Descendants of Mary Remer and Rev. John Simpson and the Remer and Strait Families

• Publisher: M. Perry
• Pages: 244
• Language: en

Description:... George Remer born in 1680 in the Rhine Valley of Germany appears to be the immigrant ancestor. It is assumed that he had a first wife and some children that died either at sea or upon arrival in America. In Somerset county, N.J., he married Elizabeth in 1710. Elizabeth was born in 1684 in Germany. George died in 1736. His descendant, Mary Remer (1743-1812), was born in Somerset County, New Jersey. She married John Simpson (1740-1808) in 1765. They are both buried in Anderson County, South Carolina. Descendants lived in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and elsewhere. Also includes descendants of Johann Leonhardt Strait, born 1720 Remobuck, New Jersey.