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1709 ca.: Born (1) as John Moserman. (2, p674).
John Musselman
marries Anna Good (GC1). (1)
1731 {Others...? See 1731.}
1735 ca.: Andrew
1731 Nov: John and Anna lived with their children at
Meckesheim in Germany near
Sinsheim. (1)
{Did they have children before Andrew? -- dg 2006 Jun 25}
1732 Aug 11: They immigrated with Anna's brother
Jacob Good (GC2)
on the ship Samuel from Rotterdam (3, ch1). John is age 23. Anna and Jacob are age 20. (1,2)
Settled near Weaverland, PA. (3, ch 1)
1737: John and Anna settle along
Muddy Creek near what later would become Bowmansville, PA,
along with her brothers
Jacob Good (GC2) and
Christian Good (GC3). (2,3)
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"[The Musselmans] located on a tract of
land about one mile north from [Christian's] mill, and along [the same]
branch of
Muddy Creek,
where until lately some of his lineal
descendants resided, who used to relate the
sayings of their great-grandsire, that when he wished
to earn a regular day's wages he
could not obtain work nearer home than in the neighborhood of New
Holland, a distance of over eight miles. Between the
Christian Good (GC3)
and John Musselman tracts a farm of one hundred and thirty acres was
located, which at the time of the Revolution and afterwards belonged
to Ullich Burkholder...." (2, p675)
1762 ca.: John dies.
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