History: Family: The SCHNEIDER Family: Philadelphia (now Montgomery) Co, PA

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The following is from "The Strassburger Family and Allied Families of
Pennsylvania," by Ralph Beaver Strassburger, 1922, pp. 197 and 198.

                       THE SCHNEIDER FAMILY		

Johan Adam SCHNEIDER, born in 1696, a native of Hohenburg, Germany, came to
Pennsylvania in the ship "Samuel", Hugh Perry, Master, sailing from Rotterdam
and arriving in Philadelphia, August 30, 1737.  Upon the original list which
gives the names and ages of the male passengers over sixteen years, we find
that "John Adm Snider" was 41 years of age.  He was accompanied by his wife,
Elizabeth, and daughter, Eve Elizabeth, the latter being nine years old, and
probably other children.  They settled in New Hanover Township, now Montgomery
County, then a part of Philadelphia County, and became members of Falkner
Swamp, or New Hanover Lutheran Church.

John Adam Schneider didn't long live to enjoy his new home.  He apparently
died some time before 1746, for on the Sunday after Easter of that year, his 
daughter, Eve Elizabeth, or Anna Elizabeth, as the record reads, was confirmed
by the Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, paster at "Falconer Schwam".  In this
record, however, she is described as Johann Adam Meyer's stepdaughter*, 
showing that her father was dead and her mother had married a second time.

Nothing further is known of Elizabeth Schneider Meyer.  Perhaps there might 
be some question as to the above being references to the widow and daughter of 
John Adam Schneider.  The private record of Rev. Thomas Pomp, who officiated
at the funeral of Eve Elizabeth Schneider Yeager, states that she was
"confirmed by the Rev. Muhlenberg, paster of Falkner Swamp," and the records
of this church show only the one Elizabeth Schneider confirmed by Rev.
Muhlenberg.  A careful examination of the records for information concerning
John Adam Schneider and John Adam Meyer seem to indicate that this is the
record of confirmation referred to by the Rev. Pomp.

Children of Adam and Elizabeth Schneider:

1.  Eve Elizabeth SCHNEIDER, b. 28 Feb 1728, d. 4 Dec. 1804, m. 12 Apr 1748
John YEAGER.

2.  John Adam SCHNEIDER, probably a son, married Ave (Eva) Maria Klein.  In
1742, was living on 150 acres in Montgomery County, PA., and in 1759 warranted
a tract of land adjoining.  A child was baptized August 16, 1749, as shown by
record of the First Reformed Church, Philadelphia.  A daughter, Julianna, was
married May 26, 1767 to Wendel Fischer, of Upper Hanover Township.  They were
perhaps the parents of Adam Schneider, who married Margaretha Diederich,
May 11, 1774, First Reformed Church, Philadelphia.

*Rev. J. J. Kline, History of the Lutheran Church, in New Hanover, PA, pg. 58.

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NOTE from contributor:  I have record of Jacob SCHNEIDER who, on 13 Dec 1818 
at Falkner Swamp Lutheran Church m. Hannah SCHWENK, b. 25 Oct 1797.  Jacob is
very possibly a son of John Adam SCHNEIDER and Eva Maria KLEIN.  Hannah is the
youngest child of John (Johannes) SCHWENK, b. 5 Mar 1752, d. 3 Feb 1803, and 
Regina KRAUS, b. 12 Apr 1756, d. after 1803.