List of Approved Ancestors

First Families of Pennsylvania—Approved Ancestors

Listed in this table are the qualifying ancestors—those whose residency in Pennsylvania falls within one of the required time periods—from First Families applications approved to date. Inclusion of an ancestral name is acceptable proof of residency for future applications. Updated 1 February 2012.

 

Ancestor

Location

Date

Bender, Jacob

Philadelphia County

1747

Bender, Jacob A.

Philadelphia County

1787

Bender, John

Philadelphia County

1755

Buchanan, David

Kensington, Philadelphia County

1849

Buckman, William

Bucks County

1682

Byerly/Bierly, Dietrich

Kensington, Philadelphia County

10 Mar 1785

Carter, James

Bucks County

1714

Cooke, Colonel William

 

1760

Cremer, Casper

Germantown, Philadelphia County

1772

Darby, Edwin Taylor

Philadelphia County

1864

Evans, Daniel

Vincent Township, Chester County

1752

Evans, Thomas Rees

Vincent Township, Chester County

1752

Ferree, Marie de la Warrenbur

Paradise, Chester (now Lancaster) County

1712

Gilliland, James

Faggs Manor, Chester County

1739

Glassbrenner, Johan Georg

Philadelphia

1732

Gominger, Agnes Nill

Philadelphia

1753

Graff, George

Philadelphia

1844

Gutknecht, Christian I

Germantown, Philadelphia County

1749

Harker, Mary

Middletown, Bucks County

1718

Hayhurst, Cuthbert

Middletown, Bucks County

1682

Hayhurst, Cuthbert II

Middletown, Bucks County

1682

Hayhurst, David

Middletown, Bucks County

1761-1765

Heiney, Philip

Northampton County

1784

Hodge, Henry

Philadelphia County

about 1715

Hollands, Henry

Mansfield, Tioga County

1860

Hoopes, Joshua

Bucks County

1863

Hughes, John I

Philadelphia (not Montgomery) County

1683

Kaczmarek, Marianna

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County

1892

Keim, Johannes

Philadelphia (now Berks) County

1697/1698

Kitchen, John C.

Philadelphia

1796

Kirkpatrick, Alexander

Martic Township, Lancaster County

1746

Knight, Frances

Philadelphia County

about 1715

Knipe/Kniep Johannes

Philadelphia County

1763

Litzenberg, Simon

Haverford, Delaware County

1763

Lloyd, Henry

Huntingdon (now Cambria) County

1794

McCulley, Joseph Hegarty

Philadelphia

1816

Nagle, Richard Sr.

Allegheny Township, Cambria County

1787

Rainey, Robert

Clearfield County

1814

Reed (Read), Colonel Seth

Erie, Erie County

1795

Rowen, Christopher (Rohn, Christophe Johann)

Philadelphia County

1776

Rorabaugh, Hannah

Centre County

1808-1810

Rudd, Mary

Middletown, Bucks County

1682

Saddler, Simon Schirmann

Philadelphia County

1733

Sharp, Catherine Thecla

Loretto, Pennsylvania

1897

Shillingsford, James

Philadelphia

1732

Shoemaker, Sarah

Montgomery County

1686

Silbert, John George

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

1800

Skene, James

Philadelphia (now Montgomery) County

1754-1761

Spencer, Ann

Abington, Philadelphia County

1737

Thomas, Seth C.

Philadelphia

1748

vonLohn, Johann Georg

Chester County

1698

Warner, Sarah

Buckingham, Bucks County

1766

Weber, Johan Jost

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

1789

Wells, Richard

Philadelphia

1760

Williams, Samuel

York County

1810

Woodson, Lewis

Allegheny County

1831

Zollinger, Jakob

Lebanon County

1749

Zyks, Jan (John)

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County

1890

Zyks, Katarzyna (Catherine)

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County

1898

 

Updated May 2012