John Brubacher

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• Eby ID Number: 00018-1371.5

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• Eby ID Number: 00018-1371

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John Brubacher, "was born in the year 1719, in West Hempfield Township, on their large estate taken up a few years previously. His boyhood days were spent in the employment of his father in cultivating the large farm. He, having somewhat of a roving spirit, resolved to see his father's native country, Germany. In order to raise the necessary funds for such a long journey, his father sent him to Virginia to collect rents and installments due on land previously sold there, but to his great disappointment at his return home, the neighbors had performed the kind act of dissuading his father from letting him go. After the decease of his father the spirit of going to the old country was again troubling the son, and in order to pacify this spirit he left his mother, brothers, and sister and went to the old country to see his deceased father's old homestead. Here he was received with the greatest joy by both young and old. In those days it caused great joy to see the return of children whose parents had moved from their midst to the 'New World'. Some one must have been particularly well pleased to see this young son of 'America' ("am Hannes sei Johney"), as we see. He, after spending a few months in his father's native home, was married to Maria Newcomer (this well pleased party) some time in April, 1750. Soon after their marriage they, in company with his first cousin, Abraham Brubacher, son of Abraham Brubacher, came back to America and settled at Hammer Creek, in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Here their sweet and happy life was to be brief, for the Lord called her to His mansions beyond the skies, December 15th, 1750, being the same year of their marriage. After the decease of his wife he was again married. This time the one of his choice was Maria, eldest daughter of Michael Tauner.(Tauner is now spelled by the descended Doner) This marriage took place April 30th, 1751. She was born February 11th 1729, and died June 21st, 1802, aged 73 years, 4 months, and 10 days. John and Maria (Tauner) Brubacher had a numerous family"


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 married Maria Tauner 30 Apr 1751. Maria (daughter of Michael Tauner) was born 11 Feb 1729; died 21 Jun 1802. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1371.2

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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]

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• Name: Anna Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1370.2

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• Eby ID Number: 00018-1371.3

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• Eby ID Number: 00018-1370.1