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of the John Mohler of Pa., who married and settled at
Weyer's Cave, about 1800, connecting the John Mohler, Jr.,
of 1794-5, of the Pennsylvania Muster Role, and the Conestoga
Dunker Church Baptismal record of John Mohler and wife,
1794, with John Mohler at Weyer's Cave in 1800.
This also corroborated the family legend that John
Mohler married in Pennsylvania and moved to Virginia.
STUDY OF PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES
Series 3, Vol. 17, page 579 of the assessor's rolls of Cocalico township,
made, as it seems by a house-to-house canvass, for the year 1779,
gives:
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land |
horses |
cattle |
slaves
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John Mohler |
130 acres |
3 |
7
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Mathias Mahler |
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1
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Martin Mohler |
100 acres |
2 |
3
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John Mohler |
100 acres |
3 |
4
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Henry Mohler |
150 acres |
3 |
6
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Jacob Mohler |
200 acres |
3 |
6
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The Martin and John, adjoining neighbors, must have been
brothers, as this shows two "Johns" living in Cocalico township.
"Ephrata, Pa., April 11, 1921.
"Mrs. M. V. Dunning--In reply to your letter March 3rd, 1921, about
tax payers, 1751,--first taxation. Before that time Province collected
Quit rent. (Rupp's history says, page 470): 'Quit rent, a reserved rent
in the grant of land by the Proprietary by payment of which the land
holder was freed from other taxes.'
"All I know about Jacob, he was a land joiner to Henry Mohler;
about George Mohler--who died at age of 72, Brumbaugh's History."
"The baptismal record of the Conestoga district shows: Ludwig
Mohler and wife, 1738; Henry Mohler and wife, 1739; George Mohler
and wife, 1739; Jacob Mohler and wife, 1742; Henry Mohler and wife,
1751; Jacob Mohler, 1765; Henry Mohler and wife, 1784; Henry
Mohler and wife, 1794; John Mohler and wife, 1794." (Dunker records
were never, in early days, accurately kept, so their value is relative.--Commentation.)
"The tax records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, show:
1751--George Mohler, Henry Mohler, and Jacob Mohler, taxpayers.
1759--Henry Mohler, Sr., Henry Mohler, Jr., and Jacob Mohler.
Very truly yours,
REV. AARON GIBBEL."
Ludwig Mohler came to America with his three sons.
Ludwig's family being the only one of the name in Lancaster
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