Individual Details
Wilhelm Streypers
(Abt 1638 - 1717)
Wilhelm, the father of the Streeper family in America, was one of the original colonizers of Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. On October 6, 1683, he arrived in Philadelphia on the sailing vessel "Concord" as a member of the Krefeld/Crefeld Company, a group of thirteen families who had purchased land from William Penn. The men in this company were weavers, carpenters, tailors, and a shoemaker. One year after arriving in Germantown, the enterprising immigrants had already harvested their first crop of flax, built their looms, and set up their spinning wheels ready to produce cloth for sale. All of the thirteen families were related by blood or marriage. Eleven of the heads of families were from Krefeld and Moenchen-Gladbach areas. Wilhelm and one other head of family were from Kaldenkirchen.
Another founding father was Jan Seimons. He died the first winter, leaving his widow, Mercken Willemsen Lucken and their infant son, Peter Jansen. Mercken married Wilhelm Streypers in October 1685. Wilhelm and Mercken were the parents of three children: Lenart, born 17 May 1686; John, born 16 July 1688; and Trientz/Catherine, born 8 December 1690, all in Germantown, Pennsylvania
---------------------------------------
1689 Owned Lot 23 on Main Street ((Germantown Avenue)
Naturalized- 7 MAY 1691
Signed 10 MAY 1692 Petition for freeman against taxation
Subscribed 20 JUN 1705 To building fund at Friends Meeting in Germantown
Office held BET. 1702 - 1707 Burgess of Germantown
One source says his father-in-law was PeterJansen which give a little clue why a son is Peter Johnson
Another founding father was Jan Seimons. He died the first winter, leaving his widow, Mercken Willemsen Lucken and their infant son, Peter Jansen. Mercken married Wilhelm Streypers in October 1685. Wilhelm and Mercken were the parents of three children: Lenart, born 17 May 1686; John, born 16 July 1688; and Trientz/Catherine, born 8 December 1690, all in Germantown, Pennsylvania
---------------------------------------
1689 Owned Lot 23 on Main Street ((Germantown Avenue)
Naturalized- 7 MAY 1691
Signed 10 MAY 1692 Petition for freeman against taxation
Subscribed 20 JUN 1705 To building fund at Friends Meeting in Germantown
Office held BET. 1702 - 1707 Burgess of Germantown
One source says his father-in-law was PeterJansen which give a little clue why a son is Peter Johnson
Events
| Birth | Abt 1638 | Kaldenkirchen, Rhineland, Germany | |||
| Marriage | 19 Aug 1663 | Germany - Belcken Tuffers | |||
| Marriage | Aft Oct 1685 | Friends Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Pa - Mercken Willemsen (Mary) Lukens | |||
| Death | 1717 | Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Alt name | William Streypers | ||||
| Reference No | 11082 | ||||
| Burial | Friends Burial Grounds, Germantown, Philadelphia Co, Pa |
Families
| Spouse | Mercken Willemsen (Mary) Lukens (1652 - 1717) |
| Child | Lenart Streypers (1686 - 1727) |
| Child | John Streypers (1688 - 1740) |
| Child | Katherine Trientz Streypers (1690 - 1716) |
| Spouse | Belcken Tuffers (1642 - 1685) |
Endnotes
1. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1819, Will of William Streipers, proven October 18, 1717.
2. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1819, Will of William Streipers, proven October 18, 1717.