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Unknown Writer:t and saw mill and in 1789 the famous Binkley's Bridge. The mill was three and a half stories high and measured thirty by sixty feet. It is said he was wealthy. he is listed in the records as having __rded horses, along with other Lancaster citizens, in compliance with the Army order of 1 August, 1780 which stated "the county was to furnish 1,200 barrels of four monthy, 5,000 bushels of forage, 50 wagons, 400 horses and 700 men." d the river, was the first stone bridge in Lancaster County and cost about $17,000 to build. To repay the cost of construction, Christian sought to have the state grant him the priviledge of making it a toll bride. Unable to secure permission, he later transferred the bridge to the public for one thousand pounds in sold and silver coin.

Christian married SHULMAKER Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in ABT. 1740. [Group Sheet]

1. BINKLEY BARBARA was born on 30 Nov 1770 in Dob may be April 12, 1773; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania or Germany; died on 27 Apr 1863 in Wayne County, Ohio.
2. BINKLEY Martin

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There has been lots of confusion over at least 2 Johannes Binkleys. According to Bridget Rogier who has done a lot of research on the Binkley family, our Johannes came over with Felix Landis in 1719. He is not the Johannes who was the son of Christian Binkley, born in 1695, who came to PA in 1736 and died in 1757. n Rupp's Thirty Thousand Names, P. 436, where a reference is made to the arrival of Johannes Binkley and Felix Landis during 1719.his Johannes came to America from the Canton Bern, Switzerland, along with a party of emigrants, which included the Landis and Herr families.The party found settlement in a locality then known as "old Hickory," nearby to the present city of Lancaster, and now being the townships of Lampeter and Manor, in Lancaster County, PA. These Binkleys spread over the township of Manheim during the course of time, and there is now a small community there called Binkley. It is not known at this time, if these Binkleys were related, or a connection, of those of the name to be dealt with hereafter, but at this time it would seem that there were no blood ties, this side of Europe at least, and it would appear that they were of the Mennonite and Dunkard faithe, although there were many Binkleys found in the records of the Lutheran Church of Lancaster City, 1780-1746."nnes and Barbara for 100 pounds.e the third part of all movable goods and income of the plantation until my son Johannes turns twenty one. When the oldest son takes over the place its value shall be appraised and the third part of it given to my wife Barbara. And the eldest son as well as all the other children shall divide up the rest in equal parts among them. My wife shall have her widow property as long as she lives. Whoever takes over shall give her a room and a stove and fifteen bushels of wheat and three bushels of corn and three bushels of barley shall be given to her annually. A fat pig weighing a minimum of a hundred pounds and thiry pounds of beef as well as two barrels of cider shall be available to her every year. Furthermore a cow of her choice among all the available ones on the property shall be kept for her use as well as four sheep and she shall be entitled to use a fourth of the garden. Also a fourth of flax and hn) that Johannes mentions frequently in the will died within a few months of the death of his father.

Johannes married LANDIS Barbara in ABT. 1725 in Lancaster Co, PA. Barbara (daughter of LANDIS Felix and WITNER Rosina) was born in ABT. 1707 in Germany; died in ABT. 1749 in Lancaster County, PA. [Group Sheet]

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In The Mennonites of America by C. Henry Smith, pubished 1909:iled from Berne in 1710 and 1711. These refugees, as we saw, were scattered throughout the Palatinate and other parts of Germany. they were never in prospersous circumstances. The country was wasted by wars. The churches were poor. They hac to gain a livelihood as best they could, often by the help of their brethren in the Netherlands. At the same time came a special invitation from King George I to settle the lands west of the Alleghanies. Consequently, in February of 1717 a number of elders met at Mannheim and decided to emigrate to Pennsylvania. The Committee on Foreign Needs which had been organized some time before at Amsterdam for the purpose of helping their needy brethren in the Palatinate, and to whom these exiles now applied for assistance, discouraged the movement due to fear that they would be pressed for more s composed largely of Scotch-Irish and English. Most of Lancaster County was, as a result, mostly a Mennonite community. In the first list of tax payers taken in 1718, there was included the names of Jacob Landes, Felix Landes, and Jacob Landes Jr.erg, from whence they emigrated in 1717 to district Old Chester (now Lancaster) Co, PA, received a patent for 400 acres there in Creek near Witmer's Bridge (now East Lampeter): of Lampeter twp 1737. Mennonites. John settled in Bucks Co, PA but Felix and Jacob remained in Lancaster Co, PA.r the land. Felix sold 200 acres of the land to his son in law, Johannes Binkley, and his daughter Barbara for 100 pounds.

Felix married WITNER Rosina in 1705 in Alsace, Germany. Rosina was born in ABT. 1675 in Germany or Switzerland; died in AFT. 1739 in Lancaster County, PA; was buried in Mellinger Cem, Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

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It is possible that Rosina is from the Witner family in Switzerland.

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