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- John Landis, born 11 November 1720 and in time moved to Douglas township (now
Montgomery County) Pennsylvania. Married a young widow Eshbach, whose maiden name was
Eliza Bechtel. Died 9 December 1796
- Elizabeth Bechtel. No other data
- Ann, born 5 May 1744. No other data
- Jacob Landis, born 4 February 1748 in Richland or Milford township, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania. Married an Elizabeth Shelly. For 20
years after he married his second wife, Jacob lived near his birthplace.
Early in 1805, Jacob apparently made up his mind to leave his old home, and seek a new
field for his labors. A quaint story comes down to us of his going far up into central
Pennsylvania into what was then Lycoming County, now Clinton, to the "Pine Creek Country"
and taking with him "three or four shot bags full of gold and silver," of his fears of
losing his treasure and giving it into the hands of a man called White, who guarded it
night and day until the purchase of a new home was completed. Jacob did not long enjoy
his new home and very soon was stricken with a "fever" (probably malaria) and died on
20 August 1805, a comparatively young man. This immigration of Jacob Landis into Lycoming
County has caused the compilers of the Strassburger genealogy to fall into error, owing
to confusion in identifying the right Jacob. The Strassburger book supposes Jacob the son
of John, the emmigrant, to have died in Lycoming County, whereas this Jacob who was one
of the executors of his father's will, lived and died in Bucks County, where he was born.
Descendents of Jacob (of Lycoming) and his second wife still reside in Clinton and Tioga
Counties.
- Barbara, born 27 April 1750. No other data
- John, born 17 March 1752. No other data
- Abraham, born 30 November 1753. No other data
Information about the above Landis family members comes from research by David Schmucker,
historian and genealogist for the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd.,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602-1499; research done March 2002 and primarily taken from a
contribution by Mr. Alburtus Rankin, of Mount airy, Philadelphia, printed in the
proceedings of the SEVENTEENTH REUNION of the LANDES - LANDIS - LANTIS FAMILY, dated
Saturday September 3, 1932, Perkasie Park, Perkasie, PA. A copy of the
Landis family coat of arms adorns the front cover.
