Birth: 1679 Switzerland
Birth of Daughter: 1712
Name: Susanna Erb
Birth of Son: 1713
Name: Johann Hans “John” Erb
Birth of Daughter: 1716
Name: Anna Erb
Birth of Daughter: 1718
Name: Magdalena Erb
Birth of Son: 1721
Name: Nicholas Claus Jr.
Note: He resided for some time before he emigrated to this country at a place called ‘Wester Walter Hoff’. Where this place of temporary residence was located is not known. Probably it may have been a farm on the outposts of some province in Germany that had dangerous neighbors and the times must have been somewhat turbulent as it is known that he lived under the promised protection of a lord or superior, and in case of an unexpected attack it had been agreed that he should give notice by firing a gun. It is also related that, either to try the efficiency of the signal or the faithfulness of his landlord, he fired the gun and in a short time had the satisfaction of seeing his protector with his retainers coming to his assistance as fast as horses could bring them.
Immigration: 1722
Details: Nicholaus Erb, “(contributed by Levi Reist, Warwick, Pennsylvania) the first known ancestor of this name, came to America with his family in 1722. He was a Swiss by birth and, it is said, his father desired him to become a Catholic priest, but he joined the Mennonites and left his native country on account of religious persecutions.
Note: He settled on Hammar Creek, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, near where the mill lately owned by David Erb, now stands. He was a farmer by occupation. His family consisted of five children, four sons and one daughter. Their names were John, Nicholaus, Christian, Jacob, and Magdalena.
Birth of Son: 1724
Name: Jacob Erb
Birth of Daughter: 1731
Name: Catharina Erb
Birth of Son: 1734
Name: Christian W. Erb
Birth of Son: 1736
Name: Christopel Erb
Death: 1740 Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
parents are unknown
Catherina Magdalena Widmer
Birth: 1681 Bern, Switzerland
Death: 1747 Lititz, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
parents are unknown
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