LANDIS Barbara

Female 1706 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  LANDIS Barbara was born in 1706 in Germany (daughter of LANDIS Jacob and WITMER Anna).

    Barbara married BUCKWALTER. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  LANDIS Jacob was born in 1667 in Zurich, Switzerland (son of LANDIS Hans and SONRETER Maria); died in 1730 in Lancaster County, PA; was buried in Mellinger's Cemetery, Lancaster Co, PA (Unmarked grave).

    Notes:

    Hans (or John) Jacob Landis has sometimes been confused with Benjamin Landis who was believed to be one of the three brothers who came to Philadelphia in 1717. Benjamin was actually the son of Jacob Landis. Jacob died at lampeter Township in 1730, he left no will and there is no record of his children. He was taxed at Lancaster County as Jacob Landis or sometimes John Jacob Landis. He warranted land in Lampeter Township in 1718 which was later patented by Benjamin Landis (his son.) Jacob lived near his brother Felix in Lampeter.

    Jacob married WITMER Anna in ABT. 1693 in Germany. Anna was born in Nov 1671 in Pfalz, Germany; died in 1725 in Lancaster County, PA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  WITMER Anna was born in Nov 1671 in Pfalz, Germany; died in 1725 in Lancaster County, PA.
    Children:
    1. LANDIS Jacob was born in ABT. 1694 in Germany; died in in PA.
    2. LANDIS Hans was born in 1696 in Germany; died in 1756 in Cocalico Township, Lancaster Co, PA.
    3. LANDIS Benjamin was born in ABT. 1699 in Steinsfurt, Germany; died in 1781 in Lancaster County, PA; was buried in Mellinger Cem, Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, PA.
    4. LANDIS Henry was born in ABT. 1702 in Germany; died in 1760 in Mannheim, Germany.
    5. 1. LANDIS Barbara was born in 1706 in Germany.
    6. LANDIS Anna was born in 1708 in Germany.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  LANDIS Hans was born in ABT. 1640 (son of LANDIS Felix and EGLI Adelheid).

    Hans married SONRETER Maria in ABT. 1665 in Switzerland. Maria was born in ABT. 1635 in Switzerland. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  SONRETER Maria was born in ABT. 1635 in Switzerland.
    Children:
    1. 2. LANDIS Jacob was born in 1667 in Zurich, Switzerland; died in 1730 in Lancaster County, PA; was buried in Mellinger's Cemetery, Lancaster Co, PA (Unmarked grave).
    2. LANDIS Margaritha was born in ABT. 1670.
    3. LANDIS Felix was born in 1672 in Near Mannheim, Germany; died in 1739 in Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, PA; was buried in Mellinger Church Cemetery, Lancaster Co, PA.
    4. LANDIS Johannes was born in ABT. 1673 in Near Mannheim, Germany; died in ABT. 1745 in Milford Twp, Bucks Co, PA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  LANDIS Felix was born on 1 Jun 1589 in Switzerland (son of LANDIS Hans Heinrich (Heine) and HOCHSTRASSER Barbara Margaretha); died in ABT. 1642 in Switzerland.

    Notes:

    Imprisoned at Othenbach, he was not given anything to eat for many days, so that even some criminals that were confined near him in another place, took pity on him and managed to get some food to him...But when the doorkeeper perceived this, he was put into another prison. Finally, however, they gave him some food: but he was so impaired in his body that he could not bear food any more. Yet in his greatest distress he was carried to church, during the sermon, where he, O dreadful inhumanity! was thrown under a bench; but he soon after gave up the ghost, which he had commended into the hands of God.onscience, escaped from her bonds. But in the meantime the authorities had broken up their family, put out the children among strangers, and then sold house and furniture.d been married 3 times, first to Margareth Streler, then to Magdalene Hess, then to Adelheid Egli. It is assumed that his first 2 wives predeceased him.

    Felix married EGLI Adelheid in ABT. 1625 in Switzerland. Adelheid was born in ABT. 1590 in Fischenthal, Switzerland; died in 1646 in Zurich, Switzerland. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  EGLI Adelheid was born in ABT. 1590 in Fischenthal, Switzerland; died in 1646 in Zurich, Switzerland.

    Notes:

    Adelheid was also imprisoned in Orthenbach, for nearly four years. During this period they treated her not only unmercifully, but disgracefully: they threw her into several offensive places, stripped her twice in irons, and for a time took her clothes from her every night. She afterwards escaped from prison with a good consicinece.Meantime, authorities dispersed her family, drove the children among strangers, and then confiscated her house and furniture, and sold them for 5000 florins. From Martyr's Mirror.

    Children:
    1. 4. LANDIS Hans was born in ABT. 1640.
    2. LANDIS Anna Maria was born on 15 Jan 1632/33.
    3. LANDIS Hans Heinrich was born on 1 Feb 1634/35.


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