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Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Anna BEAR
  2. Elizabeth BEAR
  3. Magdalena BEAR
  4. Fronica BEAR Death: 1785
  5. Martin BEAR
  6. Mary BEAR
  7. John BEAR Birth: 23 Feb 1723 Death: 15 Apr 1778 in Cocalico Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  8. Henry BEAR Birth: Abt 1725 Death: Before 23 May 1794 in Hempfield Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  9. Benjamin BEAR Birth: 1727 Death: 1799
  10. Barbara BEAR Birth: Abt 1727 Death: 1801

Bibliography
  1. Best, Jane E, European Roots of the Bear Families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: An Update, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Jan 1984. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p[0-9]*].
  2. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Bruppachers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, July 1993. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BRUBAKER p[0-9]*].
  3. Best, Jane Evans, Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Jan 1992. pp 2-18. LMHS Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best KENDIG p[0-9]*].
  4. Landis, Ira D, The Earliest Doner Family in America, in Mennonite Research Journal, vol 18 no 2, April 1977. NYPL ISD (Lancaster Co) 75-1114. Available (for purchase) at https://www.lmhs.org/research/lmhs-publications/research-journal/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Landis EarliestDoner p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
father:
[Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p33, Best KENDIG p17]
Sources for death Information
date:
before 1781 [Ref: Best KENDIG p17]
Sources with Information about marriage to Henry BEAR
names:
[Ref: Best KENDIG p17],
child:
[Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p33, Best BEAR-Euro p34, Best BRUBAKER p23, Best BRUBAKER p24]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
child:
Johannes BAER (#212309) [Ref: Landis EarliestDoner p14]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Barbara WITMER
                   /-----Heini WITMER
          /-----Jakob WITMER
         |         \-----Margareth BENTZ
 /-----Benjamin WITMER
Barbara WITMER
 \-----Mary (WITMER)



Descendants of Barbara WITMER
1. Barbara WITMER m. Henry BEAR
m. Henry BEAR father: (Unk) BEAR

2nd generation

3. Elizabeth BEAR m. Henry BRUBAKER
m. Henry BRUBAKER father: Hans BRUBAKER mother: Anna ERNST
5. Fronica BEAR m. Andrew KAUFFMAN
m. Andrew KAUFFMAN
8. John BEAR m. Ann ESHLEMAN
m. Ann ESHLEMAN father: Daniel ESHLEMAN mother: Elizabeth BRUBAKER
9. Henry BEAR m1. Margaret (BEAR) m2. Elizabeth ESHLEMAN
m. Margaret (BEAR)
m. Elizabeth ESHLEMAN father: Daniel ESHLEMAN mother: Elizabeth BRUBAKER
10. Benjamin BEAR m. Maria MEYLIN
m. Maria MEYLIN

3rd generation

13. Anna BRUBAKER m. Christian BECKER
m. Christian BECKER father: Arnold BECKER mother: Barbara LANDIS
17. Christian KAUFFMAN m. Catherine HERSHEY
m. Catherine HERSHEY father: Christian HERSHEY mother: Elizabeth BACHMAN
19. Johannes BEAR m. Maria BRUBAKER
m. Maria BRUBAKER father: John Jr BRUBAKER mother: Maria DOWNER
24. Barbara BEAR m. Peter BECKER
m. Peter BECKER father: Arnold BECKER mother: Barbara LANDIS
30. Elizabeth BEAR m. Martin BEAR
m. Martin BEAR father: Benjamin BEAR mother: Maria MEYLIN
33. John BEAR m. Catherine (BEAR)
m. Catherine (BEAR)
38. Martin BEAR m. Elizabeth BEAR
m. Elizabeth BEAR father: Henry BEAR mother: Elizabeth ESHLEMAN
39. Mary BEAR m. John NEIDIG
m. John NEIDIG

4th generation

53. Anna BAER m. Christian BURKHOLDER
m. Christian BURKHOLDER father: Christian BURKHOLDER mother: Anna Mary GROFF