The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: PA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: bef 1734 Death: bef 08 Jul 1818 Hamilton Twp / Franklin / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
Paid Supply Tax
1778, Took Oath of Allegiance, Berks Co, PA
Additional References:
Martin, David and William H. Egle, Pennsylvania Archives Third Series, Volume XXIII, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer, 1897, pg 528, 530
Owen, B.F., The Names of Persons Who Took the Oath of Allegiance in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1777-1778, Collections of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 268, pg 216
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, RG-4.61, roll 317, pg 120, 275-276
Nicholas Keefer was born in 1734 in Langenselbold, Hesse Principality, in modern-day Germany. He was a Hessian soldier who served in the American Revolution. As a child, his family brought him to the Pennsylvania colony in 1735. His family settled in Hamilton Township, Franklin County.
Nicholas married Veronica Steinbrenner in 1754, and their known children included:
Elizabeth was born on 3 January 1760 and married to Patriot Jacob Faust.
Nicholas Keefer's patriotic service included signing the Oath of Allegiance in 1778 and paying the supply tax in the same year.
The Patriot died on 8 July 1815 in Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
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