Notes for Abraham Cable: Source: Two Centuries of Brothersvalley, Pa
Abraham Cable, 2nd son of Philip and Maria Cable, was in Stony Creek prior to the summer of 1762. He moved into the area from Germantown about 1760. He settled at the juncture of the two indian trails, one running North and South to Niagra Falls and Canada; the other going South from Brotherton, to the Indian villages in Tennessee. This crossing at Brotherton was a very important spot in the life of the Indians and later the early settlers. Henry, George and James Brotherton were there when Cable and his large family moved to the "crossing". Abraham built a log cabin just across the Indian trail from the Brotherton boy's cabin. They had located at a spring where now the milk house of Mr and Mrs Robert Bauermaster, or about where the barn now stands. It seems that when Stony Creek road, now route 31, was built through the settlement and it was located in the Bauermaster meadow, north of the house, before the present site was located. it was planned that way in order not to pass through the Brotherton, Cable holdings. nevertheless, the eldest son, Jonathon born at Brotherton, 1761, later built his log cabin in the field just east of his father. By 1762 there must have ben at least seven or eight cabins at the Brotherton crossing. There are four old fountain scars in the area; just across the road from the Church parsonage is an old hay barrack. This was located on the Christian Cable cabin foundation. (Christian was born 1776, died 1828), buried on Calvin Will Farm) Abraham was born in Switzerland and married ca. 1752 to Mary V. Magdalene in Pennsylvania. He was naturalized in 1762. This caused a stir among the Bretheren at Germantown because a member had to take an Oath of Allegiance to the King of England. This was against the order of the Church for they followed the strict letter of the Scriptures which said "But above all things, my bretheren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by earth, neither by any other oath, but let your yea, be yea; and your nay be nay; lest ye fall to condemnation. James 5:12 The Naturalization Act declared that the applicant had to have a signed statement from the clergy that he had attended a Communion Service within a period of three months. No elder at Germantown would sign the record. It is alleged that Rev Conrad Beissel signed the document. From that date on Abraham was denied fellowship with the Brethern. All through the life of Abraham Cable one may see that he really did not align himself closely with the Brethern although he was babtized and reared in the Faith; indeed it is the belief of this author that he never really accepted all the teachings and beliefs of the Church of the Brethern. When he settled in Bruederstahl he became a part of the Church of the Brothers Valley, there was a separation in many fields and practices. Cable became the Clerk as it was called in that day for the Brethern. Abraham had attended the Ludwig Hoeker Sunday School at Germantown, and the school held by Conrad Beissel at Ephrata. He had indoctrinated very well by the Seventh Day teachings at Ephrata. He played a large role in Martin's Church in Stony Creek.
More About Abraham Cable: Died 2: 1805, Berlin, PA.
Abraham Cable (b. 1729, d. 1805)
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