Iman family notes

Eyman Burials

On the north side of Long Lane at the site of Postlewait's Tavern is the Fehl's Farm with its small private cemetery of early settlers in the Conestoga area. Among the gravestones are those for two Christian Eymans, and one wife, Susanna. It's believed by some that Ulrich Eyman may have been buried here in an unmarked grave. Eymans had a 76 acre farm, perhaps across the road, which was sold by the estate of the Christian Eyman who died in 1834.

ü Eyman, Christian died 10-6-1822 – aged 82

ü Eyman, Christian died 9-6-1834 – aged 74

ü Eyman, Susanna died 3-1-1826 aged 54

The Postlethwait's Property was at least until recently owned by George J. Fehl. John's Postlethwait's Tavern -- The Tavern, was an important public house in the Indian trading region near Conestoga. John Postlethwaite invited the first court to meet here, beginning Aug. 5, 1729. The first case brought to trial was a thief, who was sentenced...to be publicly whipped on his bare back. John Postlethwait and Mary, his wife, owned five tracts of land at this place, on which he loaned, from the trustees of the loan office (Charles Norris, Thomas Leech, Mahlon Kirkbride, Francis Yarnell, and John Wright) on the 15th day of October, 1742, a certain sum of money, payable in installments, and gave a "blanket" mortgage on these five tracts, about five hundred and fifty acres. Being unable to meet his payments by virtue of an act of Assembly in such cases made and provided, the loan commissioners sold the properties in June, 1756, for five hundred and two pounds.

The property was bought by Joseph Pugh with the approbation of the loan commissioners, who instructed him to convey the several properties to such parties as the children of John Postlethwait might direct and to whom they undoubtedly had made sales previously, although the act of Assembly required the mortgage to be foreclosed. It is evident, from the manner in which this unpleasant duty was performed, that Mr. Postlethwait was held in the highest esteem by them."

"Andrew Fehl came from Wutemberg in September, 1749, and first settled in Manor township. He moved into Conestoga township in 1764, and purchased the property that still remains in the Fehl family. He had two sons, Jacob and Andrew. Jacob became the next owner of the farm, and after him his son Jacob, who was the father of Jacob Fehl, Esq., who was a justice of the peace for Conestoga township for over thirty years. This same property is now in possession of George J. Fehl, one of Jacob, Esq.'s sons, his other sons, Samuel L. and Albert, residing close by the old homestead. It was on this farm that the first Court of General Quarter Sessions was held while owned by John Postlethwait, and has now been in the Fehl family over one hundred and twenty years."