H. Frank Eshleman, Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of South-Eastern Pennsylvania (Lancaster, 1917). A year-by-year chronicle from the Zurich persecutions to the Revolution, built on the Martyrs Mirror, Müller (1895), Rupp, the Pennsylvania Archives and colonial records. Prints the 1718 Conestoga assessment list, the 1710 Pequea colony, the 1711 deportation and Groningen settlement lists, and the 1660 Bern prisoner list. Eshleman often guesses descent from surnames; use his lists, not his genealogical claims.
Used in: Lancaster’s Swiss Mennonites, 1710s - backdrop and inroads
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.