[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 9, Ed. 1, Tree #0216, Date of Import: Oct 19, 1998]
According to research done by Col. Joseph Philip Barnes, Prescott, AZ: Michael Messner debarked with his wife and two sons from the ship Friendship at Philadelphia on 20 Sep 1738. By 1743 he had established himself in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster Co. PA.