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Rev Benjamin Witmer Landis

Male 1697 - 1781  (83 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev Benjamin Witmer Landis was born on 2 Sep 1697 in Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland; died in 1781 in Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Benjamin married Maria Herr Weber in 1729. Maria (daughter of Hans Johann Anton Weber and Maria Margarethe (Weber) Herr) was born in 1695 in Switzerland; died in 1787 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Christian Landis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1728; died in 1782.
    2. 3. Benjamin Weber Landis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1730 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Oct 1787 in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 4. Abraham Landis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1734; died in 1790; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 5. Maria (Buckwalter / Buchwalter) Landis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1737 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 29 Jan 1804 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 6. Jacob Landis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1738; died in 1794.
    6. 7. Henry Weber Landis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1744; died in 1825.

    Benjamin married Ursula (Kopf) Hunsaker in 1752. Ursula was born on 11 Sep 1719 in Berne, Canton of Berne, Switzerland; died on 8 Jun 1768 in Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in * Details Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Anna Landis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jul 1753 in Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1832 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in * Details Unknown.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Christian Landis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1728; died in 1782.

  2. 3.  Benjamin Weber Landis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in Dec 1730 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Oct 1787 in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Anna Snavely. Anna was born in 1731; died in 1792; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Elizabeth Landis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Dec 1768; died on 4 Feb 1857; was buried in Brackbill-Neff Graveyard, Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 4.  Abraham Landis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1734; died in 1790; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Anna Maria (Landis) Barr. Anna (daughter of Martin Barr, Sr and Elizabeth (Barr) Herr) was born in 1736 in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1802 in Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Benjamin Landis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1759; died in 1829.
    2. 11. Johannes Landis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1761; died in 1827.
    3. 12. Martin Landis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1774; died in 1814.

  4. 5.  Maria (Buckwalter / Buchwalter) Landis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1737 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 29 Jan 1804 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Abraham Buckwalter / Buchwalter. Abraham was born on 22 Feb 1726 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Feb 1820 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Joseph Buckwalter / Buchwalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Dec 1757 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Feb 1819 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 14. Abraham Buckwalter / Buchwalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1759 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Aug 1831 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 15. John Buckwalter / Buchwalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1765; died in 1830.

    Family/Spouse: Abraham Landis Buckwalter / Buchwalter. Abraham (son of Theodorus Yost Buckwalter / Buchwalter and Barbara Witmer Landis) was born on 27 Aug 1740 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 7 Jan 1819 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. John Buckwalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Aug 1766 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Mar 1840 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  5. 6.  Jacob Landis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1738; died in 1794.

  6. 7.  Henry Weber Landis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born in 1744; died in 1825.

  7. 8.  Anna Landis Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born on 5 Jul 1753 in Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1832 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in * Details Unknown.

    Anna married John Baer Weaver in 1773 in Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. John was born on 4 Jul 1750 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Aug 1832 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Maria Weaver  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 21. Daniel Weaver  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1794 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Sep 1881 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Longeneckers Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    6. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 23. Benjamin Weaver  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 24. John Weaver  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 25. Betsy Weaver  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 26. Jacob Landis Weaver  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1781; died in 1866.
    11. 27. Henry Weaver  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1784; died in 1848.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Elizabeth Landis Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 15 Dec 1768; died on 4 Feb 1857; was buried in Brackbill-Neff Graveyard, Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: John Brackbill. John (son of Benedict Brackbill and Anna Maria Kendig) was born on 20 Jan 1763 in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Jul 1825 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Brackbill-Neff Graveyard, Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Christian Brackbill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Nov 1807 in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Jul 1841 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  2. 10.  Benjamin Landis Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1759; died in 1829.

  3. 11.  Johannes Landis Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1761; died in 1827.

  4. 12.  Martin Landis Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1774; died in 1814.

  5. 13.  Joseph Buckwalter / Buchwalter Descendancy chart to this point (5.Maria2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 28 Dec 1757 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Feb 1819 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  6. 14.  Abraham Buckwalter / Buchwalter Descendancy chart to this point (5.Maria2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 6 Oct 1759 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Aug 1831 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Stauffer. Elizabeth was born on 20 Dec 1753; died on 23 Jul 1824; was buried in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  John Buckwalter / Buchwalter Descendancy chart to this point (5.Maria2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1765; died in 1830.

  8. 16.  John Buckwalter Descendancy chart to this point (5.Maria2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 16 Aug 1766 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Mar 1840 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Maria Neff Brenneman. Maria was born in 1767; died in 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Abraham Buckwalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1794 in Donegal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Jan 1872 in Greenfield, Grundy, Illinois, USA.

  9. 17.  Maria Weaver Descendancy chart to this point (8.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1)

  10. 18.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1)

  11. 19.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1)

  12. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1)

  13. 21.  Daniel Weaver Descendancy chart to this point (8.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 17 Mar 1794 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Sep 1881 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Longeneckers Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  14. 22.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1)

  15. 23.  Benjamin Weaver Descendancy chart to this point (8.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1)

  16. 24.  John Weaver Descendancy chart to this point (8.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1)

  17. 25.  Betsy Weaver Descendancy chart to this point (8.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1)

  18. 26.  Jacob Landis Weaver Descendancy chart to this point (8.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1781; died in 1866.

  19. 27.  Henry Weaver Descendancy chart to this point (8.Anna2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in 1784; died in 1848.


Generation: 4

  1. 28.  Christian Brackbill Descendancy chart to this point (9.Elizabeth3, 3.Benjamin2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 14 Nov 1807 in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Jul 1841 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Eliza Ann Brackbill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1832 in Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Feb 1904.

  2. 29.  Abraham Buckwalter Descendancy chart to this point (16.John3, 5.Maria2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 16 Jan 1794 in Donegal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Jan 1872 in Greenfield, Grundy, Illinois, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Witmer. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel Witwer and Anna Reiff) was born on 28 Aug 1800 in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 7 Jul 1882 in Gardner, Grundy, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. John Buchwalter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1835; died on 27 Jan 1883; was buried in Pike Mennonite Cemetery, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.



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