"History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon"
by I. Daniel Rupp,
Published and Sold by G. Hills, Proprietor; Lancaster, PA., 1844
Page 93
In 1751, the writer's paternal grandfather, (a native of Zinsheim,) Jonas Rupp, arrived in the ship Phoenix, commanded by Captain Spurrier, September 25th. Out of four hundred and twelve who embarked in the same vessel, only one hundred and eighty survived to land at Philadlephia, and of these, many died soon after their arrival. Rupp and others were exposed at auction, as Redemptioners. Leonard Umberger, near Lebanon, bought him, with whom he served two years and six months, on a farm, now owned by Mr. Lichty, near Lebanon. At the expiration of his term he married the step-daughter of Mr. Umberger,- a Miss Elizabeth Burst, whose father had died in 1741, and her mother, Barbara Burst, the widow of Michael Burst, deceased had intermarried with Leonard Umberger.
A few years after his marriage, he settled several miles south of Millerstown. In 1771 he sold his tract of land to one Sieg, and moved to Cumberland, and settled among the Irish, who
Page 94
have since been nearly wholly supplanted by the Germans. He died at an advanced age in 1801.
by I. Daniel Rupp,
Published and Sold by G. Hills, Proprietor; Lancaster, PA., 1844
Page 93
In 1751, the writer's paternal grandfather, (a native of Zinsheim,) Jonas Rupp, arrived in the ship Phoenix, commanded by Captain Spurrier, September 25th. Out of four hundred and twelve who embarked in the same vessel, only one hundred and eighty survived to land at Philadlephia, and of these, many died soon after their arrival. Rupp and others were exposed at auction, as Redemptioners. Leonard Umberger, near Lebanon, bought him, with whom he served two years and six months, on a farm, now owned by Mr. Lichty, near Lebanon. At the expiration of his term he married the step-daughter of Mr. Umberger,- a Miss Elizabeth Burst, whose father had died in 1741, and her mother, Barbara Burst, the widow of Michael Burst, deceased had intermarried with Leonard Umberger.
A few years after his marriage, he settled several miles south of Millerstown. In 1771 he sold his tract of land to one Sieg, and moved to Cumberland, and settled among the Irish, who
Page 94
have since been nearly wholly supplanted by the Germans. He died at an advanced age in 1801.
"History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon"
by I. Daniel Rupp,
Published and Sold by G. Hills, Proprietor; Lancaster, PA., 1844
Page 93
In 1751, the writer's paternal grandfather, (a native of Zinsheim,) Jonas Rupp, arrived in the ship Phoenix, commanded by Captain Spurrier, September 25th. Out of four hundred and twelve who embarked in the same vessel, only one hundred and eighty survived to land at Philadlephia, and of these, many died soon after their arrival. Rupp and others were exposed at auction, as Redemptioners. Leonard Umberger, near Lebanon, bought him, with whom he served two years and six months, on a farm, now owned by Mr. Lichty, near Lebanon. At the expiration of his term he married the step-daughter of Mr. Umberger,- a Miss Elizabeth Burst, whose father had died in 1741, and her mother, Barbara Burst, the widow of Michael Burst, deceased had intermarried with Leonard Umberger.
A few years after his marriage, he settled several miles south of Millerstown. In 1771 he sold his tract of land to one Sieg, and moved to Cumberland, and settled among the Irish, who
Page 94
have since been nearly wholly supplanted by the Germans. He died at an advanced age in 1801.
by I. Daniel Rupp,
Published and Sold by G. Hills, Proprietor; Lancaster, PA., 1844
Page 93
In 1751, the writer's paternal grandfather, (a native of Zinsheim,) Jonas Rupp, arrived in the ship Phoenix, commanded by Captain Spurrier, September 25th. Out of four hundred and twelve who embarked in the same vessel, only one hundred and eighty survived to land at Philadlephia, and of these, many died soon after their arrival. Rupp and others were exposed at auction, as Redemptioners. Leonard Umberger, near Lebanon, bought him, with whom he served two years and six months, on a farm, now owned by Mr. Lichty, near Lebanon. At the expiration of his term he married the step-daughter of Mr. Umberger,- a Miss Elizabeth Burst, whose father had died in 1741, and her mother, Barbara Burst, the widow of Michael Burst, deceased had intermarried with Leonard Umberger.
A few years after his marriage, he settled several miles south of Millerstown. In 1771 he sold his tract of land to one Sieg, and moved to Cumberland, and settled among the Irish, who
Page 94
have since been nearly wholly supplanted by the Germans. He died at an advanced age in 1801.
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Elisabeth Weip von
Jonas Rupp
Geboren Jahr 1734
den 4ten Martz
Gestorben im Jahr 1804
den 4ten Junius IR Al
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und 10 Tag
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