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- Palatinate Mennonite Census Lists:
Oberamt Heidelberg 1717:
Christian Bamberger, Eschelbronn
Centotaph inscription in the Bomberger Cemetery in Lancaster County:
Picture is a Memorial/Cenotaph for Christian Bomberger, and reads; In Memory of CHRISTIAN BOMBERGER A God-Fearing and industrious man, who with his wife, Maria, two sons, John and Christian, and six daughters, left the Tenantry of Baron Von Der Fels, in Eschelbronn, Baden, May 12th, 1722, was granted a certificate of Honorable Dismissal by the Chief Magistrate at Waibstatt, and settled on this tract, among the Indians, he died in 1742, his body rest in the family God's Acre on yonder hill. Erected by his descendents 1923. NOTE; Yonder Hill is to the right(North)as you are looking at the memorial. Cemetery is about 400 feet from memorial. Christian, Maria and family arrived in the Port of Philadelphia, PA., six weeks later. They were the first family to settle in what is now Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They received a deed(564 acres) from Heirs of William Penn in 1733. Christian's Will is dated 30 June 1741, he died in 1742 and will was proved 25 March 1742. Christian and Maria are presumed to be buried in the Bomberger Cemetery in graves no longer marked.
Will of Christian Bomberger (from http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~syafam/buchertxt8.htm)
I Christian Bumbarger of Warwick in the county of Lancaster and province of Pennsylvania Yoeman, being very sick and weak of body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God, therefore calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die, do make and ordain this, my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discrecion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the General Ressurection, I shall recieve the same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
Imprimis. It is my will and I do order that in the first place all my just debts and funeral charges be paid.
Item. I give and bequeath unto Mary my beloved wife, the sum of One Hundred and Seventy pounds of good and lawful money, to be raised and paid out of my estate.
Item. It is my will that the remainder of my estate be equally divided between my children, namely; Anna, Margaret, Barbara, John, Elizabeth and Christian, so that there be due regard kept of what each of them have recieved from me in my life. I give and bequeath to my son John, all that tract of land where he now lives upon, containing 200 acres, to him and his heirs and assigns forever, according to the value agreed with him in my lifetime.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son-in-law martin Bougher, who is married to my daughter Elizabeth, to him and his heirs, or assigns forever, according to the agreement made with him in my lifetime, all the tract of land where he now lives upon, containing 160 acres.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son Christian, the plantation and tract where I now live upon, containing about 200 acres, to him, his heirs and assigns, so that be appraised and he get no more than an equal share.
I likewise constitute, make and ordain my son-in-law John Cauffman, and my trusty friends Michael Shenk and George Klein, my only and sole executors of this my last will and testament.
Signed this 30th day of June, 1741
Witness: Christian Stafer, Jacob Weill, Emanuel Carpenter
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