Peter Sr (of Earl Twp) Stauffer[1]

Male 1733 - 1787  (54 years)


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  • Name Peter Sr (of Earl Twp) Stauffer  [2, 3
    Born 1733  Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Peter Stauffer of Earl Township. He was made executor of his father's will, so he may be the eldest son. Surname also recorded "Stouffer." Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Pennsylvania, Meredith B Colket, Jr. pg 31
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt 1733  Rapho Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn (Colket) pg 30-31. Peter is listed as child #3. Also Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 79. 
    Will 1787  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    STOUFFER, PETER Earl Twp. Nov 2, 1787, Dec 20, 1787. Wife: Mary Stouffer. Children: Mathias, George, Peter, Jacob, Madlin, Fanney, Christian and Samuel. Execs: Peter Carpenter and George Stouffer. http://genealogytrails.com/penn/lancaster/wills/S3.html 
    Died 20 Nov 1787  Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Death Bef 1807  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Peter listed in 1807 will of sister Susanna as deceased. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn (Colket) pg 30-31. 
    Name Peter Stouffer 
    Buried Weaverland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I358411442  Barton
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 

    Father Mathias (of Earl) Stauffer,   b. 1704, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1758, Earl Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Anna Oberholtzer,   b. 1710, Germany, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1798, Rapho, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married Bef 1729  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1729  , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Wife Anna's last name has some *small* doubt. Mathias' will mentioned his brother-in-law, Christian Zimmerman, suggesting Mathias might have married a Zimmerman. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn. See COMMENT. 
    Family ID F4191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maria Weaver 
    Married Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F3909  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Maria (m. Peter Stauffer) Weaver,   b. 30 Dec 1730,   d. 30 Jul 1791  (Age 60 years) 
    Married Bef 1757  , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Veronica Franey (m. John Weaver) Stauffer
    +2. Mathias Stauffer,   b. 16 Oct 1757, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1805, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +3. George (m. Esther Zimmerman) Stauffer,   b. 2 Jan 1760, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1832, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Peter Jr Stauffer,   b. 28 Feb 1762, Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1831, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     5. Jacob (of Earl) Stauffer,   b. 2 Ma2 1769, Earl Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1832, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +6. Magdalena "Madlin" (m. George Stahley) Stauffer,   b. Abt 1770, , , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Christian (of Freeport PA) Stauffer,   b. Jun 1771, East Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1815, Freeport, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years)
     8. Samuel (of Wayne Co, OH) Stauffer,   b. 19 Apr 1778, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1847, Wayne County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F5556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WILL Susanna Stouffer of Earl Twp. Will dated 7 Jun 1796. Proved 8 Jan 1808.
      Brother Peter dec'd, his 8 ch: Matthias, George, Peter, Magdalena, Franey, Jacob, Christian and Samuel. Brother Christian Stouffer dec'd, his 12 ch: Ann, Matthias, Susanna, Franey, Hester, Mary, Catharine, Christian, Peter, Barbara, Elizabeth and Sarah. Execs: Trusty friends Matthias Stouffer and Jacob Stouffer. Wits: Joseph Weaver, Peter Staufer, George Staufer, Wm. Smith.

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2129326839] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S_1083016026] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1000537073] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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