Person:Peter Ickes (1)

It is not certain whether or not this Peter was a member of this family.

On the one hand, John and Elizabeth (Stambaugh) Ickes were known to have lived in Abbottstown, Adams County, Pennsylvania^[2], less than 15 miles from Littlestown. The mother's name in the baptismal record (Elis.) probably stands for Elisabeth (the German spelling).

On the other hand, John already had a son named Peter from his first marriage, who is the only Peter named in his will. Also, John and Elizabeth had a son Adam born Nov 1783. Assuming that Adam's birth date is correct, a Peter born Apr 1784 could not be a member of the same family. The only way this Peter could be a member of the same family is if one of the birth dates is incorrect.

1. ↑ Peter Ekes, in Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

   born 11 Apr 1784
   baptized 12 Sep 1784 in St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
   parents: John and Elis. Ekes

2. ↑ Ickes, Fred D. John Ickes Genealogy: and allied descendants of John Ickes, a Revolutionary soldier, came to Bedford County with part of his family in 1792. (Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Co., 1998-1999)
   1:2.