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17 Jul 1999
My Family Tree
In the mid-1700's a group of people immigrated to the US from an area of western Germany bordering
the Rhine river, known as the Palatinate. They sought economic and religious freedom in
the new world, and accepted the invitation of William Penn for land at 10 cents an acre.
The port of entry was Philadelphia. These settlers travelled to the northwest border of civilization, in Pennsylvania's Northampton and Lehigh Counties. Life was difficult, and deadly confrontation with the Indians was common.
In the early 1800's a western route to Pittsburgh was open, and many families moved again. By wagon caravan, they crossed the mountains and settled in Pennsylvania's Westmoreland, Armstrong, Butler, and Clarion counties. My ancestors were among these brave families.
This database contains over 6000 individuals, many of whom are related to me along my paternal line. Choose from the long list of SURNAMES or select one of the paths on the right.
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Index
ABBOTT - Jeffery BESTJennie BEST - Park BUSH
Rush BUSH - Patricia EVANS
Reginald EVANS - Frank HERSHEY
George HERSHEY - Catharina KOP
Edward KORAN - Allen MCKELLIPS
Chris MCKELLIPS - Caroline REMALEY
Catharina REMALEY - Maria SCHMIDT
Maria SCHMIDT - Barbara TAYLOR
Charles TAYLOR - William
NOTE: The information here likely contains many, many errors. Use at your own risk! Please contact me for updates or corrections.