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Jacob Mayer 1720–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1720

Birth Location: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 5 Nov 1793

Death Location: Saucon Valley, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Johann Maÿer

Mother: MARIA. Metting

Spouse(s): Anna Ebersole

Children(s): Jacob Mayer, Samuel Mayer, Abraham Mayer, Peter Mayer, Anna Mayer, Christian Mayer, David Mayer, Heinrich Mayer, Martin Mayer, Elizabeth Martin, Merrei Mayer

The story of Jacob Mayer began in 1720 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1779, Jacob Mayer resided in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Jacob Mayer married Anna Ebersole, and had children including Abraham Mayer, Anna Mayer, Barbara Mayer, Christian Mayer, David Mayer, Elizabeth Martin, Heinrich Mayer, Jacob Mayer, John Mayer, Maria Mayer, Martin Mayer, Merrei Mayer, Peter Mayer, Samuel Mayer. Jacob Mayer passed away in 1793 in Saucon Valley, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Mayer began in 1720 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1779, Jacob Mayer resided in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Jacob Mayer married Anna Ebersole, and had children including Abraham Mayer, Anna Mayer, Barbara Mayer, Christian Mayer, David Mayer, Elizabeth Martin, Heinrich Mayer, Jacob Mayer, John Mayer, Maria Mayer, Martin Mayer, Merrei Mayer, Peter Mayer, Samuel Mayer.
  • Jacob Mayer passed away in 1793 in Saucon Valley, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Mayer's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Mayer
1720–1793
Birth Place: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johann David Maÿer
1694–
Germany
MARIA. (Magdalena) Metting
1696–1760
germany
Grandparents
Hans ((Johann) Marx) Mayer
1667–1724
Rohrbronn, Jagstkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany
Anna (Maria Lochamer (Schmidt) ?)
1668–1716
Neidenstein, Baden, (Heilbronnerin), Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Great-Grandparents
HANS. Maÿer
1632–1705
Anna Brothag
1635–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rheinhardt Maÿer
1610–

Jacob Mayer's Descendants

1.
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Jacob Mayer (10 Apr 1720–5 Nov 1793) m. Anna Ebersole (1735–7 October 1793)
  1. 1. Jacob Mayer 1757–1832
  2. 2. Samuel Mayer 1750–1832
  3. 3. Abraham Mayer 1766–1831
  4. 4. Peter Mayer 1749–1813
  5. 5. Anna Mayer 1759– m. Daniel Smith –1836 m. Abraham (Myers) Sr 1758–1826
    1. 1. Benjamin Myers 1789–1876
    2. 2. Abraham (Myers) Jr 1787–1858
    3. 3. John Myers 1791–1878
    4. 4. Barbara Stayman 1790–1863
    5. 5. Elizabeth Line 1786–1838
    6. 6. Jacob Myers 1795–
      1. 1. John Myers 1833–
      2. 2. Noah Myers 1838–
  6. 6. Christian Mayer 1762–1805
  7. 7. David Mayer 1772–1847 m. Elizabeth Mayer 1774–1853
    1. 1. Elizabeth Mayer 1799–1801
    2. 2. Martin Mayer 1798–1873
    3. 3. Barbara Mayer 1795–1858
  8. 8. Heinrich Mayer 1764–1793
  9. 9. Martin Mayer 1760–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Martin 1730–
  11. 11. Merrei Mayer 1768–

Jacob Mayer's Timeline

6 Records

1720
10 Apr 1720
Birth of Jacob Mayer in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1779
1779
Age 59
Jacob Mayer resided here in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 70
Jacob Mayer resided here in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1793
22 Dec 1793
Age 73
Jacob Mayer resided here in Lancaster Co., PA
Lancaster Co., PA
1793
5 Nov 1793
Age 73
Death of Jacob Mayer in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1794
1794
Age 74
Jacob Mayer - Probate in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1720
    Event Place: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1793
    Event Place: Lancaster Co., PA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania Naturalizations, 1740-73

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1793
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saucon Valley, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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