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
1530 - REV. CHRISTIAN PEFFLEY (son of No.1529) married.
1 - Sept. 7th, 1825, ELIZABETH LIGHT (Licht) born Aug. 5th, 1806, died Aug. 12th, 1853 (dau. of PETER LICHT, of Swatara). She is
buried at Mountville, Penna (marriage from Salem Lutheran
records).
2 - RACHEL HOOVER, died Oct. 9th, 1894. Register of Wills, Lebanon Co., Penna. Will dated, April 14th, 1874, probated Nov.
13th, 1885 - Cyrus S. Gingrich, Executor; $300.00 cash and interest on $2,000.00 to Rachel his wife and after her death to
four daughters not named.
Orphan's court Docket show in distribution, Katie, wife of Cyrus
S. Gingrich; Lydia Peffley, single; Mary Ann, wife of Martin
Good; Elizabeth, wife of Isaiah Glace. Katie died Oct. 3rd, 1892
leaving a son Martin G. Gingrich; Rachel, widow, died Oct. 9th, 1894; Lydia released to Martin G. Gingrich and to Cyrus S.
Gingrich, Executor, Jan. 9th, 1900 on 107 acres 16 poles, farm in
Bethel twp., sold by Christian and Rachel April 11th, 1874 for
$2,000.00, dower, in 1903.
Issue: Born in Bethel twp., Lebanon Co., Penna.
1st marriage:
1 - LYDIA PEFFLEY.
2 - MARY ANN PEFFLEY.
3 - ELIZABETH PEFFLEY, b. 5-13-1833, d. 10-4- 1915, Powls Valley, Halifax twp., Dauphin, Co. Penna.
4 - CATHERINE PEFFLEY, b. 6-26-1839, d. 10-3- 1892.