Abraham Strickler

Came to America on the "Friendship" in 1727. He settled in Pennsylvania, attracted by William Penn's settlement. He emigrated to Virginia and was one of the first settlers in the Massanutten are of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Abraham's home was known as Egypt Bend.

More information on the Strickler family history can be found here. [http://midatlantic.rootsweb.ancestry.com/familyhart/documents/Stric...] Exact burial place is unknown, but the family has erected a monument here in his honor. His wife was Mary Ruffner.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 14 2016, 17:21:51 UTC

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UPDATE 8 NOVEMBER 2022:

The original notes are above, but I'd like to post based on the research that i and others have done, including that of multiple publications and genealogists.

It is debated as to the year of Abraham's arrival, though it appears he came with his brother Conrad. The arrival could've been as early as 1724-1725.

There is no evidence that he had the middle name Lohrer and it is even debated if his mother had the maiden surname Lohrer.

His home was at Egypt Bend of the Shenandoah River but was known as Fort Egypt.

This and much other research, with sources, is available at http://family.beacondeacon.com/strickler.htm

Here are some of the sources I used on my site at http://family.beacondeacon.com/strickler.htm -

1) Daniel Bly, genealogist and author (http://family.beacondeacon.com/index.htm#bly) 2) "Abraham Strickler Story" by Frank W. Duff (https://web.archive.org/web/20160615114519/http://www.fortegypt.com...), which also features on p. 8 The Daily News Leader • 15 Apr 1992, Wed • Page 21 • (Staunton, VA) article "Fort Egypt at Page County" (https://newsleader.newspapers.com/image/288618855/?terms=strickler&...)
3) "Our Strickler Heritage" by Morgan G. Brenner (https://web.archive.org/web/20160909122343/http://midatlantic.roots...)
4) The Strickler Family: Biographies (archived site at https://web.archive.org/web/20091021230319/http://geocities.com/ibe...)
5) WikiTree: Christen Stockli (1641) (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stockli-20), Hans Stockli (abt. 1601) (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stockli-32) and the research notes of Bruce Fosnocht (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fosnocht-12)

--James "Jamie" Arthur Johnson,
7x great grandson of Abraham Strickler