George EBY

  General Notes:

George Eby(2) was probably born about the year 1694, Emmenthal, Berne, Switzerland. His records here begin in 1724, when he is mentioned on the 1724-1725 assessment for Conestoga Township, along with is father Durst Eby(1), and his brothers John and Peter. He was surely living at home at the time of his father's death in 1727, and remained there until about 1732.

There is no doubt that he, as the rest of his brothers, was engaged in the milling trade, and since John Eby(2) and Peter Eby(2) , were operating a mill in Earl Township he decided to build his mill some distance away. He chose a place at the junction of Cocalico and Hammer Creeks which is today known as the village of Millway. We have read that his milling operation was underway by the year 1739.

According to family legend his wife was Barbara Neff and because of the many Neffs who were involved in his OCR's this is quite possible. His family was quite small by Eby standards. Since he passed away on April 27, 1743, we are not sure where he was buried. Intestate records for George Abie(2), start at the Orphans Court on 23 June 1743 and continue until the 1760's.

On Oct. 16, 1760, his son Christian Eby, received the land patent his father George Eby(2) had applied for. This patent was recorded in Deed RR-373. The court then ruled that his eldest son Christian was to hold the land and pay the other children, George Eby, John Eby, Barbara Eby, for their shares and also mother Barbara, who remarried to George Rodt (Roth and later presumably changed to Redland)

It seems remarkable to us that so many Eby historians completely missed George Eby(2), as a son of Durst Eby(1), when he and his heirs have generated so many documents to substantiate his existence. Ezra Eby and many other early historians do not even make a single mention of George Eby(2). Yet these very same historians seem to have written in great length on a David Eby who was supposed to be a son of Durst Eby(1). We have never found one single document to prove his existence.

The line of George Eby(2), as assembled and contained in this volume is our first attempt to give a listing of his descendants. It is strictly a preliminary listing, and may contain many inaccuracies and errors, but it is our best effort. While it is still a first try, it is based on primary documentation and so we do not think to too far from the truth. Our major change in this outline is for Johannes Eby, son of George Eby(2). We now have a totally different family outline for him and the children we list for him, we have now placed those formerly attributed to him under A2 Jacob Eby, the family of JB4 Andreas Eby(2) - Groff Volume II/1
Miller At The Village Of Millway

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Fact 6.