John Brubacher

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• Eby ID Number: 00018-1370

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John Brubacher, "from whom most all the Brubachers in America are descendants, was a son of old Hans Brubacher who was born in Canton, Zurich, about the year 1685, came from Switzerland to America about the year 1710. He settled on the Little Conestoga, about two miles west of Lancaster City, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. On September 27th, 1717, he, in company with one named Christian Hershey, took out a warrant of 1000 acres of land lying on the Little Conestoga, in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County. Here on this tract of land he erected the first grist and saw mill in the county. In the year 1718 the 1000 acres of land taken up by the above said parties was equally divided by a line running east and west, John Brubacher retaining the lower half of the tract. It is not known for a certainty whether he was married when he came to America. A note taken from Rev. Benjamin Eby's Record, seems to certify as though he were married ere he came to America, and that his wife's name was Anna Ernst. (From J. N. Brubacher's notes on History of the Brubacher Family.) On May 13th 1729, he and his wife Anna sold and conveyed their grist and saw mills together with 150 acres of land to one Christian Stoneman. Tradition says, he was under the impression that the 'Milling Business' has a tendency to lead men into dishonesty. They had a family of ten children, of whom the eldest was named John."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

John — Anna Ernst. Anna was born Abt 1685, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. John Brubacher was born 1719, West Hempfield Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Eby ID Number: 00018-1370.1