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GRAVESTONEINSCRIPTIONS,BROWNBACK'SCHURCH

75 Urban Judisse76 James P. Lea77 Austin Lacy78 Daniel Magahee79 John Mayfield80 William Morris81 Micajah McUllen82 Hezekiah Mitchel83 William Mains84 John Mitchell85 Daniel Murphy86 William K. Melton87 John Marlow88 Edward McKean89 William McCormick90 Benjamin Martin91 John Morrow92 Joel Ott93 Richard Odom94 Jesse Pruet95 Obidiah Pearson96 David Porter97 Wilson Page98 Harvey Pearson99 Elisha Parker

100 William Robertson101 Wiley Robertson102 Thomas Roberts

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103 William Roberts104 Abraham Short105 Bailey Smith106 William Simmons107 John Stephenson108 William Strother109 William Self110 James Tate111 Charles Toney112 John Townsend113 Harvey Tate114 Lemuel Thompson115 John Tate116 Ammiziah Verdaman117 Elijah Verdaman118 John W. Williams119 Robert White120 Samuel Williams121 John Woods122 Charles Williams123 Thomas Williams124 Dixon Waynewright

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(Note: The rolls of the Companies ofCapt. William Bickham and Capt.John K. Goff will be run in a" laterissue. Editor.)

GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM CEMETERY AT BROWN-BACK'S CHURCH, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNA.Introduction by DR. ALBERTH. GERBERICH,Washington, D. C.

The gravestone records that follow wererecorded about fifty years ago at Brown-back's Church in northern Chester Coun-ty, Pa., by Dr. Gaius M. Brumbaugh.'They apparently represent the oldest in-scriptions he could find, plus a number ofothers that interested him because of thei:connection with him own family.

In his "Genealogy of the BrumbachFamilies" (New York, 1913) he has quitea bit to say about this old church, whichwas the first Reformed Church in ChesterCo., Pa. Gerhard Brumbach (1662-1757)donated to the congregation in 1741, theplot of ground on which the first structurewas built. On 19 May 1743, a "discipline"was signed by 34 leading members of thecongregation, including Gerhard Brum-bach himself, and at the same time a call

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was issued to the well-known" pioneerclergyman, Rev. Jacob Lischy (died inYork Co., Pa., 1781) to become their firstpastor. It is doubtful that he accepted,as he was serving charges at Mode Creekand Kissels Churches in Lancaster Co.,and at Hill Church in Dauphin County,from 1743 to 1745. The first pastor seemsto have been Rev. Leonard Snell.

The "discipline" provided for setting upa consistory composed of four Elders andthe Minister, who passed on the names ofall applicants to receive the Lord's Supperat the stated times, this consistory havingpower "not only to keep from the Lord'stable all sinners who give offense to thecongregation, but also to cast them out ofthe church until they show amendment oflife". The four elders were: Philip Breit-enstein, Henry Steger, John Schiinholzand Nicholas Kerper.

The old church is thus described by an

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eye-witness who saw it as late as 1793:"It was a structure of hewn logs one anda half stories high, with gallery andbroken roof. Two four-light win d 0 wswere made at each gable-end, and two ofthe same size in each side of the roof tolight the pulpit and gallery. The lowerstory had t w e Ive light windows. Thegraveyard, then small, was fenced closeto the church by pales, and in part, withposts and rails. This old building stoodwhere Daniel Benner's family-vault nowis, until the year 1800; it was then re-placed by a stone structure," erected out-

side the graveyard on the site of the pres-ent building.

Dr. Brumbaugh spoke of the elevatedposition of the cemetery and the fine viewsof the surrounding country that it com-mands. The oldest graves' are markedwith un d ate d sandstones. The oldeststone he found was that of Christian Ben-ner, who died in 1767. This man was animmigrant of 1710 who is ancestor ofmost of the Benners in the United States.A large gray granite stone weighing 7tons contains the names of Gerhard Brum-bach and 165 of his descendants.

TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS IN BROWNBACK'S GRA VEY ARD

Hannah Ash, d. 2 June 1831, aged 80 yrs.Peter Brower, b. 1 Nov. 1812, d. 9 May

1901Mary A., wife of Peter Brower, b. 1 Mar.

1817; d. 1 July 1887Mary, wife of Abraham Brower, d. 26

June 1877; aged 93 yrs., 10 mo., 11 da.Jacob Buckwalter, b. 14 Mar. 1816; d. 11

May 1849Henry S., son of Jacob and Rebecca Buck-

walter, b. 5 Mar. 1818; d. 20 Jan. 1862;Civil War Marker

Henry A., son of Henry and SusannaBeard, b. 7 Oct. 1846; d. 30 June 1863;Co. F, 198th Pa. Volunteers

Susanna, wife of Henry Beard, dau. ofDavid and Mary Spencer, b. 17 Sept.1809; d. 8 June 1852

John Bartolett, d. 28 Mar. 1889; aged 80yr., 7 mo., 29 da.

Elizabeth G., wife of John Bartolett, d.15 Dec. 1869; aged 54 yr., 5 mo., 23 da.

Amos F., son of John and Elizabeth G.Bartolett, d. 7 July 1856

Hannah Bertolett, wife of A m a I' i a hStrickland, b. 20 Oct. 1813; d. 7 Oct.1895

Joanna Bartolett, dau. of Tho. and MaryGuest, b. 22 Sept. 1809; d. 15 Nov. 1843

Samuel Bartolett,b. 4 May, 1779; d. 28Feb. 1845

Hannah, wife of Samuel Bartolett, b. 15Sept. 1784; d. 17 July 1863

Abraham Beatman, b. 1774; d. 28 Feb.1809

Hannah Ash, d. 2 June 1831, aged 80 yr.Jacob Bauer, b. 1730; d. 30 Sept. 1793

Maria Clara, w. of Jacob Bauer, b. 1720;lived in wedlock 37 years; d. 24 Feb.1788

John Beyers, d. 3 Oct. 1842; aged 59 yr.,20 da.

Catharine, w. of John Beyers, d. 2 April1850; aged 62 yr., 1 mo., 9 da.

John Bealer, b. 15 Mar. 1788; d. 19 Mar.1848

Mary, w. of Jacob Bealer, b. 5 Mar.; d. 26Jan. 1868

Samuel R. Bealer, b. 26 July 1817; d. 1July 1843

Joseph R. Bealer, b. 21 Oct. 1829; d. 3June 1848

Daniel Bucher, b. 18 June 1799; d. 20 May1891

Sarah, w. of Daniel Bucher, b. 20 Mar.1796; d. 26 June 1857

Samuel E., s. of Daniel and -Sarah Bucher,b. 10 Aug. 1821; d. 1 July 1902

Frederick Bingaman, b. 15 Apr. 1756; d.30 Jan. 1832; Civil War Marker (?)Rev. (?)

Daniel B. Beeler, b. 11 Apr. 1791; d. 28July 1861

Catharine Bucher, d. 5 Nov. 1878; aged 58yr., 1 mo., 12 da.

Franklin Bickhart, b. 21 Apr. 1839; d. 18Mar. 1889

Esther Ann, w. of Franklin Bickhart, b.13 Sept. 1844; d. 27 July 1873

Lavina, w. of Andrew Bechtel, b. 17 June1830; d. 19 July 1886

Abraham Custer, b. 16 Feb. 1813; d. 4May 1886

Mary', w. of Abraham Custer, b. 10 Jan.1813; d. 6 Jan. 1859

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J ermish Coulers, b. 11 Mar. 1802; d. 15Mar. 1825

Anna Custer, b. 21 Jan. 1827; d. 29 June1899

Elizabeth, w. of Peter L. Clay, b. 23 Mar.1816; d. 29 Sept. 1858

John Carson, d. 22 Apr. 1865; aged 33 yr.,1 mo., 16 da.

Mary, w. of Gabriel Carl and dau. ofLewis and Mary Forges, b. 18 Mar.1818; d. 4 Oct. 1856

Michael Crowley, b. 29 Sept. 1811; d. 25Aug. 1850

Henry Cook, b. 4 Nov. 1765; d. - -Catharine, w. of Henry Cook, b.25 Mar.

1772; d. 15 July 1856Peter Carl, b. 9 Jan. 1783; d. 12 Feb. 1868Mary, w. of Peter Carl and dau. of Nicho-

las Lahr, b. 1789; d. 14 Sept. 1823Benjamin Custer, d. 11 Dec. 1822; aged 67

yr. 1 mo., 20 da.Elizabeth Custer, d. 12 Nov. 1823; aged

50 yr., 11 mo., 3 da.Isaiah Carr, b. 27 Oct. 1790; d. 9 Mar.

1824Kisiah Campbell, w. of Samuel Rimby, d.

12 Oct. 1846; aged 28 yr.Mary, wid. of Samuel Campbell, d. 1 Sept.

1849; aged 83 yr., 2 mo., 23 da.John Cook, b. 10 Sept. 1799; d. 30 May

1876George Cramp, b. 29 Apr. 1823; d. 17

Feb. 1877Ann, w. of George Cramp, b. 27 June

1823; d. 27 Dec. 1878Sarah Carl', d. 24 Mar. 1859; aged 92

Andrew DeHaven, b. 13 Feb. 1799; d. 21June 1880

Mary, w. of A. S'. DeHaven, b. 29 Jan.1817; d. 21 June 1880

Rebecca, w. of Andrew S. DeHaven, b.8 Mar. 1796; d. 7 Mar. 1864

Mary, w. of John DeHaven, b. 10 Nov.1878; d. 15 Apr. 1853

Mark, s. of John and Mary DeHaven, b.6 June 1815; d. - Dec. 1852

Mary, dau. of Andrew and ElizabethDauberman, b. 1783; d. 2 May 1859

Phillip Diffendarfer, b. 29 Apr. 1796; d.5 Mar. 1853

Mother, Mary Diffendarfer, b. 1 Mar.1820; d. 11 June 1886

Henry Diffendarfer, d. 19 Mal'. 1848;aged 77 yr., 9 mo., 13 da.

Julyann, w. of Henry Diffendarfer, d. 19July 1845; aged 71 yr., 5 mo., 11 da.

John Diffendarfer, b. 18 Dec. 1793; d. 30Oct. 1862

Hannah Diffendarfer, wife of John, b. 9May 1796; d. 10 July 1875

Catherine, dau. of John and Hannah De-Frane, b. 1 Feb. 1815; d. 26 Sept. 1834

John DeFrane, b. 16 Apr. 1783; d. 27 Nov.1814

Hannah, w. of John DeFrane, b. 15 Dec.1791; d. 9 Oct. 1865

Phillip Defenderfer, b. 28 May 1776; d. 21Jan. 1822

Barbarba, w. of Phillip Defenderfer, d.21 Mar. 1851; aged 73 yr., 11 mo. 3 da.

Eleasander Diffenderfer, b. 13 Oct. 1740;d. 13 Oct. 1825

Elizabeth Diffenderfer, b. 10 Oct. 1745;d. 21 Nov. 1825

Abraham Detwiler, b. 22 Feb. 1809; d. 16Apr. 1884

Elizabeth, w. of Abraham Detwiler; dau.of Jacob and Mary Lehr, b. 4 Apr.1807; d. 25 May 1869

Daniel Defrain, b. 14 Oct. 1796; d. 8 Feb.1869

Barbara, w. of Daniel Defrain, d. 1 Mar.1880; aged 74 yr., 8 mo., 9 da.

Peter Defrain, b. 14 Apr. 1787; d. 18 Feb-1860

Anna, w. of Peter Defrain, b. 13 Oct.1788; d. 10 Feb. 1862

Eliza Defrain, b. 25 Jan. 1817; d. 30 Jan.1901

Hannah, dau. of John and Elizabeth Me-Bride and w. of Peter Emery, b. 16Apr. 1814; d. 10 Feb. 1860

Rebecca, w. of Peter Emery and "dau. ofEdward and Philippina (?) Brown-back, b. 6 May 1820; d. 30 Mar. 1852

Henrietta, dau. of John and Annie Essick,b. 12 Apr. 1850; d. 7 July 1865

James Everhart, d. 29 Nov. 1852 in his93rd yr.

Elizabeth Everhart, w. of James Ever-hart, d. 5 May 1820, in her 63rd y1'.

Abram W. Everhart, b. 4 Oct. 1821; d.30 May 1884. Civil War Marker

Lovina, w. of Abram W. Everhart, b. 8Mal'. 1830; d. 13 Jan. 1892

Abigail Everhart, w. of Ameriah Shee-leigh (see Sheeleigh)