Hallman

After the Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery we headed to the house that supposedly belonged to Anthony Hallman.

Between Ancestry.com and Google maps I had a pretty good idea where it was located. Some of the roads listed on the map couldn't be traveled on or were private but we found it anyway.

Records on Ancestry basically gave this info:

-Skippack, adjacent to Mennonite Church
- Estate passed to daughter Dorothea Hallman Heizer... may not be correct...
-Owned a farm of 150 acres
- One part stated son Henry was left land in Skippack " I also give and Devise unto my said Son Henry Hallman all my Land Plantation with the Appurtenances and--Improvements thereunto belonging or otherwise Appertaining thereto, Situate Lying and being in the township of Skepack and Perquiomy aforesaid containing as by Estimation about one Hundred and fifty Acres, be it more or less"
-It's at the crossroads of Kratz and Evansburg



It turns out the farm attached to the house is a stable that offers riding lessons. It's called Three Diamond Stables. We tried to ask about the owner's, but there were only two men there that spoke little English. We were able to understand that the owners were away on vacation. We tried again on our way back to the Philly airport. No luck. But there's a website for the Three Diamond Stables. And there's a greenhouse next to the house called Marie's Garden, and that also has a website. So before my next visit to Pa, I'm going to try and contact them. 

Also on the way back from the airport, we found the Old Trappe Lutheran Church. The one that Anthony helped build.

Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery

After flying into Philly, my mom and I hung out with my dad and his sister. It was my first time meeting her. She's pretty cool. Together they're hilarious. When we left his sister's house, we took a slight detour from our journey and stopped at a cemetery. What is a vacation with no cemeteries?

So my great great great........ ok 9th great grandfather and his wife were buried in this cemetery. I googled and ancestried and findagraved the crap out of it. Not only was he buried in that cemetery, but a few miles away this guy's house and barn were still standing. Crazy right?? So needless to say we went to visit him. Unfortunately, there was no one home at the house, but there were plenty in the cemetery.

So my line goes like this...

there's me, my dad, and his mom.

Then...

Ellis H.Turner--Harry V. Turner--Hiram Turner-- George W. Turner-- Susanna Cressman-- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmit Cressman-- Anthony Cressman-- Anna C Hallman-- Anthony Hallman/Heilman

So it was Mr. Anthony Hallman and his wife Marie Salome that I came looking for first. He lived between 1671 and 1759, she between 1673 and 1745.

As before, I took a million pictures of the cemetery and the stones there. But to save time I won't put that many up.

Anthony's is on the left side in the back. It was pretty easy to find since it's a newer stone.

There is a piece of his wife's stone in the back of his stone.

Has a lot of fun that day. Hotter than hell, but had fun. We passed the same area on Monday before we flew home again. Saw the church he helped build. It's still standing today. pretty amazing.

Well folks, more pictures to come lately!