Do the world a favor and switch to Mozilla Firefox, a web standards compliant browser.The Fursts of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
ABOUT THE NAME
-German (Fürst): nickname from Old High German furisto 'the first', 'most
noble one', a cognate of Old English fyrest 'first', 'foremost'.
-Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Fürst 'prince'.
From the Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press,
ISBN 0-19-508137-4
MY LINE (see detailed outline descendent report - pdf file)
Hans Furster
..John George Furst (1759-1821) born in Holland
....John Furst (August 18, 1785 - April 14, 1859)
......Austin Owen Furst (April 11, 1834 in Lamar Township - September 19,
1906 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)
.......James Chamberlin Furst (December 01, 1882 - ?)
.........Ellwood Harrar Furst (1917-2002)
BIOGRAPHIES
Austin Owen Furst (April 11, 1834 in Lamar Township - September 19, 1906 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania)
John George Furst (1759-1821) born in Holland; settled in Pennsylvania
Keep checking back - I'll be adding more info as I get it. If you have any info on the Furst, please send it to me. I am trying to build a database of all descendents of Hans. Thanks!