Hans Peter EPPELE

                   PARENTS:  Will of John Epley's; York County, Pennsylvania Wills, FHL film
             #22133.  In John's will, Peter is listed as "my youngest son
             Hans Peter".  The name "Hans" is a nickname for "John" in the
             German language.
BIRTH DATE-PLACE:  St. Matthew's Luthern Church, Hanover, York County, Pa.;
             FHL film #20499.  The entry shows John Ebli is listed as having a
             son John Peter Ebli.  The witnesses are John Henry Ginne and Peter
             Eerl and wife.
CHILDREN:  Emmanual Reformed Church records, Hanover, Pa.; FHL film #20499.
             Peter Ebli and Anna are listed as the parents of a John Eble, born
             3 Jan. 1778, baptized 11 Jan, 1778.  The witnesses are Matthew
             Eble and wife Christine.  This record is also entered in the IGI
             In the 1790 Census of Manheim Twp., York County, Pennsylvania it
             shows Peter Apley living next to Matthias Apley and John Apley
             (I believe this John is the son of Matthias).  In this Census of
             1790, Peter has 3 sons under the age of 16, and 4 females (one is
             probably Peter's wife, and the other 3 his daughters).  In the
             1800 Census of York Co., Pa. in Manheim Twp., Peter Epley and his
             wife were listed as 26-45, with four teenage children, a boy
             and three girls ages 10-16 years.  (I found the above documents of
             information during my research, then it was reconfirmed through
             the "Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine" fall
             1978 edition page 101, compiled by Frances Davis McTeer.")
TAX LISTS: Peter is not on the 1771 Tax Lists in York County, Pennsylvania,
            the only ones listed in Manheim Twp were his father John Epley,
            brother Matthias Epley, and relative George Apfel.  Peter is
            listed in the Tax Lists of 1779, 1780, 1789, 1790, 1798 in
            Manheim Twp., York County, PA., In the 1798 Federal Direct Tax for
            Manheim (list 2) shows Peter Epley as owner and occupant of a house
            valued at $60 and a 30 by 20 foot barn valued at $83 (no glass
            windows indicated for either structure), this property is
            adjoining Michael Newman and Thomas Kelly, he had a total
            valuation of $290.
MILITARY:  During the Revolutionary War Peter Eaplie was listed with his
            brother Matthew in the 7th Class in Capt. John Wampler's Co.,
            York County Militia, 7 Dec. 1781 to 7 Feb. 1782.  Source: the
            Pennsylvania Archives, Servic 6, Vol. 2, pg. 746, 815.
WILL:  The following Will may or may not be the above Peter Epley.
            Abstracts of Adams County Pennsylvania Wills 1800-1826;Book C pg 46
            Peter EPLEY, of Mount Joy Township, Adams County, PA. in weak
            condition.  Wife:  Anna  Children: Henry, Catharina wife of John
            YEAGY, Elizabeth, Juliana.   Executor: son-in-law John YEAGY.
            Witnesses:  Christian WAMPLER, and Jacob HOKE.  Written on
            Sept. 9, 1812; Probated July 23, 1818.  Also copy of the Inventory
            of the Estate of Peter Epley filed Aug. 17th, 1818.  Also the
            Account of John Yeagy the Executor of the Will of Peter Epley
            deceased, court dated on Aug. 20th, 1819.
            There are no Epley's living in Mt. Joy Twp in Adams County on the
            1800 Census.  But there is a Peter Epley and a Henry Epley living
            in Mt. Joy Twp. on the 1810 Census.