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.
Once again, I tried to track the locations mentioned in this article on google maps.
View Shimer Family History Map in a larger map
*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.
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