Mary Ann Poorman

Mary Ann was a daughter of Swiss born Bernard Shope (Schop) who emigrated from Eichtersheim, Germany in 1753, arriving on the Neptune that year. In 1773 he received a land warrant for 150 acres in Paxtang Twp in current Harrisburg. He fought in the Revolutionary War with the Lancaster Militia and died in 1813.

Married: Michael Poorman, Sr about 1786

children were Catharine (married Robert Holt), Elizabeth "Betsy" in 1786 (married John Weaver), Barbara in 1788 (married Samuel Green), John (married Elizabeth B. Harper) and Mary (married William Williams) in1790, Michael Jr. in 1794, Jacob in1799 (married Margaret Middleton),William in 1800 (married Martha ?), Daniel in1808 (married Hannah Barger), Henry H. in1809 (married first Catherine ? and second Hannah Friese). Michael Poorman first appeared in the Centre County tax records in 1815, in Spring Township.