Massa N'em

The Van Leers


(my spelling Van Lier)
My research has taken me back to this Swiss Mountains. Of course this is Massa's people not necessarily mine but I do have the "Van Leer" last name so my ancestors definitely worked their land. At one point A.W. Van Leer had 114 slaves which means he was doing very well for himself (because of my ancestors). I may or may not have the Swiss/German and even Russian blood the "Van Leers'" did but then again we don't know who was Massa's chillin either. It's good to know your history but what I'm finding, a "Van Leer" had a hand in clearing out some of the Midwest including Western PA which means he raped, killed and destroyed the Native Americans who were already residing in this area. But anyway that's just 200 years ago and a couple million savages just wandering around. This is also so eerily my history also because my ancestors obviously did a lot for middle Tennessee and I believe a lot of PA in the Philadelphia and Reading, PA areas. Stay tuned for my research and anger. Here is Massa's website www.vanleerplus.org