Hans Peter Eaker, Jr

Husband: Hans Peter EAKER Birthdate: May 16, 1689 Birthplace: Canton Bern, Switzerland Death date: after 1773 Place of death: NC Father: Peter EGGER Mother: Margaretha FRYDAD

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Wife: Veronica GILMANN Birthdate: February 17, 1688 Birthplace: Reichenbach, Canton Bern, Switzerland Death date: before 1742 Place of death: Alsace on board ship "Lydia" or after arriving in PA Father: Christian GILMANN Mother: Catharina VON KAENEL

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Child No. 1: Christian EAKER Sex: M Birthdate: July 14, 1722 Birthplace: Alsace, Germany Death date: about 1777 Place of death: Tyron Co., NC Marriage date: about 1762 Marriage place: Lincoln Co., NC Spouse's name: Eve Catherine WHISENHUNT

Child No. 2: Hans Peter EAKER, Jr. Sex: M Birthdate: June 7, 1720 Birthplace: Alsace, Germany Death date: about 1797 Place of death: Lincoln Co., NC Marriage date: about 1747 Marriage place: Lancaster Co., PA Spouse's name: Anna Barbara UNKNOWN

Child No. 3: Barbara EAKER Sex: F Birthdate: 1727 Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name:

Child No. 4: Catharina EAKER Sex: F Birthdate: 1732 Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name:

Documentation: Joy Bailey: Her email in 1998 was: JBa5634@aol.com Info from Joy Bailey. Taken from the book "The Shoecobblers Kin Vol. 1 and 2 by Lorena Shell Eaker. The origin of Eaker was Egger and was from Switzerland. It took Peter Egger, swine herder, 40 years to make his way down the Rhine River to Rotterdam to a ship that brought him and some of his family to PA. Lorena went to Switzerland and did research there. By Lorena Eaker: "October 21, 1762: Peter Egger from the Commune of Frutigen, with his wife, Verena and his children, emigrated to Carolina more than 40 years ago and has not been heard from since. His brother, Gilgian Egger, who died in the Commune of Frutigen, left Peter a legacy of 1100 pounds. The government grants permission to the relatives of the missing Egger to divide this legacy between them. They must, however, give security to the Commune. Diemeringen Reformed Church Book: Christian, born Feb. 14, 1724, baptised Feb. 16, 1724, son of Peter Ecker and his wife Veronica. This record also identified Peter as a swineherd at Ratzweiler (near Diemeringen) and a Swissman born in Canton Bern. Four children were confirmed in the Diedendorf Reformed Church Book: Barbara Eger in 1727,Catharina Eger in 1732, Peter Ecker in 1734 and Johannes in 1737. There is no record of Johannes confirmed 1737 in American records. Ship "Lydia" at Philadelphia September 29, 1741; Jacob Mani, age 50, Jacob Mani, age 24, Jost Mani, age 19, Hans Adam Mani, age 16, Peter Ecker, Sr., age 40, Peter Ecker, Jr. (age not given) and Christian Ecker, age 19. (These were Mauneys.) Pennsylvania Land Office: Peter Ecker, Sr. receive warrant #165 for 50 acres in Lykens Township, Lancaster Co. on May 22, 1751, which was returned Feb. 14, 1816 and patented to Godfried Leitzell. NC Crown Patent Book 15:339/April 10, 1761/Peter Acre, Sr. received 266 acres on both sides of a south branch of Indian Creek by Lorance Kyser's land-including his own improvements and sold this on Aug. 22, 1773. World Family Tree CD's say the wife of Christian was Margaret Holshouser. I don't know where they got this information.

From Ancestry: Hans Peter Egger Sr. (b. 16 May 1689, d. Aft. Aug 1773) Hans Peter Egger Sr. (son of Peter Egger and Margaretha Frydag)42 was born 16 May 1689 in Adelboden, Canton Bern, Switzerland, and died Aft. Aug 1773 in Lincoln Co., NC.He married (1) Verena Glimann on 12 Jan 1714 in Reichenbach, Canton Bern, Switzerlan, daughter of Christen Glimann and Caharina Von Kaenel.He married (2) Margaret Mary Stutter on 26 Nov 1742 in Lancaster Co., PA.

Includes NotesNotes for Hans Peter Egger Sr.: Hans Peter Egger Sr. was born in Adelboden, Canton Bern, Switzerland 16 May 1689. Peter Eaker, Sr. died after Aug 1773 in Lincoln Co., NC. The spelling of the name has caused some confusion in tracing the family. In Switzerland the name was Egger; the German signature of the early immigrants was Ecker and the English signature was Eaker. He married twice. He married Verena Gilmann in Reichenbach, Canton Bern, Switzerland, 12 Jan 1713/14. (Note: The English of Verena is Veronica) Verena was born in Reichenbach, Canton Bern, Switzerland 17 Feb 1688/89. Verena died before 1742 either in Alsace, on board the Lydia or just after arriving in PA. He married Margaret Mary Stutter in Lancaster Co., PA, 26 Nov 1742. She was the widow of Jacob Holshauser. Peter, Verena, and their daughters left Bern about 1719 on their journey to America. They worked their way down the Rhine River through Alsace and on to Holland - a journey of more than 20 years! Along the way their family grew to include two sons (and possibly a third). Peter worked at various jobs including swineherd and shoe cobbler to support his family. Upon reaching Keskastel in Alsace the Eaker family befriended the Manni (Mauney) family. Daughter Catharina married Jacob Manni and the Manni family continued with the Eakers on their journey to America. They all arrived in Philadelphia on board the Lydia 29 Sep 1741, lived in Pennsylvania for a few years and then settled west of the Catawba in North Carolina. From 1742 to 1752 Peter and family resided in Lancaster Co., PA when he practiced his trade as a shoe cobbler. Most researchers feel he then moved to the Carolinas with his sons, though there is some confusion about this. Hans Peter Egger Sr. and Verena Gilmann had the following children: i. Barbara Egger was born in Frutigen, Canton Bern, Switzerland about 1715. Barbara was confirmed at 12 years of age in Diedendorf, Alsace, 1727. ii. Catharina Egger was born in Canton Bern, Switzerland 1717. Catharina was confirmed at 15 years of age in Alsace, 1732. She married Jacob Manni about 1739. Jacob was born in Alsace 20 February 1717. Jacob died before July 1785 in Rutherford Co., NC. iii. Hans Peter, Jr. Eak er , Jr. was born 1720. iv. Christian Eaker was born in Ratzweiler, Alsace 14 Feb 1723/24. Christian died 1777 in Lincoln Co., NC, at 53 years of age. His land grants in Lincoln County were all located on the branches of Beaver Dam Creek. He married Eve Whisenhunt in Lincoln Co., NC, 1762. Eve was born in Lanchaster Co., PA 30 Nov 1742. Eve was the daughter of Johann Adam Whisenhunt and Anna Barbara . She married John Huffstetler before 1783. Eve died 5 Mar 1820 in Lincoln Co., NC, at 77 years of age. More About Hans Peter Egger Sr. and Verena Glimann: Marriage: 12 Jan 1714, Reichenbach, Canton Bern, Switzerlan. More About Hans Peter Egger Sr. and Margaret Mary Stutter: Marriage: 26 Nov 1742, Lancaster Co., PA. Children of Hans Peter Egger Sr. and Verena Glimann are:

Barbara Egger, b. Abt. 1715, Frutigen, Canton Bern, Switzerland, d. date unknown.

   Catharina Egger, b. 1717, Canton Bern, Switzerland, d. date unknown.

   +Hans Peter EAKER Jr., b. 1720, Alsace, Germany, d. 10 Nov 1797, Lincoln Co., NC.

   Christian (Eaker) Egger, b. 14 Feb 1724, Ratzweiler, Alsace, d. 1777, Lincoln Co., NC.

Spouse & Children Veronica (Verena) Gilmann 1689–1741 Barbara Egger/Eaker 1715–1801 Catharina Ecker Eaker 1717–1760 Anna Catherina Eaker 1717–1795 Hans Peter Eaker 1720–1797 Anna Barbara Eaker 1721–1800 Christian Eaker 1722–1777 Johannes Eaker 1729–1773 Nancy Eaker 1730–1813 Catherine Eaker 1730–1760

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Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1741; Page Number: 136 1,7486::3118844

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Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1741; Page Number: 136 1,7486::3118844

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Since this Hans Peter and wife Verona Gilmann were attempting to immigrate to the Colonies (reading the above there was reluctance on the part of the Swiss Government to allow these people to leave) and their subsequent arrival in PA 1741 and the Shoe cobbler book, made changes to the DOB/POD.Gaulden-7 12:33, 4 August 2017 (EDT)
There is a book about this family which chronicles the arrival in PA and then the subsequent migration on to Lincoln County, North Carolina. "Further research has also disclosed that the Egger family originated at Adleboden and Frutigen in Canton Bern, Switzerland and left there before 1720 for Alsace where they remained for at least 21 years before arriving at Philadelphia on Ship Lydia on 29 September 1741. The families were listed at Muddy Creek in Lancaster Co. Peter, Sr. and the Mani family seemed to have remained in PA until about 1762 before moving to NC. It is now proven that Eaker sons Christian and Peter, Jr. arrived west of the Catawba River in what is now Lincoln Co., NC about 1751-52. The large Mani/Mauney family arrived on the same ship with them and was also from Canton Bern."<ref>The Shoe Cobbler's Kin, Volume I and II, A Genealogy of the Peter Eaker, Sr. Family of Lincoln County, North Carolina, By Lorena Shell Eaker. Gateway Press 1976 and 1994.[http://www.hartshorn.us/Lorenabook1.htm]</ref>
This Genelogy.com Post covers the immigration story very well. It follows the information in Lorena Shell Eaker's book<ref>56. Lorena Shell (Mrs. Odis C.) Eaker, German Speaking People West of the Catawba River in North Carolina 1750-1800, Genealogy Publishing Service, 448 Ruby Mine Road, Franklin, NC28734, p. 213.</ref>. "Hans Peter Egger Sr. was born in Adelboden, Canton Bern, Switzerland 16 May 1689. Peter Eaker, Sr. died after Aug 1773 in Lincoln Co., NC....He married Verena Gilmann in Reichenbach, Canton Bern, Switzerland, 12 Jan 1713/14. (Note: The English of Verena is Veronica) Verena was born in Reichenbach, Canton Bern, Switzerland 17 Feb 1688/89. Verena died before 1742 either in Alsace, on board the Lydia or just after arriving in PA. He married Margaret Mary Stutter in Lancaster Co., PA, 26 Nov 1742. She was the widow of Jacob Holshauser. "Richter Family Genealogy:Information about Hans Peter Egger Sr.

Note ====Note: With two sons, arrived at Philadelphia on Ship Lydia and were qualified at Wicacoa September 19, 1741. Ancestry Source. Other Sources list only girls, though according to the dates it would have been the entire family.

Tryon County NC (changes to Lincoln)===Mentioned in the Tyron County, North Carolina Court Minutes, 1769-1779, January Term 1772, p.83, Ancestry.com[https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/50041698/person/130437...]

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

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• The Ship Lydia - listed as Peter Ecker
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Author: William Keener
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33239459/peter_eaker_schoolhouse_in..." class="external text" title="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33239459/peter_eaker_schoolhouse_in..." rel="nofollow">The Gastonia Gazette (1949)</a> says he was one of the first colonial settlers in the Tryon district of North Carolina, and one of the first schools there was built on his land.
Author: Mags Gaulden
Hello All,<p>I am working to connect my line to this line - well already have. But working the information and will be cleaning up, updating formatting and adding information and sources.

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