History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Author: I. Daniel Rupp

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 0806351853

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The genealogical importance of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, cannot be overstated. Organized in 1729, Lancaster was the parent of thirty other counties, and therefore many early records of Pennsylvania ultimately date back to Lancaster County. Moreover, few U. S. counties hosted such a variety of peoples and religions. Throngs of immigrants came to Lancaster County in the 18th century, the two largest groups being the Scotch-Irish and the Germans. Religious denominations included Mennonites, Quakers, Amish, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, German Baptists, Lutherans, German Reformed, Moravians, Catholics, the Universalists, the Evangelical Association, and more. I. Daniel Rupp's "History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania" documents the origins and development of this hotbed of Pennsylvania genealogy.

A Biographical History of the Swarr Family of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
A Biographical History of the Swarr Family of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Author: Jacob Mellinger Swarr

Publisher:

Published: 1909

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13:

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Peter Schwahr/Swarr was born in 1690 near Strasburg, Alsace, France. He married Adaline Bloomfing at Strasburg. They and their two oldest sons immigrated to America in 1716 and settled near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They had four more children born in Pennsylvania. Most descendants listed lived in Pennsylvania.