Individual Details
Benjamin Landis Senior
(2 Sep 1697 - 1781)
Benjamin Landis, Sr. came to America in 1717 with his parents, Hans Landis and Anna Witmer. Benjamin Landis, and his brothers Felix and John, bought land in Chester County, now Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Landis, an immigrant, was an ordained minister and resided in East Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Along with Martin Bare, Benjamin helped establish the Mellinger's church.
Benjamin Landis was ordained a minister, Mellinger Congregation, by 1746. He signed the 1755 Mennonite Petition to the Pennsylvania Assembly.
Benjamin Landis' father's name was "Benjamin" according to the Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County.
Benjamin Landis was ordained a minister, Mellinger Congregation, by 1746. He signed the 1755 Mennonite Petition to the Pennsylvania Assembly.
Benjamin Landis' father's name was "Benjamin" according to the Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County.
Events
| Birth | 2 Sep 1697 | , , , Germany or Switzerland |  |  | |
| Marriage | 1729 | East Lampeter, Lancaster, PA - Maria Weber | |||
| Death | 1781 | Lampeter, Lancaster, PA | |||
| Burial | , Lancaster, PA | |
Families
| Spouse | Maria Weber (1700 - ) |
| Child | Ann Landis (1730 - 1760) |
| Child | Benjamin Landis Junior (1730 - 1787) |
| Child | Abraham Landis Senior (1736 - 1790) |
| Child | Maria W. Landis (1738 - 1804) |
| Child | Jacob Landis (1740 - 1794) |
| Child | Barbara Landis (1742 - ) |
| Child | Henry Landis Senior (1744 - 1825) |
| Father | Hans Jacob Landis (1667 - 1730) |
| Mother | Anna Witmer (1671 - 1730) |
| Sibling | Feliz Landis ( - ) |
| Sibling | Jacob Landis (1694 - 1728) |
| Sibling | Johannes "Ephrata John" Landis (1696 - 1756) |
| Sibling | Henrich Landis Senior (1700 - 1760) |
| Sibling | Barbara Witmer Landis (1705 - 1782) |
| Sibling | Anna Landis ( - ) |
| Sibling | Christian Landis (1717 - 1771) |
Notes
Birth
Benjamin Landis was born in 1694, according to the Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County, and in 1704, according to Darvin Martin.Dennis Oberholtzer gave Benjamin's place of birth as the Palatinate, Germnay, but Jay Weaver listed Benjamin Landis, Jr.s' place of birth as Switzerland, and "Find A Grave" gave Zurich, Switzerland.
Burial
Preacher Benjamin Landis, Sr. may have been buried in the Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery.Endnotes
1. Oberholtzer, Dennis Lee. "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume 30, Number 3 (July 2007), pages 26-32, page 32.