Revised GAWP5 entry (A Epy) actually A Eby with a separate ZZ border
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Four PA candidates including three Abraham's and one Andrew.
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Photos and starting biographical information provided by Dave Sosnoski
A + EBY
A + EBY
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Revised GAWP5 imprint entry (supplants A+EPY) with possible craftsman candidates. Dave Sosnoski provided initial information on Abraham Sr. and Jr. from Lancaster Co., PA.
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With the complex molding, it is more likely that a joiner used this plane as opposed to a carpenter or millwright.
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Four candidates identified to date.
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Abraham Eby Sr., 1735-1815, Leacock, Lancaster Co., PA
f Peter, m Anna
w Barbara Grayhill
1770, 1773, 1788 Leacock tax, saw-mill (continued up to 1815)
1783 Leacock tax, carpenter (too early to be Abraham Jr.)
Abraham Eby Jr., 1767-1832, Lampeter, Lancaster Co., PA
f Abraham, m Barbara
w Esther Doner
1805 Lampeter tax, joiner
1806 Lampeter tax, joiner
Abraham Eby, 1771-1833, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA
f Heinrich, m Elizabeth Davies
w Catherine Line m in 1796 and w Esther Holsapple
1800 Carlisle tax, carpenter
1806 Cumberland newspaper (Carlisle Gazette) listed on two building projects as a carpenter
Andrew Eby, 1761-1840, Leacock, Lancaster Co., PA (This Andrew is separate from the Warwick individual(s) found in 1786, 1793 tax lists without a trade). The family is reported to have moved to Shenandoah Valley, VA then to Burke Co., NC. The PA based information seems sound. The VA timeline should be considered with caution as 1) there might have been movement back and forth to PA and that 2) there seems to be a second Andrew Eby in the Shenandoah Valley at roughly the same time. (See the Descendants of Theodorus Aebi, Dec. 2008, Genealogy.com)
f Peter, m Barbara
w Barbara Rowland m in PA in1784 and w Catherine Wehunt m in NC in 1806
1786 Leacock tax, wheelwright
1789 Leacock tax, carpenter
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Others:
Abraham 1797-1834 Cocalico
Abraham 1792-1825 Leacock
Abraham 1778-1852 Elizabeth, Lancaster, Co.
Andrew 1747-1830 Warwick, in RW
Andrew 1769-1809 Warwick​​
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References:
Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, FamilySearch.com based period PA tax lists, History of the Eby Family, Colonial Documentary History of Theodorus Eby. Period PA deed searches did not yield any trades apart from yeoman.
A+EBY Revised GAWP5 Imprint
A+EBY Molding Plane
This second molding plane, with the revised mark, was found and reported in 2024 by Dave Sosnoski.
10" long beech complex molder with 3/8" flat chamfers. Note that the wedge finial is not relieved.
