The Lancaster County Forneys are relitively well documented line. They were very intermarried with both the Smith and Carpenter (Zimmerman) Famlies. If reseaching this line be sure to look into Carpenter (Zimmerman) Famlies.
Descendants of Peter Farnie
1 Peter Farnie 1695 - 1747 **
. +Ann Smith 1697 - 1753
........ 2 Abraham Forney 1720 -
............ +Elizabeth Sturgeon
................... 3 Abraham Forney 1758 - 1821
....................... +Anna Maria Weidman 1760 - 1835
................... 3 John Forney 1760 - 1823
....................... +Elizabeth Lehman 1766 - 1847
................... 3 Peter Forney 1762 - 1837
....................... +Ann
................... 3 Elizabeth Forney
....................... +Michael Quickel
................... 3 Samuel Forney
................... 3 Maria Forney
................... 3 Salome Forney
........ 2 Peter Forney 1723 - 1798
............ +Barbara Eby
................... 3 Christian Forney
................... 3 Jacob Forney 1748 - 1806
....................... +Susan Carpenter - 1828
................... 3 John Forney 1751 -
................... 3 Peter Forney 1753 - 1779
................... 3 David Forney - 1805
................... 3 Barbara Forney
....................... +Jacob Fetter
................... 3 Susana Forney
....................... +John Bare
................... 3 Anna Catharine Forney
....................... +Samuel Bare
................... 3 Rebecca Forney
....................... +Philip Horning
................... 3 Elizabeth Forney
........ 2 Barbara Farnie 1726 -
............ +Christian Oblinger
........ 2 Anna Farnie 1730 -
............ +Jacob Kern
........ 2 Mary Magdalena Forney 1741 - 1790
............ +Jacob Carpenter 1741 - 1797
........ 2 Susan Farnie 1745 - 1822
............ +Henry Carpenter 1713 - 1776
** Peter also had the following brothers and sisters: Catharine Farnie 1705 - , Christian Farnie Aabt 1707 - 1757 + Elizabeth, Ann Eliza Farnie 1711 - 1746
Note: some of this information may be questionable however was taken word for word from a book published in 1926 titled "The Forney Family" by John K. Forney.
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