Display Patriot - P-327218 - Peter WHITMER/WITMER/WHITMORE Sr
Peter WHITMER/WITMER/WHITMORE Sr
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P-327218
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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Author: Jesse McIntyre III
Peter Witmer (or Whitmore) was born 1737 in Hertzheim, Prussia. He immigrated to Pennsylvania aboard the ship “Restoration” arriving in Philadelphia on 9 October 1747.
He married Sarah Maria Sallome Schuett in Saint Michael’s and Zion Church in Philadelphia on 7 October 1757. Their marriage is blessed with nine children.
In 1779, He enlisted in Captain John Molls Company, Northumberland County Militia, serving as a Ranger on the Pennsylvania frontier. Peter’s son, John Peter Witmer, served as a Matross (Private) in the Pennsylvania Line, Independent Company of Artillery from 1777-1780.
Peter passed on 3 August 1793 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania and is buried in Rocky Spring Churchyard near Chambersburg.
Sources: Family History page on Rea:
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29238216
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