Individual Details
John Christopher "Stophel" SPRECHER
(10 Jun 1738 - 11 Jun 1738 - 11 May 1830)
Unless otherwise noted, information on this family and his parents is not verified. Came from Joyce Lindstrom's book on the Vanhuss/Vanhoozer family.
Also, Sept./Oct 2013, at Wytheville Community College, pages were copied from Pioneers of the Virginia Bluegrass (and their descendants) by George B. Gose and Revised by Mary B. Kegley. There is a section of Spracher and citations are noted for sources of some information.
Per Mary Kegley in Pioneers of the Virginia Bluegrass, he acquired land and a mill, "on both sides of the Trading Post Road from Salisbury to Guilford." in Rowan Co., North Carolina. By 1782 they were living on Cripple Creek in Wythe Co., Virginia.
Note that Christopher had an obituary, per Mary Kegley in Pioneers of the Virginia Bluegrass, pg. 325. It said he had 14 children, 92 grandchildren and 134 great-grandchildren when he died at age 92. Ten of the children were named in the will.
Also, Sept./Oct 2013, at Wytheville Community College, pages were copied from Pioneers of the Virginia Bluegrass (and their descendants) by George B. Gose and Revised by Mary B. Kegley. There is a section of Spracher and citations are noted for sources of some information.
Per Mary Kegley in Pioneers of the Virginia Bluegrass, he acquired land and a mill, "on both sides of the Trading Post Road from Salisbury to Guilford." in Rowan Co., North Carolina. By 1782 they were living on Cripple Creek in Wythe Co., Virginia.
Note that Christopher had an obituary, per Mary Kegley in Pioneers of the Virginia Bluegrass, pg. 325. It said he had 14 children, 92 grandchildren and 134 great-grandchildren when he died at age 92. Ten of the children were named in the will.
Events
| Birth | 10 Jun 1738 - 11 Jun 1738 | Lynn Twp., Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Baptism | 1756 | Pennsylvania | |||
| Moved | 1761 | Abbots Creek, Rowan Co., North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 1762 | Rowan Co., North Carolina - Catherina Elizabeth "Elizabeth" REIGHERT | |||
| Tax List | Abt 1768 | Rowan Co., North Carolina |  | ||
| Property Sale | 23 Mar 1801 | 1.5 acres and 35 poles on Sugar Run, Cripple Creek. Bk 3 pg 132-133 - Wythe Co., Virginia | | ||
| Will | 7 Sep 1812 | Wythe Co., Virginia | | ||
| Death | 11 May 1830 | Wythe Co., Virginia | | ||
| Burial | Aft 15 Jun 1830 | Zion Lutheran Church, Wythe Co., Virginia | | ||
| Will proved | 12 Jul 1830 | Wythe Co., Virginia |
Families
| Spouse | Catherina Elizabeth "Elizabeth" REIGHERT (1745 - 1825) |
| Child | John Jacob "Jacob" SPRAKER (1763 - 1830) |
| Child | Catharina "Catherine" SPRAKER (1765 - 1830) |
| Child | Elizabeth SPRAKER (1767 - 1850) |
| Child | Maria Barbara SPRAKER (1769 - 1808) |
| Child | Anna Maria "Mary" SPRAKER (1771 - 1855) |
| Child | George W SPRAKER (1774 - 1847) |
| Child | Susanna SPRAKER (1774 - 1849) |
| Child | Juliana SPRAKER (1777 - ) |
| Child | Eva SPRECHER (1779 - 1876) |
| Child | Maria Magdalena "Molly" SPRAKER (1781 - 1852) |
| Child | Unknown SPRAKER (1783 - 1783) |
| Child | Molly SPRAKER (1786 - 1786) |
| Child | Esther SPRAKER (1789 - 1810) |
| Child | John Michael "Michael" SPRECHER ( - 1876) |
| Father | Johann Christopher SPRECHER ( - ) |
| Mother | Ernestine ( - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine SPRECHER ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth SPRECHER ( - ) |
| Sibling | John George "George" SPRECHER ( - ) |
| Sibling | Juliana SPRECHER ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Jacob "Jacob" SPRECHER ( - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Catherine "Anna" SPRECHER ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Jo White Linn, Rowan County, North Carolina Tax Lists 1757-1800, Annotated Transcriptions (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
2. Janie Dillon & Mary B. Kegley, Wythe County, Virginia Deed Abstracts 1800-1810 and Survey Abstracts 1792-1808 (N.p.: n.p., 2012).
3. Mary Kegley, Abstracts of Wills of Wythe County, Virginia: Will Books 3 and 4, May 1822-April 20, 1837 (N.p.: n.p., 2006).
4. George B. Gose, Revised by Mary B. Kegley, Pioneers of the Virginia Bluegrass (and their descendants) (Wytheville, Virginia: Kegley Books, 2007).
5. Cemetery Cards, Kegley Library, Wytheville, Virginia Copied 1 Oct 2013.