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. _______________________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________________________________________ 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
1. Birth/chr: 2. Marr: Brecknrdge Co, KY Marr Rec 1800-57, p 196. FHL Call #976.9854 v2c 3. Death/bur: 4. Indiv Ord: _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Marr extract: (See notes for husband, Georg Peter Peckinpaugh).
He married Mildred (or Millie) Abbott, (or Abbit) 24 Oct 1807 at Breckinridge Co., Kentucky . Mildred (or Millie) Abbott, (or Abbit) was born at Jefferson Co., Kentucky 20 Mar 1788 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Rebecca Peckinpaugh
born 8 Dec 1808.
Nancy Peckinpaugh
born 17 Dec 1810.
Absalom Peckinpaugh
born 3 Oct 1813.
George William Peckinpaugh
born Oct 1815.
Elijah Ridenour Peckinpaugh
born 8 Jan 1820.
Azariah R. Peckinpaugh
born 2 Jun 1822.
Lucretia Peckinpaugh
born 4 Nov 1825.
Georg Peter Peckinpaugh died 12 Mar 1874 at Sullivan County, Missouri .
Mildred (or Millie) Abbott, (or Abbit) died 12 Nov 1840 at Warren County, Illinois .