John, Eva, and oldest son Jacob (b. 1747/48 - d. 1838) came to America from W�rttemberg, Germany August 15, 1749 (from Salisbury Penn, History), arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John and Eve are buried on one of the original Markley farms now called Hoerchler Farm; it is about 1-1/2 miles west of West Salisbury, which is on the west bank of Castleman River and the village of Salisbury. It is a Pennsylvania registered landmark, established in 1801.
The inscription on their tombstone: "JOHN MARKLEY, born 1725 in Germany, died 1796. EVA his wife, born 1727 in Germany, died 1813. First settlers in Somerset County."
Jacob Bn-Feb.17,1747/48 D-1883 Peter Bn-1754 Died-1830/31
Mathias Bn-1750 Died 1845 Catherine Miller Bn-1756 Died -???
Joseph Bn-1752 Died-Sept.9,1831 Susanna Keagey(Jacob) & Fadeley(Peter) Bn-1758 D-1820/30
Margaret Hendrickson (John) Bn-1760 Died-???
In 1786 there was a tract of land surveyed to John; the name given to this tract in the survey or patent was "Johns Fancy" on April 25, 1786. The tract contained 242 acres and was on the east side of Castleman River; this was John's favorite spot and became the home place.
It is known that long before "John's Fancy" John lived in what is now known as Elk Lick Township, Somerset, County. The family settled there about 1765.
John had other tracts of land surveyed to him.
In 1772 or earlier John had 200 acres surveyed to him.
In 1775 he had a tract of 355 acres called "Grassy Run" and about the same time he had a tract of 175 acres called "Flog Hill."
On March 28, 1785, 460 acres called "Mount Joy" was surveyed to him.
In 1788 John sold the homeplace "Johns Fancy" to his son Joseph. The ancient village of West Salisbury in Elk Lick Township, Somerset, County, Pa. was founded April 15, 1795 by Joseph Markley on part of the tract of land surveyed to his father John in 1786.
Eve had property of her own. John and Eve had a second house, built on one of Eve's two properties. The tract was called "Paradise." The carpenter who built the home was Adam Miller, a nephew. In 1798 after John's death Eve sold the home to Adam Miller. All of this is shown on the 1798 direct tax list. This is also a Pennsylvania registered landmark maintained by the Somerset Historical Center.
The Markley House is the oldest building restored and preserved at Penn Alps (photos and info from Spruce Forest website above)
