Georg Peter PECKINPAUGH

                       1. Birth/chr: Births & chr 1782-1815, by Rev John Wm Weber, Westmorelnd Co, Penn, 1st Refrmd Evngelcl Luthran Church, #260. FHL Film #924302.
    2. 1st Marr: Brecknrdge Co, KY Marr Rec 1800-57, p 196. FHL Call #976.9854 v2c
    3. 2nd Marr: Descndants of Johann Adam & Anna Maria Beckenbach, Rev Ed, p 217.
    4. Death/bur: Springer Cem Rec of Sullivan Co, Mo, p 100. FHL Film #824092.
    5. Indiv Ord: Salt Lake Temple Rec, Penn IGI-Batch #7418331, sheet 39. Ogden Temple Rec, Penn IGI-Batch #7508608, sheet 39. Provo Temple Rec, Penn IGI-Batch #7722905, sheet 6.
    6. Other: 1850 Cen, twp 9 N. 2 E, Knox, Illin, p 436. FHL Film #7686.
    7. Other: Descndnts of Johann Adam & Anna Maria Beckenbach, p 137, 141, 226. FHL Call #929.273 B388c.

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    1. Birth/chr extract: Geo. Peter, b 7-9-1786, chr 8-16-1786. Par: Geo. Peter
    Beckenbach and Barbara. Wit:
    1) John Geo. Brenner and Anna Maria
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    5. Indiv Ord extract: Georg Peter Beckenbach, son Geo. Peter Beckenbach/
    Barbara, chr 16 Aug 1786, Westmoreland Co. Bapt 29 Jan 1975 SL; Endow 25 Mar
    1975 SL; Sld 3 Apr 1975 SL.
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    5. Indiv Ord extract: George Peter Peckenpaugh, son George Peter Peckenpaugh/
    Barbara Ridenour, born 9 Jul 1786, Fayette Co. Bapt 7 Nov 1975 OG; Endow 17 Dec
    1975 OG; Sld 13 Feb 1976 OG.
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    5. Indiv Ord extract: George Peter Beckenbach, son George Peter Beckenbach/
    Barbara, chr 16 Aug 1786 at Zion Lutheran Church, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co.
    Bapt 21 Mar 1978 PV; Endow 18 May 1978 PV; Sld 23 Jun 1978 PV.
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    7. Descendants of Johann Adam & Anna Maria Beckenbach extract:
    1. Peter, born 9/10 July 1786, Fayette Co, Pa, died 12 Mar 1874, Sullivan
    Co, Mo. Married 1) 24 Dec 1807 in Breckinridge Co, KY, Millie Abbott; married
    2) 25 Nov 1845, in Knox Co, Ill, Mrs. Rebecca Ramsey, widow.
    1. Peter Peckenpaugh, Jr, was born 9 Jul 1786, in Fayette Co, Pa, and was
    christened George Peter Beckenbach, son of George Peter and Barbra Beckenbach;
    witnesses were John George Brenner and wife, Anna Maria, (from Births and
    Baptisms 1782-1815, by Rev. John William Webber, Zion Lutheran Church,
    Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, Penns, copied by Della Reagon Fischer). Peter died
    12 Mar 1874, in Sullivan Co, Mo; was buried in the Springer Cemetery, near
    Prairie Chapel. (His cemetery stone gives date of birth as 10 Jul 1786). He
    died at the home of his daughter, Rebecca Springer. His son, Elijah, came from
    Harrison Co, Iowa, to be at his bedside during his last illness.
    Peter married 1) 24 Dec 1807, in Breckinridge Co, Ky, Miss Millie Abbit. The
    bond was signed by Peter Peckenpaugh, Jr, and by Henry Peckenpaugh, and the
    license issued 21 Dec 1807. The ceremony was performed by Jo Huston, J.P, at 12
    o'clock 24 Dec 1807. It was stated in the license application that Millie had
    neither parent, nor guardian within the commonwealth of Kentucky.
    Millie was born 20 Mar 1788, in Jefferson Co, Ky, at Abbott's station, a
    thousand acre tract patented to William Spangler, 2 Apr 1781 (Bk A, p 201); and
    died 12 Nov 1840, probably in Warren Co, Ill, though no cemetery stone has been
    found. The dates of birth and death are from the family Bible of Peter and
    Millie, which is now in the possession of a descendant, Mrs G. Wesley Sizemore.
    Millie was the daughter of John Abbott and Margaret Spangler Abbott, the
    widow of William Spangler. (Deed of gift 6 Dec 1797, Jefferson Co, Ky, John
    Abbott to his daughter, Mildred, a negro girl named, Jenny, and a black mare;
    deed 7 Aug 1799, Jefferson Co, Ky, from John Abbott and Margaret his wife, to
    David Spangler, 100 acres, it being part of the land held in right of the dower
    of the said Margaret as widow and relict of William Spangler; and also the deed
    11 Oct 1838, in Clark Co, Ind, between Peter Peckinpaugh and Milly Peckinpaugh,
    his wife or Warren Co, Ill, by Elijah Peckinpaugh, their attorney, in fact, and
    Hugh Gilworth and Rebecca Gilworth, his wife, of Clark Co, to Milburn T.
    Abbott, 90 acres, where Margaret Abbott now lives, on Camp Creek, the said
    Milly and Rebecca being entitled under the will of their father, the said John
    Abbott. This will, though it was recorded, has been lost). When the Abbotts
    left KY is not known.
    It appears that John and Margaret Abbott left their older children in
    Kentucky. Milly may have become acquainted with Peter Peckinpaugh through Henry
    Peckinpaugh, Peter's uncle, though only 4 years older, who was married to
    Catherine Spangler. How or whether Catherine Spangler was related to William
    Spangler is not known.
    John Abbott served in the Illinois Regiment in 1782 under General George
    Rogers Clark.
    Peter's long life span 1786-1874 would have enabled him to answer many of
    the questions that puzzzle us, now. How we wish those questions had been
    asked, and the answers handed down to us
    Born 15 years before George Beckenbaugh, who wrote the history of the
    family in Maryland, and 25 years before Sanford Pickenpaugh, who told about the
    founding of Morgantown, Peter was born in Pennsylvania, and grew up in
    Kentucky. He must have know a great deal of family history.
    He was said to have had reddish hair, rather long; and false teeth which did
    not fit well, this when he was old. At that time, however, false teeth were far
    from perfect. No doubt they seldom fit well.
    His descendants have kept good records. Mrs. Clawson, like Mrs. Jewell,
    worked on lines other than her own, but she provided very complete records on
    the descendants of Rebecca and George; Rebecca's daughter, Millinder's
    descendants were compiled by Mrs. George W. Smith; Mrs John Mayfield compiled
    the descendants of Absolom, and Mrs. Shirley Perkins not only sent Elijah's
    Bible records, but provided leads to descendants of every one of his 9
    surviving children, an