Peter Neukommet landed in Philadelphia in 1717, one of about 300 Mennonites and Quakers aboard three ships that has sailed from London.

Peter, Jr., Johannes and Wolfgang, and possibly other of Peter, Sr.’s children accompanied him on the voyage, and all created a new life in a world new to them.

Christian Newcomer, grandson of Peter, Sr., an early leader of the Untied Brethren in Christ, was born on his grandfather’s farm. While, Peter, Sr. was the first European to settle on the site, he died before receiving title to the land.  Title transferred from William Penn to Peter, Sr.’s son, Wolfgang.

The Neukommets/Newcomers were German speaking, Anabaptist Mennonites who originated in Langnau Im Immental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, and who may have resided for some years in the Palatinate area of Germany.

It is presumed that they were fleeing religious persecution because of their Anabaptist beliefs–a quest that continued in Pennsylvania, then Maryland and Illinois.

Join us as I recount their experiences.

For the details on ancestry, descendants and dates, please go to my website in RootsMagic.

http://sites.rootsmagic.com/NewcomerAncestors/

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