View Tree for Christian MeyerChristian Meyer (b. Abt. 1676, d. 6 June 1751)Christian Meyer (son of Jagli (Jacob) Meyer) was born Abt. 1676 in Lanzengall, Palatinate, Germany, and died 6 June 1751 in Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery Co., PA. He married Anna Barbara Bergey on Abt. 1701 in Germany.

 Notes for Christian Meyer:
IMMIGRATION: The Meyer (Mayer) family fled Palatinate to Holland due to religious persecution and to America in abt. 1700 with entire family. They settled in Livingston Manor, NY, in the Schoharie Valley near the Hudson River in 1710. In abt. 1711 they migrated to PA, possibly down the Schuykill River to Perkiomen Creek, where a Christian Miers owned land next to Bishop Henry Funk. They finally settled at Indian Creek, Franconia Twp., Philadelphia Co. (now Montgomery Co.), PA. In 1731 Christian Meyer was granted patent by John Thomas & Richard Penn (sons of William Penn).

SOURCE: Richard & Kathryn Hott, Hott Ancestors; 710 - 1984, Adelphi, MD. Richard D. Hott, 10423 Oakhill Court, Adelphia, MD 20783. James Y. Heckler, The History of Lower Salford Township, 1888 and George Wheeler, "Richard Penn's Manor or Andolhea" as coted in Frances Funk, Joseph Funk A Biography, Pub 1984, Frances Funk, HC72, Box 557 Lake of the Woods, Locust Grove, VA 22508. Approximate birth date from Ancestral File Source BXMV-JK.

More About Christian Meyer and Anna Barbara Bergey:
Marriage: Abt. 1701, Germany.

 Marriage Notes for Christian Meyer and Anna Barbara Bergey:
Christian and Anna are both buried at Delps Graveyard, Montgomery Co., PA (near Harleysville)

Children of Christian Meyer and Anna Barbara Bergey are:

  1. +Barbara Bergey Meyer, b. Abt. 1701, Langenzell, Germany, d. Abt. 1773, Lancaster Co., PA.
  2. +Anna Meyer, b. 1702, Salford, Montgomery Co., PA, d. 8 July 1758, Franconia Twp., Montgomery Co., PA.
  3. Christian Meyer, b. 1705, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, d. 1782, Franconia, Montgomery Co., PA.
  4. Jacob Meyer, b. 1707, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., PA.
  5. Samuel Meyer, b. 1709, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., PA, d. 9 January 1764.
  6. Elizabeth Meyer, b. 1711, Franconia, Montgomery Co., PA.