PART III.                                            71
 
               IV. JONATHON ROYER, SON OF III. PHILIP.
 
     IV. JONATHON ROYER, p. 20, was married to IV. Anna Frick, (*)
b. Feb. 29, 1764, in Lancaster Co. As late as 1795, he was a farmer
in Manheim Township, where his father also resided. He settled in
Leacock Twp., same county, on a farm which his father purchased
of Peter Sharp. He likely settled here before 1804, as his father
died in that year. He was one of three sons who settled the fath-
er's estate, the other two being Abraham and Philip. That he was
greaatly trusted is proved by the fact that he was repeatedly chosen
to be guardian for minors. He owned considerable property. His
home farm in Leacock Twp., at the time of his death, contained 55
A. and 7 P., including the family cemetery, in which he is bur-
ied, without an inscription on his tombstone. He bought 101 A.,
80 P. of land in Dauphin Co., Paxtang Twp., Nov. 16 1813 for $800.
Dec. 11 1813, he bought from his brother Abraham, 16 acres adja-
cent to his farm in Leacock Township; and in 1814 he purchased 165
acres of a tract of 164,000 acres in the northwest part of Pa., then being
offered for sale. He also owned more that 40 acres of wood land
in Bart Twp., Lanc. Co. He was also a sort of a doctor, being a
maker of mortification powders. It is told how a man afflicted
with lock-jaw recovered after Jonathan had given him mortifi-
cation powder through a quill inserted where a tooth was broken
out. Nov. 23, 1793, he paid 15 s. to be exempt from military
service. He belonged to the New Mennonite Church, and frequently
made trips to Canada, thought to have been in the interest of his
religion. He likely died early in 1843, inasmuch as a survey of his
lands looking to settling up his affairs, was made May 13, 1843. His
children:
 
Page                Name                        Birth                        Death
 
  71          V. Anna      Royer       Nov. 1, 1789          Dec. 13, 1875
  72          V. Elizabeth    "           June 26, 1791          Jan. 29, 1839
  73          V. Magdalena "            Oct. 9, 1792           Dec. 23, 1824
  76          V. Esther          "          Sept. 5, 1795             Feb. 5, 1859
  82          V. John            "           Jan. 30, 1797            Sept. 9, 1869
                V. Mary           "          ____ _____           ____ _____
 
                                                      CHAPTER I..
     V. ANNA ROYER, p. 71, though the oldest daughter, was the
Second wife of John Rutter, her sister Madalena being his first
wife, p. 73. Anna is said to have had two children, but they died
young.
     *Daughter of Jacob Frick, (see A A)
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