PART III.

239 PART III.

IV., SARAH ROYER, DAUGHTER OF III. CHRISTOPHER.

IV. Sarah Royer, p. 223, was married to a Baker. They

went west to Illinois and likely settled there in the same vicinity as

John Fry, p. 297. They are said to have suffered financial reverses

and are thought in consequence to have kept themselves in the

background. It is thought that later they moved farther west.

This is all that we have been able to learn of the family, other than

what is learned from Christopher’s will. From this document we

infer that Sarah earlier had received her portion; but each of her

six children are remembered to the extent of ?25. Their names as

given on the will are:

V. Jacob Baker.

V. Elizabeth "

V. Maria "

V. Peggy "

V. Nancy "

V. Samuel "

PART IV.

IV., ELD. JOHN ROYER, SON OF III. CHRISTOPHER.

IV. Eld. John Royer, p. 223, was married to Anna Groff, b.

Feb. 8, 1777 in Lancaster Co.; d. Sept. 28, 1846. Their first child

was born Oct. 31, 1795. It is not likely that they were married

before 1794, for in this year Anna was but 17 yrs. old. Eld. John

is likely the John Royer baptized into the Brethren Church in

Lanc. co., in 1792, at which time he was 24 yrs. of age. So he

likely chose Christ before he sought an earthly companion. In

1823, his oldest son already married, they moved to Buffalo Valley,

Union Co., Pa., arriving there on Apr. 7.(*). On Apr. 10, 1823 he

bought of George Wormley, for $10,750, 309 A., 7 P., in East

Buffalo Twp., 2 mi. s. e. of Vicksburg. John transferred to his son

Jacob, 100 acres of this land, for $4200, on Dec. 6, 1823. The son

John afterward got the homestead. He was the pioneer Royer

in Buffalo Valley, his brothers coming later.

Though largely on low ground his house is an important one.

It is "on the Great Road from Jenkins Mill to Mifflinburg and on

the Great Road from Lewisburg to New Berlin." The farm, the

buildings rather old, is now owned by M. R. Gearhart. In this

house in the fall of 1826 was organized the Brethren Church of the

Buffalo Valley. It was at a love feast occasion, the first one in the

Valley; and John Royer, along with David Shellenberger, were

* Abraham Groff, m. Nancy Graybill, accompanied John Royer to Buffalo Valley.