A Patriot Story (Published in the Montana DAR public Facebook)
Abraham Bergey #A212660
Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania
Born: January 6, 1743, in Lower Salford Township in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Died: September 12, 1817, in Limerick Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Abraham was a child of Swiss-born emigrants. Several Mennonite texts reported that his father fled from religious persecution in Switzerland probably before 1717. He probably landed in Philadelphia because it was known that Swiss emigrants were welcomed there. Abraham's father organized the first Mennonite church in Salford Township in Philadelphia County. It was in that township that Abraham Bergey married his first wife, Salome Gorgas, and had three children. In 1776, Montgomery County was formed out of northern Philadelphia County. In 1782 Salome (Gorgas) Bergey unexpectedly died in Limerick Township, Montgomery County. She was, according to a Mennonite Vital Record, buried 5 miles away in Keelys Cemetery, Schwenksville, Limerick Township, but when asked, the cemetery reported in 2020 neither a record of burial nor a gravestone. Abraham married his second wife, Esther Shantz, in Limerick Township. Esther's father was an immigrant from Switzerland. Abraham had seven children during his second marriage. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania calculated that Abraham and Esther (Shantz) Bergey were buried in Herstein's Mennonite Cemetery in Schwenksville, Limerick Township where Abraham's same-named nephew and other relatives were buried. When researched in 2020, no standing gravestones with legible inscriptions of either person were found.
Patriot's Service: Paid Supply Tax of 67 pounds in 1780.
In 1786 Abraham was on the Pennsylvania Militia Rolls. He was judged "capable of bearing arms." Christian and Isaac, brothers of Abraham Bergey, were Revolutionary Patriots who served as Privates in the Philadelphia Militia. Records show that Abraham, on the other hand, paid a supply tax in early 1780. The value of the American dollar fell to one-third its 1780 value later that year. According to a text used in Mennonite colleges, "Mennonites [who had immigrated to America and their children during Abraham's lifetime] found greater tolerance [than in Europe] and faced new challenges of ethnicity and nationalism."
Sources:
Journal of the American Revolution. Economics Section. How Was the Revolutionary War Paid For? February 23, 2015.
Loewen, Harry and Steven M. Nolt. Through Fire and Water. P. 144.
Militia Rolls 1783-1790 Pennsylvania Archives Series 6 Volume III, Year 1786. P. 724.
Montgomery County, PA Orphan's Court Docket, Book 4. P. 19. (Petition to Settle the Estate of Abraham Bergey.)
Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Volume 15. P. 442 (Quoted amount: 67.17.2 pounds and shilling and pence.)
Abraham Bergey #A212660
Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania
Born: January 6, 1743, in Lower Salford Township in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Died: September 12, 1817, in Limerick Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Abraham was a child of Swiss-born emigrants. Several Mennonite texts reported that his father fled from religious persecution in Switzerland probably before 1717. He probably landed in Philadelphia because it was known that Swiss emigrants were welcomed there. Abraham's father organized the first Mennonite church in Salford Township in Philadelphia County. It was in that township that Abraham Bergey married his first wife, Salome Gorgas, and had three children. In 1776, Montgomery County was formed out of northern Philadelphia County. In 1782 Salome (Gorgas) Bergey unexpectedly died in Limerick Township, Montgomery County. She was, according to a Mennonite Vital Record, buried 5 miles away in Keelys Cemetery, Schwenksville, Limerick Township, but when asked, the cemetery reported in 2020 neither a record of burial nor a gravestone. Abraham married his second wife, Esther Shantz, in Limerick Township. Esther's father was an immigrant from Switzerland. Abraham had seven children during his second marriage. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania calculated that Abraham and Esther (Shantz) Bergey were buried in Herstein's Mennonite Cemetery in Schwenksville, Limerick Township where Abraham's same-named nephew and other relatives were buried. When researched in 2020, no standing gravestones with legible inscriptions of either person were found.
Patriot's Service: Paid Supply Tax of 67 pounds in 1780.
In 1786 Abraham was on the Pennsylvania Militia Rolls. He was judged "capable of bearing arms." Christian and Isaac, brothers of Abraham Bergey, were Revolutionary Patriots who served as Privates in the Philadelphia Militia. Records show that Abraham, on the other hand, paid a supply tax in early 1780. The value of the American dollar fell to one-third its 1780 value later that year. According to a text used in Mennonite colleges, "Mennonites [who had immigrated to America and their children during Abraham's lifetime] found greater tolerance [than in Europe] and faced new challenges of ethnicity and nationalism."
Sources:
Journal of the American Revolution. Economics Section. How Was the Revolutionary War Paid For? February 23, 2015.
Loewen, Harry and Steven M. Nolt. Through Fire and Water. P. 144.
Militia Rolls 1783-1790 Pennsylvania Archives Series 6 Volume III, Year 1786. P. 724.
Montgomery County, PA Orphan's Court Docket, Book 4. P. 19. (Petition to Settle the Estate of Abraham Bergey.)
Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Volume 15. P. 442 (Quoted amount: 67.17.2 pounds and shilling and pence.)
A Patriot Story (Published in the Montana DAR public Facebook)
Abraham Bergey #A212660
Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania
Born: January 6, 1743, in Lower Salford Township in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Died: September 12, 1817, in Limerick Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Abraham was a child of Swiss-born emigrants. Several Mennonite texts reported that his father fled from religious persecution in Switzerland probably before 1717. He probably landed in Philadelphia because it was known that Swiss emigrants were welcomed there. Abraham's father organized the first Mennonite church in Salford Township in Philadelphia County. It was in that township that Abraham Bergey married his first wife, Salome Gorgas, and had three children. In 1776, Montgomery County was formed out of northern Philadelphia County. In 1782 Salome (Gorgas) Bergey unexpectedly died in Limerick Township, Montgomery County. She was, according to a Mennonite Vital Record, buried 5 miles away in Keelys Cemetery, Schwenksville, Limerick Township, but when asked, the cemetery reported in 2020 neither a record of burial nor a gravestone. Abraham married his second wife, Esther Shantz, in Limerick Township. Esther's father was an immigrant from Switzerland. Abraham had seven children during his second marriage. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania calculated that Abraham and Esther (Shantz) Bergey were buried in Herstein's Mennonite Cemetery in Schwenksville, Limerick Township where Abraham's same-named nephew and other relatives were buried. When researched in 2020, no standing gravestones with legible inscriptions of either person were found.
Patriot's Service: Paid Supply Tax of 67 pounds in 1780.
In 1786 Abraham was on the Pennsylvania Militia Rolls. He was judged "capable of bearing arms." Christian and Isaac, brothers of Abraham Bergey, were Revolutionary Patriots who served as Privates in the Philadelphia Militia. Records show that Abraham, on the other hand, paid a supply tax in early 1780. The value of the American dollar fell to one-third its 1780 value later that year. According to a text used in Mennonite colleges, "Mennonites [who had immigrated to America and their children during Abraham's lifetime] found greater tolerance [than in Europe] and faced new challenges of ethnicity and nationalism."
Sources:
Journal of the American Revolution. Economics Section. How Was the Revolutionary War Paid For? February 23, 2015.
Loewen, Harry and Steven M. Nolt. Through Fire and Water. P. 144.
Militia Rolls 1783-1790 Pennsylvania Archives Series 6 Volume III, Year 1786. P. 724.
Montgomery County, PA Orphan's Court Docket, Book 4. P. 19. (Petition to Settle the Estate of Abraham Bergey.)
Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Volume 15. P. 442 (Quoted amount: 67.17.2 pounds and shilling and pence.)
Abraham Bergey #A212660
Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania
Born: January 6, 1743, in Lower Salford Township in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Died: September 12, 1817, in Limerick Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Abraham was a child of Swiss-born emigrants. Several Mennonite texts reported that his father fled from religious persecution in Switzerland probably before 1717. He probably landed in Philadelphia because it was known that Swiss emigrants were welcomed there. Abraham's father organized the first Mennonite church in Salford Township in Philadelphia County. It was in that township that Abraham Bergey married his first wife, Salome Gorgas, and had three children. In 1776, Montgomery County was formed out of northern Philadelphia County. In 1782 Salome (Gorgas) Bergey unexpectedly died in Limerick Township, Montgomery County. She was, according to a Mennonite Vital Record, buried 5 miles away in Keelys Cemetery, Schwenksville, Limerick Township, but when asked, the cemetery reported in 2020 neither a record of burial nor a gravestone. Abraham married his second wife, Esther Shantz, in Limerick Township. Esther's father was an immigrant from Switzerland. Abraham had seven children during his second marriage. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania calculated that Abraham and Esther (Shantz) Bergey were buried in Herstein's Mennonite Cemetery in Schwenksville, Limerick Township where Abraham's same-named nephew and other relatives were buried. When researched in 2020, no standing gravestones with legible inscriptions of either person were found.
Patriot's Service: Paid Supply Tax of 67 pounds in 1780.
In 1786 Abraham was on the Pennsylvania Militia Rolls. He was judged "capable of bearing arms." Christian and Isaac, brothers of Abraham Bergey, were Revolutionary Patriots who served as Privates in the Philadelphia Militia. Records show that Abraham, on the other hand, paid a supply tax in early 1780. The value of the American dollar fell to one-third its 1780 value later that year. According to a text used in Mennonite colleges, "Mennonites [who had immigrated to America and their children during Abraham's lifetime] found greater tolerance [than in Europe] and faced new challenges of ethnicity and nationalism."
Sources:
Journal of the American Revolution. Economics Section. How Was the Revolutionary War Paid For? February 23, 2015.
Loewen, Harry and Steven M. Nolt. Through Fire and Water. P. 144.
Militia Rolls 1783-1790 Pennsylvania Archives Series 6 Volume III, Year 1786. P. 724.
Montgomery County, PA Orphan's Court Docket, Book 4. P. 19. (Petition to Settle the Estate of Abraham Bergey.)
Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Volume 15. P. 442 (Quoted amount: 67.17.2 pounds and shilling and pence.)
Inscription
If a gravestone is present, the inscription is not legible.
Gravesite Details
The Mennonite Heritage Center Collections Manager calculated, in March 2022, that Abraham was buried at (Herstein's) Mennonite Church Cemetery. However, Abraham is not listed in the MHEP Cemetery Database.
Family Members
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