Name:                          Frederich ERNIGH

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Birth:                             ~1705                           Switzerland ?

Death:                           1771                             Pennsylvania

 

Misc. Notes

Frederich ERNIGH (~1705 - 1771) & Anna Maria (~1705 - bef 1730)

    Jacob ARNEY (~1728 - ~1782) & Elizabeth HALL (1731 - aft 1782)

        Johann Heinrich ARNEY (21 Nov 1755 - 27 Sep 1830) & Maria Magdalena FULK (1755 - 1849)

            Jacob ARNEY* (18 Mar 1778 - 19 Oct 1848) & Nancy Martha TRUITT (Feb 1781 - Feb 1819)

                John ARNEY* (26 May 1816 - 22 Oct 1881) & Margaret Brown GRAFTON (2 Aug 1818 - 13 Aug 1854)

                    Jacob Sylvester ARNEY* (23 Mar 1839 - 13 Feb 1927) & Linia Ann BARNES (1840 - 1880)

                        Mary Ellen ARNEY (24 Apr 1861 - 9 Sep 1935) & Joshua Newton MACHLAN (1859 - 1936)

                            Linnie Ellen MACHLAN* (30 Sep 1884 - 7 May 1974) & Everett Elmer WALKER (1882 - 1948)

                                Elsie Maureen WALKER (1903 - 1983) & Leo Newton COFFEY (1901 - 1998)

 

CAUTION: THERE IS DOUBT FREDERICH ERNIGH IS OUR ANCESTOR. HAVE LEFT THIS IN PLACE FOR THE MOMENT, BUT IT MAY BE REMOVED IN NEAR FUTURE. SEE DISCUSSION WITH "SON" JACOB ARNEY!

 

According to "We Are The Arney's" volume 1, issue 1 - 1994, There are records of Frederich Ernigh and family coming to PA on board the "Pennsylvania Merchant" on Sept 11, 1732. The ship left Rotterdam, Holland with a stop in Plymouth, England. The record does not say where the Ernigh's boarded the ship. Frederich and wife Anna Maria had two children with them, but there seems to be no record of them once they arrived. It is possible that their names were altered to save confusion in the new world. The name seems to have evolved Ernigh / Earney /Erni / Arni / Arney. In Frederich's will made in 1771, Colebrooksdale, Berk County, PA, he lists five children:

1. Margaret (oldest daughter) m. Barnhard Zwietzich

2. Elizabeth (youngest daughter) m. Abraham Dunglebarger

3. Jacob (oldest son)

4. John

5. Michael

The ship ÒPennsylvania MerchantÓ carried German ÒPalentineÓ immigrants. Mostly they came from ÒThe PalatinateÓ which was situated west of the Rhine and north of the French (Alsatian) border. Palentines may come from Germany, France, or Switzerland. They became the ÒPennsylvania DutchÓ, or more correctly ÒPennsyvania GermanÓ. Note the Arney (Ernigh) family married with the Fulks, Erlewyns (Earlywines), Meckels and Romigs. All of these families were probably ÒPalatineÓ Germans.

 

TAX LISTS (LFC): Found several tax records for Colebrook Dale Twp., Berks Co., PA: In 1759 Frederick Earney paid 8 pounds tax. In 1767 he was taxed on 120 acres, 2 horses, and 4 cattle. In 1768 he was taxed on 100 acres, 2 horses, and 2 cattle.

 

Marriage:                                                            Switzerland ?

Spouse:                        Anna Maria

Birth:                             ~1705

Death:                           bef 1730                       Pennsylvania

 

Frederich ERNIGH (~1705 - 1771) & Anna Maria (~1705 - bef 1730)

    Jacob ARNEY (~1728 - ~1782) & Elizabeth HALL (1731 - aft 1782)

    John ERNIGH

    Michael ERNIGH

    Margaret ERNIGH

    Fredrick ERNIGH

    Anna ERNIGH

    Elizabeth ERNIGH