• General Notes

  REFN: 384
  Lawrence Slaymaker, oldest son of Mathias Schleiermacher, was born in
  Germany and came to this country with his father.  He died some years
  before his father.  Lawrence Slaymaker married Eva Eckman, and had one
  daughter, Anna Barbara, who at the death of Lawrence was then under the
  control of her mother and Jacob Pfoutz.  Apparently they treated her so
  badly that her grandfather, Mathias Slaymaker had her taken from them and
  raised her himself, as shown by the following:
  "To the Worshipfull the justices of the Orphans' Court, held at
  Lancaster, for the said county, Dec. 4, 1752.  The petition of Mathias.  
  Humble Shewith Yor Petr was appointed Guardian to Barbara Slaymaker an
  orphan (daughter of Lawrence Slaymaker, dec'd. he being the grandfather
  of the said Barbara.  That at the request of Eve the wife of Jacob Pfoutz
  and mother of the said Barbara, she the said Barbara was put onder the
  care of the said Eve on condition that she, the said Eve and her Husband
  would behave to the said child in a kind and tender manner which they
  have by no means have done but on the contrary have at all times used her
  very ill Especially Jacob Pfoutz her father in law of which the said
  Barbara hath frequently complained.  Wherefore your petr prays your
  worships to order that the said Barbara be taken from the said father in
  law and put under your petr care and your petitioner is willing to
  educate and bring up the child without charging for her maintenance or
  education.
  And your petr as is Duty Bound, will pray
  Mathias Slaymaker (by his mark) X"

Details of Lawrence's family with Eva Elizabeth Eckman