Leonhard Acker

- 1773

• Name	Leonhard Acker
  Birth	See Deed NN-171
  Gender	Male
  Death	1773	Earl Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania   [1]
  Person ID	I40533	South Central Pennsylvania Families
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Elisabeth ???   d. Aft 1779, of Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
  Marriage	Bef 22 Dec 1751  [2]
  Children	1. Anna Maria Acker,   b. Abt 1753, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Catharina Acker,   b. Abt 1755, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Magdalena Acker,   b. Abt 1757, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania d. in correct family? or was her name Eva Magdalena?  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Jacob Acker,   b. 14 Feb 1759, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania d. 1818, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Elisabeth Acker,   b. 31 Aug 1762, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Eva Acker,   b. Abt 1765, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania d. possibly died young, circa 1782  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Leonhard Acker,   b. 1 May 1768, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  First appearance in Lancaster County: On 22 Dec 1751, Leonard & his wife Elisabeth sponsor the child of Johann Baltus Stahlin & his wife Juditha (born Helin) in the New Holland Lutheran records. Leonhard Acker first appears on the 1754 Earl Township tax list. He and/or his descendants are taxed in the township thru 1800. No known connection exists between Leonhard Acker and the other Eckert/Eicher families who later appeared in the township. His surname is consistently spelled with an "A" while the other families are spelled with an "E". The baptism of three of Leonard & Elisabeth's children are recorded in the New Holland Lutheran records [apparently the baptisms of the other children were not recorded]. Jacob Glaser & his wife Catharine (nee Herter) sponsor all three children. This suggests a close relationship between the families. The tombstones of Jacob & Catharine in the New Holland Cemetery both indicate German origins. Perhaps Elisabeth, wife of Leonard Acker is a sister of Jacob Glaser. On 17 Sep 1765, Leonard Acre, Jacob Glaser, Frederick Deim, & John Philip Sprecher, all of Earl tp. in Lancaster County, were naturalized. Of great importance, this means that Leonard was born overseas; further, he apparently arrived in this country while a youth under the age of 16 years. Orphans Court records:

  
  

• Sources

  [S467] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Estate Records. [S202] New Holland Lutheran Church Records (now called Trinity Evangelical Church), Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.