Johannes Michael Rohrer^[1]

1701 - 1771  (70 years)

• Name	Johannes Michael Rohrer  [2]
  Birth	1 Nov 1701	Sainte Marie aux Mains, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Nov 1771	Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4]
  Probate	17 Jun 1772	Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I42652	Master
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Hans Michael Rohrer,   b. 1663, Sainte Marie aux Mains, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 6 Jun 1740, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Katherina Schwagler,   b. 1667, Sainte Marie aux Mains, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 1740, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1688	Sainte Marie aux Mains, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
  Family ID	F9895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elisabeth Hester Snavely Miley,   b. 1 Jan 1710, Hamm, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany d. 1 Jan 1787, Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1735  [3]
  Children	1. Jacob Rohrer,   b. 26 Jun 1734, , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Apr 1803, Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years) + 2. John Jacob Rorer,   b. 1 Jan 1737, , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Oct 1805, Pullens, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)   3. Anna Maria Rohrer,   b. 2 Feb 1738, Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Aug 1812, , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years) + 4. Christian Rohrer,   b. 23 Oct 1741, Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Jan 1801, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA (Age 59 years) + 5. Isaac Snavely Rohrer, Sr,   b. 1 Jan 1743, East Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Sep 1804, Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)   6. Magdalena Rohrer,   b. 1 Jan 1745, Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Jan 1803, , Washington, Maryland, USA (Age 58 years)   7. George (Snavely) Rohrer,   b. 1 Jan 1746, , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Sep 1803, , Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 57 years)   8. Johann Wilhelm Rohrer,   b. 29 Oct 1746   d. 1 Dec 1768 (Age 22 years)   9. Christian Royer,   b. 4 May 1749, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Jun 1814, Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years)   10. Abraham Rohrer,   b. 1 Jan 1751, Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Oct 1805, East Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 54 years)   11. Henry Rohrer,   b. 1 Jan 1751, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Jan 1801, Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 50 years)   12. Christian Rohrer,   b. 31 May 1752, Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 Aug 1838, Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years)   13. David Rohrer,   b. 1 Mar 1757, East Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Nov 1830, West Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)   14. Johannes John Rohrer,   b. 1 Jan 1767, Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Oct 1805, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F9891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2021

  
  

• Event Map

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• Notes

  Lancaster Co Court House Orphan's Court 1772 pg 221 card CCVII Immigrated from Alsace France to Big Spring Cumberland Co PA 18 Sep 1732 card CCXXV Jacob Rohrer and Mary his wife of Lampeter Twnshp, Lancaster Co PA; Christian Rohrer of same; Martin Rohrer of Frederick Co MD; Jacob Houser of Lampter and Anna his wife; Francis Smith of same and Elizabeth his wife; John Bachman of Connestoga Twp Lancaster Co PA and Mary his wife: Peter Miller of Martick Twn Lancaster Co PA.. The said Jacob, Christian and Martin Rohrere, and Anna the wife of Jacob Houser, Elizabeth the wife of Francis Smith and Mary the wife of John Backman being six of the children of John Rohrer late of Lampeter deceased and Peter Miller being the husband of a minor daughter Susanna of the deceased. Whereas: John Rohrer, deceased, possessed of the following land in Lampeter Twp - beginning at a black oak a corner of land formerly of John Rudolph Bundley, thence Northwest by the London Co land 160 perches to a White Oak, thence west by south by land formerly of William Hughes 318 perches to a black Oak, thens southeast 160 perches by land of Martin Millen to a white oak and thence east by north by land late of Isaac LeFevre 318 perches to the beginning - containing 300 acres - and leaving issue to wit: John Rohrer, Jacob Rohrer, Christian Rohrer, Martin Rohrer, Anna wife of Jacob Houser, Elizabeth wife of Francis Smith, Mary wife of John Bachman and Susannah the wife of Peter mMiller; and by his will gave Jacob Rohrer 140 acres; Jacob, Christian and John mills on 15 acres of land; and John Rohrer his son 145 acres. Will dated 1 Dec 1768. Probate Records Will Book, John Rohrer C-1-246 written 1 Dec 1768 probated 7 Dec 1771 Lancaster Co PA Bibliography: St Marie-aMines, Haut-Rhin, France: At the time this family lived in the area, the city was named Markirch, Elsass, Germany. It is now named St Marie-aux-; Mines, Haut-Rhin, France. 1) John Rohrer of Lancaster co PA by Albert Lawrence Rohrer 1856 2) Compiled Genealogy: Biographical History of Lancaster Co PA by Alex Harris, Lancaster 1872 pg 501 Rohrer, 1939 LofC CS71 .R74 1941 3) ? 4) Printed Genealogy The Saga of a People 5) ? 6) Probate Records Johanne Rohrer by Lister O Weiss CS71.R74 1939 Suppl A Story of Two Johns compiled by Donald L. Spidell I. Migrations of John Rohrer: the numbers refer to the Bibliography above 1) Johannes Michael Rohrer was born 1 Nov 1701 in Markirch, Elsass, Germany, which is now Ste. Marie-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, France. His parents were Hans Michael and Katherina (Schwager-in) Rohrer. It was customary in that area and at that time to give children middle names, and many germanic families had patron saints, after which they named their children. Two sons of Hans Michale were named Hans Jakob and Hans Michael. Hans is Swiss for John, so these two were probably named with their family was still in switzerland. The next two sons were given the name of Johannes, which is German for John. I found from my research that the middle name of Johannes, born 13 May 1696, was Jacob, so I feel it is safe to assume that the middle name of the second Johannes, born 1 Nov 1701, was Michael. Actually we now have five Johns, but I am going to focus on the two named Johannes. 2) The family of Hans Michael Rohrer, Sr was forced to move from Markirch to escape relitious persecution about the year 1711. Johannes Jacob was captured by the French. He somehow excaped from prison, and if he followed the usual route of the Palatine emmigrants, he escaped into Southern Germany. In Southern Germany, with the aid of German Protestants in a sor of underground railroad, most Palatines made their way North down the Rhine River. At the mouth of the Rhine River was Holland and the dutch followers of Menno Simmons, the Mennonites. The Mennonites helped the Palatinates to emmigrat to the American Colonies, usually via London. Actually the ship owners usually sol the emmigrants to England for their passage fees. Most of the Palatines were then put in one of two concetration camps: there was one outside of London, and when that got too full, one was set up in Ireland. There is still a colony of germanic people in Ireland to this day. From theconcetration camps, the English would ship people to oany one of a number of it's colonies throughout the world. Family tradition states that Johannes Jacob studied veterinary surgery in London, and then migrated to the colonies and settled in Lancaster County PA. Another story states that he was sold into bond slavery, he ran off and then married the daughter of a rich land owner, Maria Souder. A family Bible states that John Jacob married Maria Souder in Mannheim in 1732 which is the same year that he arrived in Lancaster PA with his bride and her father. 4) Johannes Michael Rohrer went with his family and they settled in Strasburg. About the year 1725, religious persecution again forced the family of Hans Michael Sr to flee its home. As they left Strassburg, Johnnes Michael was seperated from his family and was captured by the French. He later escaped or was forced to emmigrate. At this time he was about 24 years old. 3) he probably followed the route of the Palatine Migration, and he was most likely the Johanne Roer who landed at Philadelphia in the ship "The Mortonhouse" on 24 Aug 1728. He most likely worked for four years on an English plantation near Philadelphia to pay off his passage fee. About the year 1732, Johannes Michael went to Lancaster co PA and found his brother Johannes Jacob Rohrer. Johannes Michael married Elizabeth Snavely about 1735 and settled near his brother in Lampeter Twp. 5) He bought a farm on the Conestoga Creek 8 Oct 1763. 6) & 7) On the conestoga Creek farm, John Micael raised his family and died in the year 1772. In his will he left his land to the sons who had settled in PA with provisions that his wife be well taken care of until her death or remarriage. His other children apparently had already received their inheritances and moved away from the family homestead.

  
  

• Sources

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