Hans George Zweyer

1751 Janet

Immigration: 1751 1 JUL 1751 Pennsylvania

Emigration: 7 OCT 1751 Ship Janet, Captain William Cunninghan, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes, England. Pennsylvania German Pioneers, list 175C. Also on board was Stephen Zweyer, Hans George Zweyer's son.

Religion: Roman Catholic Burial: Most Blessed Sacrament Church Cemetery, Bally, Berks Co. PA Burial Record "George Zweyer a resident of the Oley hills, died Dec. 30, 1769, of old age and asthma; buried Jan 1, 1770, in the church graveyard".

Taken from the Family Group Record of Bernard and Catherine Swoyer:

"Hans George Zweyer came to the United States on the ship Janet in 1751 w ith his son Stephannus Zweyer. They took the oath of allegiance at Philadelphia on Monday 7th October 1751. Present: Joshua Maddox, Esp. It is not known if anyone else came with them, but probably the whole family came together. Only the men and male children over 16 years of age had to take the oath.

After a visit to the Balley Church on 14 June 1992 the gravestone is no longer standing or in the old church graveyard which was unkept for many years and is now being restored. The Goshenhoppen Registers said that he was buried in the church graveyard.

From the Genealogy of Joseph Eck and Mary Bower Family by Germain O'Neill show the Zweyers came from Alsace, France."

Will: ZWEYER, HANS GEORGE, Rockland. December 20, 1769 - February 3, 1770. To wife Juliana, my dwelling place and all moveable goods, for the time of her life, for bringing up of my young children. To eldest son Steffanus £5, having already rec'd. great help from me. To dau. Agatha £15 after wife's death. To daus Maria and Juliana £15 each after wife's decease. At wife's decease, all my land I give to son Joseph, he paying to my other sons, viz, Johannes, Balthasar, Johan Adam, Anthony and Thomas, £40 each. Exr: wife Juliana. Wit: Michael RUTTGER, Philip MULLER, Michael SIGFRIDT. Translation.