Jacob BEILER

1687 - 1771  (83 years)

• Name	Jacob BEILER  [1]
  Birth	7 Aug 1687	Guggisburg, Canton, Bern, Switzerland   [1]
  Christening	14 Aug 1687	Guggisberg, Bern Canton, Switzerland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	LRTD-L6X
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRTD-L6X
  _UID	BBD40DB636164CFDAA8E2140CCF2C6A0A4D1
  Death	1771	, Berks, PA, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I594787201	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Christen BEYELER,   b. 19 Feb 1643, Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Anna WEBER,   b. 1655, Guggisberg, Bern, Schweiz d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F536734623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elisabeth KALLEN,   c. 18 Nov 1708, Frutigen, Bern, Switzerland d. 1793, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1738	Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   [2]
  Children	1. Jacob BYLER,   b. 1739, Oley Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 15 May 1804, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 65 years)   2. John C BEILER,   b. 1740, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States d. 30 Mar 1821, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 81 years)   3. Sarah BEILER,   b. 1741, Berks, Pennsylvania d. 1742, Berks, Pennsylvania (Age 1 year)   4. Joseph BEILER,   b. 1742, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1825 (Age 83 years)   5. David BEILER,   b. 1743, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States d. 13 Jan 1824, Seal Township, Pike, Ohio, United States (Age 81 years)   6. Sarah BEILER,   b. 1744, Berks County, Province of Pennsylvania d. 1791, Pennsylvania (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F536734621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Christina WEHRLI,   b. 1687, Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland d. Bef 1721, Europe (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	14 Jul 1707	Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland   [2]
  Children	1. Hans BEYELER,   b. Abt 1708, Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Anna BEYELER,   c. 15 Feb 1711, Guggisberg, Bern, Schweiz d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F536734624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Veronica,   b. 12 Mar 1693, Bern, Switzerland d. 1737, Bern Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	1721	Bern, Switzerland   [2]
  Children	1. Barbara BEILER,   b. 1723, Guggisburg, Bern, Schweiz d. 1 Sep 1781, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 58 years)   2. Anna Maria BEILER,   b. 12 Nov 1724, Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland d. 2 Nov 1781, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA, USA (Age 56 years)   3. Christian Christopher BEILER,   b. 1729, Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland d. 31 Jul 1812, , Berks, PA, USA (Age 83 years)   4. Maria BEILER,   b. 11 Apr 1732, Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland d. Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States   5. Elisabeth BEILER,   b. 1735, Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland d. West Hamburg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
  Family ID	F536734625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Pioneer Jacob Beiler (Jakob Beyeler - Swiss Spelling) came to America in 1737 aboard the "Charming Nancy" with his family. He obtained land grants from William Penn in upper Berks County. This Berks Co. location was the first Amish settlement in America. The children to this marriage joined the Amish. His first "American" wife died and he married again. *Side note from Steph Berkey - Most of the children of this marriage stayed within the Amish or Amish Mennonite religion, as indicated by their descendants being listed further in Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies, 1986, a book compiled using family records kept by the Amish and Amish Mennonites for generations. See AAMG in sources.* Doing further research (as outlined in a new book "DNA Search for the Small Y Bey"), it was discovered that Jakob had another family in Switzerland before coming to America - thus three marriages. By Meghan Ellis Family History and Genealogy of Pioneer Jacob Beiler (1698-1771) Beiler-Boiler-Byler, The early Generations – Plus. By Allen R$. Beiler, 577 Valley View Drive, New Holland, PA 17557. Library of Congress Number: 98-66237, Published 1998 Masthof Press 220 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9701. Contents of note: Jacob Beyeler's will pg B-28. Each child is mentioned in the will. Children of wife Veronica: All of Veronica's children were born in Switzerland and died in America. They were farmers in Switzerland. Barbara Beiler 1723, died 1 Sep 1781, married ? Yoder. Anna Beiler born 1726, died 1804, married ? Yoder. Christopher Beiler born 1729, died 31 July 1812, married Elizabeth Yoder, then      Barbara Yoder. Maria Beiler born 1732, Elizabeth Beiler born1735, died 1762, married Jacob Kauffman. Children of Jacob Beyeler and wife Elizabeth Kallen: All of Elizabeth's children were born in America. Jacob Byler II born 1739 (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania) , died 15 May 1894, married Catherine Kisch. John C. Byler born 1740, died 1821, married Christina Esterloe. Sarah Beiler born 1741. Joseph Beiler born 1742. David Boiler born 1743, died 12 Jan 1824, married Nancy Fisher.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Jan 2025), entry for Jacob Byler, person ID LDKM-QC5. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Jan 2025), entry for Jacob Beiler, person ID LRTD-L6X. (Reliability: 3).