Individual Details
Peter DIERDORFF
(18 April 1742 - 20 October 1816)
Or died 28 Oct 1816, Donald Lerew, May 1997.
Misc. Notes of the Dierdorff Family, from the Riley County Historical Society, Manhattan, Kansas : Set: Conewago Creek, near York. Set: in Bedford County, VA. , Near Peaks of Otter.
From Chet Peter's book: Peter and Anna lived for a time near Conewago Creek, York Co., PA. Later they moved to Bedford Co., VA. Later still, Peter and Anna lived in Botetourt Co., VA. near Fincastle. He was active in the Dunkard Church.
Buried Old Dutch Cem near Fincastle, Virginia (Taken from "Some of Descendants of Anthony Dierdorff Jr" Book).
Peter & Anna lived for a time near Conewago Creek, York Co., Pennsylvania. Later they moved to Bedford Co., Virginia. Later still, Peter & Christina lived in Botetourt Co., Virginia near Fincastle. He was a farmer. Peter was active in the "Dunkard" church, both at Conewago Creed, York Co., and after their move to Botetourt Co. Peter was a member of the Standing Committee at the 1763 Annual Meeting at the Conestogo Congregation at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After Peter's death, Christina made her home with her son John (who married Catherine Harshbarger) near Fincastle, Virginia until John moved to Ohio in 1817. She then lived with her daughter Catherine Dierdorff Ammen until her death.
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From Ancestors of Cheryl Lavonne Nau WFT 40 Tree 920:
Peter Deardorff was born on April 18, 1742, in New Jersey. He moved to Pennsylvania where he married Christina Swyer. They settled on Conewago Creek near York, Pennsylvania, where their thirteen children were born. Peter and his family were neighbors of Durst Ammen and his family when they were living in Pennsylvania. Both families moved to Virginia, Peter settling near Peaks of Otter in Bedford County about 1790.
In 1745, a father and mother by the name of Swyer with a large family were crossing the ocean when the mother died and was buried at sea. The children became scattered and some were hired out to pay the father's debts. One of these children was Christina Swyer.
Peter died on October 20, 1816, near Fincastle and is buried in the Old Dutch Cemetery. After the death of her husband, Peter, Christina Swyer Deardorff made her home with her son, John, who had married Catherine Harshbarger. After John and Catherine moved to Ohio in 1817, Christina lived with her daughter, Catherine Deardorff Ammen. Christina Swyer Deardorff died in 1824 on the Ammen Estate, on the Harshbarger Plantation. She is buried in the Harshbarger Cemetery on the plantation.
Peter's will was written on September 2, 1816, proven on October 28, 1816, from Will Book 4, Page 277, Bedford County, Virginia.
Peter sold land in Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania, to Abraham Mylie on October 29, 1790, from Deed 2 G--page 37.
Allotment and division of Peter's estate on April 5, 1821 and recorded May 30, 1821. Estate was divided among his 12 living children.
Mitchell Ewing and John Deardorff were executors of Peter's estate. They sold property to William R. Jones for $5275.00---400 acres on Otter River and McBride's Creek. This is the same piece of property that Peter bought in 1795 from Finis Ewing----Deed Book 10, Page 24.
Children of Peter and Christina Swyer Deardorff:
1. Henry: Born 1761.
2. Susanna: Born December 14, 1763, married Henry Deardorff, and died October 1, 1829.
3. Christina: Born 1768, married #1 Henry Beckner on September 6, 1790 and #2 John Ammen on September 10, 1810.
4. Elizabeth: Born 1769, married John Gulliver/Culliver on March 18, 1805.
5. Catherine: Born April 18, 1771, married Michael Ammen on February 13, 1791, and died March 12, 1849.
6. Rebecca: Born 1775 and married Landon ??.
7. Mary (Polly): Born 1776 and married John Kinzer.
8. Anna: Born 1778, married John Ammen on February 13, 1804, and died before 1810.
9. Salome: Died young. There is a legend that Salome was ill and had been sent to a medical spring. During her absence, two of her sisters thought that they had seen Salome standing in the doorway. They ran to meet her, but could not find her. The next day word came that Salome had died at the hour of the vision.
10. John Sr.: Born April 26, 1779, married Catherine Harshbarger in Virginia on February 13, 1804, and died on July 1, 1853, near Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa.
11. Peter Jr.: Born 1780, married Anna Leash/Lesh, daughter of Jacob Leash, on May 22, 1802, and died before 1810.
12. Samuel: Born April 20, 1783, married Elizabeth Irvins/Irvine on May 27, 1805, died May 27, 1873.
13. Jacob: Born December 27, 1784, married Elizabeth Sarah Stilley/Staily on April 26, 1808, and died February 27, 1856.
Sources: Marriages of this family copied from "Botetourt County Marriages and Wills" by Worrell.
The Deardorff---Williams Family
Edna Britton DeLong New London, Iowa 1968
Misc. Notes of the Dierdorff Family, from the Riley County Historical Society, Manhattan, Kansas : Set: Conewago Creek, near York. Set: in Bedford County, VA. , Near Peaks of Otter.
From Chet Peter's book: Peter and Anna lived for a time near Conewago Creek, York Co., PA. Later they moved to Bedford Co., VA. Later still, Peter and Anna lived in Botetourt Co., VA. near Fincastle. He was active in the Dunkard Church.
Buried Old Dutch Cem near Fincastle, Virginia (Taken from "Some of Descendants of Anthony Dierdorff Jr" Book).
Peter & Anna lived for a time near Conewago Creek, York Co., Pennsylvania. Later they moved to Bedford Co., Virginia. Later still, Peter & Christina lived in Botetourt Co., Virginia near Fincastle. He was a farmer. Peter was active in the "Dunkard" church, both at Conewago Creed, York Co., and after their move to Botetourt Co. Peter was a member of the Standing Committee at the 1763 Annual Meeting at the Conestogo Congregation at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After Peter's death, Christina made her home with her son John (who married Catherine Harshbarger) near Fincastle, Virginia until John moved to Ohio in 1817. She then lived with her daughter Catherine Dierdorff Ammen until her death.
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From Ancestors of Cheryl Lavonne Nau WFT 40 Tree 920:
Peter Deardorff was born on April 18, 1742, in New Jersey. He moved to Pennsylvania where he married Christina Swyer. They settled on Conewago Creek near York, Pennsylvania, where their thirteen children were born. Peter and his family were neighbors of Durst Ammen and his family when they were living in Pennsylvania. Both families moved to Virginia, Peter settling near Peaks of Otter in Bedford County about 1790.
In 1745, a father and mother by the name of Swyer with a large family were crossing the ocean when the mother died and was buried at sea. The children became scattered and some were hired out to pay the father's debts. One of these children was Christina Swyer.
Peter died on October 20, 1816, near Fincastle and is buried in the Old Dutch Cemetery. After the death of her husband, Peter, Christina Swyer Deardorff made her home with her son, John, who had married Catherine Harshbarger. After John and Catherine moved to Ohio in 1817, Christina lived with her daughter, Catherine Deardorff Ammen. Christina Swyer Deardorff died in 1824 on the Ammen Estate, on the Harshbarger Plantation. She is buried in the Harshbarger Cemetery on the plantation.
Peter's will was written on September 2, 1816, proven on October 28, 1816, from Will Book 4, Page 277, Bedford County, Virginia.
Peter sold land in Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania, to Abraham Mylie on October 29, 1790, from Deed 2 G--page 37.
Allotment and division of Peter's estate on April 5, 1821 and recorded May 30, 1821. Estate was divided among his 12 living children.
Mitchell Ewing and John Deardorff were executors of Peter's estate. They sold property to William R. Jones for $5275.00---400 acres on Otter River and McBride's Creek. This is the same piece of property that Peter bought in 1795 from Finis Ewing----Deed Book 10, Page 24.
Children of Peter and Christina Swyer Deardorff:
1. Henry: Born 1761.
2. Susanna: Born December 14, 1763, married Henry Deardorff, and died October 1, 1829.
3. Christina: Born 1768, married #1 Henry Beckner on September 6, 1790 and #2 John Ammen on September 10, 1810.
4. Elizabeth: Born 1769, married John Gulliver/Culliver on March 18, 1805.
5. Catherine: Born April 18, 1771, married Michael Ammen on February 13, 1791, and died March 12, 1849.
6. Rebecca: Born 1775 and married Landon ??.
7. Mary (Polly): Born 1776 and married John Kinzer.
8. Anna: Born 1778, married John Ammen on February 13, 1804, and died before 1810.
9. Salome: Died young. There is a legend that Salome was ill and had been sent to a medical spring. During her absence, two of her sisters thought that they had seen Salome standing in the doorway. They ran to meet her, but could not find her. The next day word came that Salome had died at the hour of the vision.
10. John Sr.: Born April 26, 1779, married Catherine Harshbarger in Virginia on February 13, 1804, and died on July 1, 1853, near Danville, Des Moines County, Iowa.
11. Peter Jr.: Born 1780, married Anna Leash/Lesh, daughter of Jacob Leash, on May 22, 1802, and died before 1810.
12. Samuel: Born April 20, 1783, married Elizabeth Irvins/Irvine on May 27, 1805, died May 27, 1873.
13. Jacob: Born December 27, 1784, married Elizabeth Sarah Stilley/Staily on April 26, 1808, and died February 27, 1856.
Sources: Marriages of this family copied from "Botetourt County Marriages and Wills" by Worrell.
The Deardorff---Williams Family
Edna Britton DeLong New London, Iowa 1968
Events
| Birth | 18 April 1742 | Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey |  | ||
| Death | 20 October 1816 | Near Peaks Of Otter, Bedford, Virginia | | ||
| Marriage | Pennsylvania - Christina Anna SWYER | | |||
| Burial | Old Dutch Cemetary, Near Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia |
Families
| Spouse | Christina Anna SWYER (1740 - 1824) |
| Child | Henry J. DEARDORFF (1762 - 1844) |
| Child | Susanna DEARDORFF (1763 - 1829) |
| Child | Christina Anna DEARDORFF (1768 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth DEARDORFF (1769 - ) |
| Child | Catherine DEARDORFF (1771 - 1849) |
| Child | Rebecca DEARDORFF (1775 - ) |
| Child | Mary DEARDORFF (1776 - ) |
| Child | Salome DEARDORFF (1778 - ) |
| Child | Anna DEARDORFF (1778 - 1799) |
| Child | John DEARDORFF Sr. (1779 - 1859) |
| Child | Peter DEARDORFF (1780 - 1810) |
| Child | Jacob DEARDORFF (1781 - 1856) |
| Child | Samuel DEARDORFF (1783 - 1873) |
| Father | Anthony DIERDORFF III (1717 - 1800) |
| Mother | Anna Marie YAGER (1724 - 1802) |
| Sibling | Catharine DIERDORFF (1745 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Christina Ann DIERDORFF (1747 - 1823) |
| Sibling | Anthony DIERDORFF IV (1749 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Paul DIERDORFF (1752 - 1818) |
| Sibling | Anna DIERDORFF (1757 - ) |
| Sibling | Andrew DIERDORFF (1760 - 1846) |
Endnotes
1. Don Hartman, Hartman Family Records (http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/).
2. Don Hartman, Hartman Family Records (http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/).
3. Don Hartman, Hartman Family Records (http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/).