Susanna is my 4th great-grandmother.
She was the daughter of Wilhelm Best and Anna Susanna Schaeffer. She married Christian Lauffer "The Pioneer" in 1751 at Moore Township, Northampton, Pa. They had six sons and five daughters: Peter, Bartholomew (Bartol), Adam, Susanna, Henry, Elizabeth, Anna Catherine, Anna Maria (Mary), John, Magdalena (Matty) and Christian Jr.(Christian Jr. changed the spelling of his surname to "Loffer" around the time of his move to Ohio, about 1809/1810.)
Christian was a millwright and a farmer. It is said that after coming to America, the Lauffers settled in Pennsylvania because the land and climate was very much like their homeland in Weisenheim, Germany.
About 1774 Christian and Susanna, following several of their married children, migrated to Westmoreland County.
They lived on their farm, near Pleasant Unity, until they died.
Note: Although there is no proof, one way or the other, that Susanna is buried in the Bash cemetery, I believe there is a strong probability that she is. She died about a month after Christian died, and it makes sense that their children would bury them in the same place.
Family Members
Parents
Johan Wilhelm Best
1713–1762
Anna Susanna Schaeffer Best
1717–1769
Spouse
Christian Lauffer
1723–1796
Siblings
Johan Wilhelm Best
1733–1823
Maria Elizabeth Best Sherry
1738–1781
Catherine Best Silvius
1743–1808
Johann Heinrich Best
1748–1793
Anna Maria Best Kleppinger
1751–1827
Sibila Best
1752–1762
Maria Barbara Best Clippinger
1754–1824
John Michael Best
1762–1844
Children
Peter Laufer
1752–1830
Bartol Lauffer
1754–1822
Susanna Lauffer Drum
1756–1822
Henry Lauffer
1759–1827
Anna Catharine Lauffer Rice
1764–1823
John S. Lauffer
1769–1851
Magdalena Lauffer Bash
1770–1838
Christian Loffer
1771–1823
