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
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