Johannes Mayer

He was not John George Meyers. Based on location, David Myers was not the son of this Johannes Mayer

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Meyer-3408

Johannes was born circa 1719, in the Palatinate of Prussia (modern day Germany) and is identified as the oldest son of the immigrant Henry Meyers.[1] He and his family immigrated to Pennsylvania around the same time as the German Baptists, generally known as Dunkers. They named their settlement "Mühlbach" (which means Mill Creek).[2] This was originally part of Lancaster County, but is now in Lebanon county (which was formed from portions of Dauphin and Lancaster counties in 1813).

In 1759, John patented the land which had been warranted to his father[1] and inherited the old homestead. A deed signed in 1788 to assign his land to his oldest son, names his wife as Anna Barbara and his five children[3] as :

1. John
2. Henry (m. Anna Engle)
3. Anna Margaret (m. Jacob Neff)
4. Elizabeth (m. John Moore)
5. Barbara (m. Ludwich Miller)

He is reported to have been a fine violinist, although he invariably met requests to play with the protest that his fingers were too bony and crooked, and required encouragement to perform.[1]

John died December 11,1786, and is buried in the Millbach cemetery, in Lebanon county, Pennsylvania.[4] The inscription on his headstone reads :

• JOHANNES MAYER
• [?] Geitorben den 11ren
• December 1786, Sein
• Alters 67 Jahr
• (Johannes Mayer, Died 11th December 1786, aged 67 years)[1]

Letters of administration were granted on 22 December 1786 to his oldest son, John.[1]

Eodem. Henr. Selijns, our minister, passed on to the above mentioned elders, the bill of exchange via Mr. Willem Banckers, his agent, in order to be paid to the afore said Class is the sum off150 Gld. Holland money, equivalent to f900

[page 241] List of contributing members and supporters, who have subscribed to the erection of anew, particular, Reformed Dutch Church. Anno 1688.

Notes

An earlier version of this profile included the middle name Georg. There is no evidence that he ever used this name. It appears to have been introduced into the profile at the same time as the inclusion of the 1890 reference work published by Henry Meyer; the only time this name appears in that work is in relation to two different men, one b.1783 and the other b.1774. It has been deleted from this profile.

An earlier version of the profile included the note that one source[5] identified John as the son of Henry's brother, also John. That source references Meyer (1890), which clearly identifies John as the son of Henry, and it is presumably a typographic error that his father is identified here as John.

Children previously shown as:
Anna Barbara,
Martha,
William,
David,
John,
Anna Margaret,
Henry,
Anna Elizabeth and
Barbara

Origins

Children of the Meyer who came from Germany:
https://archive.org/details/genealogyofmeyer00meye/page/20/mode/2up

• John (1719-1786) See page 22. Born in Germany.
• Jacob (1732-1807) See page 34. Married Susanna Ream.
• Michael. See page 129. Never married.
• Christopher (1736-1801). See page 89. Married Anna Maria Shaeffer.
• Daughter (one or two). See page 129.

Henry Meyer - Mayer Came from Palatinate, Prussia - He named the stream Muhlbach (Mill Stream) after his native home in the old country. There's a tradition that Henry and his family were members of Johann Conrad Weiser's colony located at Womelsdorf which is only about five miles from Muhlbach. .Followed his father as owner of the homestead at Muhlbach. Letters of administration granted to his "oldest son John" 22 Dec 1786. NOTE - *Original spelling "Mühlbach" - Mill Creek is a small stream, It was originally in Lancaster Co., PA, but now in the SE part of Lebanon Co., PA. The surname is spelled in at least eleven different ways, viz.: Meyer, Mayer, Myer, Meyers, Myers, Moyer, Moyers, Mire, Meier, Meire, and Maire. Genealogy of the Meyer Family by Henry Meyer.

Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania: Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Etc. Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1898. < link >

Henry Meyer, who emigrated from Germany, had nine [??] children that grew to maturity and were married, viz.: John died December 11, 1786, aged sixty-seven years, and lies buried in the Muhlbach Cemetery, Lebanon County, Penn. He was married, and his descendants, of whom there are many, reside principally in the eastern section of this State. No further reference to his family will be made in this sketch.

References

1. WikiTree contributors, "Johannes Meyer (abt.1719-1786)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Meyer-3408 : accessed 03 February 2025). cites
   1. Meyer, Henry (1890) Genealogy of the Meyer Family pp.22-24, Rebersburg, PA : Author. Viewed at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofmeyer00meye/page/n6. John Meyer family at page 22. https://archive.org/details/genealogyofmeyer00meye/page/22/mode/2up
   2. Egle, William Henry (1883) History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania p.210. Philadelphia : Everts and Peck. Viewed at https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/History_of_the_Counties_of_...
   3. "Book A, vol. 20, page 240. Recorded at Harrisburg, Pa. Book D, vol. 1, page 167", cited by Meyer (1890)
   4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155809759/johannes-mayer : accessed 05 November 2021), memorial page for Johannes Mayer (1719–11 Dec 1786), Find A Grave: Memorial #155809759, citing Millbach Cemetery, Millbach, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by BluMoKitty (contributor 46830270). Entry includes an image of the headstone, which is still legible .
   5. https://www.hiltner.com/genealogy/documents/Millbach%20Cemetery%20L...
2. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 3 2025, 2:22:24 UTC
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Meyer-3408