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Nicholas BIERI, presumed to be a Mennonite, was born circa 1687 in Berne Switzerland and presumably fled to the Palatinate Germany with his parents pre 1711. In 1727 he set sail on "The Friendship" from Rotterdam to the Netherlands. The Friendship carried 150 Swiss Mennonite families on its journey.
From the Netherlands this ship sailed to Cowes, Isle of Wight,England. On 20 June 1727 the ship left Cowes and set out across the
Atlantic Ocean. The Friendship arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 16 Oct. 1727 after a grueling 4 month journey. 1/5 of the
passengers had died at sea and only 46 Palatine families arrived safely.
Nicholas Beery signed the declaration of fidelity to King and the province of PA when he arrived in Philadelphia on 16 Oct. 1727. His name on the passenger list is recorded as Nicolas Piere. Since Nicholas signed with his mark, it is assumed the clerk mistakenly
spelled the name as Piere rather than Biere.
According to William Beery and Judith Beery Garber in "Beery Family History" published in 1957, documents of York County show that
Nicholas had nine children (4 sons and 5 daughters): John, Abraham, Nicholas Jr, George, Madgalena, Barbara, Catharina, Susanna and Margaret.
Visit my homepage The Olive Tree Genealogy at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ and click on BRANCHES OF THE TREE for more info on Nicholas BIERI
....to be continued
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