Individual Details

Abraham Witmer, Sr. bought 100 acres in Lampeter Township from his father on 15 April 1774. Next, on 23 September 1789, he bought an inn on the "Great Road" to Philadelphia where if forded the Conestoga River. The Pennsylvania Assembly granted him the right to build a bridge over the Conestoga River and to charge tolls for its use. The stone areched "Witmer's Bridge" was replaced in the 1930s.

Birth	1748
Death	10 Jul 1818	, Cumberland, PA
Burial		Winding Hill Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, Shepherdstown, Cumberland, PA

Spouse	Maria Herr (1752 - 1848)
Child	John Witmer (1770 - 1857)
Child	Abraham Witmer Junior (1773 - 1819)
Child	Elizabeth Witmer (1774 - 1828)
Child	Mary Witmer (1776 - 1862)

Father	Hans Witmer (1719 - 1794)
Mother	Fronica Rowland (1720 - )
Sibling	Anna Witmer (1739 - 1809)
Sibling	Benjamin Witmer Senior (1743 - 1821)
Sibling	John Witmer Junior (1749 - 1793)
Sibling	Henry Witmer ( - )
Sibling	David Witmer ( - 1835)
Sibling	Jacob Witmer ( - 1775)
Sibling	Daniel Witmer (1759 - 1819)