Jacob’s son Benjamin [1700-1781], minister in Lancaster County, Mellinger District; progenitor of Lancaster County Landis line [ME III:281].
Reverend Benjamin Landis
It was from the vicinity of Manheim, Germany, that the three brothers, Benjamin, Felix, and John Landis, in 1717, emigrated to Pennsylvania. Benjamin, the eldest, settled in what is now Lancaster County, where in 1718, he received by patent from the London company, a tract of two hundred and forty acres of land situated in East Lampeter Township. He was a Mennonite minister and his house became a refuge for many of the Swiss emigrants who enjoyed his hospitality until they were able to secure homes of their own. [The Strassburger Family, p. 331]Benjamin Landis, the younger, of East Lampter.
Rev Benjamin Landis
Birth: 2 September 1697, Zurich Switzerland
Death: 1781 (aged 83-84), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Burial: Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Maria Herr Weber Landis
Birth: 1695, Switzerland
Death: 1787 (aged 91-92)
Burial: Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Maria immigrated with her parents to America in 1710. The family relocated during 1717 to Lancaster Co., PA. She was raised on the Weber “Weizenthal” pioneer homestead. The house, built in 1735, still stands today at 1835 Pioneer Road, Lancaster Co., PA.
This Mennonite couple had many children some of whom are reported to be named: Benjamin, Maria, Jacob, Henry, Barbara, Ann and Abraham Landis. Maria’s farmer husband was ordained as the minister of the Mellingers Mennonite Church in Lancaster Co., Pa.
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Maria Weber, daughter of Hans Anton Weber and Maria Margaretha. [Best, “Swiss Origins.” p. 18-18, according to Kendig, M.D. PMH, July 2005, p. 47]
