Individual Details
Peter Eby Senior
(Abt 1694 - By 1748)
Peter Eby immigrated to America, probably with his parents, in 1717. Peter Eby built a home before 1737 opposite Zeltenreich's Church along Peters Road. He lived in Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1694 | , , , , Europe |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1719 | Anna Mylin | |  | |
| Marriage | Abt 1740 | Barbara Groff | |||
| Death | By 1748 | Earl, Lancaster, PA | | ||
| Will | 11 Dec 1754 | | |||
| Burial | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Mylin (1703 - 1739) |
| Child | Christian Eby (1725 - 1803) |
| Child | Jacob Eby (1728 - 1794) |
| Child | Peter Eby Junior (1730 - 1794) |
| Child | Heinrich Eby (1733 - 1806) |
| Child | Abraham Eby (1735 - 1815) |
| Child | Issac Eby (1738 - 1767) |
| Child | Barbara Eby (1739 - 1773) |
| Spouse | Barbara Groff (1719 - 1761) |
| Child | Ann Eby (1741 - 1821) |
| Child | Durs Eby (1743 - 1815) |
| Child | John Eby (1745 - 1818) |
| Child | Martin Eby (1747 - 1815) |
| Father | Theodorus "Durst" Aebi ( - 1727) |
| Mother | Margaret Steiner (1663 - 1704) |
| Sibling | Johannes Eby (1691 - 1744) |
| Sibling | George Eby Senior (1696 - 1743) |
| Sibling | Barbara Eby (1697 - 1744) |
| Sibling | Christian Eby Senior (1704 - 1756) |
Notes
Birth
Bern, Switzerland is often listed as Peter Eby's place of birth, but Richard Eby argued that is was more likely Alsace or Palantinate, Germany.Marriage
Anna Mylin and Peter Eby were married around 1724, according to Jane Best.Death
Peter Eby died in 1750, according to "Find A Grave."Will
Peter Eby, Sr.'s will is J-1-42, Online Vol. I-J, Image 265, made 17 August 1748.Burial
Peter Eby, Sr. was probably buried in the Eby Homestead Graveyard in Leacock Township, Pennsylvania.Endnotes
1. Allan A Garber, To God AloneThe Honor: The Pioneer Mennonite Families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Morgan Town, PA: Masthof Press, Third Edition, 2020), 466.