Individual Details
Johannes Rohrer Senior
(1 Nov 1700 - 1772)
Johannes Rohrer, Sr. may have resided in Hamm, Palatinate in 1743, and he may have arrived in Philadelphia on 9 September 1749 aboard the Saint Andrew.
Johannes worked for others for four years to repay the cost of his passage across the Atlantic Ocean. He bought a 200-acre farm east of Conestoga Creek, bordering Pitney Road, in present-day East Lampeter Township. He became a naturalized British citizen 21 November 1769. His barn and springhouse were still standing in 1990.
Johannes worked for others for four years to repay the cost of his passage across the Atlantic Ocean. He bought a 200-acre farm east of Conestoga Creek, bordering Pitney Road, in present-day East Lampeter Township. He became a naturalized British citizen 21 November 1769. His barn and springhouse were still standing in 1990.
Events
| Birth | 1 Nov 1700 | , , , , Europe |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1737 | Elizabeth Snavely | |||
| Death | 1772 | Lampeter, Lancaster, PA | | ||
| Will | 17 Jun 1772 |  | |||
| Alt name | Hans Rohrer Senior |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Snavely ( - 1788) |
| Child | Johannes Rohrer Junior (1739 - 1778) |
| Child | Christian Rohrer (1741 - 1801) |
| Child | Magdalena Rohrer (1741 - ) |
| Child | Isaac Rohrer (1743 - 1804) |
| Child | Jacob Rohrer (1747 - ) |
| Child | Henry Rohrer ( - ) |
| Child | Abraham Rohrer (1753 - ) |
| Child | David Rohrer (1757 - 1830) |
| Father | Heinrich Rohrer Junior (1680 - 1730) |
| Sibling | Catherine Rohrer ( - ) |
Notes
Will
Johannes Rohrer's will is C-1-249, Online Vol. C-D, Image 32.Endnotes
1. Evans, Grace Wagner. "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume 27, Number 3, July 2004, pages 28-31., 31.
2. Evans, Grace Wagner. "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume 27, Number 3, July 2004, pages 28-31., 31.