I Abraham Herr Brubacher

1731 - 1811  (79 years)

• Name	I Abraham Herr Brubacher
  Title	I
  Born	21 Sep 1731	Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Jan 1811
  Person ID	I645062159	Eby/Aebi and Bernethy Family
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2007

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Eshelman,   b. 06 Jun 1730,   d. 12 Mar 1785  (Age 54 years)
  Married	06 Jun 1755
  Children	1. John Eshelman Brubacher,   b. 12 Jul 1756, Clay, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 21 Jul 1831, Bunkertown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania  (Age 75 years)   2. Maria Eshelman Brubacher,   b. 17 Jun 1763,   d. 1822  (Age 58 years)   3. Jacob Eshelman Brubacher,   b. 31 Jul 1765,   d. 23 Mar 1813  (Age 47 years)   4. Daniel Eshelman Brubacher,   b. 01 Sep 1767,   d. Feb 1848  (Age 80 years)   5. Christian Eshelman Brubacher,   b. 1770,   d. 1825  (Age 55 years)   6. Abraham Brubacher,   b. 10 Sep 1774,   d. 15 Sep 1850  (Age 76 years)   7. Magdalena Martha Eshelman Brubacher,   b. 18 Sep 1776
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2007
  Family ID	F557296896	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Sep 1731 - Switzerland  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Born on St. Michaels's day in Switzerland, Abraham arrived in America on the ship St. Andrew, September 9, 1749 with his cousin John who was born in America but had returned to Europe to seek a wife. Abraham may have lived with his cousin until his marriage to Magdalena Eshelman. In 1757 he bought 172 1/2 acres of land in Clay Twp., Lancaster Co. from Martin Weightman who had acquired it directly from John Penn in 1733. He was going to build a grist mill on this property, but due to water right problems caused him to sell it. Magdalena died 12 March 1785 and is buried in a lone grave on this farm close to Middle Creek. In 1787 Abraham sold this farm and moved about a mile north. In 1788 he bought a tract of land in the same township from John Carpenter for 3400 lbs. This purchase was recorded in 2/5/1790 in Philadelphia. This property was actually a Indian reservation. The last of the tribe, the Nanticokes, remained on the land until all were dead. As a result the descendants of Abraham are referred to as the "Indiantown Brubachers". There is a small family graveyard, referred to as the "Abraham Brubacher Cemetery" in Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania that has a monument to Abraham.