Download or read book Johann Frantz Hammer, Palatine Pioneer in Pennsylvania and Maryland and His Descendants written by Lowell Varner Hammer and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johann Frantz Hammer (1722-1802), son of Johann Leonhardt Hammer, emigrated in 1747 from his birthplace in Pferdsfeld of Rhineland Pfalz in Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married Rebecca Eisin in 1749 in York, Pennsylvania. By 1765 they had moved to Carroll County, Maryland. Many descendants lived in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and in Texas. Descendants include the surnames Allison, Bowers, Cauffiel, Corle, Crist, Gephart, Harbaugh, Haar, Hott, Ickes (Ikes or Eckes), Middleton, Miller, Mitchell, Mock, Nave, Nicodemus, Otto, Rose, Slick, Smith, Walter, Wendle.