Some additional questions and comments have popped into my mind.
First off, my genealogy chart shows that both Michael and Christian were
born in the U.S., specifically in Lancaster Co., PA. Michael was the
son of another Christian Gerber, b. January 25, 1690/91 in Sumiswald,
Bern, Switzerland. Is this the Christian that you're talking about
entering the U.S.?
Questions: You say that Christopher returned to NC to marry his
sister-in-law. What was her name, and for that matter, what was the
name of Christopher's brother? Were their other siblings? Were there
children of his brother and sister-in-law? If so, who were they? And
where in NC were they located? I am descended from David Carver (see
below), whose family was located in Haywood Co., if that's any help.
Next, Christopher had eight children that I've got documentation on:
Joseph Carver, b. 1797
Jacob Adam Carver, b. 1799
Thomas Carver, b. 1800 or 1801
David Carver, b. 1803, d. 1870 in Haywood Co., NC, buried in Rice
Cemetery, Haywood Co., NC, m. Orpha Hannah in 1824 in Haywood Co., NC.
4 children.
Lucy Carver, b. 1812
Nancy Carver, b. 1815
Alexander Carver, b. 1817
James Carver, b. 1818
Now I'm descended from David Carver and have a lineage chart to that
effect. You state that the family went to Illinois. That apparently
did not include David, who apparently stayed in North Carolina. The
family settled in the Haywood Co. area west of Asheville. Do you have
any data to support or contradict this?
Thanks very much!
Roy Carver Bruce
AbigtM(a)aol.com wrote:
IN REPLY
Yes, your understanding is true. The will of Michael Gerber was first
written in German and then later translated into English. Michael and his
family (including son Christian) lived in PA. Christian served in the Rev.
War. from PA. Michael died and is buried in the area where his son
Christopher (Christoph/Christian) Carver (Gerber) lived in North Carolina
prior to the family migrating into TN, then KY, (some OH) and into IN. After
this time (Christopher returned to NC to marry his sister-in-law and after
the death of one of his son's) the remainder of the Christian Carver family
moved to Illinois where he died. This line has been documented. We are
still concerned about the entry into the US of Christian. We do BELIEVE that
we know the time and place but these matters are very difficult to PROVE.
However, the evidence is overwhelming in our favor.
Marilyn Abigt
oldreds(a)yahoo.com wrote:
> I'm very interested in this, as I'm descended from a Christopher Carver of
> Lancaster, PA (who moved to North Carolina and married). Now I've heard it
> discussed -- without any clear documentation either way -- that Christopher
> was the son of a Michael Gerber, born in 1722 in Lancaster Co., PA, and that
> the name Gerber was confused into Carver due to his Germanic accent.
> What you've found may contradict this, and I'd be very interested in
learning
> more.
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