Individual Details
Hans Newcomer Senior
(Abt 1707 - )
Johannes Newcomer bought 100 acres from Martin and Alice Kundig (Kendig) in Strasburg, Pennsylvania on 2 May 1729 (deed U-522 & 523).
Is this 100 acres part of the original 1711 land patent for 1,080 acres in the name of Martin Kindig (Kendig) shown on the warrant maps for Strasburg, Pennsylvania? Part of my confusion is a reference to this land being part of the original 800 acres patented by Martin Kendig. Do the 1,080 acres shown on the warrant map include the 800 acres mentioned in the deed? I do not know, but the mentioned adjoining property owners cannot be found on the Strasburg warrant map. If it does, this 1,080 parcel is located where the Strasburg Pike crosses Peqeau Creek and going south to around Twin Elm Road
Upon Johannes Newcomer's death (in 1760 or 1805), he left his lands to his heirs (deed U-526). His children, in turn, transferred ownership to one heir, Abraham Newcomer.
A Hans Newcomer is listed on the Conestoga Township tax roles in 1718, 1721 and 1725. This could be Johannes Newcomer. If he were born in 1695, he would be old enough to own land in 1718. He could have move in 1729 to Strasburg, as mentioned above.
A Hans Newcomer came to Chester County, Pennsylvania from the Palatine, Germany in 1711. This may be Johannes Newcomer. If so, this would support the theory that Peter Newcomer, Johannes's father, actually came in 1711. The 1717 date is when a group of settlers gained title to their land after 6 years of making payments. Thus, it is likely that the 1717 date has been cited mistakenly for the date of immigration when it should be the date of gaining ownership. Another possibility is that Hans came to America before his father. This would require that Hans be born before 1695, as he would have been only 16 in 1711.
In 1735 a John Newcomer obtained 109 acres in Manor. In 1750 a John Newcomer was a blacksmith in Lancaster. In the same year, a John Newcomer bought land from Mumma (deed D-99). It seems likely that there were more than one John/Hans in the Lancaster area in this time period.
Is this 100 acres part of the original 1711 land patent for 1,080 acres in the name of Martin Kindig (Kendig) shown on the warrant maps for Strasburg, Pennsylvania? Part of my confusion is a reference to this land being part of the original 800 acres patented by Martin Kendig. Do the 1,080 acres shown on the warrant map include the 800 acres mentioned in the deed? I do not know, but the mentioned adjoining property owners cannot be found on the Strasburg warrant map. If it does, this 1,080 parcel is located where the Strasburg Pike crosses Peqeau Creek and going south to around Twin Elm Road
Upon Johannes Newcomer's death (in 1760 or 1805), he left his lands to his heirs (deed U-526). His children, in turn, transferred ownership to one heir, Abraham Newcomer.
A Hans Newcomer is listed on the Conestoga Township tax roles in 1718, 1721 and 1725. This could be Johannes Newcomer. If he were born in 1695, he would be old enough to own land in 1718. He could have move in 1729 to Strasburg, as mentioned above.
A Hans Newcomer came to Chester County, Pennsylvania from the Palatine, Germany in 1711. This may be Johannes Newcomer. If so, this would support the theory that Peter Newcomer, Johannes's father, actually came in 1711. The 1717 date is when a group of settlers gained title to their land after 6 years of making payments. Thus, it is likely that the 1717 date has been cited mistakenly for the date of immigration when it should be the date of gaining ownership. Another possibility is that Hans came to America before his father. This would require that Hans be born before 1695, as he would have been only 16 in 1711.
In 1735 a John Newcomer obtained 109 acres in Manor. In 1750 a John Newcomer was a blacksmith in Lancaster. In the same year, a John Newcomer bought land from Mumma (deed D-99). It seems likely that there were more than one John/Hans in the Lancaster area in this time period.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1707 | , , , Switzerland |  |  | |
| Will | 16 Feb 1805 | | |||
| Alt name | Johannes Newcomer Senior | ||||
| Alt name | John Newcomer Senior | ||||
| Death | Hempfield, Lancaster, PA | | |
Families
| Spouse | ms ( - ) |
| Child | Barbara Newcomer (1740 - 1832) |
| Child | Christian Newcomer Senior ( - ) |
| Child | Anna Elisabeth Newcomer (1747 - ) |
| Child | Maria Newcomer (1749 - ) |
| Child | Anna Newcomer ( - 1832) |
| Child | Johannes Newcomer Junior (1754 - 1848) |
| Child | Susanna Newcomer (1758 - ) |
| Father | Peter Newcomer Senior (1680 - 1732) |
| Mother | ms ( - ) |
| Sibling | Wolfgang Newcomer (1710 - 1771) |
| Sibling | Newcomer (1713 - ) |
| Sibling | Peter Newcomer Junior (1715 - 1755) |
| Sibling | Magdalena Newcomer ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
Johannes Newcomer was born around 1695, according to Rising Hoffman, but this would have made his father, Peter Newcomer, Sr., only about eleven years old.Will
Johannes Newcomer, Sr.'s will is I-1-366, Online Vol. I-K, Image 198. In his will, Hans gave five British pounds an elder of the Menonist Society to be distributed among the poor of the Society.Death
Hans Newcomer, Sr. died in 1760 in Strasburg Township, according to Gary Shaw. However, his will was proven on 16 February 1805 in Hempfield Township, according to Allan Garber. I cannot resolve the clash in dates.Endnotes
1. Richard Warren Davis, "Swiss and German Mennonite Immigrants From the Palatinate, 1704-1717," Mennonite Family History, XIII, No. 1 (January 1994): 15.
2. Shaw, Gary (Gary Shaw. 365 Pinon Ovi, Flagstaff, AZ 86001-9669. Telephone: 520-525-1895. Email: kelo@infomogie.com).