The Peffley--Peffly--Pefley Families in American and Allied Families, 1729-1938
The Peffley--Peffly--Pefley Families in American and Allied Families, 1729-1938

Author: May Miller Frost

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Published: 1938

Total Pages: 302

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Nicholas Peffley was born in German about 1700. He married about 1723, Barbara . They left Germany with a large group of their friends because of religious persecution. They were of the "Bretheren" or "German Baptist Faith" a group originating in Germany nicknamed the "Dunkers." They arrived in Philadelphia 19 August 1729. In 1737, they settled on 150 acres of land in Bethel Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Nicholas is said to have been killed by Indians there in 1748. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and elsewhere in the United States.

Frantz Families -- Kith & Kin
Frantz Families -- Kith & Kin

Author: Dore Manford Frantz

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Published: 1996

Total Pages: 578

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Michael and Christian Frantz were born in Switzerland about 1685. They and possibly another brother came to America about 1725 and settled in Pennsylvania with other Mennonites. Later descendants became members of the United Brethren Church and moved to Virginia, Ohio and Indiana before separating and gradually settling throughout the west and other areas of the United States. Several branches live in California and elsewhere.

The Rotz Family
The Rotz Family

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Published: 1989

Total Pages: 712

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Peter Rotz (Ratz) was born ca. 1744 and died ca. 1812. He immigrated to the United States in 1751 coming from Germany, and he settled in Pennsylvania. He married Maria Elizabeth Geckler (Keckler) in 1764 in the Lutheran church in Hanover, Pennsylvania. They were parents of 5 children.

History of a John Graybill Family in America, 1754-1976
History of a John Graybill Family in America, 1754-1976

Author: Spencer L. Kraybill

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Published: 1977

Total Pages: 824

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John Graybill, born John Krehbiel in 1735 in Wierhof, Germany, immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1754, and settled in Pennsylvania. He married Barbara Daradinger (1737-1829) His descendants lived in Pennsylvania.