Harvey Hostetler, Descendants of Barbara Hochstedler and Christian Stutzman (1938). Numbered families; “DBH” numbers in later books refer to these entries. Family 1 = Barbara Hochstedler, daughter of the immigrant Jacob Hochstetler; she m. Christian Stutzman (will dated 5 Sep 1770, probated 17 Nov 1770, Bern Tp., Berks Co., Pa.), son of Jacob Stutzman, son of John Jacob Stutzman, who arrived at Philadelphia 2 Oct 1727 on the ship Adventurer (Capt. John Davies, from Rotterdam via Plymouth).
Used for: Susanna Yoder (1791–1855) (no. 3161), Magdalena Stutzman (fl. 1772) (no. 2), Barbara Hochstetler (wife of Christian Stutzman) (no. 1). Also A. C. Ramseyer’s first wife Grace Melvine Yoder.
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
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