FIRST GENERATION

1. Johann Henrich Geyer was born on 9 Apr 1713. ⁽¹⁾ His birth date was calculated from information in his death record. He immigrated on 26 Sep 1749 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ⁽²⁾ He is probably the Johann Henrich Geyer who arrrived on the ship Ranier with Johann Wilhelm Geyer and Wolf Casper Geyer. He signed a will on 27 Mar 1784 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ⁽³⁾ The abstract of his will reads: Henry Geyer, Douglass [Township]. [Written:] March 27, 1784. [Probated:] Jan. 28, 1785. Bk 1, p 22.
To son Henry, farm, money in loan offices and the money he owes.
To dau. Caterine Wartman, utensils.
Henry's portion I appraise at 700 pds., 250 pds. to be his, 50 pds. he has paid heirs of Matthias Richard.
To dau. 20 pds. and rem. 380 pds. divided into 3 equal shares and Henry to pay one year after my death 33 pds. to Elizabeth Kein, second year 33 pds. to my dau. Caterine and the following year 33 pds. to dau. Margareth Betz and yearly 33 pds. until all be paid.
Wits., Conrad Smith, John Schmidt.
No exrs. being named in will, son Henry become administrator with will annexed.
He died before 12 Dec 1784. He was buried on 12 Dec 1784 in Falkner Swamp Lutheran Church, New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ⁽⁴⁾

He was married to --- ---. Johann Henrich Geyer and --- --- had the following children:

+2 i. Johann Heinrich "Henry" Geyer.
+3 ii. Anna Catharine Geyer.
+4 iii. Elizabeth Geyer.
+5 iv. Anna Margaret Geyer.

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