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From: "Pat Curtis" <>
Subject: Re: [BRE] ESHLEMAN, OBERHOLTZER, WENGERT, WOLF
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 11:29:21 -0800
References: <DAV85XLsxpTljBOh8s400026e2c@hotmail.com>


Janice,
Don't know if this is the Abraham Overholser of Bedford County,PA is the
person you are looking for but on pg 170 in The Oberholtzer Book by Barbara
Ford there is mentioned:"Abraham Oberholser c 1740? - wp 1798 Woodbury
Twp.,Bedford Co; had warrant for 200 acres in Woodbury 3/13/1785 which was
granted to his son Jacob, whose executors sold it in 1806, after his death,
m Catharine? Ref: Bedford C o., DB G/623-his will has not been located but
Don Bowman of Brookville OH saw a copy."
Regards,
Pat C
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janice Sweeney" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [BRE] ESHLEMAN, OBERHOLTZER, WENGERT, WOLF


> Is there by chance any thing in this book on Abraham Oberholtzer of
Bedford Co pA dIED AROUND 1800?
> jANICE
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ruth Seas
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 1:49 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [BRE] ESHLEMAN, OBERHOLTZER, WENGERT, WOLF
>
> I have looked up the information in the Oberholtzer Book that was
published
> by the Overholser Family Association in 1995, Compiled and typeset by
> Barbara B. Ford. The following is what is listed regarding Martin
> Oberholtzer and Anna Frantz.
>
> "Jacob Oberholtzer had a warrant for 169 acres on a branch of Swatara
Creek
> in Bethel, Lancaster Co (now Lebanon Co) in 1739 which he called Fox Hall.
> On 2/22/1757 Jacob conveyed the land to Martin Oberholtzer who had it
> patented 7/21/1773. No mention was made of relationship but it is assumed
> that Martin was Jacob's son. REF: Dauphin Co DB IM/32
>
> Martin Oberholtzer c 1733-4/1815 Bethel Twp m Anna Frantz d 1800, both bur
> Grove Mill, near Fredericksburg, Lebanon Co. REF: Patent Bk AA Vol
13/546,
> Harrisburg; Lebanon Co WB A/70; Luanne Hanks, Burley ID-Fredericksburg PA
> Oberholtzer Association."
>
> Ruth Seas
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dwayne Wrightsman" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 10:41 AM
> Subject: [BRE] ESHLEMAN, OBERHOLTZER, WENGERT, WOLF
>
>
> >
> > NON-ASSOCIATORS: ESHLEMAN, OBERHOLTZER, WENGERT, WOLF
> >
> > When Christian Frantz II, of Tulpehocken Twp, Berks Co., died in 1783,
he
> > left estate papers naming eight men who were bonded (indebted) to him.
> > These men may have been the husbands of his eight daughters. Four of
> these
> > men were: Peter Eshleman, Martin Oberholtzer, John Wenger/Wengert, and
> > Christian Wolf. Four men with these same names were listed, in 1777, as
> > Non-Associators from Bethel and Lebanon Twps., next to Tulpehocken Twp.,
> > along with dozens of other men from Mennonite and Brethren families in
> these
> > towns. Non-Associators were those who opposed the Revolutionary War in
> > 1777, but not necessarily for the duration of the war after that.
> >
> > Does anyone know if any of these four men were married to daughters of
> > Christian Frantz II?
> >
> > The Non-Associator Martin Oberholtzer is thought by some to be the
Martin
> > Oberholtzer who was married to Anna Frantz, one of the eight daughters
of
> > Christian Frantz II. This Martin Oberholtzer was the son of Jacob
> > Oberholtzer of Bethel. The Non-Associator Peter Eshleman may have been
> the
> > son of Ulrich Eshleman. He may have had brothers Jacob and John who
were
> > also Non-Associators from Lebanon Twp. The Non-Associator John Wengert
> may
> > have had a brother Christian who was also a Non-Associator from Bethel.
> The
> > Non-Associator Christian Wolf may have been the son of Philip Wolf of
> > Bethel.
> >
> > Any information on any of these four men would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > For those interested in the names of those listed as non-associators,
just
> > search for "non-associators" on any good search engine, e.g.,
Google.com.
> >
> > Dwayne Wrightsman
> > Lee, NH
> >
> >
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