Around the last part of the eighteenth century or at the beginning of the nineteenth century, this family landed on the shores, in chattels, of what is now the United States of America. Since the middle name of Hilda is May, the schooner named Fabiana bought relatives in chattels by means of the slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean. May is not necessarily the original name of the enslaved person. During the same time as the Atlantic slave trade, there also was the Arab slave trade.

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This book is about the many descendants of Johan Henrich & Anna Elisabetha Filbert Weber. Johan Henrich was born in Hochstadt, Germany May 28, 1735 and immigrated to America in 1749. He purchased a farm in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA about 1770 and lived there until his death April 10, 1815. Anna Elisabetha, his wife, was born December 6, 1741 and died December 9, 1813 in Berks Co., PA. She was the daughter of Johan Samuel & Maria Suzanna Filbert. Both are buried in St. John's (Host) Cemetery, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA. They were the parents of 7 children; 5 sons & 2 daughters; Johan Henrich Jr. born July 19, 1764 and married Anna Margaretta Meyer; Johan Philip born December 23, 1769 and married Anna Maria Sohaur; Johannes *John* born December 10, 1772 and married Catharine Schmidt; Johan Jacob born November 28, 1775 and was unmarried; Johan Peter born November 1, 1778 and married Susanna Reber; Elisabeth born December 6, 1766 and was unmarried; and Maria Catharina born January 17, 1782 and married Peter Schlessman.. A section in the book includes my maternal side of the family which are the Filbert, Meyer, Bordner, Werner, Ristine, Wilson and Dietz families. There are 83 photos of people & tombstones throughout the book.