Peter was born about 1622, possibly in Monschau, in the Rhine provence of Germany. He was the son of Arnold Schumacher and Agnes Roesen. The family was forced to move to Dollendorf, near Lowenburg, south of Cologne, because they were Mennonites. He married Sarah Hendricks about 1650, probably in Dollendorf. In 1655, Agnes, the widow of Arnold Schumacher, came before the rent controller in the village of Dollendorf, in the Lowenburg, or Siebengebirge region in the Rhine Valley, south of Cologne. The Schumachers were Menonites and all Menonites were being forced by the Duke of Julich und Berg to sell their land and move away from the area. She appointed her eithum, or son-in-law, Matthias Bonn, as trustee for her sons Peter & George, both of age, and guardian for minors Arnold, Treinchen (Catherine) & Adelgen (Adele). Peter, George & Arnold were the sons and, Adelgen & Treinchen were daughters of Agnes and Arnold.
The extended family moved to Mainz, where Agnes probably died, soon after 1655. The rest of the family then moved to Kreigsheim, near Worms. In Kriegsheim, about 1659, Peter and George were converted to the Quaker faith by missionaries of William Penn. By 1685, Peter's wife and his brother George had both died. Peter took his family, consisting of son Peter and daughters Mary, Frances & Gertrude, to America. Peter and his family sailed from London on "Francis & Dorothy" on 8 mo (October): 14: 1685. The passenger list of that ship contains Peter Schumacher, son Peter, daughter Mary, cousin Sarah and daughters Frances & Gertrude. They arrived in 1685 and settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Another daughter, name unknown, the wife of Dielman Kolb, stayed behind in Germany, as did Peter's brother Arnold, who remained a Mennonite.
Peter had signed an agreement with Dirck Shipman of Krefeld before he left Germany, on August 16, 1685. It called for Peter to proceed to Pennsylvania and receive 200 acres from Herman Op den Graeff. He was to erect a dwelling on this land,which he apparently did. Peter died in Germantown in 1707 at 85 years of age. He was buried in the Schumacher Burying Ground, Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, he was one of the original settlers of Germantown.
The extended family moved to Mainz, where Agnes probably died, soon after 1655. The rest of the family then moved to Kreigsheim, near Worms. In Kriegsheim, about 1659, Peter and George were converted to the Quaker faith by missionaries of William Penn. By 1685, Peter's wife and his brother George had both died. Peter took his family, consisting of son Peter and daughters Mary, Frances & Gertrude, to America. Peter and his family sailed from London on "Francis & Dorothy" on 8 mo (October): 14: 1685. The passenger list of that ship contains Peter Schumacher, son Peter, daughter Mary, cousin Sarah and daughters Frances & Gertrude. They arrived in 1685 and settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Another daughter, name unknown, the wife of Dielman Kolb, stayed behind in Germany, as did Peter's brother Arnold, who remained a Mennonite.
Peter had signed an agreement with Dirck Shipman of Krefeld before he left Germany, on August 16, 1685. It called for Peter to proceed to Pennsylvania and receive 200 acres from Herman Op den Graeff. He was to erect a dwelling on this land,which he apparently did. Peter died in Germantown in 1707 at 85 years of age. He was buried in the Schumacher Burying Ground, Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, he was one of the original settlers of Germantown.
Peter was born about 1622, possibly in Monschau, in the Rhine provence of Germany. He was the son of Arnold Schumacher and Agnes Roesen. The family was forced to move to Dollendorf, near Lowenburg, south of Cologne, because they were Mennonites. He married Sarah Hendricks about 1650, probably in Dollendorf. In 1655, Agnes, the widow of Arnold Schumacher, came before the rent controller in the village of Dollendorf, in the Lowenburg, or Siebengebirge region in the Rhine Valley, south of Cologne. The Schumachers were Menonites and all Menonites were being forced by the Duke of Julich und Berg to sell their land and move away from the area. She appointed her eithum, or son-in-law, Matthias Bonn, as trustee for her sons Peter & George, both of age, and guardian for minors Arnold, Treinchen (Catherine) & Adelgen (Adele). Peter, George & Arnold were the sons and, Adelgen & Treinchen were daughters of Agnes and Arnold.
The extended family moved to Mainz, where Agnes probably died, soon after 1655. The rest of the family then moved to Kreigsheim, near Worms. In Kriegsheim, about 1659, Peter and George were converted to the Quaker faith by missionaries of William Penn. By 1685, Peter's wife and his brother George had both died. Peter took his family, consisting of son Peter and daughters Mary, Frances & Gertrude, to America. Peter and his family sailed from London on "Francis & Dorothy" on 8 mo (October): 14: 1685. The passenger list of that ship contains Peter Schumacher, son Peter, daughter Mary, cousin Sarah and daughters Frances & Gertrude. They arrived in 1685 and settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Another daughter, name unknown, the wife of Dielman Kolb, stayed behind in Germany, as did Peter's brother Arnold, who remained a Mennonite.
Peter had signed an agreement with Dirck Shipman of Krefeld before he left Germany, on August 16, 1685. It called for Peter to proceed to Pennsylvania and receive 200 acres from Herman Op den Graeff. He was to erect a dwelling on this land,which he apparently did. Peter died in Germantown in 1707 at 85 years of age. He was buried in the Schumacher Burying Ground, Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, he was one of the original settlers of Germantown.
The extended family moved to Mainz, where Agnes probably died, soon after 1655. The rest of the family then moved to Kreigsheim, near Worms. In Kriegsheim, about 1659, Peter and George were converted to the Quaker faith by missionaries of William Penn. By 1685, Peter's wife and his brother George had both died. Peter took his family, consisting of son Peter and daughters Mary, Frances & Gertrude, to America. Peter and his family sailed from London on "Francis & Dorothy" on 8 mo (October): 14: 1685. The passenger list of that ship contains Peter Schumacher, son Peter, daughter Mary, cousin Sarah and daughters Frances & Gertrude. They arrived in 1685 and settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Another daughter, name unknown, the wife of Dielman Kolb, stayed behind in Germany, as did Peter's brother Arnold, who remained a Mennonite.
Peter had signed an agreement with Dirck Shipman of Krefeld before he left Germany, on August 16, 1685. It called for Peter to proceed to Pennsylvania and receive 200 acres from Herman Op den Graeff. He was to erect a dwelling on this land,which he apparently did. Peter died in Germantown in 1707 at 85 years of age. He was buried in the Schumacher Burying Ground, Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, he was one of the original settlers of Germantown.
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