PA Fikes of Brethren Church
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PA Fikes of Brethren Church
| Jim Burnell (View posts) | Posted: 20 Nov 2000 2:40PM GMT |
I located this information in the Brethren Encyclopedia.
Christian Fike, Sr. (died 1771) was the "first on record" from Germany to PA. He first settled in Bern Twp, Lancaster County PA (now Berks County)
He had 3 sons, all Brethren:
John (died 1829)
Christian, Jr. (1761-1851)
Jacob (ca. 1769 - 1841)
John moved to Brothers Valley, Bedford Co. PA in 1779, then on to Selbysport MD, where he died.
Christian moved to Somerset County PA.
Jacob moved to Somerset Co., then Fayette Co. His family subsequently spread to West Virginia and West.
My own Fike connection is from Snyder County. Don't know if any of these Fikes sent a representative North to the Susquehanna, but none is mentioned in the narrative in the aforementioned Encyclopedia.
Perhaps this information will help someone.
Christian Fike, Sr. (died 1771) was the "first on record" from Germany to PA. He first settled in Bern Twp, Lancaster County PA (now Berks County)
He had 3 sons, all Brethren:
John (died 1829)
Christian, Jr. (1761-1851)
Jacob (ca. 1769 - 1841)
John moved to Brothers Valley, Bedford Co. PA in 1779, then on to Selbysport MD, where he died.
Christian moved to Somerset County PA.
Jacob moved to Somerset Co., then Fayette Co. His family subsequently spread to West Virginia and West.
My own Fike connection is from Snyder County. Don't know if any of these Fikes sent a representative North to the Susquehanna, but none is mentioned in the narrative in the aforementioned Encyclopedia.
Perhaps this information will help someone.