The Peffley, Peffly, Pefley Families in America, A historical
and genealogical record of the Peffley, Peffly and Pefley
families from 1729-1938; Published in 1938, By May Miller Frost
and Clarence Earl Frost
Call Number: R929.2 P375
1529 - JOHN PEFFLEY (son of No.1528) married in Bethel twp., Dauphin Co. (now Lebanon Co.) BARBARA
HUNSICKER. John was born, lived and died in Bethel township.
From Register of Wills and Administration, Lebanon Co., Penna., "Christian Peffley and Jacob Weller took out letters of
Administration, Aug. 27th, 1825; Aug. 7th, 1826, petition of
Jacob Weller, husband of Mary, daughter of John, who died July, 1835, leaving widow, Barbara, and six children: Christian, Abraham, Mary, wife of Jacob Weller, Barbara, wife of Peter
Shaak, Catherine, Molly (later called Magdalena), last two
minors; 200 acre farm; Sept. 25th, Christian took the real estate
for $4,079.00 to pay other heirs after death of widow; Aug. 12th, 1826, James Moyer appointed guardian for minors.
Issue: All born in Bethel township, Dauphin Co. (now
Lebanon).
1 - CHRISTIAN PEFFLEY, b. 10-6-1802, d. 11-22- 1885.
2 - ABRAHAM PEFFLEY.
3 - MARY PEFFLEY.
4 - BARBARA PEFFLEY.
5 - CATHERINE PEFFLEY, b. 12-1-1807.
6 - MAGDALENA (MOLLY) PEFFLEY.