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Personal data Henry Landis 

• He was born in the year 1700 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.Source 1
• Alternative: He was born about 1700 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.Source 2
• Profession: Minister Of Hammer Creek Mennonite Church..Source 2
• He died on November 1, 1760 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, he was 60 years old.Sources 1, 2
• Alternative: He died in the year 1761 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, he was 61 years old.
• He is buried in Hammer Creek Mennonite Church.Source 2
• A child of John Landis

Household of Henry Landis

(1) He is married to Mary Kneisley.

They got married in the year 1753 at Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, he was 53 years old.

(2) He is married to Fronica (Fanny) Groff.

They got married in the year 1731 at Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, he was 31 years old.Source 1

Child(ren):

1. Christina Landis  1731-1841
2. Mary Landis  1732-> 1788
3. Frena Landis  1733-1779
4. Anna Landis  1734-1791
5. Susanna Landis  ± 1736-1778 
6. Barbara Landis  1736-1779
7. Margaret Landis  1743-1806
8. Elizabeth Landis  1743-1871 
9. Maria Landis  1743-1781
10. Magdalena Landis  1744-1781
11. Catherine Landis  1747-1815
12. Henry Landis  1751-1791 

Notes about Henry Landis

NOTES: HENRY LANDIS. SOURCE: JSTRITE GED COM FILE, DOWNLOADED OFF OF WWW.PARSONSTECH.COM. DATE: JUNE 17, 1997. IN REF TO: INFORMATION FOUND: WIFE AND DAUGHTER, BIRTH AND DEATH DATES, BURIAL LOCATION. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- --------------------- SOURCE 3: DATE: DECEMBER 26, 1996. PAGE: 7. THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM A BOOK BY E. HERMAN SHELLEY, TITLED " GENEALOGICAL NOTES ON THE SHELLY-SHELLEY FAMILY ", DATED MARCH 6, 1955, TO BE FOUND AT THE LANCASTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY UNDER NUMBERS 929, S545 OF THE CARD CATALOG, A COPY OF THIS BOOK IS IN MY POSSESSION. THE FOLLOWING WAS RECORDED: MARRIAGE TO MARY KNEISLEY. THE WIDOW, MARY KNEISLEY SHELLY, LATER BECAME THE WIFE OF HENRY LANDUS ( LANDIS ). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- --------------------- NOTES: DATE: MARCH 1, 1997. SOURCE: TWENTY-SECOND REUNION OF THE LANDIS FAMILY, HELD AT WILLIAMSON PARK, LANCASTER, PA., AUGUST 7, 1937, HENRY KINZER LANDIS EDITOR, PRINTED AT LITITZ BY THE RECORD PRINTING COMPANY, 1937. PAGE: 14 THE FOLLOWING WAS RECORDED: THE MARRIAGE OF MARGARET LANDIS, DAUGHTER OF HENRY LANDIS AND VERONICA GROFF, TO JACOB ALTE, JANUARY 7, 1769, IS RECORDED IN THE FIRST REFORMED CHURCH RECORDS, LANCASTER, PA. RECORDERS OFFICE , LANCASTER COUNTY COURT HOUSE ( BOOK H 311 ): MARY SHELLEY, WIDOW OF JACOB SHELLEY, SECOND WIFE OF HENRY LANDIS, SIGNS RELEASE AS WIFE OF HENRY LANDIS, MAY 8, 1765. HENRY LANDIS, SON IN LAW OF HANS GROFF, MARRIED MARY SHELLEY AFTER THE DEATH OF VERONICA GROFF. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- --------------------- NOTES: 2 Generation VII: Landis * Groff This material is taken from the October 1984 issue of Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. On page 19 is an article titled "Henry Landis Of Warwick And Manheim Townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania" by John M. Slabaugh. "Henry and Veronica (Graf) Landis lived on the Hammer Creek just west of the Cocalico Creek in Warwick Township about five and one-half miles northeast of the land for which John Landis received a patent. . . Most of this farm lies to the north of the Hammer Creek and is bounded on the east by what is now Erb's Bridge Road. . . Henry and Veronica's home, which no longer stands, was on the south side of the Hammer Creek about one hundred yards southwest of the covered bridge on Erb's Bridge Road. This home, along with a portion of the farm north of the Hammer Creek, was sold to Henry's son-in-law, John Schrantz, evidently soon after the death of Veronica. "Henry Landis evidently married Veronica Graf in 1728 or 1729, when he was twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old. They lived on the Hammer Creek in Warwick Township on land he warranted in 1733 and patented in 1741. They were married approximately twenty-five years and had eleven children. All of the children were daughters except one son, Henry, Jr., who may have been their youngest child. After Veronica's death, Henry, then about fifty-four years old, purchased the farm in Manheim Township northeast of Roseville, and married Mary Shelly, the widow of Jacob Shelly, by 1754. He died six years later in November of 1760 at the age of sixty years." The children of Preacher Henry and Veronica (Fronica) Graf/Groff Landis were: Frena, born ca. 1732; married John Shrantz/Schantz, lived at Millport Anna, born 1734, died 1791; married John Doner/Downer. Lived in Lebanon Co. and Canada. Christina, died after 1779; married Peter Good. Barbara, married Arnold Becker, son of Valentine Becker and Christiana Hess. Susanna, born 1736, married John Hess. Elizabeth, born Oct. 9, 1743; died Dec. 12, 1871; married Abraham Hershey (1740-1811). Margaret, married Jan. 8, 1769 to Jacob Alter (1733-1806) Catherine, married Benjamin Hershey 1741-1807. Henry, Mar 4, 1761-Jan. 4, 1791; marr. Mar. 26, 1771 to Mary Erb, dau of Jacob and Magdalena Schrantz of Cocalico. They had 11 children. Mary; married Michael Shank of Roseville. Additions, comments on and/or corrections of this material are welcomed. Dr(XXXXX@XXXX.XXX) Thank You! Return to Index ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES: 3 Generation VI: Hershey * Landis Abraham Hershey was born in 1740 in Lancaster County, Penn., the son of Christian Hershey, Jr. and Esther Egle. About 1764, he married Elizabeth Landis, the daughter of Preacher Henry Landis and his wife Veronica Groff. Elizabeth was born October 9, 1743 in Lancaster Co., and died Dec. 12, 1781 at home in Manheim Township. Abraham died June 12, 1811. Both are buried on the Hershey Cemetery in Manheim Township. They resided on Pleasure Road in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. The children of Abraham and Elizabeth (Landis) Hershey were: Ann, born 1765, married John Frick Esther, born 1767, married Jacob Shoemake Barbara, born March 1, 1769, died Dec. 9, 1828 in Manheim Township, did not marr Catharine, born July 13, 1771, died Sept. 25, 1849 in Perry Co., Penn., married David Long Elizabeth, born 1772, death date unknown, married Christian Erb Abraham (Rev.), born March 3, 1774, death date unknown, married Mary Her Christian (Rev.), born January 16, 1777, died Aug 3, 1853 at Lisbon, Linn Co., Iowa, married Elizabeth Yordy Mary, born 1779, death date unknown, married John Long. Infant, born 1781, died at age 3 months, 3 weeks. Infant, born 1781, twin _________________________________________________ Will of Abraham Hershey: "In the Name of God Amen: I, Abraham Hershy of Manheim Township in the County of Lancaster do make and declare this my Last Will and Testament in Manner following, to wit: "Imprimis, I do give and devise unto my youngest Son Christian Hershy, my whole Plantation where I now reside for the Sum of Twenty four hundred Pounds good Money, of which my eldest Son Abraham Hershy shall have and receive Twelve hundred Pounds as and for his Share or Inheritance, and my ? Daughters shall have and receive the other Twelve hundred Pounds which shall be paid to me by my said son Christian Hershey, beginning therein on the first Day of May 1810. when Two hundred Pounds shall be paid, and One hundred Pounds shall be paid on the first Day of May 1811, and on the first Day of May yearly and every Year thereafter one hundred Pounds shall be paid until the Twelve hundred Pounds shall be paid to my five Daughters. "And as to the Twelve hundred Pounds which I have bequeathed to my Son Abraham Hershy, the same shall be paid to him by my Son Christian Hershy, beginning therewith after the Twelve hundred Pounds are fully paid to my Daughters when my said son Christian Hershey shall pay to his Brother Abraham Hershey One hundred Pounds on the first day of May yearly and every year, until the Twelve hundred Pounds be paid. "Item: It is my Will that my said Son Christian Hershey shall have my Wearing Apparel and my Household Furniture after my Decease. "Testified by me as mentioned above this (?) day of May 1809." Signed: Abraham Hershey Witnessed: David Meyer, John Bassler. Additions, comments on and/or corrections of this material are welcomed. (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX) Thank You! Return to Index ______________________________________________________________________ ____ ______________________________________________________________________

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