Today in my database ; Barbara Grundbacher (b. November 5, 1672)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 7th-great grandmother, Barbara Grundbacher.

Barbara was born November 5, 1672 in Sumiswald, Switzerland, the daughter of Michael and Anna (Brand) Grundbacher. Barbara married circa 1695 to Ulrich Schürch, the son of Peter Schürch and Verena Eggimann. Ulrich was born March 9, 1662/63 in Sumiswald, Switzerland and died circa 1739 in Lancaster Co., PA. I do not have a death date for Barbara.

This family was Mennonite and emigrated to Philadelphia, PA on August 23, 1728 on the ship Mortenhouse. The spelling of the family name varies as : Scherch, Shirk, etc.

Known children of Ulrich and Barbara (Grundbacher) Schürch are as follows :
i. Casper Schürch
ii. Joseph Schürch
iii. Michael Schürch
iv. Peter Schürch b. July 18, 1696
v. Elizabeth Schürch b. September 18, 1698
vi. Johannes Schürch b. April 3, 1701
vii. Ulrich Schürch b. August 20, 1704 Sumiswald, Switzerland, d. October 1763 Lancaster Co., PA., m. Anna Swarr.
viii. Johannes Schürch b. December 19, 1706

I descend from Ulrich and Barbara (Grundbacher) Schürch through their son, Ulrich, as follows:
Barbara Grundbacher and Ulrich Schürch
Ulrich Schürch and Anna Swarr
David Shirk and Barbara Erb
David Sherrick and Eve ________
David Sherrick and Susan Jacobs
Mary Jane Sherrick and George Washington Haley
Eli Weldon Haley and Cora Belle Metzner (my great-grandparents)

Today in my database : John Wright (b. November 4, 1814)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 4th-great grandfather, John Wright.

John was born November 4, 1814 in Pleasant Twp., Brown Co., OH, the son of George and Elizabeth (Robins) Wright. John married on September 9, 1834 in Brown Co., OH to Anna Wardlaw, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Nesbit) Wardlaw. Anna was born April 23, 1816 in Brown Co., OH and died October 4, 1893 in Brown Co., OH. John died June 10, 1890 in Brown Co., OH. Both are buried in Wardlow Cemetery # 2, Brown Co., OH.

Children of John and Anna (Wardlaw) Wright are :
i. Elizabeth J. Wright b. 1835 m. Edward Bratton
ii. Joseph W. Wright b. April 1838 d. September 16, 1919 m. Rebecca Ann Heaton
iii. Nancy Ann Wright b. September 20, 1840 d. July 12, 1912 m. Levi Wardlaw
iv. Mary Wright b. 1843 m. Alexander Mahan
vi. Maximelia Wright b. 1846 d. May 23, 1908 m. William L. Wardlaw
vii. Clarissa Wright b. March 29, 1856 d. September 27, 1884 m. William Henry Ballein

I descend from John and Anna (Wardlaw) Wright through their son, Joseph, as follows :
John Wright and Anna Wardlaw
Joseph W. Wright and Rebecca Ann Heaton
John William Wright and Ellen King
Virgil Lee Wright and Edna Muriel Pierce (my great-grandparents)

Today in my database : Phebe Scarlett (b. November 4, 1722)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th-great grandmother, Phebe Scarlett.

Phebe was born November 4, 1722 in Chester Co., PA. Phebe married September 12, 1740 at London Grove, Chester Co., PA to John Allen, son of John and Amy (Cox) Allen. John was born February 8, 1719/20 in London Grove, Chester Co., PA., and died October 1, 1754 in London Grove, Chester Co., PA. Phebe died 1815 in Orange Co., NC.

They were members of the Society of Friends (Quaker) faith. Some of these dates may have not been converted properly from Quaker dating systems.

Known children of John and Phebe (Scarlett) Allen are :
i. Hannah Allen b. 1741 d. 1834 m. Nicholas Barker
ii. Amy Allen b. 1743 m. Herman Husband
iii. Ann Allen b. 1746 d. 1829 m. Amos Comer
iv. John Allen b. 1749 d. 1826 m. Rachel Stout
v. Samuel Allen b. 1751 d. 1834 m. Hannah Cox
vi. Thomas Allen b. 1754 d. 1754
vii. William Allen m. Hannah Cox

I descend from John and Phebe (Scarlett) Allen through their daughter, Hannah, as follows :
John Allen and Phebe Scarlett
Hannah Allen and Nicholas Barker
Abner Barker and Lydia Osborne
Mary Barker and John W. Davis
Mary Davis and John T. Beals
Nathan Thomas Beals and Elizabeth Caroline Poe
Pearl May Beals and Charles Wilson Lambertson
Clemon Beals Lambertson and June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)