The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . Copy OF Taylors original plan showing 50-ACRK tract survkve FOR Christopher Saukr, in Mill creek valley, Lancaster county. (Original in collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.) 126 The German Sectarians of Pennsyhania. Konig at once proceeded to divide his land, as is shown bythe original survey, which is still in existence. Twohundred acres went to Jno. Childs, of whom we have norecord. Johannes Hildebrand, a Baptist from German-town, got i68^ acres. Konig retained
The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . Copy OF Taylors original plan showing 50-ACRK tract survkve FOR Christopher Saukr, in Mill creek valley, Lancaster county. (Original in collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.) 126 The German Sectarians of Pennsyhania. Konig at once proceeded to divide his land, as is shown bythe original survey, which is still in existence. Twohundred acres went to Jno. Childs, of whom we have norecord. Johannes Hildebrand, a Baptist from German-town, got i68^ acres. Konig retained eighty-three remaining fifty were sold to a German tailor whocame to this Province in the fall of 1724, and who, afterfailing to obtain any encouragement at his trade in Ger-mantown, .bought a small farm from Simon Konig andresigned himself to agricultural pursuits. The name of this humble settler, who came here to theZ/J ^ ^t»:*^^^ > Conestoga valley with j/^j ^^ (^ . his wife and five-year- Q-^r^ ^^^ old son, was Christopher Sauer, who, though un- known to fame at this time, was destined to be
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