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State of Service: PA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
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Author: N. K. Demeke
KLINGENSMITH Peter PA Unknown Cemetery-- Westmoreland Cty Soldier 1730 1781
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Find A Grave contributor N. K. Demeke has made a suggestion This John Peter was the son of George and Anna Stadelman, the son of Joseph Jr. who arrived in Virginia Oct 25, 1700. John Peter (1729) and John Phillip (1732) were born in Adams County (where Gettysburg is today). The family started their trip with other Germans after George and Anna were married July 16, 1724, his birthday (7/16/1701). A border war with Maryland caused much trouble(read about those border wars in several county histories).George and his family were forced to return east. (Anna died about 1737, possibly in childbirth) These two sons were officers in PA Militia. Peter was a Lt. and Phillip an Ensign. in 1738 another set of Peter(1723) and Phillip (1725) came with there family, John Daniel and Anna Reitenhour Klingenschmidt. They arrived and were met by George's family in Philadelphia on September 11, 1738. They had several children. Later, Peter and Phillip of George, served in Westmoreland Co. and decided to move there. By 1769 the sons of George bought several warrants, but George passed away probably in Merion Twp., Phil. Co. or came west to possibly see Daniel's family living in Frederick, MD. (that was just before Westmoreland Co. opened to warrants.) Where George was buried is a puzzel. He may have possibly gone down to VA where Stadelmans went;( I found a Mormon IGI created by later members of Stadelman family from around there. nkd
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 October 2019), memorial page for Peter Klingensmith (1729–1781), Find A Grave Memorial no. 141492312, citing Brush Creek Cemetery, Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by N.D. Scheidt (contributor 47099775) .
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