Peter VARNER
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application
NOTES: 1. Peter came to the United States of America on the ship "Lydia" in September 1747, landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and taking allegiance to the United Colonies of America on 24 September 1747. Others who came in the same year were Jacob, Adam, Phillip and Edward Verner/Varner. 2. A Sons of the American Revolution Application indicates that: Peter Varner born about 1730 in Germany, supposedly, Stuttgart, lived for a time in France and Switzerland and emigrated to Penn in 1743 and landed on the ship St. Andrew. He married 11th of Dec. 1766 in Phila. Co. to Mary Eve Roth (Roadt), and before the Rev. moved with his family to western Penn. settling in what later became Fayette Co., from here he served during the Rev. While with the 8th Penn's under Col. Daniel Brodhead in the Winter of 1778 he helped to build Fort Laurens, the first military post of the new Gov. erected in the territory of what is now Ohio. Following the Rev. he moved to Chester Co. Va. then before the close of 1790 he settled in Augusta Co. Va. where he died in 1791.
He married Mary Eva Roth 11 Dec 1766 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Mary Eva Roth was born at Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany 1745 .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Christian Varner
born 1768.
Samuel Varner
born 1770.
Mary Varner
born 1772.
Martin Varner
born 1774.
John Varner
born 1775.
William Varner
born 1776.
Jacob Varner
born 1783.
Daniel Varner
born 1785.
Peter Varner
born 17 Sep 1791.
Peter Varner died 1792 at Shenandoah Valley, Augusta, Virginia .
Mary Eva Roth died 1795 at Shenandoah Valley, Augusta, Virginia .