-00001 (2 Mfg) (by Philip Boyer)
1830 census
1840 census

sp -> 1789, Andreas Geist and Elisabetha [Dormeyer] (at Lehigh Church)
sp - 1789, Jacob Rothenberger and wf Anna Margaretha
sp - 1791, Andreas Geist and wf Elisabeth [Dormeyer]

at Zion New Bethel, Anna Margaretha, single communicant:
1790, 1791

sp -> 1810, Michael Lau [Long?] and Christina
sp -> 1811, Daniel Maurer [Jr] and Christina [Geist]
sp -> 1812, Jonathan Kramer and Esther
sp -> 1815, Lorence Derr and Catharina

George alone:
sp -> 1821, Jesiah Geist and Elisabeth (or George Jr?)

witness to John Diehl's will in Longswamp, 1788/93

at Longswamp Church, 1791, $1.0.0

deed 17:217, 1805/1838, Valentine Truckenmiller to George, Mahantongo Valley
deed 17:218, 1830/1838, George Sr to Iesaias (Assg)
deed 34:288, 1830/1850, George Sr to Isaias (Assg)
deed 40:751, 1830/1853, George to Jesaias (Agr)
deed 17:219, 1837/9, Sally/Salome Neidlinger to George ($36 for 4A, 89p by Anthony Yoder), land from Samuel Fettorlf

Note: Jacob Long of Longswamp, will of 1807, mentions Maria Juliana, decd w/o
George Geist leaving son Jacob

The Geist Relation, 200 years in America

George Geist was born in Frederick Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania,
now Montgomery County, on October 8th,1766. The way the records show this
youngest son was born after the death ofhis father. When he attained the
age of ten years his mother died and all through his life it was nothing but
sad occurrences for this young man. At the age of about twenty-two years
he went into the tannery business with his brother Valentine but it did not
work so well and while in this partnership with his brother he was married
and had one child, then becoming dissatisfied with the tannery partnership
he decided to leave Berks County and go to the wilds of Northumberland
County, where his brothers Andrew and Samuel had gone. The nearest date
we can set for his moving to this wilderness is 1796 and while he followed
the Tulpehocken Trail, he either missed the right direction or deliberately
switched away from this Trail. At the west end of Keffers on top of the
Broad Mountain the Tulpehocken Trail had a branch leading off to the right
and instead of him going straight he turned right bringing him down the
side of this Broad Mountain into the Hegins Valley which he crossed and
came to the Mahantongo Mountain. This he also crossed and came into the
Mahantongo Valley and crossing the the bigger part of this valley he finally
settled to the southwest of now the Howerter's Church. All these names and
places were unknown atthat time and all they knew was the Tulpehocken
Trail. Another sad occurrentce, that he missed the right trail and
had to cross the mountain ranges while the right trail which his brothers
followed pass through the gaps avoiding thecrossing of the mountain ranges.

etc. next wife's name was Ibrig [sic Ihrig]
etc.

George married Anna Margaretha IHRIG 11 Oct 1796, New Bethel (Zion) Church, Grimville, Greenwich Twp, Berks Co, PA. Anna (daughter of Johann Michael IHRIG and Anna Margaretha LAUTENSCHLAGER) was born Abt 1770, Airlenbach, Erbach, Germany; died Between 1815 and 1830, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 19 Nov 1771, PA ("Tyger")
• _UID: C27243659EF94542A734EE19FDDA4FAAAC37

Notes:

she is not mentioned after 1815

Other Events:

• Probate: 25 Mar 1807, Berks Co, PA
• Will: 16 Apr 1805, Pine Grove Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA
• _UID: 2553C97CE08A4965857ACBD29D730CF58280

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

This Erasmus line is pretty speculative throughout. Just working models
of Beyers in the area!!!

Assimus, Asimus
Erasmus

Note - a lot of children - was he married twice? Wife is shown as Elisabeth
in 1765 baptism

Patent ES-35, 5 Aug 1765 in Heidelberg, Berks 30A by Peter Newman
(Assimus Beyer)

1767 tax list, Heidelberg Twp, 60A, 2H, 2C, $2
1768tax list, Heidelberg Twp, 50A, 2H, 1C, $2

1772 tax list, Pine Grove
1773 tax list, Pine Grove
(Erasmus Beyer confirmed in Windsor 1773)
1775 tax list, Pine Grove
1779 tax list, Pine Grove, 150A, 2H, 2C, $200 (and Jr single)
1780tax list, Pine Grove, 100A, 1H, 2C, $3.0.0
1781 tax list, Pine Grove, 200A, 2H, 2C
1784 tax list, Pine Grove, 169A, 2H, 2C (Sr)
1785 tax list, Pine Grove (Sr)
1786 tax list, Pine Grove (with Asimus Jr, Frederick and Samuel)
1790 census, Pine Grove, 2-1-3 (Sr)
1793 census, Pine Grove
1798 tax list, Pine Grove

note, at Hetzel's:
29 Apr 1792, widow Boyer

Christina, 1765, sp MartinStupp (at Stouchsburg)

will of 1807: A:540, 4:414. Abstract:
son Johannes,
daus
Elisabeth,
Christina,
Barbara,
Philippina,
Margareth,
Eva and
Elisabeth d/o Adam,
daughter Catharine and her husband caused problems.
also, a wife not named.
Executor son Johannes and Johannes Schrob.


Note in Schuylkill County Historical Proceedings, 1908, shows an Assimus Boyer
buying muchof the estate of Henry Boyer of Tulpehocken in 1757 (estate sales records).

I think the only reason for including Samuel as a son of Asimus is that Samuelappears in the tax list while Asimus was the only Boyer in the area. And they
both appear at the Pine Grove churches. Still, it's unsettling to rely on proximity
alone with a common name like Boyer. Perhaps Samuel just moved to the
area... (he's also not in the will)

However - note that in baptism of J Jacob Bayer to Samuel and wf Elisabeth
at Salem, the sponsors are "George Davely(?) and Margret, the father's sister".
So the translator couldn't read the name. But later on is George Kramer
and Margreta, which is the only other George and Margreta there at the time.
If that's the case and George is really George Kramer, then Samuel would
be in this family.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/boyer/

also a Nicholas Beyer and Catharine
John Philip 1791, sp Niclas Pressle and wf Barbara

############################################################
Online says he's son of Heinrich and Anna Maria (Zerbe)

Asimus is merged with Asahel Beier in American Boyers, pg 247. I disagree.
Asahel leads an independent life of Asimus and it is a different name!
The only thing in common is odd sounding names beginning with vowels.

Here is more on Asahel:
Maria Eva Spieler July 24, 1757, Atolhoe
served in 8th Penna. Regiment, Continental Line
1778, Oziel Boyer killed in action

Erasmus married Elisabeth UNKNOWN Bef 1754, Berks Co, PA. Elisabeth was born Abt 1735; died Aft 1780. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 9C3CA17A395548968175B1FFD3821146B143

Notes:

on source says she's born Nagle

Other Events:

• Immigration: 23 Sep 1740, PA ("Lydia")
• _UID: 5197B153CC224039A662873061A884B15082

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

1779 tax, New Hanover, Joseph Geist, $7. (who isthis?)

sp -> 1759, Matthias Fuchs and Anna Magdalena (Trappe)
sp - 1765, -

or died 1742 in Dryville?

From Floyd's book:
Christopher Geist, a German mineralogist, went from his native land to
England, and from there was sent to Schwenkville, in Montgomery county, Pa., to
manage or superintend a copper mine which is to this day an old landmark of that
district. It is believed that one of the sons of this emigrant located in
Longswamp township, Berks county. We find that one Christopher Geist came to
America in 1740 on the ship "Lydia";

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:a52582&id=I63

Christopher married Anna Margaretha UNKNOWN Bef 1746, PA. Anna was born 30 Dec 1724, Germany; died 22 Oct 1776, Berks Co, PA; was buried Christ (Mertz) Church, Rockland Twp, Berks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: E3566609219D4FF9831955D2454635497ADD

Notes:

a source on the internet shows her maiden name as "Plowhead", born 30 Dec 1727.
died 22 Oct 1776. Source?

or daughter of Johan Michael Blau?

This whole thing smells bad. The only time the surname shows up on the internet
is here, and the only referenced parent is named "Blau"?? Ha!!

Other Events:

• Unknown: 16 Jun 1789, Albany Twp, Berks Co, PA; Jacob Lantz
• Unknown: 9 Jan 1795, Maxatawny Twp, Berks Co, PA; John Witt
• Immigration: 19 Nov 1771, PA ("Tyger")
• _UID: 483FE59D7B3D468AAC8EE0E4426C28359A70

Notes:

1779 tax list, Greenwich, 120A, 1H, 4C, $334
1780 tax list, Greenwich, 128A, 3H, $13.10.0 (Irrig)
1781 tax list, Greenwich, 126A, 3H, 1.13.10
1784 tax list, Greenwich, 60A, 3C, 2S
1785 tax list, Greenwich, $7.0

1790 census, Greenwich, 2-0-2 (Eary)
1800 census, Berks, pg 604, 00101-00000 (Michael Earich)

Accounts at New Bethel:
4 Apr 1784 (incoming deacon)
29 Oct 1785
23 Sep 1786 (deacon)
5 Dec 1789 (Ihry)
3 Nov 1792
23 Nov 1799

will witness:
Jacob Lantz, Albany, 7 Dec 1789
John Witt, Max., 8 Feb 1798

Family mentioned in National Genealogical Society, Vol 78, Immigrants
to America from Beerfelden Parish, County of Erbach, Germany

Need to find this:
"The Ihrig Family of theBeerfelden Area, Hesse, Germany" by Liz McLendon
Volume XXV, Number 3 - June 2000, Palatines to America
http://palam.org/immcont.htm

Johann married Anna Margaretha LAUTENSCHLAGER 30 May 1760, Airlenbach, Erbach, Germany. Anna was born Abt 1740, Germany; died Aft 1771, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 2D5990856B424876BD40244E4CDF97F52C6E

Notes:

also on the Tyger in 1771:

Johann Lautenschlager
Joh Hen Lautenschlager

Johan Georg Laudenschlager
Hans Mich. Lautenschlager

Joh. Georg (illegitimate), 1 Sep 1770 at Falkengesaess, to Anna Elis.
Lautenschlaeger, d/o John Peter. Father is Joh. Sifferth from Hohberg
who went to America "early in this year"