The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County . entire western part. We have already considered the Little Swatara con-gregation in Lebanon county. We shall now turn to thesoutheastern section. The Conestoga Church in Lebanon County There is one name that stands out big in this section;it is the name ROYER, one of the strong families of theBrethren Church, a Huguenot family driven by religiouspersecution to the Palatinate, Germany, a family repre-sented in French nobility, one branch apparenly connectedwith royalty. When, in April, 1813, Abraham Zug, son of ElderJohn of White Oak, mov
The Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) in Lebanon County . entire western part. We have already considered the Little Swatara con-gregation in Lebanon county. We shall now turn to thesoutheastern section. The Conestoga Church in Lebanon County There is one name that stands out big in this section;it is the name ROYER, one of the strong families of theBrethren Church, a Huguenot family driven by religiouspersecution to the Palatinate, Germany, a family repre-sented in French nobility, one branch apparenly connectedwith royalty. When, in April, 1813, Abraham Zug, son of ElderJohn of White Oak, moved to the outskirts of Richland,there were three other Brethren families in this Cones-toga corner—John Royer, of Millbach, and Jacob and Sam-uel Royer where Royers meeting-house now stands, allbrothers, to whom Abraham Zugs wife was a sister. In1814, Abraham Zug and Jacob Pfautz, of Middle Creek,Lancaster county, were elected to the ministry, and in1823 both were ordained to the eldership. Middle Creek — —1 ^•1 % *jsSH^^^K^^^M riM ^^^^^BeI hi. 1. Daniel Royer Homestead east of Richland. 2. Jacob Royer(Hertzler) Homestead at Royer Meeting-house. 3. Samuel RoyerHomestead adjoining 2. 4. Eld. Abr. Zug (Smaltz) Homestead, Rich-land. 5. Ezra Royer Homestead near Reistville. 104 LEBANON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY was a Brethren stronghold, a Brethren school being thereat an early day. The Pfautzes, Bellingers and oJ/.ersfrom Middle Creek followed the Royers and settle,l aboutthem. Abraham Zug was a very able preacher, repute J moreable than Rev. Leinbach, east of Myerstown. It is relatedthat one of Leinbachs members once asked him how itwas that an ignorant man like Abraham Zug could beathim preaching. The man received in reply: Indeed,A: vaham is not an ignorant man. He knows his io said that he had a practice of filling a basket withc: -ibles, which he carried around and distributed in of the poor. Beside being elder of the ConestogaChurch, we have seen t
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