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Abraham MERKLE/MARKLEY, born 1 Mar 1664, was the son of Jorg (George) and Eva Merklin, of the District of Wimpfen, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, Germany. According to the Church Book of Bonfeld, District of Heilbronn, Germany, Abraham Merkle married Anna Veronica Landvatter 27 Jul 1684. The birth os their 13 children (6 of these children died young) is also recorded in the Church Book of Bonfeld. Abraham and Eva's eldest daughter married Anna Marie married Hans Yost Heydt 11 Nov 1704 at Bonfeld, Germany. The young couple sailed on the ship "Fifth Party", and arrived in New York 1710, living first in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York. Hans Yost Heydt and his family were living in Pennsylvania by 1714 in the Perkiomen region , where he became known as Joist Hite, who along with Robert McKay and Benjamin Borden promoted the settling of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Abraham Merkle with his wife Anna Veronica; daughters Anna Katherine, Regina Christine, Anna Rosina, Anna Felizitas; a son-in-law, and his son Jacob came to Pennsylvania in 1717. It is believed that Abraham settled in Philadelphia County, in the area now known as Montgomery County, where Joist Hite and the Heinrich Frey/Fry families were also living. Regina Christine (also referred to as Anna Christine or Christian Anne) and Benjamin Fry were married in 1720. Abraham's son Jacob, who settled in the Skippack region, and he was the first known to use the Markley spelling for his surname. Jacob Markley married Barbara Dotterer 13 Feb 1722, and they were associated with the Augusta Evengelical Lutheran Church.
Abraham Merkle 
