The below is a transcript of two letters between a Lancaster County genealogist and a Mrs. Livingstone (1958).
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Lancaster, Pa., May 12 1958
Dear Mrs. Livingstone:
I have over 100 pages on families who moved from here to Virginia and North Carolina, but Bentz and Persinger are not in the records.
The records of the Lutheran paster, the Rev. John Casper Stoever, show: Children of Jacob Bentz, of Swatara (Lancaster now Dauphin, County):
John Jacob, b. Feb. 3, 1739
Maria Barbara, b. Oct. 29, 1740
John George, b. April 9, 1743
Son of Philipp Bentz, of Kreutz Creek, (Lancaster, now York, County):
(Stoever Trinity record)
Christian, b. Mar. 30, 1741
Anna Maria b. Nov. 18, 1738
John Nicolaus Apr 9, 1743
In Rupp's 30,000 names of Immigrants, p. 98: May 29, 1735, Palatinates and Switzers imported in the ship Mercury, William Wilson master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes, in England, in all 186 persons - Jacob Perdschinger.
In "Historical Notes from the Records of Augusta County, Virginia, 1740's," by Charles E. Kemper, in vol. 25 of the Papers of the Lancaster County Historical Society, no Bentz or Persinger is to be found.
Jacob Hacloman, a miller in Greenbrier County, Virginia, had a daughter, Elizabeth, who married Abraham, son of Jacob Argabrite who was born 1760 in Lancaster County (History of the Kauffman Families).
Sincerely,
Bern Reformed Church, Bern Township, Berks County:
John Christian Bentz and wife:
a daughter Anna Maria b. March 12, 1777
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Pence Family - Pence
Early in the 1700's there were in Augusta Co Va -, two brothers Jack and Valentine Pence (Bentz) - They jointly bought many acres of land near Peaked Mountain on Cub Run. One tract of 210 acres was purchased in 1749 and in Aug. 29, 1750, Jacob resided on this land.
[Augusta Co. Records - Vol II p. 38 Vol III p.285, Vol.1. p.336]
Very shortly after this Jacob died (1750) and Valentine was his executer [Vol III p.69] Valentine died 1761 and their estates were jointly settled [1762-1768] (Vol III p.106). The wife of each was Catherine.
Jacob Pence and Catherine his wife had five children - the two youngest being born in 1747 and 1748. Therefore they were probably married about [1740. Vol III p.108, 419, 65, 482, 483, 106-108][Vol 1 p. 87. Vol II p.447, 366]
Very shortly after the death of Jacob Pence, Catherine his widow married her neighbor, Jacob Persinger
Jacob Persinger and Jacob Pence had adjoining land on Cub Run near Peaked Mt. [Vol III p.416][Vol I p.326][Vol I, p.104]
Children of Jacob and Catherine - Pence. Augusta Co records.
1. Jacob [yacob]
2. George - (Vol III p.108)
3. John (Johann) - Vol 1.87 - B-1747
4. William - [Vol III p-106 p-108]
5. Barbara - [Vol.1.p.87 - Vol.II p.44]
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I copied these records that were given to me - They are supposed to be my early ancestors. Do you think the children listed here are the same as the record you found
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in records of Lutheran pastor - the Rev. John Casper Stoever - children of Jacob Bentz - of Swatara.
(Lancaster now Dauphin Co).:
John Jacob, b. Feb. 3, 1739.
Maria Barbara b. Oct-29, 1740.
John George - b April - 9, 1743.
(Our family record said Barbara was born about 1748 - hence the two dates do not agree.)
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