Individual Details
Samuel Oberholtzer
(Abt 1700 - By 2 May 1748)
Samuel Oberholtzer arrived in America from Switzerland on 30 September 1727 aboard the Molly. He signed the Declaration of Loyalty on 1 February 1728, but never completed the process to become a naturalized British citizen. Samuel bought 207 acres in Conestoga Township on 26 May 1746.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1700 |  | |||
| Death | By 2 May 1748 | Manor, Lancaster, PA |  | ||
| Probate | 2 May 1748 | |
Families
| Spouse | Elisabeth ( - 1758) |
| Child | Jacob Oberholtzer Senior (1724 - 1806) |
| Child | Martin Oberholtzer Senior (1727 - 1767) |
| Child | Magdalena Oberholtzer (1731 - ) |
| Child | Elisabeth Oberholtzer (1733 - ) |
| Child | Ann Oberholtzer (1735 - ) |
| Child | Living |
Notes
Birth
Samuel Oberholtzer's birth year was around 1695, according to Darvin Martin.Endnotes
1. J. Spencer Overholser, "Terre Hill Oberholtzer Family,The," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, 1, Number 2 (April 1978): 4.
2. Oberholtzer, Dennis Lee. "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume 30, Number 3 (July 2007), pages 26-32, page 31.