Heather's Paternal 9th Great Grandparents
Johannes Furry
Born 1690
Died 1765
Married
Anna
Daughter of
Born
Died
Children:
Anna Rosina Fohrer 1724-1819 m. Henry Berger
Catharine Furry 1726-1769 M. Leonard Emrick
Michael Furry 1732-1798
John Furry 1735-1782
Catharine Furry 1726-1769 M. Leonard Emrick
Michael Furry 1732-1798
John Furry 1735-1782
"This Johannes Furrey (or Forrer), was blessed with two sons and two daughters, Michael, John, Rosina ,wife of Henry Berger and Catherine, wife of Leonard Emrick. " The Furry Family In America
Volume I. Chapter XIII--Family reunions
There was a book written in 1910 about Johannes Furry.
HISTORY of JOHONNES FURRY, (OR FORRER) AND HIS DESCENDANTS TO THE END OF THE EIGHTH GENERATION AS COMPILED BY HENRY S. FURRY 1910-11 Reading, PA. You can read it online here.
Arrival In America
"On October 16, 1727, Johannes Furrey (or Forrey), and forty-six Palatines, with their families, about two hundred persons embarked on the ship, Friendship ,of Bristol, John Davis, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cows, from whence the ship sailed on June 20th, 1727, and landed at Philadelphia." The Furry Family In AmericaFound on an Ancestry message board -
"The bulk of Henry S.Furry's 1910 book- "History of Johonnes Furry, (or Forrer) and His Descendants to End of the Eight Generation", is likely correct. However his assumption that his John Furry/Forrer of Berks Co.,Pa was one and the same as Johannes Forrer arriving in 1727, is incorrect. Johannes, of 1727, was Mennonite, lived and died in Lancaster Co.,PA.. None of his children per;"Biographical Annals of Lancaster County" settled in Berks Co,PA either. The Biographical Annals of Lanc." lists Johannes and some of his descendants as Mennonite. As does Richard W. Davis in his "Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners". Likely John Furry naturalized 1755 in Phila.."The Biographical Annals of Lanc.." and R.W.Davis, indicate that Johannes (1727) did not go to Berks Co., but none of his children did either. John Jr. inherited farm in Hempfield. Son Daniel inherited part of the same farm. Jacob inherited farm in Hellam Twp, York Co.. Abraham- also rec'd half. David inherited 'Chestnut Hill' farm (sold and moved to M.D.). Henry inherited a mill. Henry later purchased brother Abraham's land in York "
Residence
Find Johann Fohrer on the far right, 3rd from the top.
Reith's Church, 1727 (also known as Zion's Church)
Lutheran Church, 1743 (Christ Lutheran, Stouchsburg, established 1743 on lands (5 acres each) donated by Lawrence and Sebastian Fischer, Geroge Unruh, and Christian Lower.)
Reformed Church (Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed, c. 1738)
(Reith's Church is of interest because Johannes wife is reported to possibly be a Reith)
"In this manor of Plumpton lay the Rieth (Reed) Lutheran Church lands, the George Rieth, Jacob Capp (Kapp), Adam Lesch, Philip Brown, Jacob Sheffer (Schaeffer), Christian Ruchty (afterwards the Christian Deppen homestead), Gottfried Fiedler (Fidler), and the Feake (Feeg) homesteads, all situated along the Tulpehocken Creek, from the Rieth's Church down to the Charming Forge. Northward within the manor lay the original homes of the Conrad Long, Christopher Kayser (Keiser), Nicholas Kinzer, Peter Schaeffer, John Fohrer, Michael Krise, and eastward the homes of Conrad Weiser, Derr, (aft-
erwards Peter Lauck's farm), John Dieter, Leonard Stupp, etc. "
Full text of "Annals of Womelsdorf, Pa., and community, 1723-1923 : history's yard-stick for two-hundred years"
This John Furrey went to Tulbehocken, Berks County, Pa., and got a land warrant for 346 acres, October 11th, 1744. This land had been granted to a man by the name of Hoobler who forfeited his warrant.
The patent was granted under the hand of James Hamilton Esq., Lieutenant Governor of the State, under the great seal of Pennsylvania.
The patent is certified to be recorded at Philadelphia, now at Harrisburg, in Patent Book A, Volume 17, page 374, dated May 12th, 1752.
This Johannes Furrey (or Forrer) had located about three miles northwest of Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pa., on the road leading from Womelsdorf to Mt. Aetna. This land is now owned by Dr. Horace F. Livingood, of Womelsdorf, and tenanted by the Frantz brothers. The original springhouse is still standing and is in daily use. the farm is one of the best in the County, the soil is rich and fertile and slopes tpward a little ravine from the east and west.
The Furry Family In America
1732- Son Michael Furry is Born
"Michael, son of Johannes, was born May 8th, 1732, and died November 15, 1798, at the age of 66 years. His wife, whose name we were unable to learn, was born January 19,1724 and died November 1799, at the age of 75 years; they are both buried at the Reed's Church burial place, near Stouchsburg, Berks County." The Furry Family In America
From 1774 to 1781, during the Revolutionary war, Michael was Captain in the sixth batallion of Pennsylvania Militia and was afterward appointed Major of the same batallion.
In 1776-77, Michael Furry was appointed assessor of Berks County. His family consisted of four sons and one daughter.
First, George
Second, Peter Michael
Third, John
Fourth, Daniel
Fifth, a daughter who was married to a Mr. Weaver
1751 - Sponsors at grandsons baptism
Name: Henry Berger
Event: Baptism
Residence Date: 1 Apr 1751
Residence Place: Berks Co., PA
Church: Blue Mountain Church - Upper Tulpehocken Township
Role: Father
Household Members:
Name Role
Mrs. ??? Berger Mother
Henry Berger Father
John Berger Baptized
Mrs. ??? Fory Sponsor
John Fory Sponsor
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It's POSSIBLE, but unproven, that this line connects to Heather's Maternal Forney line as well.
Henry Forney 1813-
Notes from another researcher:
"I did a little digging in my data files and I believe the Henry Forney you are looking for is the son of John Forney and Elizabeth Bixler. John Forney was the son of John Forney AKA John Furry who apparently arrived in America in 1727. He located in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County PA, on a tract of 346 acres of land. He had two sons and two daughters, namely: Michael, John, Rosina (wife of Henry Berger) and Catharine (wife of Leonard Emerich).
Tradition states that John Forney and his wife Elizabeth Bixler settled on the west side of the Susquehanna River. They had four sons and two daughters. The Sons were: John, Jonas, Lawrence and Henry. The first three upon their return from a grist-mill at Sunbury, Pa., found to their horror that the Oneida Indians had killed and scalped their parents and two sisters, and also burned down the house and taken a horse with them. The youngest son, Henry, the Indians took with them to Canada, where he was afterward found. The three brothers buried their parents and sisters under an apple tree and went to Reading, PA.
I have nothing more on Jonas; Lawrence Forney married a Zingmaster. They had at least 8 children. One of the children was Christina Forney born September 02, 1802, she married Charles Druckenmiller; John Forney also no further information; The youngest was Henry Forney as stated was taken by the Indians. The source for the tradition is from a book titled “Historical and biographical annals of Columbia and Montour counties PENNSYLVANIA” published 1915.
The premise that Henry was raised by “strangers” would seem to confirm the tradition"
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