Monday, June 13, 2011

Abraham Shimer, First Shimer Born in America

Abraham Shimer was born at Skippack, PA and relocated to Shimersvillie, PA when his father relocated. Abraham then likely traveled by the Old Mine Road which is adjacent to the Delaware River to the Minisink Valley in New York and married Lena Westbrook.

Once again, I tried to track the locations mentioned in this article on google maps.



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*NOTE* If you right click on the pages and select, "Open in New Window/Tab" it will open the books page in a separate internet window. In the new window, left click on the book page again and it will zoom in to the original size of the book page.



Page two recounts Capt. Abraham Shimer's fight with Indian's by Shimer's Brook in New Jersey. The story is slightly embellished by Allen Shimer. Thanks to google books, you can read the original text of the encounter.

Page three contains more stories of Abraham Shimer, these were likely drawn from older family members who passed them down to the author.


Additional Information on Abraham Shimer, who was a descendant of William Rittenhouse through his mother, can be found here.



Sunday, June 12, 2011

Shimersville, Pennsylvania

Shimersville was named after Jacob Shimer, eldest son of Edward and Rosina Shimer. Edward Shimer is the fourth son of Jacob and Elizabeth Scheimer (AKA Jacob Scheimer, first Shimer in America). Shimersville has also been known as Shimerton, Shimertown, and Redington. Shimersville is not the same as Shimerville, which is located about 15 miles Southwest of Shimersville. 

You can buy a copy of the History and Genealogy of the Shimer Family in America Volume I on Amazon. This article is featured in Volume II of The History and Genealogy of the Shimer Family in America. There are six volumes total.


Saturday, June 4, 2011

Additional Facts Concerning the Life and Times of Jacob Scheimer, The First.

J. Myron Shimer wrote this narrative for the beginning of The History and Genealogy of the Shimer Family in America: Volume V, 1931. At that time, he was the President of the Shimer Family Association, holding that position since 1928. It is a well written and enjoyable narrative that pieces together all the difference pieces of Jacob Scheimer's life and gives insight into the challenges he faced in Early America. It's also interesting to note the authors observation's at the end. He notes the significance of Jacob Scheimer's life, not just as the patriarch of much of our family but as a founder of our country.