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John Adam Piper 1769 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 February 1769

Birth Location: Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Jul 1837

Death Location: Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Johann Pfeiffer

Mother: Maria Zollinger

Spouse(s): Jane Ely

Children(s): Alexander PIPER, George Piper, John PIPER, Peter PIPER, Adam PIPER, Daniel PIPER, Margaret PIPER, William PIPER, Catharine PIPER

John Adam Piper JR was born in 1769 in Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Johann Adam Pfeiffer and Maria Catharine Verena Zollinger. In 1790, John Adam Piper JR resided in Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery, and Pe. John Adam Piper JR married Jane E Ely, and had children including Alexander PIPER, George Piper, John Henry PIPER, Peter P PIPER, Adam PIPER, Daniel PIPER, Margaret PIPER, William PIPER, Catharine Ann PIPER. John Adam Piper JR passed away in 1837 in Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Adam Piper JR was born in 1769 in Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Johann Adam Pfeiffer and Maria Catharine Verena Zollinger.
  • In 1790, John Adam Piper JR resided in Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery, and Pe.
  • John Adam Piper JR married Jane E Ely, and had children including Alexander PIPER, George Piper, John Henry PIPER, Peter P PIPER, Adam PIPER, Daniel PIPER, Margaret PIPER, William PIPER, Catharine Ann PIPER.
  • John Adam Piper JR passed away in 1837 in Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Pfeiffer
1728 – 1788
Birth Location: Germany
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Maria Zollinger
1751 – 1790
Birth Location: Germantown, York, Pennsylvania, United States
MZ

Spouses(s)

Jane Ely
1770 – 1837
Birth Location: Amberson, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Alexander PIPER
1791 – 1865
Birth Location: Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
AP
George Piper
1792 – 1851
Birth Location: Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
GP
John PIPER
1794 – 1829
Birth Location: Amberson, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
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Peter PIPER
1796 – 1879
Birth Location: Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
PP
Adam PIPER
1798 – 1855
Birth Location: Amberson, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
AP
Daniel PIPER
1799 – 1855
Birth Location: Amberson, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
DP
Margaret PIPER
1801 – 1889
Birth Location: Amberson, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
MP
William PIPER
1803 – 1880
Birth Location: Amberson, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
WP
Catharine PIPER
1805 – 1888
Birth Location: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
CP

John Piper's Ancestors

Self
John Piper
1769 – 1837
Birth Place: Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Johann Adam Pfeiffer
1728 – 1788
Germany
Maria (Catharine Verena) Zollinger
1751 – 1790
Germantown, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Johann (Friedrich) Pfeifer
1701 –
Neustadt, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany
Anna (Sara) Schneider
1708 – 1752
Nieustadt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
capt (Johann 'Peter') Zollinger
1727 – 1790
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Maria (Barbara) Haerbaugh
1720 – 1785
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Pfeiffer
1680 – 1770
Herman Schneider
1685 – 1731
Maria Philips
– 1767
Johann Zollinger
1690 –
Catharina Pfeiffer
1697 – 1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Zollinger
1665 – 1690
Anna Christen
1670 –

John Piper's Descendants

1.
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John (Adam) Piper (8 February 1769 – 13 Jul 1837) m. Jane (E) Ely (27 May 1770 – 13 July 1837)
  1. 1. Alexander PIPER (31 January 1791 – 1865) m. Martha Conner (abt 1794 – Mar 1870)
    1. 1. Jane Piper (12 May 1825 – 10 Jul 1906)
  2. 2. George Piper (5 November 1792 – 23 May 1851) m. Mary ('Polly') Shuman (abt 1793 – Jan 1873)
    1. 1. Jane Piper (3 Jan 1817 – Jul 1898)
    2. 2. Catharine Piper (15 Nov 1824 – Jul 1898)
    3. 3. Mark (Herbert) Piper (27 April 1827 – 9 March 1916) m. Catharine (Ann) Harvey (5 Jun 1823 – 23 March 1889)
      1. 1. Clarinda (San Clara) Piper (29 July 1852 – 23 September 1862)
      2. 2. Mary (Harriet) Piper (21 January 1854 – 11 July 1855)
      3. 3. Adda (Aurel "Addie") Piper (May 1855 – 6 April 1914)
      4. 4. Narsisses (Virginia) Piper (25 August 1856 – 16 February 1915)
      5. 5. George (Washington) Piper (27 April 1858 – 27 May 1947) m. Alice (Elizabeth) Bomgardner (8 June 1862 – 28 December 1950)
        1. 1. Howard (Harry) Piper (16 January 1884 – 29 July 1968) m. Myrtle (B) Hockett (2 September 1889 – 18 Nov 1972)
        2. 2. Edward (Logan) Piper (5 August 1886 – 2 August 1968)
        3. 3. George (Mark) Piper (5 February 1891 – 8 April 1977) m. Irene (Dorothy Baldwin) Baldini (26 April 1895 – 5 December 1980)
        4. 4. Grace Piper
      6. 6. William (Lincoln) Piper (5 April 1860 – 4 May 1862)
      7. 7. Emma Piper (30 July 1862 – 6 January 1961) m. John Barclay
      8. 8. Grant (S.) Piper (1 September 1864 – 28 October 1929) m. Dora (Kate) Barclay
      9. 9. Cora Piper (Abt 1866 – 1956) m. Josiah Bozarth
  3. 3. John (Henry) PIPER (31 August 1794 – 26 September 1829) m. Ann McVitty (18 January 1797 – 28 April 1873)
    1. 1. Robert (Glasgow) Piper (15 Sep 1828 – 27 Apr 1913) m. Mary (Jane) Bell (27 Apr 1835 – 7 Nov 1881)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Piper (16 April 1853 – 12 December 1936) m. William (Franklin) Elkins (11 June 1852 – 28 January 1940)
        1. 1. Zella (N) Elkins (Dec 1881 – )
        2. 2. Charles Elkins (May 1884 – 7 Jun 1939)
        3. 3. Mable (J) Elkins (1892 – )
        4. 4. William (Fredrick) Elkins (21 Apr 1894 – 7 Apr 1967)
        5. 5. Roy (W) Elkins (Jun 1897 – )
        6. 6. Ida Elkins
        7. 7. Eunice Elkins
      2. 2. Marion (X) Piper (10 April 1856 – 23 December 1940) m. Vanluey (Wheaton) Wagner (22 Sep 1859 – 24 Apr 1944)
        1. 1. Harley (M) Piper (2 Nov 1880 – 26 Nov 1940) m. Ceola Taylor (26 Aug 1883 – 25 Aug 1946)
        2. 2. George Piper (Mar 1882 – )
        3. 3. Jessie Piper (Nov 1882 – )
        4. 4. Vernice Piper (29 December 1894 – December 1981)
        5. 5. Mary (Martha) Piper (24 Mar 1903 – 18 Nov 1969)
      3. 3. Emma Piper (17 April 1856 – 20 June 1936)
      4. 4. Harry (Lincoln) Piper (17 June 1860 – 9 November 1937)
      5. 5. Annie Piper (12 Oct 1863 – 7 Jan 1954)
      6. 6. Denton (Culbertson) Piper (14 March 1865 – 24 January 1949)
      7. 7. John (Quincy) Piper (17 April 1867 – 21 April 1935)
      8. 8. Nettie Piper (5 August 1869 – 18 April 1948)
      9. 9. Lawrence (Robert) Piper (26 July 1872 – 3 February 1950)
      10. 10. Laura (Ann) Piper (26 July 1872 – 18 July 1873)
      11. 11. Jacob (Oliver) Piper (6 April 1875 – 7 November 1965)
  4. 4. Peter (P) PIPER (12 April 1796 – 04 December 1879)
  5. 5. Adam PIPER (17 March 1798 – 15 January 1855)
  6. 6. Daniel PIPER (01 December 1799 – 15 January 1855)
  7. 7. Margaret PIPER (31 Aug 1801 – 31 December 1889)
  8. 8. William PIPER (16 May 1803 – 01 December 1880)
  9. 9. Catharine (Ann) PIPER (18 March 1805 – 08 January 1888)

John Piper's Timeline

12 Records

1769
8 February 1769
Birth of John Adam Piper JR in Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1769
26 Mar 1769
John Adam Piper JR was baptized in Lancaster Co., PA
Lancaster Co., PA
1790
1790
Age 21
John Adam Piper JR resided here in Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery, and Peters, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery, and Peters, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
1800
1800
Age 31
John Adam Piper JR resided here in Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania
1810
1810
Age 41
John Adam Piper JR resided here in Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
1820
1820
Age 51
John Adam Piper JR resided here in Metal, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
1821
1821
Age 52
John Adam Piper JR resided here in Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1830
1830
Age 61
John Adam Piper JR resided here in Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1835
1835
Age 66
John Adam Piper JR resided here in Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1837
13 July 1837
Age 68
Death of John Adam Piper JR in Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1837
13 Jul 1837
Age 68
Death of John Adam Piper JR in Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1837
14 Aug 1837
Age 68
John Adam Piper JR - Probate in Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 February 1769
    Event Place: Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1769
    Event Place: Lancaster Co., PA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery, and Peters, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery, and Peters, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 297; Image: 164; Family History Library Film: 0568149

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 38; Page: 940; Image: 330; Family History Library Film: 363341

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 54; Page: 908 1/2; Image: 00307; Family History Library Film: 0193680

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Metal, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Metal, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Page: 87; NARA Roll: M33_101; Image: 124

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 151; Page: 215; Family History Library Film: 0020625

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, John Adam Piper 13 Jul 1837

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1837
    Event Place: Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1837
    Event Place: Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Administration Index; Author: Franklin County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Franklin, Pennsylvania
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