Col. Henry Meyer and Margaret Harper

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Husband Col. Henry Meyer ^{1 2}

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           Born: 15 Oct 1764 - near Muhlbach, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 May 1820 1 2
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA

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         Father: Jacob Meyer (1732-Abt 1807) 1 3
         Mother: Susan Ream (      -      ) 3

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Mary Stees (      -1801) 1

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Wife Margaret Harper ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1788
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Feb 1871 1
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA

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         Father: Hon. Adam Harper (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M William Meyer ⁴

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           Born: 30 Jul 1804 - Brush Valley, Centre Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Mar 1824 4
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA

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2 M John Meyer ⁴

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           Born: 30 Jun 1806 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Mar 1892 4
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary Catharine Poorman (      -      ) 4

         Spouse: Susan Confer (      -      ) 4

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3 M Reuben Meyer ⁵

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           Born: 15 Nov 1808 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Jan 1891 6
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary Corman (1821-Aft 1883) 6 7

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4 F Judith Meyer ⁶

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           Born: 27 Feb 1811 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Philip Walker (      -Bef 1883) 6

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5 F Susan Meyer ^{6 8}

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           Born: 15 Aug 1813 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Nov 1883 6
         Buried:  - Cedar Hill Cemetery, near Salona, Clinton Co, PA

         Spouse: Griffin Rote (      -Bef 1883) 6 8

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6 M Dr. Jonathan Meyer ⁶

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           Born: 14 Jun 1816 - Miles Twp, Centre Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Sep 1880 - Loganton, Clinton Co, PA 6
         Buried:  - Loganton, Clinton Co, PA

         Spouse: Elizabeth Poorman (      -      ) 6

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7 F Abigail Meyer ⁶

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           Born: 10 Mar 1819 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Dec 1849 6
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Col. Henry Meyer

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He moved into Brush Valley (nearly all of which is included within the limits of Miles township), Centre County, Pennsylvania, on a farm near Wolfs Store in 1797 or 1798. He devoted much of his time to farming from that time until his decease, though his trade was that of a millwright. He built many gristmills and sawmills in central Pennsylvania, now within the limits of Union, Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata, Centre and Lycoming counties. He served as justice of the peace for many years; he was commissioned, February 28, 1794, major of the First Battalion Third Northumberland Brigade; January 4, 1802, lieutenant-colonel of 131st Regiment, Militia, First Brigade, Tenth Division, counties of Mifflin, Huntingdon and Centre. When but sixteen years old he belonged to some organization recruited for protection against the Indians.

He emigrated into Brush valley, Centre County, Pennsylvania, in 1797, and located on the tract of land which now [1881] constitutes the farms of Reuben and Henry Meyer, sons. His brother-in-law, John Meyer, had been sent as early as 1794 to occupy and improve this tract. The first house on the place was situated in the "old orchard," near Elk Creek, half-way between Henry Corman's and Henry Meyer's present [1881] homes. Among the old apple-trees in this orchard is one measuring eleven and one-half feet in circumference a foot above the ground. It is still flourishing, and was laden this summer (1881) with apples. It is a giant among the trees of its kind. Mr. Meyer was a millwright, and built Tobias Pickle's mill in 1802 or 1803, and, as seen by entries in his day-book, he did some repairing in Mr. Pickle's log grist-mill in 1798; also in John Motz's mill, at the lower end of Penn's valley, in the same year. This shows that those mills were put up some time prior to 1798. Mr. Meyer was commissioned justice of the peace Jan. 5, 1814. He was colonel of the One Hundred and Thirty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Militia. He was a man of large frame and great strength. [HCC 1883, 214]

Mr. Meyer came from Middle Creek, Snyder County, where his father, Jacob Meyer, had his home. There were six brothers, Philip, Jacob, Henry, Michael, Stephen, and John; two sisters, Barbara, who was married to Michael Motz, and Catharine, married to John Meyer. The grandparents came from Germany, and settled at a spring which they named Millbrook, now within the limits of Lebanon County. They carried their earthly possessions in a bundle, and began life in the new country under a tree in the forest.

1 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 214.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 142.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 141.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 144.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 122, 145.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 145.

7 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 187.

8 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 594.