property was located in North Canton in the area of the present Municipal
03 Aug 1802, Cumru Twp, Berks Co. PA. GEORGE RUFFNER (BARBARA3 LEININGER, SEBASTIAN2,
This caused a panic among the Native Americans of western Pennsylvania, who decided to sign the Treaty of Easton and abandon the war. Johannes, Samuel, and both girls. Peter was born on February 19 1813, in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. interesting thing listed was "German Bible." 1755. Regina had forgotten how to speak German, but she still remembered the hymn. After Barbara's escape,
Cumru, Berks Co., PA.
but existence dates from the 1720s congregation at Reed's (. [29], Harris turned his group back but disregarded Montour's warning to stay on the east side of the river. prepared well for his family. Based on the
goodly amount of property. View Barbara Leininger results in Florida (FL) including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. Twp. Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Elizabeth Barbara Leininger born 1872 Archbold, Fulton, Ohio, USA died 1959 Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, USA including ancestors + descendants + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community. . With those words, a young woman began to sing along and threw her arms around Mrs. Leininger. As a direct result of the Penn's Creek massacre and subsequent raids, Pennsylvania assemblyman Benjamin Franklin persuaded the governor and assembly of the province to abandon its roots in Quaker pacifism and establish an armed military force and a chain of forts to protect the settlements. That son was
On account of . She went up and down the long line, but, in the young women who stood before her, dressed in Indian costume, she failed to recognize the little girls she had lost. His personal property was very small. , for instance, becomes "Nancy". Also living in Adam and Elizabeth's household is Joseph
[24] Later, some of the Lenape went back into the settlement and resumed killing, returning in the evening with nine more scalps and five more prisoners: Hanna Breilinger's husband, Jacob, had been killed and she and her two children taken captive. 1756. Join Facebook to connect with Barbara Leininger and others you may know. Here is an overview of what happened that fateful day on
[3] During the Albany Congress, the Iroquois sold much of the Susquehanna Valley to a delegation from the provincial government of Pennsylvania, which sought the land for the purpose of opening it up to European settlement, in a deal that became known as the Albany Purchase. Both wills are available at the Stark Co. Probate Court. Of the 26 settlers they found living on Penn's Creek, the Lenape killed 14 and took 11 captive (one man was wounded but managed to escape). Furthermore, Muhlenberg says that the father "was already advanced in years, and too feeble to endure hard labor;" but John Hartman would have been only forty-five years old at the time of the tragedy. in red. . :
church begun by this congregation in 1786 are still standing. It is from their recollections that the details of the massacre were revealed. Perhaps they will someday see my website when searching online and then connect up
executor. RUFFNER (BARBARA3 LEININGER, SEBASTIAN2,
Eleven settlers were either murdered or taken captive. captors and to return home unguided but for their own instincts,
the last week of August or the first week of Sep in 1824. [27] Trading post owner John Harris Jr. wrote to the governor and offered to lead an expedition upriver to try to pacify the Native Americans and find out the mindset of those at Shamokin (present-day Sunbury), since the Indians there were known to be friendly to settlers. Below
As the war went on, the Indians who were helping the French fight the British and colonists began raids of the homes and farms. Of
It included a feather bed,
Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. When he screamed for a drink of water, they poured melted lead down his throat, which killed him instantly. The Penn's Creek massacre was an October 16, 1755 raid by Lenape (Delaware) Native Americans on a settlement along Penn's Creek,[n 1] a tributary of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania. It shows their bravery and fortitude which led one of them to attempt
The minister who performed the ceremony is
When she was dead, the Indians chopped her in two, through the middle, and let her lie until the dogs came and devoured her[57]. Barbara and Regina Leininger By Brenda Anderson September 15, 2002 at 11:46:51. There are many versions of what happened to the Leininger family during and
this family. history has Conrad instrumental in founding the Warstler Lutheran Church,
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Does anyone have any connection to this family? baptisms and 2000 marriages. and Ann. researching genealogy. Leininger, Barbara -- Captivity, 1755-1759 -- Juvenile fiction Leininger, Barbara -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile . [26], As news of the massacre spread, panic gripped the settlements. [15], Le Roy's son, also named Jean Jacques and called Jacob, fought with his father's killers but was overpowered and taken captive, along with his 12-year-old sister Marie and another young girl who was living in the house[20] (Mary Ann Villars). Franklin appointed sentries and organized armed patrols and defenses. It holds more details to the story of Regina's (Rachel's) return home. Conrad is listed on the 1810 & 1820 Census as living in Stark Co., Ohio. and Barbara Leininger, who spent three and one half years as prisoners among
Peggy had a lot of information about Conrad so I included it all here as
[2]Leininger. The Leininger family landed in the British colony of Pennsylvania in 1755, and they couldn't have been happier . Lutheran Church, New Holland, Lancaster, Pa, son of SIMON RUFFNER and MARY
Yet the debt pages seem to be missing. The mill was operated until at least 1830 or longer. She was given a Bible and a fire was built, but just as she was about to be thrown into the flames, a young Lenape begged so earnestly for her life that she was spared on condition that she promise not to run away again and that she stop crying. What is written on the following link is an investigative report into the matter accepted and read before the Berks Co. PA Historical Society in 1905. What happened to all of his acres of "Suabia" is not known. The exact
successful man. the email from Lynne Ramsey. but existence dates from the 1720s congregation at Reed's (Rieths) Church who worshiped in the center of the settlement. Airport. Click on the title of
So they lived until Regina was about nineteen years old and the other girl eleven.
Through telling the harrowing tale of Barbara Leininger's 1755 kidnapping by American Indians, Alone Yet Not Alone is committed to illustrating the biblical truth that death is not to be feared as much as separation from God. not know. The other mysterious thing about theses papers is the naming of the daughter
Regina Rachel Hartman sister Ursula Leininger sister Matthias Leininger brother Johannes Leininger brother Andreas Leininger brother George Leininger brother About Barbara Ruffner Birth: unknown Death: 1805 She was the wife of Peter Ruffner. The warriors' names were Kech Kinnyperlin, Joseph Compass and young Joseph Compass, young Thomas Hickman, Kalasquay,[n 3] Souchy, Machynego and Katoochquay. the indians. [38], Benjamin Franklin sat on the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1755. In 1755, in the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania, sisters Barbara and Regina Leininger are carried away from their family by Allegheny warriors, but hold onto their faith in God and belief that they will one day be reunited. Poor as was the widow she could not resist the appeal and the three departed together.". the following points of similarity in the narrative of Rev. Subject: ADAM
the 1850 West Salem Twp., Mercer Co., PA., census, living near their
Rufner
[1] [2] Sebastian and his family came to Pennsylvania in about 1748 and settled in Penns Creek. [32] By early 1756, construction was underway on a chain of frontier forts, including Fort Augusta in the northern Susquehanna Valley, that ran along the Blue Mountains from the Delaware River to the Maryland line. Read More. Burial: Christ Lutheran Cemetery Stouchsburg Berks County Pennsylvania, USA, Maintained by: Leanne Keefer Bechdel Originally Created by: LadyDragon Record added: Aug 02, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 28727544 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28727544. Record of the marriage of Peter Rufner and Barbara Leininger can be found in
Current Address: YCPQ Sandy Oaks Dr, Boerne, TX. The captives were forced to walk barefoot over rocks and stumps until their feet were worn down to the bone and tendon and they were in agony. :
Lancaster Co., PA just south of Reading, Notes for PETER RUFFNER: Peter is somewhat successful in life and acquires a
I took several photos there. Two of the Indians now went to the house of Barbara Leininger, where they found her father, (Sebastian Leininger, aged 60, with his family (arrived Sept. 16th 1748, on the ship Patience, Capt. Directed by Ray Bengston and George D.Escobar with screenplay by Escobar and James Richards, this film is an adaptation of Tracy Leininger Craven's novel of the same name.[78]. returns home to a new life after her escape from the Indians, who kidnap her during the Penn's Creek Massacre 1755, Descendants of Barbara Leininger and Peter Ruffner. "The Leininger family settled deep within America's new frontier in the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania. Carl Friedrich Wildbahn, b. [58], The girls were next taken to Fort Duquesne in Pittsburgh, where they were put to work for the French soldiers while their Lenape masters took their wages. He was 18 in 1755 and so
have figured out a plausible theory as to his parentage and have dug up,
dedicated a well-built frame church in 1743 in Marion Township, 1/2 mile
Cemetery, Berks Co. PA. Notes for GEORGE RUFFNER: George remains in Cumru
The Lenape, still angry over the sale of the Susquehanna Valley in the Albany Purchase, were further angered when the Iroquois noted their lesser status by reminding them that they were the "women" in the relationship between their two tribes during a contentious March 1756 conference of all the Susquehanna Indian leaders. She married PETER RUFFNER 01 Feb 1761 in Trinity
mouth of Penn's creek. He was born 1735 in Switzerland, and died 1824 in Cumru, Berks Co., PA. A copy of the will is in my possession. cattle. is buried at Allegheny Union Cemetery, Berks Co. PA. In establishing the exact date
There is nothing to indicate who bought what or how
Page 408 Narrative of Marie Le Roy and Barbara Leininger. 1817, and Lovina,
I set it aside until 2010 as I could not connect to
places of worship and after they lost their property to the Moravians, they
HANNS1) was born 1762.
Jean Jacques LeRoy was
certain there were other siblings. Lutheran:
own. [34] It was the first of several attacks in the coming years on the Brodhead home, and the family was widely commended for their bravery in battling the threat. At some point in the early 1790's, Conrad sold his property in Berks Co. and
Lutheran Church, New Holland, Lancaster, Pa, son of SIMON RUFFNER and MARY
The effort failed and under peace negotiations with British Colonel Henry Bouquet, the Native Americans were obligated to surrender all of the captives in their possession. Conrad died in 1835 and was buried at Warstler Cemetery. The stories of the three captive Penn's Creek girls who eventually found freedom again have been fictionalized in three young adult novels and a film, with each girl happening to narrating one. an escape and face a dangerous unknown wilderness while fleeing their
Approximately 200 captives were rounded up and brought to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and word was sent out around the colonies for those who might have family members among them to come. Past Addresses: Boerne TX, Pipe Creek TX +8 more. We close this chapter with the interesting narrative of "Regina, the German Captive," first quoting it as it appears in "The Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania," and then adding some comments which show that its inclusion in the present chapter is not inappropriate. If anyone should read this and has reliable account of
Union Cemetery, Berks Co. PA. iii. not know. Two of the three runners gave up well before the allotted time ran out, but one, Edward Marshall, managed to cover about 65 miles in 18 hours, resulting in all of the Lenape's land being taken from them. She was taken during the Indian troubles as a child, along with another girl from her neighborhood. Alone yet Not Alone is based on the inspirational, true story of Barbara and Regina Leininger, two immigrant sisters forced to embark on a journey of faith that will lead them through the darkness of war into the light of freedom. is the personal deposition of two young colonial girls who in 1755 suffered
Here is the song in English I am alone, yet not alone, For Thou art near: I cannot see Thy loving face, But I can hear The cheering promise of Thy grace. He married BARBARA NEUZENHOLTZER. In response, the province's militia went on the offensive for the first time with the Kittanning Expedition: On September 8, 1756, a Pennsylvania regiment led by Colonel John Armstrong raided the Lenape stronghold village of Kittanning (where unknowingly, some of the Penn's Creek massacre captives were being held), burning it to the ground[45] and killing Captain Jacobs along with 50 other Indians. Parents and husbands came, in some instances, hundreds of miles, in the hope of recovering those they had lost, the widow being one of the number. circulated when the stone was erected by the Berks Co. Cousin George Leininger (1768-1848) resides. spelling is in the Old English. It was published in 1877 and shows that Linn had done his research homework. (SEBASTIAN2, HANNS1) was born
now known as Trinity Lutheran Church in N. Canton, Ohio. Nor could the Iroquois Confederacy, which ostensibly had authority over all of the Native American tribes in the region and which had thus far remained neutral in the war. goodly amount of property. jesse@the-onramp.net. time between 1825 and 1830 Conrad sold property to
SCHILTZ. way in the paperwork. Using Barbara () Leininger. Administrate the estate, preferring to name a man named John O'Dear. Sebastian was christened on 6 Aug 1696 in Ofterdingen. Probate Court Records. accompanied his mother to Gabrils/Gabriels Mill to grind some grain. The two girls were treated very harshly by their mistress, who often beat them and drove them into the woods to find roots and berries to feed themselves whenever her son, who supplied them with food when he was present, was away. Jacob died Feb or March of 1789.They had eight children, all whose surname is
05 Jan 1765; d. 03 Aug 1835, Canton, Stark Co., Ohio; m. EVA MEYER, 16
falsely reported as being the real Regina by gossip and legend, is also
This occurred on 8 Sep 1824. He was the son of Hann Leininger and Anna Maria. Barbara Leininger Ruffner is my 5th Great Grandmother. After Barbara dies, Peter Ruffner and Marie Bertless
Submit an obit for publication in any . The five Brodhead brothers (Charles, Daniel, Garett, John and Luke) and their youngest sister, 12-year-old Ann, barricaded themselves inside along with some local settlers who had sought refuge at their home and fought an hours-long gun battle that ultimately held off the attackers. A final accounting and settlement
children, George, Conrad and "Rachael." According to Muhlenberg, her mother arrived in Carlisle on December 31, 1764[53] in hopes of finding Regina there, but after searching the line of captives, she was unable to recognize her daughter among them and was in tears. recent finding of the Estate Settlement Papers of Peter Rufner do not tell
information on this home: a log dwelling house, 22 feet by 24 feet with 1
Administrator of the estate. When the attack was over, they were brought back and found Kittaning had been burned to the ground. Union Cemetery, Berks Co. PA. b. [32] Later that year, a law was passed that subjected the commonwealth's troops to military discipline, and in 1757, the last vestiges of pacifism fell as military service was made compulsory for men in Pennsylvania.[32]. 10 Aug 1763; d. 17 Aug 1842, Buried at Allegheny
you will see here is just a short excerpt of the book (pages 7-12) pertaining to the
[15][26][28], At Shamokin, they found a gathering of Lenape painted all in black who had come from the Ohio and Allegheny River Valleys. In the absence of her son, who supplied them with food, she drove the children into the woods to gather herbs and roots to eat, and, when they failed to get enough, beat them cruelly. He advised Harris to return home immediately by way of the east side of the Susquehanna. If you have questions or if you want to make additions
When her mother started to sing, in German, the girl stepped out from among the crowd of captives and started to sing along. Peggy reports where she found her record as follows: Record of the marriage of Peter Rufner and Barbara Leininger can be found in
It is this
anglicized, for instance, becomes "Nancy". But the other girl had no parents, they having probably been murdered. Connect to 1,659 Leininger profiles on Geni, Sabastian Leininger, Maria Regina Leininger (born Wucherer), John Sebastian Leininger, Anna Maria Leininger, Johnnes Conrad Leininger, Goerge Leininger, Barbara Ruffner (born Leininger), Oct 8 1739 - Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Sebastian Leininger, Regina Leininger (born Wucherer), Johannes John Leininger, George Leininger, Barbara Leininger, Regina Leininger, John Sebastian Leininger,
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