Individual Details
Simon KOPPENHEFFER
(Abt 1735 - Bef 28 Aug 1802)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1735 |  | |||
| Confirmation | 3 Jun 1750 | Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1757 | Maria Elisabeth BATDORF |  | ||
| Death | Bef 28 Aug 1802 | Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Probate | Bef 28 Aug 1802 | York County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Alt name | Simon COPPENHAFFER | |
Families
| Spouse | Maria Elisabeth BATDORF (1737 - ) |
| Child | Simon KOPPENHEFFER (1758 - ) |
| Child | Joh. Michael KOPPENHEFFER (1759 - ) |
| Child | Martinus KOPPENHEFFER (1761 - ) |
| Child | Eva KOPPENHEFFER (1763 - ) |
| Child | Johannes KOPPENHEFFER (1764 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin KOPPENHEFFER (1766 - ) |
| Child | Maria Barbara KOPPENHEFFER (1770 - ) |
| Child | Maria Elizabeth KOPPENHEFFER (1772 - ) |
| Child | Catharine KOPPENHEFFER (1774 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Their marriage date is based on the birthdate of their oldest child. The sponsors at the births of some of their children support that Maria Elisabeth Batdorf married Simon Koppenheffer.Probate
His will names his wife Lovice and names the following children: Martin; Simon; Michael; John; Benjamin; Catharine, the wife of Abram Rankin; Barbara, the wife of George McDavit, and Elizabeth, the wife of John Sands. He names his sons Michael and Martin as his executors. His son Martin is to receive his two plantations and is to care for his wife as long as she remains his widow. He is to pay his brothers 5 pounds each in addition to what their father has already given them. He is to pay each of his sisters twenty five pounds each. It is not known if Lovice is a second wife or a nickname for his first wife.Endnotes
1. Frederick S. Weiser, transciber and editor, Records of Pastoral Acts at Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 2 volumes (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1989), II:140.
2. Frederick S. Weiser, transciber and editor, Records of Pastoral Acts at Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 2 volumes (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1989), II:140.
3. York County, Pennsylvania, Will Books, K: 347- 350, Simon Coppenhaffer will dated 19 March 1798 and proved 16 October 1802; York County Courthouse, York, Pennsylvania.
4. York County, Pennsylvania, Will Books, K: 347- 350, Simon Coppenhaffer will dated 19 March 1798 and proved 16 October 1802; York County Courthouse, York, Pennsylvania.
5. York County, Pennsylvania, Will Books, K: 347- 350, Simon Coppenhaffer will dated 19 March 1798 and proved 16 October 1802; York County Courthouse, York, Pennsylvania.