Individual Details
Peter Witmer Senior
(Abt 1737 - Abt 1801)
Peter Witmer owned a farm, known as Indian Spring Farm, in what is now Antrim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Antrim Mennonite Church stands on his land. Peter paid a fine of 40 Pounds in 1777 to avoid military service in the Revolutionary War, according to Daniel Lehman.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1737 | , Lancaster, PA |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 May 1767 | , Franklin, PA - Barbara Good | |||
| Death | Abt 1801 | | |||
| Will | 16 Nov 1801 |  | |||
| Alt name | Peter Whitmore | ||||
| Burial | Witmer family farm | |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara Good (1745 - 1804) |
| Child | Jacob Witmer (1768 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Witmer (1769 - ) |
| Child | Catherine Witmer (1771 - 1861) |
| Child | Barbara Witmer (1774 - 1861) |
| Child | Mary Magdalena Witmer (1774 - 1858) |
| Child | Peter Witmer Junior (1775 - 1852) |
| Child | Susanna Witmer (1777 - ) |
| Child | Mary Witmer (1779 - 1868) |
| Child | Ann Witmer (1781 - ) |
| Child | Esther Witmer (1783 - ) |
| Child | Jospeh Witmer (1785 - 1812) |
| Child | David Witmer (1787 - ) |
| Father | Ulrich Witmer (1702 - 1769) |
| Mother | ms ( - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine Witmer (1735 - ) |
| Sibling | John Witmer Senior (1739 - 1800) |
| Sibling | Jacob Witmer (1742 - 1774) |
| Sibling | Christian Witmer (1744 - ) |
| Sibling | Barbara Witmer (1746 - ) |
| Sibling | Abraham Witmer (1753 - 1836) |
| Sibling | Joseph Witmer (1755 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Anna Witmer (1757 - ) |
Notes
Will
Peter Witmer, Sr.'s will is B-117, Franklin Co., Online Vol. A-B, Image 260.Burial
Peter Witmer's tombstone was relocated from the family farm plot to the Cedar Hill Cemetery, west of Greencastle, Pennsylvania.Endnotes
1. Lehman, Daniel R. "Early Witmer Families of Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume 31, Number 3 (July 2008), pages 12-23., page 16.
2. Lehman, Daniel R. "Early Witmer Families of Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume 31, Number 3 (July 2008), pages 12-23., page 16.