Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Faust (Foust) and allied families who came mainly from Germany, England, France,the Netherlands, and Switzerland in the 1700-1800's, and landed in Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Many families remained in these states, and others moved to Canada, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska,...

Comprend les registres communs à Laroin jusqu'en 1713.

Faust is near Tupper Lake in the Town of Altamont, N.Y.

Johan Peter Faust (1689-1745) was born in Langensebold, Hesse, Germany. He married twice and came to America in 1733 with his second wife and their family. They settled in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Indiana, Iowa and elsewhere. Includes other Faust/Foust lines originating in Germany with descendants throughout the United States.

David Shaffer, son of Caleb Shaffer, was born in 1769 in York, Pennsylvania. He married to Catherine Faust (ca. 1780-1857), daughter of Balthasar Baltzer Faust and Eva Fissel, in 1789 in Holsopple, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. They were parents of twelve children, all born in Pennsylvania. The earliest recorded Faust ancestor was, Bernhard Faust (bef. 1650- ca. 1692), who was born in Grunbach, Germany. His grandson, Johannes Faust, was also born...

Transcriptions of personal documents, mainly baptismal certificates, for the Faust and Foust families of Pennsylvania.

Frederick Traugot Ferdinand Schönemann was born 17 Oct. 1758 in Eisleben, Germany, emigrated to the U. S. in 1773, married in 1785 to Anna Margaret Foust, resided in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, and died 30 June 1844.

Joseph Robison was born 26 June 1768 in Charleston (now Glen) Montgomery County, New York to James and Margaret Adams Robison. He married Cornelia Guinal 1 Jan 1794 at Plains, Montgomery, New York. She was born 11 February 1778. Her parents were James Albert Guinal and Matilda Collier. In about 1815 they moved to Tunkhannock, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. Joseph died 9 June 1839 at Palermo, Oswego, New York. Joseph and Cornelia's son, William Henry...

"This book contains the facts (who, where, and when) and many of the stories of the ancestors of my maternal grandfather, James Weaver Messersmith. All of the family lines for generations one through four are known. Beyond that, I could not trace some of the family lines, especially those of emigrants form the various German states of the Holy Roman Empire." -- page 3 "James Weaver Messersmith was born on Monday, September 1, 1884, in Towanda, Bradford,...