BINKLEY Christian^[1]

1737 - 1805  (68 years)

• Name	BINKLEY Christian
  Born	1737	Lancaster County, PA
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 May 1805	Lancaster Co, PA
  Buried	Landis Valley Cemetery , Lancaster Co, PA
  Person ID	I32476	Gynzer's Genealogy Database | Hans Landis Family
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	BINKLEY Johannes,   b. ABT. 1695, Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 4 May 1749, Lancaster Co, PA  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Mother	LANDIS Barbara,   b. ABT. 1707, Germany ,   d. ABT. 1749, Lancaster County, PA  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Married	ABT. 1725	Lancaster Co, PA
  Family ID	F11254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SHULMAKER Elizabeth,   b. ABT. 1740
  Children	+ 1. BINKLEY BARBARA,   b. 30 Nov 1770, Dob may be April 12, 1773; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania or Germany ,   d. 27 Apr 1863, Wayne County, Ohio  (Age 92 years)   2. BINKLEY Martin
  Family ID	F11384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S166651] gines[1].FTW.