Evans Ebenezar Smith Robt. Henry John Smith Jacob Hall Will. Smith John Hall John Yampert John Hyman Will. Frisby Newell James E. Finley John Otto John Witherspoon Jos. Pitney Wm. Farmighousen Will. Ramsay Jacob Ehrenzeller Fred. Rittleman Peter Yarnall John Rodgers John Scott Sharp Benj. Stockton Geo

behooves us to encourage what is emphatically native talent." 3 Dr. William Baker Fahnestock was born in Lancaster, Octo- ber 13, 1804, and exactly twenty-five years later was married in St. James' Episcopal Church to Maria, daughter of Henry M. and 3 From the Lancaster Intelligencer and Journalof Tuesday

of eight children, namely, Ulrich, Jr., Hans (John), Anna, Barbara, Catharina, Christine, Maria and Jacob, the youngest member of the family. According to "Swiss and German Settlers of Southeastern Pennsylvania," by H. Frank Eshleman, the Breckbill name had been prominent in Anabaptist and Mennonite

a coal stove in 1830. The writer of that article, William Frederic Worrier, inquired: "Who was he, where did he live, and what was his occupation?" The answers are herewith given. This Mr. Benedict was Philip, (born May 4, 1771, died February 15, 1862), son of Leonard and Catharine Schroyak Benedict

. Settlement in the Pequea Valley Martin Meylin was one of the classic group of first settlers in Lancaster County, who came into the Pequea Valley, October, 1710. The others were Jacob Miller, Martin Kendig, Hans Herr, Christian Herr, John Bundely, Wendall Bowman, John Funk and Christopher Franciscus, all