DAVID
SHERBONDY, farmer,
is a son of Philip and Elizabeth (Shoope)
Sherbondy. The father of our subject, in company with his two
brothers, John and Jacob, who were natives
of Lehigh County, came from Westmoreland County and settled in Mercer
County in 1797, on the farm where our subject now lives. Philip took up
100 acres and afterward purchased land until he owned some 600 acres,
which he divided among his children. He was a soldier in the War of
1812. He married in Lehigh County, and one son, John,
was born to him in that county. Their other children were Elizabeth,
Catherine, John, Mason, George, Philip, Joseph, Sarah and our
subject. Mr. Sherbondy, Sr., died in 1838, his widow dying in 1843. He
was a farmer by occupation, and a prominent member of the Lutheran
Church. Our subject was born in 1839, and was reared on the farm where
he now lives. He has always followed farming for an occupation. He was
married, in 1842, to Rebecca, daughter of Henry
Lininger, and by this marriage they have had eight children, five
of whom grew to maturity: Elizabeth, Mrs. Potter
Andrews; Henry, married Margaret Loutzenhiser; Laura, Mrs. John Smith;
David, married Mary Deitz; Sarah A., Mrs. James Loutzenhiser. Our
subject is a man who never sought office, a plain, unassuming farmer,
and a good citizen. Politically he is a Democrat.
History
of Mercer County,
1888, page 1209
