Margaret Cook, daughter of Michael Cook and his wife Mary Reiner, married Philip Snyder, a later arrival to the Robinson River community. Philip received a gift of land from Michael Cook. The children of Philip and Margaret started arriving before 1750 and therefore do not appear in the Hebron Church Register. Philip and Margaret appear as sponsors at the baptisms of the children of her brother, George.
The children of Philip Snyder and Margaret Cook are:
Margaret, above, probably had the full name of Mary Margaret, for Michael Delph and Mary were parents in 1780 and 1782. Margaret Delph was a sponsor in 1788. Michael and Margaret were at church in 1776 and 1782, but to confuse the issue, there is probably an error in 1782, when Michael and Magdalena were at church in 1778.
Typical baptisms illustrate the family relationships. For example, Michael and Mary Snyder had Adam baptized (born 28 Aug 1774) with sponsors Adam Delph and Rebecca Delph from her family. From his family he had Elizabeth Snyder, his sister. Frederick Tanner was also a sponsor. When Anna Snyder was baptized (born 21 Jan 1776), Joseph Snyder was a sponsor and Daniel and Rebecca Delph were sponsors. After a gap of several years, which should not be taken as signifying anything, Michael and Mary Snyder had Elizabeth (b. 28 Jan 1790) and Josua (b. 12 May 1793) baptized on 16 Jun 1793. By this time, the pattern of the sponsors had changed and the parents served as the sponsors.
Note that there are two families of Michael and Mary. There is Michael and Mary Snyder, and there is Michael and Mary Delph. The two Marys swapped maiden names and married names. It tends to confuse one.
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