Individual Details

Conrad Meinzer

(May 21, 1734 - 1781)

Conrad was born in Germany possibly, he arrived in Pennsylvania in 1758. He married, farmed, had children and paid taxes. He left a will naming his wife and children. He is connected to the Bowman and Druckenbrod families.

Events

BirthMay 21, 1734Hagsfeld, Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany
Arrival1751Lancaster, British America
Marriage1760Lancaster, British America - Elizabeth Hibshman
Civil1772Taxes - Lancaster, British America
Civil1773Taxes - Lancaster, British America
Civil1779Taxes - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Civil1780Taxes - Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Will1781
Death1781
ProbateAugust 10, 1781Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Families

SpouseElizabeth Hibshman (1740 - 1800)
ChildFronica Verona Meinzer (1763 - 1830)
ChildJohn Conrad Meinzer ( - )
FatherJohann Meinzer (1701 - 1760)
MotherCatharina Weil ( - )

Notes

Arrival

September 16 175 the ship, Brother, sailed from Rotterdam, Netherlands with Conrad and 199 passengers. 21 Sep 1751 Brother ship two sailed from Rotterdam with 239 passengers. Roman Catholics were identified on ships of this time, zero Roman Catholics on both the Brother ships.

Marriage

estimated date

Civil

Meintzer, Conrath 100 acres of woodland, 2 horse, 2 cows living in Cocalico Township, this handwritten record is hard to read.

Civil

Mentzer, Conrad woodland 80, C land 50, land rents 1/2, horses 2, cows 3, sheep 5, total 15s, living in Cocalico Township.

Civil

Mentzer, Conrad land 200, horses 3, cows 8, living in Cocalico Township

Civil

Conrad Meintzer, 200 acres, 3 horses, 3 cows, L539 and, David Meintzer, 100 acres, 2 horses, 3 cows, L329, living in Cocalico Township

Will

His will lists widow and children with specific instructions 'until all of my heirs are made equal'

Probate

His widow could stay in the home or if she chose the son John would build another home by the spring.

Endnotes

1. FamilySearch.org. Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898 database. FamilySearch.org : 15 May 2018. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, System Origin Germany-EASy FHL 1189443 Indexing Project (Batch) C73935-8 viewable at Family History Center.

2. (1898). || Page 257 166 Sept 16, 1751 Ship Brothers, William Muir, Captain from Rotterdam 200 passengers: George Meintzer, page 258 Conrad Menser.

3. Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), 1772 Lancaster Cocalico, image 7 of 113 page 150 .

4. Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), 1773 Lancaster Cocalico page 216, image 19 of 113.

5. Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), 1779 Lancaster Cocalico, page 115, image 30 of 113.

6. Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885. History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers And Prominent Men. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1883, Page 711 Chapter XLII East Cocalico Township 1780 taxes.

7. Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA; 2 015, Lancaster Will Books C-D, 1771-1784 page 140 image 388 of 555 .

8. Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA; 2 015, Lancaster Will Books C-D, 1771-1784 page 140 image 388 of 555 .

9. Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA; 2 015, Lancaster Will Books C-D, 1771-1784 page 140 image 388 of 555 .