Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families (1923)
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Abraham Beer (Beyer) and Rosina Jackel [184]

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[184] ABRAHAM BEER (BEYER)[E 184], b Aug. 16, 1690, in Nieder Harpersdorf, Silesia; d Oct. 30, 1754; m Nov. 27 (24), 1717, ROSINA JACKEL [E 185], b June 16, 1699; d July 30, 1770 (aged 71 yrs., 1 mo., 20 days (?), according to her tombstone); dau Hans and Maria Jackel.

Abraham Beer, according to Kadelbach, fied with his wife, two sons, three daughters, one foster son, and one foster daughter. When they came to Pa. in 1736, there were three sons and three daughters.

Rosina Jiickel Beer was a sister of Anna Jackel Wagner [E 192], and of Maria Jackel Hiibner [E 200]. Abraham and Rosina Beer (Beyer) are both buried in the Methacton Cemetery.

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Children (7):

1. George [E 190], b Dec. 21, 1718, in Nieder Harpersdorf; sponsors: Gottfried Mentzel, Melchior Heydrick, Anna Rosina Hauptman [Harpersdorf Ch. Bk.]. No further data obtainable. (Died prior to 1739?) {[7-3a] | 2. Anna Rosina [E 186], b Aug. 13, 1720, in Nieder Harpersdorf; sponsors: Melchior Heydrick, Anna Rosina Hauptman, Helena Beer; d June 14, 1750; m David Schultz {E 9].
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3. Abraham [E 188], b about Feb. 6, 1722; d Mar. 6, 1796; m Barbara Hystand (Hiestand). [208] | 1. Abraham Jackel
4. Anna Maria [E 187], b about Mar. 1, 1725; d Apr. 10, 1802; m [E 208]. [184-2] | 2. Peter Gerhard.
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5. Andrew [E 189], b about 1733; d Apr. 19, 1773; m Philipina Weyand. [184-4] 6. Susanna [E 191], m Dirk (Derrick) Casselberry.
7. George, b July 13, 1739; d Sept. 19, 1744; aged 5 years, 2 months, and 6 days [tombstone record]; buried in the Methacton Cemetery. In Dec., 1744, Hans Christopher Heebner wrote to ‘‘Hertzlich Geliebte Schwester Rosina” and gave the following deaths for that year: “Melchior Kriebel, Senior George Mentzel Abraham Beyer’s youngest son, aged 5 years.” [S. H. L.—E. 1.10c.] It would therefore seem that the eldest son, George, had died before this youngest son, George, was born, or prior to 1739, and after 1736—the date of their arrival in Pa.

Abraham Beer (Beyer) settled in Worcester Twp., Pa. [PlateG VIZ]. He was naturalized June 21, 1848, and is the only immigrant Schwenkfelder known to have gone back to Europe after the migration to Pennsylvania, for he again returned to America in 1749 from Holland and brought with him Hans Ulrich Seiler, a Swiss Redemptioner, who murdered Abraham Beyer’s daughter, Anna Rosina, wife of David Schultz [7-3a]. Abraham Beyer is buried beside his wife and several of his children in the Methacton Cemetery.

Although Abraham Beyer signed his name as ‘‘Beer’’ to the Oath of Allegiance, he soon changed it to ‘“‘Beyer.’’ There are more variations in the spelling of this name than that of any other Schwenkfelder immigrant. We find the following variations in spelling: . ‘“Beer, Baer, Bar, Bayer, Bear, Beyer, Boyer, Byer, Buyer.” As a matter of fact in one legal paper the same name was written four different ways, and we find the same man signing one form of spelling at one time and another form at other times.

In 1765 Heintze wrote, “Die alte Melchior Heydrichin griisst ihres Bruders Abraham Beyers Kinder und die Mutter.” [S. H. Z.] (Translation: Old Mrs. Melchior Heydrick sends greetings to the children of her brother Abraham Beyer, also to their mother.)

Abraham Beyer did not leave a will. Letters of administration were issued to his sons, Abraham and Andrew, the widow having renounced her right. [Adm. Bk. F, p. 568—Phila.|

Children’s own families:

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