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- http://members.cox.net/chiefstorm/gen/t560m701.htm
There is some confusion as to exactly which person is this Michael Tanner. For one thing, the name Tanner seems to have evolved from and changed back to Danner for some individuals. Also, Getzendanner appears to have been another root version changed to Tanner. Worse, there appear to have been at least two Michael Tanners in the same area of PA at about the same period of time.
One Michael Tanner was in PA and MD in the 1730s and was involved in the Cresap disturbances. This likely is the one listed as arriving Philadelphia 27 Sep 1727 aboard the Ship James Goodwill, from Rotterdam, but last of Falmouth. Brethren Pioneers considers this is the Michael Tanner identified on this page. The book states that he was born in Mannheim, Germany (according to A. R. Wentz) and that he had a first wife Amy with whom he arrived in Philadelphia in September 1727 as Mennonites. During the Cresap disturbances, he was leader and spokesman for the German settlers and had his land sold by Cresap in 1735. In 1737, Tanner was captured in a raid and briefly held in Annopolis. The book goes on to observe that he was prominent in York County, his name appearing frequently in various records. In 1770, Tanner and his second wife Eva were listed as members of Little Conewago Brethren Congregation near Hanover and they had eight children. Tanner bought 50 acres of Miller's Chance and a lot in Taneytown in 1765 and added another lot in 1786. In 1770, he bought 51 acres of Owing's Chance. The two large parcels were deeded by Michael and wife Eve to their son-in-law John Storrum (John Storm) in 1777. Son-in-law Michael was the executor for Michael Tanner's will in 1777. Based on evidence below, it appears that Brethren Pioneers has mixed the doings of two Michael Tanners. The Mennonite Michael Tanner/Danner can be distinguished by the following:
Wives: Amy, Anna
Children: Jacob, Heinrich/Henry, Philip (both Michaels had a son Michael, Jr.); Catharine, Anna, Mary, Elizabeth.
Timing: Probably anything predating about 1740 in America.
Location: Residing in Manheim Twp (now Heidelberg Twp), specifically near Hanover; land in Heidelberg & Codorus Twps.
Stephen M. Lawson's page <http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/tanner.htm> talks about a Michael Tanner who did not arrive here until 15 years later. He notes that the primary information source for Tanner family is from Miles S. Philbeck's article "The Search for Michael Tanner," in the Bulletin of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Inc., Feb. 1995 (23:1, pp. 1-13). Michael Tanner/Danner - b. about 1701, Wiesloch, Germany; d. about Mar. 1777, Frederick Co., MD. Called citizen and baker at Walldorf, Germany in baptism of daughter Apollonia. Arrived at Philadelphia, PA on Sep. 24, 1742 aboard the Robert and Alice, In a deed dated Jun. 11, 1772 in Frederick Co., MD, all Michael's children are named, except for Apollonia. Will dated Sep. 5, 1776 and filed Mar. 23, 1777 in Frederick Co., MD. Married Jan. 17, 1728, Walldorf, Germany. Maria Eva - b. Germany. Apparently Roman Catholic. Two daughters were baptized at the Walldorf Catholic Church, and son Michael at the Leimen Lutheran Church. Based on the data from Germany, I have to agree that the Michael Tanner in this lineage was not the one involved with Cresap (besides, my ancestors never seem to have done anything to make them famous).
Will of Teater Danner of Dover Twp, York Co, PA was written 16 Jan 1759 and probated 14 Mar 1759. The youngest son Tobias was to care for his mother; a brother Casper and sister Judit are mentioned. Administrative account cc/a-187 filed 25 Aug 1761. Tobias Tanner is listed in the 1762 and 1772 tax lists for Dover.
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1700 - 1777 (77 years)