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Please see "The Ranck Reporter, vol XIX, No. 1, Oct. 1996, at:
http://ranck.org/Archive/Reporter/V19N1.pdf
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''Susanna Ranck'' (sister of ''Joh. Michael & Joh. Philip Ranck''), her husband [[Johan Christian Schnaeder|Christian Schnader]], and their daughter [[Anna Maria Margaretha Scneder|Margaret Schneder]] arrived in Philadelphia PA 11 Sept 1729 on the ship "Allen".  They settled in the area known as Weaverland, NE of Blue Ball in East Earl Twp. (Lehigh Co. PA). <br>[[Johan Christian Schnaeder|Christian Schneder]] warranted & purchased from sons of William Penn.  These 133 acres on both sides of Consetoga Creek lay south of present-day Terre Hill. The location of the house & outbuildings is present-day 286 Conestoga Creek Rd, owned in 1996 by David R. & Sharon Horst.<br>In addition to daughter [[Anna Maria Margaretha Scneder|Margaret]], another daughter ''(Elizabeth)'' and 4 sons ([[Johann Jacob Schnader|Joh. Jacob]], ''Joh. Christian'', [[Johann Phillip Scneder|Joh. Philip]], & ''Joh. Michael'') were born after arriving in PA.  All but Michael were baptized by ''John Caspar Stoever'' at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Holland.  <br>''Susanna Margaret Ranck'''s death is recorded in Zeltenreich's Church records, 1767.  Her husband [[Johan Christian Schnaeder|Christian Schnader]] remarried by 1769.   "Majority of descendants spell the name "Snader'".
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Christian Schnader (1707-1793) married Susanna Margaret Ranck (29 Oct. 1707-20 Jan 1767), dau. of [[Hans Valentine Ranck|Valentine Ranck]] & Margaret Philippes.
<br>Children:
* 1) Margaret Schnader b. 2 Feb 1729;  m. Frederick Sparr, son of George Sparr.
* 2) Elizabeth Schnader b. 15 July 1732; m. ? (questionable reference to Henry Weber).
* 3) John Jacob b. 25 Mar, 1735; d.1829; m. 1st Anna Maria unknown; m. 2nd Margaret Shirk (Koffroth) (widow of Henry Koffroth; & dau. of David Shirk & Margaret Huber).
* 4) John Christian Schnader b. 8 Mar 1738, d. 22 Oct 1824; m. Elizabeth unknown.
* 5) John Philip Schnader b. 15 Feb 1741, d. May 1799;m. Dorothy Miller ( dau. of Leonard Mueller & Sophia unknown).
* 6) John Michael Schnader b. 9 May 1745, d. 2 Sept 1831; m. Eleanor Miller (1742-1821; dau. of Leonard Mueller & Sophia unknown; sister of Dorothy Miller)
<br><br>Author: Allan J. Skiles, New Holland, PA<br>greatx7 grandson of Christian Schnader & Susanna Margaret Ranck.<br>Also descended (greatx6 grandson) from Joh. Philip & Anna Barbara Ranck
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Allan J. Skiles cites these sources:
* Will #F-1-425
* Records of Trinity Lutheran Church
* Records of Zeltenreich's Reformed Church 
* "Pennsylvania German Pioneers" by Strassberger & Hinke:  immigrants in 1729
* Earl & East Earl township records.